Letao Xu

1.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
10 papers, 747 citations indexed

About

Letao Xu is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Molecular Biology and Molecular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Letao Xu has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 747 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Biomaterials, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Molecular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Letao Xu's work include Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (6 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (4 papers) and Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (3 papers). Letao Xu is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (6 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (4 papers) and Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (3 papers). Letao Xu collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and United States. Letao Xu's co-authors include Chun‐Xia Zhao, Guangze Yang, Yun Liu, Song Jin, Robert J. Falconer, Xing Wang, Yang Li, Yilun Weng, Hao Song and Xiaojing Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science and Advances in Colloid and Interface Science.

In The Last Decade

Letao Xu

9 papers receiving 737 citations

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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.

Lipid Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery

2021 346 citations Letao Xu, Xing Wang et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
Development of High‐Drug‐Loading Nanoparticles

2020 287 citations Yun Liu, Guangze Yang et al. ChemPlusChem profile →

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Countries citing papers authored by Letao Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Letao Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Letao Xu

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

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10 of 10 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Screening lipid nanoparticles using DNA barcoding and qPCR 2025 ·Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces ·Dawei Liu, Xing Wang, Letao Xu, (unknown), Zelalem A. Mekonnen, Song Gao, Branka Grubor‐Bauk, Chunxia Zhao	4
2	DNA Barcoding‐Enabled Tracking of Lipid Nanoparticles: Drug‐Loading‐Dependent Biodistribution and Tumor Microenvironment Targeting 2025 ·Advanced Healthcare Materials ·Letao Xu, Rui Chen, Xing Wang, Dawei Liu, Yun Liu, Chun‐Xia Zhao	2
3	Design and optimization of bifunctional peptides for controlled core–shell nanocapsule formation 2025 ·Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ·(unknown), Yang Li, Letao Xu, Jiaqi Wang, (unknown), Guangze Yang, Yun Liu, Yue Hui, Chun‐Xia Zhao	1
4	Design of stimuli-responsive minimalist heptad surfactants for stable emulsions 2024 ·Communications Materials ·Yang Li, Yilun Weng, Yue Hui, Jiaqi Wang, Letao Xu, Yang Yang, Guangze Yang, Chun‐Xia Zhao	0
5	Development of a concentration‐controlled sequential nanoprecipitation for making lipid nanoparticles with high drug loading 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Letao Xu, Xing Wang, Guangze Yang, (unknown), Yilun Weng, Yang Li, Yun Liu, Chun‐Xia Zhao	16
6	Phase separation‐induced nanoprecipitation for making polymer nanoparticles with high drug loading 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Guangze Yang, Yun Liu, Song Jin, Yue Hui, Xing Wang, Letao Xu, Dong Chen, David A. Weitz, Chun‐Xia Zhao	23
7	Alginate-based materials for enzyme encapsulation 2023 ·Advances in Colloid and Interface Science ·Yilun Weng, Guangze Yang, Yang Li, Letao Xu, Xiaojing Chen, Hao Song, Chun‐Xia Zhao	54
8	Exploring biosurfactants as a sustainable alternative to chemical surfactants 2023 ·Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects ·Yang Li, Guangze Yang, Yilun Weng, Letao Xu, Fei Hou, (unknown), Chun‐Xia Zhao	14
9	Lipid Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery breakdown → 2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Letao Xu, Xing Wang, Yun Liu, Guangze Yang, Robert J. Falconer, Chun‐Xia Zhao	346
10	Development of High‐Drug‐Loading Nanoparticles breakdown → 2020 ·ChemPlusChem ·Yun Liu, Guangze Yang, Song Jin, Letao Xu, Chun‐Xia Zhao	287

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