Yong Zhang

71.9k total citations · 17 hit papers
1.5k papers, 58.9k citations indexed

About

Yong Zhang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yong Zhang has authored 1.5k papers receiving a total of 58.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 460 papers in Materials Chemistry, 340 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 242 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yong Zhang's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (152 papers), Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (106 papers) and Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (83 papers). Yong Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (152 papers), Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (106 papers) and Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (83 papers). Yong Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Yong Zhang's co-authors include Zhengquan Li, Dev Chatterjee, Sasidharan Swarnalatha Lucky, Khee Chee Soo, Miqin Zhang, Niagara Muhammad Idris, Shan Jiang, Muthu Kumara Gnanasammandhan, Abdul Jalil Rufaihah and Qi Shen and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Yong Zhang

1.5k papers receiving 58.0k 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.

Nanoparticles in Photodynamic Therapy

2015 2.5k citations Yong Zhang et al. profile →
In vivo photodynamic therapy using upconversion nanoparticles as remote-controlled nanotransducers

2012 1.3k citations Yong Zhang et al. profile →
Surface modification of superparamagnetic magnetite nanoparticles and their intracellular uptake

2002 1.0k citations Yong Zhang et al. profile →
Nanoparticles in photodynamic therapy: An emerging paradigm

2008 969 citations Yong Zhang et al. profile →
Upconversion fluorescence imaging of cells and small animals using lanthanide doped nanocrystals

2007 846 citations Yong Zhang et al. profile →
Multicolor Core/Shell‐Structured Upconversion Fluorescent Nanoparticles

2008 808 citations Yong Zhang et al. profile →
Controlled Scalable Synthesis of Uniform, High-Quality Monolayer and Few-layer MoS2 Films

2013 777 citations Yong Zhang et al. profile →
Novel gp91 ^phox Homologues in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

2001 725 citations Yong Zhang et al. profile →
An efficient and user-friendly method for the synthesis of hexagonal-phase NaYF₄:Yb, Er/Tm nanocrystals with controllable shape and upconversion fluorescence

2008 660 citations Yong Zhang et al. profile →
Boosting lithium storage in covalent organic framework via activation of 14-electron redox chemistry

2018 623 citations Yong Zhang et al. profile →
Mesoporous‐Silica‐Coated Up‐Conversion Fluorescent Nanoparticles for Photodynamic Therapy

2009 528 citations Yong Zhang et al. profile →
Adipose-specific deletion of autophagy-related gene 7 ( atg7 ) in mice reveals a role in adipogenesis

2009 527 citations Yong Zhang, Yun Zhao et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Nitrogen doping effects on the structure of graphene

2011 476 citations Yong Zhang et al. Applied Surface Science profile →
COF/In₂S₃ S‐Scheme Photocatalyst with Enhanced Light Absorption and H₂O₂‐Production Activity and fs‐TA Investigation

2024 238 citations Yong Zhang et al. profile →
ZnO/COF S-scheme heterojunction for improved photocatalytic H2O2 production performance

2022 234 citations Yong Zhang et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
Electrochemically Enabled, Nickel-Catalyzed Dehydroxylative Cross-Coupling of Alcohols with Aryl Halides

2021 205 citations Yong Zhang et al. profile →
A paper-based assay for the colorimetric detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants at single-nucleotide resolution

2022 152 citations Yong Zhang et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yong Zhang

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Research on the multi-signal DOA estimation based on ResNet with the attention module combined with beamforming (RAB-DOA) 2025 ·Applied Acoustics ·Long Wu, (unknown), (unknown), Lu Xu, Shuyu Chen, Yong Zhang, Jianlong Zhang	2
2	Celastrol ameliorates metabolic dysfunction associated steatohepatitis by regulating the CYP7B1-mediated alternative bile acid synthetic pathway 2025 ·Phytomedicine ·(unknown), Jingtao Yang, Yuxuan Chen, Yong Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Bengui Ye, Dapeng Li	1
3	Targeted delivery of nano-radiosensitizers for tumor radiotherapy 2024 ·Coordination Chemistry Reviews ·(unknown), (unknown), Yong Zhang, Qingsong Mei	17
4	Luteolin modulates macrophage phenotypic switching via the AMPK-PPARγ pathway to alleviate ulcerative colitis in mice 2024 ·Journal of Ethnopharmacology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Xiaofei Ma, Yong Zhang, Junjie Hu, Lihong Zhang, (unknown)	11
5	The corrosion inhibition performance and mechanism of α-benzoin oxime on copper: A comprehensive study of experiments and DFT calculations 2024 ·Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects ·Lianjun Hu, (unknown), Lingling Liu, Yong Zhang, Guofeng Pan, Yi Xu, (unknown)	3
6	Strain-induced superstructure evolution and Te vacancy accumulation in AgTe monolayer grown on Ag(111) substrate 2024 ·Vacuum ·(unknown), (unknown), Jianchen Lu, (unknown), (unknown), Yong Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Li Sun, Lei Gao, Jinming Cai	3
7	Construction of Covalent organic frameworks with bex topology for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Lin Wang, Changzhi Han, Jingwen Pan, Shuo Li, Jia‐Xing Jiang, Fengyun Guo, Shiyong Gao, Dongbo Wang, Yong Zhang	12
8	Switchable ROS generator and scavenger to prevent the cisplatin induced acute kidney injury and improve efficacy via synergistic chemodynamic/immune therapy 2024 ·Materials Today Bio ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Xinghuan Wang, Yong Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jingliang Cheng, Zhenghuan Zhao, Jianfeng Bao	2
9	Efficient synergistic degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride by protonated g-C3N4 and Chlorella pyrenoidosa: Kinetics and mechanism 2023 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·(unknown), Juan Wang, Li Yin, Ying Xu, Desheng Kong, Hongxiang Li, Yong Zhang, Youru Yao, Huan He, Shaogui Yang, Lixiao Ni, Shiyin Li	10
10	Effects of second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs on the intestinal microbiota of patients with rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis 2023 ·Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology ·Chunli Wu, (unknown), Yanmei Hu, (unknown), Zhigang Tang, (unknown), Yong Zhang, Mi Tang, Lizhi Zhang, Shu Wu, Mengshi Chen	7
11	Chemical inducers regulate ROS signalling to stimulate astaxanthin production in Haematococcus pluvialis under environmental stresses: A review 2023 ·Trends in Food Science & Technology ·Qingqing Li, (unknown), Yong Zhang, Hui Gao, Yongteng Zhao, Xuya Yu	55
12	Quadruple functionalized copper-polydopamine nanoparticles for tumor-specific multimodal enhancing photodynamic therapy with low skin phototoxicity 2023 ·Applied Materials Today ·Tianyu Zhong, Qinghua Wang, Cong Jiang, Ji‐Na Hao, Mengjia Guan, Bin Dai, Quan Jiang, Yong Zhang, Yuanyuan Cao, Yongsheng Li	2
13	Multifunctional platinum-doped porous FeS2 nanoparticles for photothermal-enhanced photodynamic ferroptosis combination therapy 2023 ·Materials Today Nano ·Miao Feng, Si Xiao, Zhihong Liu, Mingqiang Li, Xiaoge Zhang, Xudong Chen, Yong Zhang, Baizhu Chen, Jie Liu	8
14	Host-guest assembly functionalization through molecular selective adsorption into chiral Kagome-like frameworks 2023 ·Applied Surface Science ·Shijie Sun, (unknown), Wei Xiong, (unknown), Yong Zhang, (unknown), Lei Gao, Xiaoqing Zuo, Jianchen Lu, Jinming Cai	3
15	Extracting geometric and semantic point cloud features with gateway attention for accurate 3D object detection 2023 ·Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence ·(unknown), Ji‐Xiang Du, Yong Zhang, Hongbo Zhang	10
16	The effect of CRD method and auxiliary construction on surface settlement in shallow-buried tunnels 2023 ·Frontiers in Earth Science ·Lin Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yang Gao, Peng Chen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yong Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Peng Zhao, Feng Lu	4
17	How Can Alternative Exercise Traditions Help Against the Background of the COVID-19 in Cancer Care? An Overview of Systematic Reviews 2020 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Yong Zhang, (unknown), Xiao Kuang, Li Li, Lei Huang, Qiang Zhou, Jiayuan Peng, (unknown)	1
18	Serum Tumor Markers for Early Diagnosis of Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma 2020 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Junqin Zong, Fan Zhang, Yong Zhang	2
19	Fabrication of GO/NH4NO3 composite films by vacuum filtration as laser converter for enhanced photothermal performance 2020 ·Energetic Materials Frontiers ·Jing Liu, Yong Zhang, Jun-Yu Piao, Jun Liao, Nan Wang, Xiaodong He, Long Zhang	3
20	Adipose-specific deletion of autophagy-related gene 7 ( atg7 ) in mice reveals a role in adipogenesis breakdown → 2009 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Yong Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Yun Zhao, Masaaki Komatsu, Xin Jin	527

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