Ao Chen

8.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
87 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Ao Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ao Chen has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Ecology and 10 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Ao Chen's work include Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (14 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (5 papers) and Food Drying and Modeling (4 papers). Ao Chen is often cited by papers focused on Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (14 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (5 papers) and Food Drying and Modeling (4 papers). Ao Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Ao Chen's co-authors include Alex Albert, Brian M. Kleiner, Mani Golparvar‐Fard, Matthew R. Hallowell, Longqi Liu, Huisheng Peng, Hang Xu, Kok Siong Ang, Raman Sethi and Yahui Long and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Ao Chen

74 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Spatially informed clustering, integration, and deconvolution of spatial transcriptomics with GraphST
    2023 230 citations Yahui Long, Kok Siong Ang et al. Nature Communications profile →
  2. Unsupervised spatially embedded deep representation of spatial transcriptomics
    2024 119 citations Hang Xu, Huazhu Fu et al. Genome Medicine profile →
  3. Spatiotemporal omics for biology and medicine
    2024 59 citations Longqi Liu, Ao Chen et al. profile →
  4. Deciphering spatial domains from spatial multi-omics with SpatialGlue
    2024 58 citations Yahui Long, Kok Siong Ang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ao Chen China 22 811 415 243 218 166 87 2.0k
Linqing Li China 28 796 1.0× 154 0.4× 403 1.7× 134 0.6× 244 1.5× 80 2.5k
Shukun Wang China 29 604 0.7× 409 1.0× 234 1.0× 162 0.7× 184 1.1× 121 2.8k
Dong Su Kim South Korea 23 501 0.6× 185 0.4× 203 0.8× 409 1.9× 104 0.6× 102 1.7k
Wenyue Zhang China 31 1.1k 1.4× 25 0.1× 137 0.6× 245 1.1× 203 1.2× 128 2.9k
Lixing Zhang China 31 1.0k 1.2× 91 0.2× 155 0.6× 91 0.4× 407 2.5× 89 2.3k
Gao Xiao China 25 393 0.5× 341 0.8× 427 1.8× 670 3.1× 51 0.3× 110 2.3k
Xiangzhi Li China 31 703 0.9× 58 0.1× 250 1.0× 329 1.5× 213 1.3× 146 2.9k
Xue Chen China 27 364 0.4× 270 0.7× 322 1.3× 644 3.0× 21 0.1× 127 2.8k
Jianping Chen China 26 453 0.6× 248 0.6× 547 2.3× 248 1.1× 139 0.8× 171 2.2k
Yu Liu China 20 430 0.5× 90 0.2× 222 0.9× 195 0.9× 100 0.6× 180 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Ao Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ao Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ao Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ao Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ao Chen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ao Chen. Ao Chen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shi, Qingkai, Ming Zhang, Zhen Wei, et al.. (2025). Effect and mechanism of coexisting chloride ions in peracetic acid activation for wastewater decontamination: The rejuvenation of organic radical. Separation and Purification Technology. 378. 134723–134723.
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Chen, Xiaoxia, et al.. (2025). Dynamic spatio-temporal graph network based on multi-level feature interaction for sinter TFe prediction. Journal of Process Control. 148. 103401–103401. 3 indexed citations
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Shan, Lin, et al.. (2025). COL6A1 Promotes Milk Production and Fat Synthesis Through the PI3K-Akt/Insulin/AMPK/PPAR Signaling Pathways in Dairy Cattle. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(5). 2255–2255. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chao, Lin Liu, Shuangsang Fang, et al.. (2024). spatiAlign: an unsupervised contrastive learning model for data integration of spatially resolved transcriptomics. GigaScience. 13. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Xing, Chuandong Liu, Na Zhu, et al.. (2024). StereoSiTE: a framework to spatially and quantitatively profile the cellular neighborhood organized iTME. GigaScience. 13. 1 indexed citations
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Feng, Yu, Wenjuan Ma, Xuan Dong, et al.. (2024). Spatially organized tumor-stroma boundary determines the efficacy of immunotherapy in colorectal cancer patients. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10259–10259. 22 indexed citations
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Chen, Ao, et al.. (2024). Research on enhancing sewage sludge lysis and bioreactor initiation through composite thermophilic strains. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 206. 109298–109298. 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Hang, Huazhu Fu, Yahui Long, et al.. (2024). Unsupervised spatially embedded deep representation of spatial transcriptomics. Genome Medicine. 16(1). 12–12. 119 indexed citations breakdown →
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Huang, Ying, Jiali Tan, Weidong Zhou, et al.. (2023). Combination of sequencing batch reactor activated sludge process with sludge lysis using thermophilic bacterial community for minimizing excess sludge. Journal of Environmental Management. 345. 118902–118902. 4 indexed citations
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Long, Yahui, Kok Siong Ang, Mengwei Li, et al.. (2023). Spatially informed clustering, integration, and deconvolution of spatial transcriptomics with GraphST. Nature Communications. 14(1). 1155–1155. 230 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Xia, Hongyang Huang, Karen Man‐Fong Sze, et al.. (2023). S100A10 promotes HCC development and progression via transfer in extracellular vesicles and regulating their protein cargos. Gut. 72(7). 1370–1384. 27 indexed citations
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Huang, Ying, Jiali Tan, Weidong Zhou, et al.. (2023). Investigation of lysing excess sludge slurry using hydrolase secreting thermophilic bacterial communities. Journal of Environmental Management. 349. 119562–119562. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Ao, Heng‐Li Tian, Zhijun Zhang, et al.. (2022). Towards extracellular vesicle delivery systems for tissue regeneration: material design at the molecular level. PubMed. 3(4). 306–39. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Jun, Shichen Zhang, Xiaofei Li, et al.. (2021). Synthesis of chip-shaped Te film for enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation. Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 304. 122624–122624.
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Chen, Ao. (2011). Effects of fire on the community characteristics of Stipa bungeana grassland. Caoye kexue. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Ao. (2008). Empirical Analysis of the Evaluation of Regional Ecology Efficiency and Influential Factors in China——Evidences from Provincial Data during 2000-2006. Zhongguo guanli kexue. 7 indexed citations

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