Yun‐Kun Qi

2.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
52 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Yun‐Kun Qi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yun‐Kun Qi has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Organic Chemistry and 8 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Yun‐Kun Qi's work include Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (17 papers), Click Chemistry and Applications (10 papers) and Biochemical and Structural Characterization (10 papers). Yun‐Kun Qi is often cited by papers focused on Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (17 papers), Click Chemistry and Applications (10 papers) and Biochemical and Structural Characterization (10 papers). Yun‐Kun Qi collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Yun‐Kun Qi's co-authors include Lei Liu, Ji‐Shen Zheng, Shan Tang, Zhipeng Wang, Shanshan Du, Haonan Chang, Beiyuan Liu, Caiyun Fu, Yang Zhou and Yuanming Qi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yun‐Kun Qi

50 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Chemical synthesis of proteins using peptide hydrazides as thioester surrogates

2013 415 citations Ji‐Shen Zheng, Shan Tang et al. Nature Protocols profile →
Three Rounds of Stability-Guided Optimization and Systematical Evaluation of Oncolytic Peptide LTX-315

2024 57 citations Hao Yin, Min Song et al. profile →
Mirror-image protein and peptide drug discovery through mirror-image phage display

2024 52 citations Yun‐Kun Qi, Ji‐Shen Zheng et al. Chem profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yun‐Kun Qi China	19	1.3k	564	412	196	163	52	1.7k
John Offer United Kingdom	18	1.8k 1.5×	826 1.5×	222 0.5×	110 0.6×	184 1.1×	36	2.1k
Ziqing Qian United States	24	1.7k 1.3×	552 1.0×	229 0.6×	146 0.7×	282 1.7×	37	2.1k
Nico J. Meeuwenoord Netherlands	26	1.2k 0.9×	540 1.0×	304 0.7×	348 1.8×	64 0.4×	82	1.7k
Duy Nguyen United States	19	2.1k 1.7×	576 1.0×	688 1.7×	130 0.7×	54 0.3×	37	2.6k
Kaycie M. Deyle Switzerland	14	1.1k 0.9×	418 0.7×	170 0.4×	56 0.3×	161 1.0×	18	1.4k
Patrick Vlieghe France	9	1.1k 0.8×	296 0.5×	184 0.4×	123 0.6×	315 1.9×	13	1.5k
Hubert Gaertner Switzerland	23	1.2k 0.9×	418 0.7×	315 0.8×	239 1.2×	102 0.6×	55	1.7k
Anne C. Conibear Australia	17	956 0.8×	343 0.6×	156 0.4×	83 0.4×	251 1.5×	40	1.1k
Jon R. Appel United States	19	2.1k 1.7×	549 1.0×	268 0.7×	198 1.0×	167 1.0×	46	2.6k
Domenica Capasso Italy	23	923 0.7×	236 0.4×	145 0.4×	128 0.7×	96 0.6×	64	1.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Qing, et al.. (2025). Efficient synthesis, stability-guided optimization and anticancer evaluation of bee venom peptide Melittin. Bioorganic Chemistry. 159. 108344–108344. 5 indexed citations

Chang, Xiaohong, Shenyan Zhang, Panpan Zhang, et al.. (2025). Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of Meucin-18 derived peptides as efficient broad-spectrum antibacterial agents. Bioorganic Chemistry. 163. 108621–108621.

Qi, Yun‐Kun, et al.. (2025). Efficient synthesis, stability-guided optimization and anti-ulcerative colitis evaluation of bee venom peptide melittin. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 128. 130357–130357. 2 indexed citations

Li, Yajie, et al.. (2024). Design and synthesis of TH19P01-Camptothecin based hybrid peptides inducing effective anticancer responses on sortilin positive cancer cells. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 111. 117869–117869. 6 indexed citations

Song, Min, Qing Liu, Yutao Wang, et al.. (2024). Synthesis and structural optimization of oncolytic peptide LTX-315. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 107. 117760–117760. 8 indexed citations

Qi, Yun‐Kun, Ji‐Shen Zheng, & Lei Liu. (2024). Mirror-image protein and peptide drug discovery through mirror-image phage display. Chem. 10(8). 2390–2407. 52 indexed citations breakdown →

Yin, Hao, Han Gao, Xitong Chen, et al.. (2023). Hybrid peptide NTP-217 triggers ROS-mediated rapid necrosis in liver cancer cells by induction of mitochondrial leakage. Frontiers in Oncology. 12. 1028600–1028600. 13 indexed citations

Zhang, Heng, Jiajia Lin, Xiuzu Song, et al.. (2023). Structure-guided peptide engineering of a positive allosteric modulator targeting the outer pore of TRPV1 for long-lasting analgesia. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4–4. 18 indexed citations

Yin, Hao, et al.. (2023). Efficient synthesis and anticancer evaluation of spider toxin peptide LVTX-8-based analogues with enhanced stability. Bioorganic Chemistry. 134. 106451–106451. 20 indexed citations

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Du, Shanshan, Shengnan Wang, Jun Zhang, et al.. (2022). Significantly different fluorescent responses of two aggregation-induced emission probes to heparin. Dyes and Pigments. 207. 110767–110767. 5 indexed citations

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Yin, Hao, et al.. (2022). The hybrid oncolytic peptide NTP-385 potently inhibits adherent cancer cells by targeting the nucleus. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 44(1). 201–210. 45 indexed citations

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Zhu, Wei, Fei Hou, Yani Liu, et al.. (2021). The role of Piezo1 in conventional aqueous humor outflow dynamics. iScience. 24(2). 102042–102042. 33 indexed citations

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Zhang, Na, Di Song, Panpan Zhang, et al.. (2021). Rational design and synthesis of Oreoch-2 analogues as efficient broad-spectrum antimicrobial peptides. Bioorganic Chemistry. 119. 105583–105583. 15 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuanyuan, et al.. (2021). Binding ability of methylene blue with heparin dependent on its sulfate level rather than its sulfation location or basic saccharide structure. Glycoconjugate Journal. 38(5). 551–560. 5 indexed citations

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Ai, Huasong, Yu Guo, Demeng Sun, et al.. (2018). Examination of the Deubiquitylation Site Selectivity of USP51 by Using Chemically Synthesized Ubiquitylated Histones. ChemBioChem. 20(2). 221–229. 32 indexed citations

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Qi, Yun‐Kun, et al.. (2018). Total Chemical Synthesis of Modified Histones. Frontiers in Chemistry. 6. 19–19. 29 indexed citations

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Zheng, Ji‐Shen, Shan Tang, Yun‐Kun Qi, Zhipeng Wang, & Lei Liu. (2013). Chemical synthesis of proteins using peptide hydrazides as thioester surrogates. Nature Protocols. 8(12). 2483–2495. 415 indexed citations breakdown →

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Qi, Yun‐Kun & Shutao Ma. (2011). The Medicinal Potential of Promising Marine Macrolides with Anticancer Activity. ChemMedChem. 6(3). 399–409. 32 indexed citations

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Qi, Yun‐Kun, et al.. (2010). Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Novel 4″‐O‐Carbamoyl Erythromycin‐A Derivatives. Archiv der Pharmazie. 343(8). 458–464. 7 indexed citations

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Ma, Shutao, Bo Jiao, Ling Zhang, et al.. (2010). Synthesis and antibacterial evaluation of novel clarithromycin derivatives with C-4″ elongated arylalkyl groups against macrolide-resistant strains. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 46(2). 556–566. 13 indexed citations

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