Zhigao Yi

7.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
63 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Zhigao Yi is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhigao Yi has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Materials Chemistry, 25 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 15 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhigao Yi's work include Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (36 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (23 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (12 papers). Zhigao Yi is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (36 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (23 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (12 papers). Zhigao Yi collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Hong Kong. Zhigao Yi's co-authors include Xiaogang Liu, Songjun Zeng, Hongrong Liu, Wei Lü, Ling Rao, Haibo Wang, Qiushui Chen, Xian Qin, Zichao Luo and Jianhua Hao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Zhigao Yi

62 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

High-resolution X-ray luminescence extension imaging

2021 659 citations Xiangyu Ou, Xian Qin et al. Nature profile →
Calcium-Overload-Mediated Tumor Therapy by Calcium Peroxide Nanoparticles

2019 435 citations Meng Zhang, Ruixue Song et al. Chem profile →
A 1.3-micrometre-thick elastic conductor for seamless on-skin and implantable sensors

2022 190 citations Zhigao Yi, Xiaogang Liu et al. profile →
In vivo ultrasound-induced luminescence molecular imaging

2024 92 citations Youjuan Wang, Zhigao Yi et al. Nature Photonics profile →
Mitochondria-Targeting Type-I Photodrug: Harnessing Caspase-3 Activity for Pyroptotic Oncotherapy

2024 67 citations Zhigao Yi, Li Zhang 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						Papers	Cites
Zhigao Yi China	34	3.4k	2.0k	1.2k	597	469	63	4.7k
Tianshe Yang China	36	4.8k 1.4×	2.2k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	386 0.6×	600 1.3×	61	5.7k
Yiqing Lu China	28	3.5k 1.0×	2.1k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	362 0.6×	776 1.7×	82	5.0k
Qiushui Chen China	41	2.9k 0.9×	2.0k 1.0×	1.7k 1.4×	916 1.5×	565 1.2×	100	5.1k
Hailong Qiu China	17	3.1k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	358 0.6×	325 0.7×	48	3.7k
Cyrille Richard France	37	4.7k 1.4×	2.7k 1.4×	1.4k 1.1×	516 0.9×	880 1.9×	106	6.4k
Kai Huang China	37	3.2k 1.0×	2.2k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	254 0.4×	817 1.7×	80	4.8k
Emma Martín Rodríguez Spain	31	3.8k 1.1×	2.7k 1.4×	1.6k 1.3×	228 0.4×	512 1.1×	77	5.6k
Laura Martínez Maestro Spain	24	3.6k 1.1×	2.4k 1.2×	1.7k 1.4×	205 0.3×	426 0.9×	40	5.3k
Yixi Zhuang China	40	4.9k 1.4×	1.4k 0.7×	2.2k 1.8×	780 1.3×	238 0.5×	88	5.5k
Bing Chen China	38	4.3k 1.3×	1.2k 0.6×	2.6k 2.2×	460 0.8×	313 0.7×	117	5.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhigao Yi

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Yi, Zhigao, Angelo H. All, Yuxia Liu, & Xiaogang Liu. (2025). Intraneuronal Nanotracers in Axonal Transport. ACS Nano. 19(40). 35306–35321. 1 indexed citations

Liang, Zeyu, Bo Zhang, Lin Xiao, et al.. (2025). A targeted antiferromagnetic nanoprobe for ultra‐sensitive magnetic resonance imaging detection of sub‐millimeter esophageal tumors. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1).

Lin, Yuanzhe, Jingjing Liu, Suet Yen Chong, et al.. (2024). Dual‐Function Nanoscale Coordination Polymer Nanoparticles for Targeted Diagnosis and Therapeutic Delivery in Atherosclerosis. Small. 20(47). e2401659–e2401659. 16 indexed citations

Liu, Yuxia, Duyang Gao, Yuanyuan He, et al.. (2024). Single-point mutated lanmodulin as a high-performance MRI contrast agent for vascular and kidney imaging. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9834–9834. 3 indexed citations

Yi, Zhigao, Li Zhang, Huan Chen, et al.. (2024). Mitochondria-Targeting Type-I Photodrug: Harnessing Caspase-3 Activity for Pyroptotic Oncotherapy. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(13). 9413–9421. 67 indexed citations breakdown →

Wang, Youjuan, Zhigao Yi, Jing Guo, et al.. (2024). In vivo ultrasound-induced luminescence molecular imaging. Nature Photonics. 18(4). 334–343. 92 indexed citations breakdown →

Wen, Mei, Nuo Yu, Zhigao Yi, et al.. (2023). On-demand phototoxicity inhibition of sensitizers and H2S-triggered in-situ activation for precise therapy of colon cancer. Nano Today. 50. 101863–101863. 30 indexed citations

Han, Sanyang, Zhigao Yi, Jiangbin Zhang, et al.. (2021). Photon upconversion through triplet exciton-mediated energy relay. Nature Communications. 12(1). 3704–3704. 64 indexed citations

Liang, Liangliang, Ziwei Feng, Qiming Zhang, et al.. (2021). Continuous-wave near-infrared stimulated-emission depletion microscopy using downshifting lanthanide nanoparticles. Nature Nanotechnology. 16(9). 975–980. 84 indexed citations

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Ou, Xiangyu, Xian Qin, Bolong Huang, et al.. (2021). High-resolution X-ray luminescence extension imaging. Nature. 590(7846). 410–415. 659 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mao, Duo, Fang Hu, Zhigao Yi, et al.. (2020). AIEgen-coupled upconversion nanoparticles eradicate solid tumors through dual-mode ROS activation. Science Advances. 6(26). eabb2712–eabb2712. 130 indexed citations

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Han, Sanyang, Renren Deng, Qifei Gu, et al.. (2020). Lanthanide-doped inorganic nanoparticles turn molecular triplet excitons bright. Nature. 587(7835). 594–599. 192 indexed citations

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Zhang, Meng, Ruixue Song, Yanyan Liu, et al.. (2019). Calcium-Overload-Mediated Tumor Therapy by Calcium Peroxide Nanoparticles. Chem. 5(8). 2171–2182. 435 indexed citations breakdown →

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Teh, Daniel Boon Loong, Ankshita Prasad, Hyunsoo Yang, et al.. (2019). Driving Neurogenesis in Neural Stem Cells with High Sensitivity Optogenetics. NeuroMolecular Medicine. 22(1). 139–149. 8 indexed citations

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Xue, Zhenluan, Zhigao Yi, Xiaolong Li, et al.. (2016). Upconversion optical/magnetic resonance imaging-guided small tumor detection and in vivo tri-modal bioimaging based on high-performance luminescent nanorods. Biomaterials. 115. 90–103. 41 indexed citations

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Yi, Zhigao, Tianmei Zeng, Yaru Xu, et al.. (2015). Multicolor tuning towards single red-emission band of upconversion nanoparticles for tunable optical component and optical/x-ray imaging agents via Ce³⁺ doping. Nanotechnology. 26(38). 385702–385702. 11 indexed citations

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Zeng, Songjun, Zhigao Yi, Wei Lü, et al.. (2014). Simultaneous Realization of Phase/Size Manipulation, Upconversion Luminescence Enhancement, and Blood Vessel Imaging in Multifunctional Nanoprobes Through Transition Metal Mn²⁺ Doping. Advanced Functional Materials. 24(26). 4051–4059. 222 indexed citations

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Rao, Ling, Wei Lü, Guozhong Ren, et al.. (2014). Monodispersed LaF₃ nanocrystals: shape-controllable synthesis, excitation-power-dependent multi-color tuning and intense near-infrared upconversion emission. Nanotechnology. 25(6). 65703–65703. 15 indexed citations

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Yi, Zhigao, Wei Lü, Yaru Xu, et al.. (2014). PEGylated NaLuF4: Yb/Er upconversion nanophosphors for in vivo synergistic fluorescence/X-ray bioimaging and long-lasting, real-time tracking. Biomaterials. 35(36). 9689–9697. 50 indexed citations

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Yi, Zhigao, Chao Qian, Haibo Wang, et al.. (2013). Intense Red Upconversion Emission and Shape Controlled Synthesis of Gd₂O₃:Yb/Er Nanocrystals. Advances in Condensed Matter Physics. 2013. 1–5. 8 indexed citations

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