2026 Hongkai Wu: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	64	5787	5600	1756	1749	185	19498

Overview

Hongkai Wu is affiliated with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in China. The primary areas of research involve engineering and medicine, with more specialized work in biomedical engineering, surgery, rheumatology, molecular biology, and biomaterials.

The scientist's research topics focus on:

3D Printing in Biomedical Research
Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications
Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hongkai Wu include:

Xuetao Shi
Mirza Muhammad Faran Ashraf Baig
Serge Ostrovidov
Xuemin Liu
Dorsa Dehghan-Baniani

The main publication venues where this scientist has contributed multiple articles are:

Nature Communications
Lab on a Chip
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Advanced Healthcare Materials
Advanced Functional Materials

Representative recent papers authored by Hongkai Wu include:

A tough nitric oxide-eluting hydrogel coating suppresses neointimal hyperplasia on vascular stent, 2021, Nature Communications
Functional reconstruction of injured corpus cavernosa using 3D-printed hydrogel scaffolds seeded with HIF-1α-expressing stem cells, 2020, Nature Communications
Wet-adhesive, haemostatic and antimicrobial bilayered composite nanosheets for sealing and healing soft-tissue bleeding wounds, 2020, Biomaterials
Injectable in situ forming kartogenin-loaded chitosan hydrogel with tunable rheological properties for cartilage tissue engineering, 2020, Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces
Fabrication of a hydroxyapatite-PDMS microfluidic chip for bone-related cell culture and drug screening, 2020, Bioactive Materials

Best Publications

Fabrication of microfluidic systems in poly(dimethylsiloxane)

J.C. McDonald;D.C. Duffy;J.R. Anderson;D.T. Chiu

4667
Citations
Fabrication of topologically complex three-dimensional microfluidic systems in PDMS by rapid prototyping.

Janelle R. Anderson;Daniel T. Chiu;Rebecca J. Jackman;Oksana Cherniavskaya

1063
Citations
Materials for Microfluidic Chip Fabrication

Kangning Ren;Jianhua Zhou;Hongkai Wu

1008
Citations
Graphene-based nanocomposites: Preparation, functionalization, and energy and environmental applications

Haixin Chang;Haixin Chang;Hongkai Wu;Hongkai Wu

596
Citations
Counting Low-Copy Number Proteins in a Single Cell

Bo Huang;Hongkai Wu;Devaki Bhaya;Arthur Grossman

485
Citations
Fabrication of Complex Three-Dimensional Microchannel Systems in PDMS

Hongkai Wu;Teri W. Odom;Daniel T. Chiu;George M. Whitesides

452
Citations
What makes efficient circularly polarised luminescence in the condensed phase: aggregation-induced circular dichroism and light emission

Jianzhao Liu;Huimin Su;Luming Meng;Yihua Zhao

390
Citations
Graphene-Based Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties, and Optical and Optoelectronic Applications

Haixin Chang;Hongkai Wu;Hongkai Wu

352
Citations
Chemical cytometry on a picoliter-scale integrated microfluidic chip

Hongkai Wu;Aaron Wheeler;Richard N. Zare

308
Citations
Construction of microfluidic chips using polydimethylsiloxane for adhesive bonding

Hongkai Wu;Bo Huang;Richard N. Zare

274
Citations
Controlling Mammalian Cell Spreading and Cytoskeletal Arrangement with Conveniently Fabricated Continuous Wavy Features on Poly(dimethylsiloxane)

Xingyu Jiang;Shuichi Takayama;Xiangping Qian;Emanuele Ostuni

270
Citations
Direct, one-step molding of 3D-printed structures for convenient fabrication of truly 3D PDMS microfluidic chips

Ho Nam Chan;Yangfan Chen;Yiwei Shu;Yin Chen

247
Citations
Whole-Teflon microfluidic chips

Kangning Ren;Wen Dai;Jianhua Zhou;Jing Su

247
Citations
Regulating Cellular Behavior on Few-Layer Reduced Graphene Oxide Films with Well-Controlled Reduction States

Xuetao Shi;Haixin Chang;Song Chen;Chen Lai

240
Citations
Valves and pumps for microfluidic systems and method for making microfluidic systems

Noo Li Jeon;Daniel T. Chiu;Christopher J. Wargo;Insung S. Choi

237
Citations
Growth of Monodisperse Gold Nanospheres with Diameters from 20 nm to 220 nm and Their Core/Satellite Nanostructures

Qifeng Ruan;Lei Shao;Yiwei Shu;Jianfang Wang

227
Citations
A prototype two-dimensional capillary electrophoresis system fabricated in poly(dimethylsiloxane).

Xiaoxi Chen;Hongkai Wu;Chengde Mao;George M. Whitesides

225
Citations
A general approach to the synthesis of gold-metal sulfide core-shell and heterostructures.

Zhenhua Sun;Zhi Yang;Jianhua Zhou;Man Hau Yeung

224
Citations
Nanoporous gold based optical sensor for sub-ppt detection of mercury ions.

Ling Zhang;Haixin Chang;Akihiko Hirata;Hongkai Wu;Hongkai Wu

220
Citations
Microfluidics Section: Design and Fabrication of Integrated Passive Valves and Pumps for Flexible Polymer 3-Dimensional Microfluidic Systems

Noo Li Jeon;Daniel T. Chiu;Christopher J. Wargo;Hongkai Wu

213
Citations
A Rapidly Self-Healing Host–Guest Supramolecular Hydrogel with High Mechanical Strength and Excellent Biocompatibility

Zhifang Wang;Yipeng Ren;Ye Zhu;Lijing Hao

207
Citations
Prototyping of Masks, Masters, and Stamps/Molds for Soft Lithography Using an Office Printer and Photographic Reduction

Tao Deng;Hongkai Wu;Scott T. Brittain;George M. Whitesides

204
Citations