Yu Chen

77.0k total citations · 46 hit papers
1.2k papers, 63.7k citations indexed

About

Yu Chen is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Chen has authored 1.2k papers receiving a total of 63.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 602 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 420 papers in Materials Chemistry and 296 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yu Chen's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (402 papers), Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (140 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (140 papers). Yu Chen is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (402 papers), Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (140 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (140 papers). Yu Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Yu Chen's co-authors include Jianlin Shi, Han Lin, Hangrong Chen, Bowen Yang, Luodan Yu, Wei Feng, Liying Wang, Minfeng Huo, Xiaoqin Qian and Shanshan Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Yu Chen

1.1k papers receiving 63.1k citations

Hit Papers

Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2019 2017 2017 2012 2014 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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.

  1. Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)-Based Nanomedicine
    2019 2.0k citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  2. Tumor-selective catalytic nanomedicine by nanocatalyst delivery
    2017 1.2k citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  3. A Two-Dimensional Biodegradable Niobium Carbide (MXene) for Photothermal Tumor Eradication in NIR-I and NIR-II Biowindows
    2017 1.2k citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  4. Nuclear-Targeted Drug Delivery of TAT Peptide-Conjugated Monodisperse Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles
    2012 882 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  5. Two-dimensional graphene analogues for biomedical applications
    2014 797 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  6. Micro/Nanoparticle‐Augmented Sonodynamic Therapy (SDT): Breaking the Depth Shallow of Photoactivation
    2016 764 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  7. Nanoparticle-triggered in situ catalytic chemical reactions for tumour-specific therapy
    2018 717 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  8. ATP Release Guides Neutrophil Chemotaxis via P2Y2 and A3 Receptors
    2006 704 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  9. In Vivo Bio‐Safety Evaluations and Diagnostic/Therapeutic Applications of Chemically Designed Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles
    2013 628 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  10. Hollow/Rattle-Type Mesoporous Nanostructures by a Structural Difference-Based Selective Etching Strategy
    2009 604 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  11. Metalloporphyrin-Encapsulated Biodegradable Nanosystems for Highly Efficient Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Sonodynamic Cancer Therapy
    2016 602 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  12. Core/Shell Structured Hollow Mesoporous Nanocapsules: A Potential Platform for Simultaneous Cell Imaging and Anticancer Drug Delivery
    2010 571 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  13. Nanocatalytic Tumor Therapy by Biomimetic Dual Inorganic Nanozyme‐Catalyzed Cascade Reaction
    2018 562 citations Yu Chen et al. Advanced Science profile →
  14. Theranostic 2D Tantalum Carbide (MXene)
    2017 522 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  15. Piezocatalytic Tumor Therapy by Ultrasound‐Triggered and BaTiO3‐Mediated Piezoelectricity
    2020 519 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  16. Checkpoint blockade and nanosonosensitizer-augmented noninvasive sonodynamic therapy combination reduces tumour growth and metastases in mice
    2019 518 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  17. Nanocatalytic Medicine
    2019 516 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  18. Nanoenzyme-Augmented Cancer Sonodynamic Therapy by Catalytic Tumor Oxygenation
    2018 510 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  19. Insights into 2D MXenes for Versatile Biomedical Applications: Current Advances and Challenges Ahead
    2018 475 citations Yu Chen et al. Advanced Science profile →
  20. 2D vanadium carbide MXenzyme to alleviate ROS-mediated inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases
    2021 426 citations Wei Feng, Meiqi Chang et al. profile →
  21. Break‐up of Two‐Dimensional MnO2 Nanosheets Promotes Ultrasensitive pH‐Triggered Theranostics of Cancer
    2014 424 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  22. Two-Dimensional Tantalum Carbide (MXenes) Composite Nanosheets for Multiple Imaging-Guided Photothermal Tumor Ablation
    2017 410 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  23. Nanocatalysts‐Augmented and Photothermal‐Enhanced Tumor‐Specific Sequential Nanocatalytic Therapy in Both NIR‐I and NIR‐II Biowindows
    2018 404 citations Wei Feng, Yu Chen et al. profile →
  24. Highly Charged Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl Complexes as Lysosome‐Localized Photosensitizers for Two‐Photon Photodynamic Therapy
    2015 403 citations Yu Chen et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  25. A Facile One‐Pot Synthesis of a Two‐Dimensional MoS2/Bi2S3 Composite Theranostic Nanosystem for Multi‐Modality Tumor Imaging and Therapy
    2015 399 citations Shige Wang, Yu Chen et al. profile →
  26. Oxygen-Deficient Black Titania for Synergistic/Enhanced Sonodynamic and Photoinduced Cancer Therapy at Near Infrared-II Biowindow
    2018 399 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  27. 2D Ultrathin MXene‐Based Drug‐Delivery Nanoplatform for Synergistic Photothermal Ablation and Chemotherapy of Cancer
    2018 394 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  28. 2D‐Black‐Phosphorus‐Reinforced 3D‐Printed Scaffolds:A Stepwise Countermeasure for Osteosarcoma
    2018 360 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  29. Exosome Biochemistry and Advanced Nanotechnology for Next‐Generation Theranostic Platforms
    2018 348 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  30. Nanocatalytic Tumor Therapy by Single-Atom Catalysts
    2019 341 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  31. Bioinspired Copper Single‐Atom Catalysts for Tumor Parallel Catalytic Therapy
    2020 327 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  32. Gas‐Generating Nanoplatforms: Material Chemistry, Multifunctionality, and Gas Therapy
    2018 311 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  33. Enhanced Tumor-Specific Disulfiram Chemotherapy by In Situ Cu2+ Chelation-Initiated Nontoxicity-to-Toxicity Transition
    2019 310 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  34. A Metal‐Organic Framework (MOF) Fenton Nanoagent‐Enabled Nanocatalytic Cancer Therapy in Synergy with Autophagy Inhibition
    2020 309 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  35. Porous ceramics: Light in weight but heavy in energy and environment technologies
    2020 302 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  36. Biomedical Applications of MXene‐Integrated Composites: Regenerative Medicine, Infection Therapy, Cancer Treatment, and Biosensing
    2022 182 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  37. Immunoregulatory hydrogel decorated with Tannic acid/Ferric ion accelerates diabetic wound healing via regulating Macrophage polarization
    2023 150 citations Yu Chen et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
  38. Nanoparticle-enhanced radiotherapy synergizes with PD-L1 blockade to limit post-surgical cancer recurrence and metastasis
    2022 135 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  39. Nanomedicine‐Enabled Sonomechanical, Sonopiezoelectric, Sonodynamic, and Sonothermal Therapy
    2023 134 citations Meiqi Chang, Yu Chen et al. profile →
  40. Application of functionalized chitosan in food: A review
    2023 125 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  41. Radical-Scavenging and Subchondral Bone-Regenerating Nanomedicine for Osteoarthritis Treatment
    2023 89 citations Huijing Xiang, Yu Chen et al. profile →
  42. Ultrasound-Based Micro-/Nanosystems for Biomedical Applications
    2024 87 citations Meiqi Chang, Lili Xia et al. profile →
  43. Realizing Stable Perovskite Solar Cells with Efficiency Exceeding 25.6% Through Crystallization Kinetics and Spatial Orientation Regulation
    2024 81 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  44. Multifunctional pH-responsive hydrogel dressings based on carboxymethyl chitosan: Synthesis, characterization fostering the wound healing
    2024 58 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
  45. Catalytic Nanodots‐Driven Pyroptosis Suppression in Nucleus Pulposus for Antioxidant Intervention of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
    2024 42 citations Kaiqiang Sun, Yan Chen et al. profile →
  46. Metal-organic framework materials in NH3-SCR: Progress and prospects
    2025 25 citations Yu Chen et al. Coordination Chemistry Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yu Chen China 128 37.9k 30.8k 13.3k 13.0k 5.2k 1.2k 63.7k
Yuliang Zhao China 128 25.5k 0.7× 29.0k 0.9× 13.5k 1.0× 10.5k 0.8× 3.9k 0.8× 622 54.5k
Liang Cheng China 101 29.3k 0.8× 21.9k 0.7× 7.9k 0.6× 8.9k 0.7× 3.4k 0.7× 401 40.8k
Chunying Chen China 117 20.6k 0.5× 21.8k 0.7× 10.8k 0.8× 10.5k 0.8× 2.9k 0.5× 749 46.7k
Yong Zhang China 110 19.0k 0.5× 26.1k 0.8× 9.4k 0.7× 6.2k 0.5× 10.5k 2.0× 1.5k 58.9k
Xiaoyuan Chen China 102 29.1k 0.8× 19.1k 0.6× 12.3k 0.9× 9.5k 0.7× 2.1k 0.4× 593 47.2k
Fan Zhang China 115 19.1k 0.5× 25.9k 0.8× 6.9k 0.5× 4.7k 0.4× 6.4k 1.2× 850 44.9k
Jianlin Shi China 155 38.6k 1.0× 49.5k 1.6× 12.3k 0.9× 17.6k 1.4× 13.3k 2.6× 1.0k 85.7k
Peng Huang China 99 25.0k 0.7× 17.5k 0.6× 8.6k 0.6× 8.6k 0.7× 2.3k 0.4× 421 36.4k
Bin Liu China 131 28.4k 0.7× 45.5k 1.5× 15.3k 1.2× 6.6k 0.5× 16.6k 3.2× 1.1k 72.7k
Xiaogang Qu China 121 23.5k 0.6× 37.9k 1.2× 24.1k 1.8× 6.0k 0.5× 9.8k 1.9× 638 59.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu Chen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chen, Yu, et al.. (2025). Programmable DNA Nanospheres for Photothermal‐Controlled Intracellular Protein Degradation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 65(2). e17452–e17452. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Kaiqiang, Zijian Kang, Yan Chen, et al.. (2025). Rescuing ACE2‐Deficiency‐Mediated Nucleus Pulposus Senescence and Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by a Nanotopology‐Enhanced RNAi System. Advanced Science. 12(9). e2412908–e2412908. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Yu, et al.. (2024). Effect of sintering time on the characteristics of YBCO coated-conductor joints using nano-silver paste. Physica C Superconductivity. 620. 1354485–1354485. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Yu, Zhi Chen, Yanhui Zhang, et al.. (2024). pH-responsive CuS/DSF/EL/PVP nanoplatform alleviates inflammatory bowel disease in mice via regulating gut immunity and microbiota. Acta Biomaterialia. 178. 265–286. 14 indexed citations
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Jiang, Debin, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of magnetic calcium silicate hydrate derived from halloysite clay for efficient phosphate capture. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(2). 112233–112233. 3 indexed citations
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Zhou, Wenzhe, et al.. (2024). Symmetry and magnetic direction dependent spin/valley splitting and anomalous Hall conductivity of antiferromagnetic monolayer MnPTe3. Materials Today Physics. 42. 101389–101389. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Tao, et al.. (2024). Glioma nanomedicine: Design, fabrication and theranostic application. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 505. 215696–215696. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Yu, et al.. (2024). Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of Pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one derivatives as novel allosteric SHP2 inhibitors. Bioorganic Chemistry. 151. 107661–107661. 3 indexed citations
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Huang, Hui, Xue Wang, Meng Chen, et al.. (2024). NIR-II light-activated and Cu nanocatalyst-enabled bioorthogonal reaction in living systems for efficient tumor therapy. Nano Today. 59. 102483–102483. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tianhu, Yi Zheng, Huijing Xiang, Yu Chen, & Rong Wu. (2024). Cascade piezocatalytic nanoprodrug for synergistic piezocatalytic therapy and sono-activated chemotherapy-augmented immunotherapy. Nano Today. 58. 102453–102453. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Zeyu, Xue Wang, Meiqi Chang, Jia Guo, & Yu Chen. (2023). Ultrasound nanomedicine and materdicine. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 11(24). 5350–5377. 12 indexed citations
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Song, Lei, Yu Chen, Baofeng Zhang, & Mengxiao Zhu. (2023). Inventory and financing decisions in cross-border e-commerce: The financing and information roles of a bonded warehouse. Expert Systems with Applications. 238. 121639–121639. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Cuixian, et al.. (2023). Rosmarinic acid nanomedicine for rheumatoid arthritis therapy: Targeted RONS scavenging and macrophage repolarization. Journal of Controlled Release. 362. 631–646. 22 indexed citations
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Xie, Yujie, et al.. (2023). Engineering advanced nanomedicines against central nervous system diseases. Materials Today. 69. 355–392. 11 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ping, Mingxue Xiang, Wei Jiang, et al.. (2023). Configuration modulation of vermiculite by exfoliation coupled Cu(II) anchoring for boosting removal of tetracycline via synergy of adsorption and photocatalysis. Chemical Engineering Journal. 473. 145143–145143. 7 indexed citations
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Shi, Jiafu, Yu Chen, Xinyue Liu, et al.. (2023). Nano-sized mesoporous hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks for in situ enzyme immobilization. Chemical Engineering Journal. 468. 143609–143609. 42 indexed citations
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Xia, Lili, Tianfeng Liu, Linping Wang, et al.. (2023). Reactive oxygen/nitrogen species scavenging multi-enzyme mimetic ultrasmall calcium hexacyanoferrate (Ⅲ) nanozyme for hypertension remedy. Materials Today. 68. 148–163. 17 indexed citations
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Chang, Meiqi, Lu Zhang, Zeyu Wang, et al.. (2023). Nanomedicine/materdicine-enabled sonocatalytic therapy. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. 205. 115160–115160. 19 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shanshan, Shujun Xia, Liang Chen, Yu Chen, & Jianqiao Zhou. (2023). Covalent Organic Framework Nanobowls as Activatable Nanosensitizers for Tumor‐Specific and Ferroptosis‐Augmented Sonodynamic Therapy. Advanced Science. 10(6). e2206009–e2206009. 85 indexed citations
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