Nan Chen

12.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
274 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

Nan Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Nan Chen has authored 274 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Molecular Biology, 64 papers in Materials Chemistry and 38 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Nan Chen's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (34 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (25 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (14 papers). Nan Chen is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (34 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (25 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (14 papers). Nan Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Nan Chen's co-authors include Chunhai Fan, Xiaoming Li, Qing Huang, Haiyun Song, Yao He, Jayanta Debnath, Min Wei, Jiang Li, Qing Huang and Hao Pei and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Nan Chen

261 papers receiving 9.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Protein Corona-Mediated Mitigation of Cytotoxicity of Graphene Oxide

2011 754 citations Min Lv, Nan Chen et al. profile →
Self-Assembled Multivalent DNA Nanostructures for Noninvasive Intracellular Delivery of Immunostimulatory CpG Oligonucleotides

2011 635 citations Jiang Li, Nan Chen et al. profile →
The cytotoxicity of cadmium-based quantum dots

2011 584 citations Nan Chen, Chunhai Fan et al. profile →
Designed Diblock Oligonucleotide for the Synthesis of Spatially Isolated and Highly Hybridizable Functionalization of DNA–Gold Nanoparticle Nanoconjugates

2012 482 citations Nan Chen, Chunhai Fan et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nan Chen

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Specific expression and common potential therapeutic drugs in different brain regions of major depressive disorder patients: bioinformatics analysis 2025 ·Journal of Affective Disorders ·Nan Chen, Yang Luan	1
2	Preferential Texture of Surface Coating on Zn Anodes for Advanced Aqueous Batteries: Small Change but Big Gain 2025 ·Angewandte Chemie ·(unknown), (unknown), Gulian Wang, Fenglong Zhang, Nan Chen, (unknown), Zhao Qian, Jian Yang	0
3	Theoretical Insights into Aqueous Zinc Metal Batteries: Applications of Density Functional Theory and Molecular Dynamics Simulations in Electrolyte Design 2025 ·Advanced Functional Materials ·(unknown), Dexu Kong, Nan Chen, Fenglong Zhang, (unknown), Zhao Qian, Jian Yang	0
4	Preferential Texture of Surface Coating on Zn Anodes for Advanced Aqueous Batteries: Small Change but Big Gain 2025 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·(unknown), (unknown), Gulian Wang, Fenglong Zhang, Nan Chen, (unknown), Zhao Qian, Jian Yang	0
5	A H2O2-specific fluorescent probe for evaluating oxidative stress in pesticides-treated cells, rice roots and zebrafish 2024 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Hui Xie, (unknown), (unknown), Tianrui Ren, Bo Zhang, Nan Chen, (unknown)	19
6	A red cell membrane-camouflaged nanoreactor for enhanced starvation/chemodynamic/ion interference therapy for breast cancer 2024 ·Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces ·Junhao Zhang, Nan Chen, Luping Ren, Lei Nie, Khaydar E. Yunusov, Uladzislau E. Aharodnikau, Sergey O. Solomevich, (unknown), Guohua Jiang	1
7	Unzippable Siamese Nanoparticles for Programmed Two‐Stage Cancer Immunotherapy 2024 ·Advanced Materials ·(unknown), Yanfeng Zhou, (unknown), (unknown), Huan Liang, Xiaoyuan Ji, Nan Chen, Haiyun Song	4
8	Dismantlable Coronated Nanoparticles for Coupling the Induction and Perception of Immunogenic Cell Death 2024 ·Advanced Materials ·Huan Liang, (unknown), (unknown), Fei Peng, Nan Chen, Haiyun Song, Xiaoyuan Ji	19
9	Reclassification of RAS/BRAF allele mutations predicts the survival benefit of triplet chemotherapy in metastatic colorectal cancer 2024 ·Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology ·Xiang Zhang, (unknown), Yinjun He, Wenguang He, Nan Chen, Yandong Li, Weixiang Zhong, Guosheng Wu, Xile Zhou, Hanju Hua, (unknown), Hui Cai, Weiqin Jiang	0
10	RNF213 inhibits migration in lung adenocarcinoma cell 2023 ·Cellular and Molecular Biology ·Xiaoli Liu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Zhaoyuan Zhang, Xiaodong Liu, Nan Chen	2
11	Carbon nanotube/poly-L-lysine hybrid-modified electrode as efficient platform for cell immobilization and electrochemical study 2023 ·Microchemical Journal ·(unknown), Nan Chen, (unknown), (unknown), Hao Tang	2
12	DNA-Based Hydrogels with Multidrug Sequential Release for Promoting Diabetic Wound Regeneration 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Wei Li, Hui Xie, Liping Gou, Ye Zhou, Hao Wang, Ruoqing Li, Yong Zhang, Shuyun Liu, Jingping Liu, Yanrong Lu, (unknown), Nan Chen, Jiang Li, Ying Zhu, Chengshi Wang, Min Lv	18
13	Targeting allostery in the Dynein motor domain with small molecule inhibitors 2021 ·Cell chemical biology ·(unknown), Keith J. Mickolajczyk, Jonathan B. Steinman, L. Urnavicius, Nan Chen, Yasuhiro Hirata, Yoshiyuki Fukase, Nicolas Coudray, Damian C. Ekiert, Gira Bhabha, Tarun M. Kapoor	4
14	Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Pain and Sleep in Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 2021 ·Neural Plasticity ·Xin Li, (unknown), Jianping Xia, Xuan Zhou, Nan Chen, (unknown), Qimeng Fan, Hong Wang, (unknown), Qing Du	9
15	Guiding protein delivery into live cells using DNA-programmed membrane fusion 2018 ·Chemical Science ·Lele Sun, Yanjing Gao, Yaoguang Wang, Qin Wei, Jiye Shi, Nan Chen, Di Li, Chunhai Fan	75
16	Downregulation of microRNA-448 inhibits IL-1β-induced cartilage degradation in human chondrocytes via upregulation of matrilin-3 2018 ·Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters ·(unknown), (unknown), Hua Li, Nan Chen, (unknown)	21
17	Sigma1 Targeting to Suppress Aberrant Androgen Receptor Signaling in Prostate Cancer 2017 ·Cancer Research ·Jeffrey D. Thomas, (unknown), (unknown), Nan Chen, Christina M. Maher, Joseph M. Salvino, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Karen E. Knudsen, Felix J. Kim	37
18	Controlling growth of molecular crystal aggregates for efficient optical waveguides 2012 ·Chemical Communications ·Songhua Chen, Nan Chen, Yong Yan, Taifeng Liu, Yanwen Yu, Yongjun Li, (unknown), Huibiao Liu, Yong Sheng Zhao, Yuliang Li	39
19	Experimental study of hemarisin in protecting mice from lethal endotoxin shock and inhibiting production of proinflammatory cytokines 2011 ·Jiefangjun yixue zazhi ·Nan Chen	2
20	Community-based study on adult chronic kidney diseases and its associated risk factors in Shanghai 2008 ·(unknown), Weiming Wang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Qianying Zhang, Jing Xu, (unknown), (unknown), Nan Chen	2

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