Zhiyao Hou

15.7k total citations · 7 hit papers
148 papers, 14.2k citations indexed

About

Zhiyao Hou is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhiyao Hou has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 14.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Materials Chemistry, 77 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 28 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhiyao Hou's work include Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (80 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (65 papers) and Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (34 papers). Zhiyao Hou is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (80 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (65 papers) and Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (34 papers). Zhiyao Hou collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Australia. Zhiyao Hou's co-authors include Jun Lin, Chunxia Li, Piaoping Yang, Ping’an Ma, Ziyong Cheng, Chunxia Li, Ziyong Cheng, Hongzhou Lian, Mengyu Chang and Man Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Zhiyao Hou

148 papers receiving 14.0k citations

Hit Papers

Single‐Atom Pd Nanozyme f... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2021 2015 2013 2019 2020 200 400 600
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. Single‐Atom Pd Nanozyme for Ferroptosis‐Boosted Mild‐Temperature Photothermal Therapy
    2021 602 citations Mengyu Chang, Zhiyao Hou et al. profile →
  2. UV-Emitting Upconversion-Based TiO2 Photosensitizing Nanoplatform: Near-Infrared Light Mediated in Vivo Photodynamic Therapy via Mitochondria-Involved Apoptosis Pathway
    2015 512 citations Zhiyao Hou, Kerong Deng et al. profile →
  3. In Vivo Multimodality Imaging and Cancer Therapy by Near-Infrared Light-Triggered trans-Platinum Pro-Drug-Conjugated Upconverison Nanoparticles
    2013 487 citations Yunlu Dai, Ping’an Ma et al. profile →
  4. A Multifunctional Cascade Bioreactor Based on Hollow‐Structured Cu2MoS4 for Synergetic Cancer Chemo‐Dynamic Therapy/Starvation Therapy/Phototherapy/Immunotherapy with Remarkably Enhanced Efficacy
    2019 449 citations Mengyu Chang, Man Wang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  5. Recent Advances in Hyperthermia Therapy‐Based Synergistic Immunotherapy
    2020 363 citations Mengyu Chang, Zhiyao Hou et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  6. Au2Pt-PEG-Ce6 nanoformulation with dual nanozyme activities for synergistic chemodynamic therapy / phototherapy
    2020 282 citations Man Wang, Mengyu Chang et al. Biomaterials profile →
  7. Tumor‐Microenvironment‐Activated Reactive Oxygen Species Amplifier for Enzymatic Cascade Cancer Starvation/Chemodynamic /Immunotherapy
    2021 247 citations Man Wang, Mengyu Chang et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhiyao Hou China 67 10.1k 7.4k 2.7k 2.4k 1.7k 148 14.2k
Ziyong Cheng China 60 9.4k 0.9× 5.8k 0.8× 4.4k 1.6× 1.9k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 145 13.3k
Ping’an Ma China 65 8.9k 0.9× 9.0k 1.2× 1.8k 0.7× 3.1k 1.3× 2.4k 1.5× 226 14.9k
Chunxia Li China 55 9.2k 0.9× 8.6k 1.2× 1.8k 0.6× 2.5k 1.0× 2.2k 1.3× 134 13.5k
Fei He China 77 12.2k 1.2× 10.5k 1.4× 3.6k 1.3× 2.7k 1.2× 2.2k 1.3× 297 18.6k
Shili Gai China 76 14.4k 1.4× 11.6k 1.6× 3.6k 1.3× 3.4k 1.4× 2.6k 1.5× 264 20.6k
Yunlu Dai China 76 8.7k 0.9× 10.3k 1.4× 1.3k 0.5× 4.1k 1.7× 3.0k 1.8× 208 16.8k
Hangrong Chen China 79 11.4k 1.1× 10.4k 1.4× 1.9k 0.7× 5.9k 2.5× 2.7k 1.6× 311 20.5k
Wenyan Yin China 50 6.9k 0.7× 6.2k 0.8× 1.6k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 1.8k 1.1× 111 10.2k
Xianwei Meng China 53 4.9k 0.5× 4.6k 0.6× 1.9k 0.7× 2.1k 0.9× 2.1k 1.3× 280 9.9k
Nohyun Lee South Korea 47 7.6k 0.8× 7.6k 1.0× 1.9k 0.7× 5.2k 2.2× 2.9k 1.7× 88 15.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhiyao Hou

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Yaru, Wenyu Xie, Jiamin Luo, et al.. (2025). NIR-activated endoplasmic reticulum stress amplifier to regulate phagocytosis for macrophage-mediated cancer immunotherapy. Chemical Engineering Journal. 509. 161351–161351. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Wei, Lin Chen, Zhimin Gao, et al.. (2025). A tumor microenvironment-responsive nanocomposite for enhanced copper retention and hypoxia reversal to promote cuproptosis in tumor treatment. Acta Biomaterialia. 202. 463–475. 1 indexed citations
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Tan, Meiling, Zhimin Gao, Xiaozhao Wang, et al.. (2024). MnO2 nanozyme with lanthanide-based radiosensitization for advanced radiotherapy by tumor microenvironment triggering STING pathway activation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 486. 150364–150364. 13 indexed citations
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Tan, Meiling, Zhimin Gao, Xinyi Wang, et al.. (2024). MnO2@CeOx-GAMP radiosensitizer with oxygen vacancies depended mimicking enzyme-like activities for radiosensitization-mediated STING pathway activation. Biomaterials. 314. 122797–122797. 12 indexed citations
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Shu, Mengmeng, Qicheng Liu, Ruike Wang, et al.. (2024). Triple‐Combination Therapy with a Multifunctional Yolk–Shell Nanozyme Au@CeO2 Loaded with Dimethyl Fumarate for Periodontitis. Advanced Science. 12(7). e2413891–e2413891. 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Wei, Wenyu Xie, Zhimin Gao, et al.. (2023). Mild‐Photothermal Effect Induced High Efficiency Ferroptosis‐Boosted‐Cuproptosis Based on Cu2O@Mn3Cu3O8 Nanozyme. Advanced Science. 10(33). e2303694–e2303694. 78 indexed citations
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Chang, Mengyu, Zhiyao Hou, Man Wang, Chunxia Li, & Jun Lin. (2020). Recent Advances in Hyperthermia Therapy‐Based Synergistic Immunotherapy. Advanced Materials. 33(4). e2004788–e2004788. 363 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Meifang, Zhiyao Hou, Abdulaziz A. Al Kheraif, Bengang Xing, & Jun Lin. (2018). Mini Review of TiO2‐Based Multifunctional Nanocomposites for Near‐Infrared Light–Responsive Phototherapy. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 7(20). e1800351–e1800351. 61 indexed citations
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Wang, Dongmei, Bei Liu, Zewei Quan, et al.. (2017). New advances on the marrying of UCNPs and photothermal agents for imaging-guided diagnosis and the therapy of tumors. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 5(12). 2209–2230. 88 indexed citations
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Li, Suwen, Xiao Zhang, Zhiyao Hou, et al.. (2012). Enhanced emission of ultra-small-sized LaF3:RE3+ (RE = Eu, Tb) nanoparticles through 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid sensitization. Nanoscale. 4(18). 5619–5619. 68 indexed citations
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Dai, Yunlu, Xiaojiao Kang, Dongmei Yang, et al.. (2012). Platinum (IV) Pro‐Drug Conjugated NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ Nanoparticles for Targeted Drug Delivery and Up‐Conversion Cell Imaging. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 2(4). 562–567. 49 indexed citations
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Zhai, Xuefeng, Min Yu, Ziyong Cheng, et al.. (2011). Rattle-type hollow CaWO4:Tb3+@SiO2 nanocapsules as carriers for drug delivery. Dalton Transactions. 40(48). 12818–12818. 40 indexed citations
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Zhang, Cuimiao, Chunxia Li, Shanshan Huang, et al.. (2010). Self-activated luminescent and mesoporous strontium hydroxyapatite nanorods for drug delivery. Biomaterials. 31(12). 3374–3383. 280 indexed citations
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Cheng, Ziyong, Rubo Xing, Zhiyao Hou, Shanshan Huang, & Jun Lin. (2010). Patterning of Light-Emitting YVO4:Eu3+ Thin Films via Inkjet Printing. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 114(21). 9883–9888. 39 indexed citations
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Xu, Zhenhe, Xiaojiao Kang, Chunxia Li, et al.. (2010). Ln3+ (Ln = Eu, Dy, Sm, and Er) Ion-Doped YVO4 Nano/Microcrystals with Multiform Morphologies: Hydrothermal Synthesis, Growing Mechanism, and Luminescent Properties. Inorganic Chemistry. 49(14). 6706–6715. 228 indexed citations
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Hou, Zhiyao, Cuimiao Zhang, Chunxia Li, et al.. (2010). Luminescent Porous Silica Fibers as Drug Carriers. Chemistry - A European Journal. 16(48). 14513–14519. 38 indexed citations
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Hou, Zhiyao, Lili Wang, Hongzhou Lian, et al.. (2009). Preparation and luminescence properties of Ce3+ and/or Tb3+ doped LaPO4 nanofibers and microbelts by electrospinning. Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 182(4). 698–708. 77 indexed citations

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