Junji Zhang

8.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
152 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Junji Zhang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Junji Zhang has authored 152 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Materials Chemistry, 28 papers in Molecular Biology and 23 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Junji Zhang's work include Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (46 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (23 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (18 papers). Junji Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (46 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (23 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (18 papers). Junji Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Israel and Sweden. Junji Zhang's co-authors include He Tian, Qi Zou, Xiao‐Peng He, Itamar Willner, Xianzhi Chai, Yi‐Lun Ying, Yi‐Tao Long, Yubai Pan, Juyoung Yoon and Hae-Jo Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Junji Zhang

147 papers receiving 7.0k 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.

Photochromic Materials: More Than Meets The Eye

2012 882 citations Junji Zhang, He Tian et al. profile →
Fluorogenic probes for disease-relevant enzymes

2018 533 citations Junji Zhang, Xianzhi Chai et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Junji Zhang China	43	4.3k	1.4k	1.4k	1.2k	1.2k	152	7.1k
Wei Qin China	51	5.7k 1.3×	2.8k 1.9×	1.9k 1.3×	262 0.2×	1.1k 0.9×	145	8.6k
Hui Zhao China	43	4.0k 0.9×	1.9k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	309 0.3×	1.8k 1.5×	182	7.0k
Haitao Sun China	36	2.7k 0.6×	2.4k 1.6×	590 0.4×	440 0.4×	625 0.5×	172	5.6k
Benjamin Dietzek Germany	49	3.6k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	369 0.3×	1.9k 1.6×	329	9.7k
Meng Gao China	46	4.2k 1.0×	2.5k 1.7×	1.7k 1.2×	154 0.1×	2.0k 1.7×	177	7.4k
Chunyan Li China	44	5.3k 1.2×	4.5k 3.1×	1.5k 1.1×	279 0.2×	407 0.3×	133	8.1k
Andrea Falqui Italy	53	5.2k 1.2×	2.1k 1.4×	898 0.6×	238 0.2×	783 0.7×	213	8.5k
Xuanjun Zhang China	51	4.7k 1.1×	3.0k 2.1×	1.7k 1.2×	125 0.1×	959 0.8×	207	8.0k
Lu Wang China	45	2.8k 0.6×	3.3k 2.3×	2.9k 2.1×	267 0.2×	646 0.6×	170	8.5k
Amit Sharma South Korea	39	3.9k 0.9×	4.9k 3.4×	2.4k 1.7×	198 0.2×	1.1k 0.9×	129	9.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Junji Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Junji Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Junji Zhang

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

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Wang, Yanwen, et al.. (2026). Author Correction: Microenvironment-feedback regulated hydrogels as living wound healing materials. Nature Communications. 17(1). 1593–1593.

Zhang, Zhiwei, et al.. (2025). Photopharmacology beyond azobenzene photoswitches. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 1 indexed citations

Wang, Yanwen, Yunyi Wang, Poh‐Ching Tan, et al.. (2025). Microenvironment-feedback regulated hydrogels as living wound healing materials. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6050–6050. 5 indexed citations

Jiang, Lipeng, Yang Dong, Mei Yang, et al.. (2024). Efficient and broadband Na4Al3Ta(PO4)6:Cr3+ phosphors for NIR pc-LED application. Journal of Luminescence. 279. 121032–121032. 2 indexed citations

Sohn, Yang Sung, Xiang Li, Rachel Nechushtai, et al.. (2024). Photochemically Triggered and Autonomous Oscillatory pH‐Modulated Transient Assembly/Disassembly of DNA Microdroplet Coacervates. Angewandte Chemie. 137(3).

Zhang, Junji, et al.. (2023). Characteristics and Occurrence Scenarios of Staff Exposed to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in Shanghai Lingang Fangcang Shelter Hospital, CHINA. Infection and Drug Resistance. Volume 16. 1619–1628.

Zhang, Xiaojie, Yiming Gao, Yanyan Song, et al.. (2023). Photo‐Responsive Hydrogel for Contactless Dressing Change to Attenuate Secondary Damage and Promote Diabetic Wound Healing. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 12(17). e2202770–e2202770. 36 indexed citations

Zhang, Xing, Youxin Fu, Jianping Liu, et al.. (2020). A hydrogen peroxide activatable nanoprobe for light-controlled “double-check” multi-colour fluorescence imaging. Nanoscale. 12(44). 22527–22533. 20 indexed citations

Tan, Li, Xiaoquan Lai, Lefei Han, et al.. (2020). Air and surface contamination by SARS-CoV-2 virus in a tertiary hospital in Wuhan, China. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 99. 3–7. 47 indexed citations

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Chai, Xianzhi, Hai‐Hao Han, Adam C. Sedgwick, et al.. (2020). Correction to “Photochromic Fluorescent Probe Strategy for the Super-resolution Imaging of Biologically Important Biomarkers”. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(47). 20270–20270. 11 indexed citations

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Chai, Xianzhi, Hai‐Hao Han, Adam C. Sedgwick, et al.. (2020). Photochromic Fluorescent Probe Strategy for the Super-resolution Imaging of Biologically Important Biomarkers. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(42). 18005–18013. 169 indexed citations

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Hu, Zheng‐Li, Yi‐Lun Ying, Junji Zhang, et al.. (2018). Real-Time and Accurate Identification of Single Oligonucleotide Photoisomers via an Aerolysin Nanopore. Analytical Chemistry. 90(7). 4268–4272. 33 indexed citations

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Ying, Yi‐Lun, et al.. (2017). Structural stability of the photo-responsive DNA duplexes containing one azobenzene via a confined pore. Chemical Communications. 53(68). 9462–9465. 25 indexed citations

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Zhang, Junji, et al.. (2017). Regioisomerically pure multiaryl coronene derivatives: highly efficient synthesis via bay-extended perylene tetrabutylester. Chemical Communications. 53(36). 5052–5055. 14 indexed citations

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Wang, Jiaxing, Ya Gao, Junji Zhang, & He Tian. (2017). Invisible photochromism and optical anti-counterfeiting based on D–A type inverse diarylethene. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 5(18). 4571–4577. 25 indexed citations

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Yao, Xuyang, et al.. (2016). Single Molecule Analysis of Self-Assembly Supramolecular Oligomers in Solution. ACS Sensors. 1(12). 1398–1402. 9 indexed citations

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Zhang, Junji, et al.. (2014). [Total hysterectomy of laparoendoscopic single site surgery].. PubMed. 49(4). 287–9. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Junji. (2014). Quantified Classification Management of Aggregation Epidemic in Xuhui District,2008-2010. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Junji. (2013). The Vegetable Industralized Sowing Seedling Technology and Its Application Prospect. Journal of Hebei Agricultural Sciences. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Junji. (1998). Clinical and Experimental Studies on Yiren & Danshen Mixture in Preventing and Treating Intestinal Adhesion. 1 indexed citations

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