Qun Ren

10.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
156 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Qun Ren is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Qun Ren has authored 156 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Molecular Biology, 38 papers in Biomaterials and 32 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Qun Ren's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (28 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (25 papers) and Antimicrobial agents and applications (16 papers). Qun Ren is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (28 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (25 papers) and Antimicrobial agents and applications (16 papers). Qun Ren collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and China. Qun Ren's co-authors include Katharina Maniura‐Weber, Philipp Stiefel, Linda Thöny‐Meyer, Manfred Zinn, Flavia Zuber, Bernard Witholt, Vann Bennett, Katinka Ruth, Stefanie Altenried and Gustav Nyström and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Qun Ren

149 papers receiving 5.8k 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.

Critical aspects of using bacterial cell viability assays with the fluorophores SYTO9 and propidium iodide

2015 567 citations Philipp Stiefel, Katharina Maniura‐Weber et al. profile →
Ultralight, Flexible, and Biomimetic Nanocellulose/Silver Nanowire Aerogels for Electromagnetic Interference Shielding

2020 311 citations Zhihui Zeng, Qun Ren et al. ACS Nano profile →
Recent advances in green synthesized nanoparticles: from production to application

2023 187 citations Qun Ren et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qun Ren Switzerland	43	2.3k	1.4k	1.3k	738	518	156	5.9k
Chao Zhao United States	40	1.9k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	1.7k 1.3×	550 0.7×	676 1.3×	79	6.6k
Song Liu China	43	1.4k 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	563 0.8×	1.1k 2.2×	197	6.3k
Gregory F. Payne United States	52	2.2k 1.0×	2.2k 1.6×	2.9k 2.2×	773 1.0×	608 1.2×	174	8.2k
Shaoning Yu China	31	2.6k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 1.5×	441 0.9×	111	6.6k
Mian Wang China	44	992 0.4×	825 0.6×	2.2k 1.6×	1.2k 1.6×	451 0.9×	256	6.1k
Xiumei Wang China	58	2.3k 1.0×	3.2k 2.3×	3.6k 2.7×	2.0k 2.7×	606 1.2×	397	11.6k
Gang Guo China	52	2.2k 0.9×	3.1k 2.2×	2.4k 1.8×	802 1.1×	727 1.4×	291	8.7k
Keiji Numata Japan	52	3.8k 1.6×	5.4k 3.9×	1.7k 1.3×	594 0.8×	453 0.9×	258	8.7k
Filippo Rossi Italy	61	3.8k 1.6×	1.9k 1.3×	2.4k 1.8×	705 1.0×	611 1.2×	297	14.0k
Dong Soo Hwang South Korea	53	1.2k 0.5×	2.6k 1.9×	2.2k 1.7×	907 1.2×	826 1.6×	176	8.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Qun Ren

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qun Ren

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Ren, Yang Liu, Qun Ren, et al.. (2025). Biochemical properties and substrate specificity of GOB-38 in Elizabethkingia anophelis. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 351–351. 2 indexed citations

Zuber, Flavia, Barbara Hanselmann, Svetlana Kucher, et al.. (2025). Plasma Functionalization Enables Diffusion Control of Reactive Oxygen Species. Small. 21(35). e2502311–e2502311.

Hufenus, Rudolf, et al.. (2024). Bio-based modification of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) towards increased antimicrobial activities and reduced cytotoxicity. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 275(Pt 2). 133132–133132. 10 indexed citations

Feng, Wenli, Wensheng Xie, Qun Ren, et al.. (2024). Poly(d-amino acid) Nanoparticles Target Staphylococcal Growth and Biofilm Disassembly by Interfering with Peptidoglycan Synthesis. ACS Nano. 18(11). 8017–8028. 21 indexed citations

Altenried, Stefanie, et al.. (2024). Tooth-Whitening with a Novel Phthalimido Peroxy Caproic Acid: Short Communication. Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry. Volume 16. 219–225. 1 indexed citations

Ren, Qun, Ning Qu, Jingyi Zhou, et al.. (2023). KinomeMETA: meta-learning enhanced kinome-wide polypharmacology profiling. Briefings in Bioinformatics. 25(1). 9 indexed citations

Kummer, Nico, Yashoda Chandorkar, Flavia Zuber, et al.. (2023). 2D foam film coating of antimicrobial lysozyme amyloid fibrils onto cellulose nanopapers. Nanoscale Advances. 5(19). 5276–5285. 4 indexed citations

Ren, Qun, et al.. (2023). Resistance development in Escherichia coli to delafloxacin at pHs 6.0 and 7.3 compared to ciprofloxacin. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 67(11). e0162522–e0162522. 2 indexed citations

Hegemann, Dirk, Barbara Hanselmann, Flavia Zuber, et al.. (2022). Plasma‐deposited AgOx‐doped TiOx coatings enable rapid antibacterial activity based on ROS generation. Plasma Processes and Polymers. 19(7). 14 indexed citations

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Pan, Fei, Sixuan Zhang, Stefanie Altenried, et al.. (2022). Advanced antifouling and antibacterial hydrogels enabled by controlled thermo-responses of a biocompatible polymer composite. Biomaterials Science. 10(21). 6146–6159. 23 indexed citations

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Pan, Fei, Altangerel Amarjargal, Stefanie Altenried, et al.. (2021). Bioresponsive Hybrid Nanofibers Enable Controlled Drug Delivery through Glass Transition Switching at Physiological Temperature. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 4(5). 4271–4279. 35 indexed citations

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Valentin, Jules D. P., Franziska Pietsch, Christian H. Ahrens, et al.. (2021). Role of the flagellar hook in the structural development and antibiotic tolerance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. The ISME Journal. 16(4). 1176–1186. 33 indexed citations

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Varadarajan, Adithi R., R N Allan, Jules D. P. Valentin, et al.. (2020). An integrated model system to gain mechanistic insights into biofilm-associated antimicrobial resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa MPAO1. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 6(1). 46–46. 37 indexed citations

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Milionis, Athanasios, Abinash Tripathy, Chander Shekhar Sharma, et al.. (2020). Water-Based Scalable Methods for Self-Cleaning Antibacterial ZnO-Nanostructured Surfaces. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 59(32). 14323–14333. 38 indexed citations

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Valentin, Jules D. P., Dominik Abt, Xiao‐Hua Qin, et al.. (2019). Bacterial Adhesion on Soft Materials: Passive Physicochemical Interactions or Active Bacterial Mechanosensing?. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 8(8). e1801323–e1801323. 60 indexed citations

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Pan, Fei, Stefanie Altenried, Mengdi Liu, et al.. (2019). A nanolayer coating on polydimethylsiloxane surfaces enables a mechanistic study of bacterial adhesion influenced by material surface physicochemistry. Materials Horizons. 7(1). 93–103. 32 indexed citations

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Qin, Xiao‐Hua, Berna Şentürk, Jules D. P. Valentin, et al.. (2018). Cell-Membrane-Inspired Silicone Interfaces that Mitigate Proinflammatory Macrophage Activation and Bacterial Adhesion. Langmuir. 35(5). 1882–1894. 44 indexed citations

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Gontsarik, Mark, Anan Yaghmur, Qun Ren, Katharina Maniura‐Weber, & Stefan Salentinig. (2018). From Structure to Function: pH-Switchable Antimicrobial Nano-Self-Assemblies. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(3). 2821–2829. 77 indexed citations

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Wu, Songmei, Flavia Zuber, Katharina Maniura‐Weber, Juergen Brügger, & Qun Ren. (2018). Nanostructured surface topographies have an effect on bactericidal activity. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 16(1). 20–20. 122 indexed citations

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Stiefel, Philipp, et al.. (2016). Rapid Assay to Assess Bacterial Adhesion on Textiles. Materials. 9(4). 249–249. 25 indexed citations

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