Zhen Shen

9.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
189 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Zhen Shen is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Spectroscopy and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Shen has authored 189 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 158 papers in Materials Chemistry, 55 papers in Spectroscopy and 45 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhen Shen's work include Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (96 papers), Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (74 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (55 papers). Zhen Shen is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (96 papers), Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (74 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (55 papers). Zhen Shen collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and South Africa. Zhen Shen's co-authors include Hua Lü, John Mack, Yongchao Yang, Xiao‐Zeng You, Nagao Kobayashi, Lizhi Gai, Zhifang Li, Knut Rurack, Jiangwei Tian and Zhikuan Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Shen

184 papers receiving 8.3k 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.

Structural modification strategies for the rational design of red/NIR region BODIPYs

2014 1.2k citations Hua Lü, John Mack et al. profile →
Cell-Specific and pH-Activatable Rubyrin-Loaded Nanoparticles for Highly Selective Near-Infrared Photodynamic Therapy against Cancer

2013 390 citations Jiangwei Tian, Lin Ding et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Zhen Shen	6.6k	2.8k	2.7k	1.3k	1.3k	189	8.4k
Mangalampalli Ravikanth	5.9k 0.9×	2.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	843 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	360	6.8k
Kenneth Yin Zhang	5.6k 0.8×	1.7k 0.6×	1.9k 0.7×	2.3k 1.7×	1.6k 1.2×	89	7.8k
Qing‐Zheng Yang	6.8k 1.0×	3.9k 1.4×	2.2k 0.8×	1.8k 1.4×	2.6k 2.0×	156	10.4k
Yongshu Xie	7.7k 1.2×	3.2k 1.1×	871 0.3×	1.6k 1.2×	1.7k 1.2×	237	10.4k
Guo‐Gang Shan	4.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	2.2k 1.7×	974 0.7×	168	5.8k
Jieying Wu	3.8k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	1.8k 0.6×	788 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	312	6.5k
Wanhua Wu	6.2k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	2.7k 2.0×	2.9k 2.2×	166	8.8k
Yoshiaki Kobuke	4.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	1.3k 0.5×	716 0.5×	2.1k 1.6×	156	6.6k
Fengling Song	3.9k 0.6×	2.5k 0.9×	2.1k 0.8×	911 0.7×	724 0.5×	136	6.5k
Jianli Hua	8.2k 1.2×	1.8k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	3.3k 2.5×	1.0k 0.8×	251	11.9k

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Li, Chengming, Gang Xu, Qiong Wu, et al.. (2025). Switchable Closed‐Shell and Open‐Shell Biradical States in Bis‐Palladium Complexes of Tetrathiadodecaphyrin via Coordination Rearrangement. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(24). e202504774–e202504774. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Wenyu, Ming‐Bo Yang, Lingzhi Li, et al.. (2025). A trifunctional surface ligand-directed general synthesis of 2D MOF hybrid nanozymes for customizable applications. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 691. 137453–137453. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Xiaojia, et al.. (2025). Heteroleptic red iridium(III) complexes with donor containing main ligands and dithionate ancillary ligand. Dyes and Pigments. 241. 112900–112900.

Wu, Fan, et al.. (2024). Orbicular‐Donor–Acceptor System in N‐doped Nanographene for Highly Efficient NIR‐II Photothermal Therapy. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(32). e2402545–e2402545. 5 indexed citations

Zhi, Xu, et al.. (2024). Trident anchoring-lipid droplets strategy for fluorescence/super-resolution/lifetime imaging and diagnosis of fatty liver in vivo. Chemical Engineering Journal. 490. 151810–151810. 5 indexed citations

Zhi, Xu, et al.. (2023). Molecular Engineering of Corrole Radicals by Polycyclic Aromatic Fusion: Towards Open‐Shell Near‐Infrared Materials for Efficient Photothermal Therapy. Angewandte Chemie. 135(40). 4 indexed citations

Shi, Ruijuan, et al.. (2023). Recent advances of structural/interfacial engineering for Na metal anode protection in liquid/solid-state electrolytes. Nanoscale. 15(27). 11313–11345. 6 indexed citations

Wu, Fan, et al.. (2022). BODIPY-based metal–organic frameworks as efficient electrochemiluminescence emitters for telomerase detection. Chemical Communications. 58(82). 11515–11518. 10 indexed citations

Wu, Fan, et al.. (2021). Copper naphthoporphyrin showing enhanced water-solubility by nano-encapsulation and efficient photoacoustic response. Supramolecular chemistry. 33(12). 717–724. 1 indexed citations

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Wu, Fan, Chenhong Li, Shuai Xu, et al.. (2020). A cationic benzocorrole Cu(ii) complex as a highly stable antiaromatic system. Chemical Communications. 57(3). 383–386. 18 indexed citations

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Liu, Hanzhuang, Lei Zhang, Yinghong Lu, et al.. (2019). Real-time monitoring of newly acidified organelles during autophagy enabled by reaction-based BODIPY dyes. Communications Biology. 2(1). 442–442. 17 indexed citations

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Musser, Andrew J., Sai Kiran Rajendran, Kyriacos Georgiou, et al.. (2017). Intermolecular states in organic dye dispersions: excimers vs. aggregates. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 5(33). 8380–8389. 73 indexed citations

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Wu, Fan, Jie Liu, Puneet Mishra, et al.. (2015). Modulation of the molecular spintronic properties of adsorbed copper corroles. Nature Communications. 6(1). 7547–7547. 43 indexed citations

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Tian, Jiangwei, Lin Ding, Huangxian Ju, et al.. (2014). A Multifunctional Nanomicelle for Real‐Time Targeted Imaging and Precise Near‐Infrared Cancer Therapy. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(36). 9544–9549. 177 indexed citations

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Yang, Yongchao, et al.. (2013). Thienopyrrole-expanded BODIPY as a potential NIR photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy. Chemical Communications. 49(38). 3940–3940. 183 indexed citations

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Xu, Haijun, John Mack, Di Wu, et al.. (2012). Synthesis and Properties of Fused‐Ring‐Expanded Porphyrins that were Core‐Modified with Group 16 Heteroatoms. Chemistry - A European Journal. 18(52). 16844–16867. 30 indexed citations

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Sung, Young Mo, Jong Min Lim, Zhaoli Xue, Zhen Shen, & Dongho Kim. (2011). Comparative photophysical properties between bicyclo[2.2.2]octadiene (BCOD)- and benzo-fused free-base triphyrins (2.1.1). Chemical Communications. 47(47). 12616–12616. 19 indexed citations

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Lü, Hua, et al.. (2010). Synthesis, Spectroscopic Properties and Hg~(2+) Recognition Based on a Boron Dipyrromethene Dye (BODIPY). Wuji huaxue xuebao. 26(6). 1105–1108. 3 indexed citations

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Lü, Hua, Zhaoli Xue, John Mack, et al.. (2010). Specific Cu2+-induced J-aggregation and Hg2+-induced fluorescence enhancement based on BODIPY. Chemical Communications. 46(20). 3565–3565. 91 indexed citations

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Shen, Zhen, Hidemitsu Uno, Y. Shimizu, & Noboru Ono. (2004). Controlling conformations and physical properties of meso-tetrakis(phenylethynyl)porphyrins by ring fusion: synthesis, properties and structural characterizations. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 2(23). 3442–3442. 17 indexed citations

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