title: Exponential growth of publications on carbon nanodots by Chinese authors.
abstract: Publication statistics was retrieved on carbon nanodots (C-dots) from 2004 up till 2014 using the web of Science(TM) search engine. The number of publications from Chinese authors increased exponentially during this period. Till 2014 China mainland authors contributed 47% of the total publications. Publications on pharmacology and toxicology lagged far behind the publications on chemistry and material science, indicating that research is not solidly moving toward the direction of application.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China ; 2 Center for Molecular Imaging, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: Junqing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China ; 2 Center for Molecular Imaging, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: Hak Soo
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China ; 2 Center for Molecular Imaging, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: Yì-Xiáng J
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Wáng
keywords: Carbon nanodots (C-dots); clinical translation; fluorescent contrast agents; optical bioimaging