Chaojun Yan

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Chaojun Yan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Chaojun Yan has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Epidemiology and 4 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Chaojun Yan's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (8 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (6 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (5 papers). Chaojun Yan is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (8 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (6 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (5 papers). Chaojun Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Netherlands. Chaojun Yan's co-authors include Zhiyin Song, Li Chen, Bing Liu, Ling Zeng, Hussein Abou‐Hamdan, Laurent Désaubry, Mingliang Tang, Meng Xu, Bin Lü and Shi Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Molecular Cell, Hepatology and Oncogene.

In The Last Decade

Chaojun Yan

14 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

PHB2 (prohibitin 2) promotes PINK1-PRKN/Parkin-dependent mitophagy by the PARL-PGAM5-PINK1 axis

2019 301 citations Chaojun Yan, Li Chen et al. Autophagy profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Chaojun Yan	834	357	153	133	117	18	1.1k
Hongxu Xian	922 1.1×	339 0.9×	86 0.6×	125 0.9×	75 0.6×	14	1.3k
Elodie Villa	658 0.8×	324 0.9×	210 1.4×	91 0.7×	36 0.3×	14	964
Everett G. Robert	1.4k 1.7×	274 0.8×	124 0.8×	188 1.4×	264 2.3×	10	1.7k
Patrick J. Doonan	1.3k 1.6×	161 0.5×	136 0.9×	232 1.7×	145 1.2×	13	1.6k
Clara Quiroga	839 1.0×	419 1.2×	89 0.6×	224 1.7×	70 0.6×	34	1.4k
Miguel Aguileta	868 1.0×	621 1.7×	111 0.7×	151 1.1×	64 0.5×	7	1.2k
Jee‐Hyun Um	487 0.6×	264 0.7×	119 0.8×	150 1.1×	26 0.2×	26	836
Takaya Ishihara	1.1k 1.4×	246 0.7×	76 0.5×	192 1.4×	379 3.2×	25	1.4k
Boris Reljić	961 1.2×	97 0.3×	90 0.6×	145 1.1×	206 1.8×	20	1.2k
Guoquan Gao	474 0.6×	134 0.4×	106 0.7×	144 1.1×	60 0.5×	36	959

Countries citing papers authored by Chaojun Yan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chaojun Yan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chaojun Yan

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

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18 of 18 papers shown

Gao, Chuan, Ang Gao, Yan Guo, et al.. (2025). Hypoxia-induced phase separation of ZHX2 alters chromatin looping to drive cancer metastasis. Molecular Cell. 85(8). 1525–1542.e10. 6 indexed citations

Luo, Yi, et al.. (2025). Mitochondrial cristae remodeling: Mechanisms, functions, and pathology. PubMed. 4(6). 100285–100285.

Yan, Chaojun, Hao Lyu, Shuai Xiao, et al.. (2025). Transcription, Maturation and Degradation of Mitochondrial RNA: Implications for Innate Immune Response. Biomolecules. 15(10). 1379–1379.

Torraca, Vincenzo, Chaojun Yan, Hao Lyu, et al.. (2025). VAMP8 stabilization by DRAM1 enables autophagosome-lysosome fusion and promotes metastatic extravasation. Autophagy. 21(11). 2531–2533.

Zhou, Zirui, et al.. (2024). Hypoxic stabilization of RIPOR3 mRNA via METTL3-mediated m6A methylation drives breast cancer progression and metastasis. Oncogene. 43(47). 3426–3441.

Yan, Chaojun, Zirui Zhou, Qifang Li, et al.. (2023). A cleaved METTL3 potentiates the METTL3–WTAP interaction and breast cancer progression. eLife. 12. 6 indexed citations

Yan, Chaojun, Zirui Zhou, Qifang Li, et al.. (2023). A cleaved METTL3 potentiates the METTL3–WTAP interaction and breast cancer progression. eLife. 12. 10 indexed citations

Yan, Chaojun, Chuan Gao, Kai Hong, et al.. (2023). FDXR drives primary and endocrine-resistant tumor cell growth in ER+ breast cancer via CPT1A-mediated fatty acid oxidation. Frontiers in Oncology. 13. 1105117–1105117. 10 indexed citations

Yan, Chaojun, et al.. (2023). α-Ketoglutarate-dependent Enzymes in Breast Cancer and Therapeutic Implications. Endocrinology. 164(6). 2 indexed citations

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Li, Yujie, Da‐Wei Huang, Lianqun Jia, et al.. (2023). LonP1 Links Mitochondria–ER Interaction to Regulate Heart Function. Research. 6. 175–175. 26 indexed citations

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Chen, Li, Jun Dong, Siyou Wang, et al.. (2022). Loss of Sam50 in hepatocytes induces cardiolipin‐dependent mitochondrial membrane remodeling to trigger mtDNA release and liver injury. Hepatology. 76(5). 1389–1408. 84 indexed citations

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Wu, Zhida, Meiling Zuo, Ling Zeng, et al.. (2020). OMA1 reprograms metabolism under hypoxia to promote colorectal cancer development. EMBO Reports. 22(1). e50827–e50827. 94 indexed citations

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Yan, Chaojun, et al.. (2019). Mitochondrial DNA: Distribution, Mutations, and Elimination. Cells. 8(4). 379–379. 219 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kuan, Jun Dong, Chaojun Yan, et al.. (2019). Sam50–Mic19–Mic60 axis determines mitochondrial cristae architecture by mediating mitochondrial outer and inner membrane contact. Cell Death and Differentiation. 27(1). 146–160. 78 indexed citations

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Li, Yumin, Muriel Mari, Chaojun Yan, et al.. (2019). The Paf1 complex transcriptionally regulates the mitochondrial-anchored protein Atg32 leading to activation of mitophagy. Autophagy. 16(8). 1366–1379. 26 indexed citations

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Yan, Chaojun, Li Chen, Meng Xu, et al.. (2019). PHB2 (prohibitin 2) promotes PINK1-PRKN/Parkin-dependent mitophagy by the PARL-PGAM5-PINK1 axis. Autophagy. 16(3). 419–434. 301 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jian, Fenglei, Dan Chen, Li Chen, et al.. (2018). Sam50 Regulates PINK1-Parkin-Mediated Mitophagy by Controlling PINK1 Stability and Mitochondrial Morphology. Cell Reports. 23(10). 2989–3005. 86 indexed citations

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Yue, Wen, Ziheng Chen, Hai‐Yang Liu, et al.. (2014). A small natural molecule promotes mitochondrial fusion through inhibition of the deubiquitinase USP30. Cell Research. 24(4). 482–496. 169 indexed citations

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