Hongyu Li

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Hongyu Li is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongyu Li has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Materials Chemistry, 21 papers in Molecular Biology and 20 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Hongyu Li's work include Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (15 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (13 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (9 papers). Hongyu Li is often cited by papers focused on Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (15 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (13 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (9 papers). Hongyu Li collaborates with scholars based in China, New Zealand and Australia. Hongyu Li's co-authors include Huimin Ma, Wen Shi, Xiaohua Li, Fang Yu, Yiming Hu, Xiaofeng Wu, Yanhui Xu, Zeli Yuan, Jie Gao and Xinmin Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Hongyu Li

64 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Ferroptosis Accompanied by •OH Generation and Cytoplasmic... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 50 100 150 200 250
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.

  1. Ferroptosis Accompanied by •OH Generation and Cytoplasmic Viscosity Increase Revealed via Dual-Functional Fluorescence Probe
    2019 292 citations Hongyu Li, Wen Shi et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hongyu Li China 24 620 594 586 515 420 70 1.9k
Xianfeng Gu China 24 658 1.1× 613 1.0× 541 0.9× 673 1.3× 761 1.8× 80 1.9k
Hyeong Seok Kim South Korea 21 707 1.1× 780 1.3× 390 0.7× 466 0.9× 249 0.6× 68 2.0k
Wen‐Li Jiang China 27 978 1.6× 607 1.0× 641 1.1× 577 1.1× 831 2.0× 63 2.2k
Juan Ouyang China 27 808 1.3× 991 1.7× 609 1.0× 785 1.5× 599 1.4× 53 2.2k
Junling Yin China 23 1.1k 1.8× 855 1.4× 975 1.7× 547 1.1× 703 1.7× 47 2.4k
Bikram Keshari Agrawalla Singapore 11 575 0.9× 518 0.9× 394 0.7× 397 0.8× 247 0.6× 15 1.3k
Genevieve C. Van de Bittner United States 11 726 1.2× 544 0.9× 803 1.4× 421 0.8× 320 0.8× 14 1.9k
Zhiqiang Mao China 24 1.1k 1.8× 871 1.5× 454 0.8× 683 1.3× 649 1.5× 50 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Hongyu Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hongyu Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hongyu Li

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gou, Shaohua, Yumei Wu, Xinmin Li, et al.. (2025). Rational design of AIEgens through π-bridge engineering for dual-modal photodynamic and photothermal therapy. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 119. 118081–118081.
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Wei, Ling, Yumei Wu, Hongyu Li, et al.. (2025). A Nitroreductase-Activated Chemiluminescent Prodrug for Real-Time Monitoring of Camptothecin Release in Peritoneal Metastasis Theranostics. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 68(19). 20506–20518.
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Wu, Yumei, Zhengjun Chen, Yuan Shen, et al.. (2025). Water-soluble thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole-based AIEgens for universal and Level 3 resolved latent fingerprint visualization. Chinese Chemical Letters. 111889–111889.
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Li, Hongyu, et al.. (2024). A turn-on fluorescent probe for imaging of hydroxyl radicals in drug-induced liver injury. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 329. 125569–125569. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Hongyu, et al.. (2024). Optimizing excited state adsorption and carrier dynamics of metal doped zinc oxide by p-d orbital modulation for efficient reverse saturation absorption. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1008. 176777–176777. 1 indexed citations
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An, Yan, Xue Luo, Jiajia Lv, et al.. (2023). A dual-functional fluorescence probe for detection of Aβ aggregates and hydroxyl radicals. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 397. 134653–134653. 23 indexed citations
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Li, Hongyu, Yan An, Xue Luo, et al.. (2023). Cuproptosis accompanied by obvious •OH generation revealed with an ultrasensitive NIR fluorescence probe. Chemical Engineering Journal. 476. 146749–146749. 21 indexed citations
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Wu, Yumei, Zhengjun Chen, Dan Shen, et al.. (2023). A Lysosome-Targeted Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probe with Excellent Water Solubility for Surgery Navigation in Breast Cancer. ACS Omega. 8(13). 12481–12488. 10 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhengjun, Yan Liu, Hongyu Li, et al.. (2023). Borylation of phenols using sulfuryl fluoride activation. Green Chemistry. 25(20). 7998–8006. 3 indexed citations
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Jian, Yue, Hongyu Li, Yan An, et al.. (2023). A sensitive ratiometric fluorescence probe with a large spectral shift for sensing and imaging of palladium. The Analyst. 148(17). 4195–4202. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Yan, et al.. (2023). A near-infrared and lysosome-targeted BODIPY photosensitizer for photodynamic and photothermal synergistic therapy. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 21(22). 4672–4682. 15 indexed citations
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Lv, Jiajia, et al.. (2023). Rational design of hydroxytricyanopyrrole-based probes with high affinity and rapid visualization for amyloid-β aggregates in vitro and in vivo. Chinese Chemical Letters. 35(5). 108940–108940. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Hongyu, Yan An, Jie Gao, et al.. (2022). Recent Advances of Fluorescence Probes for Imaging of Ferroptosis Process. Chemosensors. 10(6). 233–233. 21 indexed citations
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Zeng, Chunhua, Zhengjun Chen, Jiajia Lv, et al.. (2022). A Hydroxytricyanopyrrole-Based Fluorescent Probe for Sensitive and Selective Detection of Hypochlorous Acid. Molecules. 27(21). 7237–7237. 9 indexed citations
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Liu, Yan, et al.. (2022). Near-Infrared Turn-On Fluorescent Probe for Aqueous Fluoride Ion Detection and Cell Imaging. ACS Omega. 7(38). 34317–34325. 23 indexed citations
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Liu, Jiaojiao, Mei Liu, Jiajia Lv, et al.. (2022). Monitoring Cell Plasma Membrane Polarity by a NIR Fluorescence Probe with Unexpected Cell Plasma Membrane-Targeting Ability. ACS Omega. 7(50). 46891–46899. 6 indexed citations
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Gao, Jie, et al.. (2022). Chemiluminescence in Combination with Organic Photosensitizers: Beyond the Light Penetration Depth Limit of Photodynamic Therapy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(20). 12556–12556. 37 indexed citations
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Zhu, Xixi, Hongyu Li, Dequan Zhang, et al.. (2019). Novel “On–Off” Colorimetric Sensor for Glutathione Based on Peroxidase Activity of Montmorillonite-Loaded TiO2 Functionalized by Porphyrin Precisely Controlled by Visible Light. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 7(21). 18105–18113. 51 indexed citations
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Yan, Lei, et al.. (2012). Surface alteration of realgar (As4S4) by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. International Microbiology. 15(1). 9–15. 8 indexed citations

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