Liwei Chen

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Liwei Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Liwei Chen has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Organic Chemistry and 1 paper in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Liwei Chen's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (4 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (3 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (3 papers). Liwei Chen is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (4 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (3 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (3 papers). Liwei Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Liwei Chen's co-authors include David R. Liu, Zhi Lin, Xue Gao, Ning Sun, Shannon M. Miller, Weixin Tang, Maarten H. Geurts, Johnny H. Hu, Holly A. Rees and Wei Leong Chew and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Liwei Chen

15 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

  1. Evolved Cas9 variants with broad PAM compatibility and high DNA specificity
    2018 1.2k citations Johnny H. Hu, Shannon M. Miller 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
Liwei Chen China 9 1.4k 333 189 159 115 15 1.6k
Shannon J. Sirk United States 18 995 0.7× 273 0.8× 143 0.8× 66 0.4× 23 0.2× 23 1.3k
Chaoyou Xue United States 19 906 0.6× 167 0.5× 127 0.7× 60 0.4× 71 0.6× 30 1.0k
Joy Y. Wang United States 7 687 0.5× 136 0.4× 119 0.6× 71 0.4× 50 0.4× 8 807
Mahboobeh Nazari Iran 18 735 0.5× 143 0.4× 126 0.7× 22 0.1× 30 0.3× 69 1.1k
Qi Xu China 18 637 0.4× 101 0.3× 200 1.1× 30 0.2× 88 0.8× 54 999
Wei Hao China 10 514 0.4× 71 0.2× 514 2.7× 40 0.3× 78 0.7× 24 805
Mengru Li China 20 401 0.3× 326 1.0× 57 0.3× 12 0.1× 23 0.2× 46 1.3k
Yonggan Wu China 13 431 0.3× 45 0.1× 67 0.4× 12 0.1× 29 0.3× 22 993

Countries citing papers authored by Liwei Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Liwei Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liwei Chen

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

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Sun, Yue, Xiaojie Xu, Liwei Chen, et al.. (2023). Redox-Responsive Phase-Separating Peptide as a Universal Delivery Vehicle for CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing Machinery. ACS Nano. 17(17). 16597–16606. 46 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chunyan, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of a trident-like functional monomer and its utilization in the functionalization of polymer side chains with salt-responsive properties. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 391. 123213–123213. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Liwei, et al.. (2021). Programmable C:G to G:C genome editing with CRISPR-Cas9-directed base excision repair proteins. Nature Communications. 12(1). 151 indexed citations
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Wang, Duo‐Sheng, et al.. (2020). Insight into the Scope and Mechanism for Transmetalation of Hydrocarbyl Ligands on Complexes Relevant to C–H Activation. Organometallics. 40(1). 6–10. 6 indexed citations
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Hu, Johnny H., Shannon M. Miller, Maarten H. Geurts, et al.. (2018). Evolved Cas9 variants with broad PAM compatibility and high DNA specificity. Nature. 556(7699). 57–63. 1155 indexed citations breakdown →
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Qin, Qingdong, et al.. (2018). Simultaneous removal of tetracycline and Cu(ii) by adsorption and coadsorption using oxidized activated carbon. RSC Advances. 8(4). 1744–1752. 72 indexed citations
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Hubbard, Basil P., Ahmed H. Badran, John A. Zuris, et al.. (2015). Continuous directed evolution of DNA-binding proteins to improve TALEN specificity. Nature Methods. 12(10). 939–942. 89 indexed citations
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Chen, Liwei, et al.. (2014). Elucidating pH‐Dependent Collagen Triple Helix Formation through Interstrand Hydroxyproline‐Glutamic Acid Interactions. ChemBioChem. 16(3). 407–410. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Pei, et al.. (2014). Tailored chondroitin sulfate glycomimetics via a tunable multivalent scaffold for potentiating NGF/TrkA-induced neurogenesis. Chemical Science. 6(1). 450–456. 26 indexed citations
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Guo, Qiaoxia, Shenyong Ren, Yanqing Wang, et al.. (2014). Efficient Synthesis of Tetrahydroquinolines from the Reaction of Aldehyde, Aniline, and Alkene under the In Situ Redox of SnCl2 and FeCl3. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry. 51(4). 1100–1105. 6 indexed citations
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Guo, Qiaoxia, et al.. (2012). Oxidant Effect of H2O2for the Syntheses of Quinoline Derivatives via One-Pot Reaction of Aniline and Aldehyde. Synthetic Communications. 42(17). 2574–2584. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yugen, Liwei Chen, & Ting Lu. (2011). A Copper(II) Triflate‐Catalyzed Tandem Friedel–Crafts Alkylation/Cyclization Process towards Dihydroindenes. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 353(7). 1055–1060. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Liwei. (2010). Application of cone calorimeter on study of burning performance of liquorice. Journal of Thermal Science and Technology. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Liwei, et al.. (2007). [Study of temperature correction in the PLS near-infrared quantitative analysis of the wheat].. PubMed. 27(10). 1993–6. 2 indexed citations

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