Hua Chen

7.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
157 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Hua Chen is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hua Chen has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 44 papers in Materials Chemistry and 29 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Hua Chen's work include Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (25 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (24 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (22 papers). Hua Chen is often cited by papers focused on Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (25 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (24 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (22 papers). Hua Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Hua Chen's co-authors include Weiying Lin, Lin Yuan, Yonghe Tang, Yueting Yang, Baoli Dong, Jun Li, M. Meyyappan, Alan M. Cassell, Jessica E. Koehne and Qi Ye and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Hua Chen

150 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

Presenilin 1 is required for Notch 1 and Dll1 expression ... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 2011 100 200 300 400 500
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. Presenilin 1 is required for Notch 1 and Dll1 expression in the paraxial mesoderm
    1997 591 citations Hua Chen et al. profile →
  2. A Unique Class of Near-Infrared Functional Fluorescent Dyes with Carboxylic-Acid-Modulated Fluorescence ON/OFF Switching: Rational Design, Synthesis, Optical Properties, Theoretical Calculations, and Applications for Fluorescence Imaging in Living Animals
    2011 511 citations Hua Chen et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hua Chen China 38 1.9k 1.8k 1.6k 1.5k 987 157 6.0k
Hong‐Wen Liu China 49 2.5k 1.4× 1.9k 1.1× 2.1k 1.3× 2.0k 1.3× 1.3k 1.3× 229 7.7k
Toru Komatsu Japan 44 2.6k 1.4× 2.3k 1.3× 1.7k 1.1× 2.1k 1.4× 1.0k 1.0× 152 6.7k
Jin Zhou China 51 3.2k 1.7× 1.7k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 1.5k 0.9× 611 0.6× 162 6.5k
Haixia Zhang China 48 2.2k 1.2× 3.4k 1.9× 1.4k 0.9× 2.2k 1.4× 732 0.7× 357 9.9k
Bryan C. Dickinson United States 40 1.3k 0.7× 3.9k 2.2× 805 0.5× 1.4k 0.9× 810 0.8× 105 7.3k
Jing Jing China 41 1.6k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 926 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 779 0.8× 208 5.1k
Xiaoling Zhang China 42 2.2k 1.2× 1.6k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 690 0.7× 185 5.3k
Bo Song China 42 3.4k 1.8× 981 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 2.1k 1.4× 888 0.9× 153 5.4k
Di Wu China 37 3.2k 1.7× 1.2k 0.7× 869 0.5× 3.4k 2.2× 1.1k 1.1× 161 6.5k
Xiaolong Sun China 32 1.6k 0.8× 1.0k 0.6× 690 0.4× 1.5k 1.0× 529 0.5× 119 3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Hua Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hua Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hua Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hua Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hua Chen 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 Hua Chen. Hua Chen 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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Liu, Fang, Hua Chen, Chenlu Zhu, et al.. (2025). Neoepitope BTLAP267L-specific TCR-T cell immunotherapy unlocks precision treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Biology and Medicine. 22(4). 1–21.
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Li, Yingjie, Huiwen Wang, Lu Chen, et al.. (2025). Positive Psychological Experiences in Chronic Heart Failure: A Qualitative Meta‐Synthesis. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 81(12). 8564–8578. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Liping, Yujie Huang, Bang‐Ping Jiang, et al.. (2025). Bioorthogonal Reaction of β-Chloroacroleins with meta-Aminothiophenol to Develop Near-Infrared Fluorogenic Probes for Simultaneous Two-color Imaging. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(8). 6707–6716. 14 indexed citations
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Wang, Jing, et al.. (2025). Protein‐Interference‐Free and Kidney‐Targeting NIR Fluorophores for Accurate in Vivo Imaging of H2S2 during Kidney Ferroptosis. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(12). e2500273–e2500273. 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Jinyuan, et al.. (2024). Tuning Tumor Targeting and Ratiometric Photoacoustic Imaging by Fine‐Tuning Torsion Angle for Colorectal Liver Metastasis Diagnosis. Chemistry - A European Journal. 30(55). e202402019–e202402019. 2 indexed citations
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Yuan, Ye, Mengye He, Liping Wang, Xing‐Can Shen, & Hua Chen. (2023). Unexpected dual-functional cyanine fluorophores: NIR multifunctional fluorescent probes for simultaneous monitoring of mitochondrial cysteine /viscosity during kidney ferroptosis in vivo. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 396. 134600–134600. 28 indexed citations
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Liu, Xingyue, et al.. (2023). A NIR ratiometric fluorescent probe for the rapid detection of hydrogen sulfide in living cells and zebrafish. Talanta. 266(Pt 1). 125043–125043. 23 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jin‐Xin, Jin‐Miao Tian, Yaoyao Chen, et al.. (2023). Enantioselective Synthesis of 2,3,3a,8a-Tetrahydrofuro[2,3-b]benzofuran Scaffolds Enabled by Cu(II)/SPDO-Catalyzed [3+2] Cycloaddition of 2,3-Dihydrofuran and Quinone Esters. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 88(20). 14670–14675. 7 indexed citations
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Zhan, Yizhou, Xiaowen Hu, Yuanfeng Li, et al.. (2023). Antimicrobial Hybrid Amphiphile via Dynamic Covalent Bonds Enables Bacterial Biofilm Dispersal and Bacteria Eradication. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(23). 56 indexed citations
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Liu, Li, et al.. (2023). A robust ratiometric photoacoustic and fluorescence dual-modal molecular probe for capturing endogenous HNO generation in tumor mice model. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 384. 133646–133646. 11 indexed citations
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Yu, Qin, Xiaohan Jiang, Hua Chen, et al.. (2020). Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of Heavy Metal Stress–Responsive Metallothionein Family Genes in Nicotiana tabacum. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter. 39(2). 443–454. 15 indexed citations
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Shen, Xiaofeng, Pengfei Yu, Hua Chen, et al.. (2020). Icariin controlled release on a silk fibroin/mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles scaffold for promoting stem cell osteogenic differentiation. RSC Advances. 10(20). 12105–12112. 20 indexed citations
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Dinakaran, Deepak, Desmond Pink, Arun Raturi, et al.. (2020). PEG-PLGA nanospheres loaded with nanoscintillators and photosensitizers for radiation-activated photodynamic therapy. Acta Biomaterialia. 117. 335–348. 35 indexed citations
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Li, Wenxiu, Hua Chen, Jun Li, et al.. (2019). Inhibitor structure-guided design and synthesis of near-infrared fluorescent probes for monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) and its application in living cells and in vivo. Chemical Communications. 55(17). 2477–2480. 41 indexed citations
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Wen, Chih‐Yung, et al.. (2011). Numerical analysis of a rapid magnetic microfluidic mixer. Electrophoresis. 32(22). 3268–3276. 57 indexed citations
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Chen, Hua. (2007). Research of High Aspect Ratio Straight Wing Structural Layout Based on Bionics. Aeronautical Computing Technique.
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Rust, David M., et al.. (1995). A Compact Polarization Imager. Johns Hopkins APL technical digest. 16(3). 1 indexed citations

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