Yun‐Chieh Sung

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Yun‐Chieh Sung is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yun‐Chieh Sung has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 5 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Yun‐Chieh Sung's work include RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (7 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (6 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (4 papers). Yun‐Chieh Sung is often cited by papers focused on RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (7 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (6 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (4 papers). Yun‐Chieh Sung collaborates with scholars based in Taiwan, United States and Japan. Yun‐Chieh Sung's co-authors include Yunching Chen, Dongyu Gao, Chih-Chun Chang, Jiayu Liu, Kuan‐Wei Huang, Hsi‐Chien Huang, Dehui Wan, Jane Wang, Fu‐Fei Hsu and Wen‐Hsuan Chiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yun‐Chieh Sung

18 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

The interplay of quaternary ammonium lipid structure and protein corona on lung-specific mRNA delivery by selective organ targeting (SORT) nanoparticles

2023 85 citations Sean A. Dilliard, Yehui Sun et al. Journal of Controlled Release 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 →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yun‐Chieh Sung Taiwan	14	476	343	293	270	170	20	1.1k
Zhen Zhao China	19	502 1.1×	239 0.7×	135 0.5×	206 0.8×	154 0.9×	38	1.0k
Zichao Huang China	16	409 0.9×	307 0.9×	405 1.4×	152 0.6×	157 0.9×	45	968
Xiaoli Wei China	13	332 0.7×	312 0.9×	217 0.7×	137 0.5×	202 1.2×	30	776
Rakan El‐Mayta United States	19	1.0k 2.2×	302 0.9×	240 0.8×	161 0.6×	186 1.1×	27	1.5k
Kiyotaka Fujise Japan	17	381 0.8×	123 0.4×	257 0.9×	106 0.4×	205 1.2×	52	963
Fangfang Chen China	14	329 0.7×	155 0.5×	303 1.0×	266 1.0×	82 0.5×	27	880
Shintaro Fumoto Japan	20	1.1k 2.3×	237 0.7×	179 0.6×	287 1.1×	111 0.7×	86	1.5k
Alexandra S. Piotrowski-Daspit United States	15	633 1.3×	198 0.6×	107 0.4×	185 0.7×	107 0.6×	28	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yun‐Chieh Sung

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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 →

Sung, Yun‐Chieh, et al.. (2025). Co-transcriptional modifications of 2′-hydroxyls on synthetic mRNA enhance ribonuclease resistance and lipid nanoparticle thermostability. Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids. 36(4). 102749–102749.

Vaidya, Amogh, Yun‐Chieh Sung, Vanina Toffessi Tcheuyap, et al.. (2025). Endogenous Targeting of Lipid Nanoparticles to Kidney Tumors. ACS Nano. 19(34). 30860–30871.

Wu, Shiying, Yangyang Yang, Xizhen Lian, et al.. (2024). Isosteric 3D Bicyclo[1.1.1]Pentane (BCP) Core-Based Lipids for mRNA Delivery and CRISPR/Cas Gene Editing. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(50). 34733–34742. 4 indexed citations

Dilliard, Sean A., Yehui Sun, Yun‐Chieh Sung, et al.. (2023). The interplay of quaternary ammonium lipid structure and protein corona on lung-specific mRNA delivery by selective organ targeting (SORT) nanoparticles. Journal of Controlled Release. 361. 361–372. 85 indexed citations breakdown →

Hsu, Fu‐Fei, Hsi‐Chien Huang, Yun‐Chieh Sung, et al.. (2023). A Chemoimmunotherapy Nanogel Enables Efficient Delivery of Interleukin‐2 and Induction of Immunogenic Cell Death for Effective Cancer Therapy. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(1). 9 indexed citations

Huang, Hsi‐Chien, Yun‐Chieh Sung, Kuan‐Wei Huang, et al.. (2023). Membrane Protein Modification Modulates Big and Small Extracellular Vesicle Biodistribution and Tumorigenic Potential in Breast Cancers In Vivo. Advanced Materials. 35(13). e2208966–e2208966. 28 indexed citations

Cheng, Hui‐Teng, Hsi‐Chien Huang, Tsung‐Ying Lee, et al.. (2022). Delivery of sorafenib by myofibroblast-targeted nanoparticles for the treatment of renal fibrosis. Journal of Controlled Release. 346. 169–179. 22 indexed citations

Liang, Chengwei, et al.. (2022). An in vitro fibrotic liver lobule model through sequential cell-seeding of HSCs and HepG2 on 3D-printed poly(glycerol sebacate) acrylate scaffolds. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 10(46). 9590–9598. 4 indexed citations

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Song, Jen‐Shin, Chih-Chun Chang, Kuan‐Wei Huang, et al.. (2021). A highly selective and potent CXCR4 antagonist for hepatocellular carcinoma treatment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(13). 60 indexed citations

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Huang, Hsi‐Chien, Yun‐Chieh Sung, Chung‐Pin Li, et al.. (2021). Reversal of pancreatic desmoplasia by a tumour stroma-targeted nitric oxide nanogel overcomes TRAIL resistance in pancreatic tumours. Gut. 71(9). 1843–1855. 39 indexed citations

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Huang, Kuan‐Wei, Fu‐Fei Hsu, Jian‐Tai Qiu, et al.. (2020). Highly efficient and tumor-selective nanoparticles for dual-targeted immunogene therapy against cancer. Science Advances. 6(3). eaax5032–eaax5032. 213 indexed citations

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Sung, Yun‐Chieh, Yen‐Ju Chen, Hsi‐Chien Huang, et al.. (2020). Multiresolution Imaging Using Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer Identifies Distinct Biodistribution Profiles of Extracellular Vesicles and Exomeres with Redirected Tropism. Advanced Science. 7(19). 2001467–2001467. 64 indexed citations

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Chang, Chih-Chun, Fu‐Nien Wang, Yun‐Chieh Sung, et al.. (2020). Nanoparticle Delivery of MnO₂ and Antiangiogenic Therapy to Overcome Hypoxia-Driven Tumor Escape and Suppress Hepatocellular Carcinoma. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(40). 44407–44419. 105 indexed citations

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Huang, Kuan‐Wei, et al.. (2018). Galactose Derivative-Modified Nanoparticles for Efficient siRNA Delivery to Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Biomacromolecules. 19(6). 2330–2339. 63 indexed citations

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Sung, Yun‐Chieh, Po‐Han Chao, Chih-Chun Chang, et al.. (2017). Combined delivery of sorafenib and a MEK inhibitor using CXCR4-targeted nanoparticles reduces hepatic fibrosis and prevents tumor development. Theranostics. 8(4). 894–905. 85 indexed citations

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Liu, Chun‐Hung, Fu‐Fei Hsu, Kuan‐Wei Huang, et al.. (2017). A multifunctional nanocarrier for efficient TRAIL‐based gene therapy against hepatocellular carcinoma with desmoplasia in mice. Hepatology. 67(3). 899–913. 43 indexed citations

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Gao, Dongyu, Yun‐Chieh Sung, Wen‐Hsuan Chiang, et al.. (2015). CXCR4-targeted lipid-coated PLGA nanoparticles deliver sorafenib and overcome acquired drug resistance in liver cancer. Biomaterials. 67. 194–203. 115 indexed citations

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Gao, Dongyu, Yun‐Chieh Sung, Dehui Wan, et al.. (2015). Development and characterization of sorafenib-loaded PLGA nanoparticles for the systemic treatment of liver fibrosis. Journal of Controlled Release. 221. 62–70. 97 indexed citations

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Ho, Mao-Wang, et al.. (2013). Brucellosis in a renal transplant recipient. Transplant Infectious Disease. 15(5). E191–5. 11 indexed citations

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