Xiaowu Tang

8.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
73 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Xiaowu Tang is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaowu Tang has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 26 papers in Materials Chemistry and 15 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xiaowu Tang's work include 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (13 papers), Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (10 papers) and Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies (9 papers). Xiaowu Tang is often cited by papers focused on 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (13 papers), Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (10 papers) and Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies (9 papers). Xiaowu Tang collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and China. Xiaowu Tang's co-authors include David G. Cory, Su Ryon Shin, Ali Khademhosseini, Nadia Carlesso, Ching‐Hsuan Tung, M. Lewin, David T Scadden, Ralph Weissleder, Mehmet R. Dokmeci and Erhan Yenilmez and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Xiaowu Tang

69 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.

Tat peptide-derivatized magnetic nanoparticles allow in vivo tracking and recovery of progenitor cells

2000 1.4k citations M. Lewin, Nadia Carlesso et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →
Carbon-Nanotube-Embedded Hydrogel Sheets for Engineering Cardiac Constructs and Bioactuators

2013 767 citations Xiaowu Tang et al. profile →
Reduced Graphene Oxide‐GelMA Hybrid Hydrogels as Scaffolds for Cardiac Tissue Engineering

2016 406 citations Xiaowu Tang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaowu Tang Canada	31	3.8k	1.9k	1.5k	1.3k	819	73	6.4k
Lingyun Zhao China	50	3.3k 0.9×	2.5k 1.3×	1.9k 1.3×	1.8k 1.3×	711 0.9×	181	7.5k
Yunru Yu China	50	4.4k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	689 0.5×	971 1.2×	121	7.6k
Matthew L. Becker United States	55	3.6k 0.9×	3.4k 1.8×	2.3k 1.5×	1.8k 1.4×	726 0.9×	234	9.9k
Giyoong Tae South Korea	49	3.6k 0.9×	2.9k 1.5×	1.2k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	309 0.4×	156	7.3k
Minglin Ma United States	47	4.1k 1.1×	2.2k 1.2×	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.7×	98	10.0k
Omid Veiseh United States	38	4.3k 1.1×	4.5k 2.4×	1.4k 0.9×	2.9k 2.2×	385 0.5×	79	9.0k
Surya K. Mallapragada United States	43	1.8k 0.5×	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	1.9k 1.4×	399 0.5×	188	6.6k
Luo Gu China	36	4.5k 1.2×	1.9k 1.0×	2.0k 1.3×	2.5k 1.9×	367 0.4×	94	9.1k
Hongkai Wu Hong Kong	41	7.0k 1.8×	938 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	957 0.7×	2.1k 2.5×	103	9.5k
Shujun Gao Singapore	43	2.0k 0.5×	2.4k 1.3×	1.0k 0.7×	1.9k 1.5×	342 0.4×	83	6.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaowu Tang

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Zhang, Kaiping, Jun Li, Jianxiong Li, et al.. (2025). Interfacial liquid control to realize superior comprehensive properties of microwelded NiTi-stainless steel joints for multifunctional biomedical device fabrication. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 233. 304–318. 4 indexed citations

Banerjee, Utsab, Sayan Ganguly, Xiaowu Tang, & Sushanta K. Mitra. (2025). Controlled Release of Dyes from Hydrogel Cargoes through pH and Magnetic Stimuli. Langmuir. 41(45). 30691–30702.

Guo, Chuanpan, Wenqi Li, Zhenzhen Li, et al.. (2025). Precision design of crystalline COF nanoplatforms: Revolutionizing biosensing paradigms in agri-food quality control and safety assurance. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 542. 216862–216862. 4 indexed citations

Das, Poushali, Sayan Ganguly, Parham Khoshbakht Marvi, et al.. (2025). Silicene‐Based Quantum Dots Nanocomposite Coated Functional UV Protected Textiles With Antibacterial and Antioxidant Properties: A Versatile Solution for Healthcare and Everyday Protection. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(6). e2404911–e2404911. 13 indexed citations

Nasseri, Rasool, Sayan Ganguly, Xiaowu Tang, et al.. (2024). Hybrid Zwitterionic Hydrogels with Encoded Differential Swelling and Programmed Deformation for Small‐Scale Robotics. Small Methods. 9(3). e2400812–e2400812.

Das, Poushali, Parham Khoshbakht Marvi, Sayan Ganguly, et al.. (2024). MXene-Based Elastomer Mimetic Stretchable Sensors: Design, Properties, and Applications. Nano-Micro Letters. 16(1). 135–135. 67 indexed citations

Das, Poushali, Sayan Ganguly, Parham Khoshbakht Marvi, et al.. (2024). Carbon Dots Infused 3D Printed Cephalopod Mimetic Bactericidal and Antioxidant Hydrogel for Uniaxial Mechano‐Fluorescent Tactile Sensor. Advanced Materials. 36(48). e2409819–e2409819. 30 indexed citations

Ganguly, Sayan, et al.. (2024). Injectable and 3D Extrusion Printable Hydrophilic Silicone-Based Hydrogels for Controlled Ocular Delivery of Ophthalmic Drugs. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 7(9). 6286–6296. 20 indexed citations

Lu, Yin, Pramod K. Kalambate, Binh M. Trinh, et al.. (2024). Nano-enabled smart and functional materials toward human well-being and sustainable developments. Nanotechnology. 35(35). 352003–352003. 6 indexed citations

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Li, Pei, Pramod K. Kalambate, Kenneth D. Harris, Abebaw B. Jemere, & Xiaowu Tang. (2024). Robust and flexible electrochemical lactate sensors for sweat analysis based on nanozyme-enhanced electrode. Biosensors and Bioelectronics X. 17. 100455–100455. 9 indexed citations

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Zilberman, Yael, et al.. (2023). Recent advances and challenges: Translational research of minimally invasive wearable biochemical sensors. Biosensors and Bioelectronics X. 15. 100405–100405. 1 indexed citations

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Borenstein, Jeffrey T., Gerard Cummins, Abhishek Dutta, et al.. (2023). Bionanotechnology and bioMEMS (BNM): state-of-the-art applications, opportunities, and challenges. Lab on a Chip. 23(23). 4928–4949. 4 indexed citations

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Karimi, Reza, Xiaowu Tang, Irene A. Goldthorpe, et al.. (2021). An ultrasensitive heart-failure BNP biosensor using B/N co-doped graphene oxide gel FET. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 180. 113114–113114. 29 indexed citations

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Peng, Ran, Yueyue Pan, Zhi Li, et al.. (2020). Ionotronics Based on Horizontally Aligned Carbon Nanotubes. Advanced Functional Materials. 30(38). 42 indexed citations

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Tang, Xiaowu, et al.. (2017). Fast measurement of carbon nanotube resonator amplitude with a heterojunction bipolar transistor. arXiv (Cornell University). 7 indexed citations

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Tang, Xiaowu, et al.. (2016). Seamless Hyperspectral High Spatial Mosaic Derived from Chang'e-1 IIM. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1405. 3 indexed citations

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Walia, Jaspreet, et al.. (2016). Resonant photo-thermal modification of vertical gallium arsenide nanowires studied using Raman spectroscopy. Nanotechnology. 27(24). 245708–245708. 7 indexed citations

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Mandal, Himadri, Andrew Ward, & Xiaowu Tang. (2011). Transferable Thin Films of Pristine Carbon Nanotubes. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 11(4). 3265–3272. 6 indexed citations

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Power, Mary E., et al.. (2008). Impact of carbon nanotubes on the ingestion and digestion of bacteria by ciliated protozoa. Nature Nanotechnology. 3(6). 347–351. 87 indexed citations

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Lewin, M., Nadia Carlesso, Ching‐Hsuan Tung, et al.. (2000). Tat peptide-derivatized magnetic nanoparticles allow in vivo tracking and recovery of progenitor cells. Nature Biotechnology. 18(4). 410–414. 1411 indexed citations breakdown →

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