Yingfeng Tu

7.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
146 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Yingfeng Tu is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yingfeng Tu has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 86 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 41 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yingfeng Tu's work include Micro and Nano Robotics (86 papers), Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks (49 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (36 papers). Yingfeng Tu is often cited by papers focused on Micro and Nano Robotics (86 papers), Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks (49 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (36 papers). Yingfeng Tu collaborates with scholars based in China, Netherlands and United States. Yingfeng Tu's co-authors include Fei Peng, Daniela A. Wilson, Yongjun Men, Jan C. M. van Hest, Junbin Gao, Shuanghu Wang, Yicheng Ye, Kun Liu, Loai K. E. A. Abdelmohsen and Paul B. White and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Yingfeng Tu

139 papers receiving 5.8k 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.

Supramolecular Adaptive Nanomotors with Magnetotaxis Behavior

2016 462 citations Fei Peng, Yingfeng Tu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yingfeng Tu China	40	3.4k	2.9k	1.2k	899	893	146	5.8k
Fei Peng China	39	3.6k 1.1×	3.0k 1.0×	869 0.7×	987 1.1×	836 0.9×	137	5.8k
Chun Mao China	42	2.8k 0.8×	1.5k 0.5×	1.5k 1.3×	1.0k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	189	5.9k
Josep Puigmartí‐Luis Spain	41	2.4k 0.7×	985 0.3×	634 0.5×	2.1k 2.3×	1.2k 1.4×	141	5.6k
Yanyan Cao China	31	1.7k 0.5×	1.6k 0.5×	894 0.8×	1.2k 1.4×	220 0.2×	95	5.0k
Qun‐Dong Shen China	37	3.1k 0.9×	348 0.1×	677 0.6×	2.1k 2.4×	759 0.8×	135	5.5k
Wei Rao China	48	3.7k 1.1×	298 0.1×	644 0.5×	1.2k 1.3×	770 0.9×	172	6.5k
C. Wyatt Shields United States	27	2.1k 0.6×	630 0.2×	576 0.5×	447 0.5×	328 0.4×	67	3.2k
Jizhuang Wang China	28	1.2k 0.3×	1.4k 0.5×	409 0.3×	714 0.8×	110 0.1×	71	2.9k
Wentao Duan China	29	1.6k 0.5×	1.8k 0.6×	313 0.3×	1.2k 1.4×	105 0.1×	79	4.8k
Shang‐Hsiu Hu Taiwan	41	3.5k 1.0×	196 0.1×	949 0.8×	1.7k 1.9×	2.4k 2.7×	107	5.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yingfeng Tu

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Zhang, Xiaoting, Huaan Li, Lu Liu, et al.. (2025). Alginate lyase immobilized Chlamydomonas algae microrobots: minimally invasive therapy for biofilm penetration and eradication. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 15(6). 3259–3272. 3 indexed citations

Lu, Yanyan, et al.. (2025). DDX6 interacts with DDX3X to repress translation in microRNA-mediated silencing. Nucleic Acids Research. 53(17).

Ye, Yicheng, Fei Wang, Hao Tian, et al.. (2025). Amino acid coating enables micromotor operation in physiological conditions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(29). e2510091122–e2510091122. 1 indexed citations

Jiang, Jianqing, Yicheng Ye, Wei‐Chang Huang, et al.. (2025). Stem cell secretome armed magneto-actuated micromotors as spatio-temporal manipulators for wound healing acceleration. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6754–6754.

Liu, Lu, Xiurong Li, Junbin Gao, et al.. (2025). Gout management using uricase and sodium citrate hollow mesoporous nanomotors. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2339–2339. 7 indexed citations

Guo, Yutong, et al.. (2024). Targeting-specific Nanoprobes in the Second Near-infrared Window for Biomedical Applications. Nano Biomedicine and Engineering. 16(2). 135–151. 22 indexed citations

Ou, Juanfeng, Jiajun Miao, Xiaoting Zhang, et al.. (2024). Magnetically Powered Microrobotic Swarm for Integrated Mechanical/Photothermal/Photodynamic Thrombolysis. Small. 20(47). e2403440–e2403440. 6 indexed citations

Xu, Cong, Hong Wang, Lu Liu, et al.. (2024). Bottle Nanomotors Amplify Tumor Oxidative Stress for Enhanced Calcium Overload/Chemodynamic Therapy. Small. 20(44). e2404402–e2404402. 12 indexed citations

Liu, Suyi, Bin Chen, Ye Feng, et al.. (2023). Helical hydrogel micromotors for delivery of neural stem cells and restoration of neural connectivity. Chemical Engineering Journal. 479. 147745–147745. 13 indexed citations

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Jiang, Jiamiao, Fei Wang, Wei‐Chang Huang, et al.. (2023). Mobile mechanical signal generator for macrophage polarization. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). 20220147–20220147. 27 indexed citations

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Liu, Lu, Shuanghu Wang, Hao Tian, et al.. (2023). Nanorobot-Mediated Synchronized Neuron Activation. ACS Nano. 17(14). 13826–13839. 9 indexed citations

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Liu, Kun, Qiuyue Liu, Jiarong Yang, et al.. (2022). Micromotor Based Mini-Tablet for Oral Delivery of Insulin. ACS Nano. 17(1). 300–311. 37 indexed citations

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Liu, Lu, Bin Chen, Junbin Gao, et al.. (2022). Magnetically Actuated Biohybrid Microswimmers for Precise Photothermal Muscle Contraction. ACS Nano. 16(4). 6515–6526. 57 indexed citations

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Ou, Juanfeng, Hao Tian, Junbin Gao, et al.. (2021). MnO₂-Based Nanomotors with Active Fenton-like Mn²⁺ Delivery for Enhanced Chemodynamic Therapy. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(32). 38050–38060. 126 indexed citations

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Xu, Cong, Shuanghu Wang, Kun Liu, et al.. (2021). Magnesium-Based Micromotors as Hydrogen Generators for Precise Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy. Nano Letters. 21(5). 1982–1991. 147 indexed citations

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Liu, Lu, Shuanghu Wang, Kun Liu, et al.. (2021). Control the Neural Stem Cell Fate with Biohybrid Piezoelectrical Magnetite Micromotors. Nano Letters. 21(8). 3518–3526. 75 indexed citations

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Wang, Shuanghu, Quan Zhou, Peiwu Geng, et al.. (2021). Biodegradability of Micro/Nanomotors: Challenges and Opportunities. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 10(13). e2100335–e2100335. 29 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhen, Shuanghu Wang, Kun Liu, et al.. (2020). Water powered and anti-CD3 loaded mg micromotor for t cell activation. Applied Materials Today. 21. 100839–100839. 18 indexed citations

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Cheng, Binbin, Yichang Ren, Xiaoge Niu, et al.. (2020). Discovery of Novel Resorcinol Dibenzyl Ethers Targeting the Programmed Cell Death-1/Programmed Cell Death–Ligand 1 Interaction as Potential Anticancer Agents. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 63(15). 8338–8358. 66 indexed citations

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Sun, Ziyan, Kai Cheng, Yuyu Yao, et al.. (2019). Controlled Nano–Bio Interface of Functional Nanoprobes for in Vivo Monitoring Enzyme Activity in Tumors. ACS Nano. 13(2). 1153–1167. 19 indexed citations

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