Yihua Zhao

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Yihua Zhao is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yihua Zhao has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 15 papers in Materials Chemistry and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yihua Zhao's work include Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (8 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (7 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (7 papers). Yihua Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (8 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (7 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (7 papers). Yihua Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Yihua Zhao's co-authors include Shu Chien, Elliot L. Botvinick, Shunichi Usami, Yingxiao Wang, Michael W. Berns, Roger Y. Tsien, Hongkai Wu, Suli Yuan, Benjamin P.C. Chen and Junle Qu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nano Letters and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Yihua Zhao

57 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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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.

Visualizing the mechanical activation of Src

2005 535 citations Yingxiao Wang, Elliot L. Botvinick et al. Nature profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yihua Zhao China	27	933	766	730	681	472	61	3.3k
Joachim P. Spatz Germany	29	722 0.8×	507 0.7×	855 1.2×	350 0.5×	226 0.5×	56	2.4k
Shu‐Lin Liu China	29	1.6k 1.7×	576 0.8×	788 1.1×	413 0.6×	82 0.2×	155	3.3k
Susana Rocha Belgium	29	1.8k 1.9×	347 0.5×	632 0.9×	514 0.8×	145 0.3×	97	3.4k
Christopher C. DuFort United States	16	888 1.0×	360 0.5×	782 1.1×	974 1.4×	126 0.3×	22	2.6k
Alain Duperray France	40	787 0.8×	1.1k 1.5×	855 1.2×	764 1.1×	123 0.3×	91	4.0k
Robert Ros United States	34	1.2k 1.3×	344 0.4×	1.6k 2.2×	563 0.8×	124 0.3×	92	3.9k
Cora‐Ann Schoenenberger Switzerland	31	1.9k 2.0×	158 0.2×	966 1.3×	1.5k 2.2×	195 0.4×	84	4.3k
Ming Guo United States	34	1.4k 1.5×	475 0.6×	1.9k 2.6×	1.7k 2.6×	100 0.2×	92	4.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yihua Zhao

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Wang, Peng, Zhu Wang, Yihua Zhao, et al.. (2025). Inhibiting Dissolution of Platinum with Atomic Rare Earth Bridged by Nitrogen to Boost Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution. Small. 21(23). e2502196–e2502196. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Yihua, Junle Qu, Yusha Sun, et al.. (2025). Phosphorescence-based O 2 sensing reveals size-dependent survival and motility of metastatic prostate cancer cells in self-generated hypoxia. iScience. 28(5). 112325–112325.

Bai, Ping, et al.. (2024). Constructing built-in electric field in Co/Co9S8 heterojunction encapsulated in N, S co-doped carbon polyhedron for high-efficiency oxygen electrocatalysis. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 349. 123882–123882. 32 indexed citations

Bai, Ping, et al.. (2024). An oxygen vacancy-modulated bifunctional S-NiMoO₄ electrocatalyst for efficient alkaline overall water splitting. Chemical Communications. 60(10). 1313–1316. 11 indexed citations

Wang, Peng, Xiao Han, Ping Bai, et al.. (2023). Utilizing an electron redistribution strategy to inhibit the leaching of sulfur from CeO2/NiCo2S4 heterostructure for high-efficiency oxygen evolution. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 344. 123659–123659. 39 indexed citations

Xu, Yunjian, Kexin Wang, Zhenjiang Chen, et al.. (2022). Oxygen self-supplied upconversion nanoplatform loading cerium oxide for amplified photodynamic therapy of hypoxic tumors. Biomaterials Science. 11(1). 119–127. 5 indexed citations

Wu, Heng, Mengyao Cui, Yang Xu, et al.. (2022). Visual signal sensor coupling to nitrification for sustainable monitoring of trichloroacetaldehyde and the response mechanisms. Bioelectrochemistry. 146. 108142–108142. 8 indexed citations

Xu, Yunjian, Shiqi Wang, Zhenjiang Chen, et al.. (2021). Highly stable organic photothermal agent based on near-infrared-II fluorophores for tumor treatment. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 19(1). 37–37. 42 indexed citations

Xu, Yunjian, Shiqi Wang, Zhenjiang Chen, et al.. (2021). Nitric oxide release activated near-Infrared photothermal agent for synergistic tumor treatment. Biomaterials. 276. 121017–121017. 61 indexed citations

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Li, Yanping, Binglin Shen, Shaowei Li, et al.. (2020). Review of Stimulated Raman Scattering Microscopy Techniques and Applications in the Biosciences. Advanced Biology. 5(1). e2000184–e2000184. 60 indexed citations

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Luo, Teng, Ting Zhou, Yihua Zhao, Liwei Liu, & Junle Qu. (2018). Multiplexed fluorescence lifetime imaging by concentration-dependent quenching. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 6(13). 1912–1919. 17 indexed citations

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Watts, Elizabeth, et al.. (2015). Novel Approaches Reveal that Toxoplasma gondii Bradyzoites within Tissue Cysts Are Dynamic and Replicating Entities In Vivo. mBio. 6(5). e01155–15. 153 indexed citations

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Li, Hongkun, Juan Cheng, Yihua Zhao, et al.. (2014). l-Valine methyl ester-containing tetraphenylethene: aggregation-induced emission, aggregation-induced circular dichroism, circularly polarized luminescence, and helical self-assembly. Materials Horizons. 1(5). 518–521. 129 indexed citations

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Schroder, Elizabeth A., Mellani Lefta, Xiping Zhang, et al.. (2013). The cardiomyocyte molecular clock, regulation of Scn5a , and arrhythmia susceptibility. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 304(10). C954–C965. 105 indexed citations

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Shi, Xuetao, Yihua Zhao, Jianhua Zhou, Song Chen, & Hongkai Wu. (2013). One-Step Generation of Engineered Drug-Laden Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) Micropatterned with Teflon Chips for Potential Application in Tendon Restoration. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 5(21). 10583–10590. 21 indexed citations

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Shi, Xuetao, Song Chen, Yihua Zhao, Qiang Cai, & Hongkai Wu. (2013). Enhanced Osteogenesis by a Biomimic Pseudo‐Periosteum‐Involved Tissue Engineering Strategy. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 2(9). 1229–1235. 32 indexed citations

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Liu, Jianzhao, Huimin Su, Luming Meng, et al.. (2012). What makes efficient circularly polarised luminescence in the condensed phase: aggregation-induced circular dichroism and light emission. Chemical Science. 3(9). 2737–2737. 348 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yihua. (2011). The Basic Issues of Higher Education System:An Analytical Framework.

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Andreyev, Alexander Y., Eoin Fahy, Ziqiang Guan, et al.. (2010). Subcellular organelle lipidomics in TLR-4-activated macrophages. Journal of Lipid Research. 51(9). 2785–2797. 160 indexed citations

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Wang, Yingxiao, Elliot L. Botvinick, Yihua Zhao, et al.. (2005). Visualizing the mechanical activation of Src. Nature. 434(7036). 1040–1045. 535 indexed citations breakdown →

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