Mimi Wan

10.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
101 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Mimi Wan is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Mimi Wan has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 38 papers in Molecular Biology and 38 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Mimi Wan's work include Micro and Nano Robotics (38 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (17 papers) and Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks (13 papers). Mimi Wan is often cited by papers focused on Micro and Nano Robotics (38 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (17 papers) and Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks (13 papers). Mimi Wan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Czechia. Mimi Wan's co-authors include Uta Francke, Ruthie E. Amir, Huda Y. Zoghbi, Ignatia B. Van den Veyver, Chun Mao, Jian Shen, Robert H. Crabtree, Ting Li, Qi Wang and Yueqi Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Mimi Wan

92 papers receiving 8.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Rett syndrome is caused by mutations in X-linked MECP2, encoding methyl-CpG-binding protein 2

1999 3.7k citations Mimi Wan et al. profile →
An Essential Switch in Subunit Composition of a Chromatin Remodeling Complex during Neural Development

2007 559 citations Julie Lessard, Jiang Wu et al. Neuron profile →
A nitric-oxide driven chemotactic nanomotor for enhanced immunotherapy of glioblastoma

2023 134 citations Ting Li, Yingfang Tao et al. Nature Communications profile →
Extracellular vesicles and their engineering strategies, delivery systems, and biomedical applications

2024 101 citations Yunxin Xue, Yu Duan et al. profile →
Oral mitochondrial transplantation using nanomotors to treat ischaemic heart disease

2024 72 citations Ziyu Wu, Lin Chen et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mimi Wan China	37	4.4k	3.6k	1.9k	1.8k	1.3k	101	8.3k
Madeline A. Lancaster United Kingdom	35	9.2k 2.1×	1.8k 0.5×	778 0.4×	4.3k 2.4×	46 0.0×	55	13.7k
Sergiu P. Pașca United States	45	6.4k 1.5×	1.3k 0.4×	1.3k 0.7×	2.7k 1.5×	32 0.0×	84	9.9k
Hidenori Suzuki Japan	45	2.2k 0.5×	375 0.1×	492 0.3×	363 0.2×	58 0.0×	317	7.8k
Sabine Maier Germany	43	1.2k 0.3×	248 0.1×	964 0.5×	684 0.4×	97 0.1×	137	5.4k
Kazunori Nakajima Japan	57	5.9k 1.3×	1.9k 0.5×	874 0.5×	153 0.1×	80 0.1×	249	13.3k
Hiroshi Ichinose Japan	51	4.5k 1.0×	1.1k 0.3×	348 0.2×	282 0.2×	62 0.0×	268	10.8k
John W. Haycock United States	67	4.9k 1.1×	438 0.1×	879 0.5×	2.5k 1.4×	25 0.0×	234	13.9k
Evan Y. Snyder United States	61	9.5k 2.1×	1.3k 0.4×	292 0.2×	1.3k 0.7×	22 0.0×	180	17.7k
Krystof S. Bankiewicz United States	55	3.8k 0.9×	2.7k 0.7×	702 0.4×	814 0.5×	23 0.0×	153	8.4k
Dwaine F. Emerich United States	49	2.3k 0.5×	457 0.1×	462 0.2×	999 0.6×	30 0.0×	185	7.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Mimi Wan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mimi Wan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mimi Wan

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Liu, Nian, et al.. (2025). Microneedle-based nanomotor cancer vaccine combined with chemotherapy for synergistic melanoma therapy. Nanoscale. 17(20). 12716–12726.

Feng, Shibao, et al.. (2025). Application of Nanoformulations in the Treatment of Oral Cancer. Small. 21(46). e08260–e08260.

Chen, Lin, et al.. (2025). Sulfur dioxide-releasing nanomotors improve the therapeutic effect of liver fibrosis by restoring the fenestrae of sinusoids. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 692. 137557–137557. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Nian, Zhan Chen, Chun Mao, et al.. (2025). NO-releasing nanomotor-loaded microneedles induce melanoma cell death via intracellular self-assembly. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 681. 125820–125820.

Chen, Tiantian, Yu Duan, Yingjie Wang, et al.. (2025). Size-variable self-feedback nanomotors for glioblastoma therapy via mitochondrial mineralization. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8990–8990.

Chen, Yidan, Yao Zhang, Yunxin Xue, et al.. (2024). Dual responsive drug-loaded nanomotor based on zwitterionic materials for the treatment of peritoneal metastatic cancer. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 679(Pt A). 868–878. 6 indexed citations

Chen, Tiantian, et al.. (2024). Biomimetic mineralization: construction and biomedical applications of biohybrid materials. Materials Chemistry Frontiers. 8(20). 3383–3412. 5 indexed citations

Wu, Ziyu, Lin Chen, Jun Wang, et al.. (2024). Oral mitochondrial transplantation using nanomotors to treat ischaemic heart disease. Nature Nanotechnology. 19(9). 1375–1385. 72 indexed citations breakdown →

Gao, Zheng, Ziyu Wu, Jun Wang, et al.. (2024). Artificial Neutrophils Against Vascular Graft Infection. Advanced Science. 11(30). e2402768–e2402768. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Ting, Lin Chen, Yunxin Xue, et al.. (2024). Chemotactic nanomotor for multimodal combined therapy of glioblastoma. Science China Chemistry. 67(4). 1277–1288. 13 indexed citations

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Chen, Lin, Dan Fang, Xiangyu Xiao, et al.. (2023). Nanomotors-loaded microneedle patches for the treatment of bacterial biofilm-related infections of wound. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 647. 142–151. 43 indexed citations

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Mao, Chun & Mimi Wan. (2023). Biomedical Micro‐ and Nanorobots in Disease Treatment.

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Chen, Yidan, et al.. (2023). Progress in the Treatment of Peritoneal Metastatic Cancer and the Application of Therapeutic Nanoagents. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 6(11). 4518–4548. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Ting, Zhiyong Liu, Jinglei Hu, et al.. (2022). A Universal Chemotactic Targeted Delivery Strategy for Inflammatory Diseases. Advanced Materials. 34(47). e2206654–e2206654. 47 indexed citations

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Wan, Mimi, Ting Li, Huan Chen, et al.. (2021). Zwitterion‐Based Hydrogen Sulfide Nanomotors Induce Multiple Acidosis in Tumor Cells by Destroying Tumor Metabolic Symbiosis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(29). 16139–16148. 111 indexed citations

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Wang, Meng, Wenqiang Yan, Dan Fang, et al.. (2020). Nanomotor-based adsorbent for blood Lead(II) removal in vitro and in pig models. Bioactive Materials. 6(4). 1140–1149. 24 indexed citations

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Chen, Huan, Yueqi Yu, Yangyang Huang, et al.. (2019). A dual-responsive biosensor for blood lead detection. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1093. 131–141. 30 indexed citations

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Zhou, Qian, Yang Liu, Yuhong Liu, et al.. (2017). Superoxide Anion Biosensor Based on Bionic-Enzyme Hyperbranched Polyester Particles. Australian Journal of Chemistry. 71(3). 119–126. 1 indexed citations

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Wan, Mimi & Jianhui Wang. (2014). RNA Sequencing and its Applications in Cancer Diagnosis and Targeted Therapy. North American Journal of Medicine and Science. 7(4). 4 indexed citations

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Lessard, Julie, Jiang Wu, Jeffrey A. Ranish, et al.. (2007). An Essential Switch in Subunit Composition of a Chromatin Remodeling Complex during Neural Development. Neuron. 55(2). 201–215. 559 indexed citations breakdown →

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