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. Chemical Society Reviews 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, Paramesh Jangili et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Yi Zang	2.1k	1.5k	1.2k	1.1k	693	162	4.6k
Qian Cao	2.2k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	619 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	574 0.8×	153	5.5k
Kehua Xu	1.7k 0.8×	1.8k 1.2×	1.8k 1.5×	1.2k 1.1×	291 0.4×	102	4.5k
Miae Won	1.2k 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	709 0.6×	1.6k 1.4×	341 0.5×	71	3.7k
Changmin Yu	1.6k 0.8×	1.9k 1.3×	1.4k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	295 0.4×	96	4.1k
Chusen Huang	1.9k 0.9×	2.0k 1.3×	1.4k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	347 0.5×	90	4.3k
Micaël Hardy	2.1k 1.0×	768 0.5×	632 0.5×	712 0.7×	576 0.8×	69	4.3k
Peter Verwilst	1.5k 0.7×	3.1k 2.0×	1.8k 1.6×	2.5k 2.3×	883 1.3×	73	6.0k
Elizabeth J. New	1.6k 0.7×	2.8k 1.8×	2.3k 1.9×	820 0.8×	749 1.1×	139	5.9k
Hai‐Hao Han	995 0.5×	1.8k 1.2×	1.6k 1.4×	839 0.8×	513 0.7×	54	3.6k
Dongdong Su	1.1k 0.5×	1.5k 1.0×	1.8k 1.5×	888 0.8×	398 0.6×	86	3.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi Zang

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All Works

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Wang, Hanmin, Lei Dong, Qiulian Hao, et al.. (2025). 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. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(3). 2 indexed citations

Mei, Song, Liguo Han, Yi Zang, et al.. (2025). CARD11 signaling regulates CD8+ T cell tumoricidal function. Nature Immunology. 26(7). 1113–1126. 1 indexed citations

Hu, Xi‐Le, Yi Zang, Jia Li, et al.. (2025). Twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) based fluorescent probes and imaging agents. Chemical Society Reviews. 54(24). 12080–12141. 1 indexed citations

Zong, Hong, Yong-Mei Zhang, Hanlin Wang, et al.. (2025). Neuronal CCL2 responds to hyperglycaemia and contributes to anxiety disorders in the context of diabetes. Nature Metabolism. 7(5). 1052–1072. 1 indexed citations

Feng, Bo, Yao Zhao, Yi Zang, et al.. (2024). De novo design of SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors with characteristic binding modes. Structure. 32(9). 1327–1334.e3. 2 indexed citations

Zhu, Jin‐Xin, et al.. (2024). 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. Phytochemistry Letters. 61. 142–148. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Yangyang, Weijuan Kan, Bo Feng, et al.. (2024). Exploratory research on the effective chemical basis of tanreqing injection for treating acute lung injury: In vivo, in vitro and in silico. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 337(Pt 1). 118780–118780. 2 indexed citations

Wu, Xiying, Yi Zang, Yueling Li, et al.. (2024). 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. Phytochemistry. 229. 114309–114309. 5 indexed citations

Zhu, Jin‐Xin, et al.. (2024). 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. Phytochemistry. 226. 114221–114221. 6 indexed citations

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Jin, Can, Siqi Liu, Xuemei Zhang, et al.. (2024). A novel pectin-like polysaccharide from Crocus sativus targets Galectin-3 to inhibit hepatic stellate cells activation and liver fibrosis. Carbohydrate Polymers. 348(Pt A). 122826–122826. 9 indexed citations

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Wang, Can, Yingpeng Tong, Yi Zang, et al.. (2024). Bis-Iridoid Glycosides and Triterpenoids from Kolkwitzia amabilis and Their Potential as Inhibitors of ACC1 and ACL. Molecules. 29(24). 5980–5980. 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Guanjun, Junyi Wang, Xi‐Le Hu, et al.. (2024). Isoindoline-based fluorogenic probes bearing a self-immolative linker for the sensitive and selective detection of O-GlcNAcase activity. Chemical Communications. 60(63). 8240–8243. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Hanmin, Jia Liu, Lei Dong, et al.. (2024). Protein-encapsulated long-wavelength fluorescent probe hybrid for imaging lipid droplets in living cells and mice with non-alcoholic fatty liver. Chinese Chemical Letters. 35(11). 109603–109603. 16 indexed citations

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Li, Hao, et al.. (2023). Squamabietenols A–F, undescribed abietane-O-abietane dimeric diterpenoids from the ornamental conifer Juniperus squamata and their ATP-citrate lyase inhibitory activities. Phytochemistry. 210. 113663–113663. 8 indexed citations

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Dou, Wei‐Tao, Yuanyuan Shi, Ling Zhu, et al.. (2023). Orthogonally Engineered Albumin with Attenuated Macrophage Phagocytosis for the Targeted Visualization and Phototherapy of Liver Cancer. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(31). 17377–17388. 19 indexed citations

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Hu, Xi‐Le, Jingbo Wang, Yi Zang, et al.. (2023). Ratiometric sensing of β-galactosidase based on excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) and solid-state luminescence enhancement. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 10(12). 2913–2917. 10 indexed citations

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Han, Hai‐Hao, Paramesh Jangili, Mingle Li, et al.. (2023). The design of small-molecule prodrugs and activatable phototherapeutics for cancer therapy. Chemical Society Reviews. 52(3). 879–920. 192 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xiong, Juan, Haowen Jiang, Ting Huang, et al.. (2021). Forrestiacids A and B, Pentaterpene Inhibitors of ACL and Lipogenesis: Extending the Limits of Computational NMR Methods in the Structure Assignment of Complex Natural Products. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(41). 22270–22275. 41 indexed citations

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Chai, Xianzhi, Hai‐Hao Han, Adam C. Sedgwick, et al.. (2020). Photochromic Fluorescent Probe Strategy for the Super-resolution Imaging of Biologically Important Biomarkers. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(42). 18005–18013. 169 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yan, Pan Jia, Xuelei Wang, et al.. (2019). Pathogenic CARD11 mutations affect B cell development and differentiation through a noncanonical pathway. Science Immunology. 4(41). 16 indexed citations

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