Di Chen

30.9k total citations · 8 hit papers
314 papers, 21.3k citations indexed

About

Di Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Rheumatology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Di Chen has authored 314 papers receiving a total of 21.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 180 papers in Molecular Biology, 93 papers in Rheumatology and 58 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Di Chen's work include Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (72 papers), Bone Metabolism and Diseases (63 papers) and TGF-β signaling in diseases (42 papers). Di Chen is often cited by papers focused on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (72 papers), Bone Metabolism and Diseases (63 papers) and TGF-β signaling in diseases (42 papers). Di Chen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Di Chen's co-authors include Gregory R. Mundy, Ming Zhao, Q. Ping Dou, Regis J. O’Keefe, Qiuzhi Cindy Cui, Hee‐Jeong Im, Huanjie Yang, Jie Shen, Lianping Xing and Hongting Jin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Di Chen

306 papers receiving 21.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Bone Morphogenetic Proteins

2004 1.6k citations Di Chen et al. profile →
Osteoarthritis: toward a comprehensive understanding of pathological mechanism

2017 878 citations Di Chen, Jie Shen et al. Bone Research profile →
Disulfiram, a Clinically Used Anti-Alcoholism Drug and Copper-Binding Agent, Induces Apoptotic Cell Death in Breast Cancer Cultures and Xenografts via Inhibition of the Proteasome Activity

2006 572 citations Di Chen et al. profile →
MicroRNA-204 Regulates Runx2 Protein Expression and Mesenchymal Progenitor Cell Differentiation

2009 508 citations Jian Huang, Lan Zhao et al. profile →
MMP13 is a critical target gene during the progression of osteoarthritis

2013 421 citations Meina Wang, Erik R. Sampson et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy profile →
Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis: A Review of Molecular Mechanisms

2014 399 citations Di Chen, Hongting Jin et al. profile →
Ankylosing spondylitis: etiology, pathogenesis, and treatments

2019 293 citations Wei Zhu, Xuxia He et al. Bone Research profile →
Risk of metabolic abnormalities in osteoarthritis: a new perspective to understand its pathological mechanisms

2023 85 citations Liping Tong, Di Chen et al. Bone Research profile →

Peers

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Fields of papers citing papers by Di Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Di Chen

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

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Proteomic Analysis of Listeria monocytogenes Subjected to Pulsed Magnetic Field 2025 ·Foods ·Di Chen, Jingya Qian, (unknown), Feng Wang, Haile Ma, Shan Liu	1
2	The Sirt1‐Piezo1 Axis Promotes Bone Formation and Repair in Mice 2025 ·Advanced Science ·Donghao Gan, Yong Ran, Hong Pan, Qinnan Yan, Wenjing Zhang, Bo Zhou, Peng Xu, (unknown), Haipeng Xue, (unknown), Tailin He, Qingyun Jia, Lei Qin, Francis Y. Lee, Di Chen, Liu C, Guozhi Xiao	0
3	Advancing bone biology: The mutual promotion of biology and pioneering technologies 2024 ·PubMed ·Liping Tong, André J. van Wijnen, (unknown), Di Chen	24
4	CRISPR/Cas9 technology for advancements in cancer immunotherapy: from uncovering regulatory mechanisms to therapeutic applications 2024 ·Experimental Hematology and Oncology ·(unknown), Z Y Li, Yuping Liu, Di Chen, Zhuolong Zhou	20
5	Protein phosphatase PPM1A inhibition attenuates osteoarthritis via regulating TGF-β/Smad2 signaling in chondrocytes 2023 ·JCI Insight ·(unknown), Zhenyu Shi, (unknown), Jun Ying, Jiali Chen, (unknown), Weidong Wang, Luwei Xiao, Xia Lin, Di Chen, Xin‐Hua Feng, Pinger Wang, Peijian Tong, Hongting Jin	17
6	Longitudinal association of infrapatellar fat pad signal intensity alteration with biochemical biomarkers in knee osteoarthritis 2022 ·Lara D. Veeken ·Han Cen, Qingran Yan, Weiyu Han, Tao Meng, (unknown), Guangfeng Ruan, (unknown), Feng Pan, Di Chen, Virginia B. Kraus, David J. Hunter, Changhai Ding	12
7	Angiogenesis depends upon EPHB4-mediated export of collagen IV from vascular endothelial cells 2022 ·JCI Insight ·Di Chen, Elizabeth D. Hughes, Thomas L. Saunders, Jiangping Wu, (unknown), Taija Mäkinen, Philip D. King	19
8	Focal adhesion protein Kindlin-2 regulates bone homeostasis in mice 2020 ·Bone Research ·Huiling Cao, Qinnan Yan, Dong Wang, Yumei Lai, Bo Zhou, Qi Zhang, Wenfei Jin, Simin Lin, Yiming Lei, Li‐Ting Ma, Yuxi Guo, Yishu Wang, Yilin Wang, Xiaochun Bai, Liu C, Jian Q. Feng, Chuanyue Wu, Di Chen, Xu Cao, Guozhi Xiao	59
9	Kindlin-2 regulates skeletal homeostasis by modulating PTH1R in mice 2020 ·Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy ·Xuekun Fu, Bo Zhou, Qinnan Yan, Chu Tao, Lei Qin, Xiaohao Wu, Sixiong Lin, Sheng Chen, Yumei Lai, Xuenong Zou, Zengwu Shao, Meiqing Wang, Di Chen, Wenfei Jin, You‐Qiang Song, Huiling Cao, Ge Zhang, Guozhi Xiao	47
10	Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Therapy Does Not Improve Outcomes of Femoral Head Osteonecrosis With Cap‐Shaped Separated Cartilage Defect 2019 ·Journal of Orthopaedic Research® ·Jun Ying, Pinger Wang, (unknown), Jie Shen, Regis J. O’Keefe, Di Chen, Peijian Tong, Hongting Jin	12
11	Ankylosing spondylitis: etiology, pathogenesis, and treatments breakdown → 2019 ·Bone Research ·Wei Zhu, Xuxia He, Kai-Yuan Cheng, Linjie Zhang, Di Chen, Xiao Wang, Guixing Qiu, Xu Cao, Xisheng Weng	293
12	Downregulation of leucine‐rich repeats and immunoglobulin‐like domains 1 by micro RNA ‐20a modulates gastric cancer multidrug resistance 2018 ·Cancer Science ·Lin Zhou, Xiaowei Li, Fan Zhou, (unknown), Di Chen, Pin Wang, Shu Zhang, Yuzheng Zhuge, Yulong Shang, Xiaoping Zou	28
13	Molecular epidemiology and drug resistant mechanism in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from pediatric patients in Shanghai, China 2018 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Di Chen, Guifeng Xu, Wei‐Chun Huang, (unknown)	42
14	[Iron status of first-year junior high school students in rural boarding school among nine provinces in China]. 2016 ·PubMed ·Lijuan Wang, (unknown), Jian Huang, Hong Li, Jin Li, (unknown), Wei Piao, Di Chen, Junsheng Huo	1
15	Vitamin D receptor pathway is required for probiotic protection in colitis 2015 ·American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology ·Shaoping Wu, Sonia Yoon, Yong-guo Zhang, Rong Lu, Yinglin Xia, Jiandi Wan, Elaine O. Petrof, Erika C. Claud, Di Chen, Jun Sun	105
16	HIV Infection Accelerates Gastrointestinal Tumor Outgrowth in NSG-HuPBL Mice 2014 ·AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses ·Rong Lu, Shaoping Wu, Yongguo Zhang, Yinglin Xia, Erica Huelsmann, (unknown), Arman Nabatiyan, Maureen Richards, Srinivas D. Narasipura, Victoria Lutgen, Honglei Chen, Howard L. Kaufman, Di Chen, Lena Al‐Harthi, Andrew Zloza, Jun Sun	7
17	MMP13 is a critical target gene during the progression of osteoarthritis breakdown → 2013 ·Arthritis Research & Therapy ·Meina Wang, Erik R. Sampson, Hongting Jin, Jia Li, (unknown), Hee‐Jeong Im, Di Chen	421
18	Smurf1 inhibits mesenchymal stem cell proliferation and differentiation into osteoblasts through JunB degradation 2010 ·Journal of Bone and Mineral Research ·Lan Zhao, Jian Huang, Ruolin Guo, Yi Wang, Di Chen, Lianping Xing	78
19	Activation of β-Catenin Signaling in Articular Chondrocytes Leads to Osteoarthritis-Like Phenotype in Adult β-Catenin Conditional Activation Mice 2008 ·Journal of Bone and Mineral Research ·Mei Zhu, Dezhi Tang, Qiuqian Wu, Suyang Hao, Mo Chen, Chao Xie, Randy N. Rosier, Regis J. O’Keefe, Michael J. Zuscik, Di Chen	390
20	Experimental study on expressing GM-CSF from lymphocytes by total saponins of Panax Ginseng 2003 ·Immunological Journal ·Di Chen	1

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