Lizhi Gai

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Lizhi Gai is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Lizhi Gai has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Materials Chemistry, 31 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 26 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Lizhi Gai's work include Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (53 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (26 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (26 papers). Lizhi Gai is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (53 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (26 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (26 papers). Lizhi Gai collaborates with scholars based in China, South Africa and United Kingdom. Lizhi Gai's co-authors include Hua Lü, Zhen Shen, Zhifang Li, Zhikuan Zhou, John Mack, Zijian Guo, Guoqiao Lai, Kyriacos Georgiou, David G. Lidzey and Xu‐Qiong Xiao and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Lizhi Gai

65 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Mitochondria-targeted BODIPY dyes for small molecule recognition, bio-imaging and photodynamic therapy

2024 101 citations Sisi Wang, Lizhi Gai et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lizhi Gai China	23	1.3k	732	655	344	298	68	1.8k
J.L. Bricks Ukraine	18	1.2k 0.9×	353 0.5×	857 1.3×	251 0.7×	220 0.7×	35	2.0k
Yu. L. Slominskiĭ Ukraine	18	661 0.5×	304 0.4×	208 0.3×	219 0.6×	257 0.9×	100	1.3k
Pei Yang China	13	1.1k 0.8×	151 0.2×	386 0.6×	273 0.8×	134 0.4×	17	1.5k
Sheng Yao United States	23	1.4k 1.1×	609 0.8×	268 0.4×	293 0.9×	188 0.6×	42	2.0k
Agnieszka Nowak‐Król Germany	26	1.4k 1.1×	185 0.3×	319 0.5×	689 2.0×	144 0.5×	56	2.1k
Zhengjian Qi China	21	1.0k 0.8×	448 0.6×	472 0.7×	698 2.0×	50 0.2×	78	1.8k
Brian Daly United Kingdom	15	767 0.6×	275 0.4×	565 0.9×	285 0.8×	136 0.5×	25	1.2k
Mukulesh Baruah Belgium	19	1.8k 1.4×	505 0.7×	1.1k 1.7×	298 0.9×	51 0.2×	34	2.3k
Yusuke Ishigaki Japan	20	802 0.6×	540 0.7×	203 0.3×	206 0.6×	60 0.2×	93	1.6k

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Cao, Yang, Can Chen, Zhigang Ni, et al.. (2025). Small is different: N , N -chelated organoboron complexes with seven-membered rings. Chemical Communications. 61(94). 18641–18644.

Sun, Lei, et al.. (2025). Quinoline-imidazole based hydrophilic “turn-on” fluorescent probe for specific detection of Pb2+ and viscosity. Dyes and Pigments. 245. 113237–113237.

Chen, Yaping, Sheng‐Mei Wu, Weiye Zhang, et al.. (2025). Mannose functionalized small molecule nanodrug self-assembled from amphiphilic prodrug connected by disulfide bonds for synergistic cancer chemotherapy and photodynamic/photothermal therapy. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 671. 125238–125238. 2 indexed citations

Yu, Xin, et al.. (2025). Synthesis and photophysical properties of an indirubin-derived organoboron complex. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 471. 116723–116723.

Wang, Sisi, Lizhi Gai, Yuncong Chen, et al.. (2024). Mitochondria-targeted BODIPY dyes for small molecule recognition, bio-imaging and photodynamic therapy. Chemical Society Reviews. 53(8). 3976–4019. 101 indexed citations breakdown →

Huang, Xiaoyu, Xiaolong Zhu, Huan Yang, et al.. (2024). Nanomaterial Delivery Vehicles for the Development of Neoantigen Tumor Vaccines for Personalized Treatment. Molecules. 29(7). 1462–1462. 5 indexed citations

Gai, Lizhi, et al.. (2024). γ-γ Directly linked BODIPY dimer: Synthesis and optical properties. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1319. 139400–139400. 5 indexed citations

Gai, Lizhi, Ruijing Zhang, Zhigang Ni, et al.. (2023). BOINPYs: facile synthesis and photothermal properties triggered by photoinduced nonadiabatic decay. Chemical Science. 14(6). 1434–1442. 23 indexed citations

Zhou, Zhikuan, et al.. (2023). Structure and Photophysical Properties of Silane Bridged Tetraphenylethylene-Oligothiophene Derivatives. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry. 43(10). 3652–3652. 2 indexed citations

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Zhou, Zhikuan, Lizhi Gai, Li‐Wen Xu, Zijian Guo, & Hua Lü. (2023). Disilane-bridged architectures: an emerging class of molecular materials. Chemical Science. 14(38). 10385–10402. 11 indexed citations

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Yang, Jie, Siyi Hu, John Mack, et al.. (2023). Pyrrole hemithioindigo-derived organoboron complexes: Synthesis, photophysical properties and its bioimaging applications. Dyes and Pigments. 220. 111707–111707. 2 indexed citations

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Zhou, Zhikuan, et al.. (2021). Disilane-bridged architectures with high optical transparency for optical limiting. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 9(20). 6470–6476. 11 indexed citations

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Wang, Yitong, et al.. (2020). Direct C–H amination of BODIPY core: Synthesis and spectroscopic properties. Dyes and Pigments. 177. 108275–108275. 9 indexed citations

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Yuan, Hao, Zhikuan Zhou, Lizhi Gai, et al.. (2019). Non-symmetric thieno[3,2-b]thiophene-fused BODIPYs: synthesis, spectroscopic properties and providing a functional strategy for NIR probes. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 6(24). 3961–3968. 30 indexed citations

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Babu, Balaji, David O. Oluwole, Earl Prinsloo, et al.. (2019). Photodynamic activity of 2,6-diiodo-3,5-dithienylvinyleneBODIPYs and their folate-functionalized chitosan-coated Pluronic® F-127 micelles on MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines. 24(05n07). 973–984. 2 indexed citations

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Gai, Lizhi, et al.. (2018). Electrospun 3,5-dithienylvinyleneBODIPY embedded polystyrene nanofibers for the photocatalytic degradation of azo dyes in industrial wastewaters. Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines. 22(6). 501–508. 1 indexed citations

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Musser, Andrew J., Sai Kiran Rajendran, Kyriacos Georgiou, et al.. (2017). Intermolecular states in organic dye dispersions: excimers vs. aggregates. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 5(33). 8380–8389. 73 indexed citations

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Zhou, Zhikuan, et al.. (2017). Naphtho[b]-fused BODIPYs: one pot Suzuki–Miyaura–Knoevenagel synthesis and photophysical properties. Chemical Communications. 53(49). 6621–6624. 72 indexed citations

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Gai, Lizhi, et al.. (2017). Optical Limiting Properties of 3,5‐Dithienylenevinylene BODIPY Dyes at 532 nm. Chemistry - A European Journal. 23(58). 14507–14514. 55 indexed citations

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Gai, Lizhi, et al.. (2012). Ratiometric fluorescence chemodosimeters for fluoride anion based on pyrene excimer/monomer transformation. Chemical Communications. 48(87). 10721–10721. 116 indexed citations

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