Han Dai

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
41 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Han Dai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Geriatrics and Gerontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Han Dai has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Cell Biology and 6 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology. Recurrent topics in Han Dai's work include Cellular transport and secretion (9 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (8 papers) and Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine (6 papers). Han Dai is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (9 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (8 papers) and Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine (6 papers). Han Dai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Han Dai's co-authors include Josep Rizo, Thomas C. Südhof, James L. Ellis, David Sinclair, Clemens Steegborn, Ok-Ho Shin, Jiong Tang, Anton Maximov, Robert B. Perni and Irina Dulubova and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Han Dai

39 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Sirtuin activators and inhibitors: Promises, achievements, and challenges

2018 359 citations Han Dai, David Sinclair et al. Pharmacology & Therapeutics profile →
A Complexin/Synaptotagmin 1 Switch Controls Fast Synaptic Vesicle Exocytosis

2006 351 citations Han Dai, Josep Rizo et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Han Dai China	20	1.5k	793	656	373	352	41	2.4k
Yan Shang China	34	1.8k 1.2×	134 0.2×	514 0.8×	491 1.3×	392 1.1×	85	3.1k
Rong Shao United States	15	2.3k 1.6×	346 0.4×	101 0.2×	153 0.4×	291 0.8×	29	3.2k
Chuangui Wang China	27	1.7k 1.1×	249 0.3×	499 0.8×	189 0.5×	347 1.0×	42	2.4k
Christian Dölle Norway	20	1.4k 1.0×	91 0.1×	803 1.2×	328 0.9×	373 1.1×	35	2.8k
Narimichi Kimura Japan	30	2.3k 1.5×	159 0.2×	159 0.2×	185 0.5×	187 0.5×	81	2.9k
Tanjun Tong China	33	2.2k 1.5×	138 0.2×	343 0.5×	897 2.4×	290 0.8×	100	3.4k
Yingjie Shen China	20	1.2k 0.8×	574 0.7×	82 0.1×	138 0.4×	150 0.4×	46	2.4k
Ivana Celardo United Kingdom	15	1.2k 0.8×	172 0.2×	73 0.1×	306 0.8×	236 0.7×	21	2.9k
Laura Emionite Italy	29	1.2k 0.8×	66 0.1×	85 0.1×	476 1.3×	173 0.5×	74	2.6k
Luisa Quinti United States	15	548 0.4×	44 0.1×	328 0.5×	295 0.8×	192 0.5×	25	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Han Dai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Han Dai

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Han Dai

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

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Chen, Bo, Wenfeng Huang, Wenbo Guo, et al.. (2025). Iron- and Manganese-Catalyzed Maillard Chemistry: Molecular Characteristics, Evolution Pathways, and Implications for Soil Organic Carbon Formation. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(42). 22587–22598.

Hu, Zebin, et al.. (2025). Broad-spectrum rejection of emerging organic contaminants with different structures and properties from complex water matrices by a chlorine-resistant Janus nanofiltration membrane. Chemical Science. 17(2). 1137–1150.

Tang, Huan, et al.. (2024). The application of nanodiscs in membrane protein drug discovery & development and drug delivery. Frontiers in Chemistry. 12. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Yanlei, Minglin Wang, Xinyue Liang, et al.. (2024). Transcriptional signatures of secondary hair follicles during annual cashmere growth. Scientific Data. 11(1). 1427–1427. 1 indexed citations

Dai, Han, Shanshan He, Jie Han, & Baoshan Xing. (2024). Mask Wearers at Risk of Inhaling Respirable Hazards from Leave-On Facial Cosmetics. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(49). 21464–21474. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Minglin, Han Dai, Yanlei Liu, et al.. (2023). Discovery and Functional Analysis of Secondary Hair Follicle miRNAs during Annual Cashmere Growth. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(2). 1063–1063. 12 indexed citations

Law, Robert P., João Nunes, Chun‐wa Chung, et al.. (2021). Discovery and Characterisation of Highly Cooperative FAK‐Degrading PROTACs. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(43). 23327–23334. 85 indexed citations

Law, Robert P., João Nunes, Chun‐wa Chung, et al.. (2021). Discovery and Characterisation of Highly Cooperative FAK‐Degrading PROTACs. Angewandte Chemie. 133(43). 23515–23522. 4 indexed citations

Chung, Chun‐wa, Han Dai, Esther Fernández, et al.. (2020). Structural Insights into PROTAC-Mediated Degradation of Bcl-xL. ACS Chemical Biology. 15(9). 2316–2323. 67 indexed citations

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Anderson, Niall A., et al.. (2020). Selective CDK6 degradation mediated by cereblon, VHL, and novel IAP-recruiting PROTACs. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 30(9). 127106–127106. 50 indexed citations

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Tang, Dongfang, Yuqin Yang, Zhen Xiao, et al.. (2020). Scorpion toxin inhibits the voltage‐gated proton channel using a Zn²⁺‐like long‐range conformational coupling mechanism. British Journal of Pharmacology. 177(10). 2351–2364. 16 indexed citations

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Tinworth, Christopher P., Zuni I. Bassi, Marcel Muelbaier, et al.. (2019). PROTAC-Mediated Degradation of Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase Is Inhibited by Covalent Binding. ACS Chemical Biology. 14(3). 342–347. 134 indexed citations

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Huang, Bin, Chaochao Lai, Han Dai, et al.. (2019). Microbially reduced humic acid promotes the anaerobic photodegradation of 17α-ethinylestradiol. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 171. 313–320. 14 indexed citations

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Dai, Han, David Sinclair, James L. Ellis, & Clemens Steegborn. (2018). Sirtuin activators and inhibitors: Promises, achievements, and challenges. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 188. 140–154. 359 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dai, Han, James L. Ellis, David Sinclair, & Basil P. Hubbard. (2016). Synthesis and Assay of SIRT1-Activating Compounds. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 574. 213–244. 7 indexed citations

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Dai, Han, David P. Carney, April Case, et al.. (2010). SIRT1 Activation by Small Molecules. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(43). 32695–32703. 175 indexed citations

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Dai, Han, Nan Shen, Demet Araç, & Josep Rizo. (2007). A Quaternary SNARE–Synaptotagmin–Ca2+–Phospholipid Complex in Neurotransmitter Release. Journal of Molecular Biology. 367(3). 848–863. 92 indexed citations

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Roggero, Carlos M., Gerardo A. De Blas, Han Dai, et al.. (2007). Complexin/Synaptotagmin Interplay Controls Acrosomal Exocytosis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(36). 26335–26343. 59 indexed citations

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Lu, Jun, Mischa Machius, Irina Dulubova, et al.. (2006). Structural Basis for a Munc13–1 Homodimer to Munc13–1/RIM Heterodimer Switch. PLoS Biology. 4(7). e192–e192. 95 indexed citations

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Zhong, Jun, Zhi‐mei Qi, Han Dai, et al.. (2003). Sensing Phenothiazine Drugs at a Gold Electrode Co-modified with DNA and Gold Nanoparticles. Analytical Sciences. 19(5). 653–657. 36 indexed citations

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