Ryan T. K. Kwok

42.2k total citations · 18 hit papers
377 papers, 36.3k citations indexed

About

Ryan T. K. Kwok is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Ryan T. K. Kwok has authored 377 papers receiving a total of 36.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 319 papers in Materials Chemistry, 207 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 99 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Ryan T. K. Kwok's work include Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (302 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (194 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (96 papers). Ryan T. K. Kwok is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (302 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (194 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (96 papers). Ryan T. K. Kwok collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and Singapore. Ryan T. K. Kwok's co-authors include Ben Zhong Tang, Jacky W. Y. Lam, Nelson L. C. Leung, Ju Mei, Bin Liu, Zheng Zhao, Chris Wai Tung Leung, Haoke Zhang, Herman H. Y. Sung and Ian D. Williams and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Ryan T. K. Kwok

365 papers receiving 36.1k citations

Hit Papers

Aggregation-Induced Emission: Together We Shine, United W... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2015 2014 2018 2019 2012 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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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. Aggregation-Induced Emission: Together We Shine, United We Soar!
    2015 7.0k citations Nelson L. C. Leung, Ryan T. K. Kwok et al. profile →
  2. Biosensing by luminogens with aggregation-induced emission characteristics
    2014 1.2k citations Ryan T. K. Kwok, Chris Wai Tung Leung et al. profile →
  3. Aggregation-induced emission: fundamental understanding and future developments
    2018 726 citations Yuncong Chen, Jacky W. Y. Lam et al. profile →
  4. Clusterization-triggered emission: Uncommon luminescence from common materials
    2019 583 citations Haoke Zhang, Zheng Zhao et al. profile →
  5. Real-Time Monitoring of Cell Apoptosis and Drug Screening Using Fluorescent Light-Up Probe with Aggregation-Induced Emission Characteristics
    2012 544 citations Haibin Shi, Ryan T. K. Kwok et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  6. Targeted Theranostic Platinum(IV) Prodrug with a Built-In Aggregation-Induced Emission Light-Up Apoptosis Sensor for Noninvasive Early Evaluation of Its Therapeutic Responses in Situ
    2014 448 citations Youyong Yuan, Ryan T. K. Kwok et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  7. Aggregate Science: From Structures to Properties
    2020 427 citations Haoke Zhang, Zheng Zhao et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  8. Rational design of a water-soluble NIR AIEgen, and its application in ultrafast wash-free cellular imaging and photodynamic cancer cell ablation
    2018 394 citations Dong Wang, Huifang Su et al. Chemical Science profile →
  9. Two-photon AIE bio-probe with large Stokes shift for specific imaging of lipid droplets
    2017 392 citations Xinggui Gu, Jacky W. Y. Lam et al. Chemical Science profile →
  10. Highly efficient photothermal nanoagent achieved by harvesting energy via excited-state intramolecular motion within nanoparticles
    2019 386 citations Zheng Zhao, Chao Chen et al. profile →
  11. Design of AIEgens for near-infrared IIb imaging through structural modulation at molecular and morphological levels
    2020 374 citations Shunjie Liu, Haoke Zhang et al. profile →
  12. Real‐Time and High‐Resolution Bioimaging with Bright Aggregation‐Induced Emission Dots in Short‐Wave Infrared Region
    2018 374 citations Ji Qi, Ryan T. K. Kwok et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  13. Highly Efficient Photosensitizers with Far‐Red/Near‐Infrared Aggregation‐Induced Emission for In Vitro and In Vivo Cancer Theranostics
    2018 332 citations Dong Wang, Michelle M. S. Lee et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  14. Rational Design of NIR-II AIEgens with Ultrahigh Quantum Yields for Photo- and Chemiluminescence Imaging
    2022 214 citations Feiyi Sun, Jianyu Zhang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  15. Amplification of Activated Near-Infrared Afterglow Luminescence by Introducing Twisted Molecular Geometry for Understanding Neutrophil-Involved Diseases
    2022 145 citations Chao Chen, Ryan T. K. Kwok et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  16. H2O2‐Responsive NIR‐II AIE Nanobomb for Carbon Monoxide Boosting Low‐Temperature Photothermal Therapy
    2022 145 citations Gongcheng Ma, Chunguang Zhu et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  17. Integration of AIEgens into covalent organic frameworks for pyroptosis and ferroptosis primed cancer immunotherapy
    2023 143 citations Jianwei Sun, Ryan T. K. Kwok et al. profile →
  18. Integration of Motion and Stillness: A Paradigm Shift in Constructing Nearly Planar NIR-II AIEgen with Ultrahigh Molar Absorptivity and Photothermal Effect for Multimodal Phototheranostics
    2025 26 citations Xinwen Ou, Ryan T. K. Kwok 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
Ryan T. K. Kwok Hong Kong 96 28.3k 14.9k 12.0k 7.2k 6.4k 377 36.3k
Fuyou Li China 103 30.8k 1.1× 12.9k 0.9× 8.9k 0.7× 6.9k 1.0× 4.2k 0.7× 398 42.2k
Xiaojun Peng China 102 23.0k 0.8× 16.1k 1.1× 15.8k 1.3× 11.1k 1.5× 4.5k 0.7× 696 43.2k
Xiaobing Zhang China 100 14.4k 0.5× 14.0k 0.9× 7.6k 0.6× 16.4k 2.3× 1.9k 0.3× 757 35.9k
Yuning Hong China 63 19.9k 0.7× 5.2k 0.3× 10.2k 0.8× 4.7k 0.7× 5.1k 0.8× 162 23.9k
Kanyi Pu Singapore 124 21.3k 0.8× 30.1k 2.0× 3.8k 0.3× 11.6k 1.6× 2.8k 0.4× 355 43.8k
Jiangli Fan China 85 15.8k 0.6× 11.5k 0.8× 11.5k 1.0× 7.7k 1.1× 2.8k 0.4× 419 28.2k
Ramón Martínez‐Máñez Spain 82 14.7k 0.5× 6.6k 0.4× 12.8k 1.1× 7.8k 1.1× 3.6k 0.6× 616 30.3k
Anjun Qin China 86 22.3k 0.8× 5.3k 0.4× 9.5k 0.8× 4.0k 0.5× 9.5k 1.5× 487 30.0k
Jinsong Ren China 117 34.5k 1.2× 20.8k 1.4× 2.4k 0.2× 22.5k 3.1× 3.3k 0.5× 633 54.3k
Xiaogang Qu China 121 37.9k 1.3× 23.5k 1.6× 2.5k 0.2× 24.1k 3.3× 3.4k 0.5× 638 59.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Jin, Xinwen Ou, Yanzi Xu, et al.. (2025). Unveiling Migration Dynamics of Acid Molecules in Microenvironments via Fluorescence Signal: A Case Study in Polymer Emulsion Film Formation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(29). 25998–26008.
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Yuan, Guiping, Feiyi Sun, Cheng Liu, et al.. (2025). Self‐Assembled Nanoconjugates with Aggregation‐Induced Emission for Near‐Infrared II Imaging and Transcytosis‐Driven Cancer Therapy. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(44). e202506770–e202506770.
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Zhang, Siwei, Fulong Ma, Jinhui Jiang, et al.. (2025). Isotope Engineering of Tetraphenylethylene: Aggregate‐Dependent Enhancement of Luminescence Efficiency. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(36). e202511678–e202511678. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Xingguang, Ran Yan, Ming Tan, et al.. (2025). Facile Access to Piezoelectric Polyamides by Polyamidation of Carboxylic Acids and Ynamides for Potent Tumor Immunotherapy. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(21). e202424923–e202424923. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Jin, Xinyue Liu, Zihe Liu, et al.. (2025). Multiscale tracking of emulsion dynamics by aggregation-induced emission. National Science Review. 12(11). nwaf378–nwaf378. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Mingwang, Xinwen Ou, Jianyu Zhang, et al.. (2024). BOIMPY Scaffold: Accessing Ultrahigh Molar Extinction Coefficient AIEgen for SWIR Imaging‐Guided Photothermal Cancer Ablation. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(1). 22 indexed citations
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Li, Pei, Wenjin Wang, Changhuo Xu, et al.. (2024). Tumor Site‐Specific In Vivo Theranostics Enabled by Microenvironment‐Dependent Chemical Transformation and Self‐Amplifying Effect. Advanced Science. 12(4). e2409506–e2409506. 6 indexed citations
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Wu, Jiajie, et al.. (2023). Co‐aggregation as A Simple Strategy for Preparing Fluorogenic Tetrazine Probes with On‐Demand Fluorogen Selection**. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(11). e202313930–e202313930. 13 indexed citations
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Ma, Gongcheng, Chunguang Zhu, Huajie Chen, et al.. (2022). H2O2‐Responsive NIR‐II AIE Nanobomb for Carbon Monoxide Boosting Low‐Temperature Photothermal Therapy. Angewandte Chemie. 134(36). 4 indexed citations
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Alam, Parvej, Nelson L. C. Leung, Junkai Liu, et al.. (2020). Two Are Better Than One: A Design Principle for Ultralong‐Persistent Luminescence of Pure Organics. Advanced Materials. 32(22). e2001026–e2001026. 228 indexed citations
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Xu, Wenhan, Michelle M. S. Lee, Jing‐Jun Nie, et al.. (2020). Three‐Pronged Attack by Homologous Far‐red/NIR AIEgens to Achieve 1+1+1>3 Synergistic Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(24). 9610–9616. 171 indexed citations
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Qi, Ji, Xingchen Duan, Yuanjing Cai, et al.. (2020). Simultaneously boosting the conjugation, brightness and solubility of organic fluorophores by using AIEgens. Chemical Science. 11(32). 8438–8447. 33 indexed citations
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Qi, Ji, Jun Li, Ruihua Liu, et al.. (2019). Boosting Fluorescence-Photoacoustic-Raman Properties in One Fluorophore for Precise Cancer Surgery. Chem. 5(10). 2657–2677. 118 indexed citations
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Chen, Yuncong, Zheng Zhao, Yuefei Cai, et al.. (2018). An Easily Accessible Ionic Aggregation‐Induced Emission Luminogen with Hydrogen‐Bonding‐Switchable Emission and Wash‐Free Imaging Ability. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57(18). 5011–5015. 83 indexed citations
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Kwok, Ryan T. K., et al.. (2017). Uptake, Distribution, and Bioimaging Applications of Aggregation-Induced Emission Saponin Nanoparticles in Arabidopsis thaliana. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(34). 28298–28304. 17 indexed citations
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Cai, Yuanjing, Gui Chen, Kerim Samedov, et al.. (2017). An acidic pH independent piperazine–TPE AIEgen as a unique bioprobe for lysosome tracing. Chemical Science. 8(11). 7593–7603. 127 indexed citations
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Leung, Chris Wai Tung, Zhiming Wang, Engui Zhao, et al.. (2015). A Lysosome‐Targeting AIEgen for Autophagy Visualization. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 5(4). 427–431. 64 indexed citations
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Song, Zhegang, Yuning Hong, Ryan T. K. Kwok, et al.. (2014). A dual-mode fluorescence “turn-on” biosensor based on an aggregation-induced emission luminogen. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 2(12). 1717–1723. 80 indexed citations
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Kwok, Ryan T. K., Junlong Geng, Jacky W. Y. Lam, et al.. (2014). Water-soluble bioprobes with aggregation-induced emission characteristics for light-up sensing of heparin. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 2(26). 4134–4141. 56 indexed citations
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Liang, Jing, Haibin Shi, Ryan T. K. Kwok, et al.. (2014). Distinct optical and kinetic responses from E/Z isomers of caspase probes with aggregation-induced emission characteristics. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 2(27). 4363–4370. 46 indexed citations

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