Kenneth Kam‐Wing Lo

15.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
192 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

About

Kenneth Kam‐Wing Lo is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth Kam‐Wing Lo has authored 192 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Materials Chemistry, 82 papers in Organic Chemistry and 74 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kenneth Kam‐Wing Lo's work include Click Chemistry and Applications (57 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (56 papers) and Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes (53 papers). Kenneth Kam‐Wing Lo is often cited by papers focused on Click Chemistry and Applications (57 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (56 papers) and Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes (53 papers). Kenneth Kam‐Wing Lo collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United Kingdom. Kenneth Kam‐Wing Lo's co-authors include Vivian Wing‐Wah Yam, Kenneth Yin Zhang, Lawrence Cho‐Cheung Lee, Chi‐Keung Chung, Man‐Wai Louie, Nianyong Zhu, Jason Shing-Yip Lau, Huawei Liu, Steve Po‐Yam Li and Keith Hing‐Kit Tsang and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth Kam‐Wing Lo

187 papers receiving 12.8k citations

Hit Papers

Luminescent polynuclear d... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 2015 2022 2024 250 500 750 1000
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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. Luminescent polynuclear d10 metal complexes
    1999 1.1k citations Vivian Wing‐Wah Yam, Kenneth Kam‐Wing Lo profile →
  2. Luminescent Rhenium(I) and Iridium(III) Polypyridine Complexes as Biological Probes, Imaging Reagents, and Photocytotoxic Agents
    2015 482 citations Kenneth Kam‐Wing Lo Accounts of Chemical Research profile →
  3. Luminescent and Photofunctional Transition Metal Complexes: From Molecular Design to Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications
    2022 189 citations Lawrence Cho‐Cheung Lee, Kenneth Kam‐Wing Lo Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  4. Shining New Light on Biological Systems: Luminescent Transition Metal Complexes for Bioimaging and Biosensing Applications
    2024 87 citations Lawrence Cho‐Cheung Lee, Kenneth Kam‐Wing Lo profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kenneth Kam‐Wing Lo Hong Kong 64 6.5k 4.4k 3.4k 3.0k 2.7k 192 13.0k
Roger Guilard France 51 9.9k 1.5× 3.6k 0.8× 1.4k 0.4× 1.7k 0.6× 2.7k 1.0× 515 14.1k
Catherine E. Housecroft Switzerland 56 5.1k 0.8× 5.2k 1.2× 3.4k 1.0× 3.2k 1.1× 752 0.3× 599 13.3k
J. A. Gareth Williams United Kingdom 76 11.4k 1.8× 5.5k 1.2× 2.1k 0.6× 6.8k 2.3× 954 0.4× 251 16.8k
Leone Spiccia Australia 70 12.3k 1.9× 2.4k 0.5× 2.7k 0.8× 8.8k 3.0× 2.0k 0.7× 392 23.8k
J. N. Demas United States 54 7.8k 1.2× 2.8k 0.6× 1.8k 0.5× 4.9k 1.6× 1.8k 0.7× 194 14.4k
Anthony Harriman United Kingdom 71 15.3k 2.3× 4.9k 1.1× 1.8k 0.5× 4.9k 1.6× 2.9k 1.1× 333 20.7k
Michael B. Hall United States 63 4.2k 0.6× 8.4k 1.9× 1.3k 0.4× 1.7k 0.6× 2.4k 0.9× 451 18.5k
Margherita Venturi Italy 59 7.8k 1.2× 8.3k 1.9× 2.1k 0.6× 2.9k 1.0× 2.5k 0.9× 172 15.6k
Luca Prodi Italy 64 7.9k 1.2× 3.8k 0.9× 891 0.3× 1.9k 0.7× 3.5k 1.3× 251 13.9k
Edwin C. Constable Switzerland 69 8.2k 1.3× 9.0k 2.0× 7.8k 2.3× 4.5k 1.5× 2.2k 0.8× 711 22.3k

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All Works

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Law, Angela Sin‐Yee, et al.. (2025). Self-Assembly of Alkynylplatinum(II) Complexes for Sialic Acid Detection and Differentiation of Cancer Cells from Normal Cells. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(25). 21629–21637. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Lawrence Cho‐Cheung, et al.. (2024). Mitochondria-targeting biocompatible fluorescent BODIPY probes. Chemical Science. 15(13). 4846–4852. 24 indexed citations
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Leung, Peter Kam‐Keung, et al.. (2024). Potent BODIPY-based photosensitisers for selective mitochondrial dysfunction and effective photodynamic therapy. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 12(40). 10409–10415. 7 indexed citations
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Lee, Lawrence Cho‐Cheung, et al.. (2023). A Concerted Enzymatic and Bioorthogonal Approach for Extra‐ and Intracellular Activation of Environment‐Sensitive Ruthenium(II)‐Based Imaging Probes and Photosensitizers. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(29). e202303931–e202303931. 26 indexed citations
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Dai, Peiling, Jun Yang, Jie Zhou, et al.. (2023). Dual‐emissive Iridium(III) Complexes as Phosphorescent Probes with Orthogonal Responses to Analyte Binding and Oxygen Quenching. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(37). e202309178–e202309178. 15 indexed citations
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Wang, Jiawei, et al.. (2022). Time‐Resolved Luminescent Sensing and Imaging for Enzyme Catalytic Activity Based on Responsive Probes. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 17(16). e202200429–e202200429. 6 indexed citations
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Lee, Lawrence Cho‐Cheung, et al.. (2022). Recent Development of Photofunctional Transition Metal−Peptide Conjugates for Bioimaging and Therapeutic Applications. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 2022(35). 7 indexed citations
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Lee, Lawrence Cho‐Cheung & Kenneth Kam‐Wing Lo. (2022). Luminescent and Photofunctional Transition Metal Complexes: From Molecular Design to Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(32). 14420–14440. 189 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lo, Kenneth Kam‐Wing, et al.. (2021). Photofunctional transition metal complexes as cellular probes, bioimaging reagents and phototherapeutics. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 8(20). 4553–4579. 32 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jinghui, Shek‐Man Yiu, Ben Zhong Tang, & Kenneth Kam‐Wing Lo. (2021). Luminescent Neutral Cyclometalated Iridium(III) Complexes Featuring a Cubic Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane for Lipid Droplet Imaging and Photocytotoxic Applications. Inorganic Chemistry. 60(15). 11672–11683. 28 indexed citations
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Leung, Peter Kam‐Keung, et al.. (2021). Bioorthogonal control of the phosphorescence and singlet oxygen photosensitisation properties of iridium(iii) tetrazine complexes. Chemical Communications. 57(40). 4914–4917. 36 indexed citations
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Lo, Kenneth Kam‐Wing. (2020). Molecular Design of Bioorthogonal Probes and Imaging Reagents Derived from Photofunctional Transition Metal Complexes. Accounts of Chemical Research. 53(1). 32–44. 103 indexed citations
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Louie, Man‐Wai, et al.. (2013). Mitochondria-targeting cyclometalated iridium(III)–PEG complexes with tunable photodynamic activity. Biomaterials. 34(30). 7519–7532. 207 indexed citations
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Lo, Kenneth Kam‐Wing, et al.. (2013). Photophysical and cellular uptake properties of novel phosphorescent cyclometalated iridium(iii) bipyridine d-fructose complexes. Metallomics. 5(7). 808–808. 35 indexed citations
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Lo, Kenneth Kam‐Wing, et al.. (2007). Luminescent Biological Probes Derived from Ruthenium(II) Estradiol Polypyridine Complexes. Inorganic Chemistry. 47(1). 200–208. 281 indexed citations

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