Chao Wan

7.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
93 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Chao Wan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Chao Wan has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Genetics and 16 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Chao Wan's work include Mesenchymal stem cell research (19 papers), Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (10 papers) and Bone Metabolism and Diseases (9 papers). Chao Wan is often cited by papers focused on Mesenchymal stem cell research (19 papers), Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (10 papers) and Bone Metabolism and Diseases (9 papers). Chao Wan collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Chao Wan's co-authors include Thomas L. Clemens, Gang Li, Xuemei Cao, Shawn R. Gilbert, Marie–Claude Faugere, Qiling He, Louis C. Gerstenfeld, Ryan C. Riddle, Fengjie Zhang and Ying Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Chao Wan

85 papers receiving 6.1k 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.

TGF-β1–induced migration of bone mesenchymal stem cells couples bone resorption with formation

2009 906 citations Yi Tang, Xiangwei Wu et al. Nature Medicine profile →
Insulin Receptor Signaling in Osteoblasts Regulates Postnatal Bone Acquisition and Body Composition

2010 603 citations Xuemei Cao, Chao Wan et al. profile →
The hypoxia-inducible factor α pathway couples angiogenesis to osteogenesis during skeletal development

2007 597 citations Chao Wan, Lianfu Deng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chao Wan China	35	2.8k	1.2k	1.1k	1.1k	895	93	6.2k
Shinsuke Ohba Japan	41	3.9k 1.4×	925 0.8×	804 0.7×	978 0.9×	732 0.8×	135	6.5k
Mei Wan United States	45	3.8k 1.3×	794 0.7×	698 0.6×	1.4k 1.3×	727 0.8×	127	6.9k
Kurt D. Hankenson United States	47	4.8k 1.7×	849 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.6×	149	9.1k
Hicham Drissi United States	49	4.2k 1.5×	910 0.8×	674 0.6×	1.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	177	7.0k
Jennifer J. Westendorf United States	49	4.9k 1.7×	961 0.8×	600 0.5×	1.6k 1.5×	626 0.7×	141	7.5k
Basem M. Abdallah Denmark	40	2.7k 1.0×	812 0.7×	1.9k 1.7×	809 0.8×	1.0k 1.1×	94	5.4k
Martina Rauner Germany	48	3.5k 1.2×	985 0.8×	532 0.5×	1.9k 1.7×	646 0.7×	240	7.3k
Allison R. Pettit Australia	40	2.7k 1.0×	522 0.4×	785 0.7×	1.5k 1.4×	636 0.7×	88	6.9k
Hyun‐Mo Ryoo South Korea	47	5.6k 2.0×	1.1k 0.9×	752 0.7×	1.7k 1.6×	838 0.9×	170	8.8k
Hue H. Luu United States	39	4.1k 1.5×	1.2k 1.0×	597 0.5×	1.3k 1.2×	1.0k 1.1×	83	7.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Chao Wan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chao Wan

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wan, Chao, et al.. (2025). Risk Factors for the Occurrence of Rebound Pain After Intercostal Nerves Block in Three-Port Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Case-Control Study. Journal of Pain Research. Volume 18. 381–390.

Zhang, Hongji, et al.. (2024). Hydrogel-Based 3D Bioprinting Technology for Articular Cartilage Regenerative Engineering. Gels. 10(7). 430–430. 14 indexed citations

Wang, Chuyuan, Jing Qiao, Shanshan Liu, et al.. (2024). Selenium in the treatment of mild-to-moderate Graves’ orbitopathy: a 5-year prospective controlled cohort study. Endocrine. 84(3). 1072–1080. 2 indexed citations

Ji, Hui, et al.. (2022). Association of Laparoscopic Methods and Clinical Outcomes of Cholecystolithiasis Plus Choledocholithiasis: A Cohort Study. The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology. 34(1). 35–42. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Hui, Wěi Li, Chao Wan, & Jue Zhang. (2022). Correlation of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI and diffusion-weighted MR imaging with prognostic factors and subtypes of breast cancers. Frontiers in Oncology. 12. 942943–942943. 14 indexed citations

Shi, Lin, Yishan Luo, Chao Wan, et al.. (2022). Validation of the Alzheimer’s disease-resemblance atrophy index in classifying and predicting progression in Alzheimer’s disease. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 14. 932125–932125. 4 indexed citations

J, Li & Chao Wan. (2021). Non-invasive detection of intracranial pressure related to the optic nerve. Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery. 11(6). 2823–2836. 7 indexed citations

Tu, Jiajie, Chao Wan, Fengjie Zhang, et al.. (2020). Genetic correction of Werner syndrome gene reveals impaired pro‐angiogenic function and HGF insufficiency in mesenchymal stem cells. Aging Cell. 19(5). e13116–e13116. 13 indexed citations

Yang, Zhongguang, Songzi Kou, Xi Wei, et al.. (2018). Genetically Programming Stress-Relaxation Behavior in Entirely Protein-Based Molecular Networks. ACS Macro Letters. 7(12). 1468–1474. 27 indexed citations

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Tsang, Wing Pui, Fengjie Zhang, Waijiao Cai, et al.. (2017). Icaritin enhances mESC self-renewal through upregulating core pluripotency transcription factors mediated by ERα. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 40894–40894. 17 indexed citations

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Wang, Jianqi, Fengjie Zhang, Wing Pui Tsang, Chao Wan, & Chi Wu. (2016). Fabrication of injectable high strength hydrogel based on 4-arm star PEG for cartilage tissue engineering. Biomaterials. 120. 11–21. 180 indexed citations

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Wang, Chao, Chao Wan, Wenjuan Li, et al.. (2015). miR‐184 is Critical for the motility‐related PNS development in Drosophila. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience. 46(1). 100–107. 10 indexed citations

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Chen, Jun, Hengjie Zhang, Li Lu, et al.. (2014). Epithelial sodium channel enhanced osteogenesis via cGMP/PKGII/ENaC signaling in rat osteoblast. Molecular Biology Reports. 41(4). 2161–2169. 17 indexed citations

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Zhang, Fengjie, et al.. (2014). Insulin exerts direct, IGF-1 independent actions in growth plate chondrocytes. Bone Research. 2(1). 14012–14012. 26 indexed citations

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Meng, Fanbiao, Yunfeng Rui, Liangliang Xu, et al.. (2013). Aqp1 Enhances Migration of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Through Regulation of FAK and β-Catenin. Stem Cells and Development. 23(1). 66–75. 69 indexed citations

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Dong, Yao, Xinhui Xie, Xinluan Wang, et al.. (2012). Icaritin, an Exogenous Phytomolecule, Enhances Osteogenesis but Not Angiogenesis—An In Vitro Efficacy Study. PLoS ONE. 7(8). e41264–e41264. 46 indexed citations

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Tang, Yi, Xiangwei Wu, Weiqi Lei, et al.. (2009). TGF-β1–induced migration of bone mesenchymal stem cells couples bone resorption with formation. Nature Medicine. 15(7). 757–765. 906 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wan, Chao, Shawn R. Gilbert, Ying Wang, et al.. (2008). Activation of the hypoxia-inducible factor-1α pathway accelerates bone regeneration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(2). 686–691. 418 indexed citations

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Liu, Ximeng, Katia Bruxvoort, Cassandra R. Zylstra, et al.. (2007). Lifelong accumulation of bone in mice lacking Pten in osteoblasts. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(7). 2259–2264. 135 indexed citations

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Wan, Chao, Qiling He, & Gang Li. (2005). Osteoclastogenesis in the nonadherent cell population of human bone marrow is inhibited by rhBMP‐2 alone or together with rhVEGF. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 24(1). 29–36. 19 indexed citations

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