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Tianfeng Chen

Tianfeng Chen

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
90
Citations
22142
World Ranking
2118
National Ranking
385

Tianfeng Chen 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 Tianfeng Chen sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 337 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tianfeng Chen 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 Tianfeng Chen 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: 90 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Tianfeng Chen is affiliated with Jinan University in China and has a research focus that spans Medicine and Materials Science. Their work frequently intersects the disciplines of Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Immunology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of advanced biomedical and materials science themes. Notably, their main topics of work include:

  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Selenium in Biological Systems
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • Organoselenium and organotellurium chemistry

Tianfeng Chen has published extensively, including in several key journals, demonstrating consistent contributions to prominent scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets for their work include:

  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Biomaterials
  • Journal of Nanobiotechnology
  • Nano Today
  • ACS Nano

Some notable recent papers authored by the scientist are:

  • Highly bioactive zeolitic imidazolate framework-8-capped nanotherapeutics for efficient reversal of reperfusion-induced injury in ischemic stroke, 2020, Science Advances
  • Bioactive Nanoenzyme Reverses Oxidative Damage and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Neurons under Ischemic Stroke, 2021, ACS Nano
  • Transition metal complexes as photosensitizers for integrated cancer theranostic applications, 2020, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • Oral Hydrogel Microbeads-Mediated In Situ Synthesis of Selenoproteins for Regulating Intestinal Immunity and Microbiota, 2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Coordination-Assembled Water-Soluble Anionic Lanthanide Organic Polyhedra for Luminescent Labeling and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Their collaborative work includes frequent coauthors such as:

  • Lizhen He
  • Li Ma
  • Ligeng Xu
  • Guanning Huang
  • Mingkai Chen

Best Publications

  • Selective cellular uptake and induction of apoptosis of cancer-targeted selenium nanoparticles.

    Yanyu Huang;Lizhen He;Wen Liu;Cundong Fan

  • Selenium nanoparticles as a carrier of 5-fluorouracil to achieve anticancer synergism

    Wen Liu;Xiaoling Li;Yum-Shing Wong;Wenjie Zheng

  • Highly bioactive zeolitic imidazolate framework-8-capped nanotherapeutics for efficient reversal of reperfusion-induced injury in ischemic stroke.

    Lizhen He;Guanning Huang;Hongxing Liu;Chengcheng Sang

  • Selenium nanoparticles fabricated in Undaria pinnatifida polysaccharide solutions induce mitochondria-mediated apoptosis in A375 human melanoma cells.

    Tianfeng Chen;Yum-Shing Wong;Wenjie Zheng;Yan Bai

  • Positive surface charge enhances selective cellular uptake and anticancer efficacy of selenium nanoparticles.

    Bo Yu;Yibo Zhang;Wenjie Zheng;Cundong Fan

  • In Vitro Antioxidant and Antiproliferative Activities of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural

    Ling Zhao;Jianping Chen;Jianyu Su;Lin Li

  • Surface decoration by Spirulina polysaccharide enhances the cellular uptake and anticancer efficacy of selenium nanoparticles

    Fang Yang;Quanming Tang;Xueyun Zhong;Yan Bai

  • Bioactive Nanoenzyme Reverses Oxidative Damage and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Neurons under Ischemic Stroke.

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  • Ruthenium polypyridyl complexes that induce mitochondria-mediated apoptosis in cancer cells.

    Tianfeng Chen;Yanan Liu;Wen-Jie Zheng;Jie Liu

  • The reversal of cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity by selenium nanoparticles functionalized with 11-mercapto-1-undecanol by inhibition of ROS-mediated apoptosis.

    Yinghua Li;Xiaoling Li;Yum-Shing Wong;Tianfeng Chen

  • Selenium nanoparticles decorated with Ulva lactuca polysaccharide potentially attenuate colitis by inhibiting NF-κB mediated hyper inflammation.

    Chenghui Zhu;Shuimei Zhang;Chengwei Song;Yibo Zhang

  • Multifunctional phototheranostic nanomedicine for cancer imaging and treatment.

    D. Gao;X. Guo;X. Zhang;S. Chen

  • Selenocystine induces caspase-independent apoptosis in MCF-7 human breast carcinoma cells with involvement of p53 phosphorylation and reactive oxygen species generation.

    Tianfeng Chen;Yum-Shing Wong

  • In vitro antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of selenium-containing phycocyanin from selenium-enriched Spirulina platensis.

    Tianfeng Chen;Yum-Shing Wong

  • Functionalized halloysite nanotube by chitosan grafting for drug delivery of curcumin to achieve enhanced anticancer efficacy

    Mingxian Liu;Yanzhou Chang;Jing Yang;Yuanyuan You

  • Enhancement of auranofin-induced lung cancer cell apoptosis by selenocystine, a natural inhibitor of TrxR1 in vitro and in vivo

    Fan C;Zheng W;Fu X;Li X

  • Selenocystine induces reactive oxygen species-mediated apoptosis in human cancer cells.

    Tianfeng Chen;Yum-Shing Wong

  • Cancer‐Targeted Monodisperse Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles as Carrier of Ruthenium Polypyridyl Complexes to Enhance Theranostic Effects

    Lizhen He;Yanyu Huang;Huili Zhu;Guanhua Pang

  • Gracilaria lemaneiformis Polysaccharide as Integrin-Targeting Surface Decorator of Selenium Nanoparticles to Achieve Enhanced Anticancer Efficacy

    Wenting Jiang;Yuanting Fu;Fang Yang;Yufeng Yang

  • Dual-function nanosystem for synergetic cancer chemo-/radiotherapy through ROS-mediated signaling pathways.

    Lizhen He;Haoqiang Lai;Tianfeng Chen

  • Selenium nanoparticles inhibit the growth of HeLa and MDA-MB-231 cells through induction of S phase arrest.

    Haiying Luo;Feifei Wang;Yan Bai;Tianfeng Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Wei Huang
Wei Huang Northwestern Polytechnical University
Dan Li
Dan Li Jinan University
Lin Li
Lin Li South China University of Technology
Bo Yu
Bo Yu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xue-Feng Yu
Xue-Feng Yu Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
Paul K. Chu
Paul K. Chu City University of Hong Kong
Chi-Ming Che
Chi-Ming Che University of Hong Kong
Wei Tao
Wei Tao Harvard Medical School
Weibo Cai
Weibo Cai University of Wisconsin–Madison
Juliana C.N. Chan
Juliana C.N. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong

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