Joseph Wang

135.8k total citations · 64 hit papers
1.2k papers, 109.8k citations indexed

About

Joseph Wang is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electrochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph Wang has authored 1.2k papers receiving a total of 109.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 546 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 523 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 435 papers in Electrochemistry. Recurrent topics in Joseph Wang's work include Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (435 papers), Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (411 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (406 papers). Joseph Wang is often cited by papers focused on Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (435 papers), Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (411 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (406 papers). Joseph Wang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Spain. Joseph Wang's co-authors include Wei Gao, Amay J. Bandodkar, Mustafa Musameh, Berta Esteban‐Fernández de Ávila, Jayoung Kim, Jinxing Li, Liangfang Zhang, Yuehe Lin, Alan S. Campbell and Joshua Ray Windmiller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Joseph Wang

1.2k papers receiving 107.3k citations

Hit Papers

Electrochemical Glucose B... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2007 2019 2004 2017 2003 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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.

  1. Electrochemical Glucose Biosensors
    2007 2.9k citations Joseph Wang Chemical Reviews profile →
  2. Wearable biosensors for healthcare monitoring
    2019 2.4k citations Berta Esteban‐Fernández de Ávila, Joseph Wang et al. profile →
  3. Carbon‐Nanotube Based Electrochemical Biosensors: A Review
    2004 1.9k citations Joseph Wang Electroanalysis profile →
  4. Micro/nanorobots for biomedicine: Delivery, surgery, sensing, and detoxification
    2017 1.2k citations Berta Esteban‐Fernández de Ávila, Liangfang Zhang et al. profile →
  5. Solubilization of Carbon Nanotubes by Nafion toward the Preparation of Amperometric Biosensors
    2003 1.2k citations Joseph Wang, Yuehe Lin et al. profile →
  6. Electrochemical biosensors: Towards point-of-care cancer diagnostics
    2005 1.1k citations Joseph Wang Biosensors and Bioelectronics profile →
  7. Wearable sensors: modalities, challenges, and prospects
    2017 956 citations Joseph Wang et al. profile →
  8. Non-invasive wearable electrochemical sensors: a review
    2014 917 citations Joseph Wang et al. Trends in biotechnology profile →
  9. Bismuth-Coated Carbon Electrodes for Anodic Stripping Voltammetry
    2000 895 citations Joseph Wang et al. profile →
  10. Low-potential stable NADH detection at carbon-nanotube-modified glassy carbon electrodes
    2002 891 citations Joseph Wang, Yuehe Lin et al. profile →
  11. A wearable chemical–electrophysiological hybrid biosensing system for real-time health and fitness monitoring
    2016 709 citations Joseph Wang, Patrick P. Mercier et al. profile →
  12. Electrochemical glucose sensors in diabetes management: an updated review (2010–2020)
    2020 677 citations Hazhir Teymourian, Abbas Barfidokht et al. profile →
  13. Electrochemical Tattoo Biosensors for Real-Time Noninvasive Lactate Monitoring in Human Perspiration
    2013 671 citations Julián Ramírez, Joseph Wang et al. profile →
  14. Carbon Nanotube/Teflon Composite Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors
    2003 659 citations Joseph Wang et al. profile →
  15. Analytical Electrochemistry
    2006 639 citations Joseph Wang profile →
  16. Wearable Chemical Sensors: Present Challenges and Future Prospects
    2016 602 citations Itthipon Jeerapan, Joseph Wang et al. ACS Sensors profile →
  17. Electroanalytical and Bioelectroanalytical Systems Based on Metal and Semiconductor Nanoparticles
    2004 595 citations Joseph Wang et al. Electroanalysis profile →
  18. Glucose Biosensors: 40 Years of Advances and Challenges
    2001 576 citations Joseph Wang Electroanalysis profile →
  19. Carbon Paste Electrodes in Facts, Numbers, and Notes: A Review on the Occasion of the 50‐Years Jubilee of Carbon Paste in Electrochemistry and Electroanalysis
    2008 571 citations Joseph Wang et al. Electroanalysis profile →
  20. Tattoo-Based Noninvasive Glucose Monitoring: A Proof-of-Concept Study
    2014 562 citations Julián Ramírez, Joseph Wang et al. profile →
  21. Nano/Microscale Motors: Biomedical Opportunities and Challenges
    2012 557 citations Joseph Wang et al. profile →
  22. Wearable Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors: A Review
    2012 536 citations Joseph Wang et al. Electroanalysis profile →
  23. Micromotor-enabled active drug delivery for in vivo treatment of stomach infection
    2017 523 citations Berta Esteban‐Fernández de Ávila, Miguel Angel Lopez‐Ramirez et al. profile →
  24. The Environmental Impact of Micro/Nanomachines: A Review
    2014 512 citations Joseph Wang et al. profile →
  25. Stripping Analysis at Bismuth Electrodes: A Review
    2005 511 citations Joseph Wang Electroanalysis profile →
  26. Wearable salivary uric acid mouthguard biosensor with integrated wireless electronics
    2015 498 citations Patrick P. Mercier, Joseph Wang et al. Biosensors and Bioelectronics profile →
  27. Highly Efficient Catalytic Microengines: Template Electrosynthesis of Polyaniline/Platinum Microtubes
    2011 488 citations Joseph Wang et al. profile →
  28. An epidermal patch for the simultaneous monitoring of haemodynamic and metabolic biomarkers
    2021 485 citations Juliane R. Sempionatto, Lu Yin et al. profile →
  29. Noninvasive Alcohol Monitoring Using a Wearable Tattoo-Based Iontophoretic-Biosensing System
    2016 470 citations Itthipon Jeerapan, Patrick P. Mercier et al. ACS Sensors profile →
  30. Wearable non-invasive epidermal glucose sensors: A review
    2017 449 citations Joseph Wang et al. profile →
  31. Artificial Micromotors in the Mouse’s Stomach: A Step toward in Vivo Use of Synthetic Motors
    2014 447 citations Liangfang Zhang, Joseph Wang et al. profile →
  32. Simultaneous Monitoring of Sweat and Interstitial Fluid Using a Single Wearable Biosensor Platform
    2018 428 citations Juliane R. Sempionatto, Abbas Barfidokht et al. profile →
  33. An integrated wearable microneedle array for the continuous monitoring of multiple biomarkers in interstitial fluid
    2022 424 citations Farshad Tehrani, Hazhir Teymourian et al. profile →
  34. Wearable thermoelectrics for personalized thermoregulation
    2019 416 citations Joseph Wang et al. profile →
  35. Epidermal tattoo potentiometric sodium sensors with wireless signal transduction for continuous non-invasive sweat monitoring
    2013 400 citations Joseph Wang et al. Biosensors and Bioelectronics profile →
  36. Epidermal Microfluidic Electrochemical Detection System: Enhanced Sweat Sampling and Metabolite Detection
    2017 387 citations Jonas Kurniawan, Juliane R. Sempionatto et al. ACS Sensors profile →
  37. Cargo‐Towing Fuel‐Free Magnetic Nanoswimmers for Targeted Drug Delivery
    2011 386 citations Susana Campuzano, Liangfang Zhang et al. Small profile →
  38. Synthetic micro/nanomotors in drug delivery
    2014 378 citations Joseph Wang et al. profile →
  39. Functionalized Ultrasound-Propelled Magnetically Guided Nanomotors: Toward Practical Biomedical Applications
    2013 377 citations Fernando Soto, Joseph Wang et al. profile →
  40. Wearable chemical sensors for biomarker discovery in the omics era
    2022 376 citations Juliane R. Sempionatto, Kuldeep Mahato et al. profile →
  41. Superhydrophobic Alkanethiol-Coated Microsubmarines for Effective Removal of Oil
    2012 360 citations Joseph Wang et al. profile →
  42. Micro- and Nanomotors as Active Environmental Microcleaners and Sensors
    2018 354 citations Joseph Wang et al. profile →
  43. Seawater-driven magnesium based Janus micromotors for environmental remediation
    2013 351 citations Joseph Wang et al. profile →
  44. Magnetically Powered Flexible Metal Nanowire Motors
    2010 342 citations Joseph Wang et al. profile →
  45. Enzyme-powered Janus platelet cell robots for active and targeted drug delivery
    2020 337 citations Songsong Tang, Fanan Wei et al. profile →
  46. Hydrogen-Bubble-Propelled Zinc-Based Microrockets in Strongly Acidic Media
    2011 333 citations Joseph Wang et al. profile →
  47. Smart Materials for Microrobots
    2021 328 citations Fernando Soto, Emil Karshalev et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
  48. Bioinspired Helical Microswimmers Based on Vascular Plants
    2013 325 citations Joseph Wang et al. profile →
  49. Wearable Electrochemical Sensors for the Monitoring and Screening of Drugs
    2020 321 citations Hazhir Teymourian, Marc Parrilla et al. ACS Sensors profile →
  50. Wearable Electrochemical Microneedle Sensor for Continuous Monitoring of Levodopa: Toward Parkinson Management
    2019 271 citations Chochanon Moonla, Joseph Wang et al. ACS Sensors profile →
  51. A stretchable epidermal sweat sensing platform with an integrated printed battery and electrochromic display
    2022 260 citations Lu Yin, Jong‐Min Moon et al. profile →
  52. Nanoparticle-modified microrobots for in vivo antibiotic delivery to treat acute bacterial pneumonia
    2022 242 citations Berta Esteban‐Fernández de Ávila, Lu Yin et al. profile →
  53. A self-sustainable wearable multi-modular E-textile bioenergy microgrid system
    2021 241 citations Lu Yin, Jian Lv et al. profile →
  54. Wearable Electrochemical Glucose Sensors in Diabetes Management: A Comprehensive Review
    2023 238 citations Tamoghna Saha, Rafael Del Caño et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
  55. Review—An Overview on Recent Progress in Screen-Printed Electroanalytical (Bio)Sensors
    2022 226 citations Joseph Wang et al. profile →
  56. Digital health for aging populations
    2023 224 citations Chuanrui Chen, Shichao Ding et al. profile →
  57. Lab under the Skin: Microneedle Based Wearable Devices
    2021 223 citations Hazhir Teymourian, Farshad Tehrani et al. profile →
  58. Touch‐Based Stressless Cortisol Sensing
    2021 219 citations Lu Yin, Juliane R. Sempionatto et al. profile →
  59. Wound management materials and technologies from bench to bedside and beyond
    2024 162 citations Joseph Wang et al. profile →
  60. Hybrid multimodal wearable sensors for comprehensive health monitoring
    2024 128 citations Kuldeep Mahato, Tamoghna Saha et al. profile →
  61. Applied body-fluid analysis by wearable devices
    2024 107 citations Joseph Wang, Juliane R. Sempionatto et al. profile →
  62. In-ear integrated sensor array for the continuous monitoring of brain activity and of lactate in sweat
    2023 100 citations Ernesto De la Paz, Kuldeep Mahato et al. profile →
  63. Materials consideration for the design, fabrication and operation of microscale robots
    2024 64 citations Chuanrui Chen, Shichao Ding et al. profile →
  64. Inhalable biohybrid microrobots: a non-invasive approach for lung treatment
    2025 16 citations Shichao Ding, Lu Yin et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Joseph Wang 57.1k 44.4k 25.9k 25.1k 22.8k 1.2k 109.8k
George M. Whitesides 114.8k 2.0× 66.8k 1.5× 6.4k 0.2× 48.0k 1.9× 7.1k 0.3× 1.2k 215.8k
Martin Pumera 21.9k 0.4× 27.1k 0.6× 7.6k 0.3× 7.7k 0.3× 8.9k 0.4× 1.0k 64.5k
Younan Xia 66.0k 1.2× 46.2k 1.0× 7.1k 0.3× 15.6k 0.6× 1.8k 0.1× 999 174.1k
A. K. Geǐm 67.5k 1.2× 85.6k 1.9× 3.8k 0.1× 6.7k 0.3× 6.7k 0.3× 331 246.7k
Kostya S. Novoselov 70.2k 1.2× 91.8k 2.1× 4.0k 0.2× 6.9k 0.3× 5.5k 0.2× 584 260.3k
Hongjie Dai 51.0k 0.9× 55.5k 1.3× 6.0k 0.2× 11.2k 0.4× 1.0k 0.0× 444 149.4k
Hua Zhang 30.5k 0.5× 69.7k 1.6× 5.0k 0.2× 16.1k 0.6× 1.4k 0.1× 1.9k 159.1k
Allen J. Bard 14.9k 0.3× 51.6k 1.2× 43.8k 1.7× 17.3k 0.7× 371 0.0× 1.1k 114.2k
Zhong Lin Wang 261.0k 4.6× 129.5k 2.9× 4.4k 0.2× 6.2k 0.2× 8.9k 0.4× 3.1k 395.1k
Chad A. Mirkin 49.4k 0.9× 21.1k 0.5× 4.2k 0.2× 56.8k 2.3× 1.6k 0.1× 977 133.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Abbas, Amal, Rodolfo Mundaca‐Uribe, Liangfang Zhang, & Joseph Wang. (2025). Robotic micromotors transforming oral drug administration. Trends in biotechnology. 43(9). 2197–2213. 2 indexed citations
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Moonla, Chochanon, et al.. (2025). Touch-based uric acid sweat biosensor towards personal health and nutrition. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 277. 117289–117289. 11 indexed citations
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Saha, Tamoghna, et al.. (2025). Smart closed-loop drug delivery systems. Nature Reviews Bioengineering. 3(10). 816–834. 8 indexed citations
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Ding, Shichao, Zhaoyuan Lyu, Jiachi Zhou, et al.. (2024). Single-atom materials boosting wearable orthogonal uric acid detection. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2(1). 4 indexed citations
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Moon, Jong‐Min, et al.. (2024). Decentralized touch-based micronutrition sensor towards personalized nutrition: Parallel detection of sweat ascorbic acid and zinc ions. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 408. 135525–135525. 6 indexed citations
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Moonla, Chochanon, Jong‐Min Moon, Lu Yin, et al.. (2024). Touch–based potentiometric sensors for simultaneous detection of urea and ammonium from fingertip sweat. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 413. 135898–135898. 18 indexed citations
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Font, Josep, et al.. (2024). An elastic siderophore synthetase and rubbery substrates assemble multimeric linear and macrocyclic hydroxamic acid metal chelators. Chemical Science. 16(5). 2180–2190. 2 indexed citations
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García-Morales, Raúl, et al.. (2023). Bioengineered Lactate Oxidase Mutants for Enhanced Electrochemical Performance at Acidic pH. ChemElectroChem. 10(22). 6 indexed citations
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Saha, Tamoghna, Rafael Del Caño, Kuldeep Mahato, et al.. (2023). Wearable Electrochemical Glucose Sensors in Diabetes Management: A Comprehensive Review. Chemical Reviews. 123(12). 7854–7889. 238 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nandhakumar, Ponnusamy, et al.. (2023). Redox Cycling Amplified Electrochemical Lateral-Flow Immunoassay: Toward Decentralized Sensitive Insulin Detection. ACS Sensors. 8(10). 3892–3901. 35 indexed citations
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Gilardi, Mara, Robert Saddawi‐Konefka, Victoria H. Wu, et al.. (2022). Microneedle-mediated Intratumoral Delivery of Anti-CTLA-4 Promotes cDC1-dependent Eradication of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Limited irAEs. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 21(4). 616–624. 34 indexed citations
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Teymourian, Hazhir, Marc Parrilla, Juliane R. Sempionatto, et al.. (2020). Wearable Electrochemical Sensors for the Monitoring and Screening of Drugs. ACS Sensors. 5(9). 2679–2700. 321 indexed citations breakdown →
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Soto, Fernando, Daniel Kupor, Miguel Angel Lopez‐Ramirez, et al.. (2019). Onion‐like Multifunctional Microtrap Vehicles for Attraction–Trapping–Destruction of Biological Threats. Angewandte Chemie. 132(9). 3508–3513. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Hui, Xiaoyang Wang, Abbas Barfidokht, et al.. (2018). A Battery-Powered Wireless Ion Sensing System Consuming 5.5 nW of Average Power. IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits. 53(7). 2043–2053. 28 indexed citations
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Soto, Fernando, Itthipon Jeerapan, Miguel Angel Lopez‐Ramirez, et al.. (2018). Noninvasive Transdermal Delivery System of Lidocaine Using an Acoustic Droplet‐Vaporization Based Wearable Patch. Small. 14(49). e1803266–e1803266. 52 indexed citations
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Singh, Virendra, Kevin Kaufmann, Berta Esteban‐Fernández de Ávila, Emil Karshalev, & Joseph Wang. (2016). Molybdenum Disulfide‐Based Tubular Microengines: Toward Biomedical Applications. Advanced Functional Materials. 26(34). 6270–6278. 86 indexed citations
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Wang, Joseph. (1999). PNA Biosensors for Nucleic Acid Detection. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 1(1-2). 117–22. 13 indexed citations
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Wang, Joseph, Gemma Cepriá, & Qiang Chen. (1996). Submersible bioprobe for continuous monitoring of peroxide species. Electroanalysis. 8(2). 124–127. 7 indexed citations
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Mannino, Saverio, Maria Stella Cosio, & Joseph Wang. (1994). Determination of Peroxide Value in Vegetable Oils by an Organic-Phase Enzyme Electrode. Analytical Letters. 27(2). 299–308. 24 indexed citations

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