Hongkai Wu

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Hongkai Wu is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongkai Wu has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 16 papers in Materials Chemistry and 15 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Hongkai Wu's work include Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (15 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (14 papers) and Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (11 papers). Hongkai Wu is often cited by papers focused on Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (15 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (14 papers) and Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (11 papers). Hongkai Wu collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. Hongkai Wu's co-authors include Richard N. Zare, George M. Whitesides, Jianfang Wang, Aaron R. Wheeler, Bo Huang, Haixin Chang, Yiwei Shu, Brian K. Kobilka, Arthur Grossman and Devaki Bhaya and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Hongkai Wu

68 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Counting Low-Copy Number Proteins in a Single Cell

2007 308 citations Bo Huang, Hongkai Wu et al. Science profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hongkai Wu Hong Kong	32	1.8k	1.2k	792	605	572	69	3.7k
Zhuoying Xie China	33	1.8k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.4×	555 0.9×	724 1.3×	82	4.2k
Joong Hwan Bahng United States	23	1.2k 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	578 0.7×	450 0.7×	616 1.1×	36	3.1k
Kai Song China	34	1.3k 0.7×	1.9k 1.5×	1.1k 1.4×	328 0.5×	872 1.5×	168	4.2k
Paula M. Mendes United Kingdom	29	1.1k 0.6×	786 0.6×	963 1.2×	897 1.5×	313 0.5×	90	3.1k
Nikodem Tomczak Singapore	33	1.6k 0.9×	2.1k 1.7×	793 1.0×	634 1.0×	245 0.4×	78	3.7k
Huan Wang China	43	2.4k 1.4×	1.0k 0.8×	934 1.2×	1.2k 2.0×	460 0.8×	130	4.8k
Bongjun Yeom South Korea	27	1.8k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	800 1.0×	314 0.5×	918 1.6×	75	3.9k
Quan Lin China	37	1.9k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	745 0.9×	398 0.7×	309 0.5×	122	4.6k
Mei‐Ling Zheng China	32	2.0k 1.1×	998 0.8×	540 0.7×	224 0.4×	478 0.8×	136	3.2k
Alexander J. C. Kuehne Germany	34	1.5k 0.8×	1.7k 1.4×	1.3k 1.7×	262 0.4×	307 0.5×	160	4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Hongkai Wu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hongkai Wu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hongkai Wu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hongkai Wu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Hongkai Wu. Hongkai Wu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Cai, Dongyang, Yifan Wang, Enqi Huang, et al.. (2025). Droplet pairing-merging enabled digital RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a (DIMERIC) assay for rapid and precise quantification of Hepatitis B Virus DNA. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 276. 117256–117256. 11 indexed citations

Chaiyo, Sudkate, et al.. (2025). Intended Mismatch DNA Nanocomplexes for Ultrasensitive, Enzymatic Colorimetric Detection of MPOX Virus in Minutes Using a Paper‐Based Fast‐Flow Micromixing Device. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(16). e2404320–e2404320. 1 indexed citations

Chai, Muyuan, Zhicong Chen, Man Wu, et al.. (2024). Exosomes from Hypoxia Preconditioned Muscle‐Derived Stem Cells Enhance Cell‐Free Corpus Cavernosa Angiogenesis and Reproductive Function Recovery. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(28). e2401406–e2401406. 4 indexed citations

Baig, Mirza Muhammad Faran Ashraf, Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Atif Ali, et al.. (2023). Exploring the robustness of DNA nanotubes framework for anticancer theranostics toward the 2D/3D clusters of hypopharyngeal respiratory tumor cells. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 236. 123988–123988. 4 indexed citations

Huang, Lü, et al.. (2017). Current Advances in Highly Multiplexed Antibody‐Based Single‐Cell Proteomic Measurements. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 12(14). 1680–1691. 11 indexed citations

Wu, Hongkai. (2016). Modeling Search Engine's Explorations in Dynamic Search: An Ontological Perspective. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library).

Li, Wanbo, Li Zhang, Jianhua Zhou, & Hongkai Wu. (2015). Well-designed metal nanostructured arrays for label-free plasmonic biosensing. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 3(25). 6479–6492. 39 indexed citations

Zhang, Wenjia, Hongkai Wu, & I‐Ming Hsing. (2015). Real‐Time Label‐Free Monitoring of Shewanella oneidensis MR‐1 Biofilm Formation on Electrode During Bacterial Electrogenesis Using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy. Electroanalysis. 27(3). 648–655. 12 indexed citations

Qiu, Yongcai, Yihua Zhao, Xiaowei Yang, et al.. (2014). Three-dimensional metal/oxide nanocone arrays for high-performance electrochemical pseudocapacitors. Nanoscale. 6(7). 3626–3631. 54 indexed citations

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Chang, Haixin, Jianli Kang, Luyang Chen, et al.. (2014). Low-temperature solution-processable Ni(OH)₂ ultrathin nanosheet/N-graphene nanohybrids for high-performance supercapacitor electrodes. Nanoscale. 6(11). 5960–5966. 41 indexed citations

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Chang, Haixin, Mitsuhiro Saito, Takuro Nagai, et al.. (2014). Single adatom dynamics at monatomic steps of free-standing few-layer reduced graphene. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 6037–6037. 8 indexed citations

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Chang, Haixin, Zhenhua Sun, Mitsuhiro Saito, et al.. (2013). Regulating Infrared Photoresponses in Reduced Graphene Oxide Phototransistors by Defect and Atomic Structure Control. ACS Nano. 7(7). 6310–6320. 124 indexed citations

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Liu, Jianzhao, Huimin Su, Luming Meng, et al.. (2012). What makes efficient circularly polarised luminescence in the condensed phase: aggregation-induced circular dichroism and light emission. Chemical Science. 3(9). 2737–2737. 348 indexed citations

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Gan, Mingzhe, Jing Su, Jing Wang, Hongkai Wu, & Liwei Chen. (2011). A scalable microfluidic chip for bacterial suspension culture. Lab on a Chip. 11(23). 4087–4087. 17 indexed citations

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Zheng, Yizhe, Wen Dai, Declan Ryan, & Hongkai Wu. (2010). Fabrication of freestanding, microperforated membranes and their applications in microfluidics. Biomicrofluidics. 4(3). 36504–36504. 26 indexed citations

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Huang, Bo, Hongkai Wu, Devaki Bhaya, et al.. (2007). Counting Low-Copy Number Proteins in a Single Cell. Science. 315(5808). 81–84. 308 indexed citations breakdown →

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Luo, Ruben Yiqi, Bo Huang, Hongkai Wu, & Richard N. Zare. (2006). Controlling Electroosmotic Flow in Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Separation Channels by Means of Prepolymer Additives. Analytical Chemistry. 78(13). 4588–4592. 42 indexed citations

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Wu, Hongkai, Aaron R. Wheeler, & Richard N. Zare. (2004). Chemical cytometry on a picoliter-scale integrated microfluidic chip. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(35). 12809–12813. 190 indexed citations

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Wu, Hongkai, Teri W. Odom, & George M. Whitesides. (2002). Reduction Photolithography Using Microlens Arrays: Applications in Gray Scale Photolithography. Analytical Chemistry. 74(14). 3267–3273. 78 indexed citations

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Wu, Hongkai, Sue Whitesides, & George M. Whitesides. (2001). Fabrication of Micro-Chain Mail by Simultaneous, Patterned Electrodeposition on a Plane and Multiple Cylinders. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 40(11). 2059–2060. 4 indexed citations

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