Cheng‐Jun Hu

7.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
82 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Cheng‐Jun Hu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Animal Science and Zoology. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng‐Jun Hu has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Cancer Research and 12 papers in Animal Science and Zoology. Recurrent topics in Cheng‐Jun Hu's work include Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (19 papers), Animal Nutrition and Physiology (10 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (9 papers). Cheng‐Jun Hu is often cited by papers focused on Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (19 papers), Animal Nutrition and Physiology (10 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (9 papers). Cheng‐Jun Hu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Slovakia. Cheng‐Jun Hu's co-authors include M. Celeste Simon, Brian Keith, Lewis A. Chodosh, John D. Gordan, Jessica A. Bertout, J. Alan Diehl, Matthew Pawlus, Kelly L. Covello, Liyi Wang and Patricia A. Labosky and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Circulation and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Cheng‐Jun Hu

81 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

Differential Roles of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1α (HIF-1α) and HIF-2α in Hypoxic Gene Regulation

2003 1.1k citations Cheng‐Jun Hu, Brian Keith et al. Molecular and Cellular Biology profile →
HIF-2α regulates Oct-4: effects of hypoxia on stem cell function, embryonic development, and tumor growth

2006 657 citations John D. Gordan, Cheng‐Jun Hu et al. profile →
HIF-2α Promotes Hypoxic Cell Proliferation by Enhancing c-Myc Transcriptional Activity

2007 619 citations John D. Gordan, Jessica A. Bertout et al. Cancer Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cheng‐Jun Hu United States	31	3.0k	3.0k	788	731	651	82	5.5k
Hua Zhong China	22	2.6k 0.9×	2.6k 0.9×	824 1.0×	550 0.8×	511 0.8×	73	5.0k
Ambra Pozzi United States	53	4.0k 1.3×	1.4k 0.5×	1.3k 1.6×	665 0.9×	734 1.1×	173	8.5k
Mo Chen China	41	4.9k 1.6×	1.6k 0.5×	958 1.2×	503 0.7×	481 0.7×	180	7.5k
Shusheng Wang United States	40	5.9k 1.9×	3.5k 1.2×	493 0.6×	606 0.8×	284 0.4×	108	8.3k
Susan E. Crawford United States	31	3.7k 1.2×	1.1k 0.4×	832 1.1×	636 0.9×	659 1.0×	92	5.9k
Paul Van Hummelen Belgium	44	2.7k 0.9×	1.5k 0.5×	803 1.0×	617 0.8×	800 1.2×	125	6.2k
Leonardo A. Meza‐Zepeda Norway	37	2.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.5×	1.0k 1.3×	1.0k 1.4×	357 0.5×	101	4.4k
Mei Huang China	41	3.5k 1.1×	1.3k 0.4×	652 0.8×	410 0.6×	439 0.7×	123	6.1k
Fabio Martelli Italy	55	7.2k 2.4×	5.1k 1.7×	950 1.2×	365 0.5×	375 0.6×	156	9.8k
Gaoliang Ouyang China	31	3.3k 1.1×	1.6k 0.5×	1.6k 2.0×	441 0.6×	236 0.4×	51	5.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Cheng‐Jun Hu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cheng‐Jun Hu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cheng‐Jun Hu

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

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Prasad, Ram, Hui Zhang, Min Li, et al.. (2025). An intracellular complement system drives metabolic and proinflammatory reprogramming of vascular fibroblasts in pulmonary hypertension. JCI Insight. 10(6). 3 indexed citations

Yang, Yun, Hu Liu, Hanlin Zhou, et al.. (2024). Polystyrene microplastics exposure reduces meat quality and disturbs skeletal muscle angiogenesis via thrombospondin 1. Food Research International. 190. 114581–114581. 9 indexed citations

Zhang, Hui, Min Li, Cheng‐Jun Hu, & Kurt R. Stenmark. (2024). Fibroblasts in Pulmonary Hypertension: Roles and Molecular Mechanisms. Cells. 13(11). 914–914. 9 indexed citations

Hu, Cheng‐Jun, et al.. (2024). Facile synthesis of MnO/NC nanohybrids toward high-efficiency ORR for zinc–air battery. RSC Advances. 14(33). 24031–24038. 4 indexed citations

Plecitá‐Hlavatá, Lydie, Andrea Brázdová, Cheng‐Jun Hu, et al.. (2023). Microenvironmental regulation of T-cells in pulmonary hypertension. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1223122–1223122. 12 indexed citations

Hu, Cheng‐Jun, Aneta Gandjeva, Liyi Wang, et al.. (2023). The Effect of Hypoxia-inducible Factor Inhibition on the Phenotype of Fibroblasts in Human and Bovine Pulmonary Hypertension. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 69(1). 73–86. 7 indexed citations

Yang, Ying, et al.. (2023). MiR‐488‐3p facilitates wound healing through CYP1B1‐mediated Wnt/β‐catenin signaling pathway by targeting MeCP2. Journal of Diabetes Investigation. 15(2). 145–158. 4 indexed citations

Hu, Cheng‐Jun, et al.. (2022). Cooperative Control Mechanism of Efficient Driving and Support in Deep-Buried Thick Top-Coal Roadway: A Case Study. Energies. 15(12). 4349–4349. 6 indexed citations

Hu, Cheng‐Jun, Ping Jin, Ziwei Zhang, et al.. (2020). Effects of different maternal feeding strategies from day 1 to day 85 of gestation on glucose tolerance and muscle development in both low and normal birth weight piglets. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 100(15). 5403–5411. 2 indexed citations

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Kong, Xiangfeng, Bie Tan, Yehui Duan, et al.. (2015). Co-dependence of genotype and dietary protein intake to affect expression on amino acid/peptide transporters in porcine skeletal muscle. Amino Acids. 48(1). 75–90. 25 indexed citations

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Wang, Liyi, et al.. (2014). Hypoxia Regulates Alternative Splicing of HIF and non-HIF Target Genes. Molecular Cancer Research. 12(9). 1233–1243. 46 indexed citations

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Pawlus, Matthew & Cheng‐Jun Hu. (2013). Enhanceosomes as integrators of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) and other transcription factors in the hypoxic transcriptional response. Cellular Signalling. 25(9). 1895–1903. 70 indexed citations

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Pawlus, Matthew, et al.. (2013). STAT3 or USF2 Contributes to HIF Target Gene Specificity. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e72358–e72358. 36 indexed citations

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Pawlus, Matthew, et al.. (2013). STAT3 and HIF1α cooperatively activate HIF1 target genes in MDA-MB-231 and RCC4 cells. Oncogene. 33(13). 1670–1679. 177 indexed citations

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Pawlus, Matthew, et al.. (2012). Upstream Stimulatory Factor 2 and Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 2α (HIF2α) Cooperatively Activate HIF2 Target Genes during Hypoxia. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 32(22). 4595–4610. 53 indexed citations

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Feng, Xue, et al.. (2010). Association of the PTPN22 gene (-1123G > C) polymorphism with rheumatoid arthritis in Chinese patients. Tissue Antigens. 76(4). 297–300. 17 indexed citations

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Gruber, Michaela, Cheng‐Jun Hu, Randall S. Johnson, et al.. (2007). Acute postnatal ablation of Hif-2 α results in anemia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(7). 2301–2306. 365 indexed citations

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Gordan, John D., Jessica A. Bertout, Cheng‐Jun Hu, J. Alan Diehl, & M. Celeste Simon. (2007). HIF-2α Promotes Hypoxic Cell Proliferation by Enhancing c-Myc Transcriptional Activity. Cancer Cell. 11(4). 335–347. 619 indexed citations breakdown →

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Simon, M. Celeste, Diana L. Ramírez‐Bergeron, Fiona Mack, et al.. (2002). Hypoxia, HIFs, and Cardiovascular Development. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 67(0). 127–132. 17 indexed citations

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Hu, Cheng‐Jun, et al.. (1999). Role of Primary Constitutive Phosphorylation of Sendai Virus P and V Proteins in Viral Replication and Pathogenesis. Virology. 263(1). 195–208. 16 indexed citations

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