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D-Index
76
Citations
16757
World Ranking
4341
National Ranking
825

Zong-Wan Mao 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 Zong-Wan Mao sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 295 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zong-Wan Mao 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 Zong-Wan Mao sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zong-Wan Mao is affiliated with Sun Yat-sen University in China. Their research contributions primarily lie within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. They have a notable focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Oncology, Biomedical Engineering, and Organic Chemistry.

The scientist's work encompasses several key research topics including:

  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Metal complexes synthesis and properties
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis

Among their frequent collaborators are Liu-Yi Liu, Cai-Ping Tan, Qian Cao, Kang-Nan Wang, and Wenting Liu.

Zong-Wan Mao has published extensively in several scientific venues, with a significant number of publications appearing in:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemical Science
  • Advanced Science

Recent notable papers reflecting their research focus include:

  • "A Polarity-Sensitive Ratiometric Fluorescence Probe for Monitoring Changes in Lipid Droplets and Nucleus during Ferroptosis" (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • "Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE), Life and Health" (2023, ACS Nano)
  • "A Carbonic Anhydrase IX (CAIX)-Anchored Rhenium(I) Photosensitizer Evokes Pyroptosis for Enhanced Anti-Tumor Immunity" (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • "Ferroptosis-Enhanced Cancer Immunity by a Ferrocene-Appended Iridium(III) Diphosphine Complex" (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • "What blocks more anticancer platinum complexes from experiment to clinic: Major problems and potential strategies from drug design perspectives" (2021, Coordination Chemistry Reviews)

Best Publications

  • Cyclometalated iridium(III) complexes as lysosome-targeted photodynamic anticancer and real-time tracking agents

    Liang He;Yi Li;Cai-Ping Tan;Rui-Rong Ye

  • Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE), Life and Health

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  • A Polarity-Sensitive Ratiometric Fluorescence Probe for Monitoring Changes in Lipid Droplets and Nucleus during Ferroptosis.

    Kang-Nan Wang;Kang-Nan Wang;Liu-Yi Liu;Duo Mao;Shidang Xu

  • Phosphorescent iridium(III)-bis-N-heterocyclic carbene complexes as mitochondria-targeted theranostic and photodynamic anticancer agents.

    Yi Li;Cai-Ping Tan;Wei Zhang;Liang He

  • G-quadruplex DNA targeted metal complexes acting as potential anticancer drugs

    Qian Cao;Yi Li;Eva Freisinger;Peter Z. Qin

  • Insights into metalloenzyme microenvironments: biomimetic metal complexes with a functional second coordination sphere.

    Meng Zhao;Hai-Bo Wang;Liang-Nian Ji;Zong-Wan Mao

  • A Carbonic Anhydrase IX (CAIX)-Anchored Rhenium(I) Photosensitizer Evokes Pyroptosis for Enhanced Anti-Tumor Immunity

    Xuxian Su;Wen-Jin Wang;Qian Cao;Hang Zhang

  • Multifunctional QD-based co-delivery of siRNA and doxorubicin to HeLa cells for reversal of multidrug resistance and real-time tracking.

    Jin-Ming Li;Yuan-Yuan Wang;Yuan-Yuan Wang;Mei-Xia Zhao;Cai-Ping Tan

  • Pillared-layer microporous metal-organic frameworks constructed by robust hydrogen bonds. Synthesis, characterization, and magnetic and adsorption properties of 2,2'-biimidazole and carboxylate complexes.

    Bing-Bing Ding;Yan-Qin Weng;Zong-Wan Mao;Chi-Keung Lam

  • Theranostic iridium(III) complexes as one- and two-photon phosphorescent trackers to monitor autophagic lysosomes.

    Liang He;Cai-Ping Tan;Rui-Rong Ye;Yi-Zhi Zhao

  • Dual-Enzyme Characteristics of Polyvinylpyrrolidone-Capped Iridium Nanoparticles and Their Cellular Protective Effect against H2O2-Induced Oxidative Damage

    Hua Su;Dan-Dan Liu;Meng Zhao;Wei-Liang Hu

  • Targeting cancer cell metabolism with mitochondria-immobilized phosphorescent cyclometalated iridium( iii ) complexes

    Jian-Jun Cao;Cai-Ping Tan;Mu-He Chen;Na Wu

  • Cyclodextrin and Polyethylenimine Functionalized Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Delivery of siRNA Cancer Therapeutics

    Jianliang Shen;Han Cheon Kim;Hua Su;Feng Wang

  • Synthesis of 6-substituted phenanthridines by metal-free, visible-light induced aerobic oxidative cyclization of 2-isocyanobiphenyls with hydrazines

    Tiebo Xiao;Linyong Li;Guoliang Lin;Qile Wang

  • Graphene Oxide Decorated with Ru(II)-Polyethylene Glycol Complex for Lysosome-Targeted Imaging and Photodynamic/Photothermal Therapy

    Dong-Yang Zhang;Yue Zheng;Cai-Ping Tan;Jing-Hua Sun

  • Polarity‐Sensitive Ratiometric Fluorescence Probe for Monitoring Lipid Droplets/Nucleus Change During Ferroptosis

    Kang-Nan Wang;Liu-Yi Liu;Duo Mao;Shidang Xu

  • Co-Delivery of Cisplatin Prodrug and Chlorin e6 by Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Chemo-Photodynamic Combination Therapy to Combat Drug Resistance

    Wei Zhang;Jianliang Shen;Hua Su;Ge Mu

  • Water-soluble DNA minor groove binders as potential chemotherapeutic agents: synthesis, characterization, DNA binding and cleavage, antioxidation, cytotoxicity and HSA interactions.

    Xia-Bing Fu;Dan-Dan Liu;Yuan Lin;Wei Hu

  • Monitoring mitochondrial viscosity with anticancer phosphorescent Ir( iii ) complexes via two-photon lifetime imaging

    Liang Hao;Zhi-Wei Li;Dong-Yang Zhang;Liang He

  • Cleavage of double-strand DNA by linear and triangular trinuclear copper complexes.

    Yan An;Si-Dong Liu;Shu-Yi Deng;Liang-Nian Ji

  • Simple whole-cell biodetection and bioremediation of heavy metals based on an engineered lead-specific operon.

    Wei Wei;Xiangzhi Liu;Peiqing Sun;Xin Wang

  • Ferrimagnetic-like ordering in a unique three-dimensional coordination polymer featuring mixed azide/carboxylate-bridged trinuclear manganese (II) clusters as subunits.

    Hong-Ji Chen;Hong-Ji Chen;Zong-Wan Mao;Song Gao;Xiao-Ming Chen

  • Double-strand DNA cleavage by copper complexes of 2,2'-dipyridyl with electropositive pendants.

    Yan An;Ming-Liang Tong;Liang-Nian Ji;Zong-Wan Mao

Frequent Co-Authors

Liang-Nian Ji
Liang-Nian Ji Sun Yat-sen University
Cai-Ping Tan
Cai-Ping Tan Sun Yat-sen University
Haifa Shen
Haifa Shen Houston Methodist
Tong-Bu Lu
Tong-Bu Lu Tianjin University of Technology
Hongzhe Sun
Hongzhe Sun University of Hong Kong
Mauro Ferrari
Mauro Ferrari Houston Methodist
Ming-Liang Tong
Ming-Liang Tong Sun Yat-sen University
Xiao-Ming Chen
Xiao-Ming Chen Sun Yat-sen University
Lei Zhou
Lei Zhou Sun Yat-sen University
Cheng-Yong Su
Cheng-Yong Su Sun Yat-sen University

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