Guoxun Chen

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
102 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Guoxun Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Guoxun Chen has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Surgery and 23 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Guoxun Chen's work include Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (19 papers), Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (16 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (15 papers). Guoxun Chen is often cited by papers focused on Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (19 papers), Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (16 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (15 papers). Guoxun Chen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Guoxun Chen's co-authors include Christopher B. Newgard, Roger H. Unger, Kazunori Koyama, Daryl K. Granner, James A. Van Rhee, Guillaume Adelmant, Zhidan Wu, Pere Puigserver, John M. Stafford and John C. Yoon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Guoxun Chen

94 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

Control of hepatic gluconeogenesis through the transcript... 1997 2026 2006 2016 2001 1997 500 1000 1.5k
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. Control of hepatic gluconeogenesis through the transcriptional coactivator PGC-1
    2001 1.5k citations Guoxun Chen et al. profile →
  2. Direct antidiabetic effect of leptin through triglyceride depletion of tissues
    1997 567 citations Guoxun Chen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Guoxun Chen United States 27 2.1k 1.7k 1.1k 1.0k 786 102 4.9k
Sofianos Andrikopoulos Australia 38 2.1k 1.0× 1.8k 1.0× 823 0.8× 1.2k 1.2× 432 0.5× 103 5.0k
Cheol Soo Choi United States 47 3.6k 1.7× 3.0k 1.7× 1.9k 1.8× 1.2k 1.2× 714 0.9× 90 7.6k
Sam Virtue United Kingdom 33 1.7k 0.8× 2.4k 1.4× 1.6k 1.5× 423 0.4× 412 0.5× 64 4.7k
Francine M. Gregoire United States 23 2.1k 1.0× 2.1k 1.2× 1.4k 1.3× 396 0.4× 536 0.7× 50 4.5k
Helena C.F. Oliveira Brazil 30 1.3k 0.6× 863 0.5× 651 0.6× 814 0.8× 428 0.5× 122 3.6k
Everardo M. Carneiro Brazil 43 1.7k 0.8× 2.2k 1.2× 561 0.5× 1.8k 1.8× 627 0.8× 250 6.0k
Manlio Vinciguerra Italy 51 3.3k 1.5× 1.8k 1.1× 1.5k 1.4× 609 0.6× 738 0.9× 193 7.3k
María J. Moreno‐Aliaga Spain 44 1.5k 0.7× 2.6k 1.5× 1.6k 1.5× 463 0.5× 656 0.8× 155 5.7k
Michèle Vacca Italy 35 1.1k 0.5× 849 0.5× 979 0.9× 575 0.6× 589 0.7× 128 3.7k
Meredith Hawkins United States 39 2.3k 1.1× 3.3k 1.9× 2.8k 2.7× 1.5k 1.5× 1.7k 2.1× 82 7.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Guoxun Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Guoxun Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Guoxun Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Guoxun Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Guoxun 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 Guoxun Chen. Guoxun 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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Ma, Guodong, et al.. (2025). Future of red yeast rice: a promising and safer natural approach for daily management of hypercholesterolemia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 9420092–9420092. 3 indexed citations
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Hu, Jun, Ruixin Zhu, Yang Fang, et al.. (2025). Dietary risk factors in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis: a cohort study with paired healthy relatives as controls. European Journal of Nutrition. 64(3). 123–123.
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Chao, Bin, Guoxun Chen, Wei Liu, et al.. (2024). Microwave absorbing properties and mechanical properties of PLA/TPU based graphite/graphene composites prepared by MEX. Materials Today Communications. 41. 110767–110767.
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Cook, Cameron, Guoxun Chen, William W. Hager, & Suzanne Lenhart. (2023). Optimally controlling nutrition and propulsion force in a long distance running race. Frontiers in Nutrition. 10. 1096194–1096194. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Gong, et al.. (2023). The current trend and challenges of developing red yeast rice-based food supplements for hypercholesterolemia. Journal of Future Foods. 3(4). 312–329. 9 indexed citations
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Yang, Fang & Guoxun Chen. (2022). The nutritional functions of dietary sphingomyelin and its applications in food. Frontiers in Nutrition. 9. 1002574–1002574. 42 indexed citations
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Wang, Tiannan, et al.. (2020). Encapsulation of vitamin D 3 in gum arabic to enhance bioavailability and stability for beverage applications. Journal of Food Science. 85(8). 2368–2379. 37 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yan, Tiannan Wang, Xinge Hu, & Guoxun Chen. (2020). Vitamin A and Diabetes. Journal of Medicinal Food. 24(8). 775–785. 20 indexed citations
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Chen, Wei, et al.. (2015). Higher Protein Kinase C ζ in Fatty Rat Liver and Its Effect on Insulin Actions in Primary Hepatocytes. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0121890–e0121890. 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Guoxun, et al.. (2015). The relationships of high-fat diet and metabolism of lipophilic vitamins. 2(3). 9 indexed citations
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Raynor, Hollie A., et al.. (2015). Eating Frequency, Food Intake, and Weight: A Systematic Review of Human and Animal Experimental Studies. Frontiers in Nutrition. 2. 38–38. 21 indexed citations
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Chen, Wei, et al.. (2014). Vitamin A and Feeding Statuses Modulate the Insulin-Regulated Gene Expression in Zucker Lean and Fatty Primary Rat Hepatocytes. PLoS ONE. 9(8). e100868–e100868. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Rui, Yang Li, Bing Zhu, et al.. (2014). A RARE of hepatic Gck promoter interacts with RARα, HNF4α and COUP-TFII that affect retinoic acid- and insulin-induced Gck expression. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 25(9). 964–976. 17 indexed citations
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Chen, Guoxun & Zhen Pang. (2013). Endocannabinoids and Obesity. Vitamins and hormones. 91. 325–368. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Rui, Wei Chen, Yang Li, Yan Zhang, & Guoxun Chen. (2011). Retinoids synergized with insulin to induce Srebp-1c expression and activated its promoter via the two liver X receptor binding sites that mediate insulin action. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 406(2). 268–272. 36 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yan, Rui Li, Wei Chen, Yang Li, & Guoxun Chen. (2011). Retinoids induced Pck1 expression and attenuated insulin-mediated suppression of its expression via activation of retinoic acid receptor in primary rat hepatocytes. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 355(1-2). 1–8. 29 indexed citations
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Chen, Guoxun. (2005). Choice and Adjustment of Pattern Well Networks. Xinjiang shiyou dizhi. 2 indexed citations

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