Zaifa Pan

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Zaifa Pan is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zaifa Pan has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Materials Chemistry, 18 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 16 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Zaifa Pan's work include Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (23 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (11 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (10 papers). Zaifa Pan is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (23 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (11 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (10 papers). Zaifa Pan collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Singapore. Zaifa Pan's co-authors include Peter A. Tanner, Kang Shao, Xiaogang Liu, Xian Qin, Jiaye Chen, Liangliang Liang, Lili Wang, Weiqiang Li, Yuanjie Teng and Yifan Zheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Materials, Physical Review B and Journal of The Electrochemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Zaifa Pan

68 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Controlling persistent luminescence in nanocrystalline ph... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 50 100 150 200 250
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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.

  1. Controlling persistent luminescence in nanocrystalline phosphors
    2023 252 citations Liangliang Liang, Jiaye Chen et al. Nature Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zaifa Pan China 25 1.1k 464 382 344 223 72 1.8k
Pankaj Bharmoria India 23 667 0.6× 371 0.8× 282 0.7× 270 0.8× 90 0.4× 45 1.7k
Yanyan Fu China 32 1.7k 1.5× 812 1.8× 504 1.3× 330 1.0× 1.0k 4.5× 105 2.8k
Hongqi Chen China 26 1.0k 0.9× 428 0.9× 487 1.3× 691 2.0× 269 1.2× 99 1.8k
Jens Andersen Denmark 24 569 0.5× 1.3k 2.7× 295 0.8× 453 1.3× 138 0.6× 103 2.2k
Rongrong Yuan China 30 1.4k 1.3× 675 1.5× 286 0.7× 743 2.2× 168 0.8× 90 2.5k
Yao Cen China 28 1.9k 1.7× 661 1.4× 592 1.5× 1.2k 3.4× 349 1.6× 64 2.6k
Xi‐Cheng Ai China 32 2.0k 1.7× 1.3k 2.8× 448 1.2× 392 1.1× 144 0.6× 170 3.5k
Brian Bui United States 16 705 0.6× 135 0.3× 342 0.9× 242 0.7× 86 0.4× 24 1.0k
Shu-Ming Zhang China 20 561 0.5× 129 0.3× 272 0.7× 291 0.8× 86 0.4× 60 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zaifa Pan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zaifa Pan

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

All Works

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Teng, Yuanjie, Pei Xu, Jianhua Qiu, et al.. (2025). Supermolecule-engineered nanogap hotspots: Ultra-selective and sensitive SERS detection and intracellular imaging. Chemical Engineering Journal. 525. 170021–170021.
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Teng, Yuanjie, Pei Xu, Jie Li, et al.. (2025). Utilizing pillararenes as capping agents to stabilize copper nanoparticles for cost-effective and high-performance SERS application. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 334. 125919–125919.
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Yuan, Jiashu, et al.. (2024). Efficient and Prioritized Lithium Recovery from Spent Li(Ni0.5Co0.2Mn0.3)O2 Cathodes via SO2 Treatment. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 12(41). 14968–14977. 4 indexed citations
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Wu, Yanzheng, Weiqiang Li, Yifan Zheng, et al.. (2023). Apatite oxynitride phosphor (Mg,Y)5Si3(O,N)13:Ce 3+ ,Mn 2+ : A single‐phased host with solar‐like and efficient emission. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 106(5). 2985–2996. 4 indexed citations
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Liang, Liangliang, Jiaye Chen, Kang Shao, et al.. (2023). Controlling persistent luminescence in nanocrystalline phosphors. Nature Materials. 22(3). 289–304. 252 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pan, Zaifa, Victor Castaing, Liping Yan, et al.. (2020). Facilitating Low-Energy Activation in the Near-Infrared Persistent Luminescent Phosphor Zn1+xGa2–2xSnxO4:Cr3+ via Crystal Field Strength Modulations. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 124(15). 8347–8358. 71 indexed citations
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Teng, Yuanjie, Yuchao Zhang, Zhenni Wang, et al.. (2019). Determination of prostate cancer marker Zn2+ with a highly selective surface-enhanced Raman scattering probe on liquid–liquid self-assembled Au nanoarrays. Talanta. 209. 120569–120569. 14 indexed citations
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Shao, Kang, Ye Yang, Shiyi Ye, et al.. (2019). Dual-colored carbon dots-based ratiometric fluorescent sensor for high-precision detection of alkaline phosphatase activity. Talanta. 208. 120460–120460. 25 indexed citations
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Shao, Kang, Lanfang Wang, Tao Wang, et al.. (2019). Near-infrared carbon dots-based fluorescence turn on aptasensor for determination of carcinoembryonic antigen in pleural effusion. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1068. 52–59. 52 indexed citations
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Chen, Aimin, Peng Xiao, Zaifa Pan, et al.. (2018). Visual Assay of Glutathione in Vegetables and Fruits Using Quantum Dot Ratiometric Hybrid Probes. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 66(25). 6431–6438. 34 indexed citations
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Peng, Jiaxi, Hongyan Zhang, Xin Li, et al.. (2016). Dual-Metal Centered Zirconium–Organic Framework: A Metal-Affinity Probe for Highly Specific Interaction with Phosphopeptides. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 8(51). 35012–35020. 83 indexed citations
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Zhu, Fengxiang, Zaifa Pan, Chunlai Hong, et al.. (2016). Analysis of volatile organic compounds in compost samples: A potential tool to determine appropriate composting time. Waste Management. 58. 98–106. 10 indexed citations
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Pan, Zaifa, Guohua Jia, Chang‐Kui Duan, et al.. (2011). Crystal Structure, Spectroscopy and Crystal Field Analysis of Substituted 1,10‐Phenanthroline–Europium Complexes. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 2011(5). 637–646. 27 indexed citations
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Shatzen, Edward, Sabrina C. Ward, Ji-Young Cha, et al.. (2010). Chondro/osteoblastic and cardiovascular gene modulation in human artery smooth muscle cells that calcify in the presence of phosphate and calcitriol or paricalcitol. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 111(4). 911–921. 25 indexed citations
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Tanner, Peter A. & Zaifa Pan. (2009). Luminescence Properties of Lanthanide and Transition Metal Ion-Doped Ba2LaNbO6: Detection of MnO68− and CrO69− Clusters. Inorganic Chemistry. 48(23). 11142–11146. 69 indexed citations
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Pan, Zaifa, Chang‐Kui Duan, & Peter A. Tanner. (2008). Electronic spectra and crystal field analysis ofYb2+inSrCl2. Physical Review B. 77(8). 43 indexed citations

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