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Pui-Chi Lo

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
47
Citations
6725
World Ranking
15779
National Ranking
2446

Pui-Chi Lo 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 Pui-Chi Lo sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 110 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pui-Chi Lo 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 Pui-Chi Lo 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: 47 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Pui-Chi Lo is affiliated with the City University of Hong Kong in China, focusing research primarily in the intersection of Engineering, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their work spans several subfields, particularly Biomedical Engineering, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, and Immunology.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies
  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses

They have contributed to various scholarly articles, including notable recent papers such as:

  • Near-infrared-activated anticancer platinum(IV) complexes directly photooxidize biomolecules in an oxygen-independent manner, 2023, Nature Chemistry
  • Enzyme-Responsive Double-Locked Photodynamic Molecular Beacon for Targeted Photodynamic Anticancer Therapy, 2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Ferric Ion Driven Assembly of Catalase-like Supramolecular Photosensitizing Nanozymes for Combating Hypoxic Tumors, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Fucoidan-Based Theranostic Nanogel for Enhancing Imaging and Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer, 2020, Nano-Micro Letters
  • Self-adjuvanting cancer nanovaccines, 2022, Journal of Nanobiotechnology

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Dennis K. P. Ng
  • Honglin Jin
  • Jonathan F. Lovell
  • Roy C. H. Wong
  • Feijie Xu

Publications by Pui-Chi Lo often appear in journals with repeated contributions such as:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Journal of Nanobiotechnology
  • Acta Biomaterialia
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Cancer Research

Best Publications

  • The unique features and promises of phthalocyanines as advanced photosensitisers for photodynamic therapy of cancer.

    Pui-Chi Lo;M. Salomé Rodríguez-Morgade;Ravindra K. Pandey;Dennis K. P. Ng

  • Stimuli responsive phthalocyanine-based fluorescent probes and photosensitizers

    Roy C.H. Wong;Pui-Chi Lo;Dennis K.P. Ng

  • New Amphiphilic Silicon(IV) Phthalocyanines as Efficient Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy: Synthesis, Photophysical Properties, and in vitro Photodynamic Activities

    Pui-Chi Lo;Jian-Dong Huang;Jian-Dong Huang;Diana Y. Y. Cheng;Elaine Y. M. Chan

  • A disulfide-linked conjugate of ferrocenyl chalcone and silicon(IV) phthalocyanine as an activatable photosensitiser

    Janet T. F. Lau;Xiong-Jie Jiang;Dennis K. P. Ng;Pui-Chi Lo

  • Phthalocyanine-polyamine conjugates as highly efficient photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy.

    Xiong-Jie Jiang;Sin-Lui Yeung;Pui-Chi Lo;Wing-Ping Fong

  • HDL-mimicking peptide-lipid nanoparticles with improved tumor targeting.

    Zhihong Zhang;Zhihong Zhang;Juan Chen;Lili Ding;Honglin Jin;Honglin Jin

  • A dual activatable photosensitizer toward targeted photodynamic therapy.

    Janet T. F. Lau;Pui-Chi Lo;Xiong-Jie Jiang;Qiong Wang

  • Hetero-arrays of porphyrins and phthalocyanines

    Pui-Chi Lo;Xuebing Leng;Dennis K.P. Ng

  • A pH-responsive fluorescence probe and photosensitiser based on a tetraamino silicon(IV) phthalocyanine

    Xiong-Jie Jiang;Pui-Chi Lo;Sin-Lui Yeung;Wing-Ping Fong

  • A Zinc(II) Phthalocyanine Conjugated with an Oxaliplatin Derivative for Dual Chemo- and Photodynamic Therapy

    Janet T. F. Lau;Pui-Chi Lo;Wing-Ping Fong;Dennis K. P. Ng

  • Polymeric micelles encapsulating pH-responsive doxorubicin prodrug and glutathione-activated zinc(II) phthalocyanine for combined chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy.

    Di Gao;Pui-Chi Lo

  • Enzyme-Responsive Double-Locked Photodynamic Molecular Beacon for Targeted Photodynamic Anticancer Therapy

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  • Photodynamic molecular beacon triggered by fibroblast activation protein on cancer-associated fibroblasts for diagnosis and treatment of epithelial cancers.

    Pui-Chi Lo;Juan Chen;Klara Stefflova;Michael S. Warren

  • Preparation of unsymmetrical distyryl BODIPY derivatives and effects of the styryl substituents on their in vitro photodynamic properties

    Hui He;Pui-Chi Lo;Sin-Lui Yeung;Wing-Ping Fong

  • Controlling the Nature of Mixed (Phthalocyaninato)(porphyrinato) Rare-Earth(III) Double-Decker Complexes: The Effects of Nonperipheral Alkoxy Substitution of the Phthalocyanine Ligand

    Rongming Wang;Renjie Li;Yong Li;Xianxi Zhang

  • Highly photocytotoxic glucosylated silicon(IV) phthalocyanines. Effects of peripheral chloro substitution on the photophysical and photodynamic properties.

    Pui-Chi Lo;Crystal M. H. Chan;Jian-Yong Liu;Wing-Ping Fong

  • Preparation and in Vitro Photodynamic Activities of Folate-Conjugated Distyryl Boron Dipyrromethene Based Photosensitizers

    Mei-Rong Ke;Sin-Lui Yeung;Dennis K P Ng;Wing-Ping Fong

  • Phthalocyanine-polyamine conjugates as pH-controlled photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy.

    Xiong-Jie Jiang;Pui-Chi Lo;Yee-Man Tsang;Sin-Lui Yeung

  • Glycosylated zinc(II) phthalocyanines as efficient photosensitisers for photodynamic therapy. Synthesis, photophysical properties and in vitro photodynamic activity.

    Chi-Fung Choi;Jian-Dong Huang;Jian-Dong Huang;Pui-Chi Lo;Wing-Ping Fong

  • Halogenated silicon(IV) phthalocyanines with axial poly(ethylene glycol) chains. Synthesis, spectroscopic properties, complexation with bovine serum albumin and in vitro photodynamic activities

    Jian-Dong Huang;Jian-Dong Huang;Shuangqing Wang;Pui-Chi Lo;Wing-Ping Fong

  • Ferric Ion Driven Assembly of Catalase‐like Supramolecular Photosensitizing Nanozymes for Combating Hypoxic Tumors

    Yongxin Li;Pan Sun;Luyang Zhao;Xuehai Yan

  • Synthesis and in vitro photodynamic activity of novel galactose-containing phthalocyanines

    Priscilla P.S. Lee;Pui-Chi Lo;Elaine Y.M. Chan;Wing-Ping Fong

Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis K. P. Ng
Dennis K. P. Ng Chinese University of Hong Kong
Gang Zheng
Gang Zheng University of Toronto
Chi Wu
Chi Wu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Renjie Li
Renjie Li Wuhan University
Matthias Meyer
Matthias Meyer Max Planck Society
Kwok-Pui Fung
Kwok-Pui Fung Chinese University of Hong Kong
Paul K.S. Chan
Paul K.S. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Xuehai Yan
Xuehai Yan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kam Sing Wong
Kam Sing Wong Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Tomás Torres
Tomás Torres Autonomous University of Madrid

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