Zhaogang Yang

7.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
116 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Zhaogang Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhaogang Yang has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Molecular Biology, 42 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 24 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Zhaogang Yang's work include RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (21 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (15 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (15 papers). Zhaogang Yang is often cited by papers focused on RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (21 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (15 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (15 papers). Zhaogang Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Norway. Zhaogang Yang's co-authors include Lesheng Teng, Robert J. Lee, Jing Xie, Jing Zhu, Yifan Ma, Huan Zhang, Jingyao Sun, Shiyan Dong, Betty Y.S. Kim and Zhaofeng Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Zhaogang Yang

113 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Cell-Penetrating Peptides in Diagnosis and Treatment of Human Diseases: From Preclinical Research to Clinical Application

2020 339 citations Jing Xie, Ye Bi et al. profile →
Recent advances and clinical translation of liposomal delivery systems in cancer therapy

2024 85 citations Jiayi Chen, Jianan Shi et al. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhaogang Yang United States	45	2.1k	2.0k	1.2k	592	466	116	5.0k
Jinjin Chen China	43	2.7k 1.3×	1.9k 1.0×	1.8k 1.5×	632 1.1×	276 0.6×	129	5.9k
Bing Qin China	35	1.2k 0.6×	1.8k 0.9×	751 0.6×	818 1.4×	562 1.2×	132	4.9k
Jee‐Heon Jeong South Korea	43	1.7k 0.8×	2.1k 1.1×	1.6k 1.4×	826 1.4×	343 0.7×	180	5.5k
Jian Shi China	38	1.1k 0.5×	2.0k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	478 0.8×	184 0.4×	146	4.7k
Qianyu Zhang China	39	2.0k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	1.9k 1.6×	292 0.5×	279 0.6×	145	4.6k
Yi Wang China	45	2.4k 1.2×	2.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.2×	708 1.2×	562 1.2×	207	6.3k
Hao Cheng United States	39	1.8k 0.9×	2.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.2×	672 1.1×	244 0.5×	92	5.0k
Yifei Lü China	40	2.0k 0.9×	2.3k 1.2×	1.8k 1.5×	1.1k 1.8×	367 0.8×	139	5.8k
Jun Cao China	41	2.0k 1.0×	2.6k 1.3×	2.2k 1.9×	657 1.1×	527 1.1×	190	6.3k
In‐Kyu Park South Korea	49	2.7k 1.3×	2.3k 1.2×	2.8k 2.4×	489 0.8×	248 0.5×	196	7.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhaogang Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhaogang Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhaogang Yang

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Jiang, Hao, Jiayi Liu, Jiayi Chen, et al.. (2025). LPAR4-targeted dual-loaded liposome for synergistic lung cancer therapy. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 212. 107176–107176.

Zhang, Huan, Xinhe Wang, Hao Jiang, et al.. (2025). Engineered exosomes for targeted microRNA delivery to reverse liver fibrosis. Biomaterials. 324. 123510–123510. 2 indexed citations

Tang, Zhongjie, Miaomiao Niu, Weiwei Xue, et al.. (2025). Allosteric targeted drug delivery for enhanced blood-brain barrier penetration via mimicking transmembrane domain interactions. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3410–3410. 6 indexed citations

Gao, Feiyan, Xinlong Liu, Mei San Tang, et al.. (2025). An Integrated Modular Vaccination System for Spatiotemporally Separated Perioperative Cancer Immunotherapy. Advanced Materials. 37(11). e2418322–e2418322. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Huan, Yarui Ma, Simiao Wang, et al.. (2025). In Situ Programming of the Tumor Microenvironment to Alleviate Immunosuppression for Pancreatic Cancer Immunotherapy. Advanced Science. 12(34). e04008–e04008.

Grippin, Adam, et al.. (2024). New avenues for cancer immunotherapy: Cell-mediated drug delivery systems. Journal of Controlled Release. 375. 712–732. 7 indexed citations

Yang, Ling, Adam Grippin, Yifan Ma, et al.. (2024). Regulation of cerebral blood flow boosts precise brain targeting of vinpocetine-derived ionizable-lipidoid nanoparticles. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3987–3987. 18 indexed citations

Zhang, Huan, Jiayi Liu, Jiayi Chen, et al.. (2024). Extracellular Vesicles: A New Star for Gene Drug Delivery. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 19. 2241–2264. 24 indexed citations

Shi, Jianan, et al.. (2024). Extracellular vesicles for breast cancer diagnosis and therapy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 100039–100039. 7 indexed citations

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Zhang, Huan, et al.. (2023). Exosomes as smart drug delivery vehicles for cancer immunotherapy. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 1093607–1093607. 65 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yixuan, Mo Li, Ying Zhang, et al.. (2023). MiR-124-3p impedes the metastasis of non-small cell lung cancer via extracellular exosome transport and intracellular PI3K/AKT signaling. Biomarker Research. 11(1). 1–1. 33 indexed citations

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Dong, Shiyan, Ye Bi, Xiangshi Sun, et al.. (2022). Dual‐Loaded Liposomes Tagged with Hyaluronic Acid Have Synergistic Effects in Triple‐Negative Breast Cancer. Small. 18(16). e2107690–e2107690. 44 indexed citations

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Lü, Yifei, Kristin Huntoon, DaeYong Lee, et al.. (2022). Immunological conversion of solid tumours using a bispecific nanobioconjugate for cancer immunotherapy. Nature Nanotechnology. 17(12). 1332–1341. 48 indexed citations

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Sun, Xiangshi, Kongtong Yu, Yulin Zhou, et al.. (2021). Self-Assembled pH-Sensitive Polymeric Nanoparticles for the Inflammation-Targeted Delivery of Cu/Zn-Superoxide Dismutase. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(15). 18152–18164. 26 indexed citations

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Liu, Yutong, Zhaogang Yang, Lixuan Wang, et al.. (2021). Spatiotemporal Immunomodulation Using Biomimetic Scaffold Promotes Endochondral Ossification‐Mediated Bone Healing. Advanced Science. 8(11). e2100143–e2100143. 61 indexed citations

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Tang, Bo, Yinhui Yang, Zhaogang Yang, et al.. (2021). MAP3K7-IKK Inflammatory Signaling Modulates AR Protein Degradation and Prostate Cancer Progression. Cancer Research. 81(17). 4471–4484. 11 indexed citations

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Wang, Yifan, Yaqing Qie, Hengfeng Yuan, et al.. (2020). Therapeutic modulation of phagocytosis in glioblastoma can activate both innate and adaptive antitumour immunity. Nature Communications. 11(1). 1508–1508. 187 indexed citations

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Gong, Ping, Yifan Wang, Pengfei Zhang, et al.. (2020). Immunocyte Membrane-Coated Nanoparticles for Cancer Immunotherapy. Cancers. 13(1). 77–77. 75 indexed citations

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Wang, Lixuan, Shiyan Dong, Yutong Liu, et al.. (2020). Fabrication of Injectable, Porous Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel Based on an In-Situ Bubble-Forming Hydrogel Entrapment Process. Polymers. 12(5). 1138–1138. 33 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhaofeng, et al.. (2016). Polylactic Acid Based Nanocomposites: Promising Safe and Biodegradable Materials in Biomedical Field. International Journal of Polymer Science. 2016. 1–11. 97 indexed citations

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