Chaonan Fan

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Chaonan Fan is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Chaonan Fan has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Physiology, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Chaonan Fan's work include Fatty Acid Research and Health (11 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (7 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (6 papers). Chaonan Fan is often cited by papers focused on Fatty Acid Research and Health (11 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (7 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (6 papers). Chaonan Fan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Brazil. Chaonan Fan's co-authors include Kemin Qi, Yuanyuan Lu, Ping Li, Yanfei Lu, Xuelian Chang, Richard J. Deckelbaum, Xiuqin Fan, Hua Dong, Wenwen Shen and Xinli Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Chaonan Fan

33 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Short Chain Fatty Acids Prevent High-fat-diet-induced Obe... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Short Chain Fatty Acids Prevent High-fat-diet-induced Obesity in Mice by Regulating G Protein-coupled Receptors and Gut Microbiota
    2016 504 citations Yuanyuan Lu, Chaonan Fan et al. Scientific Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chaonan Fan China 17 656 621 289 221 134 36 1.3k
Brian D. Piccolo United States 23 713 1.1× 509 0.8× 315 1.1× 169 0.8× 118 0.9× 54 1.4k
Caroline E. Childs United Kingdom 25 515 0.8× 469 0.8× 777 2.7× 200 0.9× 128 1.0× 41 1.6k
Alissa C. Nicolucci Canada 11 626 1.0× 514 0.8× 258 0.9× 93 0.4× 60 0.4× 21 1.0k
Lauri O. Byerley United States 23 534 0.8× 770 1.2× 248 0.9× 132 0.6× 59 0.4× 48 1.7k
Shyamchand Mayengbam Canada 14 649 1.0× 476 0.8× 290 1.0× 86 0.4× 51 0.4× 30 1.1k
Erika Martínez‐López Mexico 20 355 0.5× 317 0.5× 252 0.9× 310 1.4× 51 0.4× 99 1.3k
Marta Toral Spain 26 1.3k 1.9× 886 1.4× 262 0.9× 132 0.6× 66 0.5× 47 2.0k
Emmanuelle Loizon France 22 579 0.9× 705 1.1× 387 1.3× 420 1.9× 40 0.3× 45 1.6k
Manuela Sailer Germany 17 590 0.9× 339 0.5× 290 1.0× 181 0.8× 40 0.3× 28 1.1k
Iñaki Robles‐Vera Spain 22 980 1.5× 682 1.1× 207 0.7× 112 0.5× 49 0.4× 40 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Chaonan Fan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chaonan Fan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chaonan Fan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chaonan Fan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chaonan 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 Chaonan Fan. Chaonan 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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Duan, Hua, et al.. (2025). Clinical value of combined detection of procalcitonin, D-dimer and fibrinogen in the evaluation of children with sepsis. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 41(7). 1991–1995.
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Fan, Chaonan, et al.. (2024). Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Severe Infant Botulism, China. Emerging infectious diseases. 30(8). 1732–1734. 1 indexed citations
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Shi, Yuan, et al.. (2023). Fish oil fat emulsion alleviates traumatic brain injury in mice by regulation of microglia polarization. Neuroscience Letters. 804. 137217–137217. 5 indexed citations
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Fan, Chaonan, et al.. (2023). Effect of Antimicrobial Stewardship 2018 on severe pneumonia with bacterial infection in paediatric intensive care units. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 36. 444–452. 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Yin, Dexin Zhou, Chaonan Fan, et al.. (2022). Development and validation of equations for conversion from DAS28ESR and DAS28CRP to the SDAI in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Clinical Rheumatology. 41(12). 3697–3706. 2 indexed citations
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Wu, Haitao, Yuan Shi, Chaonan Fan, et al.. (2022). Spliceosomal GTPase Eftud2 regulates microglial activation and polarization. Neural Regeneration Research. 18(4). 856–856. 9 indexed citations
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Fan, Chaonan, et al.. (2022). Comparison between hospital- and community-acquired septic shock in children: a single-center retrospective cohort study. World Journal of Pediatrics. 18(11). 734–745. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Rui, Dawei Chen, Fang Wang, et al.. (2021). An insight into the exploration of proliferation of antibiotic resistance genes in high-fat diet induced obesity mice. Genomics. 113(4). 2503–2512. 10 indexed citations
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Fan, Chaonan, Xiuqin Fan, Yuanyuan Lu, et al.. (2020). Effects of gut microbiota on leptin expression and body weight are lessened by high-fat diet in mice. British Journal Of Nutrition. 124(4). 396–406. 43 indexed citations
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Fan, Chaonan, Yuanyuan Lu, Xiuqin Fan, et al.. (2020). Alteration of gut microbiota affects expression of adiponectin and resistin through modifying DNA methylation in high-fat diet-induced obese mice. Genes & Nutrition. 15(1). 12–12. 62 indexed citations
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Lu, Yuanyuan, Chaonan Fan, Xiuqin Fan, et al.. (2018). Effects of SCFA on the DNA methylation pattern of adiponectin and resistin in high-fat-diet-induced obese male mice. British Journal Of Nutrition. 120(4). 385–392. 54 indexed citations
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Li, Ping, Xuelian Chang, Xiuqin Fan, et al.. (2018). Dietary calcium status during maternal pregnancy and lactation affects lipid metabolism in mouse offspring. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 16542–16542. 18 indexed citations
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Li, Ping, Chaonan Fan, Yuanyuan Lu, & Kemin Qi. (2016). Effects of calcium supplementation on body weight: a meta-analysis. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 104(5). 1263–1273. 34 indexed citations
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Ding, Xu, et al.. (2015). Genome-wide screen of DNA methylation identifies novel markers in childhood obesity. Gene. 566(1). 74–83. 34 indexed citations
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Shen, Wenwen, Cui Wang, Chaonan Fan, et al.. (2014). Epigenetic Modification of the Leptin Promoter in Diet-Induced Obese Mice and the Effects of N-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 5282–5282. 80 indexed citations
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Fan, Chaonan, Hylde Zirpoli, & Kemin Qi. (2012). n-3 fatty acids modulate adipose tissue inflammation and oxidative stress. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care. 16(2). 124–132. 40 indexed citations
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