Didi Chen

3.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
67 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Didi Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Didi Chen has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Materials Chemistry and 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Didi Chen's work include Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (12 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (9 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (8 papers). Didi Chen is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (12 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (9 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (8 papers). Didi Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Didi Chen's co-authors include Neal M. Alto, Nan Yan, Vijay K. Gonugunta, Nikolay Burnaevskiy, Nicole Dobbs, Yuping Dong, Congying Xie, Xiao Feng, Xiance Jin and Hanbin Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Didi Chen

65 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

STING Activation by Translocation from the ER Is Associat... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2017 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. STING Activation by Translocation from the ER Is Associated with Infection and Autoinflammatory Disease
    2015 470 citations Nicole Dobbs, Nikolay Burnaevskiy et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →
  2. Evaluation of Tumor-Derived Exosomal miRNA as Potential Diagnostic Biomarkers for Early-Stage Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Using Next-Generation Sequencing
    2017 437 citations Xiance Jin, Yanfan Chen et al. Clinical Cancer Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Didi Chen China 24 1.1k 582 521 456 275 67 2.5k
Dan Yan China 28 976 0.9× 282 0.5× 446 0.9× 512 1.1× 84 0.3× 92 2.4k
Xiaoxue Zhou China 25 1.9k 1.7× 413 0.7× 621 1.2× 211 0.5× 61 0.2× 61 2.9k
Lunzhi Dai China 35 3.5k 3.1× 402 0.7× 839 1.6× 483 1.1× 173 0.6× 97 5.7k
Jingxin Wang United States 32 1.8k 1.6× 241 0.4× 437 0.8× 138 0.3× 140 0.5× 85 3.1k
Wenting Liu China 34 1.7k 1.5× 348 0.6× 406 0.8× 655 1.4× 188 0.7× 176 3.7k
Lijuan Zhang China 29 2.2k 2.0× 183 0.3× 525 1.0× 333 0.7× 214 0.8× 99 3.1k
Jimin Gao China 34 2.1k 1.9× 720 1.2× 504 1.0× 291 0.6× 67 0.2× 131 3.9k
Palma Rocchi France 40 3.0k 2.7× 507 0.9× 400 0.8× 212 0.5× 89 0.3× 85 4.5k
Yi Xia China 26 1.7k 1.5× 266 0.5× 192 0.4× 199 0.4× 90 0.3× 101 2.9k
Xiaowei Ma China 27 1.2k 1.1× 219 0.4× 229 0.4× 480 1.1× 94 0.3× 104 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Didi Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Didi Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Didi Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Didi Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Didi 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 Didi Chen. Didi Chen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chen, Didi, et al.. (2025). Fluorescence-guided Surgery for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: From Clinical Practice to Laboratories. Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology. 0(0). 0–0.
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Chen, Cheng, Xiuli Lin, Huihui Zhang, et al.. (2024). An analysis of the relationship of triglyceride glucose index with gastric cancer prognosis: A retrospective study. Cancer Medicine. 13(3). e6837–e6837. 10 indexed citations
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Lei, Xinlin, Didi Chen, Jinlin Wang, et al.. (2024). Rapid generation of long, chemically modified pegRNAs for prime editing. Nature Biotechnology. 43(7). 1156–1167. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Didi, Tian Xiao, Liangjie Wang, et al.. (2024). A simple “spraying” fluorescence‐guided surgery by AIE probes for liver tumor resection through configuration‐induced cross‐identification. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(4). 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Didi, et al.. (2023). Breastfeeding is associated with reduced risks of central obesity and hypertension in young school-aged children: a large, population-based study. International Breastfeeding Journal. 18(1). 52–52. 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Yi, et al.. (2022). Immunological Classification of Pancreatic Carcinomas to Identify Immune Index and Provide a Strategy for Patient Stratification. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 719105–719105. 8 indexed citations
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Ramirez, Nora-Guadalupe P., Jeon Lee, Yue Zheng, et al.. (2022). ADAP1 promotes latent HIV-1 reactivation by selectively tuning KRAS–ERK–AP-1 T cell signaling-transcriptional axis. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1109–1109. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Xin, Ruibin Zhao, Chong Liu, et al.. (2022). Clinical analysis of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody–associated demyelination in children: A single-center cohort study in China. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 58. 103526–103526. 7 indexed citations
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Zhou, Qingyu, Lihao Zhao, Xiaona Cai, et al.. (2019). <p>Clinical Value Of Apatinib As A Salvage Treatment In Patients With Chemo-Refractory Advanced Cervical Cancer</p>. OncoTargets and Therapy. Volume 12. 9707–9713. 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Didi, Ce Han, Xiaomin Zheng, et al.. (2018). Partial and Full Arc Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy in Lung Cancer Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy with Different Definitions of Internal Target Volume Based on 4D CT. International Journal of Medical Physics Clinical Engineering and Radiation Oncology. 7(4). 491–502. 3 indexed citations
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Jin, Xiance, Yanfan Chen, Hanbin Chen, et al.. (2017). Evaluation of Tumor-Derived Exosomal miRNA as Potential Diagnostic Biomarkers for Early-Stage Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Using Next-Generation Sequencing. Clinical Cancer Research. 23(17). 5311–5319. 437 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Didi, Huan Wang, Pai Liu, et al.. (2017). The application of CO 2 -sensitive AIEgen in studying the synergistic effect of stromal cells and tumor cells in a heterocellular system. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1001. 151–157. 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Didi, et al.. (2016). The Neuropeptides FLP-2 and PDF-1 Act in Concert To Arouse Caenorhabditis elegans Locomotion. Genetics. 204(3). 1151–1159. 87 indexed citations
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Liu, Pai, Didi Chen, Yuanhang Wang, et al.. (2016). A highly sensitive “turn-on” fluorescent probe with an aggregation-induced emission characteristic for quantitative detection of γ-globulin. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 92. 536–541. 33 indexed citations
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Chen, Didi, Yan Zhang, Rong Shi, et al.. (2015). [Relationship between risk of childhood acute leukemia and children's and parents' lifestyles and household environment exposure].. PubMed. 49(9). 792–9. 4 indexed citations
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Dobbs, Nicole, Nikolay Burnaevskiy, Didi Chen, et al.. (2015). STING Activation by Translocation from the ER Is Associated with Infection and Autoinflammatory Disease. Cell Host & Microbe. 18(2). 157–168. 470 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gao, Yu, Yan Zhang, Michihiro Kamijima, et al.. (2014). Quantitative assessments of indoor air pollution and the risk of childhood acute leukemia in Shanghai. Environmental Pollution. 187. 81–89. 45 indexed citations
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Xiao, Hui, Didi Chen, Jing Xu, et al.. (2008). Lysosome Biogenesis Mediated byvps-18Affects Apoptotic Cell Degradation inCaenorhabditis elegans. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 20(1). 21–32. 49 indexed citations

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