Tianshe Yang

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
61 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Tianshe Yang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Tianshe Yang has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Materials Chemistry, 21 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Tianshe Yang's work include Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (27 papers), Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (22 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (19 papers). Tianshe Yang is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (27 papers), Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (22 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (19 papers). Tianshe Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Malaysia. Tianshe Yang's co-authors include Fuyou Li, Qian Liu, Wei Feng, Yun Sun, Chenguang Li, Shouzhi Pu, Yang Yang, Liqin Xiong, Congjian Xu and Qiang Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nano Letters and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Tianshe Yang

60 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

Sub-10 nm Hexagonal Lanthanide-Doped NaLuF4 Upconversion ... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2011 2010 200 400 600
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. Sub-10 nm Hexagonal Lanthanide-Doped NaLuF4 Upconversion Nanocrystals for Sensitive Bioimaging in Vivo
    2011 725 citations Qian Liu, Yun Sun et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  2. Long-term in vivo biodistribution imaging and toxicity of polyacrylic acid-coated upconversion nanophosphors
    2010 480 citations Liqin Xiong, Tianshe Yang et al. Biomaterials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tianshe Yang China 36 4.8k 2.2k 1.1k 600 504 61 5.7k
Cyrille Richard France 37 4.7k 1.0× 2.7k 1.2× 1.4k 1.3× 880 1.5× 397 0.8× 106 6.4k
Qianqian Su China 28 3.5k 0.7× 2.1k 1.0× 1.5k 1.4× 791 1.3× 371 0.7× 73 5.4k
John‐Christopher Boyer Canada 33 7.0k 1.5× 2.0k 0.9× 2.6k 2.4× 459 0.8× 395 0.8× 47 7.7k
Jeong Hyun Kim South Korea 35 3.4k 0.7× 1.7k 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 754 1.3× 299 0.6× 82 5.7k
Renren Deng China 28 9.1k 1.9× 2.7k 1.2× 4.0k 3.7× 942 1.6× 405 0.8× 62 10.4k
Sanyang Han China 29 5.4k 1.1× 1.5k 0.7× 2.3k 2.1× 623 1.0× 374 0.7× 72 7.1k
Dengke Shen China 37 3.3k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 1.6k 1.5× 595 1.0× 1.1k 2.3× 78 5.6k
Hao Dong China 30 4.1k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 1.7k 1.6× 309 0.5× 221 0.4× 80 5.0k
Luca Beverina Italy 46 3.9k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 3.0k 2.8× 254 0.4× 1.1k 2.1× 169 6.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tianshe Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tianshe Yang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tianshe Yang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tianshe Yang 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 Tianshe Yang. Tianshe Yang 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
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Yang, Tianshe, Chao‐Nan Xu, Haixia Cui, et al.. (2025). Highly Efficient Inorganic 2D Bismuth‐Doped Lanthanide Metal Halide Scintillators Enable High‐Resolution X‐Ray Imaging. Small. 21(33). e2504920–e2504920. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Tianshe, Hao Wang, Xueli Xu, et al.. (2023). Enhanced radioluminescence of NaLuF4:Eu3+ nanoscintillators by terbium sensitization for X-ray imaging. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 10(13). 3974–3982. 16 indexed citations
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Lv, Wen, Liang Zou, Menglong Zhao, et al.. (2020). Yolk-shell structured Au nanorods@mesoporous silica for gas bubble driven drug release upon near-infrared light irradiation. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine. 32. 102326–102326. 5 indexed citations
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Yang, Tianshe, Wenguo Feng, Zhuang Lv, et al.. (2017). Manganese porphyrin-incorporated conjugated polymer nanoparticles for T1-enhanced magnetic resonance and fluorescent imaging. Inorganica Chimica Acta. 466. 604–611. 3 indexed citations
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Zhao, Qiang, Chuanqi Zhang, Shujuan Liu, et al.. (2015). Dual-emissive Polymer Dots for Rapid Detection of Fluoride in Pure Water and Biological Systems with Improved Reliability and Accuracy. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 16420–16420. 48 indexed citations
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Liu, Qian, Wei Feng, Tianshe Yang, Tao Yi, & Fuyou Li. (2013). Upconversion luminescence imaging of cells and small animals. Nature Protocols. 8(10). 2033–2044. 246 indexed citations
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Liu, Yi, Min Chen, Tianye Cao, et al.. (2013). A Cyanine-Modified Nanosystem forin VivoUpconversion Luminescence Bioimaging of Methylmercury. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 135(26). 9869–9876. 272 indexed citations
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Yang, Tianshe, Yun Sun, Qian Liu, et al.. (2012). Cubic sub-20 nm NaLuF4-based upconversion nanophosphors for high-contrast bioimaging in different animal species. Biomaterials. 33(14). 3733–3742. 183 indexed citations
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Liu, Qian, Min Chen, Yun Sun, et al.. (2011). Multifunctional rare-earth self-assembled nanosystem for tri-modal upconversion luminescence /fluorescence /positron emission tomography imaging. Biomaterials. 32(32). 8243–8253. 132 indexed citations
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Liu, Qian, Chunyan Li, Tianshe Yang, Tao Yi, & Fuyou Li. (2010). “Drawing” upconversion nanophosphors into water through host–guest interaction. Chemical Communications. 46(30). 5551–5551. 63 indexed citations
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Xiong, Liqin, Tianshe Yang, Yang Yang, Congjian Xu, & Fuyou Li. (2010). Long-term in vivo biodistribution imaging and toxicity of polyacrylic acid-coated upconversion nanophosphors. Biomaterials. 31(27). 7078–7085. 480 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Gang, Shouzhi Pu, Xiaomei Wang, Weijun Liu, & Tianshe Yang. (2010). Effects of substitution on the optoelectronic properties of photochromic diarylethenes bearing a pyrrole moiety. Dyes and Pigments. 90(1). 71–81. 16 indexed citations
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Fan, Congbin, Gang Liu, Weijun Liu, Tianshe Yang, & Seik Weng Ng. (2009). 3,3,4,4,5,5-Hexafluoro-1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-2-[5-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-methyl-3-thienyl]cyclopent-1-ene: a photochromic compound. Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 65(5). o243–o244. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Gang, et al.. (2008). 1,2-Bis[5-(4-cyanophenyl)-2-methyl-3-thienyl]-3,3,4,4,5,5-hexafluorocyclopent-1-ene: a photochromic diarylethene compound. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online. 64(5). o938–o938. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Tianshe, Shouzhi Pu, Congbin Fan, & Gang Liu. (2007). Synthesis, crystal structure and optoelectronic properties of a new unsymmetrical photochromic diarylethene. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 70(5). 1065–1072. 13 indexed citations
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Pu, Shouzhi, Tianshe Yang, Ru‐Ji Wang, Fushi Zhang, & Jingkun Xu. (2006). Synthesis, crystal structure and characterization of photochromic 1,2-bis{2-ethyl-5-[2-(1,3-dioxolane)]-3-thienyl}perfluorocyclopentene. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 66(2). 335–340. 9 indexed citations
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Pu, Shouzhi, Gang Liu, Guizhen Li, Ru‐Ji Wang, & Tianshe Yang. (2006). Synthesis, crystal structure and its optical and electrochemical properties of a new unsymmetrical diarylethene. Journal of Molecular Structure. 833(1-3). 23–29. 27 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaomei, Ping Yang, Guibao Xu, Wanli Jiang, & Tianshe Yang. (2005). Two-photon absorption and two-photon excited fluorescence of triphenylamine-based multibranched chromophores. Synthetic Metals. 155(3). 464–473. 32 indexed citations

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