Dejian Ren

9.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
58 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Dejian Ren is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Dejian Ren has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Physiology and 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Dejian Ren's work include Ion channel regulation and function (23 papers), Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism (18 papers) and Sperm and Testicular Function (11 papers). Dejian Ren is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (23 papers), Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism (18 papers) and Sperm and Testicular Function (11 papers). Dejian Ren collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Dejian Ren's co-authors include Haoxing Xu, David E. Clapham, Betsy Navarro, Jingsheng Xia, Chunlei Cang, David L. Garbers, Timothy A. Quill, Kimberly Aranda, Gloria I. Perez and Alexander C. Jackson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Dejian Ren

54 papers receiving 6.7k 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.

Lysosomal Physiology

2015 794 citations Haoxing Xu, Dejian Ren profile →
A sperm ion channel required for sperm motility and male fertility

2001 743 citations Dejian Ren, Betsy Navarro et al. Nature profile →
TPC Proteins Are Phosphoinositide- Activated Sodium-Selective Ion Channels in Endosomes and Lysosomes

2012 419 citations Xiang Wang, Xiaoli Zhang et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dejian Ren United States	36	2.8k	1.7k	1.7k	1.4k	1.4k	58	6.7k
F. Anthony Lai United Kingdom	56	6.7k 2.4×	1.1k 0.6×	2.8k 1.7×	2.2k 1.6×	3.5k 2.4×	191	10.7k
Betsy Navarro United States	22	2.0k 0.7×	587 0.3×	1.8k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	23	4.6k
Lonny R. Levin United States	52	5.7k 2.0×	530 0.3×	1.2k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	124	9.5k
Katsuhiko Mikoshiba Japan	65	9.0k 3.2×	877 0.5×	548 0.3×	2.5k 1.7×	933 0.7×	205	12.6k
Polina V. Lishko United States	32	1.6k 0.6×	306 0.2×	1.8k 1.1×	575 0.4×	1.5k 1.0×	57	4.4k
Yuriy Kirichok United States	22	2.6k 0.9×	375 0.2×	1.9k 1.1×	737 0.5×	1.5k 1.1×	35	5.5k
Richard A. Steinhardt United States	50	6.4k 2.3×	726 0.4×	723 0.4×	2.6k 1.8×	1.1k 0.8×	88	10.7k
Alberto Darszon Mexico	58	4.0k 1.4×	1.2k 0.7×	5.4k 3.2×	1.9k 1.3×	4.2k 3.0×	241	10.0k
Donner F. Babcock United States	39	2.7k 1.0×	624 0.4×	2.7k 1.6×	1.1k 0.8×	2.2k 1.5×	50	5.9k
G. Stanley McKnight United States	76	10.9k 3.8×	359 0.2×	1.2k 0.7×	3.8k 2.7×	885 0.6×	164	16.8k

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Mindell, Joseph A., et al.. (2025). TMEM175 does not function as a proton-selective ion channel to prevent lysosomal over-acidification. The Journal of Cell Biology. 225(1). 1 indexed citations

Ren, Dejian, et al.. (2025). Artificial intelligence coaches on the sidelines: Evaluating readability and quality of soccer training plans from six generative models. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. 21(1). 75–81.

Zeng, Wenping, Canjun Li, Wenqi Hu, et al.. (2021). CLN7 is an organellar chloride channel regulating lysosomal function. Science Advances. 7(51). eabj9608–eabj9608. 35 indexed citations

Wie, Jinhong, Zhenjiang Liu, Thomas F. Tropea, et al.. (2021). Author Correction: A growth-factor-activated lysosomal K+ channel regulates Parkinson’s pathology. Nature. 592(7855). E10–E10. 3 indexed citations

Wie, Jinhong, Zhenjiang Liu, Thomas F. Tropea, et al.. (2021). A growth-factor-activated lysosomal K+ channel regulates Parkinson’s pathology. Nature. 591(7850). 431–437. 86 indexed citations

Freeman, Spencer A., Stefan Uderhardt, Amra Sarić, et al.. (2019). Lipid-gated monovalent ion fluxes regulate endocytic traffic and support immune surveillance. Science. 367(6475). 301–305. 104 indexed citations

Huang, Wei‐Hsiang, Wei Wang, Christopher Ward, et al.. (2017). Respiratory Network Stability and Modulatory Response to Substance P Require Nalcn. Neuron. 94(2). 294–303.e4. 46 indexed citations

Flourakis, Matthieu, Elżbieta Kula-Eversole, Alan L. Hutchison, et al.. (2015). A Conserved Bicycle Model for Circadian Clock Control of Membrane Excitability. Cell. 162(4). 836–848. 149 indexed citations

Stray‐Pedersen, Asbjørg, Jan-Maarten Cobben, Trine Prescott, et al.. (2015). Biallelic Mutations in UNC80 Cause Persistent Hypotonia, Encephalopathy, Growth Retardation, and Severe Intellectual Disability. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 98(1). 202–209. 35 indexed citations

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Cang, Chunlei, Kimberly Aranda, Young‐Jun Seo, Bruno Gasnier, & Dejian Ren. (2015). TMEM175 Is an Organelle K+ Channel Regulating Lysosomal Function. Cell. 162(5). 1101–1112. 173 indexed citations

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Cang, Chunlei, et al.. (2014). The voltage-gated sodium channel TPC1 confers endolysosomal excitability. Nature Chemical Biology. 10(6). 463–469. 138 indexed citations

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Cang, Chunlei, Yandong Zhou, Betsy Navarro, et al.. (2013). mTOR Regulates Lysosomal ATP-Sensitive Two-Pore Na+ Channels to Adapt to Metabolic State. Cell. 152(4). 778–790. 292 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiang, Xiaoli Zhang, Xian‐Ping Dong, et al.. (2012). TPC Proteins Are Phosphoinositide- Activated Sodium-Selective Ion Channels in Endosomes and Lysosomes. Cell. 151(2). 372–383. 419 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ren, Dejian. (2011). Sodium Leak Channels in Neuronal Excitability and Rhythmic Behaviors. Neuron. 72(6). 899–911. 116 indexed citations

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Lu, Boxun, Qi Zhang, Haikun Wang, et al.. (2010). Extracellular Calcium Controls Background Current and Neuronal Excitability via an UNC79-UNC80-NALCN Cation Channel Complex. Neuron. 68(3). 488–499. 152 indexed citations

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Ren, Dejian. (2010). Sperm and the Proton Channel. New England Journal of Medicine. 362(20). 1934–1935. 4 indexed citations

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Lu, Boxun, Yanhua Su, Sudipto Das, et al.. (2008). Peptide neurotransmitters activate a cation channel complex of NALCN and UNC-80. Nature. 457(7230). 741–744. 123 indexed citations

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Xia, Jingsheng, David Reigada, Claire H. Mitchell, & Dejian Ren. (2007). CATSPER Channel-Mediated Ca2+ Entry into Mouse Sperm Triggers a Tail-to-Head Propagation1. Biology of Reproduction. 77(3). 551–559. 117 indexed citations

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Ren, Dejian, Betsy Navarro, Haoxing Xu, et al.. (2001). A Prokaryotic Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel. Science. 294(5550). 2372–2375. 381 indexed citations

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Ren, Dejian, Betsy Navarro, Gloria I. Perez, et al.. (2001). A sperm ion channel required for sperm motility and male fertility. Nature. 413(6856). 603–609. 743 indexed citations breakdown →

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