Nan Song

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
115 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Nan Song is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Nan Song has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 33 papers in Oncology and 29 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Nan Song's work include Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (10 papers), HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research (10 papers) and Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (9 papers). Nan Song is often cited by papers focused on Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (10 papers), HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research (10 papers) and Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (9 papers). Nan Song collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Nan Song's co-authors include Soonmyung Paik, Norman Wolmark, Chuan Qin, Wen Tan, Dongxin Lin, Yunlin Han, Wei Chen, Hua Zhu, Greg Yothers and Patrick G. Gavin and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Nan Song

106 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

CDX2 as a Prognostic Biomarker in Stage II and Stage III ... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300
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.

  1. CDX2 as a Prognostic Biomarker in Stage II and Stage III Colon Cancer
    2016 330 citations Soonmyung Paik, Greg Yothers et al. 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 Song China 25 1.3k 760 554 387 320 115 2.6k
Vita Dolžan Slovenia 33 1.3k 1.0× 362 0.5× 268 0.5× 179 0.5× 241 0.8× 210 3.7k
Li‐Shun Wang China 30 1.8k 1.4× 487 0.6× 513 0.9× 148 0.4× 303 0.9× 113 2.8k
Yunfeng Zhou China 31 1.5k 1.2× 545 0.7× 564 1.0× 174 0.4× 396 1.2× 165 3.6k
Małgorzata Krzystek‐Korpacka Poland 30 780 0.6× 567 0.7× 277 0.5× 157 0.4× 314 1.0× 124 2.6k
Borros Arneth Germany 19 832 0.7× 510 0.7× 345 0.6× 268 0.7× 143 0.4× 96 2.3k
Chin‐Wen Chi Taiwan 38 2.0k 1.6× 559 0.7× 841 1.5× 285 0.7× 327 1.0× 77 3.7k
Li Fu China 27 987 0.8× 476 0.6× 417 0.8× 382 1.0× 394 1.2× 143 2.3k
Hiroko Shimizu Japan 30 1.5k 1.2× 448 0.6× 410 0.7× 252 0.7× 187 0.6× 99 2.8k
Xiaoni Kong China 32 1.7k 1.4× 645 0.8× 515 0.9× 390 1.0× 298 0.9× 114 4.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Nan Song

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nan Song

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nan Song

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

All Works

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Meng, Xiaoxi, Tiffany Eulalio, John Easton, et al.. (2025). Epigenetic Age Acceleration Mediates Treatment Effects on Cardiometabolic and Cardiovascular Risk in Childhood Cancer Survivors. JACC CardioOncology. 7(6). 691–704. 1 indexed citations
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Bao, Shanshan, et al.. (2024). Pillararene-based rare-earth luminescent probe for two-channel simultaneous detection of ROS and ATP in living cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 12(46). 18651–18659. 1 indexed citations
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Song, Nan, et al.. (2023). Correlation of commute time with the risk of subjective mental health problems: 6th Korean Working Conditions Survey (KWCS). Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 35(1). e9–e9. 1 indexed citations
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Fan, Bo, et al.. (2023). Lightweight and multi-lesion segmentation model for diabetic retinopathy based on the fusion of mixed attention and ghost feature mapping. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 169. 107854–107854. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Shengyu, Bin Fang, Chenhui Gu, et al.. (2022). A myogenic niche with a proper mechanical stress environment improves abdominal wall muscle repair by modulating immunity and preventing fibrosis. Biomaterials. 285. 121519–121519. 12 indexed citations
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Song, Nan, Xi-sheng Shan, Yi Yang, et al.. (2022). Low-Dose Esketamine as an Adjuvant to Propofol Sedation for Same-Visit Bidirectional Endoscopy: Protocol for a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. International Journal of General Medicine. Volume 15. 4733–4740. 7 indexed citations
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Gao, Xin, Hiroyuki Oshima, Kota Kato, et al.. (2022). Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Single and Multiple Doses of Peficitinib (ASP015K) in Healthy Chinese Subjects. Drug Design Development and Therapy. Volume 16. 1365–1381. 2 indexed citations
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Huang, Dan, et al.. (2021). Association between gallstones and the risk of biliary tract cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Epidemiology and Health. 43. e2021011–e2021011. 33 indexed citations
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Cheng, Yi, et al.. (2021). Serotonergic Modulation of Persistent Inward Currents in Serotonergic Neurons of Medulla in ePet-EYFP Mice. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. 15. 657445–657445. 7 indexed citations
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Huang, Dan, et al.. (2020). Gallstones, Cholecystectomy and the Risk of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancer: A Nationwide Population-based Cohort Study in Korea. Journal of Cancer Prevention. 25(3). 164–172. 12 indexed citations
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Song, Nan, Dan Huang, Min Jung Kim, et al.. (2020). Optimal Body Mass Index Cut-off Point for Predicting Colorectal Cancer Survival in an Asian Population: A National Health Information Database Analysis. Cancers. 12(4). 830–830. 6 indexed citations
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Pal, Rekha, Ning Wei, Nan Song, et al.. (2018). Molecular subtypes of colorectal cancer in pre-clinical models show differential response to targeted therapies: Treatment implications beyond KRAS mutations. PLoS ONE. 13(8). e0200836–e0200836. 8 indexed citations
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Song, Nan, Greg Yothers, Patrick G. Gavin, et al.. (2017). Tumour sidedness and intrinsic subtypes in patients with stage II/III colon cancer: analysis of NSABP C-07 (NRG Oncology). British Journal of Cancer. 118(5). 629–633. 20 indexed citations
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Choi, Jaesung, Nan Song, Sohee Han, et al.. (2014). The Associations between Immunity-Related Genes and Breast Cancer Prognosis in Korean Women. PLoS ONE. 9(7). e103593–e103593. 13 indexed citations
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Pang, Wei, Xue Leng, Hao Lu, et al.. (2013). Depletion of intracellular zinc induces apoptosis of cultured hippocampal neurons through suppression of ERK signaling pathway and activation of caspase-3. Neuroscience Letters. 552. 140–145. 37 indexed citations
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Song, Nan, Hyuna Sung, Ji‐Yeob Choi, et al.. (2012). Preoperative Serum Levels of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and Survival of Breast Cancer among Korean Women. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 21(8). 1371–1380. 16 indexed citations
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