Boli Fan

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Boli Fan is a scholar working on Immunology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Boli Fan has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Immunology, 3 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 2 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Boli Fan's work include Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (3 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (2 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (2 papers). Boli Fan is often cited by papers focused on Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (3 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (2 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (2 papers). Boli Fan collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Croatia. Boli Fan's co-authors include Amit Bar‐Or, David Gray, S. Lawrie, Stephen M. Anderton, Vicky Lampropoulou, Sheila Brown, Richard A. O’Connor, Tom A. Barr, Ping Shen and Simon Fillatreau and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Annals of Neurology and Journal of Neuroimmunology.

In The Last Decade

Boli Fan

6 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

B cell depletion therapy ameliorates autoimmune disease through ablation of IL-6–producing B cells

2012 498 citations Tom A. Barr, Ping Shen et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Boli Fan Canada	5	705	571	167	163	153	6	1.1k
Robert Medaer Belgium	15	1.1k 1.5×	616 1.1×	97 0.6×	138 0.8×	110 0.7×	24	1.4k
Nicolas Molnarfi Switzerland	21	941 1.3×	502 0.9×	151 0.9×	126 0.8×	189 1.2×	30	1.5k
Alyssa Nylander United States	6	438 0.6×	380 0.7×	95 0.6×	76 0.5×	129 0.8×	12	866
Yusei Miyazaki Japan	18	840 1.2×	857 1.5×	414 2.5×	197 1.2×	156 1.0×	65	1.6k
Mahdia Benkhoucha Switzerland	18	657 0.9×	261 0.5×	91 0.5×	89 0.5×	121 0.8×	32	1.2k
Mirjam Korporal Germany	12	791 1.1×	374 0.7×	89 0.5×	84 0.5×	105 0.7×	12	1.1k
Yuan K. Chou United States	16	966 1.4×	326 0.6×	54 0.3×	122 0.7×	113 0.7×	39	1.3k
Ernesto Roldán Spain	15	416 0.6×	451 0.8×	224 1.3×	143 0.9×	42 0.3×	26	884
Lisa Costelloe Ireland	11	485 0.7×	483 0.8×	134 0.8×	137 0.8×	53 0.3×	15	1.0k
M. Stojanovic Serbia	8	241 0.3×	815 1.4×	361 2.2×	249 1.5×	48 0.3×	18	1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Boli Fan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Boli Fan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Boli Fan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Boli Fan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Boli Fan 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 Boli Fan. Boli Fan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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6 of 6 papers shown

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Lisak, Robert P., Joyce A. Benjamins, Liljana Nedelkoska, et al.. (2012). Secretory products of multiple sclerosis B cells are cytotoxic to oligodendroglia in vitro. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 246(1-2). 85–95. 144 indexed citations

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Barr, Tom A., Ping Shen, Sheila Brown, et al.. (2012). B cell depletion therapy ameliorates autoimmune disease through ablation of IL-6–producing B cells. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 209(5). 1001–1010. 498 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fan, Boli, et al.. (2010). Effect of amino acid complex (oral liquid) on enhancing immune function in mice. 1 indexed citations

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Fan, Boli. (2010). Establishment of normal reference range of blood hematological and biochemical indicators of SPF wistar rats. 7 indexed citations

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Bar‐Or, Amit, Lama Fawaz, Boli Fan, et al.. (2009). Abnormal B‐cell cytokine responses a trigger of T‐cell–mediated disease in MS?. Annals of Neurology. 67(4). 452–461. 414 indexed citations

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Tam, Lai‐Shan, Boli Fan, Edmund K. Li, et al.. (2003). Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus show increased platelet activation and endothelial dysfunction induced by acute hyperhomocysteinemia.. PubMed. 30(7). 1479–84. 30 indexed citations

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