Chien‐Wei Lee

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Chien‐Wei Lee is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Chien‐Wei Lee has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Surgery and 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Chien‐Wei Lee's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (8 papers), Extracellular vesicles in disease (8 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (7 papers). Chien‐Wei Lee is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (8 papers), Extracellular vesicles in disease (8 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (7 papers). Chien‐Wei Lee collaborates with scholars based in Taiwan, Hong Kong and China. Chien‐Wei Lee's co-authors include Oscar K. Lee, Yi‐Fan Chen, Hongtao Xu, Yu-Fan Chen, M. Mercedes Maroto‐Valer, Jeffrey C.S. Wu, Chih‐Chia Huang, Patrick Shu‐Hang Yung, Dong Liu and Oluwafunmilola Ola and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, Journal of Applied Physics and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Chien‐Wei Lee

49 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

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.

Surface functionalization of exosomes for chondrocyte-targeted siRNA delivery and cartilage regeneration

2024 40 citations Hao Zhang, Wenjing Yan et al. Journal of Controlled Release profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chien‐Wei Lee Taiwan	20	348	228	191	189	141	49	1.1k
Fengming Wang China	21	293 0.8×	101 0.4×	100 0.5×	209 1.1×	186 1.3×	90	1.2k
Kang Lu China	19	341 1.0×	129 0.6×	202 1.1×	217 1.1×	28 0.2×	62	1.2k
Ryo Fujita Japan	20	514 1.5×	142 0.6×	319 1.7×	158 0.8×	20 0.1×	92	1.5k
Yuanlin Liu China	22	443 1.3×	69 0.3×	127 0.7×	155 0.8×	45 0.3×	92	1.5k
Xiangyu Deng China	21	436 1.3×	850 3.7×	149 0.8×	327 1.7×	28 0.2×	47	1.6k
Juntao Zhang China	23	1.8k 5.1×	191 0.8×	210 1.1×	268 1.4×	410 2.9×	63	2.9k
Zhongyang Lv China	20	405 1.2×	289 1.3×	166 0.9×	223 1.2×	37 0.3×	41	1.3k
Yaohui Wang China	21	359 1.0×	130 0.6×	105 0.5×	73 0.4×	34 0.2×	89	1.5k
Ganghong Tian Canada	22	230 0.7×	573 2.5×	624 3.3×	121 0.6×	41 0.3×	67	1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Chien‐Wei Lee

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Chien‐Wei Lee's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Chien‐Wei Lee with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Chien‐Wei Lee more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Chien‐Wei Lee

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Chien‐Wei Lee. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Chien‐Wei Lee. The network helps show where Chien‐Wei Lee may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chien‐Wei Lee

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Yu-Fan, Chien‐Wei Lee, Yu‐Chuan Chen, et al.. (2025). Temporal single-cell sequencing analysis reveals that GPNMB-expressing macrophages potentiate muscle regeneration. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 57(6). 1232–1245. 1 indexed citations

Lee, Chien‐Wei, Yi‐Fan Chen, Qin Cao, et al.. (2025). Ginkgolide B increases healthspan and lifespan of female mice. Nature Aging. 5(2). 237–258. 9 indexed citations

Zhu, Xiaobo, Kejia Li, Hon Fai Chan, et al.. (2024). Intra-articular sustained-release of pirfenidone as a disease-modifying treatment for early osteoarthritis. Bioactive Materials. 39. 255–272. 9 indexed citations

Zhang, Hao, Wenjing Yan, Jinhui Wang, et al.. (2024). Surface functionalization of exosomes for chondrocyte-targeted siRNA delivery and cartilage regeneration. Journal of Controlled Release. 369. 493–505. 40 indexed citations breakdown →

Shiu, Hoi Ting, et al.. (2023). Mesenchymal stem cells alleviate dexamethasone-induced muscle atrophy in mice and the involvement of ERK1/2 signalling pathway. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 14(1). 195–195. 12 indexed citations

Chen, Yi‐Fan, et al.. (2023). Ginkgolide B facilitates muscle regeneration via rejuvenating osteocalcin‐mediated bone‐to‐muscle modulation in aged mice. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 14(3). 1349–1364. 13 indexed citations

Wan, Zihao, Yu‐Fan Chen, Yiwei Wang, et al.. (2023). Single-cell transcriptome analysis reveals the effectiveness of cytokine priming irrespective of heterogeneity in mesenchymal stromal cells. Cytotherapy. 25(11). 1155–1166. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Yi‐Fan, et al.. (2022). Is dexamethasone-induced muscle atrophy an alternative model for naturally aged sarcopenia model?. Journal of Orthopaedic Translation. 39. 12–20. 32 indexed citations

Lau, Carol, Wenao Ma, Maribel D. Lacambra, et al.. (2022). Development of deep learning algorithms to discriminate giant cell tumors of bone from adjacent normal tissues by confocal Raman spectroscopy. The Analyst. 147(7). 1425–1439. 12 indexed citations

10.

Lin, I‐Hsuan, Chien‐Wei Lee, Kiyoshi Yoshioka, et al.. (2022). Ribonucleotide reductase M2B in the myofibers modulates stem cell fate in skeletal muscle. npj Regenerative Medicine. 7(1). 37–37. 5 indexed citations

11.

Lee, Chien‐Wei, et al.. (2022). Immunometabolism of macrophages regulates skeletal muscle regeneration. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 10. 948819–948819. 23 indexed citations

12.

Xu, Hongtao, Yanlun Zhu, Jiankun Xu, et al.. (2022). Injectable bioactive glass/sodium alginate hydrogel with immunomodulatory and angiogenic properties for enhanced tendon healing. Bioengineering & Translational Medicine. 8(1). e10345–e10345. 19 indexed citations

13.

Lee, Chien‐Wei, et al.. (2021). Ginkgolide B monotherapy reverses osteoporosis by regulating oxidative stress-mediated bone homeostasis. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 168. 234–246. 28 indexed citations

14.

Zhu, Xiaobo, Chien‐Wei Lee, Hongtao Xu, et al.. (2021). Phenotypic alteration of macrophages during osteoarthritis: a systematic review. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 23(1). 110–110. 45 indexed citations

15.

Xu, Hongtao, Chien‐Wei Lee, Shuting Huang, et al.. (2020). The Role of Paracrine Regulation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Crosstalk With Macrophages in Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 8. 587052–587052. 16 indexed citations

16.

Lee, Chien‐Wei, et al.. (2019). The shift in macrophages polarisation after tendon injury: A systematic review. Journal of Orthopaedic Translation. 21. 24–34. 42 indexed citations

17.

Lee, Chien‐Wei, et al.. (2019). Combination of mesenchymal stem cell-conditioned medium and botulinum toxin type A for treating human hypertrophic scars. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 73(3). 516–527. 21 indexed citations

18.

Lee, Chien‐Wei, et al.. (2016). Glucocorticoid receptor and Histone deacetylase 6 mediate the differential effect of dexamethasone during osteogenesis of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs). Scientific Reports. 6(1). 37371–37371. 30 indexed citations

19.

Lee, Chien‐Wei, et al.. (2016). Mesenchymal stromal cell-based therapies reduce obesity and metabolic syndromes induced by a high-fat diet. Translational research. 182. 61–74.e8. 69 indexed citations

20.

Lee, Chien‐Wei, Wen-Hsiung Chang, Shou-Chuan Shih, et al.. (2008). Gastrointestinal tract pseudo-obstruction or obstruction due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis breakthrough. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 13(4). e185–e187. 3 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact