Li Yan

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Li Yan is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Yan has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 38 papers in Materials Chemistry and 20 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Li Yan's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (30 papers), Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (13 papers) and Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (12 papers). Li Yan is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (30 papers), Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (13 papers) and Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (12 papers). Li Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United Kingdom. Li Yan's co-authors include Xianfeng Chen, Wenjun Zhang, Guangyu Zhu, Ning Gu, Zhiguo Qin, Minhuan Lan, Zhigang Wang, Xiaoyue Zhu, Chun‐Sing Lee and Jinfeng Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Li Yan

83 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Hyaluronic Acid-Based Dissolving Microneedle Patch Loaded with Methotrexate for Improved Treatment of Psoriasis

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Li Yan China	35	1.9k	1.7k	745	591	511	87	3.8k
Peng Xue China	46	4.1k 2.2×	1.7k 1.0×	1.8k 2.4×	515 0.9×	2.0k 4.0×	194	6.4k
Ying Hao China	30	1.7k 0.9×	739 0.4×	678 0.9×	606 1.0×	769 1.5×	57	3.1k
Aziz Maleki Iran	23	1.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	415 0.6×	256 0.4×	661 1.3×	38	2.7k
Hsieh‐Chih Tsai Taiwan	38	1.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	796 1.1×	352 0.6×	1.5k 2.9×	188	4.5k
Shang‐Hsiu Hu Taiwan	41	3.5k 1.9×	1.7k 1.0×	949 1.3×	308 0.5×	2.4k 4.6×	107	5.5k
Isabelle Texier France	36	962 0.5×	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 1.5×	357 0.6×	833 1.6×	88	3.9k
Yajiang Yang China	31	940 0.5×	663 0.4×	430 0.6×	610 1.0×	887 1.7×	115	3.0k
Kai Zhang China	40	3.1k 1.7×	1.8k 1.1×	1.7k 2.3×	75 0.1×	1.1k 2.1×	126	5.7k
Kristian Kempe Australia	48	1.6k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	1.6k 2.2×	236 0.4×	2.5k 4.9×	174	7.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Li Yan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Li Yan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Yan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Li Yan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Li Yan 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 Li Yan. Li Yan 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

Li, Haoran, Huixin Zhang, Yinzhen Li, et al.. (2025). Trigeneration of photovoltage, thermovoltage, and water via atmospheric water harvesting. Energy. 321. 135483–135483. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Jia‐Cheng, Li Yan, Meiling Liang, et al.. (2025). A controllable self-amplifying oxidative stress strategy for boosting noninvasive sonodynamic therapy and synergistic immunotherapy. Biomaterials. 324. 123499–123499. 1 indexed citations

Fan, Taojian, Jing Yang, Tao Ji, et al.. (2025). Alginate‐Based Hydrogel Nanocomposites With CuS Nanoparticles Incorporation for NIR‐II Photothermal Therapy of Melanoma and Wound Healing. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 142(17). 1 indexed citations

Li, Bingchen, et al.. (2025). Fluorescent probe-based detection of outer membrane damage of Gram-negative bacteria. SLAS DISCOVERY. 37. 100290–100290.

Zhu, Xiaohui, Li Yan, Fengqin Li, et al.. (2025). Melocanna humilis leaves-inspired droplet electricity generator with hierarchical charge regulation for stable energy harvesting in high-humidity environments. Nano Energy. 144. 111335–111335.

Ji, Xiuru, Li Yan, Yuhan Li, et al.. (2024). Recovering skin-nerve interaction by nanoscale metal-organic framework for diabetic ulcers healing. Bioactive Materials. 42. 112–123. 8 indexed citations

Ji, Tao, et al.. (2024). Recent Progress of Exhaled Gas‐Based Diagnosis Based on Field Effect Transistor Sensors. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(21). 17 indexed citations

Yan, Li, et al.. (2024). Strongly quenched activatable theranostic nanogel for precision imaging-guided photodynamic therapy and enhanced immunotherapy. Journal of Controlled Release. 376. 108–122. 2 indexed citations

Zangabad, Parham Sahandi, Roshan B. Vasani, Ziqiu Tong, et al.. (2024). Porous Silicon Microparticles Enable Sustained Release of GLP‐1R Agonist Peptides for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes. Advanced Therapeutics. 7(12). 3 indexed citations

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Li, Zejian, Chenxi Zhang, Li Yan, et al.. (2024). X-Ray imaging and enantioselective photopolymerization enabled by chiral Eu( iii ) complex nanoscintillators. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 13(3). 1181–1187. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Kun, Yu Sun, Ke Zhu, et al.. (2024). Anti-pyroptosis biomimetic nanoplatform loading puerarin for myocardial infarction repair: From drug discovery to drug delivery. Biomaterials. 314. 122890–122890. 14 indexed citations

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Li, Haorong, et al.. (2024). Bidirectional solar water production enabled by a breathable Janus photothermal material. Chemical Engineering Journal. 500. 157295–157295. 3 indexed citations

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Lv, Xinding, Li Yan, Fei Deng, et al.. (2023). Nickel phosphide nanoarrays decorated on amorphous NiPOx/Fe(OH)3: A stable core–shell electrocatalyst for efficient oxygen evolution at large current density. Chemical Engineering Journal. 475. 146128–146128. 20 indexed citations

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Fan, Taojian, Nannan Zheng, Jing Yang, et al.. (2023). Glucose oxidase and ruthenium nanorods-embedded self-healing polyvinyl alcohol/polyethylene imine hydrogel for simultaneous photothermal/photodynamic/starvation therapy and skin reconstruction. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 234. 113738–113738. 5 indexed citations

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Fan, Taojian, Jing Yang, Li Yan, et al.. (2023). Palladium nanoparticle based smart hydrogels for NIR light-triggered photothermal/photodynamic therapy and drug release with wound healing capability. Nanoscale Advances. 5(6). 1729–1739. 25 indexed citations

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Rudd, David, et al.. (2023). Porous silicon microneedle patches for delivery of polymyxin‐based antimicrobials. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(7-8). 6 indexed citations

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Ge, Yuanyuan, et al.. (2023). A gas-driven capillary based on the synergy of the catalytic and photothermal effect of PB@Au for Salmonella typhimurium detection. Talanta. 269. 125455–125455. 6 indexed citations

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Chen, Rui, Wen‐Cheng Chen, Li Yan, et al.. (2019). Harnessing combinational phototherapy via post-synthetic PpIX conjugation on nanoscale metal–organic frameworks. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 7(31). 4763–4770. 18 indexed citations

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Lin, Jiafu, Juan Li, Tasnim Munshi, et al.. (2019). Synthesis of photo-excited Chlorin e6 conjugated silica nanoparticles for enhanced anti-bacterial efficiency to overcome methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Chemical Communications. 55(18). 2656–2659. 39 indexed citations

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Qin, Zhiguo, Li Yan, & Ning Gu. (2018). Progress in Applications of Prussian Blue Nanoparticles in Biomedicine. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 7(20). e1800347–e1800347. 246 indexed citations

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