Kai Fan

2.1k total citations
54 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Kai Fan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Fan has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Immunology and 10 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Kai Fan's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (4 papers) and Immune cells in cancer (4 papers). Kai Fan is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (4 papers) and Immune cells in cancer (4 papers). Kai Fan collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Kai Fan's co-authors include Jianmei Ma, Xiaohan Yang, Yanli Zhang, Hanping Qi, Yonggang Cao, Kazuhiro Ikenaka, Gang Liu, Shuang Liu, Qianhui Zhang and Fenghua Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Kai Fan

54 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai Fan China	24	591	287	230	220	174	54	1.6k
Jiyeon Ock South Korea	22	538 0.9×	465 1.6×	324 1.4×	144 0.7×	143 0.8×	60	1.6k
Yanli Zhang China	22	392 0.7×	350 1.2×	189 0.8×	268 1.2×	320 1.8×	66	1.6k
Wenjuan Huang China	17	516 0.9×	374 1.3×	165 0.7×	152 0.7×	191 1.1×	52	1.7k
Jan Kowalski Poland	25	671 1.1×	214 0.7×	262 1.1×	423 1.9×	259 1.5×	92	1.9k
Lin Sun China	28	833 1.4×	103 0.4×	304 1.3×	315 1.4×	202 1.2×	113	2.2k
Zhengrong Zhang China	23	720 1.2×	116 0.4×	121 0.5×	120 0.5×	84 0.5×	80	1.5k
Alper Bağrıyanık Türkiye	23	542 0.9×	197 0.7×	148 0.6×	175 0.8×	116 0.7×	86	1.8k
Le Yang China	30	1.2k 2.0×	364 1.3×	385 1.7×	218 1.0×	313 1.8×	117	2.7k
Hsiao‐Yun Lin Taiwan	22	473 0.8×	237 0.8×	171 0.7×	97 0.4×	106 0.6×	40	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Fan

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yang, Xue, Kai Fan, Mei Zhou, et al.. (2025). Molecular Etching‐Derived High‐Brightness NIR‐II Gold Nanoclusters for High‐Resolution Bioimaging and Photothermal Therapy. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(24). 7 indexed citations

Yang, Xue, Yanfang Wang, Siyu Li, et al.. (2025). Engineering a spatiotemporal macrophage circuit via STING phase separation to override immune suppression in pancreatic cancer. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(47). e2504718122–e2504718122. 2 indexed citations

Fan, Kai, Xue Yang, Siyu Li, et al.. (2024). Acidic tumor microenvironment-activated MRI nanoprobes for modulation and visualization of anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy. Nano Today. 54. 102146–102146. 9 indexed citations

Yin, Jianbin, Hua Zeng, Kai Fan, et al.. (2022). Pentraxin 3 regulated by miR-224-5p modulates macrophage reprogramming and exacerbates osteoarthritis associated synovitis by targeting CD32. Cell Death and Disease. 13(6). 567–567. 44 indexed citations

Fan, Kai, et al.. (2021). Ezrin regulates synovial angiogenesis in rheumatoid arthritis through YAP and Akt signalling. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 25(19). 9378–9389. 19 indexed citations

Cao, Yonggang, Yongsheng Liu, Wei Huang, et al.. (2021). Shear stress inhibits cardiac microvascular endothelial cells apoptosis to protect against myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury via YAP/miR-206/PDCD4 signaling pathway. Biochemical Pharmacology. 186. 114466–114466. 16 indexed citations

Liu, Yanna, Fenghua Xu, Shuang Liu, et al.. (2020). Significance of gastrointestinal tract in the therapeutic mechanisms of exercise in depression: Synchronism between brain and intestine through GBA. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 103. 109971–109971. 29 indexed citations

Qi, Weizhong, Chuangxin Lin, Kai Fan, et al.. (2019). Hesperidin inhibits synovial cell inflammation and macrophage polarization through suppression of the PI3K/AKT pathway in complete Freund's adjuvant-induced arthritis in mice. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 306. 19–28. 66 indexed citations

Liu, Qing, Yanli Zhang, Shuang Liu, et al.. (2019). Cathepsin C promotes microglia M1 polarization and aggravates neuroinflammation via activation of Ca2+-dependent PKC/p38MAPK/NF-κB pathway. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 16(1). 10–10. 103 indexed citations

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Alam, Shahid, Qing Liu, Shuang Liu, et al.. (2019). Up-regulated cathepsin C induces macrophage M1 polarization through FAK-triggered p38 MAPK/NF-κB pathway. Experimental Cell Research. 382(2). 111472–111472. 52 indexed citations

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Duan, Ting, Kai Fan, Shengrong Chen, et al.. (2016). Role of peroxiredoxin 2 in H2O2-induced oxidative stress of primary Leydig cells. Molecular Medicine Reports. 13(6). 4807–4813. 19 indexed citations

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Lu, Jin‐Chun, Jun Jing, Qi Yao, et al.. (2016). Relationship between Lipids Levels of Serum and Seminal Plasma and Semen Parameters in 631 Chinese Subfertile Men. PLoS ONE. 11(1). e0146304–e0146304. 42 indexed citations

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Li, Qin, et al.. (2015). Effect of Ursolic acid and Oleanolic acid on osteoblastic like cell-line MC3T3-E1.. Pakistan Veterinary Journal. 35(4). 414–419. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Qin, et al.. (2015). Effect of Fructus Ligustri Lucidi on osteoblastic like cell-line MC3T3-E1. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 170. 88–95. 29 indexed citations

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Fan, Kai, et al.. (2015). Carvacrol induces the apoptosis of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells under hypoxia. European Journal of Pharmacology. 770. 134–146. 29 indexed citations

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Jing, Jun, Li Chen, Haiyan Fu, et al.. (2015). Annexin V-induced rat Leydig cell proliferation involves Ect2 via RhoA/ROCK signaling pathway. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 9437–9437. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Haijun, Lin Ye, Hui Liu, et al.. (2014). Protective Effect of Ginsenoside Against Acute Renal Failure via Reduction of Renal Oxidative Stress and Enhanced Expression of ChAT in the Proximal Convoluted Tubule and ERK1/2 in the Paraventricular Nuclei. Physiological Research. 63(5). 597–604. 10 indexed citations

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Li, Shao, Bo Song, Yanli Zhang, et al.. (2014). The pathological changes in the spinal cord after dural tear with and without autologous fascia repair. European Spine Journal. 23(7). 1531–1540. 19 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Kenji F., Ko Matsui, Takuya Sasaki, et al.. (2012). Expanding the Repertoire of Optogenetically Targeted Cells with an Enhanced Gene Expression System. Cell Reports. 2(2). 397–406. 140 indexed citations

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Qi, Hanping, Kai Fan, Shu Wang, et al.. (2012). M3 Subtype of Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor Promotes Cardioprotection via the Suppression of miR-376b-5p. PLoS ONE. 7(3). e32571–e32571. 38 indexed citations

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