Ching‐Wei Luo

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Ching‐Wei Luo is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Reproductive Medicine and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Ching‐Wei Luo has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Reproductive Medicine and 8 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Ching‐Wei Luo's work include Reproductive Biology and Fertility (7 papers), Sperm and Testicular Function (6 papers) and TGF-β signaling in diseases (6 papers). Ching‐Wei Luo is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive Biology and Fertility (7 papers), Sperm and Testicular Function (6 papers) and TGF-β signaling in diseases (6 papers). Ching‐Wei Luo collaborates with scholars based in Taiwan, United States and Slovakia. Ching‐Wei Luo's co-authors include Aaron J.W. Hsueh, Cynthia Klein, Orna Avsian-Kretchmer, Rami Rauch, Satoko Sudo, Ting‐Yu Lin, Kazuhiro Kawamura, Elizabeth M. Dewey, Hans‐Willi Honegger and Sabine Mazerbourg and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ching‐Wei Luo

36 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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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.

Obestatin, a Peptide Encoded by the Ghrelin Gene, Opposes Ghrelin's Effects on Food Intake

2005 905 citations Ching‐Wei Luo, Cynthia Klein et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ching‐Wei Luo Taiwan	18	714	656	526	410	376	37	2.1k
Cynthia Klein United States	16	824 1.2×	1.4k 2.1×	613 1.2×	458 1.1×	491 1.3×	19	3.0k
Edith M. Gardiner Australia	23	591 0.8×	838 1.3×	347 0.7×	159 0.4×	634 1.7×	46	2.4k
Donna Prunkard United States	11	994 1.4×	477 0.7×	603 1.1×	666 1.6×	134 0.4×	16	1.9k
Antonio J. Martínez‐Fuentes Spain	28	485 0.7×	834 1.3×	293 0.6×	135 0.3×	357 0.9×	57	2.3k
Charles Vinson United States	17	613 0.9×	2.3k 3.5×	652 1.2×	193 0.5×	216 0.6×	25	3.9k
Sueli Pompolo Australia	21	347 0.5×	710 1.1×	217 0.4×	129 0.3×	273 0.7×	25	1.6k
Takashi Yashiro Japan	22	289 0.4×	759 1.2×	206 0.4×	121 0.3×	141 0.4×	105	1.9k
N Ling United States	24	355 0.5×	939 1.4×	283 0.5×	162 0.4×	439 1.2×	42	2.5k
Valérie Mitchell France	26	312 0.4×	636 1.0×	143 0.3×	212 0.5×	349 0.9×	80	1.9k
Linda Yaswen United States	10	638 0.9×	412 0.6×	333 0.6×	452 1.1×	141 0.4×	10	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ching‐Wei Luo

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wang, Yingwen & Ching‐Wei Luo. (2025). Unveiling the signal valve specifically tuning the TGF-β1 suppression of osteogenesis: mediation through a SMAD1-SMAD2 complex. Cell Communication and Signaling. 23(1). 38–38. 1 indexed citations

Luo, Ching‐Wei, et al.. (2025). Engineering a single-chain vascular endothelial growth factor with enhanced physiological stability for accelerating wound healing. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 321(Pt 1). 146281–146281.

Wang, Yingwen, et al.. (2022). Unveiling the transcriptomic landscape and the potential antagonist feedback mechanisms of TGF-β superfamily signaling module in bone and osteoporosis. Cell Communication and Signaling. 20(1). 190–190. 12 indexed citations

Lin, Ting‐Yu, et al.. (2021). Expression profiling of ovarian BMP antagonists reveals the potential interaction between TWSG1 and the chordin subfamily in the ovary. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 538. 111457–111457. 3 indexed citations

Luo, Ching‐Wei, et al.. (2020). Human BMP8A suppresses luteinization of rat granulosa cells via the SMAD1/5/8 pathway. Reproduction. 159(3). 315–324. 9 indexed citations

Li, Zhongyou, et al.. (2016). Thyrostimulin-TSHR signaling promotes the proliferation of NIH:OVCAR-3 ovarian cancer cells via trans-regulation of the EGFR pathway. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 27471–27471. 24 indexed citations

Lin, Ting‐Yu, et al.. (2015). Identifying a Neuromedin U Receptor 2 Splice Variant and Determining Its Roles in the Regulation of Signaling and Tumorigenesis In Vitro. PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0136836–e0136836. 12 indexed citations

Kudo, Masataka, et al.. (2014). A Naturally Occurring Lgr4 Splice Variant Encodes a Soluble Antagonist Useful for Demonstrating the Gonadal Roles of Lgr4 in Mammals. PLoS ONE. 9(9). e106804–e106804. 11 indexed citations

Deng, Cheng, et al.. (2013). Multi-functional norrin is a ligand for the LGR4 receptor. Journal of Cell Science. 126(Pt 9). 2060–8. 60 indexed citations

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Hung, Wei‐Ting, et al.. (2012). DAN (NBL1) Specifically Antagonizes BMP2 and BMP4 and Modulates the Actions of GDF9, BMP2, and BMP4 in the Rat Ovary1. Biology of Reproduction. 86(5). 158, 1–9. 35 indexed citations

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Luo, Ching‐Wei, et al.. (2011). Mutual adaptation between mouse transglutaminase 4 and its native substrates in the formation of copulatory plug. Amino Acids. 42(2-3). 951–960. 13 indexed citations

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Ou, Chung‐Mao, et al.. (2010). Exclusive expression of a membrane‐bound Spink3‐interacting serine protease‐like protein TESPL in mouse testis. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 110(3). 620–629. 13 indexed citations

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Dai, Li, Elizabeth M. Dewey, Dušan Žitňan, et al.. (2007). Identification, developmental expression, and functions of bursicon in the tobacco hawkmoth, Manduca sexta. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 506(5). 759–774. 25 indexed citations

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Lin, H.‐J., et al.. (2006). Epitope topology and removal of mouse acrosomal plasma membrane by P12-targeted immunoaggregation. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 349(1). 284–288. 10 indexed citations

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Mazerbourg, Sabine, Katrin Sangkuhl, Ching‐Wei Luo, et al.. (2005). Identification of Receptors and Signaling Pathways for Orphan Bone Morphogenetic Protein/Growth Differentiation Factor Ligands Based on Genomic Analyses. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(37). 32122–32132. 90 indexed citations

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Luo, Ching‐Wei, Kazuhiro Kawamura, Cynthia Klein, & Aaron J.W. Hsueh. (2004). Paracrine Regulation of Ovarian Granulosa Cell Differentiation by Stanniocalcin (STC) 1: Mediation through Specific STC1 Receptors. Molecular Endocrinology. 18(8). 2085–2096. 70 indexed citations

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Lin, H.‐J., et al.. (2004). Functional preservation of duplicated pair for RSVS III gene in the REST locus of rat 3q42. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 326(2). 355–363. 7 indexed citations

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Luo, Ching‐Wei, et al.. (2004). Distinction of Sperm-Binding Site and Reactive Site for Trypsin Inhibition on P12 Secreted from the Accessory Sex Glands of Male Mice1. Biology of Reproduction. 70(4). 965–971. 14 indexed citations

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Luo, Ching‐Wei, et al.. (2001). A Novel Heat-labile Phospholipid-binding Protein, SVS VII, in Mouse Seminal Vesicle as a Sperm Motility Enhancer. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(10). 6913–6921. 45 indexed citations

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Luo, Ching‐Wei, et al.. (1996). Pulmonary Cavernous Hemangiomatosis Treated with Interferon Alfa-2a. Pediatric Cardiology. 17(5). 332–334. 30 indexed citations

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