Qi Wan

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
125 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Qi Wan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qi Wan has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Molecular Biology, 43 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 36 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Qi Wan's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (25 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (24 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (10 papers). Qi Wan is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (25 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (24 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (10 papers). Qi Wan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Qi Wan's co-authors include Yu Tian Wang, Fang Liu, Heng‐Ye Man, Hyman B. Niznik, Xian‐Min Yu, Zdenek B. Pristupa, Mingxia Liao, Ting Zhu, Zhi‐Gang Xiong and John F. MacDonald and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Qi Wan

121 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Therapeutic targets of neuroprotection and neurorestoration in ischemic stroke: Applications for natural compounds from medicinal herbs

2022 178 citations Ting Zhu, Qi Wan et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Qi Wan	2.0k	1.5k	889	662	512	125	4.6k
Albert Quintana	2.1k 1.0×	893 0.6×	766 0.9×	421 0.6×	765 1.5×	57	4.4k
Stefania Gessi	3.8k 1.9×	1.3k 0.8×	1.0k 1.2×	683 1.0×	779 1.5×	167	8.5k
Bianca Marchetti	1.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	881 1.0×	665 1.0×	433 0.8×	120	4.9k
Arabinda Das	1.6k 0.8×	737 0.5×	777 0.9×	407 0.6×	373 0.7×	81	4.0k
Stefania Merighi	2.9k 1.4×	898 0.6×	903 1.0×	565 0.9×	662 1.3×	128	6.9k
Fabián Docagne	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 1.4×	540 0.8×	564 1.1×	74	4.7k
Gunnar Schulte	3.7k 1.8×	1.7k 1.1×	496 0.6×	417 0.6×	485 0.9×	112	6.1k
Anis K. Mir	1.5k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	1.3k 1.5×	581 0.9×	500 1.0×	88	4.7k
Mohamed R. Mughal	1.7k 0.8×	813 0.5×	1.2k 1.4×	890 1.3×	1.3k 2.5×	54	5.0k
Carlos B. Duarte	2.8k 1.4×	3.2k 2.0×	796 0.9×	337 0.5×	766 1.5×	147	6.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Qi Wan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qi Wan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qi Wan

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hao, J.‐X., et al.. (2025). Atractylenolide III Promotes Astrocyte Aβ Clearance by Up-regulating AQP4 to Improve Alzheimer’s Disease. Folia Biologica. 71(3). 140–148.

Liu, Ru‐Juan, Ting Zhu, Xiao Chu, et al.. (2025). Transcranial direct current stimulation alleviates chronic pain in knee osteoarthritis by modulating microglial and astrocytic polarization and neuroinflammation. Life Sciences. 376. 123753–123753. 1 indexed citations

Zhu, Ting, et al.. (2025). Adeno-associated virus-mediated inhibition of ROCK2 promotes synaptogenesis and neurogenesis in rats after ischemic stroke. Neural Regeneration Research. 21(6). 2407–2414. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Min, et al.. (2025). Oxyglutamate Carrier Alleviates Cerebral Ischaemia–Reperfusion Injury by Regulating Mitochondrial Function. European Journal of Neuroscience. 61(1). e16659–e16659. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Hui, Wenlong Ma, Wenjie Hu, et al.. (2024). Cathodal bilateral transcranial direct‐current stimulation regulates selenium to confer neuroprotection after rat cerebral ischaemia–reperfusion injury. The Journal of Physiology. 602(6). 1175–1197. 5 indexed citations

Wan, Qi, et al.. (2024). The Role of Pyruvate Kinase M2 Posttranslational Modification in the Occurrence and Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cell Biochemistry and Function. 42(7). e4125–e4125. 2 indexed citations

Gao, Jingchen, Xiangyi Kong, Tao Lin, et al.. (2024). Bilateral transcranial direct-current stimulation confers neuroprotection through suppression of PKM2 after mouse cerebral ischemia injury. Brain Research. 1849. 149353–149353.

Wan, Qi, et al.. (2024). Therapeutic potential of flavonoids from traditional Chinese medicine in pancreatic cancer treatment. Frontiers in Nutrition. 11. 1477140–1477140. 7 indexed citations

Zhao, Rui, Xin Zhou, Zhiyuan Zhao, et al.. (2024). Farrerol Alleviates Cerebral Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury by Promoting Neuronal Survival and Reducing Neuroinflammation. Molecular Neurobiology. 61(9). 7239–7255. 8 indexed citations

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Kong, Xiangyi, Yu Cui, Songfeng Chen, et al.. (2023). Transcranial direct‐current stimulation confers neuroprotection by regulating isoleucine‐dependent signalling after rat cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury. European Journal of Neuroscience. 58(5). 3330–3346. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Songfeng, Hui Wang, Juan Chen, et al.. (2023). Upregulation of mitochondrial PGK1 by ROS-TBC1D15 pathway promotes neuronal death after oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation injury. Brain Research. 1825. 148724–148724. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xue, et al.. (2023). Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation alleviates glial activation through suppressing HMGB1/TLR4 pathway in a rat model of Parkinson’s disease. Molecular Biology Reports. 50(8). 6481–6492. 8 indexed citations

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Lei, Ruixue, Shu Wang, Jing Cheng, et al.. (2023). Bilateral transcranial direct‐current stimulation promotes migration of subventricular zone‐derived neuroblasts toward ischemic brain. FASEB BioAdvances. 5(7). 277–286. 9 indexed citations

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Wang, Yue, Yue Wang, Wei Wang, et al.. (2022). Potential use of bioactive nanofibrous dural substitutes with controlled release of IGF-1 for neuroprotection after traumatic brain injury. Nanoscale. 14(48). 18217–18230. 18 indexed citations

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Zhou, Li, et al.. (2019). 394 IL-23 Antibodies in Psoriasis – a Non-Clinical Perspective. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 139(9). S282–S282. 4 indexed citations

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Hu, Yu, Ji Hyung Kim, Kangmin He, et al.. (2016). Scramblase TMEM16F terminates T cell receptor signaling to restrict T cell exhaustion. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 213(12). 2759–2772. 30 indexed citations

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Li, Hualin, Chong‐Feng Xu, Steven P. Blais, et al.. (2009). Proximal Glycans Outside of the Epitopes Regulate the Presentation of HIV-1 Envelope gp120 Helper Epitopes. The Journal of Immunology. 182(10). 6369–6378. 37 indexed citations

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Srivastava, Shekhar, Lie Di, Olga Zhdanova, et al.. (2009). The Class II Phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase C2β Is Required for the Activation of the K⁺Channel KCa3.1 and CD4 T-Cells. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 20(17). 3783–3791. 59 indexed citations

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Lei, Li, Youssef El-Hayek, Baosong Liu, et al.. (2008). Direct-Current Electrical Field Guides Neuronal Stem/Progenitor Cell Migration. Stem Cells. 26(8). 2193–2200. 115 indexed citations

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Li, Gang, Liping Han, Yoshihito Fujita, et al.. (2007). RalA and RalB Function as the Critical GTP Sensors for GTP-Dependent Exocytosis. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(1). 190–202. 27 indexed citations

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