Monica Wei

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 821 citations indexed

About

Monica Wei is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Dermatology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Monica Wei has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 821 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Dermatology and 2 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Monica Wei's work include Dermatology and Skin Diseases (4 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (2 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (2 papers). Monica Wei is often cited by papers focused on Dermatology and Skin Diseases (4 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (2 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (2 papers). Monica Wei collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Monica Wei's co-authors include Junyoung O. Park, Lukas B. Tanner, Joshua D. Rabinowitz, Alexander G. Goglia, Eileen White, Jared E. Toettcher, Elizabeth A. Grice, Aayushi Uberoi, Amy Campbell and Simon A.B. Knight and has published in prestigious journals such as Neurology, Science Advances and Nature Chemical Biology.

In The Last Decade

Monica Wei

14 papers receiving 815 citations

Hit Papers

Commensal microbiota regulates skin barrier function and ... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150
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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.

  1. Commensal microbiota regulates skin barrier function and repair via signaling through the aryl hydrocarbon receptor
    2021 189 citations Aayushi Uberoi, Casey Bartow‐McKenney et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Monica Wei United States 10 416 165 160 129 122 15 821
Luting Yang China 18 341 0.8× 98 0.6× 60 0.4× 183 1.4× 388 3.2× 42 951
Joon Tae Park South Korea 15 721 1.7× 119 0.7× 296 1.9× 32 0.2× 97 0.8× 55 1.1k
Ali Saleh Canada 20 376 0.9× 53 0.3× 453 2.8× 95 0.7× 211 1.7× 35 1.2k
Sara J. McGowan United States 11 449 1.1× 109 0.7× 526 3.3× 38 0.3× 259 2.1× 14 1.1k
Zhenlai Zhu China 15 280 0.7× 69 0.4× 116 0.7× 275 2.1× 357 2.9× 40 832
Flávio P. Veras Brazil 16 263 0.6× 71 0.4× 115 0.7× 29 0.2× 302 2.5× 32 744
Bénédicte Oulès France 13 546 1.3× 34 0.2× 270 1.7× 197 1.5× 115 0.9× 28 1.2k
Beata Grygier Poland 13 209 0.5× 46 0.3× 67 0.4× 47 0.4× 145 1.2× 28 613
Sung Wook Park South Korea 21 1.2k 2.8× 51 0.3× 84 0.5× 192 1.5× 81 0.7× 48 1.9k
Kenji Kameda Japan 17 293 0.7× 32 0.2× 126 0.8× 59 0.5× 182 1.5× 40 765

Countries citing papers authored by Monica Wei

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Fields of papers citing papers by Monica Wei

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Monica Wei

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Monica Wei. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Monica 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 Monica Wei. Monica Wei 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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Uberoi, Aayushi, Amy Campbell, Simon A.B. Knight, et al.. (2025). Commensal-derived tryptophan metabolites fortify the skin barrier: Insights from a 50-species gnotobiotic model of human skin microbiome. Cell chemical biology. 32(1). 111–125.e6. 6 indexed citations
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Wei, Monica, Simon A.B. Knight, Hossein Fazelinia, et al.. (2024). An exploration of mechanisms underlying Desemzia incerta colonization resistance to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on the skin. mSphere. 9(3). e0063623–e0063623.
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Uberoi, Aayushi, et al.. (2024). Alcaligenes faecalis corrects aberrant matrix metalloproteinase expression to promote reepithelialization of diabetic wounds. Science Advances. 10(26). eadj2020–eadj2020. 20 indexed citations
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Wei, Monica, Laurice Flowers, Simon A.B. Knight, et al.. (2023). Harnessing diversity and antagonism within the pig skin microbiota to identify novel mediators of colonization resistance to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. mSphere. 8(4). e0017723–e0017723. 9 indexed citations
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Wei, Monica, et al.. (2023). Complete genome sequence of the bacterium Desemzia incerta isolated from the dorsal skin of a Yucatan pig. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 12(12). e0051923–e0051923. 1 indexed citations
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Price, Alexander M., Richard Lauman, Matthew Charman, et al.. (2022). Novel viral splicing events and open reading frames revealed by long-read direct RNA sequencing of adenovirus transcripts. PLoS Pathogens. 18(9). e1010797–e1010797. 16 indexed citations
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Wei, Monica & Cong‐Qiu Chu. (2022). Prediction of treatment response: Personalized medicine in the management of rheumatoid arthritis. Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology. 36(1). 101741–101741. 9 indexed citations
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Uberoi, Aayushi, Casey Bartow‐McKenney, Qi Zheng, et al.. (2021). Commensal microbiota regulates skin barrier function and repair via signaling through the aryl hydrocarbon receptor. Cell Host & Microbe. 29(8). 1235–1248.e8. 189 indexed citations breakdown →
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Uberoi, Aayushi, Casey Bartow‐McKenney, Qi Zheng, et al.. (2021). 190 Commensal microbiota regulates skin barrier function and repair via signaling through the aryl hydrocarbon receptor. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 141(5). S34–S34. 2 indexed citations
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Park, Junyoung O., Lukas B. Tanner, Monica Wei, et al.. (2019). Near-equilibrium glycolysis supports metabolic homeostasis and energy yield. Nature Chemical Biology. 15(10). 1001–1008. 51 indexed citations
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Tanner, Lukas B., Alexander G. Goglia, Monica Wei, et al.. (2018). Four Key Steps Control Glycolytic Flux in Mammalian Cells. Cell Systems. 7(1). 49–62.e8. 272 indexed citations
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Kreisl, William Charles, Chul Hyoung Lyoo, Jeih-San Liow, et al.. (2016). 11C-PBR28 binding to translocator protein increases with progression of Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology of Aging. 44. 53–61. 132 indexed citations
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Leng, Yan, Junyu Wang, Hsiao‐Mei Liao, et al.. (2016). Valproic Acid and Other HDAC Inhibitors Upregulate FGF21 Gene Expression and Promote Process Elongation in Glia by Inhibiting HDAC2 and 3. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 19(8). pyw035–pyw035. 39 indexed citations
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Kreisl, William Charles, Chul Hyoung Lyoo, Monica Wei, et al.. (2015). Serial Imaging with [11C]PBR28 Suggests Increased Neuroinflammation During the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease (P6.173). Neurology. 84(14_supplement). 1 indexed citations
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Ruan, Qingguo, Ji Qi, Monica Wei, et al.. (2014). MicroRNA-21 regulates T-cell apoptosis by directly targeting the tumor suppressor gene Tipe2. Cell Death and Disease. 5(2). e1095–e1095. 74 indexed citations

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