Xianglong Hu

7.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
95 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Xianglong Hu is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Xianglong Hu has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 29 papers in Materials Chemistry and 22 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Xianglong Hu's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (40 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (17 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (16 papers). Xianglong Hu is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (40 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (17 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (16 papers). Xianglong Hu collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Xianglong Hu's co-authors include Shiyong Liu, Da Xing, Guoying Zhang, Ben Zhong Tang, Jacky W. Y. Lam, Ryan T. K. Kwok, Tao Liu, Jie Tian, Shaodong Zhai and Qi Shen 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

Xianglong Hu

88 papers receiving 6.3k 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.

Polyprodrug Amphiphiles: Hierarchical Assemblies for Shape-Regulated Cellular Internalization, Trafficking, and Drug Delivery

2013 564 citations Xianglong Hu, Jinming Hu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Rational design of a water-soluble NIR AIEgen, and its application in ultrafast wash-free cellular imaging and photodynamic cancer cell ablation

2018 394 citations Dong Wang, Huifang Su et al. Chemical Science profile →
Mitochondria-specific drug release and reactive oxygen species burst induced by polyprodrug nanoreactors can enhance chemotherapy

2019 387 citations Wenjia Zhang, Xianglong Hu et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xianglong Hu China	41	3.6k	2.8k	1.9k	1.6k	1.3k	95	6.3k
Yong Hu China	48	2.9k 0.8×	2.3k 0.8×	2.7k 1.4×	1.6k 1.0×	963 0.8×	141	6.9k
Wei Wu China	43	2.9k 0.8×	2.2k 0.8×	2.2k 1.2×	1.4k 0.9×	957 0.7×	148	6.1k
Kang Moo Huh South Korea	48	2.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.5×	2.7k 1.4×	1.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	185	6.3k
Fuwu Zhang United States	44	3.4k 1.0×	1.9k 0.7×	2.6k 1.4×	2.1k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	94	6.7k
Woo‐Dong Jang South Korea	41	1.8k 0.5×	3.1k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	1.7k 1.1×	1.6k 1.3×	140	6.6k
Jianhua Zou China	52	4.5k 1.3×	4.1k 1.5×	996 0.5×	2.1k 1.3×	763 0.6×	167	8.4k
Jun Feng China	38	2.8k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	611 0.5×	113	5.4k
Jianbin Tang China	42	3.1k 0.9×	1.4k 0.5×	2.4k 1.3×	2.4k 1.5×	657 0.5×	142	6.8k
Qianli Zou China	44	4.0k 1.1×	3.5k 1.2×	3.6k 1.9×	2.5k 1.6×	1.6k 1.3×	85	8.1k
Huabing Chen China	53	5.4k 1.5×	3.3k 1.2×	2.9k 1.5×	2.3k 1.4×	817 0.6×	86	9.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xianglong Hu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hu, Xianglong, et al.. (2025). Enhancement of antimicrobial, water-absorbent, and resilient properties in Chinese brushes through surface grafting of polyamide fibers with copper peroxide-loaded hyaluronic acid. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 712. 136454–136454.

Huang, Xiaofen, et al.. (2025). Sulfur-doped bimetallic phosphides with regulated intermediate adsorption for efficient polyethylene terephthalate upgrading. Green Chemistry. 27(38). 11961–11970.

Xia, Tian, Chung‐Li Dong, Xianglong Hu, et al.. (2025). Yeast Inherited Phosphide/Bio‐Carbon for Controllable Polyethylene Terephthalate Upcycling. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(42). 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Jiqian, Minglong Chen, Jie Cen, et al.. (2025). Meltable Polycarbonate Polymersomes as Photoresponsive Micro‐Analgesia Pumps for Concurrent Tumor Therapy and Pain Relief. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 65(5). e22563–e22563.

Liu, Jing, Mingjie Zhang, Wei Wei, et al.. (2024). A mitochondria-targeting heptamethine cyanine-chlorambucil formulated polymeric nanoparticle to potentiate native tumor chemotherapeutic efficacy. Biomaterials Science. 12(10). 2614–2625. 5 indexed citations

Shi, Qiangqiang, et al.. (2023). Engineering precise sequence-defined polymers for advanced functions. Progress in Polymer Science. 141. 101677–101677. 39 indexed citations

Cao, Bing, et al.. (2022). Efficient Transient Expression of Plasmid DNA Using Poly (2-(N,N-Dimethylamino) Ethyl Methacrylate) in Plant Cells. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 10. 805996–805996. 5 indexed citations

Zheng, Zheng, Haixiang Liu, Shaodong Zhai, et al.. (2020). Highly efficient singlet oxygen generation, two-photon photodynamic therapy and melanoma ablation by rationally designed mitochondria-specific near-infrared AIEgens. Chemical Science. 11(9). 2494–2503. 153 indexed citations

Zhang, Yiru, Jianlei Shen, Rong Hu, et al.. (2020). Fast surface immobilization of native proteins through catalyst-free amino-yne click bioconjugation. Chemical Science. 11(15). 3931–3935. 47 indexed citations

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Wang, Dong, Michelle M. S. Lee, Wenhan Xu, et al.. (2019). Boosting Non‐Radiative Decay to Do Useful Work: Development of a Multi‐Modality Theranostic System from an AIEgen. Angewandte Chemie. 131(17). 5684–5688. 48 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaolin, Mengge Li, Ting Han, et al.. (2019). In Situ Generation of Azonia-Containing Polyelectrolytes for Luminescent Photopatterning and Superbug Killing. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(28). 11259–11268. 86 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wenjia, Xianglong Hu, Qi Shen, & Da Xing. (2019). Mitochondria-specific drug release and reactive oxygen species burst induced by polyprodrug nanoreactors can enhance chemotherapy. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1704–1704. 387 indexed citations breakdown →

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Qi, Ji, Chao Chen, Xiaoyan Zhang, et al.. (2018). Light-driven transformable optical agent with adaptive functions for boosting cancer surgery outcomes. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1848–1848. 320 indexed citations

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Wang, Dong, Huifang Su, Ryan T. K. Kwok, et al.. (2018). Rational design of a water-soluble NIR AIEgen, and its application in ultrafast wash-free cellular imaging and photodynamic cancer cell ablation. Chemical Science. 9(15). 3685–3693. 394 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Ming, Xianglong Hu, Junkai Liu, et al.. (2018). Rational design of red AIEgens with a new core structure from non-emissive heteroaromatics. Chemical Science. 9(40). 7829–7834. 56 indexed citations

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Hu, Xianglong, Shaodong Zhai, Guhuan Liu, et al.. (2018). Concurrent Drug Unplugging and Permeabilization of Polyprodrug‐Gated Crosslinked Vesicles for Cancer Combination Chemotherapy. Advanced Materials. 30(21). e1706307–e1706307. 135 indexed citations

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Qi, Ji, Yuan Fang, Ryan T. K. Kwok, et al.. (2017). Highly Stable Organic Small Molecular Nanoparticles as an Advanced and Biocompatible Phototheranostic Agent of Tumor in Living Mice. ACS Nano. 11(7). 7177–7188. 228 indexed citations

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Hu, Xianglong, Li Yang, Tao Liu, Guoying Zhang, & Shiyong Liu. (2014). Photodegradable Neutral–Cationic Brush Block Copolymers for Nonviral Gene Delivery. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 9(8). 2148–2155. 13 indexed citations

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Li, Yamin, Xianglong Hu, Sidan Tian, et al.. (2013). Polyion complex micellar nanoparticles for integrated fluorometric detection and bacteria inhibition in aqueous media. Biomaterials. 35(5). 1618–1626. 72 indexed citations

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Luo, Shizhong, Xianglong Hu, Xi Liu, et al.. (2010). Thermoresponsive unimolecular micelles with a hydrophobic dendritic core and a double hydrophilic block copolymer shell. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 353(1). 76–82. 27 indexed citations

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