Hangjun Duan

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Hangjun Duan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hangjun Duan has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Oncology and 4 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Hangjun Duan's work include Cell death mechanisms and regulation (7 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (5 papers) and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (4 papers). Hangjun Duan is often cited by papers focused on Cell death mechanisms and regulation (7 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (5 papers) and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (4 papers). Hangjun Duan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Italy. Hangjun Duan's co-authors include Vishva M. Dixit, Arul M. Chinnaiyan, Kim Orth, Guy G. Poirier, Karen O’Rourke, Yi Sun, Akhilesh Pandey, Manju Swaroop, Christopher J. Froelich and John P. Wing and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Hangjun Duan

16 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Molecular Ordering of the Cell Death Pathway 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 100 200 300 400 500
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. Molecular Ordering of the Cell Death Pathway
    1996 540 citations Arul M. Chinnaiyan, Kim Orth et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hangjun Duan United States 15 2.0k 598 485 295 286 16 2.4k
Miha Pakusch Australia 14 3.1k 1.5× 659 1.1× 640 1.3× 397 1.3× 370 1.3× 19 3.5k
Corine Gilliéron Switzerland 14 1.9k 0.9× 605 1.0× 424 0.9× 291 1.0× 244 0.9× 15 2.6k
R.P. Hegde United States 11 1.7k 0.8× 442 0.7× 281 0.6× 187 0.6× 159 0.6× 13 2.0k
Melissa J. Parsons United States 11 1.8k 0.9× 418 0.7× 381 0.8× 244 0.8× 233 0.8× 18 2.3k
Nadia Dubé Canada 24 2.1k 1.0× 968 1.6× 440 0.9× 520 1.8× 224 0.8× 26 2.7k
Yongge Zhao United States 21 1.6k 0.8× 751 1.3× 401 0.8× 198 0.7× 322 1.1× 35 2.4k
Carmen Page United States 8 1.9k 1.0× 408 0.7× 779 1.6× 183 0.6× 342 1.2× 8 2.5k
Roy Katso United Kingdom 13 1.9k 0.9× 375 0.6× 409 0.8× 466 1.6× 206 0.7× 15 2.6k
Iphigenia L. Koumenis United States 10 1.9k 0.9× 669 1.1× 529 1.1× 80 0.3× 506 1.8× 12 2.3k
Mingjia Tan United States 31 1.9k 1.0× 312 0.5× 760 1.6× 352 1.2× 434 1.5× 46 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Hangjun Duan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hangjun Duan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hangjun Duan

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

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Fang, Zanxi, et al.. (2013). Clinical significance of overexpressed cyclin-dependent kinase subunits 1 and 2 in esophageal carcinoma. Diseases of the Esophagus. 26(7). n/a–n/a. 24 indexed citations
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Sun, Yi, Mingjia Tan, Hangjun Duan, & Manju Swaroop. (2001). SAG/ROC/Rbx/Hrt , a Zinc RING Finger Gene Family: Molecular Cloning, Biochemical Properties, and Biological Functions. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 3(4). 635–650. 83 indexed citations
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Duan, Hangjun, Lyuben Tsvetkov, Ying Song, et al.. (2001). Promotion of S-phase entry and cell growth under serum starvation by SAG/ROC2/Rbx2/Hrt2, an E3 ubiquitin ligase component: Association with inhibition of p27 accumulation. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 30(1). 37–46. 35 indexed citations
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Swaroop, Manju, Yixin Wang, Paul Miller, et al.. (2000). Yeast homolog of human SAG/ROC2/Rbx2/Hrt2 is essential for cell growth, but not for germination: chip profiling implicates its role in cell cycle regulation. Oncogene. 19(24). 2855–2866. 57 indexed citations
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Wang, Ya, C. Jacobs, Kenneth E. Hook, et al.. (2000). Binding of 14-3-3beta to the carboxyl terminus of Wee1 increases Wee1 stability, kinase activity, and G2-M cell population.. PubMed. 11(4). 211–9. 85 indexed citations
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Duan, Hangjun, Yuli Wang, Manju Swaroop, et al.. (1999). SAG, a Novel Zinc RING Finger Protein That Protects Cells from Apoptosis Induced by Redox Agents. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 19(4). 3145–3155. 138 indexed citations
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Swaroop, Manju, Junhui Bian, Michael Aviram, et al.. (1999). Expression, purification, and biochemical characterization of sag, a ring finger redox-sensitive protein. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 27(1-2). 193–202. 49 indexed citations
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Duan, Hangjun & Vishva M. Dixit. (1997). RAIDD is a new 'death' adaptor molecule. Nature. 385(6611). 86–89. 455 indexed citations
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Duan, Hangjun, et al.. (1996). ICE-LAP3, a Novel Mammalian Homologue of the Caenorhabditis elegans Cell Death Protein Ced-3 Is Activated during Fas- and Tumor Necrosis Factor-induced Apoptosis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(3). 1621–1625. 304 indexed citations
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Duan, Hangjun, Kim Orth, Arul M. Chinnaiyan, et al.. (1996). ICE-LAP6, a Novel Member of the ICE/Ced-3 Gene Family, Is Activated by the Cytotoxic T Cell Protease Granzyme B. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(28). 16720–16724. 277 indexed citations
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Chinnaiyan, Arul M., Kim Orth, Karen O’Rourke, et al.. (1996). Molecular Ordering of the Cell Death Pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(9). 4573–4576. 540 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chinnaiyan, Arul M., William Hanna, Kim Orth, et al.. (1996). Cytotoxic T-cell-derived granzyme B activates the apoptotic protease ICE-LAP3. Current Biology. 6(7). 897–899. 94 indexed citations
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Pandey, Akhilesh, Hangjun Duan, & Vishva M. Dixit. (1995). Characterization of a Novel Src-like Adapter Protein That Associates with the Eck Receptor Tyrosine Kinase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(33). 19201–19204. 104 indexed citations
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Pandey, Akhilesh, Hangjun Duan, Pier Paolo Di Fiore, & Vishva M. Dixit. (1995). The Ret Receptor Protein Tyrosine Kinase Associates with the SH2-containing Adapter Protein Grb10. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(37). 21461–21463. 119 indexed citations

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