Xia Song

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Xia Song is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Molecular Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xia Song has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Biomaterials, 16 papers in Molecular Medicine and 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xia Song's work include Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (16 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (13 papers) and Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (8 papers). Xia Song is often cited by papers focused on Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (16 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (13 papers) and Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (8 papers). Xia Song collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, China and France. Xia Song's co-authors include Jingling Zhu, Jun Li, Yuting Wen, Zhongxing Zhang, Min Liu, Feng Zhao, N. Phan‐Thien, Boo Cheong Khoo, Choon Nam Ong and Wee Kee Tan and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Chemical Communications and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Xia Song

41 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Recent advances in smart hydrogels derived from polysacch... 2025 2026 2025 10 20 30 40
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. Recent advances in smart hydrogels derived from polysaccharides and their applications for wound dressing and healing
    2025 42 citations Yuting Wen, Zhongxing Zhang 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
Xia Song Singapore 19 551 427 386 260 210 42 1.1k
Marleen Häring Spain 14 516 0.9× 292 0.7× 246 0.6× 337 1.3× 156 0.7× 30 1.0k
Đại Phú Huỳnh Vietnam 23 666 1.2× 533 1.2× 616 1.6× 293 1.1× 139 0.7× 47 1.5k
Yuting Wen China 23 716 1.3× 544 1.3× 395 1.0× 312 1.2× 699 3.3× 78 1.9k
Paula I. P. Soares Portugal 19 738 1.3× 607 1.4× 198 0.5× 101 0.4× 122 0.6× 48 1.3k
Iordana Neamţu Ukraine 15 429 0.8× 339 0.8× 213 0.6× 115 0.4× 105 0.5× 45 1.1k
Hooman Aghamirza Moghim Aliabadi Iran 16 504 0.9× 324 0.8× 177 0.5× 90 0.3× 120 0.6× 49 980
Hongjun Dai China 14 210 0.4× 345 0.8× 251 0.7× 179 0.7× 105 0.5× 19 1.0k
János Borbély Hungary 19 374 0.7× 189 0.4× 130 0.3× 282 1.1× 265 1.3× 56 1.1k
Zofia Modrzejewska Poland 17 310 0.6× 247 0.6× 203 0.5× 139 0.5× 70 0.3× 62 898

Countries citing papers authored by Xia Song

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xia Song

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xia Song

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

All Works

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Wen, Yuting, Zhongxing Zhang, Jingling Zhu, et al.. (2025). Recent advances in smart hydrogels derived from polysaccharides and their applications for wound dressing and healing. Biomaterials. 318. 123134–123134. 42 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wen, Yuting, Zhongxing Zhang, Xia Song, et al.. (2025). Codelivery of Anti-PD-L1 and Indocyanine Green by a β-Cyclodextrin-Based Nanogel Carrier System for Cancer-Targeted Photothermal and Immunotherapy. Biomacromolecules. 26(12). 8345–8357. 1 indexed citations
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Wen, Yuting, Xia Song, Zhongxing Zhang, et al.. (2024). Rationally designed β-cyclodextrin-crosslinked polyacrylamide hydrogels for cell spheroid formation and 3D tumor model construction. Carbohydrate Polymers. 339. 122253–122253. 11 indexed citations
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Wen, Yuting, Zhongxing Zhang, Xia Song, et al.. (2024). Long in vivo circulating nanomicelles formed by sharp-contrast Janus star polymers derived from β-cyclodextrin grafted with lipids and polyzwitterions. Nano Today. 59. 102511–102511. 9 indexed citations
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Wen, Yuting, Jianfeng Wang, Zheng Wei, et al.. (2024). A supramolecular colloidal system based on folate-conjugated β-cyclodextrin polymer and indocyanine green for enhanced tumor-targeted cell imaging in 2D culture and 3D tumor spheroids. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 667. 259–268. 10 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jingling, Zhongxing Zhang, Yuting Wen, et al.. (2024). Recent Advances in Superabsorbent Hydrogels Derived from Agro Waste Materials for Sustainable Agriculture: A Review. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 18 indexed citations
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Song, Xia, Yuting Wen, Jingling Zhu, et al.. (2024). PEGylation of New Thrombin Inhibitor Peptide Ultravariegin for Prolonged In Vivo Circulation and Enhanced Antithrombotic Effects. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 21(12). 6302–6310. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhongxing, et al.. (2023). Biomass-based single- and double-network hydrogels derived from cellulose microfiber and chitosan for potential application as plant growing substrate. Carbohydrate Polymers. 319. 121170–121170. 25 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jingling, Wee Kee Tan, Xia Song, et al.. (2022). Synthesis and Characterization of Okara-Poly(acrylic acid) Superabsorbent Hydrogels for Enhancing Vegetable Growth through Improving Water Holding and Retention Properties of Soils. ACS Food Science & Technology. 3(4). 553–561. 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhongxing, et al.. (2022). Synthesis and Characterization of Palmitoyl-block-poly(methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) Polymer Micelles for Anticancer Drug Delivery. Biomacromolecules. 23(11). 4586–4596. 16 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhongxing, Yuting Wen, Xia Song, et al.. (2022). Cationic micelles as nanocarriers for enhancing intra-cartilage drug penetration and retention. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 11(8). 1670–1683. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhongxing, Yuting Wen, Xia Song, Jingling Zhu, & Jun Li. (2021). Nonviral DNA Delivery System with Supramolecular PEGylation Formed by Host–Guest Pseudo-Block Copolymers. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 4(6). 5057–5070. 20 indexed citations
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Wen, Yuting, Xia Song, Jingling Zhu, et al.. (2021). A hydrogel with supramolecular surface functionalization for cancer cell capture and multicellular spheroid growth and release. Chemical Communications. 58(5). 681–684. 19 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhi, et al.. (2021). In Situ Synthesis of Magnetic Poly(DMAEAB-co-NIPAm)@Fe3O4 Composite Hydrogel for Removal of Dye from Water. Gels. 7(4). 201–201. 13 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jingling, Xia Song, Wee Kee Tan, et al.. (2020). Chemical Modification of Biomass Okara Using Poly(acrylic acid) through Free Radical Graft Polymerization. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 68(46). 13241–13246. 21 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jingling, Wee Kee Tan, Xia Song, et al.. (2020). Converting Okara to Superabsorbent Hydrogels as Soil Supplements for Enhancing the Growth of Choy Sum (Brassica sp.) under Water-Limited Conditions. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 8(25). 9425–9433. 38 indexed citations
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Wen, Yuting, Hongzhen Bai, Jingling Zhu, et al.. (2020). A supramolecular platform for controlling and optimizing molecular architectures of siRNA targeted delivery vehicles. Science Advances. 6(31). eabc2148–eabc2148. 52 indexed citations

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