Di Chen

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
86 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Di Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Di Chen has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Epidemiology and 14 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Di Chen's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (13 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (9 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (9 papers). Di Chen is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (13 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (9 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (9 papers). Di Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Italy. Di Chen's co-authors include Hong Zhang, Q. Ping Dou, Yan Zhao, Hongyu Zhao, Daiming Fan, Qiaoxia Zheng, Xingming Shi, Xu Cao, Xiangli Yang and Zhijie Chang and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Di Chen

82 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Gasdermin D plays a key role as a pyroptosis executor of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in humans and mice

2017 336 citations Di Chen et al. profile →
Calcium transients on the ER surface trigger liquid-liquid phase separation of FIP200 to specify autophagosome initiation sites

2022 116 citations Di Chen, Hongyu Zhao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Di Chen China	30	1.6k	539	331	322	270	86	2.9k
Cláudia Piccoli Italy	33	1.6k 1.0×	558 1.0×	204 0.6×	443 1.4×	237 0.9×	88	3.3k
Jie Cheng China	34	1.4k 0.9×	273 0.5×	272 0.8×	184 0.6×	432 1.6×	131	3.3k
Xuesong Chen China	35	1.6k 1.0×	338 0.6×	353 1.1×	439 1.4×	535 2.0×	193	3.8k
Robert S. Stearman United States	30	2.4k 1.5×	255 0.5×	359 1.1×	619 1.9×	477 1.8×	53	3.9k
Haiping Wang China	27	1.2k 0.7×	308 0.6×	218 0.7×	543 1.7×	556 2.1×	95	2.8k
Karine Andréau France	22	1.7k 1.1×	525 1.0×	440 1.3×	257 0.8×	601 2.2×	32	3.1k
Davide Filippini Italy	15	1.8k 1.1×	1.1k 2.0×	249 0.8×	301 0.9×	148 0.5×	33	4.2k
Wanqing Liu United States	33	1.7k 1.1×	456 0.8×	145 0.4×	578 1.8×	693 2.6×	143	3.8k
Ming Yu China	29	1.8k 1.2×	307 0.6×	175 0.5×	362 1.1×	214 0.8×	119	4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Di Chen

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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.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wang, Dong, Yanli Pan, Wenzhe Chen, et al.. (2025). Nanodrugs Targeting Key Factors of Ferroptosis Regulation for Enhanced Treatment of Osteoarthritis. Advanced Science. 12(11). e2412817–e2412817. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Di, Antony Fearns, & Maximiliano G. Gutiérrez. (2025). Mycobacterium tuberculosis phagosome Ca ²⁺ leakage triggers multimembrane ATG8/LC3 lipidation to restrict damage in human macrophages. Science Advances. 11(13). eadt3311–eadt3311. 4 indexed citations

Deng, Huimin, Xiaoyan Li, Ziming Wei, et al.. (2024). cGAS-like receptors drive a systemic STING-dependent host response in Drosophila. Cell Reports. 43(12). 115081–115081. 6 indexed citations

Tian, Zhendong, Bernd Lehmann, Cheng‐Biao Leng, et al.. (2024). Slab-derived fluids as a crucial factor for the metallogeny of porphyry deposits in the Yidun arc, SW China. Mineralium Deposita. 60(5). 1019–1035.

Chen, Di & Maximiliano G. Gutiérrez. (2024). Painting lysosomes to study organelle heterogeneity. The Journal of Cell Biology. 224(1). 1 indexed citations

Hao, Liuzhi, Tongling Huang, Dan Yi, et al.. (2023). Bone targeting miR-26a loaded exosome-mimetics for bone regeneration therapy by activating Wnt signaling pathway. Chemical Engineering Journal. 471. 144594–144594. 17 indexed citations

Zhang, Qian, Jirong Yang, Nan Hu, et al.. (2023). Small-molecule amines: a big role in the regulation of bone homeostasis. Bone Research. 11(1). 23 indexed citations

Wei, Xiao, Ting Fu, Di Chen, et al.. (2023). Spatial-temporal patterns and influencing factors for pulmonary tuberculosis transmission in China: an analysis based on 15 years of surveillance data. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(43). 96647–96659. 5 indexed citations

Liu, Jingwei, Lixia Zheng, Qiqiang Guo, et al.. (2023). ATM-CHK2-TRIM32 axis regulates ATG7 ubiquitination to initiate autophagy under oxidative stress. Cell Reports. 42(11). 113402–113402. 14 indexed citations

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Yi, Dan, Hongting Jin, William W. Lu, et al.. (2023). Deletion of Axin1 in aggrecan-expressing cells leads to growth plate cartilage defects in adult mice. Genes & Diseases. 11(4). 101147–101147. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Cheng, Huan Cui, Entao Li, et al.. (2022). The SARS-CoV-2 B.1.351 Variant Can Transmit in Rats But Not in Mice. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 869809–869809. 14 indexed citations

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Chen, Di, Yan Zhao, & Hong Zhang. (2022). Endomembrane remodeling in SARS-CoV-2 infection. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(3). 100031–100031. 18 indexed citations

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Ji, Cuicui, Hongyu Zhao, Di Chen, Hong Zhang, & Yan Zhao. (2021). β-propeller proteins WDR45 and WDR45B regulate autophagosome maturation into autolysosomes in neural cells. Current Biology. 31(8). 1666–1677.e6. 43 indexed citations

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Wang, Yan, Liu Tu, Ying-Bo Li, et al.. (2017). Notoginsenoside R1 Alleviates Oxygen–Glucose Deprivation/Reoxygenation Injury by Suppressing Endoplasmic Reticulum Calcium Release via PLC. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 16226–16226. 18 indexed citations

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Wang, Yan, et al.. (2016). Notoginsenoside R1 Protects against Neonatal Cerebral Hypoxic-Ischemic Injury through Estrogen Receptor–Dependent Activation of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Pathways. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 357(3). 591–605. 46 indexed citations

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Li, Xiang, Xu Li, Yuan Zhang, et al.. (2015). The Difference between Anxiolytic and Anxiogenic Effects Induced by Acute and Chronic Alcohol Exposure and Changes in Associative Learning and Memory Based on Color Preference and the Cause of Parkinson-Like Behaviors in Zebrafish. PLoS ONE. 10(11). e0141134–e0141134. 17 indexed citations

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Chen, Di, et al.. (2015). Identification of TgAtg8–TgAtg3 interaction in Toxoplasma gondii. Acta Tropica. 153. 79–85. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Bin, Di Chen, Wei Guo, et al.. (2012). Silica Nanoparticles Suppress Fibronectin-Mediated Adhesion and Migration in Normal Human Keratinocytes. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 12(1). 293–299. 5 indexed citations

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Ishima, Yu, Di Chen, Jun Fang, et al.. (2012). S-Nitrosated Human Serum Albumin Dimer is not only a Novel Anti-Tumor Drug but also a Potentiator for Anti-Tumor Drugs with Augmented EPR Effects. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 23(2). 264–271. 45 indexed citations

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Zhang, Haijun, Di Chen, Wei Chen, et al.. (2010). Disulfiram Treatment Facilitates Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Inhibition in Human Breast Cancer Cells In vitro and In vivo. Cancer Research. 70(10). 3996–4004. 94 indexed citations

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