Howard Chen

2.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
28 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Howard Chen is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Howard Chen has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Howard Chen's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (9 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (7 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (4 papers). Howard Chen is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (9 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (7 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (4 papers). Howard Chen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Austria. Howard Chen's co-authors include Josef Platzer, Kurt Stephan, Jutta Engel, Hui Zheng, Anneliese Schrott‐Fischer, Sergio Bova, Jörg Striessnig, Myrna E. Trumbauer, Leslie A. Rogers and Michael W. Rajala and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Howard Chen

25 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Congenital Deafness and Sinoatrial Node Dysfunction in Mi... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 2005 200 400 600
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. Congenital Deafness and Sinoatrial Node Dysfunction in Mice Lacking Class D L-Type Ca2+ Channels
    2000 685 citations Josef Platzer, Jutta Engel et al. Cell profile →
  2. Mice Lacking Adiponectin Show Decreased Hepatic Insulin Sensitivity and Reduced Responsiveness to Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor γ Agonists
    2005 522 citations Andrea R. Nawrocki, Michael W. Rajala 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
Howard Chen United States 14 814 511 445 367 339 28 2.1k
Dora Y. Ho United States 30 1.2k 1.5× 868 1.7× 255 0.6× 189 0.5× 568 1.7× 71 2.6k
Pascale Belenguer France 33 5.2k 6.4× 535 1.0× 605 1.4× 384 1.0× 502 1.5× 62 5.9k
Karoline Knudsen Denmark 30 1.5k 1.8× 256 0.5× 388 0.9× 130 0.4× 523 1.5× 78 3.7k
Andreas Russ United Kingdom 23 1.8k 2.2× 308 0.6× 312 0.7× 1.2k 3.3× 321 0.9× 32 3.8k
R Joseph United States 23 691 0.8× 99 0.2× 120 0.3× 365 1.0× 66 0.2× 65 1.6k
Ivan Adzhubei United States 12 2.2k 2.7× 131 0.3× 139 0.3× 176 0.5× 128 0.4× 20 3.4k
Harald Völkl Austria 26 2.5k 3.1× 183 0.4× 676 1.5× 142 0.4× 469 1.4× 49 3.9k
Gillian L. Busch Germany 17 1.6k 1.9× 112 0.2× 573 1.3× 218 0.6× 404 1.2× 24 2.6k
Shunsuke Aoki Japan 26 1.0k 1.3× 213 0.4× 230 0.5× 108 0.3× 508 1.5× 82 2.2k
Philip A. Gottlieb United States 37 3.0k 3.6× 61 0.1× 2.4k 5.5× 131 0.4× 725 2.1× 85 4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Howard Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Howard Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Howard Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Howard Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Howard 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 Howard Chen. Howard 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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Chen, Howard, Paolo De Luca, Assaf Hochman, & Thaddeus D. Komacek. (2025). Effects of Transient Stellar Emissions on Planetary Climates of Tidally Locked Exo-Earths. The Astronomical Journal. 170(1). 40–40. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Howard, et al.. (2023). Understanding the Capability of Future Direct-imaging Observations to Quantify Atmospheric Chemical Effects of Stellar Proton Events. The Astronomical Journal. 166(3). 117–117. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Howard, et al.. (2023). Sporadic Spin-orbit Variations in Compact Multiplanet Systems and Their Influence on Exoplanet Climate. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 946(2). L32–L32. 14 indexed citations
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Gu, Pin‐Gao & Howard Chen. (2023). Deuterium Escape on Photoevaporating Sub-Neptunes. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 953(2). L27–L27. 5 indexed citations
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Mackay, Donna S., et al.. (2019). Challenges to Routine Genetic Testing for Inherited Retinal Dystrophies. Ophthalmology. 126(10). 1466–1468. 7 indexed citations
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Chen, Howard, John C. Forbes, & Abraham Loeb. (2018). Habitable Evaporated Cores and the Occurrence of Panspermia Near the Galactic Center. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 855(1). L1–L1. 21 indexed citations
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Chen, Howard, Eric Wolf, Ravi Kopparapu, Shawn Domagal‐Goldman, & Daniel E. Horton. (2018). Biosignature Anisotropy Modeled on Temperate Tidally Locked M-dwarf Planets. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 868(1). L6–L6. 30 indexed citations
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Chen, Airu, Chunsheng Zhang, John R. Lamb, et al.. (2005). Diet Induction of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein‐1 and its Impact on Obesity. Obesity Research. 13(8). 1311–1320. 181 indexed citations
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Nawrocki, Andrea R., Michael W. Rajala, Eva Tomás, et al.. (2005). Mice Lacking Adiponectin Show Decreased Hepatic Insulin Sensitivity and Reduced Responsiveness to Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor γ Agonists. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(5). 2654–2660. 522 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hsu, Wei‐Chung, Howard Chen, Pen-Chung Yew, & Dong-Yuan Chen. (2002). Phase Locality Detection Using a Branch Trace Buffer for Efficient Profiling in Dynamic Optimization. University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy (University of Minnesota). 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Hong, et al.. (2001). Differential regulation of neuropeptide Y receptors in the brains of NPY knock-out mice. Peptides. 22(3). 395–403. 31 indexed citations
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Platzer, Josef, Jutta Engel, Anneliese Schrott‐Fischer, et al.. (2000). Congenital Deafness and Sinoatrial Node Dysfunction in Mice Lacking Class D L-Type Ca2+ Channels. Cell. 102(1). 89–97. 685 indexed citations breakdown →
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Foster, Mary H., et al.. (1998). Anti-Idiotypic Monoclonal Ig Specific for an Anti-Laminin Ig Heavy Chain Transgene Variable Region. Hybridoma. 17(4). 323–329. 3 indexed citations
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Skopek, Thomas R., et al.. (1998). Effect of target gene CpG content on spontaneous mutation in transgenic mice. Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis. 400(1-2). 77–88. 16 indexed citations
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Foster, Mary H., et al.. (1997). Anti-laminin Reactivity and Glomerular Immune Deposition by in Vitro Recombinant Antibodies. Autoimmunity. 26(4). 231–243. 10 indexed citations
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Kelder, Bruce, Howard Chen, & John J. Kopchick. (1989). Activation of the mouse metallothionein-I promoter in transiently transfected avian cells. Gene. 76(1). 75–80. 11 indexed citations
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DiLella, Anthony G., et al.. (1988). Utility of firefly luciferase as a reporter gene for promoter activity in transgenic mice. Nucleic Acids Research. 16(9). 4159–4159. 41 indexed citations
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