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Chung-Hang Leung

Chung-Hang Leung

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
19201
World Ranking
4284
National Ranking
809

Chung-Hang Leung publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chung-Hang Leung sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 348 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Chung-Hang Leung D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chung-Hang Leung sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Chung-Hang Leung is affiliated with the University of Macau in China and has a significant body of research primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their work notably spans multiple interconnected subfields, including Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Oncology, and Biomedical Engineering.

The research topics covered by Leung demonstrate a focus on advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, molecular sensors and ion detection, and histone deacetylase inhibitors research. Other notable subjects in their oeuvre include protein degradation and inhibitors, luminescence and fluorescent materials, peptidase inhibition and analysis, and the development of nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics.

Leung's recent studies have been published across diverse scientific journals and include titles such as:

  • "A small molecule HIF-1α stabilizer that accelerates diabetic wound healing" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "Exosomal miRNA-mediated intercellular communications and immunomodulatory effects in tumor microenvironments" (2023, Journal of Biomedical Science)
  • "The emerging role of KDM5A in human cancer" (2021, Journal of Hematology & Oncology)
  • "The design and development of covalent protein-protein interaction inhibitors for cancer treatment" (2020, Journal of Hematology & Oncology)
  • "Peptide-Conjugated Long-Lived Theranostic Imaging for Targeting GRPr in Cancer and Immune Cells" (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)

Frequent co-authors collaborating on Leung's research projects include Wanhe Wang, Dik-Lung Ma, Guodong Li, Ke-Jia Wu, and Guan-Jun Yang. These collaborations reflect ongoing interdisciplinary efforts within their research areas.

Leung's contributions are regularly published in specialized venues such as Sensors and Actuators B Chemical, Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, Journal of Hematology & Oncology, Drug Discovery Today, and TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. This wide range of publication venues indicates active engagement in various aspects of chemical and biomedical sciences.

Best Publications

  • Bioactive Luminescent Transition‐Metal Complexes for Biomedical Applications

    Dik-Lung Ma;Hong-Zhang He;Ka-Ho Leung;Daniel Shiu-Hin Chan

  • Bioactive iridium and rhodium complexes as therapeutic agents

    Chung-Hang Leung;Hai-Jing Zhong;Daniel Shiu-Hin Chan;Dik-Lung Ma

  • Group 9 organometallic compounds for therapeutic and bioanalytical applications.

    Dik-Lung Ma;Daniel Shiu-Hin Chan;Chung-Hang Leung

  • Recent advances in luminescent heavy metal complexes for sensing

    Dik-Lung Ma;Victor Pui-Yan Ma;Daniel Shiu-Hin Chan;Ka-Ho Leung

  • Reversal of multidrug resistance in cancer cells by pyranocoumarins isolated from Radix Peucedani

    Jimmy Yiu-Cheong Wu;Wang-Fun Fong;Jin-Xia Zhang;Chung-Hang Leung

  • Drug repositioning by structure-based virtual screening

    Dik-Lung Ma;Daniel Shiu-Hin Chan;Chung-Hang Leung

  • Luminescent chemosensors by using cyclometalated iridium(iii) complexes and their applications.

    Dik-Lung Ma;Sheng Lin;Wanhe Wang;Chao Yang

  • Label-free luminescent oligonucleotide-based probes

    Dik-Lung Ma;Hong-Zhang He;Ka-Ho Leung;Hai-Jing Zhong

  • Luminescence switch-on detection of protein tyrosine kinase-7 using a G-quadruplex-selective probe

    Sheng Lin;Wei Gao;Zeru Tian;Chao Yang

  • Cyclometalated gold(III) complexes with N-heterocyclic carbene ligands as topoisomerase I poisons

    Jessie Jing Yan;Andy Lok-Fung Chow;Chung-Hang Leung;Raymond Wai-Yin Sun

  • Stabilization of G-Quadruplex DNA with Platinum(II) Schiff Base Complexes: Luminescent Probe and Down-Regulation of c-myc Oncogene Expression

    Peng Wu;Dik-Lung Ma;Chung-Hang Leung;Siu-Cheong Yan

  • Molecular docking for virtual screening of natural product databases

    Dik-Lung Ma;Daniel Shiu-Hin Chan;Chung-Hang Leung

  • Structure Characterization and Immunomodulating Effects of Polysaccharides Isolated from Dendrobium officinale.

    Wei Wei;Lei Feng;Wan-Rong Bao;Dik-Lung Ma

  • Selective Inhibition of Lysine-Specific Demethylase 5A (KDM5A) Using a Rhodium(III) Complex for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Therapy.

    Guan-Jun Yang;Wanhe Wang;Simon Wing Fai Mok;Chun Wu

  • Development of a Long-Lived Luminescence Probe for Visualizing β-Galactosidase in Ovarian Carcinoma Cells.

    Wanhe Wang;Kasipandi Vellaisamy;Guodong Li;Chun Wu

  • Metal complexes as potential modulators of inflammatory and autoimmune responses

    Chung-Hang Leung;Sheng Lin;Hai-Jing Zhong;Dik-Lung Ma

  • A Metal-Based Inhibitor of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α

    Chung-Hang Leung;Hai-Jing Zhong;Hui Yang;Zhen Cheng

  • Novel mechanism of inhibition of nuclear factor-κB DNA-binding activity by diterpenoids isolated from Isodon rubescens

    Chung Hang Leung;Susan P Grill;Wing Lam;Quan Bin Han

  • Recent Developments in G-Quadruplex Probes

    Dik Lung Ma;Zhihong Zhang;Modi Wang;Lihua Lu

  • G-quadruplexes for luminescent sensing and logic gates.

    Hong-Zhang He;Daniel Shiu-Hin Chan;Chung-Hang Leung;Dik-Lung Ma

Frequent Co-Authors

Dik-Lung Ma
Dik-Lung Ma Hong Kong Baptist University
Daniel Shiu-Hin Chan
Daniel Shiu-Hin Chan University of Cambridge
Quan-Bin Han
Quan-Bin Han Hong Kong Baptist University
Jin-Jian Lu
Jin-Jian Lu University of Macau
Xiuping Chen
Xiuping Chen University of Macau
Chi-Ming Che
Chi-Ming Che University of Hong Kong
Yitao Wang
Yitao Wang University of Macau
Yung-Chi Cheng
Yung-Chi Cheng Yale University
Simon Ming-Yuen Lee
Simon Ming-Yuen Lee University of Macau

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