Yu Fan

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
91 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Yu Fan is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Fan has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 28 papers in Molecular Biology and 28 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Yu Fan's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (28 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (16 papers) and Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers (16 papers). Yu Fan is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (28 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (16 papers) and Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers (16 papers). Yu Fan collaborates with scholars based in China, Portugal and Australia. Yu Fan's co-authors include Xiangyang Shi, Mingwu Shen, Xiumei Mo, Han Wang, Jianfeng Pan, Yosry Morsi, Jean‐Pierre Majoral, Jia Liu, Xianrui Xie and Yunqi Guo and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nano Letters and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Yu Fan

90 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Moist-Retaining, Self-Recoverable, Bioadhesive, and Transparent in Situ Forming Hydrogels To Accelerate Wound Healing

2020 165 citations Jun Li, Yu Fan et al. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces profile →

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Yu Fan

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Di Li China

Dongfang Zhou China

Wei Xue China

Thavasyappan Thambi South Korea

Esmaeel Sharifi Iran

Hu Yang United States

Pingsheng Huang China

Patrícia Figueiredo Finland

Weiyuan John Kao United States

Rupei Tang China

Di Li China

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu Fan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yu Fan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yu Fan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Yu Fan. Yu Fan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Fan, Yu, et al.. (2025). Circularized Supramolecular Spherical Nucleic Acids Alleviates Liver Fibrosis through Blocking Upstream Activation and Reversing Activation State of Hepatic Stellate Cells. ACS Nano. 19(16). 15444–15456. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Beibei, et al.. (2025). Double-Layer Nucleoside-Microneedles Co-Delivering Dexamethasone Vesicles and Adenosine Overcome Pseudomembrane Barriers for the Treatment of Oral Ulcer. ACS Nano. 19(27). 25204–25227. 4 indexed citations

Jin, Gang, Longfei Bing, Botong Liu, et al.. (2024). Optimization of Preparation Technology for PET-Based Carbon Dots by Response Surface Method and Its Application. Journal of Fluorescence. 35(8). 6875–6885. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Jiahui, et al.. (2024). FOXA1 Suppresses Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, Oxidative Stress, and Neuronal Apoptosis in Parkinson's Disease by Activating PON2 Transcription. Neurotoxicity Research. 42(4). 31–31. 3 indexed citations

Fan, Yu, Jianfeng Pan, Atta ur Rehman Khan, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of natural protein-based nanofiber composite photocrosslinking hydrogel for skin wound regeneration. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 226. 113292–113292. 5 indexed citations

Lin, Yao, et al.. (2023). Development and validation of cuproptosis-related lncRNAs associated with pancreatic cancer immune microenvironment based on single-cell. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 5 indexed citations

Fan, Yu, et al.. (2023). Programming Injectable DNA Hydrogels Yields Tumor Microenvironment‐Activatable and Immune‐Instructive Depots for Augmented Chemo‐Immunotherapy. Advanced Science. 10(29). e2302119–e2302119. 30 indexed citations

Zhan, Mengsi, Jieru Qiu, Yu Fan, et al.. (2022). Phosphorous Dendron Micelles as a Nanomedicine Platform for Cooperative Tumor Chemoimmunotherapy via Synergistic Modulation of Immune Cells. Advanced Materials. 35(3). e2208277–e2208277. 67 indexed citations

Li, Yang, Xinquan Gu, & Yu Fan. (2022). Hypoxia Alleviating PdTe Nanoenzymes for Thermoradiotherapy. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 9. 815185–815185. 9 indexed citations

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Gao, Yue, Yu Fan, Changchang Zhang, et al.. (2022). A tumor microenvironment-responsive poly(amidoamine) dendrimer nanoplatform for hypoxia-responsive chemo/chemodynamic therapy. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 20(1). 43–43. 53 indexed citations

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Xiao, Tingting, Wei Hu, Yu Fan, Mingwu Shen, & Xiangyang Shi. (2021). Macrophage-mediated tumor homing of hyaluronic acid nanogels loaded with polypyrrole and anticancer drug for targeted combinational photothermo-chemotherapy. Theranostics. 11(14). 7057–7071. 43 indexed citations

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Li, Jin, Liang Chen, Xiao‐Ying Xu, et al.. (2020). Targeted Combination of Antioxidative and Anti‐Inflammatory Therapy of Rheumatoid Arthritis using Multifunctional Dendrimer‐Entrapped Gold Nanoparticles as a Platform. Small. 16(49). e2005661–e2005661. 96 indexed citations

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Li, Jun, Yu Fan, Jia Liu, et al.. (2020). Moist-Retaining, Self-Recoverable, Bioadhesive, and Transparent in Situ Forming Hydrogels To Accelerate Wound Healing. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(2). 2023–2038. 165 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Liang, Yu Fan, Jieru Qiu, et al.. (2020). Potent Anticancer Efficacy of First‐In‐Class Cu^II and Au^III Metaled Phosphorus Dendrons with Distinct Cell Death Pathways. Chemistry - A European Journal. 26(26). 5903–5910. 18 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ni, Yue Wang, Changchang Zhang, et al.. (2020). LDH-stabilized ultrasmall iron oxide nanoparticles as a platform for hyaluronidase-promoted MR imaging and chemotherapy of tumors. Theranostics. 10(6). 2791–2802. 45 indexed citations

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Xu, F., Jianzhi Zhu, Lizhou Lin, et al.. (2020). Multifunctional PVCL nanogels with redox-responsiveness enable enhanced MR imaging and ultrasound-promoted tumor chemotherapy. Theranostics. 10(10). 4349–4358. 68 indexed citations

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Li, Aijun, Yu Fan, Xueyan Cao, et al.. (2019). Morpholino-functionalized phosphorus dendrimers for precision regenerative medicine: osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells. Nanoscale. 11(37). 17230–17234. 4 indexed citations

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Lin, Lizhou, Yu Fan, Feng Gao, et al.. (2018). UTMD-Promoted Co-Delivery of Gemcitabine and miR-21 Inhibitor by Dendrimer-Entrapped Gold Nanoparticles for Pancreatic Cancer Therapy. Theranostics. 8(7). 1923–1939. 130 indexed citations

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Chen, Mengxia, Linpeng Fan, Binbin Sun, et al.. (2015). Green electrospun grape seed extract-loaded silk fibroin nanofibrous mats with excellent cytocompatibility and antioxidant effect. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 139. 156–163. 71 indexed citations

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Waddad, Ayman Y., Sarra Abbad, Yu Fan, et al.. (2013). Formulation, characterization and pharmacokinetics of Morin hydrate niosomes prepared from various non-ionic surfactants. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 456(2). 446–458. 156 indexed citations

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