Danica Chen

7.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
27 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Danica Chen is a scholar working on Geriatrics and Gerontology, Physiology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Danica Chen has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology, 13 papers in Physiology and 10 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Danica Chen's work include Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine (15 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (10 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (7 papers). Danica Chen is often cited by papers focused on Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine (15 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (10 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (7 papers). Danica Chen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and China. Danica Chen's co-authors include Leonard Guarente, Katharine Brown, Xiaolei Qiu, Eric Verdin, Matthew D. Hirschey, Saurabh Sahar, Jun Hirayama, Paolo Sassone‐Corsi, Milota Kaluzová and Benedetto Grimaldi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Danica Chen

27 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

The NAD+-Dependent Deacetylase SIRT1 Modulates CLOCK-Mediated Chromatin Remodeling and Circadian Control

2008 1.1k citations Yasukazu Nakahata, Milota Kaluzová et al. Cell profile →
Calorie Restriction Reduces Oxidative Stress by SIRT3-Mediated SOD2 Activation

2010 1.1k citations Xiaolei Qiu, Katharine Brown et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
A mitochondrial UPR-mediated metabolic checkpoint regulates hematopoietic stem cell aging

2015 373 citations Mary Mohrin, Jiyung Shin et al. Science profile →
An Acetylation Switch of the NLRP3 Inflammasome Regulates Aging-Associated Chronic Inflammation and Insulin Resistance

2020 310 citations Ming He, Hou-Hsien Chiang et al. Cell Metabolism profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Danica Chen United States	19	2.3k	2.1k	2.1k	1.1k	996	27	5.4k
Cuiying Xiao United States	31	1.5k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	527 0.5×	77	5.1k
Joseph T. Rodgers United States	22	4.5k 2.0×	5.3k 2.6×	3.4k 1.7×	1.9k 1.7×	338 0.3×	29	9.8k
Shaday Michán United States	16	1.6k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	2.4k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	187 0.2×	17	4.3k
Tadahiro Kitamura Japan	48	2.5k 1.1×	6.5k 3.1×	589 0.3×	1.1k 1.0×	791 0.8×	130	9.9k
Nancy L. Nadon United States	23	2.4k 1.1×	3.1k 1.5×	581 0.3×	722 0.6×	870 0.9×	43	7.0k
Eija Pirinen Finland	27	1.8k 0.8×	2.5k 1.2×	2.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	143 0.1×	50	5.3k
Elizabeth Fernández United States	19	1.9k 0.8×	2.3k 1.1×	432 0.2×	615 0.5×	713 0.7×	33	5.2k
William C. Hallows United States	13	1.0k 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	774 0.7×	289 0.3×	16	2.8k
Laura Bordone United States	15	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	1.7k 0.8×	777 0.7×	171 0.2×	30	3.1k
Akiko Satoh United States	14	1.1k 0.5×	762 0.4×	1.1k 0.5×	687 0.6×	296 0.3×	21	2.9k

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Park, Sang Hee, Wei‐Chieh Mu, Yifei Wang, et al.. (2024). An NAD+-dependent metabolic checkpoint regulates hematopoietic stem cell activation and aging. Nature Aging. 4(10). 1384–1393. 20 indexed citations

Wang, Yifei, et al.. (2023). 3215 – SIRT7 IMPROVES HEMATOPOIESIS IN MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME THROUGH REGULATING MITOCHONDRIAL STRESS. Experimental Hematology. 124. S157–S157. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Yifei, et al.. (2023). Mitochondrial regulation in stem cells. Trends in Cell Biology. 34(8). 685–694. 16 indexed citations

Mu, Wei‐Chieh, et al.. (2020). The mitochondrial metabolic checkpoint in stem cell aging and rejuvenation. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 188. 111254–111254. 18 indexed citations

He, Ming, Hou-Hsien Chiang, Hanzhi Luo, et al.. (2020). An Acetylation Switch of the NLRP3 Inflammasome Regulates Aging-Associated Chronic Inflammation and Insulin Resistance. Cell Metabolism. 31(3). 580–591.e5. 310 indexed citations breakdown →

Chen, Danica, et al.. (2020). Stem Cell Metabolism and Diet. Current Stem Cell Reports. 6(4). 119–125. 1 indexed citations

Luo, Hanzhi, Rajendra Karki, Hou-Hsien Chiang, et al.. (2019). Mitochondrial Stress-Initiated Aberrant Activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome Regulates the Functional Deterioration of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Aging. Cell Reports. 26(4). 945–954.e4. 116 indexed citations

Chen, Danica & Candace L. Kerr. (2019). The Epigenetics of Stem Cell Aging Comes of Age. Trends in Cell Biology. 29(7). 563–568. 37 indexed citations

Luo, Hanzhi, et al.. (2017). Nutrient Sensing and the Oxidative Stress Response. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 28(6). 449–460. 77 indexed citations

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Ohkubo, Rika & Danica Chen. (2017). Aging: rewiring the circadian clock. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 24(9). 687–688. 5 indexed citations

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Shin, Jiyung & Danica Chen. (2016). Molecular, Cellular, and Physiological Characterization of Sirtuin 7 (SIRT7). Methods in molecular biology. 1436. 271–277. 2 indexed citations

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Mohrin, Mary, Jiyung Shin, Yufei Liu, et al.. (2015). A mitochondrial UPR-mediated metabolic checkpoint regulates hematopoietic stem cell aging. Science. 347(6228). 1374–1377. 373 indexed citations breakdown →

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Brown, Katharine, Stephanie Z. Xie, Xiaolei Qiu, et al.. (2013). SIRT3 Reverses Aging-Associated Degeneration. Cell Reports. 3(2). 319–327. 325 indexed citations

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Qiu, Xiaolei, Katharine Brown, Matthew D. Hirschey, Eric Verdin, & Danica Chen. (2010). Calorie Restriction Reduces Oxidative Stress by SIRT3-Mediated SOD2 Activation. Cell Metabolism. 12(6). 662–667. 1076 indexed citations breakdown →

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Qiu, Xiaolei, Katharine Brown, Yehu Moran, & Danica Chen. (2009). Sirtuin regulation in calorie restriction. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1804(8). 1576–1583. 41 indexed citations

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Liu, Yi, Renaud Dentin, Danica Chen, et al.. (2008). A fasting inducible switch modulates gluconeogenesis via activator/coactivator exchange. Nature. 456(7219). 269–273. 449 indexed citations

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Chen, Danica, Joanne Bruno, Erin Easlon, et al.. (2008). Tissue-specific regulation of SIRT1 by calorie restriction. Genes & Development. 22(13). 1753–1757. 479 indexed citations

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Nakahata, Yasukazu, Milota Kaluzová, Benedetto Grimaldi, et al.. (2008). The NAD+-Dependent Deacetylase SIRT1 Modulates CLOCK-Mediated Chromatin Remodeling and Circadian Control. Cell. 134(2). 329–340. 1123 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Danica, Andrew D. Steele, Gregor Hütter, et al.. (2008). The role of calorie restriction and SIRT1 in prion-mediated neurodegeneration. Experimental Gerontology. 43(12). 1086–1093. 61 indexed citations

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Chen, Danica & Leonard Guarente. (2007). SIR2: a potential target for calorie restriction mimetics. Trends in Molecular Medicine. 13(2). 64–71. 144 indexed citations

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