Chunling Hu

7.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
85 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Chunling Hu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chunling Hu has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Genetics and 17 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Chunling Hu's work include BRCA gene mutations in cancer (23 papers), Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (10 papers) and Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (8 papers). Chunling Hu is often cited by papers focused on BRCA gene mutations in cancer (23 papers), Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (10 papers) and Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (8 papers). Chunling Hu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Chunling Hu's co-authors include Fergus J. Couch, Steven N. Hart, Eric C. Polley, Hermela Shimelis, Jenna Lilyquist, Raymond M. Moore, Jie Na, Holly LaDuca, David E. Goldgar and Jill S. Dolinsky and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Chunling Hu

78 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Associations Between Cancer Predisposition Testing Panel Genes and Breast Cancer

2017 393 citations Fergus J. Couch, Chunling Hu et al. profile →
Association Between Inherited Germline Mutations in Cancer Predisposition Genes and Risk of Pancreatic Cancer

2018 345 citations Chunling Hu, Steven N. Hart et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chunling Hu United States	28	1.1k	957	813	812	412	85	2.6k
Janice Smith United States	24	1.2k 1.1×	556 0.6×	617 0.8×	431 0.5×	270 0.7×	66	2.4k
Linda V. Sinclair United Kingdom	25	1.7k 1.5×	293 0.3×	862 1.1×	645 0.8×	412 1.0×	51	4.7k
Carl Virtanen Canada	27	1.5k 1.4×	446 0.5×	556 0.7×	456 0.6×	123 0.3×	56	2.7k
Jiexin Zhang United States	29	2.2k 2.0×	504 0.5×	699 0.9×	704 0.9×	199 0.5×	66	3.4k
Nathalie Auphan‐Anezin France	22	1.1k 1.0×	367 0.4×	1.1k 1.3×	837 1.0×	114 0.3×	43	3.9k
Rachel Butler United Kingdom	24	1.2k 1.1×	652 0.7×	585 0.7×	374 0.5×	395 1.0×	61	2.5k
Amanda Nichols United States	16	1.4k 1.3×	482 0.5×	670 0.8×	942 1.2×	102 0.2×	27	4.3k
Richard E. Buller United States	42	1.4k 1.3×	892 0.9×	1.5k 1.8×	651 0.8×	559 1.4×	118	4.7k
Brian H. Shirts United States	27	911 0.8×	909 0.9×	248 0.3×	334 0.4×	482 1.2×	113	2.5k
Joseph Barbi United States	24	1.3k 1.2×	219 0.2×	619 0.8×	821 1.0×	105 0.3×	53	3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Chunling Hu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chunling Hu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chunling Hu

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kurian, Allison W., Elisha Hughes, Ryan Bernhisel, et al.. (2025). Breast Cancer Risk Modification in Women with Pathogenic Variants in BRCA1 , BRCA2 , ATM , CHEK2 , and PALB2. Cancer Research Communications. 5(5). 783–791.

Fu, Tingting, Shilong Zhao, Chunling Hu, Jing Gao, & Lihua Xing. (2025). Impact of smoking behaviors on asthma incidence and all-cause mortality in middle-aged and older adults: A longitudinal study from China. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 23(September). 1–14.

Yadav, Siddhartha, Jie Na, Chunling Hu, et al.. (2025). Germline pathogenic variants in cancer predisposition genes and overall survival of women with breast cancer.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 43(16_suppl). 10510–10510.

Kotsopoulos, Joanne, Steven A. Narod, Lauren R. Teras, et al.. (2023). Germline Mutations in 12 Genes and Risk of Ovarian Cancer in Three Population-Based Cohorts. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 32(10). 1402–1410. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Fei, Sungshim L. Park, Lynne R. Wilkens, et al.. (2022). Genetic Risk of Second Primary Cancer in Breast Cancer Survivors: The Multiethnic Cohort Study. Cancer Research. 82(18). 3201–3208. 9 indexed citations

Hu, Chunling, Lisa R. Susswein, Maegan E. Roberts, et al.. (2022). Classification of BRCA2 Variants of Uncertain Significance (VUS) Using an ACMG/AMP Model Incorporating a Homology-Directed Repair (HDR) Functional Assay. Clinical Cancer Research. 28(17). 3742–3751. 6 indexed citations

Iversen, Edwin S., Steven N. Hart, Kun Y. Lee, et al.. (2022). An integrative model for the comprehensive classification of BRCA1 and BRCA2 variants of uncertain clinical significance. npj Genomic Medicine. 7(1). 35–35. 4 indexed citations

Cosgrove, Nicola, Damir Varešlija, Stephen Keelan, et al.. (2022). Mapping molecular subtype specific alterations in breast cancer brain metastases identifies clinically relevant vulnerabilities. Nature Communications. 13(1). 514–514. 53 indexed citations

Hu, Chunling, et al.. (2021). Construction and Validation of Prognostic Regulation Network Based on RNA-Binding Protein Genes in Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma. DNA and Cell Biology. 40(12). 1563–1583. 8 indexed citations

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Qiu, Lingxiao, Wenjuan Wu, Nana Li, et al.. (2021). A novel prognostic signature for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis based on five-immune-related genes. Annals of Translational Medicine. 9(20). 1570–1570. 15 indexed citations

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Yadav, Siddhartha, Pashtoon Murtaza Kasi, William R. Bamlet, et al.. (2020). Effect of Germline Mutations in Homologous Recombination Repair Genes on Overall Survival of Patients with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 26(24). 6505–6512. 25 indexed citations

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Qian, Tianwei, et al.. (2019). Imbalance of Matrix Metalloproteinases and Their Inhibitors Is Correlated With Trabeculectomy Outcomes in Acute Primary Angle Closure. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 212. 144–152. 9 indexed citations

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Roberts, Rosebud O., Chunling Hu, Catherine D. Moser, et al.. (2017). Decreased Expression of Sulfatase 2 in the Brains of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients: Implications for Regulation of Neuronal Cell Signaling. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease Reports. 1(1). 115–124. 15 indexed citations

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Hu, Chunling, Steven N. Hart, William R. Bamlet, et al.. (2015). Prevalence of Pathogenic Mutations in Cancer Predisposition Genes among Pancreatic Cancer Patients. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 25(1). 207–211. 96 indexed citations

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Tye, Susannah J., Elizabeth E. Van Voorhees, Chunling Hu, & Timothy W. Lineberry. (2015). Preclinical Perspectives on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Criteria in DSM-5. Harvard Review of Psychiatry. 23(1). 51–58. 4 indexed citations

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Zheng, Xin, Natalia Belén Rumie Vittar, Xiaohong Gai, et al.. (2012). The Transcription Factor GLI1 Mediates TGFβ1 Driven EMT in Hepatocellular Carcinoma via a SNAI1-Dependent Mechanism. PLoS ONE. 7(11). e49581–e49581. 63 indexed citations

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Wu, Min, et al.. (2011). Cloning and characterization of piggyBac- like elements in lepidopteran insects. Genetica. 139(1). 149–154. 6 indexed citations

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Hu, Chunling, Dyana T. Saenz, Hind J. Fadel, et al.. (2010). The HIV-1 Central Polypurine Tract Functions as a Second Line of Defense against APOBEC3G/F. Journal of Virology. 84(22). 11981–11993. 33 indexed citations

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Lai, Jin-Ping, Dalbir S. Sandhu, Chunrong Yu, et al.. (2010). Sulfatase 2 protects hepatocellular carcinoma cells against apoptosis induced by the PI3K inhibitor LY294002 and ERK and JNK kinase inhibitors. Liver International. 30(10). 1522–1528. 26 indexed citations

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Hu, Chunling, Peng Zhang, Xin Liu, et al.. (2004). Characterization of a region involved in binding of measles virus H protein and its receptor SLAM (CD150). Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 316(3). 698–704. 16 indexed citations

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