Nicholas Hou

485 total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 357 citations indexed

About

Nicholas Hou is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Ecology and Orthodontics. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas Hou has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 357 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 3 papers in Ecology and 3 papers in Orthodontics. Recurrent topics in Nicholas Hou's work include Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (4 papers), Dental materials and restorations (3 papers) and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (2 papers). Nicholas Hou is often cited by papers focused on Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (4 papers), Dental materials and restorations (3 papers) and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (2 papers). Nicholas Hou collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Arab Emirates. Nicholas Hou's co-authors include Kelly Pu, Tal Danino, Tetsuhiro Harimoto, Courtney Coker, Hiran Perinpanayagam, Jesse Zhu, Jongwon Im, Kam W. Leong, Joanna Zhang and Fangda Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Biotechnology, Journal of Neurophysiology and Journal of Applied Polymer Science.

In The Last Decade

Nicholas Hou

7 papers receiving 355 citations

Hit Papers

A programmable encapsulation system improves delivery of ... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150
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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.

  1. A programmable encapsulation system improves delivery of therapeutic bacteria in mice
    2022 171 citations Tetsuhiro Harimoto, Jaeseung Hahn et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →

Peers

Nicholas Hou
Marjorie T. Buss United States
Lianyue Li China
Babak Mostaghaci Germany
Pongkwan Sitasuwan United States
Mao‐Ze Wang China
David N. Quan United States
Tetsuhiro Harimoto United States
Weiqian Jiang United States
Haiyan Guo China
Krunal K. Mehta United States
Marjorie T. Buss United States
Nicholas Hou
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Countries citing papers authored by Nicholas Hou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nicholas Hou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nicholas Hou

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

All Works

8 of 8 papers shown
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Hong, Justin, et al.. (2026). Mapping kinase-dependent tumor immune adaptation with multiplexed single-cell CRISPR screens. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).
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Harimoto, Tetsuhiro, Jaeseung Hahn, Yuyu Chen, et al.. (2022). A programmable encapsulation system improves delivery of therapeutic bacteria in mice. Nature Biotechnology. 40(8). 1259–1269. 171 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chien, Tiffany, Tetsuhiro Harimoto, Courtney Coker, et al.. (2021). Enhancing the tropism of bacteria via genetically programmed biosensors. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 6(1). 94–104. 106 indexed citations
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Hou, Nicholas, Jesse Zhu, & Hiran Perinpanayagam. (2017). Human Mesenchymal Cell Attachment, Growth and Biomineralization on Calcium-enriched Titania-polyester Coatings. 1(2). 64–83. 1 indexed citations
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Hou, Nicholas, Jesse Zhu, Hui Zhang, & Hiran Perinpanayagam. (2016). Epoxy resin‐based ultrafine dry powder coatings for implants. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 133(37). 19 indexed citations
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Hou, Nicholas, Hiran Perinpanayagam, Mohammad Sayem Mozumder, & Jesse Zhu. (2015). Novel Development of Biocompatible Coatings for Bone Implants. Coatings. 5(4). 737–757. 23 indexed citations
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Hou, Nicholas, et al.. (2014). Na+-K+-ATPase trafficking induced by heat shock pretreatment correlates with increased resistance to anoxia in locusts. Journal of Neurophysiology. 112(4). 814–823. 26 indexed citations
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Hou, Nicholas, Jesse Zhu, Hui Zhang, & Hiran Perinpanayagam. (2014). Ultrafine calcium–titania–polyester dry powder coatings promote human mesenchymal cell attachment and biomineralization. Surface and Coatings Technology. 251. 177–185. 11 indexed citations

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