Qiannan Ren

450 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 300 citations indexed

About

Qiannan Ren is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Molecular Biology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Qiannan Ren has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 300 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Cancer Research, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Qiannan Ren's work include Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (5 papers), Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis (3 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (3 papers). Qiannan Ren is often cited by papers focused on Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (5 papers), Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis (3 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (3 papers). Qiannan Ren collaborates with scholars based in China, Egypt and United States. Qiannan Ren's co-authors include Junfen Fu, Qiming Sun, Zhiying Hu, Nashwa Amin, Marong Fang, Xiaoning Tan, Benson O. A. Botchway, Shijia Chen, Shi‐Juan Mai and Hui‐Yun Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Hepatology, Brain Behavior and Immunity and Autophagy.

In The Last Decade

Qiannan Ren

17 papers receiving 299 citations

Hit Papers

Dysfunction of autophagy in high-fat diet-induced non-alc... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 20 40 60
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. Dysfunction of autophagy in high-fat diet-induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
    2023 70 citations Qiannan Ren, Qiming Sun et al. Autophagy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Qiannan Ren China 11 139 77 63 49 33 19 300
Weiping Li China 10 183 1.3× 62 0.8× 43 0.7× 17 0.3× 66 2.0× 25 333
Yuanyu Zhao China 12 125 0.9× 56 0.7× 29 0.5× 21 0.4× 42 1.3× 35 348
Yingwu Shi China 12 174 1.3× 69 0.9× 73 1.2× 48 1.0× 73 2.2× 19 386
Yujie Yin China 8 150 1.1× 34 0.4× 90 1.4× 52 1.1× 17 0.5× 25 308
Damin Chai China 11 227 1.6× 35 0.5× 102 1.6× 77 1.6× 28 0.8× 18 413
Zhaosi Zhang China 12 204 1.5× 74 1.0× 72 1.1× 26 0.5× 93 2.8× 21 398
Shao-Xin Gong China 7 124 0.9× 49 0.6× 59 0.9× 62 1.3× 113 3.4× 13 333
Mingwei Liu China 14 287 2.1× 41 0.5× 82 1.3× 48 1.0× 18 0.5× 27 548

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qiannan Ren

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qiannan Ren

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Cao, Di, Ji Liu, Qiannan Ren, et al.. (2024). CircATF6 inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma progression by suppressing calreticulin-mediated Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. Cellular Signalling. 122. 111298–111298. 1 indexed citations
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Ren, Qiannan, Danhui Huang, Yufeng Zhou, et al.. (2024). Two somatic mutations in the androgen receptor N-terminal domain are oncogenic drivers in hepatocellular carcinoma. Communications Biology. 7(1). 22–22.
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Sun, Chao‐Yue, Di Cao, Qiannan Ren, et al.. (2024). Cholesterol inhibition enhances antitumor response of gilteritinib in lung cancer cells. Cell Death and Disease. 15(9). 704–704. 6 indexed citations
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Ren, Qiannan, et al.. (2023). Exploration of the radiosensitivity-related prognostic risk signature in patients with glioma: evidence from microarray data. Journal of Translational Medicine. 21(1). 618–618. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Yanyan, Marong Fang, Qiannan Ren, et al.. (2023). Sox17 protects human brain microvascular endothelial cells from AngII-induced injury by regulating autophagy and apoptosis. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 479(9). 2337–2350. 1 indexed citations
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Ren, Qiannan, Hongxi Zhang, Yurong Liu, et al.. (2023). Development and validation of a novel non-invasive test for diagnosing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Chinese children. World Journal of Pediatrics. 20(4). 413–421. 3 indexed citations
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Ren, Qiannan, Qiming Sun, & Junfen Fu. (2023). Dysfunction of autophagy in high-fat diet-induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Autophagy. 20(2). 221–241. 70 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ren, Qiannan, et al.. (2022). Comprehensive analysis of the autophagy-dependent ferroptosis-related gene FANCD2 in lung adenocarcinoma. BMC Cancer. 22(1). 225–225. 15 indexed citations
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Chen, Dongni, et al.. (2021). Minimal invasive versus open esophagectomy for patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after neoadjuvant treatments. BMC Cancer. 21(1). 145–145. 11 indexed citations
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Sun, Chao‐Yue, Di Cao, Qiannan Ren, et al.. (2021). Combination Treatment With Inhibitors of ERK and Autophagy Enhances Antitumor Activity of Betulinic Acid in Non–small-Cell Lung Cancer In Vivo and In Vitro. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 12. 684243–684243. 19 indexed citations
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Chen, Shijia, Nashwa Amin, Qiannan Ren, et al.. (2021). Defects of parvalbumin-positive interneurons in the ventral dentate gyrus region are implicated depression-like behavior in mice. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 99. 27–42. 22 indexed citations
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Amin, Nashwa, Shijia Chen, Qiannan Ren, et al.. (2021). Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1α Attenuates Ischemic Brain Damage by Modulating Inflammatory Response and Glial Activity. Cells. 10(6). 1359–1359. 29 indexed citations
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Ren, Qiannan, Hong Zhang, Chao‐Yue Sun, et al.. (2021). Phosphorylation of androgen receptor by mTORC1 promotes liver steatosis and tumorigenesis. Hepatology. 75(5). 1123–1138. 22 indexed citations
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Amin, Nashwa, Xiaoxue Du, Shijia Chen, et al.. (2021). Therapeutic impact of thymoquninone to alleviate ischemic brain injury via Nrf2/HO-1 pathway. Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets. 25(7). 597–612. 19 indexed citations
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Amin, Nashwa, Xiaoning Tan, Yili Chen, et al.. (2020). Optimized integration of fluoxetine and 7, 8-dihydroxyflavone as an efficient therapy for reversing depressive-like behavior in mice during the perimenopausal period. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 101. 109939–109939. 26 indexed citations
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Amin, Nashwa, Xiaoning Tan, Qiannan Ren, et al.. (2019). Recent advances of induced pluripotent stem cells application in neurodegenerative diseases. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 95. 109674–109674. 21 indexed citations
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Ren, Qiannan, Zhiying Hu, Yuting Jiang, et al.. (2019). SIRT1 Protects Against Apoptosis by Promoting Autophagy in the Oxygen Glucose Deprivation/Reperfusion-Induced Injury. Frontiers in Neurology. 10. 1289–1289. 28 indexed citations
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Liu, Xin, et al.. (2018). Concerns regarding complementary feeding practices among urban Chinese mothers: a focus group study in Xi’an. Journal of Health Population and Nutrition. 37(1). 20–20. 4 indexed citations

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