Hong‐Ke Liu

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Hong‐Ke Liu is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Hong‐Ke Liu has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Oncology, 29 papers in Molecular Biology and 29 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Hong‐Ke Liu's work include Metal complexes synthesis and properties (29 papers), Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (26 papers) and Magnetism in coordination complexes (16 papers). Hong‐Ke Liu is often cited by papers focused on Metal complexes synthesis and properties (29 papers), Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (26 papers) and Magnetism in coordination complexes (16 papers). Hong‐Ke Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Hong‐Ke Liu's co-authors include Peter J. Sadler, Zhi Su, Yong Qian, Wei‐Yin Sun, Wen‐Xia Tang, Xuling Xue, John A. Parkinson, Juraj Bella, Fuyi Wang and Hai‐Liang Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Accounts of Chemical Research.

In The Last Decade

Hong‐Ke Liu

84 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

Metal Complexes as DNA Intercalators

2011 643 citations Hong‐Ke Liu, Peter J. Sadler profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hong‐Ke Liu China	28	1.2k	1.1k	1.0k	778	765	87	3.2k
Jeffrey M. Zaleski United States	30	715 0.6×	1.3k 1.2×	719 0.7×	1.2k 1.6×	699 0.9×	106	3.3k
J.G. Małecki Poland	32	1.2k 1.0×	2.3k 2.1×	999 1.0×	1.0k 1.3×	538 0.7×	301	4.2k
Masahito Kodera Japan	31	855 0.7×	700 0.6×	1.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.4×	494 0.6×	114	2.5k
Luciano Marchiò Italy	33	1.4k 1.1×	1.6k 1.5×	1.2k 1.2×	1.0k 1.3×	390 0.5×	160	3.8k
Nasser Safari Iran	32	739 0.6×	938 0.9×	1.3k 1.2×	1.8k 2.3×	411 0.5×	192	3.3k
James D. E. T. Wilton‐Ely United Kingdom	39	741 0.6×	2.2k 2.0×	875 0.9×	908 1.2×	445 0.6×	110	3.6k
Frederick M. MacDonnell United States	31	1.0k 0.8×	667 0.6×	568 0.6×	1.0k 1.3×	533 0.7×	75	2.7k
Tim Storr Canada	39	1.7k 1.3×	1.4k 1.3×	1.4k 1.4×	978 1.3×	590 0.8×	108	4.2k
Akira Odani Japan	35	1.6k 1.3×	943 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	860 1.1×	1.1k 1.4×	123	3.9k
Massimiliano Massi Australia	33	625 0.5×	1.3k 1.2×	553 0.5×	1.6k 2.0×	414 0.5×	161	3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Hong‐Ke Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hong‐Ke Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hong‐Ke Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hong‐Ke Liu 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 Hong‐Ke Liu. Hong‐Ke Liu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Dai, Xiangyu, Meng Ren, Yating Zhang, et al.. (2025). Novel tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase-targeted ruthenium(ii)-indole complex activates immunotherapy in vitro and in vivo. Chemical Science. 16(34). 15355–15367.

Zhang, Guandong, Wei Hao, Zhenghong Yu, Hong‐Ke Liu, & Zhi Su. (2025). COX-2 targeting Ru-arene complexes from metal-ligand synergistic enhancement strategy for breast cancer therapy. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 273. 113044–113044.

Zhang, Guandong, Mengmeng Wang, Yan Su, et al.. (2024). NIR photoactivated electron intersystem crossing to evoke calcium-mediated lysosome-dependent cell death and immunotherapy. Chemical Engineering Journal. 497. 155022–155022. 9 indexed citations

Su, Yan, Jin Yang, Mengmeng Wang, et al.. (2023). Cyclometalated iridium(III) complexes as anti-breast cancer and anti-metastasis agents via STAT3 inhibition. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 251. 112427–112427. 15 indexed citations

Hu, Guojing, et al.. (2023). Selectively attacking tumor cells of Ru/Ir–arene complexes based on meclofenamic acid via cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition. Dalton Transactions. 52(20). 6922–6933. 6 indexed citations

Su, Yan, Hai Lin, Ying Tu, et al.. (2022). Fighting metallodrug resistance through alteration of drug metabolism and blockage of autophagic flux by mitochondria-targeting AIEgens. Chemical Science. 13(5). 1428–1439. 24 indexed citations

Shao, Chenwen, Jian Wu, Siqi Han, et al.. (2021). Biotinylated curcumin as a novel chemosensitizer enhances naphthalimide-induced autophagic cell death in breast cancer cells. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 228. 114029–114029. 16 indexed citations

He, Bin, Chunqing Peng, Feng Ye, et al.. (2021). Facile formation of Fe-doped NiCoP hollow nanocages as bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting. CrystEngComm. 23(21). 3861–3869. 19 indexed citations

Xue, Xuling, Ying Fu, Liang He, et al.. (2021). Photoactivated Osmium Arene Anticancer Complexes. Inorganic Chemistry. 60(23). 17450–17461. 33 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ziyou, Lin‐Xi Shi, Shufang Li, et al.. (2020). Coordination-Bond-Driven Dissolution–Recrystallization Structural Transformation with the Expansion of Cuprous Halide Aggregate. Inorganic Chemistry. 59(18). 13326–13334. 12 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ziyou, et al.. (2020). Efficient MO Dye Degradation Catalyst of Cu(I)-Based Coordination Complex from Dissolution–Recrystallization Structural Transformation. Crystal Growth & Design. 21(1). 333–343. 16 indexed citations

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He, Bin, Juanjuan Song, Xiaoyu Li, et al.. (2020). A nitrogen-doped NiCo2S4/CoO hollow multi-layered heterostructure microsphere for efficient oxygen evolution in Zn–air batteries. Nanoscale. 13(2). 810–818. 47 indexed citations

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He, Bin, Xinchao Wang, Lixue Xia, et al.. (2020). Metal‐Organic Framework‐Derived Fe‐Doped Co_1.11Te₂ Embedded in Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Nanotube for Water Splitting. ChemSusChem. 13(19). 5239–5247. 52 indexed citations

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Wang, Mengmeng, Xuling Xue, Yan Su, et al.. (2020). Unveiling the anti-cancer mechanism for half-sandwich and cyclometalated Ir(iii)-based complexes with functionalized α-lipoic acid. RSC Advances. 10(9). 5392–5398. 22 indexed citations

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Yang, Jing, Ziyou Zhang, Yong Qian, et al.. (2019). Enhanced Catalytic Performance for Oxygen Reduction Reaction Derived from Nitrogen-Rich Tetrazolate-Based Heterometallic Metal–Organic Frameworks. Crystal Growth & Design. 19(5). 2991–2999. 18 indexed citations

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He, Bin, Chunyu Xu, Yawen Tang, et al.. (2019). Facile fabrication of a hierarchical NiCoFeP hollow nanoprism for efficient oxygen evolution in the Zn–air battery. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 7(43). 24964–24972. 71 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ziyou, Ling‐Yan Kong, Baocai Xu, et al.. (2019). Tetrazolate‐Based Cadmium(II) Fluorescent Metal‐Organic Frameworks for Iron(III) Sensing and Methylene Blue (MB) Capture. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 2019(48). 5066–5072. 8 indexed citations

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Xu, Lei, et al.. (2019). A highly ruffled distorted nickel-imidazolylporphyrin framework with 1D open nano-sized channels. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 104. 14–18. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Shufen, Jingjing Wang, Weiwei Cheng, et al.. (2015). A Zr metal–organic framework based on tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl) silane and factors affecting the hydrothermal stability of Zr-MOFs. Dalton Transactions. 44(17). 8049–8061. 84 indexed citations

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Fu, Jie, Yan Xu, Congling Wang, et al.. (2012). [Ni(C17H20N4)4][H5PMoVI8VIV4O40(VIVO)2]·8H2O: confinement of heteropoly anions in Ni-containing rigid concave surfaces with high catalytic activity in the oxidation of styrene. CrystEngComm. 14(16). 5148–5148. 21 indexed citations

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