Qingfen Niu

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Qingfen Niu is a scholar working on Spectroscopy, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qingfen Niu has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Spectroscopy, 43 papers in Materials Chemistry and 27 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Qingfen Niu's work include Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (55 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (34 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (23 papers). Qingfen Niu is often cited by papers focused on Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (55 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (34 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (23 papers). Qingfen Niu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Qingfen Niu's co-authors include Tianduo Li, Zongrang Guo, Tao Sun, Haixia Liu, Tao Wei, Tingting Hu, Hong Chi, Jianbin Chen, Shanshan Zhang and Xingxing Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Journal of Materials Chemistry A.

In The Last Decade

Qingfen Niu

85 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Self-Luminescent Lanthanide Metal–Organic Frameworks as S... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300
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.

  1. Self-Luminescent Lanthanide Metal–Organic Frameworks as Signal Probes in Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay
    2020 309 citations Yaoguang Wang, Guanhui Zhao et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Qingfen Niu China 36 2.0k 1.5k 1.1k 600 561 87 3.0k
Serkan Erdemir Türkiye 32 2.0k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 759 0.7× 391 0.7× 442 0.8× 104 2.6k
Anil Kuwar India 30 1.8k 0.9× 1.0k 0.7× 731 0.7× 561 0.9× 338 0.6× 80 2.3k
Raju Nandhakumar India 39 2.5k 1.3× 1.7k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 718 1.2× 690 1.2× 164 4.1k
Naveen Mergu South Korea 23 1.5k 0.8× 999 0.7× 596 0.5× 596 1.0× 594 1.1× 39 2.3k
Arvind Misra India 31 1.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 654 0.6× 216 0.4× 252 0.4× 78 2.2k
Navneet Kaur India 21 1.2k 0.6× 996 0.7× 506 0.5× 336 0.6× 331 0.6× 77 1.9k
Lokesh Kumar Kumawat India 16 1.4k 0.7× 797 0.5× 658 0.6× 645 1.1× 619 1.1× 25 2.3k
Doo Ok Jang South Korea 35 1.8k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 321 0.5× 281 0.5× 151 3.9k
Ana B. Descalzo Spain 28 1.5k 0.7× 2.0k 1.3× 678 0.6× 173 0.3× 349 0.6× 46 3.1k
Ahmed Nuri Kurşunlu Türkiye 35 1.1k 0.6× 901 0.6× 531 0.5× 199 0.3× 239 0.4× 79 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Qingfen Niu

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Qingfen Niu's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Qingfen Niu with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Qingfen Niu more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Qingfen Niu

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Qingfen Niu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Qingfen Niu. The network helps show where Qingfen Niu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qingfen Niu

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Ma, Feng, et al.. (2025). A new D-π-A-type fluorescent probe for sensitive and quantitative monitoring and bioimaging of N2H4 in various water/soil samples, living cells, plants and zebrafish. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 345. 126814–126814. 1 indexed citations
2.
Gao, Fengyuan, et al.. (2025). Screening of an antimicrobial peptide-TWPAL and its application in hydrogels for wound healing. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 13(7). 2418–2430. 1 indexed citations
3.
4.
Wang, Xingjian, et al.. (2024). A new oligothiophene-derivatized fluorescent sensor for detecting and imaging of Hg2+ in water/soil/urine/tea/seafood samples and living plants. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 329. 125585–125585. 5 indexed citations
5.
6.
Chen, Ruimin, Tingting Hu, Shu Xing, et al.. (2023). New dual-responsive fluorescent sensor for hypochlorite and cyanide sensing and its imaging application in live cells and zebrafish. Talanta. 265. 124910–124910. 12 indexed citations
7.
Yin, Pengcheng, Qingfen Niu, Jiaqi Liu, et al.. (2021). A new AIEE-active carbazole based colorimetric/fluorimetric chemosensor for ultra-rapid and nano-level determination of Hg2+ and Al3+ in food/environmental samples and living cells. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 331. 129418–129418. 70 indexed citations
8.
Liu, Haixia, Tianduo Li, Baibiao Huang, et al.. (2020). Preparation of flower-like ZnO@ZnS core-shell structure enhances photocatalytic hydrogen production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 45(51). 26967–26978. 59 indexed citations
9.
Wang, Yaoguang, Guanhui Zhao, Hong Chi, et al.. (2020). Self-Luminescent Lanthanide Metal–Organic Frameworks as Signal Probes in Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(1). 504–512. 309 indexed citations breakdown →
10.
11.
Li, Chunpeng, Qingfen Niu, Shanshan Zhang, Tianduo Li, & Qingxin Yang. (2019). Synthesis, photophysical and electrochemical properties of a new star-shaped molecule with a 1,3,5-triethynylbenzene core and diketopyrrolopyrrole arms. RSC Advances. 9(49). 28357–28363. 1 indexed citations
12.
13.
Guo, Zongrang, Qingfen Niu, Qingxin Yang, Tianduo Li, & Hong Chi. (2019). A highly selective and sensitive dual-mode sensor for colorimetric and turn-on fluorescent detection of cyanide in water, agro-products and living cells. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1065. 113–123. 60 indexed citations
14.
15.
Guo, Zongrang, Qingfen Niu, & Tianduo Li. (2018). Highly sensitive oligothiophene-phenylamine-based dual-functional fluorescence “turn-on” sensor for rapid and simultaneous detection of Al 3+ and Fe 3+ in environment and food samples. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 200. 76–84. 44 indexed citations
16.
17.
18.
Zhang, Shanshan, Tao Sun, Fang Yuan, et al.. (2017). A dual-responsive colorimetric and fluorescent chemosensor based on diketopyrrolopyrrole derivative for naked-eye detection of Fe 3+ and its practical application. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 189. 594–600. 58 indexed citations
19.
Niu, Qingfen, Xingxing Wu, Tianduo Li, et al.. (2016). Highly selective, sensitive and fast-responsive fluorescent sensor for Hg2+. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 163. 45–48. 18 indexed citations
20.
Niu, Qingfen, et al.. (2013). Novel planar and star-shaped molecules: Synthesis, electrochemical and photophysical properties. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 107. 377–385. 11 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Serkan Erdemir Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Anil Kuwar Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Raju Nandhakumar Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Naveen Mergu Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Arvind Misra Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Navneet Kaur Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Lokesh Kumar Kumawat Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Doo Ok Jang Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ana B. Descalzo Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ahmed Nuri Kurşunlu
Rankless by CCL
2026