Liju Yang

10.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
110 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Liju Yang is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Liju Yang has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 45 papers in Materials Chemistry and 17 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Liju Yang's work include Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications (34 papers), Biosensors and Analytical Detection (20 papers) and Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (19 papers). Liju Yang is often cited by papers focused on Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications (34 papers), Biosensors and Analytical Detection (20 papers) and Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (19 papers). Liju Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Liju Yang's co-authors include Yanbin Li, Audrey F. Adcock, Rashid Bashir, Ya‐Ping Sun, Xiuli Dong, Chuanmin Ruan, Yongan Tang, Gisela F. Erf, Fan Yang and Mohammed J. Meziani and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Liju Yang

106 papers receiving 7.6k 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.

Three-Dimensional Cell Culture Systems and Their Applications in Drug Discovery and Cell-Based Biosensors

2014 1.8k citations Audrey F. Adcock, Liju Yang et al. Assay and Drug Development Technologies profile →
Carbon Dots as Potent Antimicrobial Agents

2019 319 citations Xiuli Dong, Weixiong Liang et al. profile →

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Maria C. DeRosa Canada

Changqing Yi China

Hui Chen China

Muhammad J. A. Shiddiky Australia

Renjun Pei China

Pei Li China

Xiujun Li China

Jeong‐Woo Choi South Korea

Alexander Revzin United States

Libing Liu China

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20 of 20 papers shown

Collins, J.V., Liju Yang, Xiuli Dong, & Ya‐Ping Sun. (2025). Antimicrobial properties of carbon “quantum” dots for food safety applications. Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 27(2). 5 indexed citations

Adcock, Audrey F., et al.. (2025). Poly(1-naphthylamine)-Reinforced Chitosan Films for Smart Packaging: Enhanced Mechanical, Morphological, and Antibacterial Properties. Langmuir. 41(46). 31608–31622.

Dong, Xiuli, Yamin Liu, Audrey F. Adcock, et al.. (2024). Carbon–TiO2 Hybrid Quantum Dots for Photocatalytic Inactivation of Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(4). 2196–2196. 4 indexed citations

Sun, Ya‐Ping & Liju Yang. (2024). Carbon Dots from Pre‐Existing Nanoparticles Versus Carbonization: Similarity and Difference in Sample Structure‐Morphology with Property and Mechanistic Consequences. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(3). 1 indexed citations

Budhram, Adrian, Dalia Rotstein, Liju Yang, & E. Ann Yeh. (2024). Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody titers by fixed cell-based assay: positive predictive value and impact of sample collection timing. Frontiers in Neurology. 15. 4 indexed citations

Dong, Xiuli, Rowan R. Katzbaer, Basant Chitara, et al.. (2022). Optimizing the synergistic effect of CuWO₄/CuS hybrid composites for photocatalytic inactivation of pathogenic bacteria. Environmental Science Nano. 9(11). 4283–4294. 4 indexed citations

Dong, Xiuli, et al.. (2022). Rose bengal-integrated electrospun polyacrylonitrile nanofibers for photodynamic inactivation of bacteria. Environmental Science Advances. 1(5). 736–745. 8 indexed citations

Liang, Weixiong, et al.. (2021). Chemical Reactions in Thermal Carbonization Processing of Citric Acid-Urea Mixtures. 7(3). 210011–210011. 8 indexed citations

Budhram, Adrian, et al.. (2021). Neural Antibody Testing for Autoimmune Encephalitis: A Canadian Single-Centre Experience. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques. 48(6). 1–5. 11 indexed citations

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Dong, Xiuli, Fan Yang, Yongan Tang, et al.. (2020). Carbon dots for effective photodynamic inactivation of virus. RSC Advances. 10(56). 33944–33954. 20 indexed citations

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Dong, Xiuli, et al.. (2018). Carbon dot incorporated multi-walled carbon nanotube coated filters for bacterial removal and inactivation. RSC Advances. 8(15). 8292–8301. 15 indexed citations

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Wang, Ping, et al.. (2017). Correlation of carbon dots' light-activated antimicrobial activities and fluorescence quantum yield. RSC Advances. 7(48). 30177–30184. 77 indexed citations

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Hu, Yin, Fan Yang, Sijia Yan, et al.. (2016). Photoexcited state properties of carbon dots from thermally induced functionalization of carbon nanoparticles. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 4(44). 10554–10561. 38 indexed citations

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Adcock, Audrey F., et al.. (2014). Three-Dimensional Cell Culture Systems and Their Applications in Drug Discovery and Cell-Based Biosensors. Assay and Drug Development Technologies. 12(4). 207–218. 1810 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, Liju. (2009). Dielectrophoresis assisted immuno-capture and detection of foodborne pathogenic bacteria in biochips. Talanta. 80(2). 551–558. 49 indexed citations

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Yang, Liju. (2007). Electrical impedance spectroscopy for detection of bacterial cells in suspensions using interdigitated microelectrodes. Talanta. 74(5). 1621–1629. 139 indexed citations

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Yang, Liju & Rashid Bashir. (2007). Electrical/electrochemical impedance for rapid detection of foodborne pathogenic bacteria. Biotechnology Advances. 26(2). 135–150. 429 indexed citations

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Varshney, Madhukar, Liju Yang, Xiaoli Su, & Yanbin Li. (2005). Magnetic Nanoparticle-Antibody Conjugates for the Separation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Ground Beef. Journal of Food Protection. 68(9). 1804–1811. 130 indexed citations

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Yang, Liju & Yanbin Li. (2005). Quantum Dots as Fluorescent Labels for Quantitative Detection of Salmonella Typhimurium in Chicken Carcass Wash Water. Journal of Food Protection. 68(6). 1241–1245. 60 indexed citations

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Mao, Xiaole, Liju Yang, Xiaoli Su, & Yanbin Li. (2005). A nanoparticle amplification based quartz crystal microbalance DNA sensor for detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 21(7). 1178–1185. 213 indexed citations

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