Kai Zhao

8.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
181 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Kai Zhao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Zhao has authored 181 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Molecular Biology, 35 papers in Immunology and 31 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Kai Zhao's work include Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (29 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (28 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (25 papers). Kai Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (29 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (28 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (25 papers). Kai Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Malaysia. Kai Zhao's co-authors include Zheng Jin, Guo‐Qiang Chen, Mingzhu Liu, Shuang Yu, Mo Zhou, Beini Sun, Richard R. Burgess, Qiuyu Meng, Dongying Zhao and Wenqian Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kai Zhao

170 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

Chitosan Derivatives and Their Application in Biomedicine 2018 2026 2020 2023 2020 2018 200 400 600
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. Chitosan Derivatives and Their Application in Biomedicine
    2020 711 citations Zheng Jin, Kai Zhao et al. profile →
  2. Biomedical Applications of Chitosan and Its Derivative Nanoparticles
    2018 422 citations Kai Zhao et al. profile →

Peers

Kai Zhao
Amulya K. Panda India
Krishnendu Roy United States
Daniel G. Anderson United States
Alexandra Correia Finland
Gerrit Borchard Switzerland
Joanna Rejman Belgium
Chong‐Su Cho South Korea
David Putnam United States
Hanne Mørck Nielsen Denmark
Hyukjin Lee South Korea
Amulya K. Panda India
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Countries citing papers authored by Kai Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Zhao

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

All Works

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Jin, Zheng, et al.. (2024). Acidified sucralfate encapsulated chitosan derivative nanoparticles as oral vaccine adjuvant delivery enhancing mucosal and systemic immunity. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 279(Pt 3). 135424–135424. 9 indexed citations
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Chi, Yongjie, et al.. (2024). Regulation of Oxygen in the Tumor Microenvironment Synergizes with Immunotherapy to Suppress Tumor Progression. Journal of Functional Biomaterials. 15(12). 357–357. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Jiapeng, et al.. (2024). Adaptive hybrid control for the formed morphology in powder-based laser metal deposition. Journal of Laser Applications. 36(3). 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Yuan, et al.. (2024). Antibacterial Activity of Novel Agent N-2-Hydroxypropyl Trimethyl Ammonium Chloride Chitosan against Streptococcus mutans. Molecules. 29(17). 4126–4126. 1 indexed citations
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Fan, Jin‐Xuan, Diwei Zheng, Xiao Yan, et al.. (2023). Deep-penetration functionalized cuttlefish ink nanoparticles for combating wound infections with synergetic photothermal-immunologic therapy. Biomaterials. 301. 122231–122231. 31 indexed citations
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Peng, Yue, et al.. (2023). Chitosan derivative composite nanoparticles as adjuvants enhance the cellular immune response via activation of the cGAS-STING pathway. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 636. 122847–122847. 18 indexed citations
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Lin, Yuhong, Yongfei Liu, Jingyi Chen, et al.. (2023). A dual-functional nanomedicine combining fluorinated antisense oligonucleotide with chemotherapeutic drug for synergistic gene-chemo tumor treatment. Materials & Design. 236. 112457–112457. 2 indexed citations
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Gao, Yuan, et al.. (2022). Chitosan-Based Nanomaterial as Immune Adjuvant and Delivery Carrier for Vaccines. Vaccines. 10(11). 1906–1906. 72 indexed citations
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Gong, Peiwei, Kai Zhao, Xicheng Liu, et al.. (2022). Fluorescent COFs with a Highly Conjugated Structure for Combined Starvation and Gas Therapy. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(41). 46201–46211. 34 indexed citations
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Jin, Zheng, et al.. (2022). N‐2‐hydroxypropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride chitosan‐glycerol complex temperature‐sensitive hydrogel for wound dressing. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 139(45). 3 indexed citations
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Zhao, Kai, et al.. (2021). 抗Si“中毒”AlTiC-B晶种合金对ZL114铝合金组织和力学性能的影响. 35(16). 16076–16080. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Kai, Peiwei Gong, Jie Huang, et al.. (2020). Fluorescence turn-off magnetic COF composite as a novel nanocarrier for drug loading and targeted delivery. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 311. 110713–110713. 54 indexed citations
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Li, Lei, et al.. (2017). Molecular epidemiology of tetracycline resistance among viridians group streptococci isolated from various clinical specimens. Biomedical Research-tokyo. 28(2). 963–966. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Kai. (2010). Analysis on 124 Cases of(Suspected)Adverse Events Following Immunization of Hepatitis B Vaccine Reported in Documents. Zhongguo shengwuzhipinxue zazhi. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Kai. (2009). Study of preparation of chitosan micro-/nano-particles and their characteristics. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Kai. (2008). Shoot Tip Culture for Rosmarinus Officinalis. Northern Horticulture. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Kai, et al.. (2000). Using swine self IgG H chain as a carrier to construct an recombinant vaccine against type O foot-and-mouth disease virus infection. Chinese journal of biotechnology/Shengwu gongcheng xuebao. 16(6). 679–683. 2 indexed citations

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