Zhifa Shen

2.0k total citations
79 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Zhifa Shen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhifa Shen has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 11 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Zhifa Shen's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (63 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (44 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (19 papers). Zhifa Shen is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (63 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (44 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (19 papers). Zhifa Shen collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and France. Zhifa Shen's co-authors include Zai‐Sheng Wu, Chang Xue, Pascal Chartrand, Huo Xu, Kha Tram, Yingfu Li, Mengxue Luo, Yansha Gao, Chengwei Wu and Qian Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nature Communications and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Zhifa Shen

74 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhifa Shen China 24 1.4k 485 199 120 112 79 1.6k
Yunxi Cui China 26 1.6k 1.1× 382 0.8× 117 0.6× 154 1.3× 101 0.9× 53 1.8k
Si‐ping Han China 13 1.6k 1.2× 407 0.8× 240 1.2× 169 1.4× 85 0.8× 35 2.0k
Supriya Pai United States 6 1.9k 1.3× 525 1.1× 80 0.4× 108 0.9× 107 1.0× 6 2.1k
Chang G. Peng United States 10 1.7k 1.2× 259 0.5× 168 0.8× 70 0.6× 130 1.2× 13 2.0k
Sitao Xie China 20 1.3k 0.9× 676 1.4× 98 0.5× 271 2.3× 63 0.6× 52 1.6k
A. G. Venyaminova Russia 23 1.7k 1.2× 209 0.4× 169 0.8× 159 1.3× 65 0.6× 139 2.0k
Brian J. Hicke United States 18 2.1k 1.5× 504 1.0× 81 0.4× 86 0.7× 177 1.6× 21 2.3k
Dongbao Yao China 18 1.1k 0.8× 368 0.8× 59 0.3× 141 1.2× 83 0.7× 42 1.3k
Harleen Kaur India 15 1.1k 0.8× 296 0.6× 88 0.4× 50 0.4× 88 0.8× 28 1.3k
Tianshu Chen China 18 883 0.6× 470 1.0× 84 0.4× 155 1.3× 54 0.5× 36 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhifa Shen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhifa Shen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhifa Shen

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jia, Haiyan, Jiang Zhu, Shuanhu Wang, et al.. (2025). Lipidic Nanoclusters-Assisted Spatial Confinement Signal Amplification for Ratiometric MicroRNA Sensing. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 8(18). 9201–9210.
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Li, Congcong, Weijun Wang, Shasha Luo, et al.. (2025). Folding an RCA Scaffold into an Intelligent Coiled Nanosnake for Precise/Synergistic RNAi-/Chemotherapy of Cancer. Analytical Chemistry. 97(2). 1107–1116. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Chan, Rong Wu, Guohui Xue, et al.. (2024). Self-assembly of protein-DNA hybrids dedicated to an accelerated and self-primed strand displacement amplification for reinforced serum microRNA probing. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1308. 342667–342667. 4 indexed citations
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Pan, Wenhao, Linhuan Chen, Chang Chen, et al.. (2024). Self-folding RCA product into a parallel monolayer DNA nanoribbon and woven into a nano-fence structure by a short bridge strand. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 677(Pt B). 30–39.
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Li, Chan, Haiyan Jia, Rong Wu, et al.. (2024). Endogenously Activated and Self‐Reinforced DNA Lipid Nanodevice for Spatial‐Specific and High‐Contrast Imaging of MicroRNA in Cells and Animals. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(40). 6 indexed citations
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Li, Chan, Haiyan Jia, Xiaoling Wei, et al.. (2024). Single-Nucleotide-Specific Lipidic Nanoflares for Precise and Visible Detection of KRAS Mutations via Toehold-Initiated Self-Priming DNA Polymerization. Analytical Chemistry. 96(10). 4205–4212. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Weijun, et al.. (2024). Y-Shaped Backbone-Rigidified DNA Tiles for the Construction of Supersized Nondeformable Tetrahedrons for Precise Cancer Therapies. Analytical Chemistry. 96(4). 1488–1497. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Weijun, Yaxin Chen, Yanru Chen, et al.. (2024). Superlarge, Rigidified DNA Tetrahedron with a Y-Shaped Backbone for Organizing Biomolecules Spatially and Maintaining Their Full Bioactivity. ACS Nano. 18(28). 18257–18281. 11 indexed citations
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Hu, Xuemei, et al.. (2023). Study on Sgc8 aptamer-mediated nucleic acid nanomaterial-doxorubicin complex for tumor targeted therapy. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 186. 7–17. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jing, et al.. (2023). Orthogonal activation of a DNA molecular reaction network for proteinase-free and highly specific mRNA imaging in live cells. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 394. 134452–134452. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Chan, Guohui Xue, Rong Wu, et al.. (2023). Lighting up Lipidic Nanoflares with Self-Powered and Multivalent 3D DNA Rolling Motors for High-Efficiency MicroRNA Sensing in Serum and Living Cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(1). 281–291. 5 indexed citations
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Xue, Guohui, Huo Xu, Chan Li, et al.. (2023). Construction of a 3D rigidified DNA nanodevice for anti-interference and reinforced biosensing by turning nuclease into a catalyst. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 237. 115501–115501. 7 indexed citations
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Xue, Chang, Shuyao Hu, Zhihua Gao, et al.. (2021). Programmably tiling rigidified DNA brick on gold nanoparticle as multi-functional shell for cancer-targeted delivery of siRNAs. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2928–2928. 104 indexed citations
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Li, Congcong, Shasha Luo, Jue Wang, Zhifa Shen, & Zai‐Sheng Wu. (2021). Nuclease-resistant signaling nanostructures made entirely of DNA oligonucleotides. Nanoscale. 13(15). 7034–7051. 26 indexed citations
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Gao, Yansha, Songbai Zhang, Chengwei Wu, et al.. (2021). Self-Protected DNAzyme Walker with a Circular Bulging DNA Shield for Amplified Imaging of miRNAs in Living Cells and Mice. ACS Nano. 15(12). 19211–19224. 148 indexed citations
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Yang, Shulin, Xuemei Hu, Cheng Zheng, et al.. (2020). Combination of Immunomagnetic Separation with Aptamer-Mediated Double Rolling Circle Amplification for Highly Sensitive Circulating Tumor Cell Detection. ACS Sensors. 5(12). 3870–3878. 28 indexed citations
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Gao, Yansha, Qian Li, Jingjing Zhang, et al.. (2019). Bead-String-Shaped DNA Nanowires with Intrinsic Structural Advantages and Their Potential for Biomedical Applications. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(3). 3341–3353. 41 indexed citations

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