Ke-Jun Han

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Ke-Jun Han is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ke-Jun Han has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Immunology and 5 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Ke-Jun Han's work include interferon and immune responses (8 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (7 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (5 papers). Ke-Jun Han is often cited by papers focused on interferon and immune responses (8 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (7 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (5 papers). Ke-Jun Han collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Lithuania. Ke-Jun Han's co-authors include Hong‐Bing Shu, Liang‐Guo Xu, Zhonghe Zhai, Lianyun Li, Yan‐Yi Wang, Lianghua Bin, Xiaoqin Su, Jun Zhang, Junmin Peng and Nanyan Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Cell Biology and Molecular Cell.

In The Last Decade

Ke-Jun Han

19 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

VISA Is an Adapter Protein Required for Virus-Triggered I... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 500 1000 1.5k
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. VISA Is an Adapter Protein Required for Virus-Triggered IFN-β Signaling
    2005 1.6k citations Liang‐Guo Xu, Yan‐Yi Wang et al. Molecular Cell profile →

Peers

Ke-Jun Han
Jana M. Ellegast United States
Brad R. Rosenberg United States
Musheng Bao United States
Arjen Q. Bakker Netherlands
Dirk R. Gewert United Kingdom
Christopher E. Andoniou Australia
Jaquelin P. Dudley United States
R Risser United States
Ernst Böhnlein United States
Xiaomo Jiang United States
Jana M. Ellegast United States
Ke-Jun Han
Citations per year, relative to Ke-Jun Han Ke-Jun Han (= 1×) peers Jana M. Ellegast

Countries citing papers authored by Ke-Jun Han

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ke-Jun Han

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ke-Jun Han. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Ke-Jun Han. The network helps show where Ke-Jun Han may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ke-Jun Han

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Neumann, Andrew J., et al.. (2025). Rap1 activity and localization is regulated by Rab40/CRL5 facilitated mono-ubiquitylation.. PubMed. 2025. 1 indexed citations
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Han, Ke-Jun, et al.. (2023). The role of midbody-associated mRNAs in regulating abscission. The Journal of Cell Biology. 222(12). 10 indexed citations
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Han, Ke-Jun, et al.. (2022). Ubiquitylation by Rab40b/Cul5 regulates Rap2 localization and activity during cell migration. The Journal of Cell Biology. 221(4). 12 indexed citations
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Han, Ke-Jun, et al.. (2022). Rab40c regulates focal adhesions and PP6 activity by controlling ANKRD28 ubiquitylation. Life Science Alliance. 5(9). e202101346–e202101346. 5 indexed citations
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Han, Ke-Jun, et al.. (2021). Rab40–Cullin5 complex regulates EPLIN and actin cytoskeleton dynamics during cell migration. The Journal of Cell Biology. 220(7). 15 indexed citations
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Han, Ke-Jun, et al.. (2018). Deubiquitylase USP9X maintains centriolar satellite integrity by stabilizing pericentriolar material 1 protein. Journal of Cell Science. 132(2). 25 indexed citations
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Han, Ke-Jun, Daniel G. Foster, Nanyan Zhang, et al.. (2012). Ubiquitin-specific Protease 9x Deubiquitinates and Stabilizes the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Protein-Survival Motor Neuron. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(52). 43741–43752. 55 indexed citations
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Han, Ke-Jun, Yan Yang, Liang‐Guo Xu, & Hong‐Bing Shu. (2010). Analysis of a TIR-less Splice Variant of TRIF Reveals an Unexpected Mechanism of TLR3-mediated Signaling. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(17). 12543–12550. 23 indexed citations
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Zhang, Nanyan, et al.. (2009). The Lysine 48 and Lysine 63 Ubiquitin Conjugates Are Processed Differently by the 26 S Proteasome. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(51). 35485–35494. 114 indexed citations
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Han, Ke-Jun, et al.. (2008). Regulation of IRF2 transcriptional activity by its sumoylation. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 372(4). 772–778. 28 indexed citations
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Zha, Jikun, Ke-Jun Han, Liang‐Guo Xu, et al.. (2006). The Ret Finger Protein Inhibits Signaling Mediated by the Noncanonical and Canonical IκB Kinase Family Members. The Journal of Immunology. 176(2). 1072–1080. 68 indexed citations
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Battle, Daniel J., Mumtaz Kasim, Jeongsik Yong, et al.. (2006). The SMN Complex: An Assembly Machine for RNPs. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 71(0). 313–320. 144 indexed citations
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Cusick, John, Liang‐Guo Xu, Lianghua Bin, Ke-Jun Han, & Hong‐Bing Shu. (2005). Identification of RELT homologues that associate with RELT and are phosphorylated by OSR1. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 340(2). 535–543. 31 indexed citations
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Xu, Liang‐Guo, Yan‐Yi Wang, Ke-Jun Han, et al.. (2005). VISA Is an Adapter Protein Required for Virus-Triggered IFN-β Signaling. Molecular Cell. 19(6). 727–740. 1579 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Jun, Liang‐Guo Xu, Ke-Jun Han, & Hong‐Bing Shu. (2004). Identification of a ZU5 and Death Domain-containing Inhibitor of NF-κB. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(17). 17819–17825. 17 indexed citations
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Wang, Hongcheng, Ke-Jun Han, Xuewen Pang, et al.. (2004). Multiple variants and a differential splicing pattern of kinectin in human hepatocellular carcinoma. Biochemistry and Cell Biology. 82(2). 321–327. 15 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jun, Liang‐Guo Xu, Ke-Jun Han, Xudong Wei, & Hong‐Bing Shu. (2004). PIASy represses TRIF‐induced ISRE and NF‐κB activation but not apoptosis. FEBS Letters. 570(1-3). 97–101. 42 indexed citations
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Han, Ke-Jun, Xiaoqin Su, Liang‐Guo Xu, et al.. (2004). Mechanisms of the TRIF-induced Interferon-stimulated Response Element and NF-κB Activation and Apoptosis Pathways. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(15). 15652–15661. 216 indexed citations
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Wang, Yu, Ke-Jun Han, Xuewen Pang, et al.. (2002). Large Scale Identification of Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma-Associated Antigens by Autoantibodies. The Journal of Immunology. 169(2). 1102–1109. 154 indexed citations

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