Weichen Gao

1.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Weichen Gao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Weichen Gao has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 11 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Weichen Gao's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (11 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (7 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (6 papers). Weichen Gao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (11 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (7 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (6 papers). Weichen Gao collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Weichen Gao's co-authors include Yan Su, Youbing Li, Chaolong Yang, Peng Jia, Zhonghao Wang, Yongfeng Zhang, Dan Zhang, Yanli Zhao, Jin Chang and Hui Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, ACS Nano and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Weichen Gao

30 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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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.

Excitation‐Dependent Long‐Life Luminescent Polymeric Systems under Ambient Conditions

2019 313 citations Yan Su, Yongfeng Zhang et al. profile →
A review of microphase separation of polyurethane: Characterization and applications

2022 206 citations Bingxu Cheng, Weichen Gao et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weichen Gao China	18	650	469	338	335	282	32	1.4k
Liang Qi China	18	423 0.7×	362 0.8×	170 0.5×	495 1.5×	306 1.1×	64	1.5k
Wen Yang China	20	610 0.9×	285 0.6×	161 0.5×	265 0.8×	357 1.3×	61	1.4k
Zihui Liang China	26	855 1.3×	730 1.6×	689 2.0×	936 2.8×	356 1.3×	103	2.3k
Saju Pillai India	24	576 0.9×	491 1.0×	421 1.2×	225 0.7×	248 0.9×	79	1.6k
Longjiang Ding China	22	612 0.9×	269 0.6×	521 1.5×	381 1.1×	104 0.4×	54	1.5k
Coucong Gong China	20	485 0.7×	390 0.8×	589 1.7×	431 1.3×	268 1.0×	23	1.5k
Xueying Huang China	20	611 0.9×	718 1.5×	454 1.3×	279 0.8×	197 0.7×	60	1.9k
Yuzhen Li China	16	337 0.5×	287 0.6×	312 0.9×	111 0.3×	244 0.9×	55	995
Ruirui Liu China	22	640 1.0×	187 0.4×	380 1.1×	111 0.3×	126 0.4×	59	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weichen Gao

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Hu, Junmei, Weichen Gao, Ben Fan, et al.. (2025). Broadband-Responsive Rubbery Stretchable Vertical-Structured Photodetectors Based on Rubbery Stretchable Transparent Conductors. ACS Nano. 19(19). 18347–18356. 2 indexed citations

Gao, Weichen, Ben Fan, Junmei Hu, et al.. (2025). Elastic conductive polyurethane/PEDOT:PSS composite with self-healing and closed-loop recyclability. Chemical Engineering Journal. 526. 171047–171047.

Xu, Xingliang, Junmei Hu, Weichen Gao, et al.. (2024). Rubbery stretchable conductors based on 3D printed silver nanowires and their application in wearable optoelectronic devices. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 12(25). 9312–9320. 4 indexed citations

Gao, Weichen, et al.. (2023). Self-Healable, Superhydrophobic, and Flexible Strain Sensor Based on Polyurethane Composite for Underwater Sensing. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 5(9). 7263–7276. 8 indexed citations

Zhao, Hui, Weichen Gao, Muhammad Rafiullah Khan, et al.. (2022). Recent advances in superhydrophobic polyurethane: Preparations and applications. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 303. 102644–102644. 103 indexed citations

Li, Hongwei, Bingxu Cheng, Weichen Gao, et al.. (2022). Recent research progress and advanced applications of silica/polymer nanocomposites. Nanotechnology Reviews. 11(1). 2928–2964. 25 indexed citations

Sun, Nian X., Shijie Yu, Jin Liu, et al.. (2022). Inhibition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) release from sediments in an integrated rice and crab coculture system by rice straw biochar. Journal of Cleaner Production. 367. 133058–133058. 18 indexed citations

Gao, Weichen, Wei Wu, Chang-Zhou Chen, et al.. (2021). Design of a Superhydrophobic Strain Sensor with a Multilayer Structure for Human Motion Monitoring. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(1). 1874–1884. 55 indexed citations

Jia, Peng, Zhonghao Wang, Yongfeng Zhang, et al.. (2020). Selective sensing of Fe3+ ions in aqueous solution by a biodegradable platform based lanthanide metal organic framework. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 230. 118084–118084. 70 indexed citations

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Su, Yan, Dan Zhang, Peng Jia, et al.. (2019). Highly selective and sensitive long fluorescence lifetime polyurethane foam sensor based on Tb-complex as chromophore for the detection of H2PO4− in water. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 217. 86–92. 21 indexed citations

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Gao, Weichen, Yan Su, Zhonghao Wang, et al.. (2019). Effect of Carbazolyl Groups on Photophysical Properties of Cyanuric Chloride. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(50). 47162–47169. 30 indexed citations

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Ji, Yulong, et al.. (2019). Experimental and Theoretical Study on the Effect of Pressure and Surface Roughness on Thermal Contact Resistance With LMA As TIM.

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Chen, Minghui, et al.. (2019). Reusable Bioluminescent Sensor for Ultrasensitive MicroRNA Detection Based on a Target-Introducing “Fuel-Loading” Mechanism. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(42). 38586–38594. 8 indexed citations

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Lin, Xiaohui, Weichen Gao, Jiafang Piao, et al.. (2019). A novel template repairing-PCR (TR-PCR) reaction platform for microRNA detection using translesional synthesis on DNA templates containing abasic sites. Chemical Communications. 55(20). 2932–2935. 8 indexed citations

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Peng, Weipan, Qian Zhao, Minghui Chen, et al.. (2018). An innovative “unlocked mechanism” by a double key avenue for one-pot detection of microRNA-21 and microRNA-141. Theranostics. 9(1). 279–289. 15 indexed citations

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Piao, Jiafang, Qian Zhao, Weipan Peng, et al.. (2018). Enzyme-free colorimetric detection of MicroRNA-21 using metal chelator as label for signal generation and amplification. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1052. 145–152. 23 indexed citations

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Peng, Weipan, Qian Zhao, Jiafang Piao, et al.. (2018). Ultra-sensitive detection of microRNA-21 based on duplex-specific nuclease-assisted target recycling and horseradish peroxidase cascading signal amplification. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 263. 289–297. 26 indexed citations

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Gong, Xiaoqun, Bo Zhang, Jiafang Piao, et al.. (2018). High sensitive and multiple detection of acute myocardial infarction biomarkers based on a dual-readout immunochromatography test strip. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine. 14(4). 1257–1266. 38 indexed citations

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Zhang, Bo, Weichen Gao, Jiafang Piao, et al.. (2018). Effective Bioactivity Retention of Low-Concentration Antibodies on HFBI-Modified Fluorescence ICTS for Sensitive and Rapid Detection of PSA. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(17). 14549–14558. 34 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jian, Qian Zhao, Yudong Wu, et al.. (2017). The construction of a novel nucleic acids detection microplatform based on the NSET for one-step detecting TK1-DNA and microRNA-21. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 97. 26–33. 16 indexed citations

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