Hao-Jui Weng

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Hao-Jui Weng is a scholar working on Dermatology, Physiology and Sensory Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Hao-Jui Weng has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Dermatology, 6 papers in Physiology and 5 papers in Sensory Systems. Recurrent topics in Hao-Jui Weng's work include Dermatology and Skin Diseases (6 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers) and Ion Channels and Receptors (5 papers). Hao-Jui Weng is often cited by papers focused on Dermatology and Skin Diseases (6 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers) and Ion Channels and Receptors (5 papers). Hao-Jui Weng collaborates with scholars based in Taiwan, United States and China. Hao-Jui Weng's co-authors include Xinzhong Dong, Kush Patel, Yun Guan, Qin Liu, Yixun Geng, Zongxiang Tang, Lenka Surdenikova, Fei Ru, Zhou‐Feng Chen and Zongxiang Tang and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Communications and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Hao-Jui Weng

16 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Sensory Neuron-Specific GPCR Mrgprs Are Itch Receptors Mediating Chloroquine-Induced Pruritus

2009 605 citations Qin Liu, Zongxiang Tang et al. Cell profile →
A subpopulation of nociceptors specifically linked to itch

2012 427 citations Liang Han, Chao Ma et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hao-Jui Weng Taiwan	9	768	587	491	371	330	20	1.5k
Yixun Geng United States	9	381 0.5×	351 0.6×	353 0.7×	302 0.8×	164 0.5×	9	1.1k
Madison R. Mack United States	11	438 0.6×	380 0.6×	113 0.2×	116 0.3×	184 0.6×	16	1.0k
Zongxiang Tang China	12	323 0.4×	266 0.5×	149 0.3×	129 0.3×	124 0.4×	25	735
Qingjian Han China	11	110 0.1×	290 0.5×	87 0.2×	164 0.4×	37 0.1×	26	737
Benedetta Bianchi Italy	16	86 0.1×	208 0.4×	218 0.4×	292 0.8×	17 0.1×	25	963
Travis P. Barr United States	10	83 0.1×	252 0.4×	60 0.1×	115 0.3×	25 0.1×	14	590
Gianluca Manni Italy	32	52 0.1×	132 0.2×	27 0.1×	203 0.5×	101 0.3×	93	3.3k
Matthew S. Ripsch United States	19	39 0.1×	890 1.5×	74 0.2×	685 1.8×	59 0.2×	29	1.5k
Manfred Andratsch Austria	12	28 0.0×	383 0.7×	127 0.3×	194 0.5×	44 0.1×	14	763
Thomas Pitcher United Kingdom	11	24 0.0×	268 0.5×	35 0.1×	151 0.4×	144 0.4×	14	661

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hao-Jui Weng

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liao, Chung-Ping, W. Robert Lee, Yi‐Hua Liao, et al.. (2025). Enhanced CXCL10 expression in mast cells for cutaneous neurofibroma presenting with pain and itch. British Journal of Cancer. 132(7). 611–621. 2 indexed citations

Hsu, S M, et al.. (2025). Serotonin 2A receptor attenuates psoriatic inflammation by suppressing IL-23 secretion in monocyte-derived Langerhans cells. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8544–8544.

Lee, Yu‐Cheng, et al.. (2025). Discoidin domain receptor inhibitor DDR1-IN-1 induces autophagy and necroptotic cell death in malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Cell Death Discovery. 11(1). 83–83.

Kuo, Yung‐Che, et al.. (2025). Double-sided niche regulation in skin stem cell and cancer: mechanisms and clinical applications. Molecular Cancer. 24(1). 147–147. 1 indexed citations

Tsai, Tsen‐Fang, Pi‐Hui Liang, Hao-Jui Weng, et al.. (2023). PD-L1 Enhanced by cis-Urocanic Acid on Langerhans Cells Inhibits Vγ4+ γδT17 Cells in Imiquimod-Induced Skin Inflammation. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 143(8). 1449–1460. 11 indexed citations

Tong, Lin, Minghui Wan, Xi Li, et al.. (2022). Prognosis Evaluation of the Progression of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma within 24 Months. 9(3). 1 indexed citations

Peng, Bo‐Rong, Hao-Jui Weng, Mohamed El‐Shazly, et al.. (2022). Chemometric-Guided Exploration of Marine Anti-Neurofibroma Leads. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9. 3 indexed citations

Weng, Hao-Jui & Tsen‐Fang Tsai. (2021). ABCB1 in dermatology: roles in skin diseases and their treatment. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 99(11). 1527–1538. 19 indexed citations

Weng, Hao-Jui, et al.. (2021). Squamous cell carcinoma in a Taiwanese mal de Meleda family with SLURP-1 mutation. Dermatologica Sinica. 39(1). 49–50. 1 indexed citations

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Weng, Hao-Jui, et al.. (2020). Clinical validation and utility of Chinese Eppendorf Itch Questionnaire in adults with chronic pruritus symptoms. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association. 120(1). 492–500. 2 indexed citations

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Meixiong, James, Xinzhong Dong, & Hao-Jui Weng. (2020). Neuropathic Itch. Cells. 9(10). 2263–2263. 8 indexed citations

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Weng, Hao-Jui, Ko‐Jen Li, & Tsen‐Fang Tsai. (2018). Psoriasis treated with adalimumab in a patient with common variable immune deficiency: A case report. Dermatologica Sinica. 36(4). 252–253.

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Alqinyah, Mohammed, et al.. (2017). Regulator of G‐protein Signaling 10 (RGS10) Expression is Transcriptionally Silenced in Activated Microglia by Histone Deacetylase Activity. The FASEB Journal. 31(S1). 1 indexed citations

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Weng, Hao-Jui, Kush Patel, Nathaniel A. Jeske, et al.. (2015). Tmem100 Is a Regulator of TRPA1-TRPV1 Complex and Contributes to Persistent Pain. Neuron. 85(4). 833–846. 138 indexed citations

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Wooten, Matthew, Hao-Jui Weng, Timothy V. Hartke, et al.. (2014). Three functionally distinct classes of C-fibre nociceptors in primates. Nature Communications. 5(1). 4122–4122. 74 indexed citations

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Tang, Zongxiang, et al.. (2013). Pirt functions as an endogenous regulator of TRPM8. Nature Communications. 4(1). 2179–2179. 43 indexed citations

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Han, Liang, Chao Ma, Qin Liu, et al.. (2012). A subpopulation of nociceptors specifically linked to itch. Nature Neuroscience. 16(2). 174–182. 427 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Qin, Hao-Jui Weng, Kush Patel, et al.. (2011). The Distinct Roles of Two GPCRs, MrgprC11 and PAR2, in Itch and Hyperalgesia. Science Signaling. 4(181). ra45–ra45. 179 indexed citations

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Liu, Qin, Zongxiang Tang, Lenka Surdenikova, et al.. (2009). Sensory Neuron-Specific GPCR Mrgprs Are Itch Receptors Mediating Chloroquine-Induced Pruritus. Cell. 139(7). 1353–1365. 605 indexed citations breakdown →

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Weng, Hao-Jui, Juan P. Cata, & Patrick M. Dougherty. (2004). Receptors and channels. Journal of Pain. 5(3). S5–S5. 11 indexed citations

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