Li‐An Chu

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 586 citations indexed

About

Li‐An Chu is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Biophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Li‐An Chu has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 586 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 11 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 11 papers in Biophysics. Recurrent topics in Li‐An Chu's work include Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (10 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (7 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (5 papers). Li‐An Chu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (10 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (7 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (5 papers). Li‐An Chu collaborates with scholars based in Taiwan, United States and Hong Kong. Li‐An Chu's co-authors include Ann‐Shyn Chiang, Shang‐Hsiu Hu, Ya‐Hui Lin, Yu‐Jen Lu, Tsu‐Chin Chou, Barry J. Dickson, Tsai‐Feng Fu, I‐Chi Lee, Hui‐Hao Lin and Chi‐Shiun Chiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Li‐An Chu

43 papers receiving 578 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Self-Cascade Penetrating Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Mediated by Near-Infrared II Cell Membrane-Disrupting Nanoflakes via Detained Dendritic Cells

2024 60 citations Ya‐Hui Lin, Tsu‐Chin Chou et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Li‐An Chu Taiwan	15	209	170	148	69	65	44	586
Wenchao Gu United States	10	150 0.7×	118 0.7×	243 1.6×	43 0.6×	58 0.9×	21	727
Sylvia M. Bardet France	15	132 0.6×	138 0.8×	261 1.8×	42 0.6×	21 0.3×	47	682
Zhe Zhou China	17	82 0.4×	201 1.2×	385 2.6×	63 0.9×	102 1.6×	46	1.0k
Yuki Ozaki Japan	15	71 0.3×	78 0.5×	183 1.2×	48 0.7×	48 0.7×	32	632
Yuki Hori Japan	20	321 1.5×	126 0.7×	182 1.2×	34 0.5×	163 2.5×	62	1.2k
Shadi Damanpour United States	7	171 0.8×	131 0.8×	166 1.1×	39 0.6×	22 0.3×	13	573
Noah Young United States	4	81 0.4×	258 1.5×	224 1.5×	55 0.8×	29 0.4×	4	599
Jieyu Qi China	20	194 0.9×	158 0.9×	703 4.8×	60 0.9×	81 1.2×	52	1.5k
David R. Mittelstein United States	9	550 2.6×	74 0.4×	145 1.0×	40 0.6×	33 0.5×	12	804
Bing Huang China	15	99 0.5×	186 1.1×	455 3.1×	67 1.0×	104 1.6×	45	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li‐An Chu

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Pan, Wulin, Ya‐Hui Lin, Yun‐Hsuan Chang, et al.. (2025). In Situ Magnetoelectric Generation of miRNA Sponges and Wireless Electric Stimulus by Conductive Granular Scaffolds for Nerve Regeneration. Advanced Materials. 37(32). e2500650–e2500650. 8 indexed citations

Chu, Li‐An, Jia Guo, Hongbing Wei, et al.. (2025). Endogenous macrophages as "Trojan horses" for targeted oral delivery of mRNA-encoded cytokines in tumor microenvironment immunotherapy. Biomaterials. 325. 123620–123620. 2 indexed citations

Chu, Li‐An, et al.. (2024). Thirst-driven hygrosensory suppression promotes water seeking in Drosophila. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(34). e2404454121–e2404454121. 4 indexed citations

Chu, Li‐An, et al.. (2024). Asymmetric neurons are necessary for olfactory learning in the Drosophila brain. Current Biology. 34(5). 946–957.e4. 5 indexed citations

Chu, Li‐An, Ping‐Chiang Lyu, I‐Chen Hu, et al.. (2024). pH‐Responsive β‐Glucans‐Complexed mRNA in LNPs as an Oral Vaccine for Enhancing Cancer Immunotherapy. Advanced Materials. 36(33). e2404830–e2404830. 33 indexed citations

Tian, Xuejiao, Tzu‐Yang Lin, Po Ting Lin, et al.. (2024). Rapid lightsheet fluorescence imaging of whole Drosophila brains at nanoscale resolution by potassium acrylate-based expansion microscopy. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10911–10911. 4 indexed citations

Lin, Ya‐Hui, Weijie Zhao, Ru‐Siou Hsu, et al.. (2023). In Situ Forming of Nitric Oxide and Electric Stimulus for Nerve Therapy by Wireless Chargeable Gold Yarn‐Dynamos. Advanced Science. 10(33). e2303566–e2303566. 17 indexed citations

Chu, Li‐An, et al.. (2023). Reorientation of the interface between two miscible solutions of equal density. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. 144. 110854–110854. 2 indexed citations

Wu, Mengyun, Ya‐Hui Lin, Kam W. Leong, et al.. (2023). Isotropic multi-scale neuronal reconstruction from high-ratio expansion microscopy with contrastive unsupervised deep generative models. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine. 244. 107991–107991. 2 indexed citations

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Wu, Yueh‐Feng, Li‐An Chu, Hsin-Yu Liu, et al.. (2023). Single-Cell Transcriptomics Reveals Cellular Heterogeneity and Complex Cell–Cell Communication Networks in the Mouse Cornea. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 64(13). 5–5. 12 indexed citations

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Lin, Ya‐Hui, Ru‐Siou Hsu, Liwen Wang, et al.. (2023). In Situ Magnetoelectric Generation of Nitric Oxide and Electric Stimulus for Nerve Therapy by Wireless Chargeable Molybdenum Carbide Octahedrons. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Lin, Ya‐Hui, Ru‐Siou Hsu, Liwen Wang, et al.. (2023). In situ magnetoelectric generation of nitric oxide and electric stimulus for nerve therapy by wireless chargeable molybdenum carbide octahedrons. Nano Today. 51. 101935–101935. 29 indexed citations

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Chu, Li‐An, et al.. (2022). An empirical model for lateral flow in horizontally stratified flows. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics. 27(1). 1 indexed citations

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Hsu, Ru-Siou, Jen‐Hung Fang, I‐Chi Lee, et al.. (2022). Wireless charging-mediated angiogenesis and nerve repair by adaptable microporous hydrogels from conductive building blocks. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5172–5172. 44 indexed citations

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Lin, Chin‐Hsien, Han‐Yi Lin, Mei‐Fang Cheng, et al.. (2021). Mild Chronic Colitis Triggers Parkinsonism in LRRK2 Mutant Mice Through Activating TNF‐α Pathway. Movement Disorders. 37(4). 745–757. 32 indexed citations

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Chang, Henry C., et al.. (2021). VCP maintains nuclear size by regulating the DNA damage-associated MDC1–p53–autophagy axis in Drosophila. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4258–4258. 6 indexed citations

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Lin, Chih-Wei, Li‐An Chu, Ann‐Shyn Chiang, et al.. (2021). Dihydroceramide desaturase promotes the formation of intraluminal vesicles and inhibits autophagy to increase exosome production. iScience. 24(12). 103437–103437. 13 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ye, Eric A. Bushong, Li‐An Chu, et al.. (2019). Asymmetric ephaptic inhibition between compartmentalized olfactory receptor neurons. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1560–1560. 52 indexed citations

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Chu, Li‐An, et al.. (2014). Optogenetic control of selective neural activity in multiple freely moving Drosophila adults. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(14). 5367–5372. 22 indexed citations

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Chu, Li‐An. (2014). Compound shenqishiyiweikeli combined with EOX chemotherapy in the treatment of 27 patients with advanced gastric carcinoma. Liaoning zhongyi zazhi. 1 indexed citations

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