Liwei Tan

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Liwei Tan is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Liwei Tan has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Biomaterials, 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 10 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Liwei Tan's work include Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (14 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (10 papers) and Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (9 papers). Liwei Tan is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (14 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (10 papers) and Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (9 papers). Liwei Tan collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and France. Liwei Tan's co-authors include Zhiyong Qian, Jinrong Peng, Wenting Li, Qian Yang, Yao Xiao, Ying Qu, Kun Shi, Xiaotao Hao, Furong Zhu and Yanpeng Jia and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Biomaterials and Proceedings of the IEEE.

In The Last Decade

Liwei Tan

35 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Photosensitizer Micelles Together with IDO Inhibitor Enha... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300
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.

  1. Photosensitizer Micelles Together with IDO Inhibitor Enhance Cancer Photothermal Therapy and Immunotherapy
    2018 324 citations Jinrong Peng, Yao Xiao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Liwei Tan China 23 1.2k 673 562 528 377 36 2.2k
Jing Zhu China 26 1.1k 0.9× 604 0.9× 946 1.7× 558 1.1× 375 1.0× 72 2.4k
Danrong Hu China 29 1.4k 1.1× 763 1.1× 637 1.1× 619 1.2× 130 0.3× 52 2.5k
Yaping Wang China 24 1.4k 1.1× 611 0.9× 349 0.6× 714 1.4× 203 0.5× 65 2.0k
Peisheng Xu United States 32 1.2k 1.0× 1.3k 2.0× 1.3k 2.3× 440 0.8× 134 0.4× 63 3.3k
Wen Cao China 23 821 0.7× 382 0.6× 950 1.7× 1.4k 2.6× 640 1.7× 47 2.5k
Shuangjiang Yu China 33 1.7k 1.4× 1.2k 1.8× 809 1.4× 704 1.3× 178 0.5× 77 3.5k
Yanan Sun China 27 1.2k 1.0× 526 0.8× 501 0.9× 766 1.5× 432 1.1× 73 2.2k
Xiao Fu China 22 1.4k 1.1× 791 1.2× 873 1.6× 765 1.4× 80 0.2× 60 2.6k
Hsin‐Cheng Chiu Taiwan 30 1.4k 1.1× 1.2k 1.8× 709 1.3× 573 1.1× 100 0.3× 87 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Liwei Tan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Liwei Tan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liwei Tan

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

All Works

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Wu, Ying, et al.. (2019). Pharmacodynamic Effect of Ellagic Acid on Ameliorating Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury. Pharmacology. 104(5-6). 320–331. 21 indexed citations
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Tan, Liwei, et al.. (2019). Anti-Neuroinflammatory Effect of Alantolactone through the Suppression of the NF-κB and MAPK Signaling Pathways. Cells. 8(7). 739–739. 44 indexed citations
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Yang, Qian, Jinrong Peng, Chan Chen, et al.. (2018). Targeting Delivery of Rapamycin with Anti-Collagen IV Peptide Conjugated Fe3O4@Nanogels System for Vascular Restenosis Therapy. Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology. 14(7). 1208–1224. 26 indexed citations
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Tan, Liwei, Kun Shi, Jinrong Peng, et al.. (2018). Gold nanorods together with HSP inhibitor-VER-155008 micelles for colon cancer mild-temperature photothermal therapy. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 8(4). 587–601. 128 indexed citations
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Tan, Liwei, et al.. (2018). Pharmacodynamic Effect of Luteolin Micelles on Alleviating Cerebral Ischemia Reperfusion Injury. Pharmaceutics. 10(4). 248–248. 36 indexed citations
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Tan, Liwei, Jinrong Peng, Qian Zhao, et al.. (2017). A Novel MPEG-PDLLA-PLL Copolymer for Docetaxel Delivery in Breast Cancer Therapy. Theranostics. 7(10). 2652–2672. 62 indexed citations
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Chen, Lijuan, Qianjun He, Minyi Lei, et al.. (2017). Facile Coordination-Precipitation Route to Insoluble Metal Roussin’s Black Salts for NIR-Responsive Release of NO for Anti-Metastasis. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(42). 36473–36477. 27 indexed citations
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Li, Wenting, Jinrong Peng, Liwei Tan, et al.. (2016). Mild photothermal therapy/photodynamic therapy/chemotherapy of breast cancer by Lyp-1 modified Docetaxel/IR820 Co-loaded micelles. Biomaterials. 106. 119–133. 218 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lan, Liwei Tan, Lijuan Chen, et al.. (2016). A simple method to improve the stability of docetaxel micelles. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 36957–36957. 29 indexed citations
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Chen, Lijuan, Liwei Tan, Xiaoning Zhang, et al.. (2015). Which polymer is more suitable for etoposide: A comparison between two kinds of drug loaded polymeric micelles in vitro and in vivo ?. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 495(1). 265–275. 18 indexed citations
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Wang, Yujun, Lijuan Chen, Liwei Tan, et al.. (2014). PEG–PCL based micelle hydrogels as oral docetaxel delivery systems for breast cancer therapy. Biomaterials. 35(25). 6972–6985. 132 indexed citations
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Shi, Shuai, Kun Shi, Liwei Tan, et al.. (2014). The use of cationic MPEG-PCL-g-PEI micelles for co-delivery of Msurvivin T34A gene and doxorubicin. Biomaterials. 35(15). 4536–4547. 76 indexed citations
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Tan, Liwei, Xu Xu, Jia Song, Feng Luo, & Zhiyong Qian. (2013). Synthesis, Characterization, and Acute Oral Toxicity Evaluation of pH-Sensitive Hydrogel Based on MPEG, Poly(ε-caprolactone), and Itaconic Acid. BioMed Research International. 2013. 1–9. 25 indexed citations
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Xiao, Yang, Xuehong Lu, Liwei Tan, Kian Soo Ong, & Chaobin He. (2009). Thermally stable red electroluminescent hybrid polymers derived from functionalized silsesquioxane and 4,7‐bis(3‐ethylhexyl‐2‐thienyl)‐2,1,3‐benzothiadiazole. Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry. 47(21). 5661–5670. 7 indexed citations
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Tang, Weihua, Lin Ke, Liwei Tan, et al.. (2007). Conjugated Copolymers Based on Fluorene−Thieno[3,2-b]thiophene for Light-Emitting Diodes and Photovoltaic Cells. Macromolecules. 40(17). 6164–6171. 103 indexed citations
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Kietzke, Thomas, et al.. (2007). ITO-Based Cathode for Application in Semitransparent Organic Photovoltaic Cells. MRS Proceedings. 1013. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Xueming, Chaobin He, Xiaotao Hao, et al.. (2004). Hyperbranched Blue-Light-Emitting Alternating Copolymers of Tetrabromoarylmethane/Silane and 9,9-Dihexylfluorene-2,7-diboronic Acid. Macromolecules. 37(16). 5965–5970. 76 indexed citations

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