Ka‐Leung Wong

12.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
238 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

Ka‐Leung Wong is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ka‐Leung Wong has authored 238 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 185 papers in Materials Chemistry, 76 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 38 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ka‐Leung Wong's work include Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (72 papers), Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes (72 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (64 papers). Ka‐Leung Wong is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (72 papers), Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes (72 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (64 papers). Ka‐Leung Wong collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United Kingdom. Ka‐Leung Wong's co-authors include Ga‐Lai Law, Peter A. Tanner, Wing‐Tak Wong, Chi‐Fai Chan, Jean‐Claude G. Bünzli, Jianhua Hao, David Parker, Wai‐Kwok Wong, Lijun Jiang and Michael Hon‐Wah Lam 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

Ka‐Leung Wong

227 papers receiving 9.6k 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.

The design of responsive luminescent lanthanide probes and sensors

2021 247 citations Ka‐Leung Wong et al. profile →
Functionalized Nanomaterials Capable of Crossing the Blood–Brain Barrier

2024 166 citations Shuai Zha, Ka‐Leung Wong et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ka‐Leung Wong Hong Kong	57	7.2k	2.3k	1.8k	1.5k	1.4k	238	9.7k
Michael J. Therien United States	59	7.5k 1.0×	2.1k 0.9×	2.8k 1.5×	1.7k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	213	11.9k
Chantal Andraud France	50	5.8k 0.8×	2.8k 1.2×	1.1k 0.6×	2.2k 1.5×	680 0.5×	255	8.3k
Abhik Ghosh Norway	55	7.3k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	959 0.5×	2.2k 1.4×	4.1k 2.9×	325	10.1k
Benjamin Dietzek Germany	49	3.6k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	797 0.5×	761 0.5×	329	9.7k
Olivier Maury France	57	7.5k 1.0×	1.9k 0.8×	882 0.5×	3.9k 2.6×	1.5k 1.1×	261	9.9k
Thomas J. Meade United States	61	6.3k 0.9×	2.6k 1.1×	1.0k 0.6×	1.6k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	211	13.4k
Andrew Beeby United Kingdom	56	8.4k 1.2×	1.1k 0.5×	2.6k 1.4×	2.8k 1.9×	1.6k 1.1×	209	11.4k
Mengxiao Yu United States	51	8.1k 1.1×	3.7k 1.6×	1.4k 0.7×	2.2k 1.5×	462 0.3×	86	12.1k
Yongsheng Liu China	49	8.7k 1.2×	2.0k 0.8×	4.1k 2.2×	1.0k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	176	11.9k
John A. Shelnutt United States	56	7.5k 1.0×	1.1k 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	1.7k 1.2×	177	10.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ka‐Leung Wong

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Knighton, Richard C., Nadège Hamon, Waygen Thor, et al.. (2025). Heteropolynuclear Lanthanide(III) Complexes for Cooperative Sensitization Upconversion in Water. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(34). 31187–31197. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Yue, et al.. (2025). Peptide Multifunctionalization via Modular Construction of Trans ‐AB ₂ C Porphyrin on Resin. Advanced Science. 12(14). e2409771–e2409771.

Luo, Yuxia, Wai‐Sum Lo, Xinping Li, et al.. (2024). Heterostructure-induced enhanced persistent luminescence for low temperature applications. Chemical Engineering Journal. 498. 155346–155346. 1 indexed citations

Wong, Ka‐Leung, et al.. (2024). The evolution of Near-Infrared (NIR) light: From fundamental spectroscopy to biomedical applications. Journal of Luminescence. 269. 120466–120466. 1 indexed citations

Thor, Waygen, Albano N. Carneiro Neto, Renaldo T. Moura, Ka‐Leung Wong, & Peter A. Tanner. (2024). Europium(III) coordination chemistry: structure, spectra and hypersensitivity. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 517. 215927–215927. 29 indexed citations

Wei, Fangfang, Feng Chen, Siye Wu, et al.. (2024). Ligand Regulation Strategy to Modulate ROS Nature in a Rhodamine-Iridium(III) Hybrid System for Phototherapy. Inorganic Chemistry. 63(13). 5872–5884. 9 indexed citations

All, Angelo H., Ka‐Leung Wong, & Hasan Al‐Nashash. (2024). Characterization of Contusive Spinal Cord Injury by Monitoring Motor-Evoked Potential. Biomedicines. 12(11). 2548–2548. 1 indexed citations

Xie, Chen, Yue Wu, Hoa K. Chau, et al.. (2023). Multimodal Visualization of Bioorthogonal Systems by Off–On Luminescence and Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Advanced Optical Materials. 11(11). 5 indexed citations

Bodedla, Govardhana Babu, Venkatesh Piradi, Waygen Thor, et al.. (2023). Self-assembly of Pt(ii)-tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin via F⋯F interaction for efficient cocatalyst-free photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12(5). 2924–2931. 14 indexed citations

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Xie, Chen, Yue Wu, Hoa K. Chau, et al.. (2023). Multimodal Visualization of Bioorthogonal Systems by Off–On Luminescence and Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Advanced Optical Materials 11/2023). Advanced Optical Materials. 11(11). 1 indexed citations

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Wu, Yue, et al.. (2023). Direct Construction of Corrole‐Peptide Conjugates by Controllable Bilane Formation on Resin. Chemistry - A European Journal. 29(25). e202203623–e202203623. 3 indexed citations

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Luo, Yuxia, Ping He, Liang Li, et al.. (2023). Responsive Regulation of Energy Transfer in Lanthanide‐Doped Nanomaterials Dispersed in Chiral Nematic Structure. Advanced Science. 10(27). e2303235–e2303235. 8 indexed citations

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Liu, Quan, Zhuo Chen, Shuo Liu, et al.. (2020). Synthesis and photoluminescence properties of perovskite LaMg_0.667Nb_0.333O₃:Mn⁴⁺,Bi³⁺: a novel deep-red phosphor for WLEDs. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 8(38). 13297–13305. 23 indexed citations

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Luo, Yuxia, et al.. (2019). Importance of Volume Ratio in Photonic Effects of Lanthanide‐Doped LaPO₄ Nanocrystals. Small. 16(1). e1905234–e1905234. 9 indexed citations

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Jiang, Lijun, et al.. (2019). Ligand design strategies to increase stability of gadolinium-based magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1420–1420. 264 indexed citations

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Zha, Shuai, Hoa K. Chau, Ping’an Ma, et al.. (2018). Responsive upconversion nanoprobe for monitoring and inhibition of EBV-associated cancersviatargeting EBNA1. Nanoscale. 10(33). 15632–15640. 26 indexed citations

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Xuan, Tongtong, Xianfeng Yang, Sunqi Lou, et al.. (2017). Highly stable CsPbBr₃ quantum dots coated with alkyl phosphate for white light-emitting diodes. Nanoscale. 9(40). 15286–15290. 236 indexed citations

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Chan, Chi‐Fai, Rongfeng Lan, Ming‐Kiu Tsang, et al.. (2015). Directional Plk1 inhibition-driven cell cycle interruption using amphiphilic thin-coated peptide-lanthanide upconversion nanomaterials as in vivo tumor suppressors. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 3(13). 2624–2634. 10 indexed citations

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Zeng, Songjun, Ming‐Kiu Tsang, Chi‐Fai Chan, et al.. (2012). Dual-modal fluorescent/magnetic bioprobes based on small sized upconversion nanoparticles of amine-functionalized BaGdF5:Yb/Er. Nanoscale. 4(16). 5118–5118. 95 indexed citations

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Wong, Ka‐Leung, Wai‐Ming Kwok, Wing‐Tak Wong, David Lee Phillips, & Kok‐Wai Cheah. (2004). Green and Red Three‐Photon Upconversion from Polymeric Lanthanide(III) Complexes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 43(35). 4659–4662. 53 indexed citations

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