Youfu Wang

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
63 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Youfu Wang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Youfu Wang has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Materials Chemistry, 14 papers in Organic Chemistry and 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Youfu Wang's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (10 papers), Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (10 papers) and Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (9 papers). Youfu Wang is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (10 papers), Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (10 papers) and Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (9 papers). Youfu Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Ghana. Youfu Wang's co-authors include Aiguo Hu, Xinyuan Zhu, Sijia He, Sheng Deng, Wenbin Lin, Jian Zhi, Xiaopin Duan, Daniel Micheroni, Kuangda Lu and Ruoyu Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Communications and Coordination Chemistry Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Youfu Wang

58 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Carbon quantum dots: synthesis, properties and applications

2014 2.0k citations Youfu Wang, Aiguo Hu profile →
Noble Metal Nanomaterials for NIR‐Triggered Photothermal Therapy in Cancer

2021 303 citations Youfu Wang, Xinyuan Zhu et al. Advanced Healthcare Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Youfu Wang China	19	2.6k	926	543	540	435	63	3.5k
Yinglong Wu China	29	1.6k 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	433 0.8×	522 1.0×	224 0.5×	67	2.9k
Boshi Tian China	24	1.8k 0.7×	1.0k 1.1×	369 0.7×	358 0.7×	256 0.6×	42	2.6k
Yung‐Kang Peng Hong Kong	33	2.7k 1.1×	911 1.0×	472 0.9×	755 1.4×	434 1.0×	108	3.9k
Jinliang Liu China	32	2.2k 0.9×	1.4k 1.6×	528 1.0×	522 1.0×	225 0.5×	115	3.4k
Jing Shen China	36	2.1k 0.8×	937 1.0×	370 0.7×	618 1.1×	352 0.8×	116	3.7k
Chiara Battocchio Italy	36	2.0k 0.8×	904 1.0×	503 0.9×	724 1.3×	778 1.8×	154	3.8k
Zhan Zhou China	39	2.8k 1.1×	1.4k 1.5×	657 1.2×	857 1.6×	352 0.8×	110	4.4k
Wen Ma China	25	1.2k 0.5×	716 0.8×	386 0.7×	705 1.3×	409 0.9×	91	2.6k
Hongjuan Li China	37	2.3k 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	750 1.4×	952 1.8×	846 1.9×	141	4.2k
Panpan Sun China	28	1.6k 0.6×	688 0.7×	265 0.5×	372 0.7×	429 1.0×	87	2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Youfu Wang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wang, Youfu, et al.. (2026). Kidney-targeted nanoplatforms: Strategies and applications. Theranostics. 16(6). 3011–3031.

Li, Jiajia, et al.. (2025). sp2 carbon conjugated covalent organic cage with efficient photocatalysis. Chinese Chemical Letters. 37(3). 111151–111151. 1 indexed citations

Li, Jiajia, et al.. (2025). Structural isomers of imine-linked covalent organic cages with divergent photocatalytic properties. Chemical Communications. 61(40). 7281–7284. 1 indexed citations

Luo, Feijun, et al.. (2025). Biotechnology-assisted cancer therapy using metal sulfides based on their optical and thermophysical properties. Nanoscale Advances. 7(10). 2773–2795. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Yuying, et al.. (2025). High-performance flexible molecular-based piezoelectric composites for wireless microelectronics. Chemical Engineering Journal. 515. 163755–163755.

Sun, Di, et al.. (2025). High‐Entropy Metal–Organic Cages as Multienzyme Mimetics for the Mitigation of Acute Kidney Injury. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 15(11). e04699–e04699.

Wu, Yuying, et al.. (2024). Mechanical energy harvesting based on the piezoelectric materials: Recent advances and future perspectives. Chemical Engineering Journal. 497. 154249–154249. 53 indexed citations

Zhu, Xinyuan, et al.. (2024). Heterometallic organic cages as cascade antioxidant nanozymes to alleviate renal ischemia-reperfusion injury. Chemical Engineering Journal. 497. 154648–154648. 6 indexed citations

Zhu, Xinyuan, et al.. (2024). Metal-organic cage as a theranostic nanoplatform for magnetic resonance imaging guided chemodynamic therapy. Theranostics. 14(12). 4861–4873. 4 indexed citations

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Ning, Xiaomei, Xinyuan Zhu, Youfu Wang, & Jinghui Yang. (2024). Recent advances in carbon monoxide-releasing nanomaterials. Bioactive Materials. 37. 30–50. 13 indexed citations

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Huang, Cheng Zhi, et al.. (2024). A metal–organic cage-derived cascade antioxidant nanozyme to mitigate renal ischemia-reperfusion injury. Nanoscale. 16(19). 9406–9411. 8 indexed citations

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Yang, Yanping, et al.. (2024). High voltage, toughness and improved interfacial ion deposition through a dual-crosslinked and self-healable hydrogel electrolyte for green zinc-ion batteries. Chemical Engineering Journal. 484. 149780–149780. 24 indexed citations

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Feng, Xuesong, et al.. (2023). Anticancer agents based on metal organic cages. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 500. 215546–215546. 18 indexed citations

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Huang, Cheng, Jiajia Li, Xinyuan Zhu, & Youfu Wang. (2023). Chiral metal–organic cages decorated with binaphthalene moieties. Nanoscale. 15(48). 19475–19479. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Youfu & Xinyuan Zhu. (2020). Nanofabrication within unimolecular nanoreactors. Nanoscale. 12(24). 12698–12711. 11 indexed citations

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Wang, Youfu, et al.. (2020). Mechanically Interlocked Structures within Reticular Frameworks. Acta Chimica Sinica. 78(8). 746–746. 2 indexed citations

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Wu, Yan, Li Xu, Jiwen Qian, et al.. (2019). Methotrexate–Mn²⁺ based nanoscale coordination polymers as a theranostic nanoplatform for MRI guided chemotherapy. Biomaterials Science. 8(2). 712–719. 24 indexed citations

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Wang, Youfu, et al.. (2019). The synthesis and oligomerization of a monofunctional bottlebrush-shaped polymer terminated with an azide group. Polymer Chemistry. 10(38). 5168–5171. 2 indexed citations

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Zhi, Jian, Oliver Reiser, Youfu Wang, & Aiguo Hu. (2017). From natural cotton thread to sewable energy dense supercapacitors. Nanoscale. 9(19). 6406–6416. 19 indexed citations

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Acheampong, Desmond Omane, Youfu Wang, Xin Zhao, et al.. (2017). A Novel Fusion Antibody Exhibits Antiangiogenic Activity and Stimulates NK Cell-mediated Immune Surveillance Through Fused NKG2D Ligand. Journal of Immunotherapy. 40(3). 94–103. 8 indexed citations

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