Kellen Chen

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
63 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Kellen Chen is a scholar working on Rehabilitation, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kellen Chen has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Rehabilitation, 14 papers in Surgery and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kellen Chen's work include Wound Healing and Treatments (25 papers), Tendon Structure and Treatment (8 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (6 papers). Kellen Chen is often cited by papers focused on Wound Healing and Treatments (25 papers), Tendon Structure and Treatment (8 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (6 papers). Kellen Chen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and Germany. Kellen Chen's co-authors include Pi‐Tai Chou, Yün Chi, Geoffrey C. Gurtner, Michael T. Longaker, Michael Januszyk, Derrick C. Wan, Michelle Griffin, Deshka S. Foster, Michael F. Davitt and Dominic Henn and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kellen Chen

57 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Preventing Engrailed-1 activation in fibroblasts yields wound regeneration without scarring

2021 404 citations Shamik Mascharak, Heather E. desJardins-Park et al. Science profile →
Multi-omic analysis reveals divergent molecular events in scarring and regenerative wound healing

2022 144 citations Shamik Mascharak, Heather E. Talbott et al. Cell stem cell profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kellen Chen United States	20	505	475	313	306	242	63	1.8k
Kenji Izumi Japan	27	254 0.5×	156 0.3×	136 0.4×	117 0.4×	270 1.1×	99	1.9k
Yuting Deng China	22	91 0.2×	460 1.0×	471 1.5×	524 1.7×	184 0.8×	76	2.1k
Yumeng Xue China	30	762 1.5×	619 1.3×	58 0.2×	116 0.4×	969 4.0×	69	3.2k
Qingfei Zhang China	27	199 0.4×	410 0.9×	40 0.1×	463 1.5×	646 2.7×	68	2.2k
Weili Shi China	18	39 0.1×	733 1.5×	150 0.5×	250 0.8×	422 1.7×	59	2.1k
Xiaopeng Duan China	26	185 0.4×	651 1.4×	47 0.2×	1.5k 4.8×	489 2.0×	75	2.5k
Zhengqing Yan China	19	65 0.1×	879 1.9×	120 0.4×	150 0.5×	220 0.9×	41	1.7k
Qingyi Zhang China	18	205 0.4×	195 0.4×	78 0.2×	90 0.3×	281 1.2×	34	1.2k
Pengchao Zhao China	20	183 0.4×	287 0.6×	20 0.1×	98 0.3×	535 2.2×	37	1.9k
Reju George Thomas South Korea	22	118 0.2×	334 0.7×	48 0.2×	56 0.2×	794 3.3×	41	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kellen Chen

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Kellen, Seungsoo Kim, Katerina Kraft, et al.. (2026). Fibroblasts of disparate developmental origins harbor anatomically variant scarring potential. Cell. 189(3). 783–799.e20.

Chen, Kellen, et al.. (2026). Decoding wound healing: cellular insights and technological advances. PubMed. 3(1). 1–1.

Chen, Kellen, et al.. (2025). Translational approaches manipulating mechanobiology to promote scarless healing in humans. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 112. 25–33. 2 indexed citations

Fischer, Katharina S., Dharshan Sivaraj, Hudson C. Kussie, et al.. (2024). Cancer and lymphatic marker FOXC2 drives wound healing and fibrotic tissue formation. Frontiers in Physiology. 15. 1427113–1427113. 1 indexed citations

Kussie, Hudson C., Dharshan Sivaraj, Katharina S. Fischer, et al.. (2024). Avenanthramide and β-Glucan Therapeutics Accelerate Wound Healing Via Distinct and Nonoverlapping Mechanisms. Advances in Wound Care. 13(4). 155–166. 1 indexed citations

Fischer, Katharina S., Dominic Henn, Eric T. Zhao, et al.. (2024). Elevated Shear Stress Modulates Heterogenous Cellular Subpopulations to Induce Vascular Remodeling. Tissue Engineering Part A. 30(23-24). 752–765. 3 indexed citations

Tevlin, Ruth, Michelle Griffin, Kellen Chen, et al.. (2023). Denervation during mandibular distraction osteogenesis results in impaired bone formation. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 2097–2097. 6 indexed citations

Mascharak, Shamik, Heather E. Talbott, Michael Januszyk, et al.. (2022). Multi-omic analysis reveals divergent molecular events in scarring and regenerative wound healing. Cell stem cell. 29(2). 315–327.e6. 144 indexed citations breakdown →

Chen, Kellen, Dharshan Sivaraj, Michael F. Davitt, et al.. (2022). Pullulan‐Collagen hydrogel wound dressing promotes dermal remodelling and wound healing compared to commercially available collagen dressings. Wound Repair and Regeneration. 30(3). 397–408. 48 indexed citations

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Henn, Dominic, Katharina S. Fischer, Cara K. Black, et al.. (2022). Reinforced Biologic Mesh Reduces Postoperative Complications Compared to Biologic Mesh after Ventral Hernia Repair. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. 10(2). e4083–e4083. 8 indexed citations

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Chen, Kellen, Dominic Henn, Dharshan Sivaraj, et al.. (2021). Mechanical Strain Drives Myeloid Cell Differentiation Toward Proinflammatory Subpopulations. Advances in Wound Care. 11(9). 466–478. 10 indexed citations

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Maan, Zeshaan N., Yuval Rinkevich, Janos A. Barrera, et al.. (2021). Epidermal-Derived Hedgehog Signaling Drives Mesenchymal Proliferation during Digit Tip Regeneration. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10(18). 4261–4261. 1 indexed citations

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Lavin, Christopher V., Michelle Griffin, Nicholas Guardino, et al.. (2021). Standardizing Dimensionless Cutometer Parameters to Determine In Vivo Elasticity of Human Skin. Advances in Wound Care. 11(6). 297–310. 21 indexed citations

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Griffin, Michelle, Megan E. King, Nicholas Guardino, et al.. (2021). Understanding Scarring in the Oral Mucosa. Advances in Wound Care. 11(10). 537–547. 17 indexed citations

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Mascharak, Shamik, Heather E. desJardins-Park, Michael F. Davitt, et al.. (2021). Preventing Engrailed-1 activation in fibroblasts yields wound regeneration without scarring. Science. 372(6540). 404 indexed citations breakdown →

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Henn, Dominic, Masood Abu‐Halima, Mustafa Kahraman, et al.. (2020). A multivariable miRNA signature delineates the systemic hemodynamic impact of arteriovenous shunt placement in a pilot study. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 21809–21809. 4 indexed citations

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Henn, Dominic, Kellen Chen, Katharina S. Fischer, et al.. (2019). Tissue Engineering of Axially Vascularized Soft-Tissue Flaps with a Poly-(ɛ-Caprolactone) Nanofiber-Hydrogel Composite. Advances in Wound Care. 9(7). 365–377. 8 indexed citations

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Wu, Kuan‐Lin, Hui-Chu Hsu, Kellen Chen, et al.. (2010). Development of thiocyanate-free, charge-neutral Ru(ii) sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells. Chemical Communications. 46(28). 5124–5124. 117 indexed citations

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Chen, Kellen, Cheng‐Han Yang, Yün Chi, et al.. (2010). Homoleptic Tris(Pyridyl Pyrazolate) Ir^III Complexes: En Route to Highly Efficient Phosphorescent OLEDs. Chemistry - A European Journal. 16(14). 4315–4327. 53 indexed citations

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Chen, Jing‐Lin, Yün Chi, Kellen Chen, et al.. (2009). New Series of Ruthenium(II) and Osmium(II) Complexes Showing Solid-State Phosphorescence in Far-Visible and Near-Infrared. Inorganic Chemistry. 49(3). 823–832. 42 indexed citations

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