Huachun Cui

4.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
46 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Huachun Cui is a scholar working on Immunology, Cancer Research and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Huachun Cui has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Immunology, 20 papers in Cancer Research and 18 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Huachun Cui's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (14 papers), Immune cells in cancer (10 papers) and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (8 papers). Huachun Cui is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (14 papers), Immune cells in cancer (10 papers) and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (8 papers). Huachun Cui collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Huachun Cui's co-authors include Gang Liu, Na Xie, Sami Banerjee, Victor J. Thannickal, Zheng Tan, Edward Abraham, Jing Ge, Rui-Ming Liu, Shanzhong Yang and Qiwei Qin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Huachun Cui

46 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Glycolytic Reprogramming in Myofibroblast Differentiation and Lung Fibrosis

2015 413 citations Na Xie, Zheng Tan et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
Lung Myofibroblasts Promote Macrophage Profibrotic Activity through Lactate-induced Histone Lactylation

2020 245 citations Huachun Cui, Na Xie et al. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Huachun Cui United States	32	1.7k	1.5k	1.2k	879	379	46	3.8k
Kévin Lebrigand France	25	1.9k 1.2×	491 0.3×	1.1k 0.9×	406 0.5×	336 0.9×	51	3.2k
Xingguang Liu China	35	2.7k 1.7×	2.3k 1.5×	2.0k 1.6×	209 0.2×	543 1.4×	74	5.3k
Philip J. Bergman United States	34	1.7k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	551 0.5×	2.2k 2.6×	499 1.3×	113	5.2k
Lu Chen China	33	2.6k 1.6×	2.0k 1.3×	1.3k 1.1×	297 0.3×	321 0.8×	119	4.7k
Julie Lekstrom-Himes United States	28	1.6k 1.0×	1.6k 1.0×	314 0.3×	1.2k 1.3×	531 1.4×	51	4.5k
Shomyseh Sanjabi United States	22	1.7k 1.0×	3.0k 2.0×	738 0.6×	323 0.4×	401 1.1×	32	5.5k
Nicola Tamassia Italy	35	1.2k 0.7×	2.6k 1.8×	624 0.5×	321 0.4×	467 1.2×	78	4.3k
Oliver A. Garden United Kingdom	29	888 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	332 0.3×	529 0.6×	273 0.7×	102	3.1k
Andrew L. Doedens United States	20	1.6k 1.0×	2.5k 1.7×	1.4k 1.2×	261 0.3×	353 0.9×	24	4.5k
Tsutomu Miyamoto Japan	36	1.4k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	312 0.3×	264 0.3×	685 1.8×	144	3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Huachun Cui

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Huachun Cui

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Cui, Huachun, Sami Banerjee, Na Xie, et al.. (2025). TREM2 promotes lung fibrosis via controlling alveolar macrophage survival and pro-fibrotic activity. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1761–1761. 5 indexed citations

Liu, Hongli, Huachun Cui, & Gang Liu. (2025). The Intersection between Immune System and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis—A Concise Review. PubMed. 3(1). 10004–10004. 1 indexed citations

Cui, Huachun, Sami Banerjee, Na Xie, et al.. (2023). MafB regulates NLRP3 inflammasome activation by sustaining p62 expression in macrophages. Communications Biology. 6(1). 1047–1047. 10 indexed citations

Cui, Huachun, Na Xie, Sami Banerjee, et al.. (2022). CD38 Mediates Lung Fibrosis by Promoting Alveolar Epithelial Cell Aging. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 206(4). 459–475. 43 indexed citations

Ahmad, Israr, Ming‐Yuan Jian, Ting Zhou, et al.. (2021). AICAR decreases acute lung injury by phosphorylating AMPK and upregulating heme oxygenase-1. European Respiratory Journal. 58(6). 2003694–2003694. 28 indexed citations

Cui, Huachun, Na Xie, Sami Banerjee, et al.. (2020). Lung Myofibroblasts Promote Macrophage Profibrotic Activity through Lactate-induced Histone Lactylation. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 64(1). 115–125. 245 indexed citations breakdown →

Jiang, Dingyuan, Huachun Cui, Na Xie, et al.. (2020). ATF4 Mediates Mitochondrial Unfolded Protein Response in Alveolar Epithelial Cells. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 63(4). 478–489. 53 indexed citations

Cui, Huachun, Na Xie, Dingyuan Jiang, et al.. (2019). Inhibition of Glutaminase 1 Attenuates Experimental Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 61(4). 492–500. 54 indexed citations

Cui, Huachun, Sami Banerjee, Sijia Guo, et al.. (2019). Long noncoding RNA Malat1 regulates differential activation of macrophages and response to lung injury. JCI Insight. 4(4). 104 indexed citations

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Cui, Huachun, et al.. (2018). IFN Regulatory Factor 2 Inhibits Expression of Glycolytic Genes and Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Proinflammatory Responses in Macrophages. The Journal of Immunology. 200(9). 3218–3230. 37 indexed citations

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Cui, Huachun, Na Xie, Sami Banerjee, et al.. (2018). Impairment of Fatty Acid Oxidation in Alveolar Epithelial Cells Mediates Acute Lung Injury. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 60(2). 167–178. 60 indexed citations

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Cui, Huachun, Jing Ge, Na Xie, et al.. (2016). miR-34a Inhibits Lung Fibrosis by Inducing Lung Fibroblast Senescence. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 56(2). 168–178. 84 indexed citations

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Cui, Huachun, Sami Banerjee, Na Xie, et al.. (2015). MicroRNA-27a-3p Is a Negative Regulator of Lung Fibrosis by Targeting Myofibroblast Differentiation. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 54(6). 843–852. 73 indexed citations

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Xie, Na, Zheng Tan, Sami Banerjee, et al.. (2015). Glycolytic Reprogramming in Myofibroblast Differentiation and Lung Fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 192(12). 1462–1474. 413 indexed citations breakdown →

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Guo, Chuanyu, Huachun Cui, Songwei Ni, Yang Yan, & Qiwei Qin. (2015). Comprehensive identification and profiling of host miRNAs in response to Singapore grouper iridovirus (SGIV) infection in grouper (Epinephelus coioides). Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 52(2). 226–235. 41 indexed citations

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Guo, Chuanyu, et al.. (2013). miR-homoHSV of Singapore Grouper Iridovirus (SGIV) Inhibits Expression of the SGIV Pro-apoptotic Factor LITAF and Attenuates Cell Death. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e83027–e83027. 12 indexed citations

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Friggeri, Arnaud, Sami Banerjee, Na Xie, et al.. (2012). Extracellular Histones Inhibit Efferocytosis. Molecular Medicine. 18(5). 825–833. 42 indexed citations

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Cui, Huachun, Yang Yan, Jingguang Wei, et al.. (2010). Cloning, characterization, and expression analysis of orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides) ILF2 gene (EcILF2). Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 30(1). 378–388. 14 indexed citations

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Wei, Jingguang, Dan Xu, Jinggeng Zhou, et al.. (2009). Molecular cloning, characterization and expression analysis of a C-type lectin (Ec-CTL) in orange-spotted grouper, Epinephelus coioides. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 28(1). 178–186. 65 indexed citations

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Huang, Youhua, Xiaohong Huang, Hong Liu, et al.. (2009). Complete sequence determination of a novel reptile iridovirus isolated from soft-shelled turtle and evolutionary analysis of Iridoviridae. BMC Genomics. 10(1). 224–224. 107 indexed citations

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