Jefferson Chan

11.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
105 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Jefferson Chan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Jefferson Chan has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Molecular Biology, 40 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 18 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Jefferson Chan's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (37 papers), Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (28 papers) and Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (24 papers). Jefferson Chan is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (37 papers), Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (28 papers) and Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (24 papers). Jefferson Chan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Jefferson Chan's co-authors include Christopher J. Chang, Sheel C. Dodani, Hailey J. Knox, Christopher J. Reinhardt, Melissa Y. Lucero, Ah‐Ng Tony Kong, Tin Oo Khor, Mandy Kwong, Mou‐Tuan Huang and Bandaru S. Reddy and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Jefferson Chan

102 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Reaction-based small-molecule fluorescent probes for chemoselective bioimaging

2012 1.7k citations Jefferson Chan, Sheel C. Dodani et al. Nature Chemistry profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jefferson Chan United States	51	4.4k	2.4k	1.9k	1.7k	958	105	9.4k
Jacek Zielonka United States	51	4.0k 0.9×	1.0k 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	1.0k 1.1×	143	8.6k
Hirotatsu Kojima Japan	43	3.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	4.1k 2.1×	4.6k 2.7×	1.4k 1.5×	124	10.8k
Kenneth B. Tomer United States	63	5.0k 1.1×	937 0.4×	631 0.3×	3.8k 2.3×	1.8k 1.9×	259	12.4k
Jingyun Wang China	51	3.0k 0.7×	3.1k 1.3×	4.0k 2.1×	3.2k 1.9×	987 1.0×	187	9.2k
Chung‐Hang Leung Hong Kong	69	8.2k 1.8×	1.8k 0.7×	3.3k 1.7×	2.2k 1.3×	389 0.4×	333	15.1k
Dik‐Lung Ma Hong Kong	76	9.7k 2.2×	1.9k 0.8×	3.9k 2.0×	2.4k 1.4×	410 0.4×	349	18.0k
Christian Schöneich United States	62	7.4k 1.7×	608 0.3×	700 0.4×	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 1.3×	280	12.2k
Ivan Spasojević United States	55	4.0k 0.9×	891 0.4×	1.9k 1.0×	288 0.2×	264 0.3×	228	9.6k
Eranthie Weerapana United States	52	5.6k 1.3×	518 0.2×	781 0.4×	900 0.5×	813 0.8×	128	9.3k
Kate S. Carroll United States	49	6.2k 1.4×	398 0.2×	814 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	2.6k 2.7×	108	9.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jefferson Chan

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Mallojjala, Sharath Chandra, et al.. (2025). Donor-PeT Control of Intersystem Crossing Enables ALDH1A1-Activated Photodynamic Therapy. ACS Chemical Biology. 21(1). 107–115.

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Chan, Jefferson, et al.. (2024). Optical imaging probes for selective detection of butyrylcholinesterase. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 12(5). 1149–1167. 8 indexed citations

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Chang, Jiang, et al.. (2023). Biomimetic Approach to Promote Cellular Uptake and Enhance Photoacoustic Properties of Tumor-Seeking Dyes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(13). 7313–7322. 19 indexed citations

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Lucero, Melissa Y., Abdul Kalam Shaik, Nathan I. Hammer, et al.. (2023). Xanthene‐Based Nitric Oxide‐Responsive Nanosensor for Photoacoustic Imaging in the SWIR Window. Angewandte Chemie. 135(13). 2 indexed citations

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Lucero, Melissa Y., Abdul Kalam Shaik, Nathan I. Hammer, et al.. (2023). Xanthene‐Based Nitric Oxide‐Responsive Nanosensor for Photoacoustic Imaging in the SWIR Window. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(13). e202214855–e202214855. 20 indexed citations

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Yadav, Anuj K., et al.. (2023). Hydrolysis-Resistant Ester-Based Linkers for Development of Activity-Based NIR Bioluminescence Probes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(2). 1460–1469. 24 indexed citations

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Ren, Dong, et al.. (2023). Prognostic Significance of Tumor-infiltrating Lymphocytes and Anti-programmed Death-ligand 1 Therapy in Sinonasal Mucosal Melanoma: A 10-year Experience at a Single Institution. 0(0). 0–0. 2 indexed citations

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Chan, Jefferson, et al.. (2022). Targeted contrast agents and activatable probes for photoacoustic imaging of cancer. Chemical Society Reviews. 51(3). 829–868. 107 indexed citations

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Smaga, Lukas P., et al.. (2022). Synthesis of Silicon-Substituted Hemicyanines for Multimodal SWIR Imaging. Organic Letters. 24(46). 8509–8513. 17 indexed citations

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Lucero, Melissa Y., et al.. (2021). Activity-based photoacoustic probe for biopsy-free assessment of copper in murine models of Wilson’s disease and liver metastasis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(36). 35 indexed citations

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Li, Wenle, et al.. (2018). Damage-Responsive Microcapsules for Amplified Photoacoustic Detection of Microcracks in Polymers. Chemistry of Materials. 30(7). 2198–2202. 22 indexed citations

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Hedhli, Jamila, Sarah H. Gardner, Hiroshi Inaba, et al.. (2018). Surveillance of Cancer Stem Cell Plasticity Using an Isoform-Selective Fluorescent Probe for Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1A1. ACS Central Science. 4(8). 1045–1055. 47 indexed citations

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Knox, Hailey J., et al.. (2017). A bioreducible N-oxide-based probe for photoacoustic imaging of hypoxia. Nature Communications. 8(1). 1794–1794. 190 indexed citations

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Nantasanti, Sathidpak, Bart Spee, Hedwig S. Kruitwagen, et al.. (2015). Disease Modeling and Gene Therapy of Copper Storage Disease in Canine Hepatic Organoids. Stem Cell Reports. 5(5). 895–907. 90 indexed citations

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Chan, Jefferson, Sheel C. Dodani, & Christopher J. Chang. (2012). Reaction-based small-molecule fluorescent probes for chemoselective bioimaging. Nature Chemistry. 4(12). 973–984. 1686 indexed citations breakdown →

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Macauley, Matthew S., Jefferson Chan, Wesley F. Zandberg, et al.. (2012). Metabolism of Vertebrate Amino Sugars with N-Glycolyl Groups. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(34). 28882–28897. 20 indexed citations

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Radhakrishnan, Senthil K., et al.. (2010). Transcription Factor Nrf1 Mediates the Proteasome Recovery Pathway after Proteasome Inhibition in Mammalian Cells. Molecular Cell. 38(1). 17–28. 409 indexed citations

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Khor, Tin Oo, Mou‐Tuan Huang, Auemduan Prawan, et al.. (2008). Increased Susceptibility of Nrf2 Knockout Mice to Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Prevention Research. 1(3). 187–191. 256 indexed citations

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Leung, Laura, et al.. (2003). Deficiency of the Nrf1 and Nrf2 Transcription Factors Results in Early Embryonic Lethality and Severe Oxidative Stress. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(48). 48021–48029. 260 indexed citations

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Marini, M., Isadora Asunis, Kaimin Chan, et al.. (2002). Cloning MafF by Recognition Site Screening with the NFE2 Tandem Repeat of HS2: Analysis of Its Role in Globin and GCSl Genes Regulation. Blood Cells Molecules and Diseases. 29(2). 145–158. 17 indexed citations

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