Yi Zang

6.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
162 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Yi Zang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi Zang has authored 162 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 30 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yi Zang's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (32 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (29 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (23 papers). Yi Zang is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (32 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (29 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (23 papers). Yi Zang collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Yi Zang's co-authors include Jia Li, Xiao‐Peng He, Tony D. James, Hai‐Hao Han, He Tian, Adam C. Sedgwick, Guo-Rong Chen, Guorong Chen, Jonathan L. Sessler and Guo‐Rong Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Yi Zang

160 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

Small-molecule fluorescence-based probes for interrogating major organ diseases

2021 282 citations Hai‐Hao Han, Yi Zang et al. profile →
Fluorescent probes for the detection of disease-associated biomarkers

2022 199 citations Wei‐Tao Dou, Hai‐Hao Han et al. profile →
The design of small-molecule prodrugs and activatable phototherapeutics for cancer therapy

2023 192 citations Hai‐Hao Han, Yi Zang et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi Zang

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

All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Imaging of Lipid Droplets in Living Cells and Mice with Metabolic Dysfunction‐Associated Steatotic Liver Disease via a Galactose‐Modified Supramolecular Near‐Infrared Fluorescent Glycoprobe 2025 ·Advanced Functional Materials ·Hanmin Wang, Lei Dong, Qiulian Hao, Lulu Sun, Xinrong Li, Yuwei Yuan, (unknown), Jin Gong, Yi Zang, (unknown), Tony D. James, Xiao‐Peng He, Hai‐Hao Han	2
2	Polysaccharides from Syzygium aromaticum binding to 3CLpro contain glycoproteins interacting with RdRp against SARS-CoV-2 2025 ·Carbohydrate Polymers ·Can Jin, Bo Feng, (unknown), Yuan Zhou, Tingting Guo, Yuxuan Liu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Xuan Li, Xiaojuan Xu, H. Eric Xu, (unknown), (unknown), Yi Zang, Jia Li, Kan Ding	1
3	Exploratory research on the effective chemical basis of tanreqing injection for treating acute lung injury: In vivo, in vitro and in silico 2024 ·Journal of Ethnopharmacology ·(unknown), (unknown), Yangyang Wang, (unknown), Weijuan Kan, Bo Feng, (unknown), Zhijian Xu, Weiliang Zhu, Jia Li, Xuemei Zhang, Xiaoting Tian, Yi Zang	2
4	Benzofurans and dibenzofurans from galls on twigs of the endangered Chinese endemic tree Parrotia subaequalis and their inhibitory properties against Staphylococcus aureus and ATP-citrate lyase 2024 ·Phytochemistry ·(unknown), Xiying Wu, (unknown), Yi Zang, (unknown), Yueling Li, Na Li, Juan Xiong, Yeun‐Mun Choo, Zexin Jin, Jia Li, Jin‐Feng Hu	5
5	Phytochemical and biological studies on rare and endangered plants endemic to China. Part XXXVI. Tsugaforrestiacids A–O: Structurally diverse C-18 carboxylated diterpenoids from the twigs and needles of the ‘vulnerable’ conifer and their inhibitory effects on ATP-citrate lyase 2024 ·Phytochemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), Jin‐Xin Zhu, Yi Zang, (unknown), Juan Xiong, Jia Li, Jin‐Feng Hu	6
6	A novel pectin-like polysaccharide from Crocus sativus targets Galectin-3 to inhibit hepatic stellate cells activation and liver fibrosis 2024 ·Carbohydrate Polymers ·(unknown), Can Jin, (unknown), Siqi Liu, Xuemei Zhang, Jia Li, Kan Ding, Yi Zang	9
7	De novo design of SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors with characteristic binding modes 2024 ·Structure ·(unknown), (unknown), Bo Feng, Yao Zhao, Yi Zang, (unknown), Mingbo Su, (unknown), Qi Zhang, Lu Feng, Jinyi Zhao, (unknown), (unknown), Xiuna Yang, Haitao Yang, Jia Li, Xuefeng Jiang, Zihe Rao	2
8	Annamiacids A and B: Two dissymmetric bis-diterpenes containing a rare ketal-γ-lactone motif from Podocarpus annamiensis and their inhibitory effects on ATP-citrate lyase 2024 ·Phytochemistry Letters ·(unknown), (unknown), Jin‐Xin Zhu, Yi Zang, Juan Xiong, Jia Li, Jin‐Feng Hu	5
9	Isoindoline-based fluorogenic probes bearing a self-immolative linker for the sensitive and selective detection of O-GlcNAcase activity 2024 ·Chemical Communications ·(unknown), Guanjun Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Junyi Wang, Xi‐Le Hu, Yi Zang, Tony D. James, Jia Li, Xiao‐Peng He	4
10	Bis-Iridoid Glycosides and Triterpenoids from Kolkwitzia amabilis and Their Potential as Inhibitors of ACC1 and ACL 2024 ·Molecules ·(unknown), (unknown), Can Wang, (unknown), Yingpeng Tong, Yi Zang, Yeun‐Mun Choo, Jia Li, Jin‐Feng Hu	3
11	Squamabietenols A–F, undescribed abietane-O-abietane dimeric diterpenoids from the ornamental conifer Juniperus squamata and their ATP-citrate lyase inhibitory activities 2023 ·Phytochemistry ·(unknown), Hao Li, (unknown), (unknown), Yi Zang, Juan Xiong, Jia Li, Jin‐Feng Hu	8
12	Human serum albumin-based supramolecular host–guest boronate probe for enhanced peroxynitrite sensing 2023 ·Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), Xi‐Le Hu, Jingbo Wang, Yi Zang, Tony D. James, Jia Li, Xiao‐Peng He	6
13	Selective detection of peroxynitrite using an isatin receptor and a naphthalimide fluorophore 2023 ·Chemical Communications ·(unknown), Hai‐Hao Han, Liu He, (unknown), Yi Zang, Jia Li, Xiao‐Peng He, Yaping Ding, Weiguo Cao, Tony D. James	16
14	Orthogonally Engineered Albumin with Attenuated Macrophage Phagocytosis for the Targeted Visualization and Phototherapy of Liver Cancer 2023 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Wei‐Tao Dou, (unknown), Yuanyuan Shi, Ling Zhu, (unknown), Na Li, Yi Zang, Tingting Liu, Suwen Zhao, Yufei Pan, Liwei Dong, Jonathan L. Sessler, Yexiong Tan, Jia Li, Hongyang Wang, He Tian, Xiao‐Peng He	19
15	Synthesis and Biochemical Evaluation of 8H-Indeno[1,2-d]thiazole Derivatives as Novel SARS-CoV-2 3CL Protease Inhibitors 2022 ·Molecules ·Jing Wu, Bo Feng, Lixin Gao, Chun Zhang, Jia Li, (unknown), Yi Zang, (unknown)	5
16	Molecularly engineered AIEgens with enhanced quantum and singlet-oxygen yield for mitochondria-targeted imaging and photodynamic therapy 2022 ·Chemical Science ·Fangzhou Xu, Ling Zhu, Hai‐Hao Han, Jian‐Wei Zou, Yi Zang, Jia Li, Tony D. James, Xiao‐Peng He, Chengyun Wang	20
17	Graphene nanoribbon-based supramolecular ensembles with dual-receptor targeting function for targeted photothermal tumor therapy 2021 ·Chemical Science ·Wei‐Tao Dou, Fugui Xu, (unknown), Jie Gao, (unknown), (unknown), Jiacheng Zhang, Ling Zhu, Adam C. Sedgwick, Guo-Rong Chen, Yi Zang, Tony D. James, He Tian, Jia Li, Yiyong Mai, Xiao‐Peng He	18
18	Correction to “Photochromic Fluorescent Probe Strategy for the Super-resolution Imaging of Biologically Important Biomarkers” 2020 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Xianzhi Chai, Hai‐Hao Han, Adam C. Sedgwick, Na Li, Yi Zang, Tony D. James, Junji Zhang, Xi‐Le Hu, (unknown), Yao Li, Yan Wang, Jia Li, Xiao‐Peng He, He Tian	11
19	Pathogenic CARD11 mutations affect B cell development and differentiation through a noncanonical pathway 2019 ·Science Immunology ·(unknown), Yan Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Pan Jia, Xuelei Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Ni Li, Yi Zang, Jun Qin, Xiaoming Wang, Wei Lü	16
20	Supramolecular assembly of fluorogenic glyco-dots from perylenediimide-based glycoclusters for targeted imaging of cancer cells 2017 ·Chemical Communications ·Ying Liu, Ding‐Kun Ji, Lei Dong, (unknown), Yi Zang, Jia Li, Sébastien Vidal, Xiao‐Peng He	17

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