Qingquan Chen

1.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
36 papers, 943 citations indexed

About

Qingquan Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qingquan Chen has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 943 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Ecology and 8 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Qingquan Chen's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (13 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (7 papers) and Microbial infections and disease research (6 papers). Qingquan Chen is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (13 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (7 papers) and Microbial infections and disease research (6 papers). Qingquan Chen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Qingquan Chen's co-authors include Elizabeth B. Burgener, Christiaan R. de Vries, Jonas D. Van Belleghem, Paul L. Bollyky, Gina A. Suh, Carolyn L. Cannon, Robert Manasherob, Dan Liu, Pranita D. Tamma and Wenlan Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nature Communications and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Qingquan Chen

35 papers receiving 933 citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

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.

The Safety and Toxicity of Phage Therapy: A Review of Animal and Clinical Studies

2021 170 citations Dan Liu, Jonas D. Van Belleghem et al. Viruses profile →
Bacteriophage therapy for multidrug-resistant infections: current technologies and therapeutic approaches

2025 27 citations Minyoung Kevin Kim, Gina A. Suh et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qingquan Chen United States	17	435	348	166	113	98	36	943
Bjorn Vergauwen Belgium	20	101 0.2×	517 1.5×	97 0.6×	48 0.4×	78 0.8×	41	1.1k
Iman Farahani Iran	10	192 0.4×	193 0.6×	112 0.7×	115 1.0×	44 0.4×	14	610
Nina Tsao Taiwan	15	166 0.4×	375 1.1×	122 0.7×	300 2.7×	196 2.0×	30	1.2k
Olga Zaborina United States	18	97 0.2×	428 1.2×	36 0.2×	61 0.5×	86 0.9×	28	939
Hamid Sedighian Iran	16	68 0.2×	400 1.1×	115 0.7×	64 0.6×	44 0.4×	55	717
Jingru Zhao China	13	77 0.2×	448 1.3×	32 0.2×	53 0.5×	33 0.3×	59	847
Yanqi Li China	19	68 0.2×	606 1.7×	70 0.4×	199 1.8×	96 1.0×	50	1.2k
Xiaolei Pan China	19	85 0.2×	686 2.0×	61 0.4×	307 2.7×	59 0.6×	56	1.0k
Jie Liang China	13	99 0.2×	512 1.5×	162 1.0×	39 0.3×	62 0.6×	19	1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Qingquan Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qingquan Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qingquan Chen

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

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Gao, Feng, et al.. (2025). Myeloperoxidase-mediated immature dendritic cell promotes vascular remodeling and functional placenta formation. Placenta. 161. 1–13. 1 indexed citations

Kim, Minyoung Kevin, Gina A. Suh, Grace Cullen, et al.. (2025). Bacteriophage therapy for multidrug-resistant infections: current technologies and therapeutic approaches. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 135(5). 27 indexed citations breakdown →

Shah, Kush N., Parth N. Shah, Hongyin Gao, et al.. (2024). Antimicrobial activity of a natural compound and analogs against multi-drug-resistant Gram-positive pathogens. Microbiology Spectrum. 12(3). e0151522–e0151522. 6 indexed citations

Chen, Qingquan, Elizabeth B. Burgener, Michael J. Kratochvil, et al.. (2024). Pf bacteriophages hinder sputum antibiotic diffusion via electrostatic binding. Science Advances. 10(22). eadl5576–eadl5576. 5 indexed citations

Kim, Minyoung Kevin, Qingquan Chen, Robert C. McBride, et al.. (2024). A blueprint for broadly effective bacteriophage-antibiotic cocktails against bacterial infections. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9987–9987. 44 indexed citations

Kratochvil, Michael J., Qingquan Chen, Maryam Hajfathalian, et al.. (2023). Rapid assessment of changes in phage bioactivity using dynamic light scattering. PNAS Nexus. 2(12). pgad406–pgad406. 9 indexed citations

Liu, Dan, Jonas D. Van Belleghem, Christiaan R. de Vries, et al.. (2021). The Safety and Toxicity of Phage Therapy: A Review of Animal and Clinical Studies. Viruses. 13(7). 1268–1268. 170 indexed citations breakdown →

Liu, Dan, Jonas D. Van Belleghem, Christiaan R. de Vries, et al.. (2021). The Safety and Toxicity of Phage Therapy: A Review of Pre-Clinical and Clinical Studies. Preprints.org. 53 indexed citations

Chen, Qingquan, et al.. (2021). Endogenous reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide have opposite roles in regulating HIF-1alpha expression in hypoxic astrocytes. Biophysics Reports. 7(3). 239–249. 3 indexed citations

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Shah, Kush N., Parth N. Shah, Andrew R. Mullen, et al.. (2020). N-Acetyl cysteine abrogates silver-induced reactive oxygen species in human cells without altering silver-based antimicrobial activity. Toxicology Letters. 332. 118–129. 7 indexed citations

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Vries, Christiaan R. de, Qingquan Chen, Sally Demirdjian, et al.. (2020). Phages in vaccine design and immunity; mechanisms and mysteries. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 68. 160–165. 21 indexed citations

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Secor, Patrick R., Elizabeth B. Burgener, Margie Kinnersley, et al.. (2020). Pf Bacteriophage and Their Impact on Pseudomonas Virulence, Mammalian Immunity, and Chronic Infections. Frontiers in Immunology. 11. 244–244. 77 indexed citations

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Chen, Qingquan, Kush N. Shah, Fuwu Zhang, et al.. (2019). Minocycline and Silver Dual-Loaded Polyphosphoester-Based Nanoparticles for Treatment of Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 16(4). 1606–1619. 22 indexed citations

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Kang, Donghoon, Alexey V. Revtovich, Qingquan Chen, et al.. (2019). Pyoverdine-Dependent Virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates From Cystic Fibrosis Patients. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 2048–2048. 72 indexed citations

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Chen, Qingquan, et al.. (2014). Danggui Sini Decoction Ameliorates Myelosuppression in Animal Model by Upregulating Thrombopoietin Expression. Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics. 71(2). 945–950. 17 indexed citations

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Chen, Qingquan & Wanming Wang. (2014). Expression of FGF-2 and IGF-1 in diabetic rats with fracture. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine. 7(1). 71–75. 14 indexed citations

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Liu, Wenlan, Qingquan Chen, Jie Liu, & Ke Liu. (2011). Normobaric hyperoxia protects the blood brain barrier through inhibiting Nox2 containing NADPH oxidase in ischemic stroke. Medical Gas Research. 1(1). 22–22. 50 indexed citations

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Tang, Xiangqi, et al.. (2010). Inhibition of gp91phox contributes towards normobaric hyperoxia afforded neuroprotection in focal cerebral ischemia. Brain Research. 1348. 174–180. 24 indexed citations

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Liu, Feng, Chao Tang, Qingquan Chen, et al.. (2008). Pyrene functioned diarylfluorenes as efficient solution processable light emitting molecular glass. Organic Electronics. 10(2). 256–265. 40 indexed citations

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Liu, Wenlan, et al.. (2002). VEGF protects bovine aortic endothelial cells from TNF-alpha- and H2O2-induced apoptosis via co-modulatory effects on p38-and p42/p44-CCDPK signaling.. PubMed. 23(1). 45–9. 20 indexed citations

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