Junwei Hou

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 547 citations indexed

About

Junwei Hou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Junwei Hou has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 547 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Epidemiology and 6 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Junwei Hou's work include Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (6 papers), Inflammasome and immune disorders (4 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (4 papers). Junwei Hou is often cited by papers focused on Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (6 papers), Inflammasome and immune disorders (4 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (4 papers). Junwei Hou collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Taiwan. Junwei Hou's co-authors include Mien‐Chie Hung, Jung-Mao Hsu, Songdong Meng, Changfei Li, Lu Sun, Mengmeng Deng, Xiaoyu Chu, Jun Hu, Hong Zhao and Bao Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Applied Physics Letters and Molecular Cell.

In The Last Decade

Junwei Hou

26 papers receiving 546 citations

Hit Papers

Molecular mechanisms and functions of pyroptosis in infla... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200
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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. Molecular mechanisms and functions of pyroptosis in inflammation and antitumor immunity
    2021 216 citations Junwei Hou, Jung-Mao Hsu et al. Molecular Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Junwei Hou China 13 367 157 90 85 65 29 547
Yusuke Murakami Japan 17 276 0.8× 495 3.2× 158 1.8× 57 0.7× 37 0.6× 43 799
Helen L. Zenner United Kingdom 7 134 0.4× 187 1.2× 165 1.8× 47 0.6× 75 1.2× 13 494
Jingmei Lin United States 5 328 0.9× 345 2.2× 76 0.8× 45 0.5× 27 0.4× 7 655
Céline Castanier France 10 434 1.2× 573 3.6× 151 1.7× 104 1.2× 28 0.4× 10 818
Valarmathy Murugaiah United Kingdom 14 167 0.5× 213 1.4× 87 1.0× 33 0.4× 18 0.3× 27 486
Ilaria Cavallari Italy 16 269 0.7× 381 2.4× 83 0.9× 78 0.9× 16 0.2× 36 763
Zhen Yan China 14 296 0.8× 96 0.6× 93 1.0× 78 0.9× 23 0.4× 44 610
Dympna J. Connolly Ireland 10 618 1.7× 924 5.9× 187 2.1× 185 2.2× 33 0.5× 10 1.2k
Ya‐Ping Ko Germany 12 222 0.6× 55 0.4× 53 0.6× 87 1.0× 77 1.2× 14 532
Ludovico Buti United States 10 351 1.0× 319 2.0× 59 0.7× 130 1.5× 47 0.7× 15 842

Countries citing papers authored by Junwei Hou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Junwei Hou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Junwei Hou

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hou, Junwei, Lei Wang, Yu Yan, et al.. (2025). Strain effect on the perpendicular magnetization switching driven by spin–orbit torque. Applied Physics Letters. 127(17).
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Liu, Yani, et al.. (2025). Impact of Activated Carbon Modification on the Ion Removal Efficiency in Flow Capacitive Deionization. C – Journal of Carbon Research. 11(4). 90–90.
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Liu, Yong, Zhi Min Yang, Shuanglian Wang, et al.. (2024). Nuclear PD-L1 compartmentalization suppresses tumorigenesis and overcomes immunocheckpoint therapy resistance in mice via histone macroH2A1. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 134(22). 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhongbo, Zhiqiang Chen, Wenbo Zhu, et al.. (2024). Study of the effects of preheating on discharge characteristics and capacity benefit of Li-ion batteries in the cold. Journal of Energy Storage. 86. 111228–111228. 11 indexed citations
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Tan, Jianwei, et al.. (2023). PosNet: Estimating lettuce fresh weight in plant factory based on oblique image. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 213. 108263–108263. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Ning, et al.. (2023). Study on the Vibration and Sound Radiation Performance of Micro-Perforated Laminated Cylindrical Shells. Applied Sciences. 13(21). 11939–11939. 1 indexed citations
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Hou, Junwei, Shuanglian Wang, Rui Miao, Xin Zhang, & Mien‐Chie Hung. (2023). Detection of Gasdermin C-Mediated Cancer Cell Pyroptosis. Methods in molecular biology. 2641. 135–146. 3 indexed citations
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Hou, Junwei, Jung-Mao Hsu, & Mien‐Chie Hung. (2021). Molecular mechanisms and functions of pyroptosis in inflammation and antitumor immunity. Molecular Cell. 81(22). 4579–4590. 216 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hou, Junwei, Lijuan Qin, Weiwei Liu, et al.. (2020). PD-L1 upregulation by IFN-α/γ-mediated Stat1 suppresses anti-HBV T cell response. PLoS ONE. 15(7). e0228302–e0228302. 16 indexed citations
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Liang, Yu, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of immune effects of virus-like particles of recombinant GII. 17 norovirus. Zhonghua weishengwuxue he mianyixue zazhi. 38(9). 691–696. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Jing, Mei‐Ying Liu, Yu Liu, et al.. (2017). Cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate (cGAMP) enhances humoral immune responses against norovirus (GII.4) virus-like particles. Zhonghua weishengwuxue he mianyixue zazhi. 37(10). 761–765. 1 indexed citations
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Tang, Fang, et al.. (2016). Evaluation of immune effects of recombinant norovirus GI.1 and GII.4 virus-like particles. Zhonghua weishengwuxue he mianyixue zazhi. 36(12). 930–934. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Weiwei, Mi Chen, Xinghui Li, et al.. (2016). Interaction of Toll-Like Receptors with the Molecular Chaperone Gp96 Is Essential for Its Activation of Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Response. PLoS ONE. 11(5). e0155202–e0155202. 21 indexed citations
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Chu, Xiaoyu, Bo Wu, Hongxia Fan, et al.. (2016). PTD-fused p53 as a potential antiviral agent directly suppresses HBV transcription and expression. Antiviral Research. 127. 41–49. 16 indexed citations
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Deng, Mengmeng, Junwei Hou, Jun Hu, et al.. (2016). Hepatitis B virus mRNAs functionally sequester let-7a and enhance hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Letters. 383(1). 62–72. 19 indexed citations
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Hou, Junwei, Xin Li, Changfei Li, et al.. (2015). Plasma membrane gp96 enhances invasion and metastatic potential of liver cancer via regulation of uPAR. Molecular Oncology. 9(7). 1312–1323. 23 indexed citations
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Wu, Bo, Xiaoyu Chu, Feng Cong, et al.. (2015). Heat shock protein gp96 decreases p53 stability by regulating Mdm2 E3 ligase activity in liver cancer. Cancer Letters. 359(2). 325–334. 26 indexed citations
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Li, Xin, Lu Sun, Junwei Hou, et al.. (2014). Cell membrane gp96 facilitates HER2 dimerization and serves as a novel target in breast cancer. International Journal of Cancer. 137(3). 512–524. 42 indexed citations
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Wang, Mengmeng, Yanjun Zhou, Qingzhan Zhang, et al.. (2012). Complete Genome Sequences of Highly Divergent Torque Teno Virus Type II from Swine Herds. Journal of Virology. 86(22). 12465–12465. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yanjun, Hai Yu, Ling Li, et al.. (2011). A novel dendrimeric peptide induces high level neutralizing antibodies against classical swine fever virus in rabbits. Veterinary Microbiology. 156(1-2). 200–204. 18 indexed citations

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