Leaderboards/Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection

Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Xin‐Kun Ma
Nankai University
2
Vibhav Shukla
National Institute of Technology Raipur
3
Andrew Docker
University of Cambridge
4
Fuming Xiao
Wenzhou University
5
Swadhin Garain
University of Würzburg
6
Ayesha Afrin
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
7
Tianwei Dai
University of Liverpool
8
Sourav Mondal
Birla Institute of Technology and Science - Hyderabad Campus
9
Shengde Xiong
Shenzhen University
10
Mengyao Yuan
Institute of Oceanology

Papers

1
Publication in Nature (2024) [173 citations, W4404105402]
Nature|2024
173 cit.
2
Publication in Crystal Growth & Design (2024) [70 citations, W4394857096]
Crystal Growth & Design|2024
70 cit.
3
Publication in Journal of Molecular Structure (2024) [65 citations, W4392893490]
Journal of Molecular Structure|2024
65 cit.
4
Publication in Journal of Materials Chemistry C (2024) [63 citations, W4390580127]
Journal of Materials Chemistry C|2024
63 cit.
5
Publication in Materials Today Chemistry (2024) [59 citations, W4399175766]
Materials Today Chemistry|2024
59 cit.
6
Publication in Polyhedron (2024) [45 citations, W4399207738]
Polyhedron|2024
45 cit.
7
Publication in New Journal of Chemistry (2024) [44 citations, W4399136561]
New Journal of Chemistry|2024
44 cit.
8
Publication in Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials (2024) [42 citations, W4401759536]
Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials|2024
42 cit.
9
Publication in Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials (2024) [37 citations, W4396553242]
Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials|2024
37 cit.
10
Publication in New Journal of Chemistry (2024) [34 citations, W4405594899]
New Journal of Chemistry|2024
34 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Zhongfu An
Nanjing Tech University
2
Caiyun Liu
Qilu University of Technology
3
Zhengxu Cai
Beijing Institute of Technology
4
Kanyi Pu
Nanyang Technological University
5
Jianliang Shen
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
6
Xuepeng Zhang
Donghua University
7
Liangliang Zhu
East China University of Science and Technology
8
Yunxiang Lei
Wenzhou University
9
Shaoxiang Yang
Minzu University of China
10
Jinwu Yan
Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging

Papers

1
Immunoregulation in Diabetic Wound Repair with a Photoenhanced Glycyrrhizic Acid Hydrogel Scaffold
Advanced Materials|2022
698 cit.
2
Engineering Robust Ag‐Decorated Polydopamine Nano‐Photothermal Platforms to Combat Bacterial Infection and Prompt Wound Healing
Advanced Science|2022
501 cit.
3
An Immunomodulatory Hydrogel by Hyperthermia‐Assisted Self‐Cascade Glucose Depletion and ROS Scavenging for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Wound Therapeutics
Advanced Materials|2023
358 cit.
4
Ultralong Organic Phosphorescence: From Material Design to Applications
Accounts of Chemical Research|2022
256 cit.
5
Nanoparticles with ultrasound-induced afterglow luminescence for tumour-specific theranostics
Nature Biomedical Engineering|2022
252 cit.
6
All-in-one: Harnessing multifunctional injectable natural hydrogels for ordered therapy of bacteria-infected diabetic wounds
Chemical Engineering Journal|2022
224 cit.
7
Inorganic–organic hybrid nanomaterials for photothermal antibacterial therapy
Coordination Chemistry Reviews|2023
224 cit.
8
Molecular radio afterglow probes for cancer radiodynamic theranostics
Nature Materials|2023
190 cit.
9
Renal clearable polyfluorophore nanosensors for early diagnosis of cancer and allograft rejection
Nature Materials|2022
189 cit.
10
A Vehicle‐Free Antimicrobial Polymer Hybrid Gold Nanoparticle as Synergistically Therapeutic Platforms for <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Infected Wound Healing
Advanced Science|2022
181 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Ben Zhong Tang
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2
Juyoung Yoon
Ewha Womans University
3
J. Fraser Stoddart
Northwestern University
4
Jonathan L. Sessler
The University of Texas at Austin
5
Jong Seung Kim
Chungbuk National University
6
Philip A. Gale
University of Groningen
7
Weiying Lin
Guangxi University
8
Paul D. Beer
University of Oxford
9
Feihe Huang
Zhejiang University of Science and Technology
10
Wei Huang
Innovation Team (China)

Papers

1
Aggregation-induced emission: phenomenon, mechanism and applications
Chemical Communications|2009
4k cit.
2
Anion Recognition and Sensing: The State of the Art and Future Perspectives
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2001
3.6k cit.
3
Dynamic Covalent Chemistry
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2002
2.6k cit.
4
Artificial Molecular Machines
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2000
2.5k cit.
5
Self‐Assembly in Natural and Unnatural Systems
Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English|1996
2.1k cit.
6
Perovskite light-emitting diodes based on spontaneously formed submicrometre-scale structures
Nature|2018
2k cit.
7
Stabilizing triplet excited states for ultralong organic phosphorescence
Nature Materials|2015
1.9k cit.
8
Perovskite light-emitting diodes based on solution-processed self-organized multiple quantum wells
Nature Photonics|2016
1.8k cit.
9
Pillararenes, A New Class of Macrocycles for Supramolecular Chemistry
Accounts of Chemical Research|2012
1.4k cit.
10
A chemically and electrochemically switchable molecular shuttle
Nature|1994
1.2k cit.

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