Hongyan Zhu

6.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
120 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Hongyan Zhu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongyan Zhu has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Molecular Biology, 46 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 32 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Hongyan Zhu's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (37 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (30 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (27 papers). Hongyan Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (37 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (30 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (27 papers). Hongyan Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Hongyan Zhu's co-authors include Guo‐Chang Fan, Kui Luo, Qiyong Gong, Zhongwei Gu, Hu Zhang, Lanlan Shao, Ye Gan, Yueqing Gu, Gaoxing Su and Chunyan Gu and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Hongyan Zhu

117 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

Exosome-mediated siRNA delivery to suppress postoperative breast cancer metastasis

2019 336 citations Chunyan Gu, Ye Gan et al. Journal of Controlled Release profile →
Reverse Transcription Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Coupled with CRISPR-Cas12a for Facile and Highly Sensitive Colorimetric SARS-CoV-2 Detection

2021 205 citations Hongyan Zhu, Yanyan Yu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hongyan Zhu China	39	2.7k	1.7k	1.2k	1.1k	754	120	5.2k
Sun Hwa Kim South Korea	48	4.8k 1.8×	1.8k 1.0×	2.1k 1.8×	934 0.8×	469 0.6×	174	7.8k
Marina Sokolsky‐Papkov United States	30	3.2k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	1.5k 1.4×	381 0.5×	63	5.3k
Yongxiang Zhao China	45	3.7k 1.4×	2.1k 1.2×	797 0.7×	864 0.8×	1.0k 1.4×	200	7.3k
Inge S. Zuhorn Netherlands	34	4.5k 1.7×	1.6k 0.9×	1.7k 1.4×	481 0.4×	918 1.2×	65	6.9k
Amir Reza Aref United States	31	2.5k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	747 1.0×	80	5.5k
Zhe Yang China	44	2.6k 1.0×	2.3k 1.3×	1.2k 1.1×	976 0.9×	1.1k 1.5×	195	6.6k
Yin Zhang China	40	2.5k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	700 0.6×	685 0.6×	1.0k 1.4×	167	6.1k
Qingguo Xu United States	33	4.5k 1.7×	1.9k 1.1×	2.4k 2.1×	1.7k 1.5×	828 1.1×	84	9.1k
Dongin Kim United States	32	2.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	1.8k 1.5×	307 0.3×	456 0.6×	74	5.1k
Hongxia Wang China	31	2.3k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	406 0.4×	760 1.0×	93	4.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Hongyan Zhu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hongyan Zhu

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Rong, Weiwei, et al.. (2025). N‐Demethylsinomenine Relieves Neuropathic Pain in Male Mice Mainly via Regulating α2‐Subtype GABA_A Receptors. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 31(1). e70197–e70197.

Zhang, B., Xiaochen Ma, Hongyan Zhu, et al.. (2024). Hexagonal ZnTiO3 single-crystalline films on α-Al2O3 substrates: Structural and photoelectric properties. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1008. 176757–176757. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Xiaoying, Min Xiang, Lifang Wu, Ming He, & Hongyan Zhu. (2024). Survival after venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute high-risk Pulmonary Embolism: A meta-analysis of comparative studies. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 41(1). 312–317. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Xiao, A. Ouyang, Ling Fan, et al.. (2024). Precision Delivery of Binary Cooperative Nanodrugs Self-Assembled by Berberine Glycyrrhetinic Acid Salts for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(43). 58489–58505. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Qiong, Yanshen Li, Hongyan Zhu, et al.. (2023). Molecular characteristics and hypovirulence of different RNA viruses in Alternaria spp. strains, the pathogenic agent of pear black spot disease in China. Scientia Horticulturae. 325. 112622–112622. 3 indexed citations

Cao, Fanghao, Xuan Yi, Hongyan Zhu, et al.. (2022). MicroRNA-21 expression in single living cells revealed by fluorescence and SERS dual-response microfluidic droplet platform. Lab on a Chip. 22(11). 2165–2172. 22 indexed citations

Huang, Haiqin, Lanlan Shao, Yan Chen, et al.. (2022). Sequential Dual Delivery System Based on siCOX-2-Loaded Gold Nanostar and Thermal-Sensitive Liposomes Overcome Hypoxia-Mediated Multidrug Resistance in Tumors. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 19(7). 2390–2405. 12 indexed citations

Li, Yinggang, Zhonglan Chen, Lei Gu, et al.. (2022). Anticancer nanomedicines harnessing tumor microenvironmental components. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery. 19(4). 337–354. 13 indexed citations

Gan, Ye, Lanlan Shao, Tianqing Liu, et al.. (2020). Virus Mimetic Shell-Sheddable Chitosan Micelles for siVEGF Delivery and FRET-Traceable Acid-Triggered Release. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(48). 53598–53614. 23 indexed citations

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Zhu, Min, Yanyan Yu, Junfeng Zhu, et al.. (2020). Single nucleotide variant discrimination by toehold exchange spherical nucleic acids modulated on hierarchical molybdenum disulfide acanthospheres. Chemical Communications. 56(61). 8599–8602. 3 indexed citations

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Gu, Chunyan, et al.. (2019). Exosome-mediated siRNA delivery to suppress postoperative breast cancer metastasis. Journal of Controlled Release. 318. 1–15. 336 indexed citations breakdown →

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Su, Gaoxing, Dandan Miao, Yanyan Yu, et al.. (2018). Mesoporous silica-coated gold nanostars with drug payload for combined chemo-photothermal cancer therapy. Journal of drug targeting. 27(2). 201–210. 30 indexed citations

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Zhu, Hongyan, Wenfeng Cai, Xiaohong Wang, et al.. (2017). Regulation of BECN1-mediated autophagy by HSPB6: Insights from a human HSPB6 ^S10F mutant. Autophagy. 14(1). 80–97. 35 indexed citations

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Xing, Wenjing, Yun Xiao, Xinliang Lu, et al.. (2017). GFI1 downregulation promotes inflammation-linked metastasis of colorectal cancer. Cell Death and Differentiation. 24(5). 929–943. 16 indexed citations

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Wang, Ting, Jia Liu, Junran Zhang, et al.. (2016). Altered resting-state functional activity in posttraumatic stress disorder: A quantitative meta-analysis. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 27131–27131. 109 indexed citations

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Wu, Min, Lei Li, Xue‐Feng Yu, et al.. (2014). Multifunctional Layered Gadolinium Hydroxide Nanoplates for Ultrahigh Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Computed Tomography and Fluorescence Bioimaging. Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology. 10(12). 3620–3630. 17 indexed citations

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Appel, Arthur G., Xing Ping Hu, Hongyan Zhu, et al.. (2012). Observations of the Biology and Ecology of the Black-Winged Termite,Odontotermes formosanusShiraki (Termitidae: Isoptera), in Camphor,Cinnamomum camphora(L.) (Lauraceae). Psyche A Journal of Entomology. 2012. 1–5. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaowei, Xiaohong Wang, Hongyan Zhu, et al.. (2012). Hsp20 Functions as a Novel Cardiokine in Promoting Angiogenesis via Activation of VEGFR2. PLoS ONE. 7(3). e32765–e32765. 101 indexed citations

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Zhu, Hongyan & Guo‐Chang Fan. (2011). Role of microRNAs in the reperfused myocardium towards post-infarct remodelling. Cardiovascular Research. 94(2). 284–292. 141 indexed citations

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Dougherty, Urszula, Masha Kocherginsky, Amikar Sehdev, et al.. (2009). Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Is Required for Colonic Tumor Promotion by Dietary Fat in the Azoxymethane/Dextran Sulfate Sodium Model: Roles of Transforming Growth Factor- and PTGS2. Clinical Cancer Research. 15(22). 6780–6789. 30 indexed citations

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