Dan Tan

3.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Dan Tan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dan Tan has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Cell Biology and 4 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Dan Tan's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (7 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (6 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (6 papers). Dan Tan is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (7 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (6 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (6 papers). Dan Tan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Switzerland. Dan Tan's co-authors include Meng‐Qiu Dong, Alan Saghatelian, Qian Chu, Thomas F. Martínez, Cynthia J. Donaldson, Maxim N. Shokhirev, Wenfeng Zeng, Chao Liu, Wenjing Zhou and Hao Chi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Dan Tan

28 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

A high-speed search engine pLink 2 with systematic evaluation for proteome-scale identification of cross-linked peptides

2019 329 citations Dan Tan, Meng‐Qiu Dong et al. Nature Communications profile →
CasX enzymes comprise a distinct family of RNA-guided genome editors

2019 316 citations Junjie Liu, N. S. Orlova et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dan Tan China	18	1.6k	254	140	136	131	31	2.0k
He‐Hsuan Hsiao Germany	24	1.3k 0.8×	80 0.3×	158 1.1×	128 0.9×	214 1.6×	39	1.8k
Zsuzsanna Darula Hungary	27	1.5k 0.9×	595 2.3×	240 1.7×	79 0.6×	356 2.7×	67	2.3k
Kaori Wakamatsu Japan	28	1.4k 0.9×	86 0.3×	126 0.9×	130 1.0×	169 1.3×	85	2.1k
Anders Öhman Sweden	20	980 0.6×	215 0.8×	236 1.7×	98 0.7×	94 0.7×	57	1.8k
Christian Benda Germany	18	1.2k 0.7×	222 0.9×	163 1.2×	99 0.7×	34 0.3×	21	1.6k
Sylwia Kędracka–Krok Poland	24	967 0.6×	88 0.3×	93 0.7×	131 1.0×	74 0.6×	71	1.6k
Peter G. Hains Australia	20	953 0.6×	133 0.5×	119 0.8×	249 1.8×	192 1.5×	58	1.4k
Phil Hieter Canada	11	1.6k 1.0×	234 0.9×	205 1.5×	204 1.5×	142 1.1×	14	2.0k
Dorothea Anrather Austria	21	1.5k 1.0×	482 1.9×	316 2.3×	60 0.4×	126 1.0×	35	2.0k
Zhe Yang United States	26	2.6k 1.6×	170 0.7×	81 0.6×	506 3.7×	86 0.7×	70	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Dan Tan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dan Tan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Dan Tan. 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 Dan Tan. The network helps show where Dan Tan may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dan Tan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dan Tan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dan Tan 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 Dan Tan. Dan Tan 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

Gao, Yanan, et al.. (2025). Mesoscopic Fracture Mechanism of Sandstone Subject to Microwave Irradiation: Insights from CT Scanning and Electrical Resistivity Testing. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 58(6). 5981–6006. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Shuai, Kerong Ren, Yang Zhao, et al.. (2025). Effect of electropulsing treatment on the microstructure and properties of SLM-enhanced Ti–6Al–4V alloys. Materials Science and Engineering A. 947. 149222–149222.

Zhou, Yaping, Dan Tan, Guangyao Li, et al.. (2025). Antibody screening for tumor and immune hotspot targets: The frontier of new methods and technologies. Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis. 16(2). 101417–101417.

Wang, Shizhen, Bingqiang Han, Olena Volkova, et al.. (2025). Preparation of porous anorthite-spinel composite ceramics with spherical pores via direct foaming method: Role of fused magnesia as pore structure stabilizer. Ceramics International. 51(22). 35765–35775.

Liu, Yang, et al.. (2024). Physical activity moderated the mediating effect of self-control between bullying victimization and mobile phone addiction among college students. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 42 indexed citations

Tan, Dan, Meiping Lu, Yuqing Cai, et al.. (2023). SUMOylation of Rho-associated protein kinase 2 induces goblet cell metaplasia in allergic airways. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3887–3887. 9 indexed citations

He, Qiangqiang, Dan Tan, Chengyun Xu, et al.. (2023). Smurf1 polyubiquitinates on K285/K282 of the kinases Mst1/2 to attenuate their tumor-suppressor functions. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 299(12). 105395–105395. 4 indexed citations

He, Qiangqiang, Dan Tan, Muhammad Qasim Barkat, et al.. (2023). Multiple post-translational modifications ensure EGFR functionality: Potential therapeutic targets to overcome its drug-resistance mutations. Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews. 70. 41–53. 22 indexed citations

Patel, Rucha, Anna Santoro, Peter Hofer, et al.. (2022). ATGL is a biosynthetic enzyme for fatty acid esters of hydroxy fatty acids. Nature. 606(7916). 968–975. 88 indexed citations

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He, Qiangqiang, Dan Tan, Chengyun Xu, et al.. (2022). Suppression of VEGFD expression by S-nitrosylation promotes the development of lung adenocarcinoma. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 41(1). 239–239. 12 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qin, Qiangqiang He, Wei Shi, et al.. (2020). T851I mutation of human large tumor suppressor 1 disrupts its kinase activity and tumor-suppressor functions. Life Sciences. 264. 118655–118655. 3 indexed citations

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Chu, Qian, Thomas F. Martínez, Sammy Weiser Novak, et al.. (2019). Regulation of the ER stress response by a mitochondrial microprotein. Nature Communications. 10(1). 4883–4883. 138 indexed citations

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Tan, Dan, Meric Erikci Ertunc, Srihari Konduri, et al.. (2019). Discovery of FAHFA-Containing Triacylglycerols and Their Metabolic Regulation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(22). 8798–8806. 63 indexed citations

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Martínez, Thomas F., Qian Chu, Cynthia J. Donaldson, et al.. (2019). Accurate annotation of human protein-coding small open reading frames. Nature Chemical Biology. 16(4). 458–468. 136 indexed citations

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Liu, Junjie, N. S. Orlova, Benjamin L. Oakes, et al.. (2019). CasX enzymes comprise a distinct family of RNA-guided genome editors. Nature. 566(7743). 218–223. 316 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chu, Qian, Dan Tan, Thomas F. Martínez, et al.. (2018). MIEF1 Microprotein Regulates Mitochondrial Translation. Biochemistry. 57(38). 5564–5575. 67 indexed citations

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Zhou, Dejian, Xing Zhu, Sanduo Zheng, et al.. (2018). Cryo-EM structure of an early precursor of large ribosomal subunit reveals a half-assembled intermediate. Protein & Cell. 10(2). 120–130. 61 indexed citations

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Ma, Chengying, Kaige Yan, Dan Tan, et al.. (2016). Structural dynamics of the yeast Shwachman-Diamond syndrome protein (Sdo1) on the ribosome and its implication in the 60S subunit maturation. Protein & Cell. 7(3). 187–200. 9 indexed citations

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Liu, Junjie, Yao Wu, Dan Tan, et al.. (2016). CryoEM structure of yeast cytoplasmic exosome complex. Cell Research. 26(7). 822–837. 39 indexed citations

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Yang, Huirong, Jia Wang, Mengjie Liu, et al.. (2016). 4.4 Å Resolution Cryo-EM structure of human mTOR Complex 1. Protein & Cell. 7(12). 878–887. 69 indexed citations

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