Yuncong Chen

9.5k total citations · 10 hit papers
133 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Yuncong Chen is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Spectroscopy and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yuncong Chen has authored 133 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Materials Chemistry, 58 papers in Spectroscopy and 50 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yuncong Chen's work include Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (59 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (57 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (48 papers). Yuncong Chen is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (59 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (57 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (48 papers). Yuncong Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Yuncong Chen's co-authors include Zijian Guo, Weijiang He, Ben Zhong Tang, Jacky W. Y. Lam, Ryan T. K. Kwok, Zhipeng Liu, Bin Liu, Zhiyong Jiang, Zheng Zhao and Chengcheng Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yuncong Chen

128 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

Aggregation-induced emiss... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2018 2013 2021 2021 2021 200 400 600
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. Aggregation-induced emission: fundamental understanding and future developments
    2018 726 citations Yuncong Chen, Jacky W. Y. Lam et al. profile →
  2. A Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe for Rapid Detection of Hydrogen Sulfide in Mitochondria
    2013 538 citations Yuncong Chen, Weijiang He et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  3. A Borondifluoride‐Complex‐Based Photothermal Agent with an 80 % Photothermal Conversion Efficiency for Photothermal Therapy in the NIR‐II Window
    2021 249 citations Zhiyong Jiang, Changli Zhang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  4. Ferroptosis Photoinduced by New Cyclometalated Iridium(III) Complexes and Its Synergism with Apoptosis in Tumor Cell Inhibition
    2021 239 citations Hao Yuan, Yuncong Chen et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  5. J-aggregates of meso-[2.2]paracyclophanyl-BODIPY dye for NIR-II imaging
    2021 237 citations Zhiyong Jiang, Yuncong Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →
  6. Golgi apparatus-targeted aggregation-induced emission luminogens for effective cancer photodynamic therapy
    2022 174 citations Yuncong Chen, Shankun Yao et al. Nature Communications profile →
  7. Recent advances in noble metal complex based photodynamic therapy
    2022 150 citations Yanping Wu, Shumeng Li et al. Chemical Science profile →
  8. Fluorescent Probes for Biological Species and Microenvironments: from Rational Design to Bioimaging Applications
    2023 131 citations Hongbao Fang, Yuncong Chen et al. profile →
  9. Mitochondria-targeted BODIPY dyes for small molecule recognition, bio-imaging and photodynamic therapy
    2024 101 citations Yuncong Chen, Zijian Guo et al. profile →
  10. Photoinduced Synergism of Ferroptosis/Pyroptosis/Oncosis by an O2-Independent Photocatalyst for Enhanced Tumor Immunotherapy
    2025 30 citations Shankun Yao, Shumeng Li et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Yuncong Chen 4.9k 3.1k 2.7k 1.8k 1.1k 133 7.8k
Fengling Song 3.9k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 2.1k 0.8× 1.7k 1.0× 911 0.8× 136 6.5k
Weijiang He 4.1k 0.8× 4.0k 1.3× 2.4k 0.9× 2.6k 1.4× 616 0.6× 173 8.5k
Jiasheng Wu 4.1k 0.8× 3.4k 1.1× 2.1k 0.8× 1.9k 1.1× 627 0.6× 115 7.2k
Hyo Sung Jung 3.8k 0.8× 3.4k 1.1× 2.3k 0.9× 1.8k 1.0× 613 0.6× 40 6.9k
Shuizhu Wu 5.3k 1.1× 3.4k 1.1× 3.3k 1.2× 2.7k 1.5× 874 0.8× 218 9.6k
Li‐Ya Niu 4.8k 1.0× 3.1k 1.0× 1.9k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 1.0k 0.9× 104 7.4k
Takuya Terai 3.9k 0.8× 3.5k 1.1× 2.3k 0.8× 2.6k 1.4× 557 0.5× 104 8.2k
Adam C. Sedgwick 4.9k 1.0× 4.7k 1.5× 2.4k 0.9× 2.7k 1.5× 1.0k 0.9× 117 10.0k
Songyi Lee 3.4k 0.7× 2.0k 0.6× 2.8k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 606 0.5× 78 6.3k
Xiangzhi Song 3.7k 0.8× 3.4k 1.1× 2.1k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 640 0.6× 189 7.2k

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All Works

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Zheng, Xiaoxue, Min Zhang, Shankun Yao, et al.. (2025). Construction of a pyrene-based AIEgen for ratiometric detection of trace water in organic solvents. Chemical Communications. 62(5). 1572–1575.
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Lü, Yuan, et al.. (2024). Construction of a dual “off-on” near-infrared fluorescent probe for bioimaging of HClO in rheumatoid arthritis. Talanta. 280. 126721–126721. 11 indexed citations
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Zheng, Xiaoxue, et al.. (2023). An AIE-based monofunctional Pt(ii) complex for photodynamic therapy through synergism of necroptosis–ferroptosis. RSC Chemical Biology. 5(2). 141–147. 10 indexed citations
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Wu, Yanping, Yuncong Chen, Shankun Yao, et al.. (2023). Manipulating the Subcellular Localization and Anticancer Effects of Benzophenothiaziniums by Minor Alterations of N-Alkylation. Molecules. 28(4). 1714–1714. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaoqing, Zhiyong Jiang, Changli Zhang, et al.. (2023). A Photoacoustic Probe with Blood‐Brain Barrier Crossing Ability for Imaging Oxidative Stress Dynamics in the Mouse Brain. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(9). e202214505–e202214505. 39 indexed citations
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Xu, Zhisheng, Tingting Fu, Qiqi Guo, et al.. (2022). Disuse-associated loss of the protease LONP1 in muscle impairs mitochondrial function and causes reduced skeletal muscle mass and strength. Nature Communications. 13(1). 894–894. 62 indexed citations
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Jiang, Zhiyong, Changli Zhang, Xiaoqing Wang, et al.. (2021). A Borondifluoride‐Complex‐Based Photothermal Agent with an 80 % Photothermal Conversion Efficiency for Photothermal Therapy in the NIR‐II Window. Angewandte Chemie. 133(41). 22550–22558. 24 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yuming, Wenxuan Zhao, Yuncong Chen, et al.. (2021). Rational construction of a reversible arylazo-based NIR probe for cycling hypoxia imaging in vivo. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2772–2772. 69 indexed citations
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Jiang, Zhiyong, Changli Zhang, Xiaoqing Wang, et al.. (2021). A Borondifluoride‐Complex‐Based Photothermal Agent with an 80 % Photothermal Conversion Efficiency for Photothermal Therapy in the NIR‐II Window. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(41). 22376–22384. 249 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Weijie, He Wang, Feng Li, et al.. (2020). A ratiometric fluorescent probe based on AIEgen for detecting HClO in living cells. Chemical Communications. 56(93). 14613–14616. 43 indexed citations
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Niu, Guangle, Xiuli Zheng, Zheng Zhao, et al.. (2019). Functionalized Acrylonitriles with Aggregation-Induced Emission: Structure Tuning by Simple Reaction-Condition Variation, Efficient Red Emission, and Two-Photon Bioimaging. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(38). 15111–15120. 166 indexed citations
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Zhang, Weijie, Yuhua Huang, Yilong Chen, et al.. (2019). Amphiphilic Tetraphenylethene-Based Pyridinium Salt for Selective Cell-Membrane Imaging and Room-Light-Induced Special Reactive Oxygen Species Generation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(11). 10567–10577. 90 indexed citations
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Ni, Jen‐Shyang, Michelle M. S. Lee, Pengfei Zhang, et al.. (2018). SwissKnife-Inspired Multifunctional Fluorescence Probes for Cellular Organelle Targeting Based on Simple AIEgens. Analytical Chemistry. 91(3). 2169–2176. 46 indexed citations
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Niu, Guangle, Ruoyao Zhang, Jacky W. Y. Lam, et al.. (2018). Specific Two-Photon Imaging of Live Cellular and Deep-Tissue Lipid Droplets by Lipophilic AIEgens at Ultralow Concentration. Chemistry of Materials. 30(14). 4778–4787. 165 indexed citations
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Wei, Peifa, Jingxuan Zhang, Zheng Zhao, et al.. (2018). Multiple yet Controllable Photoswitching in a Single AIEgen System. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(5). 1966–1975. 249 indexed citations
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Zhao, Weijun, Zikai He, Qian Peng, et al.. (2018). Highly sensitive switching of solid-state luminescence by controlling intersystem crossing. Nature Communications. 9(1). 3044–3044. 233 indexed citations
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Jiang, Yusheng, Yuncong Chen, Wen Luo, et al.. (2016). Monitoring and quantification of the complex bioaccumulation process of mercury ion in algae by a novel aggregation-induced emission fluorogen. RSC Advances. 6(102). 100318–100325. 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Yuncong, Weijie Zhang, Yuanjing Cai, et al.. (2016). AIEgens for dark through-bond energy transfer: design, synthesis, theoretical study and application in ratiometric Hg2+ sensing. Chemical Science. 8(3). 2047–2055. 196 indexed citations

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