Chao Qian

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
60 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Chao Qian is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Chao Qian has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Oncology, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Chao Qian's work include Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (7 papers), Immune cells in cancer (5 papers) and Viral-associated cancers and disorders (4 papers). Chao Qian is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (7 papers), Immune cells in cancer (5 papers) and Viral-associated cancers and disorders (4 papers). Chao Qian collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Chao Qian's co-authors include Su Mei Cao, Malcolm J. Simons, Jinti Lin, Ankai Xu, Jiakang Jin, Jianan Lou, Bing Liu, Jinti Lin, Xiaoyan Song and Jinfeng Xing and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, ACS Nano and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Chao Qian

55 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

The prevalence and prevention of nasopharyngeal carcinoma... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2023 100 200 300 400
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. The prevalence and prevention of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in China
    2011 471 citations Su Mei Cao, Malcolm J. Simons et al. Chinese Journal of Cancer profile →
  2. Cyclooxygenase-2-Prostaglandin E2 pathway: A key player in tumor-associated immune cells
    2023 101 citations Chao Qian, Jinti Lin et al. Frontiers in Oncology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chao Qian China 19 711 621 362 317 303 60 1.9k
Dietmar Thurnher Austria 25 721 1.0× 679 1.1× 228 0.6× 101 0.3× 340 1.1× 108 2.1k
Daniela Elena Costea Norway 31 1.5k 2.2× 979 1.6× 822 2.3× 281 0.9× 200 0.7× 109 3.0k
Liesbeth Ferdinande Belgium 26 484 0.7× 899 1.4× 261 0.7× 296 0.9× 90 0.3× 77 2.0k
Jay Friedman United States 27 834 1.2× 1.2k 2.0× 355 1.0× 1.1k 3.3× 111 0.4× 55 2.6k
Rizwan Masood United States 29 1.2k 1.7× 990 1.6× 356 1.0× 247 0.8× 129 0.4× 66 2.5k
Wenfeng Li China 26 957 1.3× 538 0.9× 651 1.8× 319 1.0× 47 0.2× 111 2.2k
Qi Yang China 23 709 1.0× 228 0.4× 114 0.3× 135 0.4× 233 0.8× 70 1.8k
Chang Jiang China 26 703 1.0× 1.1k 1.7× 511 1.4× 245 0.8× 53 0.2× 114 2.7k
Risto Johansson Finland 28 1.3k 1.8× 798 1.3× 425 1.2× 143 0.5× 263 0.9× 73 2.8k
Lin Li China 22 375 0.5× 382 0.6× 125 0.3× 126 0.4× 111 0.4× 151 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Chao Qian

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chao Qian

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chao Qian

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chao Qian. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chao Qian 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 Chao Qian. Chao Qian 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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Cheng, Xiaogan, et al.. (2025). Intelligent Adaptive Broadband Metasurface with Multilayer Generative Network. Advanced Theory and Simulations. 8(12).
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Wang, Jian, et al.. (2025). Targeting tumor-associated macrophages in colon cancer: mechanisms and therapeutic strategies. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1573917–1573917. 2 indexed citations
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Huang, Min, Ruichen Li, Bin Zheng, et al.. (2024). A comprehensive review of metasurface‐assisted direction‐of‐arrival estimation. Nanophotonics. 13(24). 4381–4396. 4 indexed citations
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Qian, Chao, et al.. (2023). Enabling Intelligent Metasurfaces for Semi-known Input. Electromagnetic waves. 178. 83–91. 42 indexed citations
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Wang, Jiaming, Yue Sun, Xinrui Mao, et al.. (2023). Immune cells within tertiary lymphoid structures are associated with progression‐free survival in patients with locoregional recurrent breast cancer. Cancer Medicine. 13(1). e6864–e6864. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Shaoli, Duo Lv, Chao Qian, et al.. (2023). Circulating T‐cell subsets discrepancy between bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder during mood episodes: A naturalistic, retrospective study of 1015 cases. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 30(2). e14361–e14361. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Xuejiao, Gaoming Li, Yun Liu, et al.. (2023). Alterations of commensal microbiota are associated with pancreatic cancer. The International Journal of Biological Markers. 38(2). 89–98. 21 indexed citations
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Qian, Chao, et al.. (2023). Cyclooxygenase-2-Prostaglandin E2 pathway: A key player in tumor-associated immune cells. Frontiers in Oncology. 13. 1099811–1099811. 101 indexed citations breakdown →
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Qu, Liyan, Jiakang Jin, Jianan Lou, et al.. (2022). The nuclear transportation of PD-L1 and the function in tumor immunity and progression. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy. 71(10). 2313–2323. 11 indexed citations
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Qian, Chao, Lian Shen, Xiaoping Wang, et al.. (2022). Superscattering of water waves. National Science Review. 10(7). nwac255–nwac255. 17 indexed citations
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Liang, Yan, Chao Qian, Xiang Huang, et al.. (2021). JWA suppresses proliferation in trastuzumab-resistant breast cancer by downregulating CDK12. Cell Death Discovery. 7(1). 306–306. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Man, Yang Bai, Chang Xu, et al.. (2021). Novel optimized drug delivery systems for enhancing spinal cord injury repair in rats. Drug Delivery. 28(1). 2548–2561. 19 indexed citations
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Wang, Tiecheng, Jiakang Jin, Chao Qian, et al.. (2021). Estrogen/ER in anti-tumor immunity regulation to tumor cell and tumor microenvironment. Cancer Cell International. 21(1). 295–295. 28 indexed citations
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Lee, Ser Yee, Chao Qian, Peiyi Chen, et al.. (2012). 2011 Young Surgeon's Award Winner: High Endothelial Venules: A Novel Prognostic Marker in Cancer Metastasis and the Missing Link?. Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore. 41(1). 21–28. 9 indexed citations
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Cao, Su Mei, Malcolm J. Simons, & Chao Qian. (2011). The prevalence and prevention of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in China. Chinese Journal of Cancer. 30(2). 114–119. 471 indexed citations breakdown →
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Qian, Chao, et al.. (2005). [Acute renal failure due to abdominal compartment syndrome].. PubMed. 85(31). 2218–20. 6 indexed citations
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Lu, Chun, Yi Zeng, Zan Huang, et al.. (2005). Human Herpesvirus 6 Activates Lytic Cycle Replication of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus. American Journal Of Pathology. 166(1). 173–183. 41 indexed citations

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