Zhaochao Xu

16.1k total citations · 9 hit papers
200 papers, 14.4k citations indexed

About

Zhaochao Xu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Spectroscopy and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhaochao Xu has authored 200 papers receiving a total of 14.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Materials Chemistry, 86 papers in Spectroscopy and 77 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Zhaochao Xu's work include Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (79 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (79 papers) and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (38 papers). Zhaochao Xu is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (79 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (79 papers) and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (38 papers). Zhaochao Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and South Korea. Zhaochao Xu's co-authors include Juyoung Yoon, David R. Spring, Xuhong Qian, Jingnan Cui, Xiaogang Liu, Qinglong Qiao, Ha Na Kim, Xiaoqiang Chen, Sook Kyung Kim and Weijie Chi and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Zhaochao Xu

194 papers receiving 14.2k citations

Hit Papers

Sensors for the optical detection ofcyanide ion 2005 2026 2012 2019 2009 2010 2015 2009 2009 250 500 750 1000
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. Sensors for the optical detection ofcyanide ion
    2009 1.1k citations Zhaochao Xu, Juyoung Yoon et al. profile →
  2. Fluorescent chemosensors for Zn2+
    2010 922 citations Zhaochao Xu, Juyoung Yoon et al. profile →
  3. Recent Progress on the Development of Chemosensors for Gases
    2015 679 citations Zhaochao Xu, Juyoung Yoon et al. profile →
  4. Zn2+-Triggered Amide Tautomerization Produces a Highly Zn2+-Selective, Cell-Permeable, and Ratiometric Fluorescent Sensor
    2009 665 citations Zhaochao Xu, Hana Kim et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  5. Unique Sandwich Stacking of Pyrene-Adenine-Pyrene for Selective and Ratiometric Fluorescent Sensing of ATP at Physiological pH
    2009 550 citations Zhaochao Xu, Juyoung Yoon et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  6. Revisit to imidazolium receptors for the recognition of anions: highlighted research during 2006–2009
    2010 498 citations Zhaochao Xu, Juyoung Yoon et al. profile →
  7. Ratiometric and Selective Fluorescent Sensor for CuIIBased on Internal Charge Transfer (ICT)
    2005 497 citations Zhaochao Xu, Jingnan Cui et al. profile →
  8. Twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) and twists beyond TICT: from mechanisms to rational designs of bright and sensitive fluorophores
    2021 470 citations Chao Wang, Weijie Chi et al. profile →
  9. Solid-State Photoinduced Luminescence Switch for Advanced Anticounterfeiting and Super-Resolution Imaging Applications
    2017 381 citations Qingkai Qi, Xiaogang Liu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhaochao Xu China 55 8.9k 8.5k 4.2k 2.0k 2.0k 200 14.4k
Min Hee Lee South Korea 46 5.9k 0.7× 5.8k 0.7× 3.7k 0.9× 1.5k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 160 12.7k
Shiguo Sun China 55 5.6k 0.6× 6.1k 0.7× 3.5k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 1.0k 0.5× 255 11.2k
Injae Shin South Korea 51 7.2k 0.8× 5.5k 0.7× 6.0k 1.4× 2.5k 1.3× 1.2k 0.6× 154 13.6k
Xuhong Qian China 74 10.6k 1.2× 9.2k 1.1× 7.6k 1.8× 5.0k 2.5× 2.4k 1.2× 522 21.8k
Amitava Das India 55 5.1k 0.6× 5.5k 0.6× 2.2k 0.5× 1.8k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 255 10.0k
Engin U. Akkaya Türkiye 60 7.2k 0.8× 11.1k 1.3× 2.8k 0.7× 1.8k 0.9× 1.3k 0.7× 146 14.6k
Zhiqian Guo China 60 6.7k 0.7× 7.9k 0.9× 3.5k 0.8× 1.7k 0.9× 964 0.5× 190 13.2k
A. Prasanna de Silva United Kingdom 33 8.9k 1.0× 7.8k 0.9× 3.1k 0.7× 2.0k 1.0× 2.9k 1.5× 63 11.8k
Huimin Ma China 66 6.7k 0.8× 6.2k 0.7× 4.4k 1.1× 1.4k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 237 14.3k
Wen Shi China 62 4.8k 0.5× 6.3k 0.7× 3.4k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 850 0.4× 169 12.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhaochao Xu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhu, Yu, Sen Wang, Yuan Ma, et al.. (2025). High-voltage monolithically integrated solid-state microbatteries with exceptional flexibility and superior areal capacity. Energy storage materials. 76. 104146–104146. 1 indexed citations
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Qiao, Qinglong, et al.. (2025). SIM imaging of bacterial membrane dynamics and lipid peroxidation during photodynamic inactivation with a dual-functional activatable probe. Chemical Science. 16(18). 7766–7772. 1 indexed citations
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Qiao, Qinglong, Zhifeng Li, Yalin Huang, et al.. (2025). Ether Rhodamines with Enhanced Hydrophilicity, Fluorogenicity, and Brightness for Super-Resolution Imaging. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(25). 22253–22267. 9 indexed citations
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Jiao, Feng, Feng Jiao, Jun Feng, et al.. (2025). Maximizing the Accessibility of Acid Sites Within Zeolite Catalysts for Syngas Conversion. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(18). e202424946–e202424946. 3 indexed citations
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Qiao, Qinglong, Wenting Yin, Xia Wu, et al.. (2025). Two‐Color Single‐Molecule Blinking Ratiometricity: A Functional Super‐Resolution Imaging Approach for Resolving Lysosomal pH and Dynamics. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(21). e202503916–e202503916. 5 indexed citations
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Qiao, Qinglong, Wenting Yin, Xia Wu, et al.. (2025). Two‐Color Single‐Molecule Blinking Ratiometricity: A Functional Super‐Resolution Imaging Approach for Resolving Lysosomal pH and Dynamics. Angewandte Chemie. 137(21). 1 indexed citations
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An, Kai, et al.. (2024). “Superimposed” spectral characteristics of fluorophores arising from cross-conjugation hybridization. Chinese Chemical Letters. 36(1). 109786–109786. 4 indexed citations
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Qiao, Qinglong, et al.. (2024). FRET-based in vitro assay for rapid detecting of SARS-CoV-2 entry inhibitors. Chinese Chemical Letters. 36(5). 110258–110258. 2 indexed citations
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Zhou, Wei, Yan Zhang, Qinglong Qiao, et al.. (2024). Super‐Resolution Imaging Reveals the Mechanism of Endosomal Acidification Inhibitors Against SARS‐CoV‐2 Infection. ChemBioChem. 25(16). e202400404–e202400404. 2 indexed citations
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Gao, Jian, Zhaochao Xu, Fei Li, et al.. (2024). Near-infrared fluorescence imaging platform with ultra large Stokes shift for monitoring and bioimaging of hydrogen peroxide in the process of ferroptosis. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 330. 125666–125666.
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Song, Aimin, Qinglong Qiao, Ning Xu, et al.. (2024). Super-resolution imaging of cellular pseudopodia dynamics with a target-specific blinkogenic probe. Chinese Chemical Letters. 36(8). 110643–110643. 7 indexed citations
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Qiao, Qinglong, Aimin Song, Kai An, et al.. (2024). Spontaneously Blinkogenic Probe for Wash‐Free Single‐Molecule Localization‐Based Super‐Resolution Imaging in Living Cells. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(6). e202417469–e202417469. 12 indexed citations
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Qiao, Qinglong, Yi Tao, Ning Xu, et al.. (2024). Bacterial membrane-induced disassembly of fluorescein aggregates enables selective imaging and killing of Gram-positive bacteria. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 410. 135691–135691. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Zhifeng, Qinglong Qiao, Ning Xu, et al.. (2023). The remarkable effect of amino hydrogen on membrane permeability and organelle staining of 1,8-naphthalimide dyes. Chinese Chemical Letters. 35(2). 108824–108824. 20 indexed citations
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Wang, Chao, Wenchao Jiang, Davin Tan, et al.. (2023). Monitoring amyloid aggregation via a twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT)-based fluorescent sensor array. Chemical Science. 14(18). 4786–4795. 60 indexed citations
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Qiao, Qinglong, Wenjuan Liu, Jie Chen, et al.. (2022). An Acid‐Regulated Self‐Blinking Fluorescent Probe for Resolving Whole‐Cell Lysosomes with Long‐Term Nanoscopy. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(21). e202202961–e202202961. 62 indexed citations
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Chi, Weijie, Qingkai Qi, Richmond Lee, Zhaochao Xu, & Xiaogang Liu. (2020). A Unified Push–Pull Model for Understanding the Ring-Opening Mechanism of Rhodamine Dyes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 124(6). 3793–3801. 71 indexed citations
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Wang, Jingyun, et al.. (2011). A ratiometric and exclusively selective CuII fluorescent probe based on internal charge transfer (ICT). Tetrahedron. 67(26). 4869–4873. 47 indexed citations
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Xu, Zhaochao, et al.. (2011). Bis- and tris-naphthoimidazolium derivatives for the fluorescent recognition of ATP and GTP in 100% aqueous solution. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 9(24). 8340–8340. 48 indexed citations
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Kim, Hana, et al.. (2011). A pyrene-imidazolium derivative that selectively Recognizes G-Quadruplex DNA. Biomaterials. 33(7). 2282–2288. 47 indexed citations

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