Kefeng Qin

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Kefeng Qin is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kefeng Qin has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Neurology and 10 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Kefeng Qin's work include Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (18 papers), Neurological diseases and metabolism (15 papers) and Trace Elements in Health (10 papers). Kefeng Qin is often cited by papers focused on Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (18 papers), Neurological diseases and metabolism (15 papers) and Trace Elements in Health (10 papers). Kefeng Qin collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Kefeng Qin's co-authors include David Westaway, Paul E. Fraser, Hans A. Kretzschmar, Theo P.A. Kruck, David R. Brown, Alex von Bohlen, Jochen Herms, Jean Manson, Robert Strome and Armin Giese and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Kefeng Qin

23 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

The cellular prion protein binds copper in vivo 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 250 500 750 1000
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. The cellular prion protein binds copper in vivo
    1997 1.0k citations David R. Brown, Kefeng Qin et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kefeng Qin United States 16 1.6k 971 799 316 79 24 1.9k
Gabriele Giachin Italy 20 825 0.5× 319 0.3× 341 0.4× 182 0.6× 72 0.9× 41 984
D. Moira Glerum Canada 29 2.2k 1.3× 781 0.8× 55 0.1× 229 0.7× 66 0.8× 53 2.9k
Salama R. Abdelraheim United Kingdom 13 663 0.4× 418 0.4× 262 0.3× 131 0.4× 22 0.3× 20 821
Elizabeth M. Beck United Kingdom 13 631 0.4× 116 0.1× 226 0.3× 89 0.3× 86 1.1× 16 2.3k
Bruce Onisko United States 19 664 0.4× 243 0.3× 215 0.3× 106 0.3× 54 0.7× 34 978
Gerbert A. Jansen Netherlands 21 1.5k 0.9× 93 0.1× 82 0.1× 307 1.0× 63 0.8× 41 1.9k
Steven H. Olson United States 24 669 0.4× 45 0.0× 209 0.3× 252 0.8× 246 3.1× 47 1.7k
Sergey Reverdatto United States 19 885 0.5× 65 0.1× 67 0.1× 161 0.5× 54 0.7× 31 1.6k
Stefan W. Vetter United States 18 1.1k 0.7× 78 0.1× 44 0.1× 186 0.6× 60 0.8× 45 1.6k
Martín Hugo Uruguay 17 798 0.5× 154 0.2× 34 0.0× 299 0.9× 23 0.3× 22 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kefeng Qin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kefeng Qin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kefeng Qin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kefeng Qin 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 Kefeng Qin. Kefeng Qin 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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Wang, Zerui, Kefeng Qin, Manuel V. Camacho, et al.. (2021). Generation of human chronic wasting disease in transgenic mice. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 9(1). 158–158. 26 indexed citations
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Qin, Kefeng, et al.. (2020). A novel PRNP -G131R variant associated with familial prion disease. Neurology Genetics. 6(4). e454–e454. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Guiyu, et al.. (2020). Curcumol may reverse early and advanced liver fibrogenesis through downregulating the uPA/uPAR pathway. Phytotherapy Research. 34(6). 1421–1435. 19 indexed citations
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Qin, Kefeng, et al.. (2019). “Dual Disease” TgAD/GSS mice exhibit enhanced Alzheimer’s disease pathology and reveal PrPC-dependent secretion of Aβ. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 8524–8524. 8 indexed citations
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Zhao, Lili, et al.. (2018). Copper induces structural changes in N-terminus of human prion protein. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 499(3). 470–474. 4 indexed citations
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Qin, Kefeng, Yi Xiao, Wenyu Ma, et al.. (2013). Differential Responses of Neuronal and Spermatogenic Cells to the Doppel Cytotoxicity. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e82130–e82130. 5 indexed citations
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Cortés, Constanza J., Kefeng Qin, Eric M. Norstrom, et al.. (2013). Early Delivery of Misfolded PrP from ER to Lysosomes by Autophagy. International Journal of Cell Biology. 2013. 1–18. 13 indexed citations
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Cortés, Constanza J., et al.. (2012). Rapamycin Delays Disease Onset and Prevents PrP Plaque Deposition in a Mouse Model of Gerstmann–Sträussler–Scheinker Disease. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(36). 12396–12405. 82 indexed citations
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Liu, Juanfang, Xiaodong Yan, Ling Li, et al.. (2012). Ginsennoside Rd Attenuates Cognitive Dysfunction in a Rat Model of Alzheimer’s Disease. Neurochemical Research. 37(12). 2738–2747. 50 indexed citations
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Li, Ling, Xiaodong Yan, Kefeng Qin, et al.. (2011). Protective effects of ginsenoside Rd against okadaic acid-induced neurotoxicity in vivo and in vitro. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 138(1). 135–141. 59 indexed citations
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Qin, Kefeng, Lili Zhao, R. D. Ash, W. F. McDonough, & Yuqi Zhao. (2008). ATM-mediated Transcriptional Elevation of Prion in Response to Copper-induced Oxidative Stress. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(7). 4582–4593. 33 indexed citations
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Li, Ge, Robert T. Elder, Kefeng Qin, et al.. (2007). Phosphatase Type 2A-dependent and -independent Pathways for ATR Phosphorylation of Chk1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(10). 7287–7298. 34 indexed citations
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Qin, Kefeng, Maureen O’Donnell, & Yuqi Zhao. (2006). Doppel: More rival than double to prion. Neuroscience. 141(1). 1–8. 18 indexed citations
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Qin, Kefeng, Lili Zhao, Yaqiong Tang, et al.. (2006). Doppel-induced apoptosis and counteraction by cellular prion protein in neuroblastoma and astrocytes. Neuroscience. 141(3). 1375–1388. 27 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ying, Kefeng Qin, Jianwei Wang, Tao Hung, & Yuqi Zhao. (2006). Dividing roles of prion protein in staurosporine-mediated apoptosis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 349(2). 759–768. 21 indexed citations
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Qin, Kefeng, Janaky Coomaraswamy, Peter Mastrangelo, et al.. (2003). The PrP-like Protein Doppel Binds Copper. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(11). 8888–8896. 35 indexed citations
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Qin, Kefeng, Dun‐Sheng Yang, Ying Yang, et al.. (2000). Copper(II)-induced Conformational Changes and Protease Resistance in Recombinant and Cellular PrP. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(25). 19121–19131. 130 indexed citations
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Brown, David R., Kefeng Qin, Jochen Herms, et al.. (1997). The cellular prion protein binds copper in vivo. Nature. 390(6661). 684–687. 1032 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Yunxia, Francesca Santini, Kefeng Qin, & Charles Huang. (1995). A Mg2+-dependent, Ca2+-inhibitable Serine/Threonine Protein Phosphatase from Bovine Brain. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(43). 25607–25612. 28 indexed citations

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