Wei Wu

18.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
375 papers, 14.2k citations indexed

About

Wei Wu is a scholar working on Pharmaceutical Science, Molecular Biology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Wu has authored 375 papers receiving a total of 14.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 138 papers in Pharmaceutical Science, 97 papers in Molecular Biology and 56 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Wei Wu's work include Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (96 papers), Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems (79 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (49 papers). Wei Wu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (96 papers), Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems (79 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (49 papers). Wei Wu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Wei Wu's co-authors include Yi Lü, Jianping Qi, Zhongjian Chen, Haisheng He, Weili Zhao, Xiaochun Dong, Quangang Zhu, Fuqiang Hu, Wei He and Xingwang Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Wei Wu

353 papers receiving 13.9k citations

Hit Papers

Functionalized Carbon Nan... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2018 2021 2023 100 200 300 400 500
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. Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes Are Non-Cytotoxic and Preserve the Functionality of Primary Immune Cells
    2006 541 citations Wei Wu et al. profile →
  2. Adapting liposomes for oral drug delivery
    2018 495 citations Haisheng He, Yi Lü et al. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B profile →
  3. Oral delivery of proteins and peptides: Challenges, status quo and future perspectives
    2021 233 citations Yi Lü, Wei Wu et al. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B profile →
  4. Current research trends of nanomedicines
    2023 127 citations Wei Wu et al. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Wei Wu 5.3k 4.2k 2.9k 2.2k 2.0k 375 14.2k
Farhan Jalees Ahmad 4.5k 0.9× 3.4k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 2.1k 0.9× 1.2k 0.6× 516 14.9k
Chuanbin Wu 4.7k 0.9× 3.5k 0.8× 2.2k 0.7× 2.5k 1.1× 1.8k 0.9× 378 13.2k
Roberta Cavalli 4.7k 0.9× 3.7k 0.9× 3.7k 1.3× 2.4k 1.1× 1.1k 0.6× 271 11.4k
Javed Ali 8.7k 1.6× 4.5k 1.1× 2.7k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 402 17.5k
Diane J. Burgess 4.8k 0.9× 2.9k 0.7× 3.2k 1.1× 3.0k 1.4× 1.3k 0.7× 257 13.0k
Jong Oh Kim 4.3k 0.8× 4.1k 1.0× 5.3k 1.8× 4.5k 2.1× 2.2k 1.1× 404 15.9k
Fatemeh Atyabi 3.0k 0.6× 4.5k 1.1× 5.5k 1.9× 3.6k 1.6× 1.3k 0.7× 331 13.2k
Rassoul Dinarvand 2.6k 0.5× 3.9k 0.9× 4.9k 1.7× 3.8k 1.7× 1.7k 0.8× 433 14.4k
Hatem Fessi 5.7k 1.1× 3.4k 0.8× 5.6k 1.9× 3.4k 1.5× 2.1k 1.0× 216 15.8k
Dae‐Duk Kim 3.3k 0.6× 3.1k 0.7× 3.2k 1.1× 1.9k 0.9× 671 0.3× 293 10.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Wu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Wu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Wu

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

All Works

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Jansook, Phatsawee, Supakarn Chamni, Rathapon Asasutjarit, et al.. (2025). Development of piperine/HPβCD-loaded PVA-coated iron oxide nanoparticles in in situ gel for enhanced retinal delivery and anti-VEGF activity. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 218. 114931–114931.
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Zhang, Yun, Wei Wu, Shijia Gu, Lijuan Cui, & Yan Wang. (2024). Longitudinal relationships between perceived social support and social behaviors in preadolescence and early adolescence: the mediating role of social self-concept. Current Psychology. 43(35). 28292–28305. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaozhuang, Meiqi Liu, Zhen Wang, et al.. (2024). A review of the botany, phytochemistry, pharmacology, synthetic biology and comprehensive utilization of Silybum marianum. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 15. 1417655–1417655. 10 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jianhui, Meng Zhang, Fangyuan Jiang, et al.. (2024). Allostatic load increases the incidence and risk of adverse prognosis in inflammatory bowel disease. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 60(8). 1062–1074.
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Li, Lü, et al.. (2024). Ionic co-aggregates based intravenous drug delivery: Evaluation on kinetics and distribution of the drug payloads and nanocarriers. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 665. 124657–124657. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lina, Wei Wu, Qi Wang, et al.. (2024). Multimodal high-throughput approach assisted by deep learning for the analysis of ceramic saggars. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 45(2). 116873–116873.
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Zhang, Xianwen, Fang Wang, Yan Wang, et al.. (2024). Development of a double-antibody sandwich ELISA for quantification of mutated EPSPS gene expression in rice. Analytical Biochemistry. 696. 115669–115669. 2 indexed citations
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Zhou, Min, et al.. (2024). A drug–excipient interaction impurity of bromhexine hydrochloride injection: Structure and formation mechanism elucidation. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 247. 116256–116256.
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Wu, Xin, Xinmei Chen, Xinyu Wang, et al.. (2023). Paclitaxel-lipid prodrug liposomes for improved drug delivery and breast carcinoma therapy. Chinese Chemical Letters. 35(2). 108756–108756. 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Luyu, Guangyue Li, Weiwen Kong, et al.. (2023). Ionic liquid-based in situ dynamically self-assembled cationic lipid nanocomplexes (CLNs) for enhanced intranasal siRNA delivery. Chinese Chemical Letters. 35(7). 109101–109101. 10 indexed citations
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Qi, Jianping, et al.. (2023). PLGA-based implants for sustained delivery of peptides/proteins: Current status, challenge and perspectives. Chinese Chemical Letters. 34(11). 108250–108250. 26 indexed citations
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Liu, Jingya, Li Li, Wei Wu, et al.. (2023). Green extraction of active ingredients from finger citron using subcritical water and assessment of antioxidant activity. Industrial Crops and Products. 200. 116821–116821. 23 indexed citations
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Gao, Xiaoping, et al.. (2023). Research on curing kinetics of multiaxial warp‐knitted composites. Polymer Composites. 44(9). 5934–5947. 9 indexed citations
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Cong, Zhaotong, Qingtong Zhou, Yang Li, et al.. (2022). Structural basis of peptidomimetic agonism revealed by small-molecule GLP-1R agonists Boc5 and WB4-24. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(20). e2200155119–e2200155119. 25 indexed citations
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Wang, Yun, Wei Wei, Wei Wu, et al.. (2021). Improving Medium-Chain Fatty Acid Production from Anaerobic Fermentation of Waste Activated Sludge Using Free Ammonia. ACS ES&T Engineering. 1(3). 478–489. 45 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hongwei, et al.. (2021). Effect of graphene oxide on tensile and flexural properties of carbon/glass hybrid fiber‐reinforced polymer composite. Polymer Composites. 42(10). 5348–5360. 12 indexed citations

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