Yan Lyu

7.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
63 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Yan Lyu is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Lyu has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yan Lyu's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (30 papers), Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (13 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (6 papers). Yan Lyu is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (30 papers), Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (13 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (6 papers). Yan Lyu collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Australia. Yan Lyu's co-authors include Kanyi Pu, Jing Li, Qingqing Miao, Zhen Xu, Chen Xie, Jiaguo Huang, Yuyan Jiang, Dan Ding, Hongwei Duan and Yansong Miao 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

Yan Lyu

61 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

Molecular afterglow imaging with bright, biodegradable po... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2017 2019 2016 2016 2017 250 500 750
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. Molecular afterglow imaging with bright, biodegradable polymer nanoparticles
    2017 851 citations Qingqing Miao, Chen Xie et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →
  2. Molecular optical imaging probes for early diagnosis of drug-induced acute kidney injury
    2019 623 citations Jiaguo Huang, Yan Lyu et al. profile →
  3. Intraparticle Molecular Orbital Engineering of Semiconducting Polymer Nanoparticles as Amplified Theranostics for in Vivo Photoacoustic Imaging and Photothermal Therapy
    2016 473 citations Yan Lyu, Qingqing Miao et al. profile →
  4. Semiconducting Polymer Nanobioconjugates for Targeted Photothermal Activation of Neurons
    2016 410 citations Yan Lyu, Chen Xie et al. profile →
  5. Broadband Absorbing Semiconducting Polymer Nanoparticles for Photoacoustic Imaging in Second Near-Infrared Window
    2017 362 citations Chen Xie, Yan Lyu et al. Nano Letters profile →
  6. Cell Membrane Coated Semiconducting Polymer Nanoparticles for Enhanced Multimodal Cancer Phototheranostics
    2018 345 citations Zhen Xu, Yan Lyu et al. profile →
  7. Enhancing Both Biodegradability and Efficacy of Semiconducting Polymer Nanoparticles for Photoacoustic Imaging and Photothermal Therapy
    2018 329 citations Yan Lyu, Zhen Xu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yan Lyu China 33 5.0k 2.9k 1.8k 966 793 63 6.8k
Qingqing Miao China 43 5.3k 1.1× 3.6k 1.2× 2.3k 1.2× 1.1k 1.2× 766 1.0× 98 7.9k
Mengyao Zhao China 40 5.1k 1.0× 4.5k 1.5× 1.2k 0.6× 683 0.7× 801 1.0× 87 7.3k
Ping Gong China 39 4.4k 0.9× 2.3k 0.8× 1.9k 1.1× 944 1.0× 1.7k 2.1× 138 6.3k
Yao Sun China 40 3.8k 0.8× 3.1k 1.0× 1.6k 0.8× 597 0.6× 761 1.0× 193 6.5k
Kai Cheng United States 39 5.4k 1.1× 4.4k 1.5× 1.5k 0.8× 737 0.8× 1.5k 1.9× 83 8.6k
Jianfeng Zeng China 37 4.2k 0.8× 3.0k 1.0× 1.3k 0.7× 653 0.7× 1.6k 2.1× 104 6.1k
Hao Wan China 34 3.5k 0.7× 3.2k 1.1× 1.3k 0.7× 427 0.4× 477 0.6× 101 5.9k
Qi Lei China 50 4.6k 0.9× 3.8k 1.3× 2.4k 1.3× 1.1k 1.2× 2.5k 3.2× 144 8.8k
Oliver T. Bruns† Germany 31 2.7k 0.6× 2.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 396 0.4× 1.2k 1.5× 56 6.3k
Amit Sharma South Korea 39 4.9k 1.0× 3.9k 1.3× 2.4k 1.3× 994 1.0× 1.0k 1.3× 129 9.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yan Lyu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yan Lyu

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

All Works

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Li, Fei, Yan Lyu, Fengshuo Wang, et al.. (2025). A Semiconducting Polymer NanoCRISPR for Near-Infrared Photoactivatable Gene Editing and Cancer Gene Therapy. Nano Letters. 25(11). 4518–4525. 4 indexed citations
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Lyu, Yan, Yu Wang, Jian‐You Guo, et al.. (2023). Integrating serum pharmacochemistry and network pharmacology to reveal the active constituents and mechanism of Corydalis Rhizoma in treating Alzheimer’s disease. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 15. 1285549–1285549. 2 indexed citations
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Xiao, Haiyan, Xudong Tang, Weiyi Liu, et al.. (2023). Comparing Arsenic-Containing Qinghuang Powder and Low-Intensity Chemotherapy in Elderly Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine. 29(9). 832–837. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Ningyue, et al.. (2022). Radioactive organic semiconducting polymer nanoparticles for multimodal cancer theranostics. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 619. 219–228. 25 indexed citations
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Wang, Y. F., Yan Lyu, Xin Wang, et al.. (2022). The effect of influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 virus infection on cytokine production and gene expression in BV2 microglial cells. Virus Research. 312. 198716–198716. 6 indexed citations
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Lyu, Xiaomei, et al.. (2022). Biotechnological advances for improving natural pigment production: a state-of-the-art review. Bioresources and Bioprocessing. 9(1). 8–8. 60 indexed citations
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Chen, Fengfeng, Ning Ding, Yajuan Sun, et al.. (2021). Antioxidant hollow structures to reduce the risk of sunscreen. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 628. 127352–127352. 4 indexed citations
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Zhong, Lijie, Shiyu Gan, Yitian Tang, et al.. (2021). Defective vs high-quality graphene for solid-contact ion-selective electrodes: Effects of capacitance and hydrophobicity. Electrochemistry Communications. 129. 107091–107091. 24 indexed citations
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Wang, Hao, et al.. (2020). A triboelectric nanogenerator based on white sugar for self-powered humidity sensor. Solid-State Electronics. 174. 107920–107920. 18 indexed citations
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Lyu, Yan, Dirk Theegarten, Josune Guzman, et al.. (2019). Utility of Anti-DSF70 Antibodies to Predict Connective Tissue Disease in Patients Originally Presenting with Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia. Respiration. 98(1). 29–37. 6 indexed citations
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Lyu, Yan, Dong Cui, Jiaguo Huang, et al.. (2019). Near‐Infrared Afterglow Semiconducting Nano‐Polycomplexes for the Multiplex Differentiation of Cancer Exosomes. Angewandte Chemie. 131(15). 5037–5041. 45 indexed citations
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Miao, Qingqing, Chen Xie, Zhen Xu, et al.. (2017). Molecular afterglow imaging with bright, biodegradable polymer nanoparticles. Nature Biotechnology. 35(11). 1102–1110. 851 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lyu, Yan, Dong Cui, He Sun, et al.. (2017). Dendronized Semiconducting Polymer as Photothermal Nanocarrier for Remote Activation of Gene Expression. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 56(31). 9155–9159. 154 indexed citations
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Hu, Aimin, Dan Zhao, Hua Zheng, et al.. (2016). Preoperative Diagnosis in 46 Cases of Pulmonary Sclerosing Hemangioma. Chinese Medical Journal. 129(11). 1377–1378. 13 indexed citations
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Lyu, Yan, et al.. (2015). Recent research progress with phospholipase C from Bacillus cereus. Biotechnology Letters. 38(1). 23–31. 35 indexed citations
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Lyu, Yan, et al.. (2014). Effects of Antenatal Hypoxia on Tissue Homeostasis in the Myocardium of Albino Rats: Early and Delayed Consequences. Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine. 157(3). 320–323. 5 indexed citations

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