Yiyan He

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Yiyan He is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yiyan He has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Biomaterials and 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yiyan He's work include RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (21 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (15 papers) and Wound Healing and Treatments (9 papers). Yiyan He is often cited by papers focused on RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (21 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (15 papers) and Wound Healing and Treatments (9 papers). Yiyan He collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Spain. Yiyan He's co-authors include Zhongwei Gu, Hongli Mao, Yu Nie, Xie Li, Gang Cheng, Xianghui Xu, Jun Yang, Shengnan Ma, Yue Dong and Jie Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, ACS Nano and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Yiyan He

51 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Glycopeptide‐Based Multifunctional Hydrogels Promote Diabetic Wound Healing through pH Regulation of Microenvironment

2023 118 citations Qi Tang, Lihuang Wu et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yiyan He China	23	821	748	652	464	263	52	2.0k
Aixi Yu China	29	700 0.9×	1.1k 1.4×	541 0.8×	449 1.0×	203 0.8×	121	2.7k
Yunki Lee South Korea	31	1.2k 1.5×	1.0k 1.4×	369 0.6×	487 1.0×	541 2.1×	84	2.6k
A Sigen Ireland	30	913 1.1×	627 0.8×	591 0.9×	524 1.1×	410 1.6×	71	2.9k
Zongrui Tong China	24	697 0.8×	917 1.2×	384 0.6×	194 0.4×	284 1.1×	34	2.1k
Zecong Xiao China	27	788 1.0×	1.1k 1.5×	579 0.9×	371 0.8×	218 0.8×	59	2.5k
Jinliang Peng China	27	871 1.1×	1.1k 1.5×	716 1.1×	335 0.7×	120 0.5×	55	2.6k
Rogério P. Pirraco Portugal	30	888 1.1×	915 1.2×	431 0.7×	314 0.7×	164 0.6×	71	2.1k
Dae Hyeok Yang South Korea	25	1.0k 1.2×	1.1k 1.5×	346 0.5×	208 0.4×	251 1.0×	86	2.1k
Rixing Zhan China	21	708 0.9×	551 0.7×	494 0.8×	872 1.9×	131 0.5×	47	2.2k
Won Ho Kong South Korea	20	617 0.8×	657 0.9×	405 0.6×	185 0.4×	190 0.7×	29	1.9k

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Zhou, Yin, Yutong Chen, Wentao Zhao, et al.. (2025). Nanoflower-Mediated Gallium-Protoporphyrin IX Complex for Intracellular Antibacterial and Immunomodulatory Effects in Macrophage-Targeted Therapy. ACS Nano. 19(26). 23659–23679. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Jiafeng, et al.. (2025). Dynamic boronate ester crosslinked hyaluronic acid hydrogel patch enabling fast dissolution and rapid oral mucosal delivery of amorphous sumatriptan. Carbohydrate Polymers. 375. 124751–124751.

Wu, Lihuang, Yuqi Wang, Xinyue Zhao, et al.. (2025). A self-adhesive hierarchical nanofiber patch for dynamic and multistage management of full-thickness cutaneous wounds. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 23(1). 448–448. 1 indexed citations

Yi, Danqing, Tao Wang, Shuangshuang Xu, et al.. (2025). Injectable ROS/pH‐Responsive Hydrogel for Synergistic Chemo‐Photodynamic Tumor Therapy and Enhanced Wound Healing. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 15(1). e02349–e02349. 3 indexed citations

Tan, Lei, Yong Yang, Kaixin Wang, et al.. (2025). Haspin kinase inhibition dampens pseudorabies virus infection in vitro. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 12. 1572729–1572729. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Yin, Zhonghao Wang, Jingwei Shi, et al.. (2025). Effects of irradiation sterilization on the physicochemical and functional properties of commercial biomedical hydrogels. Biomaterials Science. 13(22). 6270–6284. 2 indexed citations

Ma, Shengnan, Lei Song, Shihao Wang, et al.. (2023). Improved intracellular delivery of exosomes by surface modification with fluorinated peptide dendrimers for promoting angiogenesis and migration of HUVECs. RSC Advances. 13(17). 11269–11277. 21 indexed citations

Wu, Lihuang, Junhua Li, Yuqi Wang, et al.. (2023). Engineered Hierarchical Microdevices Enable Pre‐Programmed Controlled Release for Postsurgical and Unresectable Cancer Treatment. Advanced Materials. 35(51). e2305529–e2305529. 6 indexed citations

Tang, Qi, Lihuang Wu, Lili Hao, et al.. (2023). Glycopeptide‐Based Multifunctional Hydrogels Promote Diabetic Wound Healing through pH Regulation of Microenvironment. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(29). 118 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhou, Yin, et al.. (2023). Nature-Inspired Scarless Healing: Guiding Biomaterials Design for Advanced Therapies. Tissue Engineering Part B Reviews. 30(3). 371–384. 3 indexed citations

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Hao, Lili, Shijia Zhao, Yuxin He, et al.. (2023). Functionalized gelatin-alginate based bioink with enhanced manufacturability and biomimicry for accelerating wound healing. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 240. 124364–124364. 26 indexed citations

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Li, Ming, Bo Yang, Yiyan He, et al.. (2022). Single-component hyaluronic acid hydrogel adhesive based on phenylboronic ester bonds for hemostasis and wound closure. Carbohydrate Polymers. 296. 119953–119953. 66 indexed citations

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Xing, Yuhang, et al.. (2021). Injectable Hydrogel Based on Modified Gelatin and Sodium Alginate for Soft-Tissue Adhesive. Frontiers in Chemistry. 9. 744099–744099. 20 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jie, Shengnan Ma, Yuxin Zhang, et al.. (2021). Bacterium-mimicking sequentially targeted therapeutic nanocomplexes based on O-carboxymethyl chitosan and their cooperative therapy by dual-modality light manipulation. Carbohydrate Polymers. 264. 118030–118030. 8 indexed citations

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He, Yuxin, Yang Li, Shijia Zhao, et al.. (2021). A double-network polysaccharide-based composite hydrogel for skin wound healing. Carbohydrate Polymers. 261. 117870–117870. 165 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jie, Shengnan Ma, Yuxin Zhang, et al.. (2020). Tunable membrane-penetrating bioreductive nanogels based on guanidinylated dendrimers for programmable gene delivery. Applied Materials Today. 20. 100646–100646. 13 indexed citations

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Martínez-Ohárriz, María Cristina, Zhongwei Gu, Yiyan He, et al.. (2018). Cyclodextrin-grafted poly(anhydride) nanoparticles for oral glibenclamide administration. In vivo evaluation using C. elegans. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 547(1-2). 97–105. 21 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jie, Shengnan Ma, Yiyan He, et al.. (2017). Tailoring the supramolecular structure of amphiphilic glycopolypeptide analogue toward liver targeted drug delivery systems. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 525(1). 191–202. 11 indexed citations

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He, Yiyan, Yu Nie, Xie Li, Hongmei Song, & Zhongwei Gu. (2013). p53 mediated apoptosis by reduction sensitive shielding ternary complexes based on disulfide linked PEI ternary complexes. Biomaterials. 35(5). 1657–1666. 24 indexed citations

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He, Yiyan, Gang Cheng, Xie Li, et al.. (2012). Polyethyleneimine/DNA polyplexes with reduction-sensitive hyaluronic acid derivatives shielding for targeted gene delivery. Biomaterials. 34(4). 1235–1245. 193 indexed citations

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