Qi Chen

22.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
510 papers, 14.7k citations indexed

About

Qi Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qi Chen has authored 510 papers receiving a total of 14.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 234 papers in Molecular Biology, 86 papers in Cancer Research and 78 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Qi Chen's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (48 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (43 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (42 papers). Qi Chen is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (48 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (43 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (42 papers). Qi Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Qi Chen's co-authors include Lijun Sun, Zhijian J. Chen, Enkui Duan, Junchao Shi, Ying Zhang, Tong Zhou, Xudong Zhang, Yunfang Zhang, Wei Yan and Hongying Peng and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Qi Chen

473 papers receiving 14.5k citations

Hit Papers

Regulation and function of the cGAS–STING pathway of cyto... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2016 500 1000 1.5k
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. Regulation and function of the cGAS–STING pathway of cytosolic DNA sensing
    2016 1.6k citations Qi Chen et al. profile →
  2. Sperm tsRNAs contribute to intergenerational inheritance of an acquired metabolic disorder
    2016 1.0k citations Qi Chen, Xin Li 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
Qi Chen China 56 7.4k 3.1k 2.8k 1.2k 1.2k 510 14.7k
Thomas von Zglinicki United Kingdom 77 10.5k 1.4× 3.0k 1.0× 1.5k 0.6× 1.4k 1.1× 804 0.7× 219 25.1k
Peter Möller Germany 83 6.6k 0.9× 4.1k 1.3× 3.6k 1.3× 2.6k 2.1× 1.3k 1.1× 459 24.2k
Rodney J. Scott Australia 66 6.8k 0.9× 1.7k 0.5× 3.1k 1.1× 2.9k 2.3× 2.6k 2.3× 538 16.9k
Jing Liu China 65 9.6k 1.3× 2.1k 0.7× 2.6k 0.9× 2.0k 1.6× 2.4k 2.1× 1.2k 22.9k
Chun Peng Canada 49 5.9k 0.8× 1.4k 0.4× 4.5k 1.6× 809 0.6× 880 0.8× 141 11.0k
Susan A. Elmore United States 28 6.2k 0.8× 1.8k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 1.2k 1.0× 628 0.5× 89 13.0k
Hiroshi Kobayashi Japan 57 5.0k 0.7× 1.7k 0.6× 1.6k 0.6× 1.3k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 530 12.1k
Shaker A. Mousa United States 73 9.6k 1.3× 1.8k 0.6× 2.7k 1.0× 3.2k 2.5× 1.2k 1.0× 665 24.6k
Zhibin Hu China 59 9.9k 1.3× 1.3k 0.4× 7.1k 2.6× 2.5k 2.0× 1.6k 1.4× 499 17.4k
Yan Wang China 62 10.6k 1.4× 1.8k 0.6× 3.0k 1.1× 2.9k 2.4× 1.4k 1.2× 756 17.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Qi Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qi Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qi Chen

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bao, Chunde, Xiang Zhang, Qi Chen, et al.. (2025). Targeted activation on Bnip3 enhances mitophagy to prevent the progression of osteoarthritis. Journal of Orthopaedic Translation. 51. 242–255.
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Zhu, Ke, Makiko K. Haba, Qi Chen, & Lu Chen. (2025). Accretion and Differentiation of Vesta and the Mesosiderite Parent Body Inferred From Ni Stable Isotope Compositions. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(19). 2 indexed citations
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Mao, Ke, Bingqing Wang, Hao Zhu, et al.. (2025). Deciphering TCOF1 mutations in Chinese Treacher Collins syndrome patients: insights into pathogenesis and transcriptional disruption. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 20(1). 57–57. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ying, Kexin Wang, Qi Chen, et al.. (2024). A patch comprising human umbilical cord-derived hydrogel and mesenchymal stem cells promotes pressure ulcer wound healing. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(4). 433–442. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Guiwei, Qi Chen, Yue Zhou, et al.. (2024). Manganese and iron oxides on pipe surface promote dissolved aluminum accumulation in drinking water distribution systems. The Science of The Total Environment. 924. 171606–171606. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Tao, et al.. (2024). Calcium sensing receptor regulate claudin-14 via PKA-STAT3 pathway in rat model of nephrolithiasis. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 15. 1477122–1477122. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Lu, Wujiang Gao, Chunli Sha, et al.. (2023). A methylation- and immune-related lncRNA signature to predict ovarian cancer outcome and uncover mechanisms of chemoresistance. Journal of Ovarian Research. 16(1). 186–186. 12 indexed citations
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Xue, Yanfeng, Yingyun Gong, Xin Li, et al.. (2023). Sex differences in paternal arsenic-induced intergenerational metabolic effects are mediated by estrogen. Cell & Bioscience. 13(1). 165–165. 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhongbao, Fengjiao Hu, Yalong Zhang, et al.. (2023). Ubiquitin-specific protease 29 attenuates hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury by mediating TGF-β-activated kinase 1 deubiquitination. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1167667–1167667. 6 indexed citations
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Deng, Weili, Xueyuan Zhou, Zhengrong Huang, et al.. (2023). DWL-4-140: A allene small molecule targeting STING that alleviates lupus-like phenotype in Trex1−/− mice. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 165. 115188–115188. 1 indexed citations
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Cui, Dongya, et al.. (2023). NONO regulates B‐cell development and B‐cell receptor signaling. The FASEB Journal. 37(4). e22862–e22862. 2 indexed citations
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Qu, Hongyi, et al.. (2023). A sliding mode control of the bearingless permanent magnet slice motor for the blood pump based on the GAPSO. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 18929–18929. 3 indexed citations
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Huang, Lei, Dan Wang, Haodong Chen, et al.. (2023). CRISPR-detector: fast and accurate detection, visualization, and annotation of genome-wide mutations induced by genome editing events. Journal of genetics and genomics. 50(8). 563–572. 7 indexed citations
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Zhou, Tong, Hao Ming, Yinjuan Wang, et al.. (2022). High-resolution ribosome profiling reveals translational selectivity for transcripts in bovine preimplantation embryo development. Development. 149(21). 13 indexed citations
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Jin, Yanli, Zhongzheng Lu, Qi Chen, et al.. (2010). The Antitumor Activity of Homoharringtonine against Human Mast Cells Harboring the KIT D816V Mutation. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 9(1). 211–223. 25 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hui, et al.. (2003). Calyculin A–induced actin phosphorylation and depolymerization in renal epithelial cells. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 54(4). 286–295. 14 indexed citations

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