Nan Shen

8.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
83 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Nan Shen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Nan Shen has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 10 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Nan Shen's work include Gut microbiota and health (12 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (10 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (8 papers). Nan Shen is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (12 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (10 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (8 papers). Nan Shen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Nan Shen's co-authors include José C. Clemente, Sabrina Tamburini, Paul J. Pfaffinger, Nenad Blau, Xinghai Chen, Keimari Méndez, Se Jin Song, Antonio G. González, Juana I Rivera-Viñas and Nicholas A. Bokulich and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nature Medicine and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Nan Shen

79 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

4 papers align trajectories

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.

The microbiome in early life: implications for health outcomes

2016 846 citations Nan Shen et al. profile →
Partial restoration of the microbiota of cesarean-born infants via vaginal microbial transfer

2016 649 citations Nan Shen et al. profile →
Enrichment of the lung microbiome with oral taxa is associated with lung inflammation of a Th17 phenotype

2016 441 citations Nan Shen et al. profile →
Early-life gut microbiome composition and milk allergy resolution

2016 310 citations Nan Shen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nan Shen China	28	3.0k	721	505	435	420	83	4.7k
Jun Ma China	39	4.5k 1.5×	645 0.9×	877 1.7×	599 1.4×	382 0.9×	198	7.5k
Eric Brown United States	30	3.2k 1.1×	828 1.1×	565 1.1×	647 1.5×	1.1k 2.5×	78	5.6k
Takeshi Shimizu Japan	43	2.6k 0.9×	1.0k 1.4×	475 0.9×	182 0.4×	276 0.7×	431	7.5k
Laurence Macia Australia	35	3.8k 1.2×	2.2k 3.1×	739 1.5×	820 1.9×	636 1.5×	87	7.2k
Eiji Ishikawa Japan	35	2.9k 1.0×	641 0.9×	431 0.9×	526 1.2×	455 1.1×	231	5.8k
Anna Ermund Sweden	26	2.6k 0.9×	711 1.0×	294 0.6×	498 1.1×	505 1.2×	38	5.1k
Henrik Sjövall Sweden	32	2.8k 0.9×	707 1.0×	597 1.2×	612 1.4×	511 1.2×	109	6.2k
Ping–Chang Yang China	34	2.2k 0.7×	1.4k 1.9×	414 0.8×	276 0.6×	292 0.7×	219	6.2k
Danielle G. Souza Brazil	48	1.9k 0.6×	687 1.0×	840 1.7×	216 0.5×	991 2.4×	166	6.2k
Noah W. Palm United States	31	3.2k 1.1×	1.1k 1.6×	583 1.2×	258 0.6×	793 1.9×	54	6.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Nan Shen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nan Shen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nan Shen

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tao, Yue, Binghua Zhang, Nan Shen, et al.. (2024). Diagnostic performance of a multiplexed gastrointestinal PCR panel for identifying diarrheal pathogens in children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant. World Journal of Pediatrics. 20(9). 966–975. 1 indexed citations

Li, Changqing, Nan Shen, Shaohua Yang, & Huili Wang. (2023). Effects of BPA Exposure and Recovery on the Expression of Genes Involved in the Hepatic Lipid Metabolism in Male Mice. Toxics. 11(9). 775–775. 4 indexed citations

Gu, Xiaozhen, et al.. (2023). Pb inhibited C2C12 myoblast differentiation by regulating HDAC2. Toxicology. 499. 153639–153639. 2 indexed citations

Shen, Nan, et al.. (2023). Exploration of Serum lipid levels during twin pregnancy. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 36(2). 2254891–2254891. 3 indexed citations

Zheng, Xin, Jun Xiao, Qi Jiang, et al.. (2022). AKT2 reduces IFNβ1 production to modulate antiviral responses and systemic lupus erythematosus. The EMBO Journal. 41(6). e108016–e108016. 13 indexed citations

Zhao, Jie, Yi Pan, Yinfeng Zhang, et al.. (2021). Structural insights into the recognition of histone H3Q5 serotonylation by WDR5. Science Advances. 7(25). 27 indexed citations

Zhang, Heng, Di Dai, Qianwen Hu, et al.. (2021). Bach2 attenuates IL-2R signaling to control Treg homeostasis and Tfr development. Cell Reports. 35(6). 109096–109096. 23 indexed citations

Shen, Nan, et al.. (2020). Molecular diagnostic practices for infectious gastroenteritis. Chinese Medical Journal. 133(12). 1485–1486.

Ding, Huihua, Xiang Yu, Yao Meng, et al.. (2019). Spermidine Suppresses Inflammatory DC Function by Activating the FOXO3 Pathway and Counteracts Autoimmunity. iScience. 23(1). 100807–100807. 53 indexed citations

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Himmelreich, Nastassja, Nan Shen, Jürgen G. Okun, et al.. (2018). Relationship between genotype, phenylalanine hydroxylase expression and in vitro activity and metabolic phenotype in phenylketonuria. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 125(1-2). 86–95. 32 indexed citations

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Wang, Ruifang, Nan Shen, Jun Ye, et al.. (2018). Mutation spectrum of hyperphenylalaninemia candidate genes and the genotype-phenotype correlation in the Chinese population. Clinica Chimica Acta. 481. 132–138. 23 indexed citations

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Chen, Bin, Jingwen Wang, Ying Wang, et al.. (2018). Oral microbiota dysbiosis and its association with Henoch-Schönlein Purpura in children. International Immunopharmacology. 65. 295–302. 21 indexed citations

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Chen, Nan, et al.. (2018). Clinical remission of myopathy with MYH2 deficiency after precision medicine-developed rehabilitation: a case report.. PubMed. 10(11). 3827–3832. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lei, Ying Wang, Xuemei Liu, et al.. (2018). Gut microbiota dysbiosis is associated with Henoch-Schönlein Purpura in children. International Immunopharmacology. 58. 1–8. 55 indexed citations

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He, Peng, Nan Shen, Xuefeng Jiang, et al.. (2016). Periodic Mechanical Stress Activates PKCδ-Dependent EGFR Mitogenic Signals in Rat Chondrocytes via PI3K-Akt and ERK1/2. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 39(4). 1281–1294. 16 indexed citations

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Shen, Nan, et al.. (2015). Periodic mechanical stress activates EGFR-dependent Rac1 mitogenic signals in rat nucleus pulpous cells via ERK1/2. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 469(3). 723–730. 6 indexed citations

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Jiang, Simon, Nan Shen, & Carola G. Vinuesa. (2015). Posttranscriptional T cell gene regulation to limit Tfh cells and autoimmunity. Current Opinion in Immunology. 37. 21–27. 11 indexed citations

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Du, Fang, Liangjing Lu, Jialin Teng, et al.. (2012). T-614 alters the production of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-1 andMMP-3) and inhibits the migratory expansion of rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts, in vitro. International Immunopharmacology. 13(1). 54–60. 33 indexed citations

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Wang, Jilin, Xuan Kong, Hua Xiong, et al.. (2011). Calcium Prevents Tumorigenesis in a Mouse Model of Colorectal Cancer. PLoS ONE. 6(8). e22566–e22566. 30 indexed citations

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Shen, Nan, et al.. (1993). Deletion analysis of K+ channel assembly. Neuron. 11(1). 67–76. 208 indexed citations

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