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2026

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Materials Science

D-Index
154
Citations
84699
World Ranking
135
National Ranking
33

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2020 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Chunhai Fan is affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

Their work covers several key topics including:

  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • DNA and Biological Computing
  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics

Chunhai Fan has published extensively in notable journals and venues. Frequently appearing publication venues include:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Nano Letters
  • ACS Nano

Recent significant papers by Chunhai Fan include:

  • DNA origami, 2021, Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • Recent Progress on Two-Dimensional Materials, 2021, Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica
  • Terahertz Wave Enhances Permeability of the Voltage-Gated Calcium Channel, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Rapid and ultrasensitive electromechanical detection of ions, biomolecules and SARS-CoV-2 RNA in unamplified samples, 2022, Nature Biomedical Engineering
  • Nucleic Acid Tests for Clinical Translation, 2021, Chemical Reviews

They have coauthored many publications with frequent collaborators, which include:

  • Lihua Wang
  • Qian Li
  • Jiang Li
  • Xiaolei Zuo
  • Fei Wang

In addition to journal publications, Chunhai Fan has contributed to book literature, notably with a publication titled "DNA Nanotechnology" in 2020 by Springer International Publishing.

Their professional recognitions include being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2017 and a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Graphene-Based Antibacterial Paper

    Wenbing Hu;Cheng Peng;Weijie Luo;Min Lv

  • Isothermal Amplification of Nucleic Acids

    Yongxi Zhao;Feng Chen;Qian Li;Lihua Wang

  • Aptamer-based biosensors

    Shiping Song;Lihua Wang;Jiang Li;Chunhai Fan

  • Destructive extraction of phospholipids from Escherichia coli membranes by graphene nanosheets

    Yusong Tu;Min(吕敏)) Lv;Peng Xiu;Tien Huynh

  • A Graphene Nanoprobe for Rapid, Sensitive, and Multicolor Fluorescent DNA Analysis

    Shijiang He;Bo Song;Di Li;Changfeng Zhu

  • Electrochemical interrogation of conformational changes as a reagentless method for the sequence-specific detection of DNA.

    Chunhai Fan;Kevin W. Plaxco;Alan J. Heeger

  • DNA Nanotechnology-Enabled Drug Delivery Systems

    Qinqin Hu;Hua Li;Lihua Wang;Lihua Wang;Hongzhou Gu

  • Single-Layer MoS2-Based Nanoprobes for Homogeneous Detection of Biomolecules

    Changfeng Zhu;Zhiyuan Zeng;Hai Li;Fan Li

  • Protein corona-mediated mitigation of cytotoxicity of graphene oxide

    Wenbing Hu;Cheng Peng;Min Lv;Xiaoming Li

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • The cytotoxicity of cadmium-based quantum dots

    Nan Chen;Yao He;Yuanyuan Su;Yuanyuan Su;Xiaoming Li

  • Target-responsive structural switching for nucleic acid-based sensors

    Di Li;Shiping Song;Chunhai Fan

  • Self-Assembled Multivalent DNA Nanostructures for Noninvasive Intracellular Delivery of Immunostimulatory CpG Oligonucleotides

    Jiang Li;Hao Pei;Bing Zhu;Le Liang

  • Distribution and biocompatibility studies of graphene oxide in mice after intravenous administration

    Xiaoyong Zhang;Jilei Yin;Cheng Peng;Weiqing Hu

  • DNA origami

    Swarup Dey;Chunhai Fan;Kurt V. Gothelf;Jiang Li

  • A target-responsive electrochemical aptamer switch (TREAS) for reagentless detection of nanomolar ATP.

    Xiaolei Zuo;Shiping Song;Jiong Zhang;Dun Pan

  • Self-Catalyzed, Self-Limiting Growth of Glucose Oxidase-Mimicking Gold Nanoparticles

    Weijie Luo;Changfeng Zhu;Shao Su;Di Li

  • Functional nanoprobes for ultrasensitive detection of biomolecules

    Shiping Song;Yu Qin;Yao He;Qing Huang

  • Beyond superquenching: Hyper-efficient energy transfer from conjugated polymers to gold nanoparticles

    Chunhai Fan;Shu Wang;Janice W. Hong;Guillermo C. Bazan

  • Sequence-specific detection of femtomolar DNA via a chronocoulometric DNA sensor (CDS): Effects of nanoparticle-mediated amplification and nanoscale control of DNA assembly at electrodes

    Jiong Zhang;Shiping Song;Lanyong Zhang;Lihua Wang

  • A DNA Nanostructure‐based Biomolecular Probe Carrier Platform for Electrochemical Biosensing

    Hao Pei;Na Lu;Yanli Wen;Shiping Song

  • Gold-nanoparticle-based multicolor nanobeacons for sequence-specific DNA analysis.

    Shiping Song;Zhiqiang Liang;Juan Zhang;Lihua Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Lihua Wang
Lihua Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shiping Song
Shiping Song Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jiye Shi
Jiye Shi UCB Pharma (Belgium)
Qing Huang
Qing Huang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jiang Li
Jiang Li Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shao Su
Shao Su Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Xiaolei Zuo
Xiaolei Zuo Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Di Li
Di Li East China Normal University
Lianhui Wang
Lianhui Wang Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Yao He
Yao He Soochow University

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