B. Nelson Chau

5.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
33 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

B. Nelson Chau is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Nelson Chau has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Cancer Research and 7 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in B. Nelson Chau's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (13 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (8 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (7 papers). B. Nelson Chau is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (13 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (8 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (7 papers). B. Nelson Chau collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Singapore. B. Nelson Chau's co-authors include Peter S. Linsley, Michele A. Cleary, J. Marie Hardwick, Jean Y. J. Wang, Aimee L. Jackson, Janell M. Schelter, Julja Burchard, Lee P. Lim, Aaron N. Chang and Yuri Lazebnik and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

B. Nelson Chau

33 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Widespread siRNA “off-target” transcript silencing mediated by seed region sequence complementarity

2006 744 citations Aimee L. Jackson, Julja Burchard et al. RNA profile →
MicroRNA-21 Promotes Fibrosis of the Kidney by Silencing Metabolic Pathways

2012 465 citations B. Nelson Chau, Cuiyan Xin et al. Science Translational Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
B. Nelson Chau United States	24	3.1k	1.4k	541	340	310	33	4.1k
Selina Raguz United Kingdom	24	2.6k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	767 1.4×	241 0.7×	645 2.1×	35	4.0k
Lisa Oliver France	40	2.6k 0.8×	839 0.6×	838 1.5×	381 1.1×	466 1.5×	102	4.2k
Kou‐Juey Wu Taiwan	30	2.5k 0.8×	894 0.7×	661 1.2×	166 0.5×	259 0.8×	59	3.6k
Enrico De Smaele Italy	38	4.0k 1.3×	1.8k 1.3×	983 1.8×	389 1.1×	770 2.5×	75	5.4k
Shu‐Chun Teng Taiwan	31	3.7k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	1.0k 1.9×	235 0.7×	283 0.9×	72	4.7k
Long‐Yuan Li Taiwan	29	2.5k 0.8×	622 0.5×	976 1.8×	223 0.7×	313 1.0×	79	3.5k
Damjan Glavač Slovenia	39	3.1k 1.0×	2.2k 1.6×	599 1.1×	274 0.8×	193 0.6×	143	5.0k
Maurizio Fanciulli Italy	32	2.8k 0.9×	821 0.6×	1.1k 2.1×	538 1.6×	370 1.2×	115	4.0k
Raffaella Di Micco Italy	18	3.3k 1.1×	749 0.5×	947 1.8×	328 1.0×	774 2.5×	31	4.9k
Lidija Covic United States	37	1.9k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	689 1.3×	239 0.7×	487 1.6×	63	4.8k

Countries citing papers authored by B. Nelson Chau

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. Nelson Chau

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Chen, Kuang-Yui Michael, Jason Lai, Jialu Wang, et al.. (2025). Computational design of highly signalling-active membrane receptors through solvent-mediated allosteric networks. Nature Chemistry. 17(3). 429–438. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Xinqiang, Jill Magnus, Vivek Kaimal, et al.. (2017). Lipid Nanoparticle–Mediated Delivery of Anti-miR-17 Family Oligonucleotide Suppresses Hepatocellular Carcinoma Growth. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 16(5). 905–913. 16 indexed citations

Bertero, Thomas, Katherine A. Cottrill, Sofia Annis, et al.. (2015). A YAP/TAZ-miR-130/301 molecular circuit exerts systems-level control of fibrosis in a network of human diseases and physiologic conditions. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 18277–18277. 48 indexed citations

Androsavich, John R., Xueqing Liu, Shweta Pandya, et al.. (2015). Polysome shift assay for direct measurement of miRNA inhibition by anti-miRNA drugs. Nucleic Acids Research. 44(2). e13–e13. 14 indexed citations

Hogan, Daniel J., Thomas M. Vincent, Sarah Fish, et al.. (2014). Anti-miRs Competitively Inhibit microRNAs in Argonaute Complexes. PLoS ONE. 9(7). e100951–e100951. 39 indexed citations

Bertero, Thomas, Katherine A. Cottrill, Yu Lu, et al.. (2014). The MicroRNA-130/301 Family Controls Vasoconstriction in Pulmonary Hypertension. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(4). 2069–2085. 71 indexed citations

Androsavich, John R. & B. Nelson Chau. (2014). Non-inhibited miRNAs shape the cellular response to anti-miR. Nucleic Acids Research. 42(11). 6945–6955. 18 indexed citations

Androsavich, John R., B. Nelson Chau, Balkrishen Bhat, Peter S. Linsley, & Nils G. Walter. (2012). Disease-linked microRNA-21 exhibits drastically reduced mRNA binding and silencing activity in healthy mouse liver. RNA. 18(8). 1510–1526. 42 indexed citations

Chau, B. Nelson, Cuiyan Xin, Jochen C. Hartner, et al.. (2012). MicroRNA-21 Promotes Fibrosis of the Kidney by Silencing Metabolic Pathways. Science Translational Medicine. 4(121). 121ra18–121ra18. 465 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ng, Terry Fei Fan, Dana Willner, Christína Nilsson, et al.. (2010). Vector-based metagenomics for animal virus surveillance. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 14. e378–e378. 3 indexed citations

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Chau, B. Nelson, Robert L. Diaz, Matthew A. Saunders, et al.. (2009). Identification of SULF2 as a Novel Transcriptional Target of p53 by Use of Integrated Genomic Analyses. Cancer Research. 69(4). 1368–1374. 42 indexed citations

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Georges, Sara A., Matthew C. Biery, Soo‐Yeon Kim, et al.. (2008). Coordinated Regulation of Cell Cycle Transcripts by p53-Inducible microRNAs, miR-192 and miR-215. Cancer Research. 68(24). 10105–10112. 286 indexed citations

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Guo, Jessie Yanxiang, Ayumi Yamada, Taisuke Kajino, et al.. (2008). Aven-Dependent Activation of ATM Following DNA Damage. Current Biology. 18(13). 933–942. 41 indexed citations

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Jackson, Aimee L., Julja Burchard, Janell M. Schelter, et al.. (2006). Widespread siRNA “off-target” transcript silencing mediated by seed region sequence complementarity. RNA. 12(7). 1179–1187. 744 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chau, B. Nelson, et al.. (2006). Separation of Anti-Proliferation and Anti-Apoptotic Functions of Retinoblastoma Protein through Targeted Mutations of Its A/B Domain. PLoS ONE. 1(1). e82–e82. 19 indexed citations

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Chau, B. Nelson & Jean Y. J. Wang. (2003). Coordinated regulation of life and death by RB. Nature reviews. Cancer. 3(2). 130–138. 230 indexed citations

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Chau, B. Nelson, et al.. (2002). Signal-dependent protection from apoptosis in mice expressing caspase-resistant Rb. Nature Cell Biology. 4(10). 757–765. 74 indexed citations

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Basáñez, Gorka, Jun Zhang, B. Nelson Chau, et al.. (2001). Pro-apoptotic Cleavage Products of Bcl-xL Form Cytochrome c-conducting Pores in Pure Lipid Membranes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(33). 31083–31091. 124 indexed citations

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Kirsch, David G., Andrea I. Doseff, B. Nelson Chau, et al.. (1999). Caspase-3-dependent Cleavage of Bcl-2 Promotes Release of Cytochrome c. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(30). 21155–21161. 414 indexed citations

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Lewis, Jennifer, George A. Oyler, Kazuyoshi Ueno, et al.. (1999). Inhibition of virus-induced neuronal apoptosis by Bax. Nature Medicine. 5(7). 832–835. 94 indexed citations

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