Weian Zhang

8.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
200 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Weian Zhang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Weian Zhang has authored 200 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 110 papers in Materials Chemistry, 108 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 50 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Weian Zhang's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (86 papers), Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (49 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (44 papers). Weian Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (86 papers), Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (49 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (44 papers). Weian Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Weian Zhang's co-authors include Jia Tian, Axel H. E. Müller, Baoxuan Huang, Sixun Zheng, Yudong Xue, Yue’e Fang, Guoliang Yang, Hongliang Cao, Leilei Rui and Mian Hasnain Nawaz and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Weian Zhang

197 papers receiving 7.1k 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.

Recent advances of multi-dimensional porphyrin-based functional materials in photodynamic therapy

2020 281 citations Jia Tian, Baoxuan Huang et al. profile →
A hybrid erbium(III)–bacteriochlorin near-infrared probe for multiplexed biomedical imaging

2021 244 citations Xiaogang Li, Weian Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weian Zhang China	49	3.6k	3.1k	1.7k	1.5k	1.4k	200	7.2k
Zushun Xu China	49	3.4k 1.0×	4.0k 1.3×	2.1k 1.2×	1.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	248	8.5k
Lifeng Yan China	53	4.9k 1.4×	5.0k 1.6×	2.2k 1.3×	1.3k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	307	11.7k
Arménio C. Serra Portugal	39	1.3k 0.4×	1.7k 0.5×	1.5k 0.9×	2.1k 1.4×	1.2k 0.8×	226	5.5k
Chunlei Zhu China	38	3.2k 0.9×	3.2k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	945 0.6×	580 0.4×	85	6.5k
Zhishen Ge China	56	2.5k 0.7×	3.6k 1.2×	3.7k 2.1×	2.9k 2.0×	1.4k 1.0×	135	8.4k
Daniel Crespy Thailand	51	3.2k 0.9×	2.4k 0.8×	2.5k 1.5×	2.1k 1.4×	2.0k 1.4×	244	8.3k
Xianjin Yang China	51	3.9k 1.1×	4.0k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	689 0.5×	298 0.2×	120	8.7k
Wei Huang China	44	2.2k 0.6×	2.1k 0.7×	2.1k 1.2×	1.8k 1.2×	2.4k 1.6×	199	7.8k
Linyong Zhu China	46	2.9k 0.8×	2.3k 0.7×	2.0k 1.2×	1.3k 0.9×	564 0.4×	137	8.4k
Kang Moo Huh South Korea	48	1.4k 0.4×	2.6k 0.8×	2.7k 1.6×	1.1k 0.8×	513 0.4×	185	6.3k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xie, Jun, et al.. (2025). Supramolecular Nanoplatform for Biofilm Eradication and Anti‐inflammatory by Phototherapies and Macrophage Repolarization. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(23). e2501162–e2501162.

Huang, Wenlong, et al.. (2025). A Bacteria-Targeting Supramolecular Nanophotosensitizer for Combating Multidrug Resistant Bacteria. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 11(3). 1741–1750. 2 indexed citations

Chang, Junli, Wenyi Wang, Xingyuan Sun, et al.. (2024). Photodynamic-therapy and chemotherapy of TPBC-PEG nanoplatform encapsulated triptolide synergistically inhibit primary osteosarcoma growth and pulmonary metastasis by activating HIPPO signaling. Materials & Design. 248. 113482–113482. 2 indexed citations

Huang, Baoxuan, et al.. (2024). A TME-enlightened protein-binding photodynamic nanoinhibitor for highly effective oncology treatment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(20). e2321545121–e2321545121. 9 indexed citations

Jin, Bo, et al.. (2024). A tumor Microenvironment-triggered protein-binding Near-infrared-II Theranostic nanoplatform for Mild-Temperature photothermal therapy. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 680(Pt B). 375–388. 3 indexed citations

Zhao, Zaiwang, Mengli Liu, Linlin Duan, et al.. (2024). Ultrafine Asymmetric Soft/Stiff Nanohybrids with Tunable Patchiness via a Dynamic Surface-Mediated Assembly. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(30). 20857–20867. 6 indexed citations

Gong, Feirong, et al.. (2023). A near-infrared bacteriochlorin nanomedicine for enhanced photodynamic therapy. European Polymer Journal. 197. 112328–112328. 3 indexed citations

Yue, Tao, Baoxuan Huang, Lei Xia, et al.. (2023). In situ generation of peroxynitrite (ONOO⁻) for enhanced antibacterial photodynamic therapy. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 11(15). 3406–3412. 9 indexed citations

Yue, Tao, Lei Xia, Jia Tian, et al.. (2022). A carboxylatopillar[5]arene-based pH-triggering supramolecular photosensitizer for enhanced photodynamic antibacterial efficacy. Chemical Communications. 58(18). 2991–2994. 10 indexed citations

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Li, Xiaogang, Meng‐Si Wu, Minbo Lan, & Weian Zhang. (2021). Boosting cancer therapy efficiency via photoinduced radical production. Chemical Science. 12(27). 9500–9505. 8 indexed citations

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Xue, Yudong, Xiaogang Li, Jia Tian, et al.. (2020). Water-soluble hyperbranched polyglycerol photosensitizer for enhanced photodynamic therapy. Polymer Chemistry. 11(23). 3913–3921. 7 indexed citations

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Zhong, Sheng, et al.. (2020). Photo-controlled RAFT polymerization mediated by organic/inorganic hybrid photoredox catalysts: enhanced catalytic efficiency. Polymer Chemistry. 11(18). 3188–3194. 10 indexed citations

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Xia, Lei, Jian Wu, Baoxuan Huang, et al.. (2020). Enhanced photodynamic therapy through supramolecular photosensitizers with an adamantyl-functionalized porphyrin and a cyclodextrin dimer. Chemical Communications. 56(75). 11134–11137. 25 indexed citations

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Wu, Qinghua, et al.. (2020). Conjugated BODIPY Oligomers with Controllable Near-Infrared Absorptions as Promising Phototheranostic Agents through Excited-State Intramolecular Rotations. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(42). 47208–47219. 44 indexed citations

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Tian, Jia, Lei Xia, Jian Wu, et al.. (2020). Linear Alternating Supramolecular Photosensitizer for Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(29). 32352–32359. 40 indexed citations

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Cao, Hongliang, Sheng Zhong, Qiusheng Wang, et al.. (2019). Enhanced photodynamic therapy based on an amphiphilic branched copolymer with pendant vinyl groups for simultaneous GSH depletion and Ce6 release. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 8(3). 478–483. 28 indexed citations

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Tian, Jia & Weian Zhang. (2019). Synthesis, self-assembly and applications of functional polymers based on porphyrins. Progress in Polymer Science. 95. 65–117. 148 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yucheng, et al.. (2018). Enhancing the Efficacy of Photodynamic Therapy through a Porphyrin/POSS Alternating Copolymer. Angewandte Chemie. 130(50). 16592–16596. 10 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yucheng, et al.. (2018). Enhancing the Efficacy of Photodynamic Therapy through a Porphyrin/POSS Alternating Copolymer. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57(50). 16354–16358. 105 indexed citations

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Zhou, Kang, Hari Krishna Bisoyi, Conglong Yuan, et al.. (2018). Light‐Driven Reversible Transformation between Self‐Organized Simple Cubic Lattice and Helical Superstructure Enabled by a Molecular Switch Functionalized Nanocage. Advanced Materials. 30(26). e1800237–e1800237. 62 indexed citations

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