Lanfen Chen

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Lanfen Chen is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lanfen Chen has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Cell Biology, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Lanfen Chen's work include Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (10 papers), Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (6 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (6 papers). Lanfen Chen is often cited by papers focused on Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (10 papers), Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (6 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (6 papers). Lanfen Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Italy. Lanfen Chen's co-authors include Celia F. Brosnan, Dawang Zhou, Lixin Hong, Jing Geng, Funiu Qin, Yiran Shi, Richard S. Blumberg, Jiahuai Han, Huaiguo Xue and Jiefeng Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Lanfen Chen

43 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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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.

TLR4 signalling via Piezo1 engages and enhances the macrophage mediated host response during bacterial infection

2021 182 citations Jing Geng, Yiran Shi et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lanfen Chen China	25	1.0k	685	480	266	213	44	2.5k
Peiwen Chen China	34	1.7k 1.7×	1.4k 2.0×	222 0.5×	659 2.5×	307 1.4×	100	4.6k
Byung Ju Lee South Korea	32	1.1k 1.0×	239 0.3×	147 0.3×	231 0.9×	278 1.3×	139	3.1k
Thottala Jayaraman United States	19	1.8k 1.7×	318 0.5×	422 0.9×	243 0.9×	269 1.3×	30	3.2k
Zheng Zhou China	35	2.6k 2.5×	1.1k 1.6×	612 1.3×	245 0.9×	417 2.0×	81	4.8k
Gila Kazimirsky Israel	29	1.2k 1.1×	263 0.4×	170 0.4×	291 1.1×	151 0.7×	42	2.3k
Masatsugu Nakamura Japan	38	499 0.5×	143 0.2×	435 0.9×	77 0.3×	232 1.1×	111	3.9k
Hexige Saiyin China	28	1.2k 1.1×	170 0.2×	259 0.5×	328 1.2×	43 0.2×	82	2.1k
Lei Sun China	23	855 0.8×	143 0.2×	178 0.4×	135 0.5×	103 0.5×	73	1.6k
Takashi Kanda Japan	36	904 0.9×	598 0.9×	145 0.3×	396 1.5×	394 1.8×	143	3.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lanfen Chen

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

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Shi, Yiran, Haoran Li, Binbin Wu, et al.. (2025). Piezo1 senses hyphae and initiates host defense against pathogenic fungi. Cell Reports. 44(6). 115839–115839. 1 indexed citations

Yan, Jun, Lanfen Chen, Xin Song, et al.. (2024). Mechanically robust and anisotropic hydrogel composites for high efficiency steam generation. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 703. 135256–135256. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Lanfen, Qin Su, Zefeng Wu, et al.. (2023). Fabric interleaved composite hydrogels for high-performance solar-enabled interfacial evaporation. Science China Materials. 66(7). 2852–2862. 23 indexed citations

Hou, Peng, Ken Natsuga, Hsin‐Yu Huang, et al.. (2021). Complexity of Transcriptional and Translational Interference of Laminin-332 Subunits in Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa with LAMB3 Mutations. Acta Dermato Venereologica. 101(8). adv00522–adv00522. 1 indexed citations

Geng, Jing, Yiran Shi, Ping Wang, et al.. (2021). TLR4 signalling via Piezo1 engages and enhances the macrophage mediated host response during bacterial infection. Nature Communications. 12(1). 3519–3519. 182 indexed citations breakdown →

Chen, Lanfen. (2019). Non-canonical Hippo signaling regulates immune responses. Advances in immunology. 144. 87–119. 20 indexed citations

Wang, Haiyu, et al.. (2019). Melatonin attenuates white matter damage after focal brain ischemia in rats by regulating the TLR4/NF-κB pathway. Brain Research Bulletin. 150. 168–178. 34 indexed citations

Cheng, Dandan, Lanfen Chen, Wei Chen, et al.. (2018). The effects of two routes of melatonin administration on the behavior and histopathology in focal cerebral ischemic rats. Zhonghua xingwei yixue yu naokexue zazhi. 27(4). 310–315. 1 indexed citations

Hong, Lixin, Xun Li, Dawang Zhou, Jing Geng, & Lanfen Chen. (2018). Role of Hippo signaling in regulating immunity. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 15(12). 1003–1009. 93 indexed citations

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Wu, Jianfeng, Junming Ren, Zhirong Zhang, et al.. (2013). Mlkl knockout mice demonstrate the indispensable role of Mlkl in necroptosis. Cell Research. 23(8). 994–1006. 362 indexed citations

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Chen, Lanfen, Funiu Qin, Xianming Deng, Joseph Avruch, & Dawang Zhou. (2012). Hippo pathway in intestinal homeostasis and tumorigenesis. Protein & Cell. 3(4). 305–310. 27 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhangguo, Lanfen Chen, Kristi Baker, et al.. (2011). CEACAM1 dampens antitumor immunity by down-regulating NKG2D ligand expression on tumor cells. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 208(13). 2633–2640. 58 indexed citations

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Sun, Zhe, Xihua Cao, Min Jiang, et al.. (2011). Inhibition of β-catenin signaling by nongenomic action of orphan nuclear receptor Nur77. Oncogene. 31(21). 2653–2667. 51 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhangguo, Lanfen Chen, Shuo‐Wang Qiao, Takashi Nagaishi, & Richard S. Blumberg. (2008). Carcinoembryonic Antigen-Related Cell Adhesion Molecule 1 Inhibits Proximal TCR Signaling by Targeting ZAP-70. The Journal of Immunology. 180(9). 6085–6093. 59 indexed citations

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Nagaishi, Takashi, Zhangguo Chen, Lanfen Chen, et al.. (2008). CEACAM1 and the regulation of mucosal inflammation. Mucosal Immunology. 1. S39–S42. 27 indexed citations

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Chen, Lanfen & Celia F. Brosnan. (2006). Exacerbation of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis in P2X7R−/− Mice: Evidence for Loss of Apoptotic Activity in Lymphocytes. The Journal of Immunology. 176(5). 3115–3126. 113 indexed citations

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Chen, Lanfen & Celia F. Brosnan. (2006). Regulation of Immune Response by P2X7 Receptor. Critical Reviews in Immunology. 26(6). 499–513. 71 indexed citations

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John, Gareth, Lanfen Chen, Mark A. Rivieccio, et al.. (2004). Interleukin-1β Induces a Reactive Astroglial Phenotype via Deactivation of the Rho GTPase–Rock Axis. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(11). 2837–2845. 156 indexed citations

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Cipriani, Barbara, Heather Knowles, Lanfen Chen, Luca Battistini, & Celia F. Brosnan. (2002). Involvement of Classical and Novel Protein Kinase C Isoforms in the Response of Human Vγ9Vδ2 T Cells to Phosphate Antigens. The Journal of Immunology. 169(10). 5761–5770. 17 indexed citations

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Orav, John, et al.. (1994). Association between protein intake and 1-y weight and height gains in Bangladeshi children aged 3–11 y. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 60(3). 448–454. 6 indexed citations

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