Qianli Zou

9.1k total citations · 7 hit papers
85 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Qianli Zou is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qianli Zou has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Biomaterials, 45 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 38 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Qianli Zou's work include Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (50 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (41 papers) and Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications (18 papers). Qianli Zou is often cited by papers focused on Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (50 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (41 papers) and Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications (18 papers). Qianli Zou collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United Kingdom. Qianli Zou's co-authors include Xuehai Yan, Ruirui Xing, Shukun Li, Manzar Abbas, Kai Liu, Chengqian Yuan, Guanghui Ma, Luyang Zhao, Guizhi Shen and Helmuth Möhwald and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Qianli Zou

83 papers receiving 8.1k citations

Hit Papers

Biological Photothermal Nanodots Based on Self-Assembly o... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2017 2016 2017 2016 2018 250 500 750
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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. Biological Photothermal Nanodots Based on Self-Assembly of Peptide–Porphyrin Conjugates for Antitumor Therapy
    2017 841 citations Qianli Zou, Luyang Zhao et al. profile →
  2. An Injectable Self‐Assembling Collagen–Gold Hybrid Hydrogel for Combinatorial Antitumor Photothermal/Photodynamic Therapy
    2016 725 citations Ruirui Xing, Kai Liu et al. profile →
  3. Self‐Assembled Peptide‐ and Protein‐Based Nanomaterials for Antitumor Photodynamic and Photothermal Therapy
    2017 633 citations Qianli Zou, Shukun Li et al. profile →
  4. Simple Peptide‐Tuned Self‐Assembly of Photosensitizers towards Anticancer Photodynamic Therapy
    2016 473 citations Kai Liu, Ruirui Xing et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  5. Smart Peptide-Based Supramolecular Photodynamic Metallo-Nanodrugs Designed by Multicomponent Coordination Self-Assembly
    2018 432 citations Shukun Li, Qianli Zou et al. profile →
  6. Nucleation and Growth of Amino Acid and Peptide Supramolecular Polymers through Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation
    2019 352 citations Chengqian Yuan, Ruirui Xing et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  7. Self‐Assembling Endogenous Biliverdin as a Versatile Near‐Infrared Photothermal Nanoagent for Cancer Theranostics
    2019 295 citations Ruirui Xing, Qianli Zou 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
Qianli Zou China 44 4.0k 3.6k 3.5k 2.5k 1.6k 85 8.1k
Xianzhu Yang China 51 5.7k 1.4× 3.8k 1.1× 2.5k 0.7× 3.7k 1.5× 856 0.5× 156 10.3k
Ruirui Xing China 59 4.7k 1.2× 5.4k 1.5× 4.1k 1.2× 3.5k 1.4× 2.6k 1.6× 132 11.4k
Qi Lei China 50 4.6k 1.2× 2.5k 0.7× 3.8k 1.1× 2.4k 0.9× 679 0.4× 144 8.8k
Haihua Xiao China 52 4.5k 1.1× 3.2k 0.9× 2.8k 0.8× 3.2k 1.3× 818 0.5× 175 9.5k
Xiuli Hu China 41 3.0k 0.8× 3.0k 0.8× 2.0k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 978 0.6× 129 6.7k
Bengang Xing Singapore 65 7.1k 1.8× 2.6k 0.7× 6.4k 1.8× 3.6k 1.4× 1.5k 0.9× 186 12.6k
Chunbai He United States 31 4.5k 1.1× 2.9k 0.8× 3.0k 0.9× 2.6k 1.0× 486 0.3× 38 9.4k
Woo‐Dong Jang South Korea 41 1.8k 0.5× 1.6k 0.4× 3.1k 0.9× 1.7k 0.7× 1.6k 1.0× 140 6.6k
Fengting Lv China 51 5.1k 1.3× 1.3k 0.4× 5.8k 1.7× 2.9k 1.1× 1.8k 1.1× 210 10.8k
Guangbao Yang China 35 5.5k 1.4× 2.4k 0.7× 3.7k 1.1× 1.5k 0.6× 503 0.3× 53 7.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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He, Jiahui, et al.. (2025). Brain-targeting peptide-functionalized nanomicelles for enhanced vancomycin delivery and meningitis therapy. Chemical Engineering Journal. 521. 167028–167028.
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Jiang, Chen, et al.. (2025). Supramolecular carrier-free biological nanofibers for treatment of liver fibrosis. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 728. 138791–138791.
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Zou, Qianli, et al.. (2025). Effect of glycosylation on protein folding: From biological roles to chemical protein synthesis. iScience. 28(6). 112605–112605. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jiaxin, Rui Chang, Shukun Li, Ruirui Xing, & Qianli Zou. (2024). Peptide-coordination self-assembly: Supramolecular design and biomedical applications. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 693. 134076–134076. 6 indexed citations
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Wu, Lifang, et al.. (2021). Self-assembly of amino acids toward functional biomaterials. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. 12. 1140–1150. 32 indexed citations
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Xing, Ruirui, Qianli Zou, & Xuehai Yan. (2020). Peptide-based Supramolecular Colloids. CAS OpenIR (Chinese Academy of Sciences). 10 indexed citations
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Sun, Bingbing, Kai Tao, Yi Jia, et al.. (2019). Photoactive properties of supramolecular assembled short peptides. Chemical Society Reviews. 48(16). 4387–4400. 159 indexed citations
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Li, Yongxin, Qianli Zou, Chengqian Yuan, et al.. (2018). Amino Acid Coordination Driven Self‐Assembly for Enhancing both the Biological Stability and Tumor Accumulation of Curcumin. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57(52). 17084–17088. 213 indexed citations
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Liu, Kai, et al.. (2018). Primitive Photosynthetic Architectures Based on Self‐Organization and Chemical Evolution of Amino Acids and Metal Ions. Advanced Science. 5(6). 1701001–1701001. 39 indexed citations
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Zhao, Luyang, Qianli Zou, & Xuehai Yan. (2018). Self-Assembling Peptide-Based Nanoarchitectonics. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 92(1). 70–79. 110 indexed citations
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Li, Yongxin, Qianli Zou, Chengqian Yuan, et al.. (2018). Amino Acid Coordination Driven Self‐Assembly for Enhancing both the Biological Stability and Tumor Accumulation of Curcumin. Angewandte Chemie. 130(52). 17330–17334. 30 indexed citations
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Liu, Kai, et al.. (2017). Self-assembly of biomimetic light-harvesting complexes capable of hydrogen evolution. Green Energy & Environment. 2(1). 58–63. 48 indexed citations
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Liu, Kai, Ruirui Xing, Yongxin Li, et al.. (2016). Mimicking Primitive Photobacteria: Sustainable Hydrogen Evolution Based on Peptide–Porphyrin Co‐Assemblies with a Self‐Mineralized Reaction Center. Angewandte Chemie. 128(40). 12691–12695. 23 indexed citations
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Fang, Yanyan, Tianlong Liu, Qianli Zou, Yuxia Zhao, & Feipeng Wu. (2016). Water-soluble benzylidene cyclopentanone based photosensitizers for in vitro and in vivo antimicrobial photodynamic therapy. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 33 indexed citations
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Zou, Qianli, Lu Zhang, Xuehai Yan, et al.. (2014). Multifunctional Porous Microspheres Based on Peptide–Porphyrin Hierarchical Co‐Assembly. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(9). 2366–2370. 162 indexed citations
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Zhao, Hongyou, Rong Yin, Defu Chen, et al.. (2014). In vitro and in vivo antitumor activity of a novel hypocrellin B derivative for photodynamic therapy. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy. 11(2). 204–212. 30 indexed citations
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Shen, Guizhi, Chengjun Chen, Ruirui Xing, et al.. (2014). Nanoengineering of Stimuli‐Responsive Protein‐Based Biomimetic Protocells as Versatile Drug Delivery Tools. Chemistry - A European Journal. 20(23). 6880–6887. 86 indexed citations
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Zou, Qianli, Yuxia Zhao, Nikolay S. Makarov, et al.. (2012). Effect of alicyclic ring size on the photophysical and photochemical properties of bis(arylidene)cycloalkanone compounds. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 14(33). 11743–11743. 42 indexed citations
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Yang, Wei, Qianli Zou, Yang Zhou, et al.. (2011). Carboxylate modified benzylidene cyclopentanone dyes for one- and two-photon excited photodynamic therapy. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 222(1). 228–235. 23 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yuxia, Weijia Wang, Feipeng Wu, et al.. (2011). Polyethylene glycol-functionalized benzylidene cyclopentanone dyes for two-photon excited photodynamic therapy. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 9(11). 4168–4168. 43 indexed citations

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