Le Tu

951 total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 763 citations indexed

About

Le Tu is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Le Tu has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 763 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 15 papers in Materials Chemistry and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Le Tu's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (18 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (7 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (6 papers). Le Tu is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (18 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (7 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (6 papers). Le Tu collaborates with scholars based in China, Vietnam and United States. Le Tu's co-authors include Yao Sun, Chonglu Li, Yuling Xu, Yan Sun, Peter J. Stang, Amit Sharma, Wei Tuo, Jong Seung Kim, Yao Sun and Junrong Li 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

Le Tu

25 papers receiving 758 citations

Hit Papers

Augmenting Cancer Therapy with a Supramolecular Immunogen... 2024 2026 2025 2024 20 40 60
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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. Augmenting Cancer Therapy with a Supramolecular Immunogenic Cell Death Inducer: A Lysosome-Targeted NIR-Light-Activated Ruthenium(II) Metallacycle
    2024 72 citations Le Tu, Chonglu Li et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Le Tu China 14 509 318 165 115 105 27 763
Joungyoun Noh South Korea 11 423 0.8× 227 0.7× 243 1.5× 86 0.7× 210 2.0× 11 764
Keunsoo Jeong South Korea 14 458 0.9× 433 1.4× 186 1.1× 201 1.7× 215 2.0× 21 886
Libing Ke China 9 416 0.8× 348 1.1× 155 0.9× 189 1.6× 55 0.5× 11 655
Xiangjie Luo China 16 314 0.6× 196 0.6× 223 1.4× 61 0.5× 137 1.3× 37 601
Weon Sup Shin South Korea 11 479 0.9× 377 1.2× 269 1.6× 96 0.8× 162 1.5× 11 806
Fangmian Wei China 12 630 1.2× 452 1.4× 175 1.1× 275 2.4× 89 0.8× 14 860
Huiru Lu China 20 427 0.8× 220 0.7× 344 2.1× 64 0.6× 256 2.4× 34 873
Kai‐Cheng Yan China 14 251 0.5× 280 0.9× 230 1.4× 69 0.6× 83 0.8× 25 776
Jinchao Shen China 16 668 1.3× 448 1.4× 259 1.6× 157 1.4× 266 2.5× 26 1.0k
Qunying Jiang China 17 496 1.0× 386 1.2× 472 2.9× 57 0.5× 80 0.8× 27 964

Countries citing papers authored by Le Tu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Le Tu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Le Tu

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Xu, Yuling, Le Tu, Chonglu Li, et al.. (2025). Size-tuned PEGylated NIR-II fluorescent probes for high-contrast plant imaging and TMV detection. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 23(1). 430–430. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Chonglu, Le Tu, Yuling Xu, et al.. (2024). A NIR‐Light‐Activated and Lysosomal‐Targeted Pt(II) Metallacycle for Highly Potent Evoking of Immunogenic Cell Death that Potentiates Cancer Immunotherapy of Deep‐Seated Tumors. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(37). e202406392–e202406392. 29 indexed citations
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Tu, Le, Chonglu Li, Qihang Ding, et al.. (2024). Augmenting Cancer Therapy with a Supramolecular Immunogenic Cell Death Inducer: A Lysosome-Targeted NIR-Light-Activated Ruthenium(II) Metallacycle. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(13). 8991–9003. 72 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Chonglu, Le Tu, Chang Liu, et al.. (2023). Acceptor engineering of metallacycles with high phototoxicity indices for safe and effective photodynamic therapy. Chemical Science. 14(11). 2901–2909. 55 indexed citations
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Li, Chonglu, Yida Pang, Yuling Xu, et al.. (2023). Correction: Near-infrared metal agents assisting precision medicine: from strategic design to bioimaging and therapeutic applications. Chemical Society Reviews. 52(15). 5340–5342. 6 indexed citations
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Yu, Qi, Le Tu, Hongda Zhu, et al.. (2023). Calcium sulfide based nanoreservoirs elicit dual pyroptosis pathways for enhanced anti-tumor immunity. Chemical Engineering Journal. 477. 147085–147085. 15 indexed citations
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Zhu, Hongda, Qiang Wei, Kai Ma, et al.. (2023). Tumor‐targeted nano‐adjuvants to synergize photomediated immunotherapy enhanced antitumor immunity. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(3). 48 indexed citations
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Tu, Le, Chonglu Li, Xiaoxing Xiong, et al.. (2023). Engineered Metallacycle‐Based Supramolecular Photosensitizers for Effective Photodynamic Therapy. Angewandte Chemie. 135(15). 10 indexed citations
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Li, Chonglu, Yida Pang, Yuling Xu, et al.. (2023). Near-infrared metal agents assisting precision medicine: from strategic design to bioimaging and therapeutic applications. Chemical Society Reviews. 52(13). 4392–4442. 113 indexed citations
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Tu, Le, Sheng Qiu, Yuntao Li, et al.. (2022). Fabrication of Redox-Controllable Bioinspired Nanochannels for Precisely Regulating Protein Transport. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(23). 27421–27426. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Huocheng, Le Tu, Jie Li, et al.. (2021). Deep and precise lighting-up/combat diseases through sonodynamic agents integrating molecular imaging and therapy modalities. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 453. 214333–214333. 55 indexed citations
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Tan, Le Van & Le Tu. (2021). Spectrophotometric Study of a new Complexation between Zn(II) and 5-Bromosalicylaldehyde Thiosemicarbazone and Its Application. Egyptian Journal of Chemistry. 0(0). 0–0. 2 indexed citations
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Tu, Le, Yi Zhang, Huan Chen, et al.. (2020). Construction of a Smart Nanofluidic Sensor through a Redox Reaction Strategy for High-Performance Carbon Monoxide Sensing. Analytical Chemistry. 92(22). 14947–14952. 26 indexed citations
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Tran, Quang‐Hieu, Nguyễn Ngọc Tuấn, Le Tu, & Le Van Tan. (2011). Structural Study on the Complex of Ortho-Ester Tetra Azophenylcalix[4]arene (TEAC) with Th(IV). International Journal of Chemistry. 3(2). 1 indexed citations

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