Lei Rong

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Lei Rong is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Rong has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 14 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Lei Rong's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (18 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (16 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (9 papers). Lei Rong is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (18 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (16 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (9 papers). Lei Rong collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Maldives. Lei Rong's co-authors include Xian‐Zheng Zhang, Si‐Yong Qin, Si‐Xue Cheng, Qi Lei, Aiqing Zhang, Li‐Han Liu, Huizhen Jia, Wen‐Xiu Qiu, Guohong Hu and Diwei Zheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Lei Rong

53 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Drug self-delivery systems for cancer therapy 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300 400
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. Drug self-delivery systems for cancer therapy
    2016 466 citations Si‐Yong Qin, Aiqing Zhang et al. Biomaterials profile →

Peers

Lei Rong
Yourong Duan China
Chunhui Wu China
Dong Gil You South Korea
Wooram Um South Korea
Chenggen Qian China
Chaoyong Liu China
Xiao Dong China
Rutian Li China
Menachem Motiei Israel
Chan Feng China
Yourong Duan China
Lei Rong
Citations per year, relative to Lei Rong Lei Rong (= 1×) peers Yourong Duan

Countries citing papers authored by Lei Rong

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lei Rong

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Lei Rong. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Lei Rong. The network helps show where Lei Rong may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lei Rong

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lei Rong. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lei Rong 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 Lei Rong. Lei Rong 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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Wu, Xinyu, et al.. (2025). Intestinal retentive delivery system for improved disease therapy. Journal of Controlled Release. 384. 113903–113903. 1 indexed citations
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Tian, Yun, Xin Wu, Xiaoqi Sun, Lei Rong, & Kai Han. (2025). Engineered strategies for the allergic disease therapy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(3).
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Zhang, Min, Lei Rong, Liqiong Wang, et al.. (2025). KLF4 regulates FAM3A to promotes angiotensin II-induced proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells through the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. Peptides. 187. 171379–171379. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yunzhou, et al.. (2024). VPE-SLAM: Neural Implicit Voxel-permutohedral Encoding for SLAM. 5104–5110. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yunzhou, et al.. (2024). MVSE-Net: A Multi-View Deep Network With Semantic Embedding for LiDAR Place Recognition. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 25(11). 17174–17186. 4 indexed citations
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Rong, Lei, Yin Guo, Jiwang Yan, & Weihong Guo. (2024). Bridging Data Gaps: A Federated Learning Approach to Heat Emission Prediction in Laser Powder Bed Fusion. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering. 146(10).
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Zhang, Cheng, Si‐Yuan Peng, Sheng Hong, et al.. (2020). Biomimetic carbon monoxide nanogenerator ameliorates streptozotocin induced type 1 diabetes in mice. Biomaterials. 245. 119986–119986. 36 indexed citations
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Rong, Lei, Si‐Yong Qin, Chi Zhang, et al.. (2018). Biomedical applications of functional peptides in nano-systems. Materials Today Chemistry. 9. 91–102. 39 indexed citations
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Fan, Jin‐Xuan, Diwei Zheng, Lei Rong, et al.. (2017). Targeting epithelial-mesenchymal transition: Metal organic network nano-complexes for preventing tumor metastasis. Biomaterials. 139. 116–126. 65 indexed citations
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Liu, Li‐Han, Wen‐Xiu Qiu, Bin Li, et al.. (2016). A Red Light Activatable Multifunctional Prodrug for Image‐Guided Photodynamic Therapy and Cascaded Chemotherapy. Advanced Functional Materials. 26(34). 6257–6269. 166 indexed citations
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Rong, Lei, Chi Zhang, Qi Lei, et al.. (2016). Hydrogen peroxide detection with high specificity in living cells and inflamed tissues. Regenerative Biomaterials. 3(4). 217–222. 17 indexed citations
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Qin, Si‐Yong, Aiqing Zhang, Si‐Xue Cheng, Lei Rong, & Xian‐Zheng Zhang. (2016). Drug self-delivery systems for cancer therapy. Biomaterials. 112. 234–247. 466 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yu, Jingyi, Lei Rong, Xueqian Zhuang, et al.. (2016). MicroRNA-182 targets SMAD7 to potentiate TGFβ-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition and metastasis of cancer cells. Nature Communications. 7(1). 13884–13884. 109 indexed citations
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Rong, Lei, Rong Li, Shaoying Li, & Rongcheng Luo. (2015). Immunosuppression of breast cancer cells mediated by transforming growth factor-β in exosomes from cancer cells. Oncology Letters. 11(1). 500–504. 134 indexed citations
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Li, Shiying, Li‐Han Liu, Huizhen Jia, et al.. (2014). A pH-responsive prodrug for real-time drug release monitoring and targeted cancer therapy. Chemical Communications. 50(80). 11852–11855. 93 indexed citations
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Li, Shaoying, Rong Li, Yu‐Li Chen, et al.. (2014). Aberrant PTPRO methylation in tumor tissues as a potential biomarker that predicts clinical outcomes in breast cancer patients. BMC Genetics. 15(1). 67–67. 19 indexed citations
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Rong, Lei, Jun Tang, Xincun Zhuang, et al.. (2013). Suppression of MIM by microRNA-182 activates RhoA and promotes breast cancer metastasis. Oncogene. 33(10). 1287–1296. 111 indexed citations
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Rong, Lei, Lijie Qiao, Hongwei Gu, et al.. (2011). Improving the fatigue endurance of lead zirconate titanate thin films through PbO interfacial modification. Rare Metals. 30(1). 68–71. 4 indexed citations
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Luo, Bo, et al.. (2009). Induction of ERBB2 nuclear transport after radiation in breast cancer cells. Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology [Medical Sciences]. 29(3). 350–353. 8 indexed citations

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