Lei Shen

10.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
119 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Lei Shen is a scholar working on Immunology, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Shen has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Immunology, 29 papers in Surgery and 26 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Lei Shen's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (20 papers), IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (14 papers) and Eosinophilic Esophagitis (10 papers). Lei Shen is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (20 papers), IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (14 papers) and Eosinophilic Esophagitis (10 papers). Lei Shen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Sweden. Lei Shen's co-authors include Edgar G. Engleman, John T. Brandt, Sandra Close, William L. Macias, Eugene Braunwald, Marc S. Sabatine, Richard D. Hockett, Elliott M. Antman, Stephen D. Wiviott and Jessica L. Mega and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Lei Shen

107 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Cytochrome P-450 Polymorphisms and Response to Clopidogrel

2008 1.7k citations Lei Shen et al. profile →
B cells promote insulin resistance through modulation of T cells and production of pathogenic IgG antibodies

2011 806 citations Daniel A. Winer, Shawn Winer et al. profile →
Role of innate and adaptive immunity in obesity-associated metabolic disease

2017 346 citations Lei Shen, Edgar G. Engleman et al. profile →

Peers

Lei Shen

IMMUN

CCM

EPIDE

SURGE

Magnus Bäck Sweden

Christoph Bickel Germany

Paolo Gresele Italy

Hans J. Rupprecht Germany

Philippe Lesnik France

Paul E. Szmitko Canada

Gunther Marsche Austria

Vicente Vicente Spain

Giuseppe Danilo Norata Italy

Elmo Mannarino Italy

Magnus Bäck Sweden

Lei Shen

2.0k ×1.0

IMMUN

2.1k ×1.2

CCM

1.2k ×0.8

EPIDE

1.6k ×1.3

SURGE

2.1k ×1.9

Citations per year, relative to Lei Shen Lei Shen (= 1×) peers Magnus Bäck

Countries citing papers authored by Lei Shen

Since Specialization

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lei Shen

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Lei Shen. 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 Lei Shen. The network helps show where Lei Shen may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lei Shen

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Qian, Xiaoping, et al.. (2025). Recent advances in hydrogel-assisted treatment of malignant bone tumors. Materials Today Bio. 33. 102088–102088.

Yang, Xueli, et al.. (2025). Polyethylene terephthalate microplastics exposure enhances the risk of ulcerative colitis: insights from multiomics integration, machine learning, and molecular docking reveal intestinal toxicity mechanisms. International Journal of Surgery. 112(1). 735–750.

Sun, Siyuan, Yiwen Cui, Anting Jin, et al.. (2024). Osteopetrosis-like disorders induced by osteoblast-specific retinoic acid signaling inhibition in mice. Bone Research. 12(1). 61–61. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Chen, et al.. (2024). The relationship between nocturia and suicidal ideation: A study on The National Health and Nutrition Survey data. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 43(8). 2195–2206. 3 indexed citations

Yu, Yang, Gang Qiao, Honglin Ji, et al.. (2024). 112-GBaud mode-division-multiplexing IM-DD transmission beyond net 6.4 Tb/s over weakly coupled FMF for optical interconnections. Optics Letters. 49(16). 4705–4705.

Zhang, Huasheng, et al.. (2024). Sirtuin 6 inhibits group 3 innate lymphoid cell function and gut immunity by suppressing IL-22 production. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1402834–1402834. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiao, Xiaoxin Zhou, Xiaoyu Sun, et al.. (2024). The kynurenine pathway regulated by intestinal innate lymphoid cells mediates postoperative cognitive dysfunction. Mucosal Immunology. 18(1). 53–65. 4 indexed citations

Tang, Wenjuan, Ge Kang, Lei Shen, et al.. (2023). Th1 bias of liver mucosal‐associated invariant T cells promotes hepatic gluconeogenesis in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 39(4). e3620–e3620. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Xue, Yanyan Xu, Heng Zhang, et al.. (2022). The phosphatase PTEN links platelets with immune regulatory functions of mouse T follicular helper cells. Nature Communications. 13(1). 2762–2762. 13 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jingjing, Jinxin Qiu, Jianping Cao, et al.. (2022). Neuropilin-1 mediates lung tissue-specific control of ILC2 function in type 2 immunity. Nature Immunology. 23(2). 237–250. 59 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jiaqing, Jingjing Zhang, Tao Lü, et al.. (2022). Up-regulation of BTN3A1 on CD14 ⁺ cells promotes Vγ9Vδ2 T cell activation in psoriasis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(44). e2117523119–e2117523119. 12 indexed citations

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Wang, Yu, Yiyi Liang, Haiyan Xu, et al.. (2021). Single-cell analysis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma identifies a novel fibroblast subtype associated with poor prognosis but better immunotherapy response. Cell Discovery. 7(1). 36–36. 172 indexed citations

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Chen, Yingying, Yun Ling, Jie Xu, et al.. (2021). Immune profiles of a COVID-19 adolescent with mild symptoms and anti-viral antibody deficiency. Fundamental Research. 1(2). 117–123. 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Lu, Liya Sun, Huasheng Zhang, et al.. (2021). Administration route governs the therapeutic efficacy, biodistribution and macrophage targeting of anti-inflammatory nanoparticles in the lung. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 19(1). 56–56. 38 indexed citations

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Zhou, Ying, Wei‐Ti Chen, Feifei Huang, et al.. (2020). Disclosure experience among COVID‐19‐confirmed patients in China: A qualitative study. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 30(5-6). 783–792. 21 indexed citations

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Wang, Shanshan, Lei Shen, & Hesheng Luo. (2020). Identification and Validation of Key miRNAs and a microRNA-mRNA Regulatory Network Associated with Ulcerative Colitis. DNA and Cell Biology. 40(2). 147–156. 14 indexed citations

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Penny, Hweixian Leong, Tyler R. Prestwood, Nupur Bhattacharya, et al.. (2016). Restoring Retinoic Acid Attenuates Intestinal Inflammation and Tumorigenesis in APCMin/+ Mice. Cancer Immunology Research. 4(11). 917–926. 35 indexed citations

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Winer, Daniel A., Shawn Winer, Lei Shen, Melissa Hui Yen Chng, & Edgar G. Engleman. (2012). B lymphocytes as emerging mediators of insulin resistance. PubMed. 2(S1). S4–S7. 11 indexed citations

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Shen, Lei, et al.. (2004). Silencing of SOCS1 enhances antigen presentation by dendritic cells and antigen-specific anti-tumor immunity. Nature Biotechnology. 22(12). 1546–1553. 225 indexed citations

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Maliszewski, C R, Carl J. March, M A Schoenborn, Steven D. Gimpel, & Lei Shen. (1990). Expression cloning of a human Fc receptor for IgA.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 172(6). 1665–1672. 211 indexed citations

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