Yufen Xiao

3.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
42 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Yufen Xiao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Yufen Xiao has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 9 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Yufen Xiao's work include RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (12 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (9 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (8 papers). Yufen Xiao is often cited by papers focused on RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (12 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (9 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (8 papers). Yufen Xiao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Yufen Xiao's co-authors include Jianzhong Du, Wei Tao, Na Kong, Chuang LIU, Zhongmin Tang, Hui Sun, Xiangang Huang, Wei Chen, Tian Xie and Xiaoyuan Ji and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Yufen Xiao

41 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Capturing functional two-dimensional nanosheets from sandwich-structure vermiculite for cancer theranostics

2021 279 citations Xiaoyuan Ji, Lanlan Ge et al. Nature Communications profile →
Emerging mRNA technologies: delivery strategies and biomedical applications

2022 175 citations Yufen Xiao, Zhongmin Tang et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
Lung SORT LNPs enable precise homology-directed repair mediated CRISPR/Cas genome correction in cystic fibrosis models

2023 103 citations Tuo Wei, Yehui Sun et al. Nature Communications profile →
Emerging polymeric materials for treatment of oral diseases: design strategy towards a unique oral environment

2024 46 citations Bo Jia, Beibei Zhang et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
High-density brush-shaped polymer lipids reduce anti-PEG antibody binding for repeated administration of mRNA therapeutics

2025 21 citations Yufen Xiao, Xizhen Lian et al. Nature Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yufen Xiao China	26	1.4k	1.1k	865	632	348	42	3.0k
Yong Sun China	34	1.7k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	977 1.1×	875 1.4×	247 0.7×	150	3.9k
Fuping Gao China	34	1.4k 1.0×	849 0.8×	1.4k 1.6×	988 1.6×	182 0.5×	87	3.3k
Ye Tian China	36	1.6k 1.2×	1.3k 1.2×	1.2k 1.4×	599 0.9×	391 1.1×	123	4.1k
Jia Zhuang United States	24	1.6k 1.2×	927 0.9×	1.4k 1.6×	678 1.1×	221 0.6×	46	3.9k
Homan Kang South Korea	36	2.0k 1.5×	1.2k 1.2×	1.3k 1.6×	712 1.1×	313 0.9×	113	3.9k
Yangyun Wang China	26	1.6k 1.1×	718 0.7×	868 1.0×	796 1.3×	306 0.9×	94	2.9k
Song Shen China	33	1.7k 1.2×	683 0.6×	943 1.1×	1.1k 1.7×	170 0.5×	104	3.1k
Seunglee Kwon South Korea	21	1.3k 1.0×	902 0.8×	613 0.7×	1.1k 1.7×	203 0.6×	29	2.7k
Chunyang Sun China	31	2.2k 1.6×	1.0k 1.0×	1.0k 1.2×	1.4k 2.2×	291 0.8×	72	3.5k
Fan Jia China	22	1.7k 1.2×	785 0.7×	732 0.8×	639 1.0×	298 0.9×	72	2.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yufen Xiao

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xiao, Yufen, Xizhen Lian, Yehui Sun, et al.. (2025). High-density brush-shaped polymer lipids reduce anti-PEG antibody binding for repeated administration of mRNA therapeutics. Nature Materials. 24(11). 1840–1851. 21 indexed citations breakdown →

Xiao, Yufen, Zhongmin Tang, Qimanguli Saiding, et al.. (2024). One-Pot Synthesis of Fe-Norepinephrine Nanoparticles for Synergetic Thermal-Enhanced Chemodynamic Therapy. Nano Letters. 24(43). 13825–13833. 3 indexed citations

Jia, Bo, Beibei Zhang, Jinlong Qin, et al.. (2024). Emerging polymeric materials for treatment of oral diseases: design strategy towards a unique oral environment. Chemical Society Reviews. 53(7). 3273–3301. 46 indexed citations breakdown →

Xiao, Yufen, et al.. (2024). Three-Day Blood Glucose Control via a Glucose Modulator of Glycopolymersome: Sugar versus Sugar. Chemistry of Materials. 36(5). 2420–2431. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Wenqing, et al.. (2024). Antioxidant and Immunomodulatory Polymer Vesicles for Effective Diabetic Wound Treatment through ROS Scavenging and Immune Modulating. Nano Letters. 24(31). 9494–9504. 23 indexed citations

Liu, Haijun, Wei Chen, Gongwei Wu, et al.. (2023). Glutathione‐Scavenging Nanoparticle‐Mediated PROTACs Delivery for Targeted Protein Degradation and Amplified Antitumor Effects. Advanced Science. 10(16). e2207439–e2207439. 57 indexed citations

Wei, Tuo, Yehui Sun, Qiang Cheng, et al.. (2023). Lung SORT LNPs enable precise homology-directed repair mediated CRISPR/Cas genome correction in cystic fibrosis models. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7322–7322. 103 indexed citations breakdown →

Tang, Zhongmin, Xinru You, Yufen Xiao, et al.. (2023). Inhaled mRNA nanoparticles dual-targeting cancer cells and macrophages in the lung for effective transfection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(44). e2304966120–e2304966120. 62 indexed citations

Huang, Xiangang, Chuang LIU, Na Kong, et al.. (2022). Synthesis of siRNA nanoparticles to silence plaque-destabilizing gene in atherosclerotic lesional macrophages. Nature Protocols. 17(3). 748–780. 94 indexed citations

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Zhang, Pengfei, Yufen Xiao, Xiaoning Lin, et al.. (2022). Cancer nanomedicine toward clinical translation: Obstacles, opportunities, and future prospects. Med. 4(3). 147–167. 151 indexed citations

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Gao, Ping, et al.. (2021). Biomedical applications of 2D monoelemental materials formed by group VA and VIA: a concise review. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 19(1). 96–96. 44 indexed citations

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Ji, Xiaoyuan, Lanlan Ge, Chuang LIU, et al.. (2021). Capturing functional two-dimensional nanosheets from sandwich-structure vermiculite for cancer theranostics. Nature Communications. 12(1). 1124–1124. 279 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tang, Zhongmin, Yufen Xiao, Na Kong, et al.. (2021). Nano-bio interfaces effect of two-dimensional nanomaterials and their applications in cancer immunotherapy. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 11(11). 3447–3464. 45 indexed citations

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Xiao, Yufen, Zhongmin Tang, Xiangang Huang, et al.. (2021). Glucose-responsive oral insulin delivery platform for one treatment a day in diabetes. Matter. 4(10). 3269–3285. 53 indexed citations

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Xiao, Yufen, Zhongmin Tang, Junqing Wang, et al.. (2020). Oral Insulin Delivery Platforms: Strategies To Address the Biological Barriers. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(45). 19787–19795. 130 indexed citations

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LIU, Chuang, Jin Woo Shin, Subin Son, et al.. (2020). Pnictogens in medicinal chemistry: evolution from erstwhile drugs to emerging layered photonic nanomedicine. Chemical Society Reviews. 50(4). 2260–2279. 123 indexed citations

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Liu, Danqing, Hui Sun, Yufen Xiao, et al.. (2020). Design principles, synthesis and biomedical applications of polymer vesicles with inhomogeneous membranes. Journal of Controlled Release. 326. 365–386. 49 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhichao, Yufen Xiao, Wensong Wang, & Zhifei Wang. (2017). The optimization of the production conditions of gamma aminobutyric acid by Absidia fermentation. Biomedical Research-tokyo. 28(20). 9139–9143. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Tao, Jinhui Jiang, Yufen Xiao, et al.. (2015). Preparation of polymersomes in pure water for facile antibacterial applications. RSC Advances. 5(68). 55602–55607. 14 indexed citations

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Xiao, Yufen, et al.. (2015). Effect of lentivirus mediated cyclooxygenase-2 gene shorthairpinRNA on invasiveness of endometrial carcinoma.. PubMed. 36(1). 44–8. 4 indexed citations

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