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Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Papers

In vivo ultrasound-induced luminescence molecular imaging

Nature Photonics|2024

150 cit.

Photodynamic therapy for cancer: mechanisms, photosensitizers, nanocarriers, and clinical studies

MedComm|2024

140 cit.

Enhancing Fractionated Cancer Therapy: A Triple-Anthracene Photosensitizer Unleashes Long-Persistent Photodynamic and Luminous Efficacy

Journal of the American Chemical Society|2024

94 cit.

Self-Adaptive Photodynamic-to-Photothermal Switch for Smart Antitumor Photoimmunotherapy

ACS Nano|2024

65 cit.

Ultrabright and ultrafast afterglow imaging in vivo via nanoparticles made of trianthracene derivatives

Nature Biomedical Engineering|2024

46 cit.

Dual-Mode Reactive Oxygen Species-Stimulated Carbon Monoxide Release for Synergistic Photodynamic and Gas Tumor Therapy

ACS Nano|2024

46 cit.

Novel personal cooling textiles revolutionizing human thermal management: principles, designs and applications

Chemical Engineering Journal|2024

38 cit.

Publication in Advanced Materials (2024) [28 citations, W4399037257]

Advanced Materials|2024

28 cit.

Multi‐Functional AIE Phototheranostic Agent Enhancing <i>α</i>PD‐L1 Response for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Immunotherapy

Small|2024

23 cit.

Discrimination among Fresh, Frozen–Stored and Frozen–Thawed Beef Cuts by Hyperspectral Imaging

Foods|2024

20 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

Kanyi Pu

Nanyang Technological University

Liangzhu Feng

Soochow University

Hong Cheng

Southern Medical University

Mingbin Zheng

Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory

Minhuan Lan

Central South University

Guangxue Feng

State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices

Sheldon J. J. Kwok

Massachusetts Medical Society

Qingqing Miao

Zhejiang Province Institute of Architectural Design and Research

Huang‐Chiao Huang

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Bailiang Wang

Wenzhou Medical University

Papers

Nanoparticles with ultrasound-induced afterglow luminescence for tumour-specific theranostics

Nature Biomedical Engineering|2022

252 cit.

Molecular radio afterglow probes for cancer radiodynamic theranostics

Nature Materials|2023

190 cit.

Renal clearable polyfluorophore nanosensors for early diagnosis of cancer and allograft rejection

Nature Materials|2022

189 cit.

A Dual‐Locked Activatable Phototheranostic Probe for Biomarker‐Regulated Photodynamic and Photothermal Cancer Therapy

Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2022

169 cit.

Engineering photodynamics for treatment, priming and imaging

Nature Reviews Bioengineering|2024

163 cit.

Activatable near-infrared probes for the detection of specific populations of tumour-infiltrating leukocytes in vivo and in urine

Nature Biomedical Engineering|2023

157 cit.

Catalytical nano-immunocomplexes for remote-controlled sono-metabolic checkpoint trimodal cancer therapy

Nature Communications|2022

139 cit.

Activatable Cancer Sono‐Immunotherapy using Semiconducting Polymer Nanobodies

Advanced Materials|2022

132 cit.

pH-Activatable Organic Nanoparticles for Efficient Low-Temperature Photothermal Therapy of Ocular Bacterial Infection

ACS Nano|2022

126 cit.

An Activatable Phototheranostic Probe for Anti‐hypoxic Type I Photodynamic‐ and Immuno‐Therapy of Cancer

Advanced Materials|2023

117 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Papers

Aggregation-induced emission: phenomenon, mechanism and applications

Chemical Communications|2009

4k cit.

PEGylated Nanographene Oxide for Delivery of Water-Insoluble Cancer Drugs

Journal of the American Chemical Society|2008

3.6k cit.

A Mechanism for Non-Newtonian Flow in Suspensions of Rigid Spheres

Transactions of the Society of Rheology|1959

3.3k cit.

Graphene in Mice: Ultrahigh In Vivo Tumor Uptake and Efficient Photothermal Therapy

Nano Letters|2010

2.4k cit.

Time resolved reflectance and transmittance for the noninvasive measurement of tissue optical properties

Applied Optics|1989

2.1k cit.

Mechanisms in photodynamic therapy: part one—photosensitizers, photochemistry and cellular localization

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy|2004

2k cit.

Photodynamic therapy: a new antimicrobial approach to infectious disease?

Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences|2004

2k cit.

Carbon nanotubes in biology and medicine: In vitro and in vivo detection, imaging and drug delivery

Nano Research|2009

1.7k cit.

Photothermal therapy with immune-adjuvant nanoparticles together with checkpoint blockade for effective cancer immunotherapy

Nature Communications|2016

1.6k cit.

Proposed Mechanisms of Photobiomodulation or Low-Level Light Therapy

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics|2016

1.6k cit.

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