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Xian-Zheng Zhang

Xian-Zheng Zhang

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Chemistry
China
2026
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Materials Science
China
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
134
Citations
59176
World Ranking
295
National Ranking
85

Chemistry

D-Index
130
Citations
55897
World Ranking
330
National Ranking
50

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2016 - Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering

Overview

Xian-Zheng Zhang is affiliated with Wuhan University in China and has established a research profile with significant contributions spanning multiple disciplines. Their work primarily intersects the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Engineering.

Their research portfolio includes a strong focus on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Materials Chemistry, and Biotechnology as subfields of study. This interdisciplinary engagement supports diverse investigations into the mechanisms of cancer and the development of therapeutic technologies.

The scientist's research topics emphasize areas such as Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, Cancer Research and Treatments, Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis, Immune cells in cancer, and Extracellular vesicles in disease.

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Qi-Wen Chen
  • Diwei Zheng
  • Xuan Zeng
  • Qian-Xiao Huang
  • Wei-Hai Chen

The scientist has contributed to several publication venues, with recurring outputs in:

  • ACS Nano
  • Advanced Materials
  • Biomaterials
  • Nano Letters
  • Advanced Functional Materials

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Xian-Zheng Zhang include:

  • Prebiotics-Encapsulated Probiotic Spores Regulate Gut Microbiota and Suppress Colon Cancer (2020, Advanced Materials)
  • Bioinorganic Hybrid Bacteriophage for Modulation of Intestinal Microbiota to Remodel Tumor-Immune Microenvironment Against Colorectal Cancer (2020, Science Advances)
  • Nanocatalyst-Mediated Chemodynamic Tumor Therapy (2021, Advanced Healthcare Materials)
  • Self-Mineralized Photothermal Bacteria Hybridizing with Mitochondria-Targeted Metal-Organic Frameworks for Augmenting Photothermal Tumor Therapy (2020, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • Advanced Functional Polymer Materials (2020, Materials Chemistry Frontiers)

Xian-Zheng Zhang was awarded the title of Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering in 2016. This accolade recognizes contributions within the biomaterials research community.

Best Publications

  • Thermo-sensitive polymeric micelles based on poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) as drug carriers

    Hua Wei;Si-Xue Cheng;Xian-Zheng Zhang;Ren-Xi Zhuo

  • Cancer Cell Membrane Camouflaged Cascade Bioreactor for Cancer Targeted Starvation and Photodynamic Therapy.

    Shi-Ying Li;Hong Cheng;Bo-Ru Xie;Wen-Xiu Qiu

  • Carbon-Dot-Decorated Carbon Nitride Nanoparticles for Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy against Hypoxic Tumor via Water Splitting.

    Di-Wei Zheng;Bin Li;Chu-Xin Li;Jin-Xuan Fan

  • An Adenosine Triphosphate-Responsive Autocatalytic Fenton Nanoparticle for Tumor Ablation with Self-Supplied H2O2 and Acceleration of Fe(III)/Fe(II) Conversion

    Lu Zhang;Shuang-Shuang Wan;Chu-Xin Li;Lu Xu

  • Drug self-delivery systems for cancer therapy

    Si-Yong Qin;Ai-Qing Zhang;Si-Xue Cheng;Lei Rong

  • Synthesis, characterization and controlled drug release of thermosensitive IPN-PNIPAAm hydrogels.

    Xian-Zheng Zhang;Da-Qing Wu;Chih-Chang Chu

  • Design and development of polymeric micelles with cleavable links for intracellular drug delivery

    Hua Wei;Ren-Xi Zhuo;Xian-Zheng Zhang

  • Multifunctional envelope-type mesoporous silica nanoparticles for tumor-triggered targeting drug delivery.

    Jing Zhang;Zhe-Fan Yuan;Ya Wang;Wei-Hai Chen

  • Switching Apoptosis to Ferroptosis: Metal–Organic Network for High-Efficiency Anticancer Therapy

    Di-Wei Zheng;Di-Wei Zheng;Qi Lei;Jing-Yi Zhu;Jin-Xuan Fan

  • Metal Ion/Tannic Acid Assembly as a Versatile Photothermal Platform in Engineering Multimodal Nanotheranostics for Advanced Applications.

    Tao Liu;Mingkang Zhang;Wenlong Liu;Xuan Zeng

  • Ferrous-Supply-Regeneration Nanoengineering for Cancer-Cell-Specific Ferroptosis in Combination with Imaging-Guided Photodynamic Therapy

    Tao Liu;Wenlong Liu;Mingkang Zhang;Wuyang Yu

  • Preparation and characterization of fast response macroporous poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogels

    Xian Zheng Zhang;Yi Yan Yang;Tai-Shung Chung;Kui Xiang Ma

  • Preferential Cancer Cell Self-Recognition and Tumor Self-Targeting by Coating Nanoparticles with Homotypic Cancer Cell Membranes.

    Jing-Yi Zhu;Di-Wei Zheng;Ming-Kang Zhang;Wu-Yang Yu

  • Construction of functional aliphatic polycarbonates for biomedical applications

    Jun Feng;Ren-Xi Zhuo;Xian-Zheng Zhang

  • Recent advances in nanomaterials for enhanced photothermal therapy of tumors.

    Jing-Jing Hu;Ying-Jia Cheng;Xian-Zheng Zhang

  • Phage-guided modulation of the gut microbiota of mouse models of colorectal cancer augments their responses to chemotherapy.

    Di-Wei Zheng;Xue Dong;Pei Pan;Ke-Wei Chen

  • An O2 Self-Sufficient Biomimetic Nanoplatform for Highly Specific and Efficient Photodynamic Therapy

    Hong Cheng;Jing-Yi Zhu;Shi-Ying Li;Jin-Yue Zeng

  • Engineered Bacterial Bioreactor for Tumor Therapy via Fenton‐Like Reaction with Localized H 2 O 2 Generation

    Jin-Xuan Fan;Meng-Yun Peng;He Wang;Hao-Ran Zheng

  • Precise nanomedicine for intelligent therapy of cancer

    Huabing Chen;Zhanjun Gu;Hongwei An;Hongwei An;Chunying Chen;Chunying Chen

  • Functionalized amphiphilic hyperbranched polymers for targeted drug delivery.

    Si Chen;Xian-Zheng Zhang;Si-Xue Cheng;Ren-Xi Zhuo

  • Homogeneous quaternization of cellulose in NaOH/urea aqueous solutions as gene carriers.

    Yongbo Song;Yunxia Sun;Xianzheng Zhang;Jinping Zhou

  • Overcoming the Heat Endurance of Tumor Cells by Interfering with the Anaerobic Glycolysis Metabolism for Improved Photothermal Therapy.

    Wei-Hai Chen;Guo-Feng Luo;Qi Lei;Sheng Hong

  • Self-assembled thermoresponsive micelles of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-b-methyl methacrylate)

    Hua Wei;Xian-Zheng Zhang;Ying Zhou;Si-Xue Cheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Ren-Xi Zhuo
Ren-Xi Zhuo Wuhan University
Si-Xue Cheng
Si-Xue Cheng Wuhan University
Chih-Chang Chu
Chih-Chang Chu Cornell University
Bo Lu
Bo Lu The Ohio State University
Lina Zhang
Lina Zhang Wuhan University
Wei Wu
Wei Wu Wuhan University
Yi Yan Yang
Yi Yan Yang Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Tai-Shung Chung
Tai-Shung Chung National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Heyou Han
Heyou Han Huazhong Agricultural University
Xiang Zhou
Xiang Zhou Wuhan University

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