Xiaoyuan (Shawn) Chen Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Xiaoyuan (Shawn) Chen's h-index is 223 (1133 i10-index, 185,981+ total citations across 1,000+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of October 2026. Xiaoyuan (Shawn) Chen is affiliated with Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute.
Xiaoyuan (Shawn) Chen is a researcher affiliated with Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, specializing in various fields. Their work has been cited 185,981 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in China.
Xiaoyuan (Shawn) Chen's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 1,000 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 223
- i10-Index
- 1133
- Total Citations
- 185,981
- Citing Countries
- 65
As of October 2026.
Xiaoyuan (Shawn) Chen has an h-index of 223 and 185,981 total citations across 1000 publications, with research cited by institutions in 65 countries.
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Clinical development and potential of photothermal and photodynamic therapies for cancer
20203,517
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The researcher pioneered light-triggered theranostics using photosensitizer-conjugated carbon dots, establishing a foundational framework for simultaneous imaging and therapy that influenced subsequent nanomedicine and immunotherapy research.
The researcher established a foundational framework for nanotheranostics in cancer, integrating photothermal therapy with photoacoustic imaging, which has been widely adopted and extended by the independent scientific community.
The researcher pioneered peptide-labeled near-infrared quantum dots for in vivo tumor vasculature imaging, establishing a foundational approach for nanomaterial-based biomedical diagnostics.
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About Xiaoyuan (Shawn) Chen's research
Xiaoyuan (Shawn) Chen is a researcher at Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute. Their work has been cited 185,981 times across 1,000 publications (h-index 223), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Clinical development and potential of photothermal and photodynamic therapies for cancer” (2020), has accumulated 3,517 citations. Other influential works include “Upconversion nanoparticles: design, nanochemistry, and applications in theranostics” (2014) with 3,095 citations and “Photothermal therapy and photoacoustic imaging via nanotheranostics in fighting cancer” (2019) with 2,978 citations.
Citations of Xiaoyuan (Shawn) Chen's research come primarily from China, United States and Singapore, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
