Qian Chen

7.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
234 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Qian Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Qian Chen has authored 234 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Molecular Biology, 42 papers in Physiology and 37 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Qian Chen's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (15 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (13 papers) and 2D Materials and Applications (12 papers). Qian Chen is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (15 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (13 papers) and 2D Materials and Applications (12 papers). Qian Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Qian Chen's co-authors include Guoping Feng, Jonathan T. Ting, Tanya L. Daigle, José Behar, Piero Biancani, Qiuqian Wu, Linglong Dai, Jian‐xing Ma, Xudong Zhu and Joana D. Amaral and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Qian Chen

212 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

Acute Brain Slice Methods for Adult and Aging Animals: Application of Targeted Patch Clamp Analysis and Optogenetics

2014 468 citations Qian Chen, Guoping Feng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qian Chen China	39	1.8k	1.1k	733	686	614	234	5.6k
Keun‐Hwa Jung South Korea	56	3.6k 2.0×	2.0k 1.8×	935 1.3×	804 1.2×	683 1.1×	438	12.5k
Hua Feng China	57	4.0k 2.2×	1.8k 1.6×	741 1.0×	469 0.7×	906 1.5×	571	13.2k
Rong Liu China	49	2.9k 1.6×	694 0.6×	2.0k 2.8×	280 0.4×	564 0.9×	437	8.9k
Chun‐Feng Liu China	51	2.9k 1.6×	1.1k 1.0×	1.5k 2.0×	702 1.0×	155 0.3×	553	9.9k
Hajime Takano Japan	40	1.4k 0.8×	2.3k 2.1×	634 0.9×	759 1.1×	895 1.5×	136	6.7k
Ying Zhang China	42	2.3k 1.3×	1.2k 1.1×	1.0k 1.4×	409 0.6×	114 0.2×	265	6.0k
Jiming Kong Canada	45	2.9k 1.6×	1.0k 0.9×	1.1k 1.5×	249 0.4×	241 0.4×	166	8.1k
Soon‐Tae Lee South Korea	56	4.2k 2.3×	2.2k 2.0×	1.1k 1.5×	1.0k 1.5×	505 0.8×	341	12.9k
Ying Mao China	61	4.2k 2.3×	1.1k 1.0×	426 0.6×	1.0k 1.5×	289 0.5×	650	14.6k
Weiqi Zhang China	52	5.2k 2.9×	1.5k 1.4×	1.3k 1.7×	547 0.8×	203 0.3×	215	9.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Qian Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qian Chen

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xiao, Rui, Qian Chen, Shunni Zhu, et al.. (2025). Nutrient recovery from high-salinity dairy wastewater through the cultivation of acclimatized microalgae. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 72. 107430–107430. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Qian, Siamak S. Shishvan, Shuo Zhang, et al.. (2025). Embedded 3D printing of isotropically enhanced lattice structure with programmable elasticity via three-dimensional fiber alignment. Additive manufacturing. 105. 104783–104783. 1 indexed citations

Guo, Qing, Qian Chang, Trent R. Graham, et al.. (2025). Mineral dissolution by dimeric complexes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(41). e2504109122–e2504109122.

Tian, Mingming, et al.. (2025). Exchange Coupling-Induced Spin Dynamic Damping Modulation at the Py/FeMn Interface. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(12). 19012–19019.

Tian, Mingming, Qian Chen, Jun Du, et al.. (2025). Tunable spin dynamic damping and interfacial spin transparency in Py/Ho through magnetic field modulation. Applied Physics Letters. 126(11).

Chen, Qian, Xianchao Shang, Changyuan Yu, et al.. (2024). Tobacco/Salvia miltiorrhiza Intercropping Improves Soil Quality and Increases Total Production Value. Agronomy. 14(3). 598–598. 6 indexed citations

Zhang, Wen, et al.. (2023). Non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with brain function disruption in type 2 diabetes patients without cognitive impairment. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 26(2). 650–662. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Qian, Xiaoyun Li, Qin Wang, et al.. (2023). Boosting of polyurethane elastomer nanocomposites by low doped graphene. FlatChem. 42. 100582–100582. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Qian, Murat Cevher, Saisai Wang, et al.. (2022). LYL1 facilitates AETFC assembly and gene activation by recruiting CARM1 in t(8;21) AML. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(42). e2213718119–e2213718119. 9 indexed citations

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Chen, Qian, Christopher A Deister, Xianhua Gao, et al.. (2020). Dysfunction of cortical GABAergic neurons leads to sensory hyper-reactivity in a Shank3 mouse model of ASD. Nature Neuroscience. 23(4). 520–532. 122 indexed citations

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Chen, Qian, Christopher A Deister, Xianhua Gao, et al.. (2020). Dysfunction of cortical GABAergic neurons leads to sensory hyper-reactivity in a Shank3 mouse model of ASD. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 2 indexed citations

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Ding, Weihua, Zerong You, Qian Chen, et al.. (2020). Gut Microbiota Influences Neuropathic Pain Through Modulating Proinflammatory and Anti-inflammatory T Cells. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 132(4). 1146–1155. 75 indexed citations

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Guo, Baolin, Qian Chen, Keke Ren, et al.. (2019). Anterior cingulate cortex dysfunction underlies social deficits in Shank3 mutant mice. Nature Neuroscience. 22(8). 1223–1234. 195 indexed citations

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Sarkar, Joydeep, et al.. (2018). A long-term mechanistic computational model of physiological factors driving the onset of type 2 diabetes in an individual. PLoS ONE. 13(2). e0192472–e0192472. 11 indexed citations

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Chen, Qian, et al.. (2018). Optimal nitrogen fertilizer management for direct seeding rice: a review.. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 20(6). 1382–1390. 3 indexed citations

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Chen, Qian, et al.. (2017). One-step aqueous synthesis of thioglycolic acid-CdTe:Eu3+ quantum dots-sensitized TiO2 nanotube solar cells. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry. 48(1). 27–35. 3 indexed citations

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Zhou, Chunyan, Qian Chen, Guofang Wang, et al.. (2016). Effect of ZnS interfacial passivation layer to CdS quantum dot-sensitized ZnO nanorods. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 780. 271–275. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Qian, Yanlei Yin, Chuanhe Zhu, & Guoyong Yu. (2014). Toxicological Assessment of Chinese Cherry (Cerasus Pseudocerasus L.) Seed Oil. Food Science and Technology Research. 20(1). 101–108. 3 indexed citations

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Chen, Qian, et al.. (2011). Changes in lung volume and upper airway using MRI during application of nasal expiratory positive airway pressure in patients with sleep-disordered breathing. Journal of Applied Physiology. 111(5). 1400–1409. 33 indexed citations

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Chen, Qian. (2006). Effect of different treatments of Tenebrio molitor on the breeding of Scleroderma guani. Senlin bingchong tongxun. 2 indexed citations

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