Shangfeng Wang

5.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
51 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Shangfeng Wang is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shangfeng Wang has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 31 papers in Materials Chemistry and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Shangfeng Wang's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (34 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (23 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (13 papers). Shangfeng Wang is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (34 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (23 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (13 papers). Shangfeng Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, Saudi Arabia and Australia. Shangfeng Wang's co-authors include Fan Zhang, Yong Fan, Zuhai Lei, Caixia Sun, Lingfei Lu, Benhao Li, Ying Chen, Dandan Li, Peng Pei and Mengyao Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Shangfeng Wang

48 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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. J-Aggregates of Cyanine Dye for NIR-II in Vivo Dynamic Vascular Imaging beyond 1500 nm
    2019 480 citations Caixia Sun, Benhao Li et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  2. Anti-quenching NIR-II molecular fluorophores for in vivo high-contrast imaging and pH sensing
    2019 446 citations Shangfeng Wang, Yong Fan et al. Nature Communications profile →
  3. Near-infrared luminescence high-contrast in vivo biomedical imaging
    2023 351 citations Ying Chen, Shangfeng Wang et al. Nature Reviews Bioengineering profile →
  4. Stable, Wavelength‐Tunable Fluorescent Dyes in the NIR‐II Region for In Vivo High‐Contrast Bioimaging and Multiplexed Biosensing
    2019 319 citations Zuhai Lei, Peng Pei et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  5. A hybrid erbium(III)–bacteriochlorin near-infrared probe for multiplexed biomedical imaging
    2021 244 citations Ting Wang, Shangfeng Wang et al. Nature Materials profile →
  6. Fluorescence-amplified nanocrystals in the second near-infrared window for in vivo real-time dynamic multiplexed imaging
    2023 172 citations Yiwei Yang, Ying Chen et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shangfeng Wang China 27 3.4k 3.2k 855 696 427 51 4.9k
Zuhai Lei China 25 3.1k 0.9× 2.9k 0.9× 667 0.8× 799 1.1× 377 0.9× 46 4.4k
Lingfei Lu China 24 3.5k 1.0× 3.4k 1.0× 879 1.0× 492 0.7× 499 1.2× 38 4.9k
Benhao Li China 27 2.9k 0.9× 2.6k 0.8× 822 1.0× 359 0.5× 290 0.7× 39 4.0k
Yong Fan China 36 4.2k 1.2× 4.5k 1.4× 1.1k 1.3× 540 0.8× 980 2.3× 83 6.5k
Caixia Sun China 23 2.5k 0.7× 2.6k 0.8× 560 0.7× 390 0.6× 467 1.1× 59 3.8k
Yao Sun China 36 3.2k 0.9× 2.6k 0.8× 920 1.1× 472 0.7× 1.0k 2.4× 101 5.3k
Chunrong Qu China 25 3.1k 0.9× 2.3k 0.7× 715 0.8× 259 0.4× 259 0.6× 51 4.0k
Hui Zhou China 39 2.1k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 472 0.7× 1.2k 2.9× 128 4.9k
Nguyễn Văn Nghĩa South Korea 26 2.9k 0.8× 3.0k 0.9× 567 0.7× 548 0.8× 561 1.3× 57 4.6k
Sehoon Kim South Korea 38 2.1k 0.6× 2.6k 0.8× 1.2k 1.4× 698 1.0× 444 1.0× 158 5.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shangfeng Wang

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Shangfeng, et al.. (2026). Label-free tissue NIR-II autofluorescence imaging for visualization of human liver malignancy. Nature Biomedical Engineering.
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Wu, Bin, Lu Zhang, Kui Yan, et al.. (2025). Electronic-Symmetry-Tuned Emission Beyond 1500 nm in Erbium(III)-Phthalocyanine Complexes for High-Resolution In Vivo Biosensing. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(48). 44185–44190.
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Zhang, Lu, Zuyang He, Mei Mei, et al.. (2025). Excitation-encoded single-emission shortwave infrared lanthanide fluorophore palette for real-time in vivo multispectral imaging. Nature Photonics. 19(11). 1209–1218. 3 indexed citations
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Deng, Yu, Kui Yan, Lingling Xu, et al.. (2024). “Turn-on” NIR-II fluorescence of a dually quenched probe for sensitive imaging of cathepsin B in vivo. Chemical Communications. 61(3). 544–547. 3 indexed citations
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Shi, Ben, Lu Zhang, Kui Yan, et al.. (2024). Efficient and Stable NIR‐II Phosphorescence of Metallophilic Molecular Oligomers for In Vivo Single‐Cell Tracking and Time‐Resolved Imaging. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(42). e202410118–e202410118. 10 indexed citations
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Jiang, Ming, Ying Chen, H. Miao, et al.. (2024). High-brightness transition metal-sensitized lanthanide near-infrared luminescent nanoparticles. Nature Photonics. 18(12). 1254–1262. 55 indexed citations
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Mei, Mei, Bin Wu, Shangfeng Wang, & Fan Zhang. (2024). Lanthanide-dye hybrid luminophores for advanced NIR-II bioimaging. Current Opinion in Chemical Biology. 80. 102469–102469. 10 indexed citations
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Zhao, Tiancong, Liang Chen, Minchao Liu, et al.. (2023). Emulsion-oriented assembly for Janus double-spherical mesoporous nanoparticles as biological logic gates. Nature Chemistry. 15(6). 832–840. 74 indexed citations
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Chen, Ying, Shangfeng Wang, & Fan Zhang. (2023). Near-infrared luminescence high-contrast in vivo biomedical imaging. Nature Reviews Bioengineering. 1(1). 60–78. 351 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Ting, Ying Chen, Zuyang He, et al.. (2023). Molecular-Based FRET Nanosensor with Dynamic Ratiometric NIR-IIb Fluorescence for Real-Time In Vivo Imaging and Sensing. Nano Letters. 23(10). 4548–4556. 22 indexed citations
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Yang, Yiwei, Ying Chen, Peng Pei, et al.. (2023). Fluorescence-amplified nanocrystals in the second near-infrared window for in vivo real-time dynamic multiplexed imaging. Nature Nanotechnology. 18(10). 1195–1204. 172 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yin, Dongrui, Chenzhi Yao, Ying Chen, et al.. (2022). HClO‐Activated Near‐Infrared Fluorogenic Aza‐BODIPY‐Bisferrocene Triad with High Turn‐on Ratio for In Vivo Biosensing. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 11(18). e2201139–e2201139. 13 indexed citations
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Wang, Ting, Shangfeng Wang, Xiaogang Li, et al.. (2021). A hybrid erbium(III)–bacteriochlorin near-infrared probe for multiplexed biomedical imaging. Nature Materials. 20(11). 1571–1578. 244 indexed citations breakdown →
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He, Yue, Shangfeng Wang, Peng Yu, et al.. (2021). NIR-II cell endocytosis-activated fluorescent probes for in vivo high-contrast bioimaging diagnostics. Chemical Science. 12(31). 10474–10482. 47 indexed citations
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Lu, Lingfei, Benhao Li, Suwan Ding, et al.. (2020). NIR-II bioluminescence for in vivo high contrast imaging and in situ ATP-mediated metastases tracing. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4192–4192. 220 indexed citations
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Wu, Mengliang, Shangfeng Wang, Yan Wang, Fan Zhang, & Tingting Shao. (2020). Targeted delivery of mitomycin C-loaded and LDL-conjugated mesoporous silica nanoparticles for inhibiting the proliferation of pterygium subconjunctival fibroblasts. Experimental Eye Research. 197. 108124–108124. 10 indexed citations
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Yang, Yanling, Shangfeng Wang, Lingfei Lu, et al.. (2020). NIR‐II Chemiluminescence Molecular Sensor for In Vivo High‐Contrast Inflammation Imaging. Angewandte Chemie. 132(42). 18538–18543. 23 indexed citations
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Wang, Shangfeng, Yong Fan, Dandan Li, et al.. (2019). Anti-quenching NIR-II molecular fluorophores for in vivo high-contrast imaging and pH sensing. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1058–1058. 446 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhao, Mengyao, Yong Fan, Shangfeng Wang, et al.. (2019). Manganese Oxide Nanoclusters for Skin Photoprotection. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 2(9). 3974–3982. 12 indexed citations

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