Yu Zhang

12.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
304 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

Yu Zhang is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Zhang has authored 304 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 83 papers in Molecular Biology and 80 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yu Zhang's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (69 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (59 papers) and Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (53 papers). Yu Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (69 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (59 papers) and Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (53 papers). Yu Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Yu Zhang's co-authors include Ning Gu, Ming Ma, Jun‐Jie Yin, Weiwei He, Lina Song, Wei Zhang, Wei Lu, Sunling Hu, Haijiao Dong and Haoan Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yu Zhang

291 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

Prussian Blue Nanoparticles as Multienzyme Mimetics and R... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2019 2022 2023 2024 250 500 750
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. Prussian Blue Nanoparticles as Multienzyme Mimetics and Reactive Oxygen Species Scavengers
    2016 787 citations Ming Ma, Ning Gu et al. profile →
  2. Engineered nanomedicines with enhanced tumor penetration
    2019 371 citations Yu Zhang et al. Nano Today profile →
  3. Depletable peroxidase-like activity of Fe3O4 nanozymes accompanied with separate migration of electrons and iron ions
    2022 317 citations Ming Ma, Ning Gu et al. profile →
  4. Tumor–Antigen Activated Dendritic Cell Membrane-Coated Biomimetic Nanoparticles with Orchestrating Immune Responses Promote Therapeutic Efficacy against Glioma
    2023 116 citations Yu Zhang et al. ACS Nano profile →
  5. Breaking the pH Limitation of Nanozymes: Mechanisms, Methods, and Applications
    2024 96 citations Haoan Wu, Yu Zhang et al. 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 Zhang China 51 5.1k 4.1k 2.7k 2.3k 1.1k 304 9.8k
Wen‐Fei Dong China 54 4.3k 0.8× 4.2k 1.0× 2.4k 0.9× 2.4k 1.0× 1.6k 1.4× 259 9.9k
Jiwei Cui China 51 4.5k 0.9× 3.4k 0.8× 2.2k 0.8× 4.3k 1.8× 1.2k 1.0× 244 12.2k
Teng Liu China 38 5.2k 1.0× 4.4k 1.1× 2.1k 0.8× 1.6k 0.7× 879 0.8× 151 8.9k
Liying Wang China 51 4.7k 0.9× 4.5k 1.1× 3.2k 1.2× 2.3k 1.0× 550 0.5× 224 11.1k
Zhenhua Li China 63 5.1k 1.0× 4.2k 1.0× 5.1k 1.9× 2.4k 1.0× 883 0.8× 364 13.7k
Yuejun Kang China 59 7.2k 1.4× 2.3k 0.6× 2.7k 1.0× 2.7k 1.1× 1.4k 1.2× 254 11.0k
Xiao Zhang China 50 5.4k 1.1× 5.1k 1.2× 2.3k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 957 0.8× 164 9.7k
Lu Zhang China 54 4.0k 0.8× 4.0k 1.0× 3.5k 1.3× 2.1k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 376 12.3k
Navid Rabiee Iran 56 4.5k 0.9× 3.3k 0.8× 2.4k 0.9× 2.7k 1.2× 798 0.7× 296 11.0k
Krasimir Vasilev Australia 58 4.8k 0.9× 3.5k 0.8× 2.2k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 929 0.8× 346 11.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Yu Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yu Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yu Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yu Zhang 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 Zhang. Yu Zhang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Yanan, Yanan Liu, Yu Zhang, et al.. (2025). Magnetic-dielectric synergistic cladding of hollow fly ash for excellent microwave absorption performance. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1021. 179665–179665. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yu, et al.. (2025). Carbonic Anhydrase IX Targeted Polyaspartamide fluorescent Probes for Tumor imaging. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 20. 639–651.
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Ma, Jingyuan, Xiaoli Wei, Tianxia Zhao, et al.. (2025). Nanozyme-Enabled Multimodal Sensing: Visual and Rapid Profiling of Extracellular Vesicles. Analytical Chemistry. 97(29). 15676–15686. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Manjie, et al.. (2025). Liquid biopsies in cancer. Molecular Biomedicine. 6(1). 18–18. 10 indexed citations
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Wang, Siyu, Xinmeng Chen, Yewei Liu, et al.. (2025). Hybrid Biomembrane-Functionalized Nanorobots Penetrate the Vitreous Body of the Eye for the Treatment of Retinal Vein Occlusion. ACS Nano. 19(8). 7728–7741. 7 indexed citations
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Jiao, Lei, Na Tao, Yikun Kang, et al.. (2023). Biomimetic Fe-Cu Dual-atomic-site catalysts enable efficient H2O2 activation for tumor lymphatic metastasis inhibition. Nano Today. 50. 101859–101859. 37 indexed citations
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Li, Chaowei, Yue Cheng, Dawei Li, et al.. (2022). Antitumor Applications of Photothermal Agents and Photothermal Synergistic Therapies. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(14). 7909–7909. 100 indexed citations
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Fan, Lin, Ting Huang, Doudou Lou, et al.. (2021). Artificial Intelligence-Aided Multiple Tumor Detection Method Based on Immunohistochemistry-Enhanced Dark-Field Imaging. Analytical Chemistry. 94(2). 1037–1045. 8 indexed citations
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Luo, Yi, Guang Li, Junhong Jin, et al.. (2021). The Construction of Multi-Incorporated Polylactic Composite Nanofibrous Scaffold for the Potential Applications in Bone Tissue Regeneration. Nanomaterials. 11(9). 2402–2402. 8 indexed citations
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Qian, Rusheng, Jiashun Shi, Cheng Liu, et al.. (2020). Investigations on pore-structure in cementitious materials using gas intrusion porosimetry. Measurement. 171. 108816–108816. 12 indexed citations
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Wu, Meng, Yunsheng Zhang, Yantao Jia, et al.. (2019). Effects of sodium sulfate on the hydration and properties of lime-based low carbon cementitious materials. Journal of Cleaner Production. 220. 677–687. 85 indexed citations
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Lou, Doudou, Lin Fan, Yan Cui, et al.. (2018). Fluorescent Nanoprobes with Oriented Modified Antibodies to Improve Lateral Flow Immunoassay of Cardiac Troponin I. Analytical Chemistry. 90(11). 6502–6508. 117 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yu, Caifeng Wan, Jing Du, et al.. (2017). The in vitro study of Her-2 targeted gold nanoshell liquid fluorocarbon poly lactic-co-glycolic acid ultrasound microcapsule for ultrasound imaging and breast tumor photothermal therapy. Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer Edition. 29(1). 57–73. 9 indexed citations
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Feng, Gang, Dong Wang, Li Chen, et al.. (2015). Malignant conversion of a solitary squamous cell papilloma in the trachea treated by radiotherapy: A case report. Oncology Letters. 9(5). 2013–2016. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yu, Ruili Sun, Bei Liu, et al.. (2009). TLR3 activation inhibits nasopharyngeal carcinoma metastasis via down-regulation of chemokine receptor CXCR4. Cancer Biology & Therapy. 8(19). 1826–1830. 31 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yu. (2008). System condition identifying based on capacity of expressing noise with Shannon entropy. Journal of Central South University(Science and Technology).

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