An Chen

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

An Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, An Chen has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 11 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in An Chen's work include Crystallization and Solubility Studies (4 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (4 papers) and Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments (4 papers). An Chen is often cited by papers focused on Crystallization and Solubility Studies (4 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (4 papers) and Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments (4 papers). An Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Taiwan. An Chen's co-authors include Jianyun Yan, Yining Li, Lihe Lu, Zirong Lan, Yuanzhi Ye, Xiaoyu Liu, Qianqian Dong, Qingchun Liang, Mingwei Fu and Beixue Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

An Chen

69 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Repression of the antiporter SLC7A11/glutathione/glutathione peroxidase 4 axis drives ferroptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells to facilitate vascular calcification

2022 238 citations Yuanzhi Ye, An Chen et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
An Chen China	21	577	274	267	243	235	74	1.5k
Zhengguo Zhang China	17	481 0.8×	132 0.5×	243 0.9×	397 1.6×	172 0.7×	44	1.5k
Weimin Sun United States	26	728 1.3×	346 1.3×	188 0.7×	300 1.2×	134 0.6×	88	1.9k
Jing Luo China	22	642 1.1×	155 0.6×	180 0.7×	351 1.4×	159 0.7×	110	1.7k
Davide Sartini Italy	31	1.3k 2.3×	245 0.9×	243 0.9×	222 0.9×	332 1.4×	87	2.5k
Xiaowen Chen China	18	630 1.1×	99 0.4×	244 0.9×	168 0.7×	184 0.8×	83	1.4k
Jaya P. Gnana‐Prakasam United States	22	1.2k 2.2×	120 0.4×	254 1.0×	141 0.6×	124 0.5×	39	2.1k
Yongsheng Zhang China	23	468 0.8×	297 1.1×	166 0.6×	296 1.2×	205 0.9×	102	1.5k
Shih‐Chang Tsai Taiwan	20	1.2k 2.0×	88 0.3×	200 0.7×	118 0.5×	216 0.9×	56	1.8k
Ying Meng China	24	721 1.2×	361 1.3×	163 0.6×	161 0.7×	357 1.5×	76	1.7k
Yu Tang China	17	871 1.5×	342 1.2×	241 0.9×	255 1.0×	163 0.7×	58	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of An Chen

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Lan, Zirong, Qingchun Liang, An Chen, et al.. (2025). TRIM16 Mediates K63-Linked Ubiquitination of DAB2 to Facilitate Vascular Calcification. Circulation Research. 137(4). 551–568. 1 indexed citations

Liang, Qingchun, Yuan Gong, An Chen, et al.. (2025). Thrombospondin‐1 binds to integrin β3 to inhibit vascular calcification through suppression of NF‐κB pathway. The Journal of Pathology. 266(1). 109–123. 1 indexed citations

Zhu, Zhenyu, Hao Liu, Qingchun Liang, et al.. (2025). Loss of ADAMTS5 promotes vascular calcification via versican/integrin β1/FAK signal. Atherosclerosis. 404. 119190–119190. 3 indexed citations

Dong, Qianqian, Xiuli Zhang, Hao Liu, et al.. (2025). NAMPT Is A Novel Inhibitor of Vascular Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 45(10). 1872–1892.

Huang, Qing, An Chen, Shiyun Tang, et al.. (2024). Mendelian randomization analysis reveals causal factors behind diabetic nephropathy: evidence, opportunities, and challenges. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 15. 1444808–1444808. 1 indexed citations

Ye, Yuanzhi, Qingchun Liang, Zirong Lan, et al.. (2024). Oxidized phospholipid POVPC contributes to vascular calcification by triggering ferroptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells. The FASEB Journal. 38(7). e23592–e23592. 15 indexed citations

Dong, Qianqian, An Chen, Zirong Lan, et al.. (2024). 4-Octyl itaconate inhibits vascular calcification partially via modulation of HMOX-1 signaling. European Journal of Pharmacology. 985. 177122–177122. 1 indexed citations

Lu, Lihe, Yining Li, Qian Dong, et al.. (2023). Wogonin inhibits oxidative stress and vascular calcification via modulation of heme oxygenase-1. European Journal of Pharmacology. 958. 176070–176070. 14 indexed citations

Chen, An, et al.. (2023). Exploring the effects of different BCI-based attention training games on the brain: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study. Neuroscience Letters. 818. 137567–137567. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, An, et al.. (2023). Comprehensive Analysis of Necroptosis Landscape in Skin Cutaneous Melanoma for Appealing its Implications in Prognosis Estimation and Microenvironment Status. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 13(2). 245–245. 3 indexed citations

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Huang, Qiong, Xiao Wang, An Chen, et al.. (2022). Design, synthesis and anti-tumor activity of novel benzothiophenonaphthalimide derivatives targeting mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) G-quadruplex. Biochemical Pharmacology. 201. 115062–115062. 11 indexed citations

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Wang, Siyi, Li Li, Qingchun Liang, et al.. (2022). Deletion of SIRT6 in vascular smooth muscle cells facilitates vascular calcification via suppression of DNA damage repair. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 173. 154–168. 17 indexed citations

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Chen, An, Qingchun Liang, Qianqian Dong, et al.. (2021). Up-regulation of heme oxygenase-1 by celastrol alleviates oxidative stress and vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 172. 530–540. 44 indexed citations

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Zhang, Bingfeng, Lianlian Li, Kai Qian, et al.. (2019). Norcantharidin regulates ERα signaling and tamoxifen resistance via targeting miR-873/CDK3 in breast cancer cells. PLoS ONE. 14(5). e0217181–e0217181. 17 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wu, Haiyang Xie, Songming Ding, et al.. (2016). CADM1 regelates the G1/S transition and represses tumorigenicity through the Rb-E2F pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international. 15(3). 289–296. 21 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jinping, Sang‐Myeong Lee, Beixue Gao, et al.. (2009). The type III histone deacetylase Sirt1 is essential for maintenance of T cell tolerance in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 119(10). 3048–3058. 236 indexed citations

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Li, Peng, Zhujun Zhang, Qingliang Wang, et al.. (2009). The ectopic expression of IFN regulatory factor 4-binding protein is correlated with the malignant behavior of human breast cancer cells. International Immunopharmacology. 9(7-8). 1002–1009. 15 indexed citations

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Chen, An, et al.. (2005). The Effect of Blue Light Exposure on the Expression of Circadian Genes: Bmal1 and Cryptochrome 1 in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Jaundiced Neonates. Pediatric Research. 58(6). 1180–1184. 34 indexed citations

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Chen, An. (2004). Study of correlation between Caspase-3 expression and neural cell apoptosis after spinal cord injury in rats. 1 indexed citations

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Wu, Sheng‐Tang, et al.. (2000). Fibrosarcoma of the Kidney:A Case Report and Literature Review. 11(1). 24–26. 2 indexed citations

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