Junfen Ma

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Junfen Ma is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Junfen Ma has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Cancer Research and 6 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Junfen Ma's work include Circular RNAs in diseases (5 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (4 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (4 papers). Junfen Ma is often cited by papers focused on Circular RNAs in diseases (5 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (4 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (4 papers). Junfen Ma collaborates with scholars based in China. Junfen Ma's co-authors include Liang Ming, Zhiyun Jiang, Liang Ming, Jinbo Liu, Ting Sun, Weiwei Wang, Yangxia Wang, Quanbo Zhou, Jiang Li and Haijiang Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, Molecular Cancer and Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Junfen Ma

25 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Exosomal circRNAs: biogenesis, effect and application in human diseases

2019 504 citations Yangxia Wang, Jinbo Liu et al. Molecular Cancer profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Junfen Ma China	15	718	533	174	108	95	25	1.1k
Weiyi Feng China	14	473 0.7×	174 0.3×	191 1.1×	28 0.3×	109 1.1×	40	962
Yanyan Zhou China	19	371 0.5×	231 0.4×	196 1.1×	25 0.2×	91 1.0×	54	874
Junjie Kou China	21	587 0.8×	127 0.2×	115 0.7×	97 0.9×	325 3.4×	44	1.1k
Tania Lévesque Canada	12	369 0.5×	107 0.2×	125 0.7×	42 0.4×	185 1.9×	17	785
Ruishuang Ma China	18	434 0.6×	120 0.2×	102 0.6×	57 0.5×	373 3.9×	47	958
Shulin Yu China	13	973 1.4×	845 1.6×	495 2.8×	19 0.2×	158 1.7×	18	1.7k
B. Hugel France	12	549 0.8×	135 0.3×	72 0.4×	91 0.8×	233 2.5×	14	1.0k
Henri Roger Lijnen Belgium	18	288 0.4×	366 0.7×	101 0.6×	77 0.7×	118 1.2×	37	1.2k
Matthew Fletcher United Kingdom	12	240 0.3×	114 0.2×	230 1.3×	93 0.9×	420 4.4×	35	1.0k
Yuichiro Yokoyama Japan	15	348 0.5×	152 0.3×	287 1.6×	37 0.3×	65 0.7×	89	937

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Junfen Ma

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Junfen Ma. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Junfen Ma 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 Junfen Ma. Junfen Ma 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

Zhu, Li, Xinhuan Chen, Yanyan Zhu, et al.. (2020). Dihydroartemisinin Inhibits the Proliferation of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Partially by Targeting AKT1 and p70S6K. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 11. 587470–587470. 11 indexed citations

Zhu, Li, Xinhuan Chen, Tingting Niu, et al.. (2020). The Establishment of Esophageal Precancerous Lesion Model by Using p53 Conditional Knockout Mouse in Esophageal Epithelium. BioMed Research International. 2020(1). 4534289–4534289. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Jingjing, Aiguo Tang, Junfen Ma, Xiaoxu Sun, & Liang Ming. (2019). The reference intervals for CA125, CA15-3, CA19-9, CA72-4, AFP, CEA, NSE and CYFRA21-1. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation. 79(1-2). 71–74. 15 indexed citations

Zhu, Man, et al.. (2019). Differential Expression and Diagnostic Significance of Pre-Albumin, Fibrinogen Combined with D-Dimer in AFP-Negative Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Pathology & Oncology Research. 26(3). 1669–1676. 22 indexed citations

Wang, Yangxia, Jinbo Liu, Junfen Ma, et al.. (2019). Exosomal circRNAs: biogenesis, effect and application in human diseases. Molecular Cancer. 18(1). 116–116. 504 indexed citations breakdown →

Wang, Xuebin, Ning‐hua Cui, Shuai Zhang, et al.. (2019). Leukocyte telomere length, mitochondrial DNA copy number, and coronary artery disease risk and severity: A two-stage case-control study of 3064 Chinese subjects. Atherosclerosis. 284. 165–172. 33 indexed citations

Wang, Qian, Junfen Ma, Zhiyun Jiang, & Liang Ming. (2018). Prognostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in acute pulmonary embolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Angiology. 37(1). 4–11. 126 indexed citations

Wang, Xuebin, Ning‐hua Cui, Junfen Ma, et al.. (2018). Identification of DAPK1 Promoter Hypermethylation as a Biomarker for Intra-Epithelial Lesion and Cervical Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Published Studies, TCGA, and GEO Datasets. Frontiers in Genetics. 9. 258–258. 20 indexed citations

Wang, Qian, Junfen Ma, Zhiyun Jiang, et al.. (2018). Diagnostic value of circulating microRNA-27a/b in patients with acute pulmonary embolism. International Angiology. 37(1). 19–25. 23 indexed citations

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Wang, Qian, Junfen Ma, Zhiyun Jiang, et al.. (2017). Identification of microRNAs as diagnostic biomarkers for acute myocardial infarction in Asian populations. Medicine. 96(24). e7173–e7173. 28 indexed citations

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Ma, Junfen, Li Nan, Jimin Zhao, et al.. (2017). Histone deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin A enhances the antitumor effect of the oncolytic adenovirus H101 on esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in vitro and in vivo. Oncology Letters. 13(6). 4868–4874. 12 indexed citations

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Jiang, Zhiyun, Junfen Ma, Qian Wang, et al.. (2017). Circulating microRNA expression and their target genes in deep vein thrombosis. Medicine. 96(50). e9330–e9330. 22 indexed citations

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Li, Xiaogai, Shihai Wang, Junfen Ma, et al.. (2016). Molecular correlates and prognostic value of tmTNF-α expression in colorectal cancer of 5-Fluorouracil-Based Adjuvant Therapy. Cancer Biology & Therapy. 17(6). 684–692. 11 indexed citations

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Li, Nan, Junfen Ma, Kai Li, Changlong Guo, & Liang Ming. (2016). Different Contributions of CDKAL 1, KIF21B , and LRRK2/MUC19 Polymorphisms to SAPHO Syndrome, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, and Seronegative Spondyloarthropathy. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 21(2). 122–126. 12 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jimin, Junfen Ma, Yanan Jiang, et al.. (2016). Involvement of p38MAPK-ATF2 signaling pathway in alternariol induced DNA polymerase β expression. Oncology Letters. 12(1). 675–679. 7 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jimin, Fang Tian, Yanan Jiang, et al.. (2016). Aloe-emodin suppresses esophageal cancer cell TE1 proliferation by inhibiting AKT and ERK phosphorylation. Oncology Letters. 12(3). 2232–2238. 24 indexed citations

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Ma, Junfen, Xiaobing Guo, Shijie Zhang, et al.. (2015). Trichostatin A, a histone deacetylase inhibitor, suppresses proliferation and promotes apoptosis of esophageal squamous cell lines. Molecular Medicine Reports. 11(6). 4525–4531. 44 indexed citations

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Ma, Junfen, Jimin Zhao, Jing Lü, et al.. (2012). Coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor promotes antitumor activity of oncolytic adenovirus H101 in esophageal cancer. International Journal of Molecular Medicine. 30(6). 1403–1409. 18 indexed citations

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Lü, Jing, Jun Zhao, Jimin Zhao, et al.. (2011). VEGF‐A‐induced immature DCs not mature DCs differentiation into endothelial‐like cells through ERK1/2‐dependent pathway. Cell Biochemistry and Function. 29(4). 294–302. 5 indexed citations

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Lü, Jing, Jimin Zhao, Kangdong Liu, et al.. (2010). MAPK/ERK1/2 signaling mediates endothelial-like differentiation of immature DCs in the microenvironment of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 67(12). 2091–2106. 22 indexed citations

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