Hong‐Ru Chen

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Hong‐Ru Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hong‐Ru Chen has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Immunology and 6 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Hong‐Ru Chen's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers), Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (5 papers) and Click Chemistry and Applications (3 papers). Hong‐Ru Chen is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers), Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (5 papers) and Click Chemistry and Applications (3 papers). Hong‐Ru Chen collaborates with scholars based in Taiwan, United States and China. Hong‐Ru Chen's co-authors include Trai‐Ming Yeh, Yu Sun, Chia-Yi Kuan, Yung‐Chun Chuang, Ching‐Wen Chen, Yee-Shin Lin, Yi-Min Kuo, Chiao-Hsuan Chao, Hsiao‐Sheng Liu and Guey‐Chuen Perng and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Hong‐Ru Chen

37 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

  1. Capillary-associated microglia regulate vascular structure and function through PANX1-P2RY12 coupling in mice
    2021 193 citations Kanchan Bisht, Kaushik Sharma et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Hong‐Ru Chen
Nathalie Davoust France
Lillie Lopez United States
Miguel Alejandro Lopez‐Ramirez United States
Alla L. Zozulya Germany
Naresha Saligrama United States
Takeshi Fukuhara Japan
Francesca Galbiati Italy
Kathleen Borgmann United States
André Ortlieb Guerreiro‐Cacais Sweden
Chaim Jalas United States
Nathalie Davoust France
Hong‐Ru Chen
Citations per year, relative to Hong‐Ru Chen Hong‐Ru Chen (= 1×) peers Nathalie Davoust

Countries citing papers authored by Hong‐Ru Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hong‐Ru Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hong‐Ru Chen

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

All Works

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Fu, Zhongxiao, Mallikarjunarao Ganesana, Philip Hwang, et al.. (2025). Microglia modulate the cerebrovascular reactivity through ectonucleotidase CD39. Nature Communications. 16(1). 956–956. 8 indexed citations
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Huang, Wen-Chien & Hong‐Ru Chen. (2023). Application of Cotton Swab–Ag Composite as Flexible Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Substrate for DMMP Detection. Molecules. 28(2). 520–520. 7 indexed citations
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Sun, Yu, et al.. (2022). Stroke propensity in the Th3+/ mouse model of β-thalassemia intermedia. Neurobiology of Disease. 171. 105802–105802. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tiantian, Li Lu, Yuying Liu, et al.. (2022). Sleep disturbance and quality of life among university freshmen in Qinghai–Tibet Plateau of China. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13. 996996–996996. 3 indexed citations
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Kuan, Chia‐Yi, Hong‐Ru Chen, & Ton J. deGrauw. (2022). (Phospho)creatine: the reserve and merry-go-round of brain energetics. Neural Regeneration Research. 18(2). 327–327. 4 indexed citations
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Bisht, Kanchan, Kaushik Sharma, Dennis H. Lentferink, et al.. (2021). Capillary-associated microglia regulate vascular structure and function through PANX1-P2RY12 coupling in mice. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5289–5289. 193 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Hong‐Ru, Yu Sun, Ching‐Wen Chen, et al.. (2020). Fate mapping via CCR2-CreER mice reveals monocyte-to-microglia transition in development and neonatal stroke. Science Advances. 6(35). eabb2119–eabb2119. 79 indexed citations
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Kuan, Chia-Yi, Hong‐Ru Chen, Ning Gao, et al.. (2020). Brain-targeted hypoxia-inducible factor stabilization reduces neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury. Neurobiology of Disease. 148. 105200–105200. 13 indexed citations
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Marikawa, Yusuke, Hong‐Ru Chen, Mark Menor, Youping Deng, & Vernadeth B. Alarcón. (2019). Exposure-based assessment of chemical teratogenicity using morphogenetic aggregates of human embryonic stem cells. Reproductive Toxicology. 91. 74–91. 32 indexed citations
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Chen, Hong‐Ru, Yung‐Chun Chuang, Yee-Shin Lin, et al.. (2016). Dengue Virus Nonstructural Protein 1 Induces Vascular Leakage through Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor and Autophagy. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 10(7). e0004828–e0004828. 90 indexed citations
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Chen, Hong‐Ru, Yi‐Chun Yeh, Ching‐Yi Liu, et al.. (2016). DDR1 promotes E-cadherin stability via inhibition of integrin-β1-Src activation-mediated E-cadherin endocytosis. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 36336–36336. 23 indexed citations
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Chen, Hong‐Ru, et al.. (2016). Cdk12 Regulates Neurogenesis and Late-Arising Neuronal Migration in the Developing Cerebral Cortex. Cerebral Cortex. 27(3). bhw081–bhw081. 19 indexed citations
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Chen, Hong‐Ru, et al.. (2015). THROMBIN INDUCES VASCULAR LEAKAGE THROUGH MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITORY FACTOR AND AUTOPHAGY DURING SEPSIS. Haematologica. 100. 621–622. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Hong‐Ru, et al.. (2015). Pathogenic Roles of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor during Dengue Virus Infection. Mediators of Inflammation. 2015(1). 547094–547094. 28 indexed citations
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Chen, Hong‐Ru, et al.. (2015). Cdk12 is essential for embryonic development and the maintenance of genomic stability. Cell Death and Differentiation. 23(6). 1038–1048. 78 indexed citations
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Chen, Hong‐Ru, Guan-Ting Lin, Chun-Kai Huang, & Ming‐Ji Fann. (2014). Cdk12 and Cdk13 regulate axonal elongation through a common signaling pathway that modulates Cdk5 expression. Experimental Neurology. 261. 10–21. 22 indexed citations
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Chuang, Yung‐Chun, et al.. (2013). Re-evaluation of the pathogenic roles of nonstructural protein 1 and its antibodies during dengue virus infection. Journal of Biomedical Science. 20(1). 42–42. 32 indexed citations
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Chen, Hong‐Ru, Hung‐Chi Yang, Dennis Jine‐Yuan Hsieh, Zijuan Liu, & Kan-Jen Tsai. (2010). Zebrafish sod1 and sp1 expression are modulated by the copper ATPase gene atp7a in response to intracellular copper status. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 189(3). 192–197. 11 indexed citations
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Chen, Hong‐Ru, et al.. (2002). G-CSF-primed haploidentical marrow transplantation without ex vivo T cell depletion: an excellent alternative for high-risk leukemia. Bone Marrow Transplantation. 30(12). 861–866. 36 indexed citations

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