Dan Weng

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Dan Weng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Dan Weng has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Immunology and 9 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Dan Weng's work include Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (7 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (7 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (6 papers). Dan Weng is often cited by papers focused on Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (7 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (7 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (6 papers). Dan Weng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Norway. Dan Weng's co-authors include Egil Lien, Megan K. Proulx, Katherine A. Fitzgerald, Jon D. Goguen, John Bertin, Gregory I. Vladimer, Michelle A. Kelliher, Peter J. Gough, Robyn Marty-Roix and Valentı́n Fuster 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

Dan Weng

45 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Pathogen blockade of TAK1 triggers caspase-8–dependent cleavage of gasdermin D and cell death

2018 800 citations Pontus Ørning, Dan Weng et al. Science profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dan Weng China	19	1.7k	1.0k	423	348	289	47	3.1k
Xinyu Yang China	23	1.2k 0.7×	700 0.7×	325 0.8×	292 0.8×	140 0.5×	97	2.4k
Xiang‐An Li United States	27	895 0.5×	583 0.6×	584 1.4×	448 1.3×	257 0.9×	57	2.5k
Bhesh Raj Sharma United States	26	3.4k 2.0×	1.9k 1.8×	325 0.8×	601 1.7×	167 0.6×	49	5.1k
György Balla Hungary	26	1.5k 0.9×	347 0.3×	219 0.5×	255 0.7×	223 0.8×	86	3.3k
Todd Bourcier United States	12	837 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	282 0.7×	349 1.0×	241 0.8×	19	2.4k
Zhiping Liu China	29	1.9k 1.1×	925 0.9×	405 1.0×	423 1.2×	63 0.2×	100	3.3k
Naoto Yamaguchi Japan	31	976 0.6×	604 0.6×	162 0.4×	226 0.6×	142 0.5×	105	2.5k
Harry Björkbacka Sweden	38	1.4k 0.8×	2.5k 2.4×	584 1.4×	929 2.7×	446 1.5×	93	4.5k
Jingjing Wang China	31	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	302 0.7×	223 0.6×	76 0.3×	147	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Dan Weng

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dan Weng

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Zhang, Danyang, Liang Tao, Yunfeng Zhu, et al.. (2025). Role of hepatocyte RIPK1 in maintaining liver homeostasis during metabolic challenges. eLife. 13. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Hu, Peiqi Li, Zhoujin Tan, et al.. (2024). Exposure to leachates of plastic food containers disturbs glucose and lipid metabolism: Insights from models mimicking real-exposure scenarios. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 289. 117498–117498.

Zhang, Danyang, Hu Liu, Shuxian Huang, et al.. (2024). Intergenerational metabolism-disrupting effects of maternal exposure to plasticizer acetyl tributyl citrate (ATBC). Environment International. 191. 108967–108967. 8 indexed citations

Zhang, Yayun, Qianyu Chen, Dan Weng, et al.. (2024). A proposed biomarker for human citric acid ester (CAE) exposure, and the potential disturbance on human lipid metabolism. Environmental Research. 263(Pt 1). 120045–120045. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Shuxian, et al.. (2024). Bisphenol B Exposure Promotes Melanoma Progression via Dysregulation of Lipid Metabolism in C57BL/6J Mice. Environmental Toxicology. 40(4). 563–573. 1 indexed citations

Li, Peiqi, Shuxian Huang, Xinyu Ding, et al.. (2024). RIP1 kinase inactivation protects against LPS-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome in mice. International Immunopharmacology. 133. 112060–112060. 3 indexed citations

Li, Peiqi, Danyang Zhang, Xin Liao, et al.. (2023). Plasticizer acetyl triethyl citrate (ATEC) induces lipogenesis and obesity. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 482. 116788–116788. 6 indexed citations

Ling, Ling, Xin Liao, Qian Xu, et al.. (2020). Tributyltin triggers lipogenesis in macrophages via modifying PPARγ pathway. Environmental Pollution. 271. 116331–116331. 12 indexed citations

Tao, Liang, Yuxin Chen, Haibing Zhang, et al.. (2020). RIP1 kinase activity promotes steatohepatitis through mediating cell death and inflammation in macrophages. Cell Death and Differentiation. 28(4). 1418–1433. 74 indexed citations

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Sun, Qi, Yunxia Yang, Zhongqiu Wang, et al.. (2020). PER1 interaction with GPX1 regulates metabolic homeostasis under oxidative stress. Redox Biology. 37. 101694–101694. 39 indexed citations

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Ørning, Pontus, Dan Weng, Kristian K. Starheim, et al.. (2018). Pathogen blockade of TAK1 triggers caspase-8–dependent cleavage of gasdermin D and cell death. Science. 362(6418). 1064–1069. 800 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tao, Liang, Qi Sun, Yan Gao, et al.. (2018). The kinase receptor-interacting protein 1 is required for inflammasome activation induced by endoplasmic reticulum stress. Cell Death and Disease. 9(6). 641–641. 24 indexed citations

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Feng, Xiujing, Dan Weng, Feifei Zhou, et al.. (2016). Activation of PPARγ by a Natural Flavonoid Modulator, Apigenin Ameliorates Obesity-Related Inflammation Via Regulation of Macrophage Polarization. EBioMedicine. 9. 61–76. 139 indexed citations

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Ding, Jie, Fei Huang, Gaoyi Wu, et al.. (2015). MiR-519d-3p Suppresses Invasion and Migration of Trophoblast Cells via Targeting MMP-2. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0120321–e0120321. 73 indexed citations

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Vladimer, Gregory I., Robyn Marty-Roix, Shubhendu Ghosh, Dan Weng, & Egil Lien. (2013). Inflammasomes and host defenses against bacterial infections. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 16(1). 23–31. 133 indexed citations

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Vladimer, Gregory I., Dan Weng, Sivapriya Kailasan Vanaja, et al.. (2012). The NLRP12 Inflammasome Recognizes Yersinia pestis. Immunity. 37(1). 96–107. 293 indexed citations

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Vladimer, Gregory I., Dan Weng, Sivapriya Kailasan Vanaja, et al.. (2012). The NLRP12 Inflammasome Recognizes Yersinia pestis. Immunity. 37(3). 588–588. 3 indexed citations

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Weng, Dan, et al.. (2006). The role of ROS in microcystin-LR-induced hepatocyte apoptosis and liver injury in mice. Toxicology. 232(1-2). 15–23. 166 indexed citations

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Fernández‐Ortíz, Antonio, Juan J. Badimon, Erling Falk, et al.. (1994). Characterization of the relative thrombogenicity of atherosclerotic plaque components: Implications for consequences of plaque rupture. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 23(7). 1562–1569. 436 indexed citations

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Falk, Erling, John T. Fallon, Alessandra Mailhac, et al.. (1994). Muramidase: A useful monocyte/macrophage immunocytochemical marker in swine, of special interest in experimental cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular Pathology. 3(3). 183–189. 10 indexed citations

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