Nan Yang

2.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
47 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Nan Yang is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Nan Yang has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 27 papers in Materials Chemistry and 8 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Nan Yang's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (27 papers), Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (18 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (6 papers). Nan Yang is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (27 papers), Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (18 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (6 papers). Nan Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Nan Yang's co-authors include Xuejiao Song, Changyu Cao, Xiaochen Dong, Wenjun Wang, Wenjun Wang, Xiaorui Wang, Xiaochen Dong, Wanyue Xiao, Peng Chen and Xiaochen Dong and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Nan Yang

44 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Recent Advances in Tumor Microenvironment Hydrogen Peroxide-Responsive Materials for Cancer Photodynamic Therapy

2020 262 citations Nan Yang, Xuejiao Song et al. profile →
Recent advances of cancer chemodynamic therapy based on Fenton/Fenton-like chemistry

2021 230 citations Changyu Cao, Xiaorui Wang et al. profile →
Tumor Cell-Targeting and Tumor Microenvironment–Responsive Nanoplatforms for the Multimodal Imaging-Guided Photodynamic/Photothermal/Chemodynamic Treatment of Cervical Cancer

2024 210 citations Ying Wang, Jiayu Song et al. International Journal of Nanomedicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nan Yang China	23	1.5k	1.2k	471	400	304	47	2.2k
Zhichao Dai China	27	716 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	471 1.0×	224 0.6×	240 0.8×	57	1.9k
Weihua Zhuang China	25	824 0.5×	825 0.7×	491 1.0×	530 1.3×	163 0.5×	97	2.1k
Xi Hu China	25	1.3k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	716 1.5×	600 1.5×	264 0.9×	73	2.6k
Yilin Song China	26	1.2k 0.8×	731 0.6×	359 0.8×	417 1.0×	173 0.6×	46	1.6k
Bang‐Ping Jiang China	33	1.5k 1.0×	1.8k 1.5×	509 1.1×	593 1.5×	232 0.8×	67	3.0k
Ruyi Zhou China	25	1.2k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	357 0.8×	329 0.8×	208 0.7×	64	2.2k
Wen Cao China	23	821 0.5×	1.4k 1.1×	950 2.0×	382 1.0×	157 0.5×	47	2.5k
Huijuan Zhang China	25	874 0.6×	444 0.4×	328 0.7×	477 1.2×	141 0.5×	52	1.5k
Wenzhi Ren China	36	2.0k 1.4×	1.5k 1.2×	632 1.3×	906 2.3×	289 1.0×	71	3.2k
Guizhi Shen China	20	1.3k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	790 1.7×	1.0k 2.6×	248 0.8×	29	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nan Yang

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Yang, Nan, et al.. (2025). Photochemical control of cold‐sensitive TRPA1 ion channel gating for modulation of pain sensation. British Journal of Pharmacology. 182(15). 3559–3576. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Nan, Xiaoyi Guo, Jiayue Liu, et al.. (2025). Folate Receptor Alpha Targeted Immuno-Positron Emission Tomography Probe for Noninvasive Imaging in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Chemical & Biomedical Imaging.

Cao, Changyu, Wenjia Xu, Dapeng Chen, et al.. (2025). NIR-II Photocatalytic-Triggered Pyroptosis via Built-In Electric Field-Enhanced Reactive Oxygen Species Generation in Au–Cu ₂ O Nanodumbbells. ACS Nano. 20(1). 1386–1398.

Yang, Nan, Zhen Qiao, Chao‐Yue Sun, et al.. (2025). Discovery of non-electrophilic TRPA1 channel agonists with anti-nociceptive effects via rapid current desensitization. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 291. 117586–117586.

Cao, Changyu, Nan Yang, Wenjun Wang, et al.. (2024). Fe3+-DOX-mediated self-assembled nanolipids for tumor microenvironment activated synergistic ferroptotic-chemo therapy assisted with MR-imaging. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 415. 136039–136039. 6 indexed citations

Yang, Nan, et al.. (2024). Application of Nanomaterial-Based Sonodynamic Therapy in Tumor Therapy. Pharmaceutics. 16(5). 603–603. 14 indexed citations

Yu, Shujie, et al.. (2024). Noble Metal Nanoparticle-Based Photothermal Therapy: Development and Application in Effective Cancer Therapy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(11). 5632–5632. 36 indexed citations

Wang, Ying, Jiayu Song, Sijia Liu, et al.. (2024). Tumor Cell-Targeting and Tumor Microenvironment–Responsive Nanoplatforms for the Multimodal Imaging-Guided Photodynamic/Photothermal/Chemodynamic Treatment of Cervical Cancer. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 19. 5837–5858. 210 indexed citations breakdown →

Yang, Nan, Changyu Cao, Yan Su, et al.. (2024). Hypoxia-responsive nanoparticles for tumor-specific starvation therapy via a two-pronged approach. Chemical Engineering Journal. 485. 150133–150133. 12 indexed citations

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Yang, Nan, Changyu Cao, Xinyi Lv, et al.. (2023). Photo‐facilitated chemodynamic therapeutic agents: Synthesis, mechanisms, and biomedical applications. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 66 indexed citations

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Cao, Changyu, Nan Yang, Xiaorui Wang, et al.. (2023). Biomedicine meets nanozyme catalytic chemistry. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 491. 215245–215245. 106 indexed citations

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Wang, Ruiqi, et al.. (2023). Synergistic strategy based on mild phototherapy and deep tumor hypoxia reversal comprehensively remodels the tumor microenvironment for improved immunotherapy. Chemical Engineering Journal. 472. 145092–145092. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Jianmin, et al.. (2023). Multifunctional Nanoplatform for NIR-II Imaging-Guided Synergistic Oncotherapy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(23). 16949–16949. 6 indexed citations

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Yang, Nan, Hailong Pei, Xiuxiu Wang, et al.. (2022). Ionizing radiation-induced long noncoding RNA CRYBG3 regulates YAP/TAZ through mechanotransduction. Cell Death and Disease. 13(3). 209–209. 13 indexed citations

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Yang, Nan, Hui Li, Changyu Cao, et al.. (2022). Tumor microenvironment-activated theranostic nanoreactor for NIR-II Photoacoustic imaging-guided tumor-specific photothermal therapy. Fundamental Research. 4(1). 178–187. 22 indexed citations

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Cao, Changyu, Tingbo Zhang, Nan Yang, et al.. (2022). POD Nanozyme optimized by charge separation engineering for light/pH activated bacteria catalytic/photodynamic therapy. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 7(1). 86–86. 115 indexed citations

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Cao, Changyu, Hai Zou, Nan Yang, et al.. (2021). Fe₃O₄/Ag/Bi₂MoO₆ Photoactivatable Nanozyme for Self‐Replenishing and Sustainable Cascaded Nanocatalytic Cancer Therapy. Advanced Materials. 33(52). e2106996–e2106996. 215 indexed citations

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Yang, Nan, Heng Guo, Changyu Cao, et al.. (2021). Infection microenvironment-activated nanoparticles for NIR-II photoacoustic imaging-guided photothermal/chemodynamic synergistic anti-infective therapy. Biomaterials. 275. 120918–120918. 138 indexed citations

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Li, Qiuyi, Minglu Zhou, Xiang Li, et al.. (2021). Concurrent impairment of nucleus and mitochondria for synergistic inhibition of cancer metastasis. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 608. 121077–121077. 11 indexed citations

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Yang, Xue, Qing Yu, Nan Yang, et al.. (2019). Thieno[3,2-b]thiophene-DPP based near-infrared nanotheranostic agent for dual imaging-guided photothermal/photodynamic synergistic therapy. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 7(15). 2454–2462. 23 indexed citations

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