Lei Tao

19.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
253 papers, 17.5k citations indexed

About

Lei Tao is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Tao has authored 253 papers receiving a total of 17.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Organic Chemistry, 84 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 75 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Lei Tao's work include Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (53 papers), Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (35 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (32 papers). Lei Tao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (53 papers), Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (35 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (32 papers). Lei Tao collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Australia. Lei Tao's co-authors include Yen Wei, Xiaoyong Zhang, Shiqi Wang, Bin Yang, Yaling Zhang, Lin Feng, Xiqi Zhang, Changkui Fu, Thomas P. Davis and David M. Haddleton and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Lei Tao

247 papers receiving 17.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Synthesis of Multiresponsive and Dynamic Chitosan-Based Hydrogels for Controlled Release of Bioactive Molecules

2011 584 citations Lei Tao, Yen Wei et al. profile →
Recent developments in polydopamine: an emerging soft matter for surface modification and biomedical applications

2016 531 citations Lei Tao, Yen Wei et al. profile →
An Injectable, Self‐Healing Hydrogel to Repair the Central Nervous System

2015 509 citations Lei Tao, Yen Wei et al. profile →
Polymeric AIE-based nanoprobes for biomedical applications: recent advances and perspectives

2015 484 citations Xiaoyong Zhang, Lei Tao et al. profile →
Redox-responsive polymers for drug delivery: from molecular design to applications

2013 480 citations Jinying Yuan, Lei Tao et al. Polymer Chemistry profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Lei Tao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lei Tao

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Over-expression of AeWRKY2 promotes oleanolic acid and hederagenin accumulation in Aralia elata 2025 ·Biochimie ·(unknown), (unknown), Ye Liu, (unknown), Yue Zhao, Hanru Ying, (unknown), Zhe Li, Yi Zhang, Lei Tao, (unknown), Wa Gao, (unknown)	0
2	Multifunctional hydrogel encapsulated with baicalin for full-layer regeneration of drug-resistant bacteria-infected wounds after radiotherapy 2025 ·Bioactive Materials ·(unknown), (unknown), Siyu Pan, (unknown), Nan Zhang, Chenxi Zhang, Qiang Zeng, Yen Wei, Yuwei Wu, Lei Tao	4
3	Antibacterial activities of oregano essential oils and their active components 2025 ·Frontiers in Pharmacology ·Lei Tao, (unknown), (unknown), Xinsheng Wang, Xiaodong Wang, Zhe Chao, Jie Guo	2
4	Tailoring the configuration of grain boundary α for further improvement of impact toughness in Ti-652 titanium alloy 2025 ·Materials Today Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ke Feng, Jiahao Yao, (unknown), Lei Tao, Lin Yang, Shun Xu, Qunbo Fan	0
5	Synthesis and Performance of Epoxy-Terminated Hyperbranched Polymers Based on Epoxidized Soybean Oil 2025 ·Molecules ·Guangzhao Li, Qiuhong Wang, Chongyu Zhu, Shuai Zhang, Fumei Wang, Lei Tao, Yuanjun Jiang, Qiang Zhang, Wenyan Wang, (unknown)	1
6	Polymerizable aggregation-induced emission enhancement (AEE) dyes with D-A-D’ structure basing on phenothiazine and tetraphenylethylene for fluorescent particles and their application in cell imaging 2024 ·European Polymer Journal ·Zengfang Huang, (unknown), (unknown), Haoyu Xue, (unknown), Liucheng Mao, Jinying Yuan, Lei Tao, Yen Wei	0
7	Hydrogels constructed by multicomponent reactions 2024 ·Polymer Chemistry ·(unknown), Chongyu Zhu, Lei Tao	0
8	Improving cathode cleaning and current efficiency by regulating loose scale deposition in scale inhibitor-containing water 2023 ·Separation and Purification Technology ·Tianzhen Zhu, Meng Wang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Guangyuan Yao, (unknown), Lei Tao, (unknown), Liguang Xiao, Jianxin Chen	11
9	Excellent strength-ductility balance via controlling stress-induced α′ martensite transformation of Ti422 alloy 2023 ·Materials Science and Engineering A ·(unknown), Le Wang, Jianwei Chen, Qunbo Fan, (unknown), Lei Tao, (unknown), (unknown), Zhiming Zhou, Jiahao Yao	7
10	Chitosan-Based Self-Healing Hydrogel: From Fabrication to Biomedical Application 2023 ·Polymers ·(unknown), Chongyu Zhu, Yuwei Wu, Lei Tao	23
11	Stimuli‐Responsive Multifunctional Phenylboronic Acid Polymers Via Multicomponent Reactions: From Synthesis to Application 2021 ·Macromolecular Rapid Communications ·Yuan Zeng, Chongyu Zhu, Lei Tao	26
12	Stimuli-responsive luminescent supramolecular polymers based on hydrogen bonding: molecular fabrication, phase structure, and controllable-rewritable behavior 2020 ·Polymer Chemistry ·Lei Tao, Zhi‐Wang Luo, Kai Lan, Ping Wang, Yan Guan, Zhihao Shen, He‐Lou Xie	11
13	Robust Multiscale-Oriented Thermoresponsive Fibrous Hydrogels with Rapid Self-Recovery and Ultrafast Response Underwater 2020 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Qifeng Mu, Qingsong Zhang, Wen Yu, (unknown), Zhongyu Cai, Kunpeng Cui, Ya Nan Ye, Xiaoyun Liu, Lingli Deng, Bingjie Chen, Ning Yang, Li Chen, Lei Tao, Yen Wei	26
14	Wavelength-tunable linearly polarized luminescence film constructed using a highly efficient luminescent liquid crystal with stimuli-responsive property 2020 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry C ·Lei Tao, Kai Lan, (unknown), Yingjie Zhou, Ping Wang, Fan Fan, Zhihao Shen, He‐Lou Xie	17
15	Color-Tunable and Stimulus-Responsive Luminescent Liquid Crystalline Polymers Fabricated by Hydrogen Bonding 2019 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Lei Tao, Mingli Li, (unknown), Yan Guan, Ping Wang, Zhihao Shen, He‐Lou Xie	38
16	Polymerization-Induced Coassembly of Enzyme–Polymer Conjugates into Comicelles with Tunable and Enhanced Cascade Activity 2019 ·Nano Letters ·(unknown), Xinyu Liu, Jiawei Sun, Jianwen Guo, Lei Tao, Weiping Gao	64
17	A novel AIE-active dye for fluorescent nanoparticles by one-pot combination of Hantzsch reaction and RAFT polymerization: synthesis, molecular structure and application in cell imaging 2019 ·RSC Advances ·Yali Chen, Zengfang Huang, Xiaobo Liu, Liucheng Mao, Jinying Yuan, Xiaoyong Zhang, Lei Tao, Yen Wei	8
18	Highly Efficient Self‐Healable and Dual Responsive Cellulose‐Based Hydrogels for Controlled Release and 3D Cell Culture 2017 ·Advanced Functional Materials ·Xuefeng Yang, Guoqiang Liu, Peng Liao, Jinhua Guo, Lei Tao, Jinying Yuan, Chunyu Chang, Yen Wei, (unknown)	358
19	Synthesis of well-defined catechol polymers for surface functionalization of magnetic nanoparticles 2016 ·Polymer Chemistry ·Qiang Zhang, Gabit Nurumbetov, Alexandre Simula, Chongyu Zhu, (unknown), Paul Wilson, Kristian Kempe, Bin Yang, Lei Tao, David M. Haddleton	56
20	Exploration of multicomponent polymerization system 2014 ·Huaxue jinzhan ·Shiqi Wang, Changkui Fu, Yen Wei, Lei Tao	5

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