Michelle Wei

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Michelle Wei is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Michelle Wei has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Genetics and 6 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Michelle Wei's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (8 papers), Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (7 papers) and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (6 papers). Michelle Wei is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (8 papers), Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (7 papers) and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (6 papers). Michelle Wei collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Canada. Michelle Wei's co-authors include Kristin Westphalen, Memet Emin, David J. Rowlands, Sunita Bhattacharya, Jahar Bhattacharya, Shonit Das, Mohammad Naimul Islam, Sadiqa K. Quadri, Li Sun and Benjamin Tycko and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Scientific Reports and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Michelle Wei

15 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Mitochondrial transfer from bone-marrow–derived stromal cells to pulmonary alveoli protects against acute lung injury

2012 1.1k citations Mohammad Naimul Islam, Shonit Das et al. Nature Medicine profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michelle Wei United States	11	1.2k	396	376	349	291	17	1.9k
Eul‐Ju Seo South Korea	24	796 0.7×	157 0.4×	224 0.6×	417 1.2×	156 0.5×	116	1.9k
Manfred Stuhrmann Germany	24	527 0.4×	576 1.5×	230 0.6×	384 1.1×	87 0.3×	94	1.9k
Veena Rajaram United States	21	784 0.7×	314 0.8×	425 1.1×	157 0.4×	88 0.3×	60	1.6k
Nicoletta Resta Italy	27	887 0.8×	253 0.6×	228 0.6×	408 1.2×	67 0.2×	115	2.0k
José M. Bonnin United States	21	624 0.5×	345 0.9×	458 1.2×	245 0.7×	72 0.2×	63	1.8k
Kelly L. Walton Australia	25	1.4k 1.2×	170 0.4×	160 0.4×	285 0.8×	62 0.2×	53	2.3k
Leslie Smoot United States	23	1.9k 1.6×	243 0.6×	110 0.3×	437 1.3×	83 0.3×	45	3.0k
Toshio Mochizuki Japan	27	2.2k 1.8×	412 1.0×	267 0.7×	2.3k 6.7×	278 1.0×	109	4.1k
Michael B. Bober United States	27	761 0.6×	223 0.6×	132 0.4×	834 2.4×	96 0.3×	99	2.0k
Susan Wood United States	13	421 0.4×	326 0.8×	326 0.9×	149 0.4×	152 0.5×	24	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Michelle Wei

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michelle Wei

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michelle Wei

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

All Works

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17 of 17 papers shown

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Wei, Michelle, Jennifer A. Teske, Saif Mashaqi, & Daniel Combs. (2025). Obstructive sleep apnea, the NLRP3 inflammasome and the potential effects of incretin therapies. PubMed. 3. 1524593–1524593.

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Johnstone, Laurel, Michelle Wei, Shudong Sun, et al.. (2024). Identification of an Allele-Specific Transcription Factor Binding Interaction that May Regulate PLA2G2A Gene Expression. Bioinformatics and Biology Insights. 18. 769826675–769826675.

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Wang, Xia, Ho-Hyung Woo, Michelle Wei, et al.. (2024). miR-449, identified through antiandrogen exposure, mitigates functional biomarkers associated with ovarian cancer risk. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 29937–29937. 1 indexed citations

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Dong, David, et al.. (2023). Connectedness and cycle spaces of friends-and-strangers graphs. Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory. 44(3). 1143–1143. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Jia, Hang Shi, Michelle Wei, et al.. (2012). Regulation of Microtubule Stability and Organization by Mammalian Par3 in Specifying Neuronal Polarity. Developmental Cell. 24(1). 26–40. 65 indexed citations

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Islam, Mohammad Naimul, Shonit Das, Memet Emin, et al.. (2012). Mitochondrial transfer from bone-marrow–derived stromal cells to pulmonary alveoli protects against acute lung injury. Nature Medicine. 18(5). 759–765. 1130 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schupf, Nicole, Joseph H. Lee, Michelle Wei, et al.. (2008). Estrogen Receptor-α Variants Increase Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease in Women with Down Syndrome. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 25(5). 476–482. 25 indexed citations

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McMinn, Julie, Michelle Wei, Yoel Sadovsky, Harshwardhan M. Thaker, & Benjamin Tycko. (2005). Imprinting of PEG1/MEST Isoform 2 in Human Placenta. Placenta. 27(2-3). 119–126. 46 indexed citations

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McMinn, Julie, Michelle Wei, Nicole Schupf, et al.. (2005). Unbalanced Placental Expression of Imprinted Genes in Human Intrauterine Growth Restriction. Placenta. 27(6-7). 540–549. 237 indexed citations

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Li, Quanyi, E Athan, Michelle Wei, et al.. (2004). TP73allelic expression in human brain and allele frequencies in Alzheimer's disease. BMC Medical Genetics. 5(1). 14–14. 36 indexed citations

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Goldberg, Michael R., et al.. (2003). Biallelic expression of HRAS and MUCDHL in human and mouse. Human Genetics. 112(4). 334–342. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Chi-Ming, Alain Borczuk, Charles A. Powell, et al.. (2002). Gene Expression in Wilms’ Tumor Mimics the Earliest Committed Stage in the Metanephric Mesenchymal-Epithelial Transition. American Journal Of Pathology. 160(6). 2181–2190. 196 indexed citations

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Yeh, Albert C., et al.. (2002). Chromosome arm 16q in Wilms tumors: Unbalanced chromosomal translocations, loss of heterozygosity, and assessment of the CTCF gene. Genes Chromosomes and Cancer. 35(2). 156–163. 36 indexed citations

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Clark, Lorraine N., Michelle Wei, Giorgio Cattoretti, Cathy Mendelsohn, & Benjamin Tycko. (2002). The Tnfrh1 (Tnfrsf23) gene is weakly imprinted in several organs and expressed at the trophoblast-decidua interface.. BMC Genetics. 3(1). 11–11. 28 indexed citations

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Clark, Lorraine N., Michelle Wei, Giorgio Cattoretti, Cathy Mendelsohn, & Benjamin Tycko. (2002). The Tnfrh1 (Tnfrsf23) gene is weakly imprinted in several organs and expressed at the trophoblast-decidua interface. BMC Genetics. 3(1). 3 indexed citations

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Goldberg, Michael R., et al.. (2002). Identification and expression analysis of the human μ-protocadherin gene in fetal and adult kidneys. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 283(3). F454–F463. 23 indexed citations

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Sakatani, Takashi, Michelle Wei, Motonobu Katoh, et al.. (2001). Epigenetic Heterogeneity at Imprinted Loci in Normal Populations. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 283(5). 1124–1130. 76 indexed citations

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