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D-Index
71
Citations
16866
World Ranking
4271
National Ranking
1340

Zhiyao Hou publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhiyao Hou sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 142 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Zhiyao Hou D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhiyao Hou sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Zhiyao Hou is affiliated with Guangzhou Medical University in China and has extensive research activities primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their scholarly work spans multiple interdisciplinary areas, including Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering, with additional contributions to Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Biomaterials.

The scientist's research focuses on advanced nanomaterials and their applications, especially in biomedical contexts such as cancer theranostics and drug delivery systems. Key thematic areas of their work include:

  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Advanced nanomaterials in catalysis
  • Nanocluster synthesis and applications
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Nanoparticle-based drug delivery
  • Photoacoustic and ultrasonic imaging
  • Luminescence properties of advanced materials

Hou has contributed to a variety of high-impact publications and is regularly involved in research published in prominent scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues for this scientist include:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Advanced Materials
  • Small
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Angewandte Chemie

Recent published papers that illustrate the breadth of their research are:

  • Single-Atom Pd Nanozyme for Ferroptosis-Boosted Mild-Temperature Photothermal Therapy, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Recent Advances in Hyperthermia Therapy-Based Synergistic Immunotherapy, 2020, Advanced Materials
  • Au2Pt-PEG-Ce6 nanoformulation with dual nanozyme activities for synergistic chemodynamic therapy / phototherapy, 2020, Biomaterials
  • Tumor-Microenvironment-Activated Reactive Oxygen Species Amplifier for Enzymatic Cascade Cancer Starvation/Chemodynamic / Immunotherapy, 2021, Advanced Materials
  • Colorectal Tumor Microenvironment-Activated Bio-Decomposable and Metabolizable Cu2O@CaCO3 Nanocomposites for Synergistic Oncotherapy, 2020, Advanced Materials

Hou regularly coauthors with a set of collaborators, reflecting interdisciplinary teamwork in their research projects. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Jun Lin
  • Mengyu Chang
  • Zhimin Gao
  • Man Wang
  • Chunxia Li

Best Publications

  • UV-emitting upconversion-based TiO2 photosensitizing nanoplatform: near-infrared light mediated in vivo photodynamic therapy via mitochondria-involved apoptosis pathway.

    Zhiyao Hou;Yuanxin Zhang;Kerong Deng;Yinyin Chen

  • Single-Atom Pd Nanozyme for Ferroptosis-Boosted Mild-Temperature Photothermal Therapy

    Mengyu Chang;Mengyu Chang;Zhiyao Hou;Man Wang;Chunzheng Yang;Chunzheng Yang

  • In Vivo Multimodality Imaging and Cancer Therapy by Near-Infrared Light-Triggered trans-Platinum Pro-Drug-Conjugated Upconverison Nanoparticles

    Yunlu Dai;Haihua Xiao;Jianhua Liu;Qinghai Yuan

  • A Multifunctional Cascade Bioreactor Based on Hollow-Structured Cu2 MoS4 for Synergetic Cancer Chemo-Dynamic Therapy/Starvation Therapy/Phototherapy/Immunotherapy with Remarkably Enhanced Efficacy.

    Mengyu Chang;Mengyu Chang;Man Wang;Meifang Wang;Meifang Wang;Mengmeng Shu

  • A magnetic, luminescent and mesoporous core-shell structured composite material as drug carrier

    Piaoping Yang;Zewei Quan;Zhiyao Hou;Chunxia Li

  • Recent Advances in Hyperthermia Therapy-Based Synergistic Immunotherapy.

    Mengyu Chang;Mengyu Chang;Zhiyao Hou;Zhiyao Hou;Man Wang;Chunxia Li

  • Enhancing the Stability of Perovskite Quantum Dots by Encapsulation in Crosslinked Polystyrene Beads via a Swelling–Shrinking Strategy toward Superior Water Resistance

    Yi Wei;Yi Wei;Xiaoran Deng;Zhongxi Xie;Zhongxi Xie;Xuechao Cai

  • Hydroxyapatite Nano- and Microcrystals with Multiform Morphologies: Controllable Synthesis and Luminescence Properties

    Cuimiao Zhang;Jun Yang;Zewei Quan;Piaoping Yang

  • Self-activated luminescent and mesoporous strontium hydroxyapatite nanorods for drug delivery

    Cuimiao Zhang;Chunxia Li;Shanshan Huang;Zhiyao Hou

  • Ln3+ (Ln = Eu, Dy, Sm, and Er) Ion-Doped YVO4 Nano/Microcrystals with Multiform Morphologies: Hydrothermal Synthesis, Growing Mechanism, and Luminescent Properties

    Zhenhe Xu;Xiaojiao Kang;Chunxia Li;Zhiyao Hou

  • Up-Conversion Cell Imaging and pH-Induced Thermally Controlled Drug Release from NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+@Hydrogel Core–Shell Hybrid Microspheres

    Yunlu Dai;Ping’an Ma;Ziyong Cheng;Xiaojiao Kang

  • Recent Progress in Near Infrared Light Triggered Photodynamic Therapy

    Kerong Deng;Kerong Deng;Chunxia Li;Shanshan Huang;Bengang Xing

  • A Hollow-Structured CuS@Cu2S@Au Nanohybrid: Synergistically Enhanced Photothermal Efficiency and Photoswitchable Targeting Effect for Cancer Theranostics

    Xiaoran Deng;Kai Li;Xuechao Cai;Bin Liu

  • Au2Pt-PEG-Ce6 nanoformulation with dual nanozyme activities for synergistic chemodynamic therapy / phototherapy.

    Man Wang;Mengyu Chang;Qing Chen;Dongmei Wang

  • 808‐nm‐Light‐Excited Lanthanide‐Doped Nanoparticles: Rational Design, Luminescence Control and Theranostic Applications

    Bei Liu;Chunxia Li;Piaoping Yang;Zhiyao Hou

  • Tumor-Microenvironment-Activated Reactive Oxygen Species Amplifier for Enzymatic Cascade Cancer Starvation/Chemodynamic /Immunotherapy.

    Man Wang;Mengyu Chang;Chunxia Li;Qing Chen

  • Poly(Acrylic Acid) Modification of Nd3+-Sensitized Upconversion Nanophosphors for Highly Efficient UCL Imaging and pH-Responsive Drug Delivery

    Bei Liu;Yinyin Chen;Chunxia Li;Fei He

  • Preparation and Luminescence Properties of YVO4:Ln and Y(V, P)O4:Ln (Ln = Eu3+, Sm3+, Dy3+) Nanofibers and Microbelts by Sol−Gel/Electrospinning Process

    Zhiyao Hou;Piaoping Yang;Chunxia Li;Lili Wang

  • Electrospinning Derived One‐Dimensional LaOCl: Ln3+ (Ln = Eu/Sm, Tb, Tm) Nanofibers, Nanotubes and Microbelts with Multicolor‐Tunable Emission Properties

    Guogang Li;Zhiyao Hou;Chong Peng;Wenxin Wang

  • Rare earth ions doped phosphors for improving efficiencies of solar cells

    Hongzhou Lian;Zhiyao Hou;Mengmeng Shang;Dongling Geng

  • Multifunctional Up-Converting Nanocomposites with Smart Polymer Brushes Gated Mesopores for Cell Imaging and Thermo/pH Dual-Responsive Drug Controlled Release

    Xiao Zhang;Xiao Zhang;Piaoping Yang;Yunlu Dai;Ping'an Ma

Frequent Co-Authors

Jun Lin
Jun Lin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chunxia Li
Chunxia Li Shandong University
Ziyong Cheng
Ziyong Cheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ping'an Ma
Ping'an Ma University of Science and Technology of China
Hongzhou Lian
Hongzhou Lian Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yunlu Dai
Yunlu Dai University of Macau
Piaoping Yang
Piaoping Yang Harbin Engineering University
Xiaojiao Kang
Xiaojiao Kang Dongguan University of Technology
Dongmei Yang
Dongmei Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guogang Li
Guogang Li China University of Geosciences

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