Wenjun Zhan

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Wenjun Zhan is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenjun Zhan has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 26 papers in Molecular Biology and 23 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Wenjun Zhan's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (21 papers), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (16 papers) and Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (13 papers). Wenjun Zhan is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (21 papers), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (16 papers) and Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (13 papers). Wenjun Zhan collaborates with scholars based in China, Bangladesh and United States. Wenjun Zhan's co-authors include Hong Chen, Qian Yu, Ting Wei, Gaolin Liang, Xiaoyang Liu, Xianbao Sun, Yangcui Qu, Chang‐Ming Hu, Yu Deng and Limin Cao 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

Wenjun Zhan

59 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Apoptosis-Amplified Assembly of Porphyrin Nanofiber Enhan... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 50 100 150
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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. Apoptosis-Amplified Assembly of Porphyrin Nanofiber Enhances Photodynamic Therapy of Oral Tumor
    2023 152 citations Xiaoyang Liu, Wenjun Zhan et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wenjun Zhan China 25 938 631 589 495 469 61 1.9k
Evan A. Scott United States 30 734 0.8× 813 1.3× 770 1.3× 405 0.8× 468 1.0× 85 2.6k
David Y. W. Ng Germany 30 663 0.7× 1.2k 2.0× 799 1.4× 472 1.0× 724 1.5× 87 2.7k
Haijie Han China 30 1.5k 1.5× 763 1.2× 867 1.5× 589 1.2× 297 0.6× 47 2.9k
Xiao‐Ding Xu China 31 861 0.9× 761 1.2× 1.2k 2.1× 483 1.0× 634 1.4× 65 2.4k
Sandra Ritz Germany 22 616 0.7× 519 0.8× 672 1.1× 630 1.3× 393 0.8× 42 2.0k
Olga Janoušková Czechia 28 756 0.8× 569 0.9× 809 1.4× 452 0.9× 350 0.7× 102 2.2k
Jung Seok Lee United States 21 574 0.6× 718 1.1× 797 1.4× 288 0.6× 398 0.8× 41 2.0k
Xiujuan Shi China 25 654 0.7× 614 1.0× 277 0.5× 794 1.6× 335 0.7× 46 2.0k
Keming Xu China 25 648 0.7× 707 1.1× 981 1.7× 380 0.8× 275 0.6× 58 2.1k
Wen Tang China 17 635 0.7× 472 0.7× 467 0.8× 555 1.1× 412 0.9× 31 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wenjun Zhan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenjun Zhan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wenjun Zhan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wenjun Zhan 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 Wenjun Zhan. Wenjun Zhan 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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Xu, Lingling, et al.. (2025). A Caspase-3-Activatable Near-Infrared AIEgen for Tumor Apoptosis Imaging In Vivo. Chemical & Biomedical Imaging. 4(1). 100–104.
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Liu, Xiaoyang, Qiaochu Jiang, Haidong Xu, et al.. (2025). Cell Membrane-Anchored Click Reaction Enhances Porphyrin Uptake for Highly Efficient Photodynamic Therapy of Breast Tumors. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(45). 41657–41667. 2 indexed citations
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Shen, Zhibo, Xiaoyang Liu, Jue Wang, et al.. (2025). Acid and phosphatase-triggered release and trapping of a prodrug on cancer cell enhance its chemotherapy. Biomaterials. 320. 123254–123254. 4 indexed citations
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Xu, Lingling, Yu Deng, Hang Gao, et al.. (2024). Near-infrared AIEgens for sulfatase imaging in breast cancer in vivo. Nanoscale. 16(24). 11538–11541. 2 indexed citations
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Hua, Yue, Songwei Feng, Sicong Liu, et al.. (2024). In Situ Nanofiber Formation Blocks AXL and GAS6 Binding to Suppress Ovarian Cancer Development. Advanced Materials. 36(21). e2308504–e2308504. 10 indexed citations
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Gao, Ge, Yao‐Wen Jiang, Jiaxuan Chen, et al.. (2024). Three‐in‐One Peptide Prodrug with Targeting, Assembly and Release Properties for Overcoming Bacterium‐Induced Drug Resistance and Potentiating Anti‐Cancer Immune Response. Advanced Materials. 36(23). e2312153–e2312153. 22 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaoyang, et al.. (2024). Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1-Specific Dehydrogelation to Release Its Inhibitor for Enhanced Lung Tumor Therapy. ACS Nano. 18(42). 29223–29232. 3 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yanyan, Lingling Xu, Xianbao Sun, Wenjun Zhan, & Gaolin Liang. (2024). In situ peptide assemblies for bacterial infection imaging and treatment. Nanoscale. 16(7). 3211–3225. 4 indexed citations
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Xu, Lingling, Hang Gao, Yu Deng, et al.. (2024). β-Galactosidase-activated near-infrared AIEgen for ovarian cancer imaging in vivo. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 255. 116207–116207. 13 indexed citations
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Sun, Xianbao, Manli Wang, Xiaoyang Liu, et al.. (2023). Enzymatic self-assembly/disassembly turns “ON”/“OFF” the mimetic hydrolytic activity of histidine nanofibers. Science China Chemistry. 67(2). 517–522. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lei, et al.. (2023). Aurora Kinase B‐Instruct Release of AZD1152‐HQPA from Hydrogel to Enhance Cervical Cancer Suppression. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(7). 11 indexed citations
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Sun, Xianbao, Lingling Xu, Xiaoyang Liu, et al.. (2023). Activatable small molecular luminescence probes for autofluorescence-free bioimaging. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 168. 117326–117326. 9 indexed citations
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Xu, Lingling, Wenjun Zhan, Yu Deng, et al.. (2022). ROS Turn Nanoparticle Fluorescence on for Imaging Staphylococcus aureus Infection In Vivo. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 11(14). e2200453–e2200453. 16 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yang, Yanjun Zheng, Ting Wei, et al.. (2020). Multistimulus Responsive Biointerfaces with Switchable Bioadhesion and Surface Functions. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(5). 5447–5455. 66 indexed citations
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Wang, Jiaqing, Deani L. Cooper, Wenjun Zhan, et al.. (2019). Diglycine Enables Rapid Intrabacterial Hydrolysis for Activating Anbiotics against Gram‐negative Bacteria. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58(31). 10631–10634. 24 indexed citations
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Wang, Jiaqing, Deani L. Cooper, Wenjun Zhan, et al.. (2019). Diglycine Enables Rapid Intrabacterial Hydrolysis for Activating Anbiotics against Gram‐negative Bacteria. Angewandte Chemie. 131(31). 10741–10744. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Jiaqing, Adrianna N. Shy, Deani L. Cooper, et al.. (2019). Structure–Activity Relationship of Peptide-Conjugated Chloramphenicol for Inhibiting Escherichia coli. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 62(22). 10245–10257. 10 indexed citations
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Jin, Sheng, Hao Gu, Xiaoli Liu, et al.. (2018). A facile method to prepare a versatile surface coating with fibrinolytic activity, vascular cell selectivity and antibacterial properties. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 167. 28–35. 20 indexed citations
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Wei, Ting, Yanyan Zhou, Wenjun Zhan, et al.. (2017). Effects of polymer topology on biointeractions of polymer brushes: Comparison of cyclic and linear polymers. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 159. 527–532. 15 indexed citations
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