Nianwei Lin

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
16 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Nianwei Lin is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nianwei Lin has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Physiology and 3 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Nianwei Lin's work include RNA Research and Splicing (5 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (3 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (3 papers). Nianwei Lin is often cited by papers focused on RNA Research and Splicing (5 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (3 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (3 papers). Nianwei Lin collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Nianwei Lin's co-authors include Tariq M. Rana, Zhonghan Li, Steven R. Head, Kung‐Yen Chang, Ti‐Chun Chao, Veena S. Patil, Jane C. Burns, Chisato Shimizu, Jason Dang and Runying Zeng and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Neuroscience and Molecular Cell.

In The Last Decade

Nianwei Lin

16 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

The long noncoding RNA THRIL regulates TNFα expression through its interaction with hnRNPL

2013 505 citations Zhonghan Li, Ti‐Chun Chao et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Premature polyadenylation-mediated loss of stathmin-2 is a hallmark of TDP-43-dependent neurodegeneration

2019 339 citations Ze’ev Melamed, Jone López‐Erauskin et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nianwei Lin United States	14	1.2k	721	268	246	163	16	1.6k
Elisa Caffarelli Italy	26	2.3k 2.0×	1.2k 1.7×	263 1.0×	241 1.0×	43 0.3×	57	2.7k
Angela Gallo Italy	30	2.4k 2.0×	500 0.7×	100 0.4×	68 0.3×	125 0.8×	54	2.7k
Behzad Doratotaj United States	5	1.9k 1.6×	1.5k 2.1×	124 0.5×	99 0.4×	50 0.3×	5	2.1k
Rachid Mazrouï Canada	26	2.2k 1.9×	218 0.3×	92 0.3×	83 0.3×	110 0.7×	40	2.5k
Hou‐Yu Chiang Taiwan	16	1.6k 1.4×	1.2k 1.6×	92 0.3×	33 0.1×	65 0.4×	33	2.4k
Tiandao Li United States	19	976 0.8×	268 0.4×	49 0.2×	89 0.4×	121 0.7×	46	1.6k
Gracjan Michlewski United Kingdom	26	2.5k 2.1×	1.5k 2.1×	51 0.2×	76 0.3×	64 0.4×	40	2.9k
Jean-Marc Lemaı̂tre France	27	2.0k 1.7×	257 0.4×	35 0.1×	129 0.5×	109 0.7×	68	2.5k
Thomas F. Duchaîne Canada	28	3.0k 2.6×	1.2k 1.7×	47 0.2×	45 0.2×	100 0.6×	52	3.6k
Claudio Passananti Italy	25	1.2k 1.1×	111 0.2×	62 0.2×	65 0.3×	57 0.3×	66	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nianwei Lin

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All Works

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16 of 16 papers shown

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Zhong, Yu, Kabhilan Mohan, Jinpeng Liu, et al.. (2020). Loss of CLN3, the gene mutated in juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, leads to metabolic impairment and autophagy induction in retinal pigment epithelium. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1866(10). 165883–165883. 23 indexed citations

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Tiwari, Shashi Kant, Jason Dang, Nianwei Lin, et al.. (2020). Zika virus depletes neural stem cells and evades selective autophagy by suppressing the Fanconi anemia protein FANCC. EMBO Reports. 21(12). e49183–e49183. 20 indexed citations

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Melamed, Ze’ev, Jone López‐Erauskin, Michael W. Baughn, et al.. (2019). Premature polyadenylation-mediated loss of stathmin-2 is a hallmark of TDP-43-dependent neurodegeneration. Nature Neuroscience. 22(2). 180–190. 339 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lu, Shuyan, Tae Sung, Nianwei Lin, Robert T. Abraham, & Bart Jessen. (2017). Lysosomal adaptation: How cells respond to lysosomotropic compounds. PLoS ONE. 12(3). e0173771–e0173771. 109 indexed citations

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Casas‐Tintó, Sergio, Nianwei Lin, Michael Chung, et al.. (2014). An intergenic regulatory region mediates Drosophila Myc-induced apoptosis and blocks tissue hyperplasia. Oncogene. 34(18). 2385–2397. 19 indexed citations

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Lin, Nianwei, Kung‐Yen Chang, Zhonghan Li, et al.. (2014). An Evolutionarily Conserved Long Noncoding RNA TUNA Controls Pluripotency and Neural Lineage Commitment. Molecular Cell. 53(6). 1005–1019. 319 indexed citations

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Lin, Nianwei, Kung‐Yen Chang, Zhonghan Li, et al.. (2014). An Evolutionarily Conserved Long Noncoding RNA TUNA Controls Pluripotency and Neural Lineage Commitment. Molecular Cell. 53(6). 1067–1067. 14 indexed citations

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Li, Zhonghan, Ti‐Chun Chao, Kung‐Yen Chang, et al.. (2013). The long noncoding RNA THRIL regulates TNFα expression through its interaction with hnRNPL. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(3). 1002–1007. 505 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wada, Naohisa, Bin Wang, Nianwei Lin, et al.. (2011). Induced pluripotent stem cell lines derived from human gingival fibroblasts and periodontal ligament fibroblasts. Journal of Periodontal Research. 46(4). 438–447. 99 indexed citations

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Lin, Nianwei, Li X, Kairong Cui, et al.. (2011). A Barrier-Only Boundary Element Delimits the Formation of Facultative Heterochromatin in Drosophila melanogaster and Vertebrates. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 31(13). 2729–2741. 15 indexed citations

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Lin, Nianwei, Can Zhang, John Pang, & Lei Zhou. (2009). By design or by chance: cell death during Drosophila embryogenesis. APOPTOSIS. 14(8). 935–942. 8 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yanping, Nianwei Lin, Pamela M. Carroll, et al.. (2008). Epigenetic Blocking of an Enhancer Region Controls Irradiation-Induced Proapoptotic Gene Expression in Drosophila Embryos. Developmental Cell. 14(4). 481–493. 64 indexed citations

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Xu, Guilian, Celeste M. Karch, Ning Li, et al.. (2008). Receptor-Associated Protein (RAP) Plays a Central Role in Modulating Aβ Deposition in APP/PS1 Transgenic Mice. PLoS ONE. 3(9). e3159–e3159. 13 indexed citations

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Zeng, Runying, Jing Zhao, Rui Zhang, & Nianwei Lin. (2005). Bacterial community in sediment from the Western Pacific “Warm Pool” and its relationship to environment. Science in China Series D Earth Sciences. 48(2). 282–290. 36 indexed citations

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Lin, Nianwei, et al.. (2004). Cold-active Protease from antarctic bacterium marinobacter sp. Strain R2:fermentation condition and enzyme properties. Journal of Xiamen University. 43(6). 865–869. 2 indexed citations

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Zeng, Runying, Rui Zhang, Jing Zhao, & Nianwei Lin. (2003). Cold-active serine alkaline protease from the psychrophilic bacterium Pseudomonas strain DY-A: enzyme purification and characterization. Extremophiles. 7(4). 335–337. 61 indexed citations

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