Hongyao Du

1.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
18 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Hongyao Du is a scholar working on Pharmaceutical Science, Dermatology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongyao Du has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Pharmaceutical Science, 6 papers in Dermatology and 5 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Hongyao Du's work include Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (10 papers), Dermatology and Skin Diseases (5 papers) and Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis (4 papers). Hongyao Du is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (10 papers), Dermatology and Skin Diseases (5 papers) and Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis (4 papers). Hongyao Du collaborates with scholars based in China, Romania and United States. Hongyao Du's co-authors include Juan Tao, Lianbin Zhang, Jinjin Zhu, Jintao Zhu, Jiajia Lan, Yujie Gao, Li Yan, Pei Liu, Shuo Du and Nuoya Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, Chemical Engineering Journal and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

In The Last Decade

Hongyao Du

15 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

Hyaluronic Acid-Based Dissolving Microneedle Patch Loaded with Methotrexate for Improved Treatment of Psoriasis

2019 260 citations Hongyao Du, Pei Liu et al. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces profile →
Reactive Oxygen Species-Responsive Gel-Based Microneedle Patches for Prolonged and Intelligent Psoriasis Management

2023 117 citations Fei Qu, Wanyue Xiao et al. ACS Nano profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hongyao Du China	12	613	372	301	178	166	18	1.1k
Keum‐Yong Seong South Korea	16	396 0.6×	244 0.7×	237 0.8×	65 0.4×	110 0.7×	35	971
Himanshu Kathuria Singapore	19	550 0.9×	181 0.5×	467 1.6×	52 0.3×	223 1.3×	38	1.3k
Xiaoyu Ning China	12	282 0.5×	155 0.4×	344 1.1×	67 0.4×	242 1.5×	28	897
Xiangyi Wu China	17	216 0.4×	106 0.3×	225 0.7×	39 0.2×	117 0.7×	37	719
Sophia N. Economidou United Kingdom	10	755 1.2×	374 1.0×	559 1.9×	63 0.4×	109 0.7×	11	1.3k
Mina Kwon South Korea	9	283 0.5×	111 0.3×	164 0.5×	27 0.2×	84 0.5×	16	589
Manoochehr Rasekh United Kingdom	14	278 0.5×	90 0.2×	391 1.3×	44 0.2×	91 0.5×	34	957
Ritu Goyal India	19	234 0.4×	83 0.2×	260 0.9×	62 0.3×	581 3.5×	33	1.4k
Khanh T. M. Tran United States	11	231 0.4×	76 0.2×	480 1.6×	56 0.3×	145 0.9×	13	884

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hongyao Du

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18 of 18 papers shown

Wang, Siyan, Hongyao Du, Litao Zhang, et al.. (2025). The mechanisms underlying the effect of tempering time on the pitting behavior of high-nitrogen martensitic stainless steel. Corrosion Science. 246. 112748–112748.

Du, Hongyao, Jing Yang, Pei Liu, et al.. (2025). Microneedle-Mediated Intradermal Delivery of Methotrexate Alleviates Imiquimod-Induced Initial and Recurrent Psoriasis-Like Skin Inflammation by Inhibiting IL-17A+Vγ4+ γδT Cells. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 145(12). 3227–3231.e6.

Xia, Yuting, Jiajia Lan, Jing Yang, et al.. (2025). Saturated fatty acid-induced neutrophil extracellular traps contribute to exacerbation and biologic therapy resistance in obesity-related psoriasis. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 22(6). 597–611. 4 indexed citations

Geng, Rui, Hui Wang, Xiaoyi Sun, et al.. (2025). Enhanced intracellular delivery of multi-responsive and size-switchable nanoparticles via microneedles for targeted psoriasis therapy. Journal of Controlled Release. 389. 114448–114448.

Du, Hongyao, Jing Yang, Mo Li, et al.. (2024). Microneedle-assisted percutaneous delivery of methotrexate-loaded nanoparticles enabling sustained anti-inflammatory effects in psoriasis therapy. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 12(10). 2618–2627. 20 indexed citations

Qu, Fei, Wanyue Xiao, Jiaxin Wu, et al.. (2023). Reactive Oxygen Species-Responsive Gel-Based Microneedle Patches for Prolonged and Intelligent Psoriasis Management. ACS Nano. 17(5). 4346–4357. 117 indexed citations breakdown →

Wang, Hua, Yangxue Fu, Pei Liu, et al.. (2023). Supramolecular Dissolving Microneedle Patch Loading Hydrophobic Glucocorticoid for Effective Psoriasis Treatment. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(12). 15162–15171. 35 indexed citations

Liu, Pei, Hongyao Du, Hua Wang, et al.. (2021). Hydrophilic and anti-adhesive modification of porous polymer microneedles for rapid dermal interstitial fluid extraction. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 9(27). 5476–5483. 26 indexed citations

Zhao, Liang, Hongyao Du, Jing Yang, et al.. (2020). Safety of biologics for psoriasis patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: the experience from Wuhan, China. European Journal of Dermatology. 30(6). 738–740. 2 indexed citations

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Xie, Ge, Nuoya Zhou, Yujie Gao, et al.. (2020). On-demand release of CO2 from photothermal hydrogels for accelerating skin wound healing. Chemical Engineering Journal. 403. 126353–126353. 44 indexed citations

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Du, Shuo, Nuoya Zhou, Yujie Gao, et al.. (2020). Bioinspired hybrid patches with self-adhesive hydrogel and piezoelectric nanogenerator for promoting skin wound healing. Nano Research. 13(9). 2525–2533. 155 indexed citations

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Shen, Chen, Yujie Gao, Jun Li, et al.. (2020). Intrinsic Adjuvanticity of Branched Polyethylenimine In Vitro and Subcutaneously. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 2(4). 1438–1447. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Pei, Hongyao Du, Yu Chen, et al.. (2020). Polymer microneedles with interconnected porous structuresviaa phase inversion route for transdermal medical applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 8(10). 2032–2039. 50 indexed citations

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Du, Hongyao, Pei Liu, Jinjin Zhu, et al.. (2019). Hyaluronic Acid-Based Dissolving Microneedle Patch Loaded with Methotrexate for Improved Treatment of Psoriasis. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(46). 43588–43598. 260 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gao, Yujie, Hongyao Du, Zhanjun Xie, et al.. (2019). Self-adhesive photothermal hydrogel films for solar-light assisted wound healing. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 7(23). 3644–3651. 84 indexed citations

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Wang, Hua, Ying Xie, Yangxue Fu, et al.. (2019). Transdermal delivery of rapamycin with poor water-solubility by dissolving polymeric microneedles for anti-angiogenesis. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 8(5). 928–934. 41 indexed citations

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Zhu, Jinjin, Liyun Dong, Hongyao Du, et al.. (2019). 5‐Aminolevulinic Acid‐Loaded Hyaluronic Acid Dissolving Microneedles for Effective Photodynamic Therapy of Superficial Tumors with Enhanced Long‐Term Stability. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 8(22). e1900896–e1900896. 60 indexed citations

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Dong, Liyun, Yuce Li, Li Zhao, et al.. (2018). Au Nanocage-Strengthened Dissolving Microneedles for Chemo-Photothermal Combined Therapy of Superficial Skin Tumors. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(11). 9247–9256. 152 indexed citations

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