Hong Lei

7.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
27 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Hong Lei is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Hong Lei has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Genetics and 4 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Hong Lei's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (11 papers), Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (8 papers) and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (4 papers). Hong Lei is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (11 papers), Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (8 papers) and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (4 papers). Hong Lei collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Switzerland. Hong Lei's co-authors include En Li, Masaki Okano, En Li, Kenichiro Hata, Rudolf Jaenisch, Taiping Chen, Hui Su, S. Paul Oh, Jeffrey Bajko and Sarah Hevi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Hong Lei

27 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Dnmt3L cooperates with the Dnmt3 family of de novo DNA methyltransferases to establish maternal imprints in mice

2002 732 citations Kenichiro Hata, Masaki Okano et al. Development profile →
ZNRF3 promotes Wnt receptor turnover in an R-spondin-sensitive manner

2012 709 citations Huai-Xiang Hao, Yang Xie et al. Nature profile →
De novo DNA cytosine methyltransferase activities in mouse embryonic stem cells

1996 651 citations Hong Lei, S. Paul Oh et al. Development profile →
The lysine demethylase LSD1 (KDM1) is required for maintenance of global DNA methylation

2008 626 citations Jing Wang, Sarah Hevi et al. Nature Genetics profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hong Lei

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Coated sponge spicules for remodeling skin immune homeostasis in psoriasis treatment by releasing self-assembled phospholipid complex nanoparticles 2025 ·Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces ·(unknown), Jieru Chen, (unknown), (unknown), Rujiang Ma, Hong Lei, (unknown), (unknown), Qingguo Li, (unknown), Long Fu Xi	1
2	Hypoxia-induced proteasomal degradation of DBC1 by SIAH2 in breast cancer progression 2022 ·eLife ·Qiangqiang Liu, Qian Luo, Jianyu Feng, (unknown), Biao Ma, Hongcheng Cheng, Tian Zhao, Hong Lei, Chenglong Mu, Linbo Chen, (unknown), Jiaojiao Zhang, (unknown), Jingyi Su, Guo Chen, Yanjun Li, Gang Hu, (unknown), Quan Chen, Yushan Zhu	13
3	Cell adhesion molecule KIRREL1 is a feedback regulator of Hippo signaling recruiting SAV1 to cell-cell contact sites 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Atanu Paul, Stefano Annunziato, Bo Lü, Tianliang Sun, Olivera Evrova, Lara Planas‐Paz, Vanessa Orsini, Luigi Terracciano, Olga Charlat, Zinger Yang, Lei Ji, Raffaella Zamponi, Frederic Sigoillot, Hong Lei, Alicia Lindeman, Carsten Russ, John Reece-Hoyes, Thomas B. Nicholson, Jan S. Tchorz, Feng Cong	21
4	Binding of a glaucoma-associated myocilin variant to the αB-crystallin chaperone impedes protein clearance in trabecular meshwork cells 2018 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Jeffrey M. Lynch, Bing Li, (unknown), Chuanxi Xiang, Barrett Leehy, Nalini Rangaswamy, Veronica Saenz-Vash, (unknown), Hong Lei, Thomas B. Nicholson, Erik L. Meredith, Dennis S. Rice, Ganesh Prasanna, Amy Chen	11
5	CTRP3 attenuates post-infarct cardiac fibrosis by targeting Smad3 activation and inhibiting myofibroblast differentiation 2015 ·Journal of Molecular Medicine ·Dan Wu, Hong Lei, Jinyu Wang, Chenglin Zhang, Han Feng, (unknown), Li Li, Li‐Ling Wu	83
6	Angiotensin II Reduces Cardiac AdipoR1 Expression through AT1 Receptor/ROS/ERK1/2/c-Myc Pathway 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Li Li, Zhiguo Zhang, Hong Lei, Cheng Wang, Lipeng Wu, Jinyu Wang, (unknown), Wei‐Guo Zhu, Li‐Ling Wu	15
7	ZNRF3 promotes Wnt receptor turnover in an R-spondin-sensitive manner breakdown → 2012 ·Nature ·Huai-Xiang Hao, Yang Xie, Yue Zhang, Olga Charlat, (unknown), (unknown), Hong Lei, Craig Mickanin, Dong Liu, Heinz Ruffner, Xiaohong Mao, Qicheng Ma, Raffaella Zamponi, Tewis Bouwmeester, Peter M. Finan, Marc W. Kirschner, Jeffery A. Porter, Fabrizio C. Serluca, Feng Cong	709
8	KDM1B is a histone H3K4 demethylase required to establish maternal genomic imprints 2009 ·Nature ·David Ciccone, Hui Su, Sarah Hevi, Frédérique Gay, Hong Lei, Jeffrey Bajko, Guoliang Xu, En Li, Taiping Chen	378
9	Methylation of p53 by Set7/9 Mediates p53 Acetylation and Activity In Vivo 2008 ·Molecular Cell ·Julia K. Kurash, Hong Lei, Qiong Shen, Wendy L. Marston, Brian Granda, Hong Fan, Daniel Wall, En Li, François Gaudet	178
10	The lysine demethylase LSD1 (KDM1) is required for maintenance of global DNA methylation breakdown → 2008 ·Nature Genetics ·Jing Wang, Sarah Hevi, Julia K. Kurash, Hong Lei, Frédérique Gay, Jeffrey Bajko, Hui Su, Weitao Sun, Hua Chang, Guoliang Xu, François Gaudet, En Li, Taiping Chen	626
11	The Histone H3K79 Methyltransferase Dot1L Is Essential for Mammalian Development and Heterochromatin Structure 2008 ·PLoS Genetics ·Brendan T. Jones, Hui Su, Audesh Bhat, Hong Lei, Jeffrey Bajko, Sarah Hevi, Gretchen A. Baltus, Shilpa D. Kadam, Huili Zhai, Reginald Valdez, Susana Gonzalo, Yi Zhang, En Li, Taiping Chen	288
12	A methyl-CpG-binding protein 2–enhanced green fluorescent protein reporter mouse model provides a new tool for studying the neuronal basis of Rett syndrome 2008 ·Neuroreport ·Ralf S. Schmid, Naomi Tsujimoto, Qiang Qu, Hong Lei, En Li, Taiping Chen, (unknown)	16
13	DNA methylation is a primary mechanism for silencing postmigratory primordial germ cell genes in both germ cell and somatic cell lineages 2006 ·Development ·Danielle M. Maatouk, (unknown), Mellissa R.W. Mann, Hong Lei, En Li, Marisa S. Bartolomei, James L. Resnick	167
14	Generation of a floxed allele of the mouse BMP type II receptor gene 2005 ·genesis ·Hideyuki Beppu, Hong Lei, Kenneth D. Bloch, En Li	39
15	Dnmt3L cooperates with the Dnmt3 family of de novo DNA methyltransferases to establish maternal imprints in mice breakdown → 2002 ·Development ·Kenichiro Hata, Masaki Okano, Hong Lei, En Li	732
16	The Type II Activin Receptors Are Essential for Egg Cylinder Growth, Gastrulation, and Rostral Head Development in Mice 1999 ·Developmental Biology ·Jihwan Song, S. Paul Oh, Heinrich Schrewe, Masatoshi Nomura, Hong Lei, (unknown), Thomas Gridley, En Li	161
17	Disruption of α3 Connexin Gene Leads to Proteolysis and Cataractogenesis in Mice 1997 ·Cell ·Xiaohua Gong, En Li, George Klier, Qingling Huang, Ying Wu, Hong Lei, Nalin M. Kumar, Joseph Horwitz, Norton B. Gilula	344
18	Complete Phenotypic Characterization of apobec-1 Knockout Mice with a Wild-type Genetic Background and a Human Apolipoprotein B Transgenic Background, and Restoration of Apolipoprotein B mRNA Editing by Somatic Gene Transfer of Apobec-1 1996 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Makoto Nakamuta, (unknown), Eva Zsigmond, Kunihisa Kobayashi, Hong Lei, Brian Y. Ishida, Kazuhiro Oka, En Li, Lawrence Chan	80
19	De novo DNA cytosine methyltransferase activities in mouse embryonic stem cells breakdown → 1996 ·Development ·Hong Lei, S. Paul Oh, Masaki Okano, R Jüttermann, Kendrick A. Goss, Rudolf Jaenisch, En Li	651
20	Developmental defects of the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus and pituitary gonadotroph in the Ftz‐F1 disrupted mice 1995 ·Developmental Dynamics ·Koh Shinoda, Hong Lei, Hironori Yoshii, Masatoshi Nomura, Mamoru Nagano, (unknown), Hiroshi Sasaki, Yoshio Osawa, Yasuharu Ninomiya, Ohtsura Niwa, Ken-ichirou Morohashi, En Li	301

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