Nan Chen

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 802 citations indexed

About

Nan Chen is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Epidemiology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Nan Chen has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 802 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 15 papers in Epidemiology and 13 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Nan Chen's work include Traumatic Brain Injury Research (11 papers), Spinal Cord Injury Research (11 papers) and Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (11 papers). Nan Chen is often cited by papers focused on Traumatic Brain Injury Research (11 papers), Spinal Cord Injury Research (11 papers) and Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (11 papers). Nan Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Nan Chen's co-authors include Kuncheng Li, Wen Qin, Barbara E. Ainsworth, Yu Liu, Chao Zhang, Weimin Zheng, Matthew J. Kuhn, Jay P. Heiken, Edwin J.R. van Beek and Qian Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Nan Chen

51 papers receiving 785 citations

Hit Papers

Effects of different exercise training modes on muscle st... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 40 80 120
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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. Effects of different exercise training modes on muscle strength and physical performance in older people with sarcopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2021 132 citations Barbara E. Ainsworth, Yu Liu et al. BMC Geriatrics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nan Chen China 16 165 164 164 137 117 60 802
Hua Ting Taiwan 20 266 1.6× 138 0.8× 149 0.9× 66 0.5× 54 0.5× 89 1.2k
Alfons J.H.M. Houben Netherlands 18 263 1.6× 44 0.3× 192 1.2× 77 0.6× 46 0.4× 26 1.2k
Alessandra Serra Italy 19 51 0.3× 112 0.7× 60 0.4× 94 0.7× 37 0.3× 33 844
Weihua Meng United Kingdom 17 228 1.4× 55 0.3× 249 1.5× 129 0.9× 42 0.4× 44 1.0k
Niels H. Secher Denmark 15 150 0.9× 84 0.5× 152 0.9× 59 0.4× 63 0.5× 28 915
Annika Reynberg Langkilde Denmark 17 61 0.4× 113 0.7× 118 0.7× 99 0.7× 381 3.3× 46 1.0k
Mohamed Hamza United States 16 281 1.7× 141 0.9× 72 0.4× 68 0.5× 65 0.6× 36 949
Thomas Larsen Finland 18 102 0.6× 165 1.0× 58 0.4× 213 1.6× 208 1.8× 41 1.2k
Didier De Surgeloose Belgium 16 150 0.9× 84 0.5× 38 0.2× 129 0.9× 27 0.2× 22 950
Isao Tsuneyoshi Japan 17 207 1.3× 63 0.4× 42 0.3× 42 0.3× 60 0.5× 62 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Nan Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nan Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

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.

All Works

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Chen, Guangwen, Nan Chen, Lijian Liu, et al.. (2024). Correlation of serum cotinine with fatty liver index in adults: data from the NHANES March 2017 and 2018. BMC Gastroenterology. 24(1). 469–469.
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Wang, Ling, Weimin Zheng, Xin Chen, et al.. (2024). Alterations in cortical thickness and volumes of subcortical structures in pediatric patients with complete spinal cord injury. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 30(6). e14810–e14810. 1 indexed citations
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Zheng, Weimin, Ling Wang, Yu Wang, et al.. (2024). Specific Alterations in Brain White Matter Networks and Their Impact on Clinical Function in Pediatric Patients With Thoracolumbar Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 60(5). 1842–1852. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Ling, Weimin Zheng, Chuchu Sun, et al.. (2024). Distinct brain network patterns in complete and incomplete spinal cord injury patients based on graph theory analysis. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 30(8). e14910–e14910. 4 indexed citations
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Liang, Xiaowen, Nan Chen, Yun Chen, et al.. (2023). Low‑dose anlotinib combined with EGFR‑TKI can be used as an alternative for EGFR‑TKI‑resistant non‑small cell lung cancer in elderly patients. Oncology Letters. 26(2). 323–323. 3 indexed citations
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Zheng, Weimin, Ling Wang, Wen Qin, et al.. (2023). Structural changes in the thalamus and its subregions in regulating different symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging. 335. 111706–111706. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Ling, Shengqiang Wang, Weimin Zheng, et al.. (2023). Altered Brain Function in Pediatric Patients With Complete Spinal Cord Injury: A Resting‐State Functional MRI Study. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 60(1). 304–313. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, L, et al.. (2023). Brain Activation Evoked by Motor Imagery in Pediatric Patients with Complete Spinal Cord Injury. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 44(5). 611–617. 10 indexed citations
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Chen, Nan, et al.. (2023). Design and application of a game‐based WeChat mini‐program for screening cognitive impairments in Chinese older adults. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(S18). 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Ling, Xuejing Li, Weimin Zheng, et al.. (2022). Motor imagery evokes strengthened activation in sensorimotor areas and its effective connectivity related to cognitive regions in patients with complete spinal cord injury. Brain Imaging and Behavior. 16(5). 2049–2060. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Yanfei, Xiuxia Li, Rui Li, Nan Chen, & Kehu Yang. (2022). PROTOCOL: Home‐based care for people with dementia: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews. 18(4). e1285–e1285. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chao, Hongyu Yang, Chang Liu, et al.. (2021). Recovery of cortical atrophy in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy after successful anterior temporal lobectomy. Epilepsy & Behavior. 123. 108272–108272. 5 indexed citations
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Ainsworth, Barbara E., et al.. (2021). Effects of different exercise training modes on muscle strength and physical performance in older people with sarcopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Geriatrics. 21(1). 708–708. 132 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Qian, Weimin Zheng, Xuejing Li, et al.. (2019). Reorganization of the somatosensory pathway after subacute incomplete cervical cord injury. NeuroImage Clinical. 21. 101674–101674. 18 indexed citations
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Li, Xuejing, Qian Chen, Weimin Zheng, et al.. (2019). Inconsistency between cortical reorganization and functional connectivity alteration in the sensorimotor cortex following incomplete cervical spinal cord injury. Brain Imaging and Behavior. 14(6). 2367–2377. 11 indexed citations
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Yang, Jinzhu, Shuang Ma, Qi Sun, et al.. (2014). Improved Hessian multiscale enhancement filter. Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering. 24(6). 3267–3275. 19 indexed citations

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