Kuo Yuan

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Kuo Yuan is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kuo Yuan has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Materials Chemistry, 11 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kuo Yuan's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (11 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (9 papers) and Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (7 papers). Kuo Yuan is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (11 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (9 papers) and Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (7 papers). Kuo Yuan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Kuo Yuan's co-authors include Wenping Hu, Zhiyong Tang, Jun Guo, Guodong Li, Huijun Zhao, Yun Wang, Meiting Zhao, Lin Gu, Tianqun Song and Xiaotao Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Kuo Yuan

32 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Metal–organic frameworks as selectivity regulators for hy... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 400 800 1.2k
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. Metal–organic frameworks as selectivity regulators for hydrogenation reactions
    2016 1.4k citations Meiting Zhao, Kuo Yuan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kuo Yuan China 18 1.4k 1.2k 644 517 512 38 2.5k
Abhijit Patra India 33 2.2k 1.6× 824 0.7× 590 0.9× 403 0.8× 453 0.9× 95 2.7k
Giulia Tuci Italy 29 1.3k 0.9× 622 0.5× 450 0.7× 644 1.2× 525 1.0× 98 2.4k
Bikash Garai India 21 1.7k 1.2× 1.5k 1.3× 322 0.5× 452 0.9× 374 0.7× 34 2.3k
Hyunho Noh United States 23 1.4k 1.0× 1.5k 1.3× 341 0.5× 631 1.2× 300 0.6× 40 2.3k
Takashi Kitao Japan 21 1.5k 1.0× 1.4k 1.2× 399 0.6× 201 0.4× 345 0.7× 43 2.3k
Psaras L. McGrier United States 21 2.4k 1.8× 1.8k 1.5× 463 0.7× 559 1.1× 560 1.1× 32 3.1k
Nazir Ahmad Pakistan 25 1.5k 1.1× 1.9k 1.6× 1.0k 1.6× 728 1.4× 1.0k 2.0× 82 3.7k
Bunyarat Rungtaweevoranit Thailand 16 1.7k 1.2× 1.6k 1.4× 272 0.4× 865 1.7× 287 0.6× 38 2.6k
Marta Rubio‐Martínez Australia 20 1.5k 1.1× 1.9k 1.7× 386 0.6× 238 0.5× 251 0.5× 27 2.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kuo Yuan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kuo Yuan

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

All Works

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Yang, Caoyu, Yutong Ye, Yin Zhang, et al.. (2025). Disassembly of chiral hydrogen-bonded frameworks into single-unit organometallic helices for enantioselective amyloid inhibition. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8019–8019.
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Zhang, Yuxin, Yang Hu, Xu Zeng, et al.. (2025). Confined Ostwald ripening approach towards highly durable and flexible 3D PTFE aerogels boosting Pickering emulsion separation in bi-phase photocatalysis. Chemical Engineering Journal. 524. 169135–169135.
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Yuan, Kuo, Zongyang Liu, Zhuang Yan, et al.. (2024). Metal–Organic Framework‐Based Hetero‐Phase Nanostructure Photocatalysts with Molecular‐Scale Tunable Energy Levels. Angewandte Chemie. 136(27). 1 indexed citations
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Yuan, Kuo, Zongyang Liu, Zhuang Yan, et al.. (2024). Metal–Organic Framework‐Based Hetero‐Phase Nanostructure Photocatalysts with Molecular‐Scale Tunable Energy Levels. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(27). e202402693–e202402693. 18 indexed citations
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Yuan, Kuo, Tianqun Song, Ying Zhang, et al.. (2024). Large-Area Conductive MOF Ultrathin Film Controllably Integrating Dinuclear-Metal Sites and Photosensitizers to Boost Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction with H2O as an Electron Donor. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(10). 6893–6904. 56 indexed citations
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Wang, Jiaxin, Tianqun Song, Zheyuan Liu, et al.. (2024). Novel Inorganic‐Organic Dual‐Photosensitizing Dinuclear‐Metal Self‐Assembly System for Efficient Artificial Photosynthesis without Sacrificial Electron Donors. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(5). e202417373–e202417373. 5 indexed citations
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Wu, Yuting, Wentao Kong, Linggen Kong, et al.. (2024). Genetically Encoded Fluorogenic DNA Aptamers for Imaging Metabolite in Living Cells. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(2). 1529–1541. 9 indexed citations
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Song, Tianqun, Zongyang Liu, Qinbai Yun, et al.. (2023). Recent progress of crystalline porous organic frameworks as ratiometric fluorescence biosensing platforms. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 171. 117500–117500. 33 indexed citations
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Yuan, Kuo, Cheulhee Jung, Yu‐An Chen, et al.. (2022). Massively Parallel Selection of NanoCluster Beacons (Adv. Mater. 41/2022). Advanced Materials. 34(41).
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Yuan, Kuo, Cheulhee Jung, Yu‐An Chen, et al.. (2022). Massively Parallel Selection of NanoCluster Beacons. Advanced Materials. 34(41). e2204957–e2204957. 16 indexed citations
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Yuan, Kuo, Tianqun Song, Chenhuai Yang, et al.. (2021). Polymer-Assisted Space-Confined Strategy for the Foot-Scale Synthesis of Flexible Metal–Organic Framework-Based Composite Films. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(42). 17526–17534. 31 indexed citations
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Yuan, Kuo, Oliver Zhao, Hung‐Che Kuo, et al.. (2020). Massively Parallel Activator Selection of Nanocluster Beacons. Biophysical Journal. 118(3). 624a–624a. 1 indexed citations
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Hong, Soonwoo, et al.. (2020). Array-based differential sensing of cancer cells using DNA-templated silver nanoclusters. 34–34. 4 indexed citations
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Zheng, Lei, Jinfeng Li, Yu Wang, et al.. (2019). High-performance optical memory transistors based on a novel organic semiconductor with nanosprouts. Nanoscale. 11(15). 7117–7122. 20 indexed citations
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Yuan, Kuo, Tianqun Song, Dawei Wang, et al.. (2018). Effective and Selective Catalysts for Cinnamaldehyde Hydrogenation: Hydrophobic Hybrids of Metal–Organic Frameworks, Metal Nanoparticles, and Micro‐ and Mesoporous Polymers. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57(20). 5708–5713. 151 indexed citations
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Yuan, Kuo, Tianqun Song, Dawei Wang, et al.. (2017). Bimetal–organic frameworks for functionality optimization: MnFe-MOF-74 as a stable and efficient catalyst for the epoxidation of alkenes with H2O2. Nanoscale. 10(4). 1591–1597. 86 indexed citations

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