Ru Wei

10.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
26 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Ru Wei is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ru Wei has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Immunology and 5 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Ru Wei's work include Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (4 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (3 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (3 papers). Ru Wei is often cited by papers focused on Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (4 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (3 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (3 papers). Ru Wei collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Ru Wei's co-authors include Robert E. Gerszten, Arvind Ramanathan, Heather R. Christofk, Matthew G. Vander Heiden, Stuart L. Schreiber, Lewis C. Cantley, Marian H. Harris, Mark D. Fleming, Steven A. Carr and Kenneth N. Ross and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ru Wei

25 papers receiving 7.6k 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.

The Connectivity Map: Using Gene-Expression Signatures to Connect Small Molecules, Genes, and Disease

2006 3.7k citations Justin Lamb, Emily Crawford et al. Science profile →
The M2 splice isoform of pyruvate kinase is important for cancer metabolism and tumour growth

2008 2.2k citations Heather R. Christofk, Matthew G. Vander Heiden et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ru Wei United States	14	5.1k	2.0k	1.2k	1.2k	842	26	7.7k
Naigong Zhang United States	7	5.0k 1.0×	1.8k 0.9×	368 0.3×	903 0.8×	789 0.9×	7	7.3k
Alexander R. Pico United States	30	5.7k 1.1×	1.0k 0.5×	510 0.4×	515 0.4×	490 0.6×	57	7.8k
Chi‐Ying F. Huang Taiwan	46	6.1k 1.2×	1.7k 0.9×	372 0.3×	613 0.5×	1.3k 1.6×	233	8.5k
Jerry L. Adams United States	38	5.6k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	660 0.6×	1.9k 1.7×	2.1k 2.5×	73	9.6k
Bob van de Water Netherlands	48	4.7k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	332 0.3×	709 0.6×	1.5k 1.8×	224	8.2k
Guo Wei United States	18	4.1k 0.8×	647 0.3×	1.3k 1.1×	481 0.4×	774 0.9×	40	6.2k
Brion W. Murray United States	33	6.2k 1.2×	2.3k 1.2×	391 0.3×	2.1k 1.8×	2.4k 2.8×	63	9.8k
Prahlad T. Ram United States	39	6.0k 1.2×	1.9k 1.0×	326 0.3×	626 0.5×	2.0k 2.3×	67	8.5k
Douglas S. Auld United States	42	4.8k 0.9×	1.0k 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	392 0.3×	663 0.8×	120	7.1k
Haley Hieronymus United States	17	5.1k 1.0×	1.4k 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	438 0.4×	1.0k 1.2×	21	7.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Ru Wei

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ru Wei

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ru Wei

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Noroozi, Rezvan, Hui‐Hsin Tsai, Ketian Yu, et al.. (2025). Metabolic and lipid alterations in multiple sclerosis linked to disease severity. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 31(4). 433–443. 2 indexed citations

Kang, Sini, Zhiyun Peng, Ru Wei, et al.. (2025). Novel Lactobacillus Strains Alleviate E. coli-induced Inflammation in a Urinary Tract Infection Rat Model. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins.

Han, Ying, et al.. (2025). Inflammation-responsive biomimetic nanoparticles with epigallocatechin-3-gallate for acute lung injury therapy via autophagy enhancement. iScience. 28(5). 112318–112318. 3 indexed citations

Gao, Benbo, Jing Zhu, Xinmin Zhang, et al.. (2021). Quickomics: exploring omics data in an intuitive, interactive and informative manner. Bioinformatics. 37(20). 3670–3672. 5 indexed citations

Valencia, Antonio, Bekim Bajrami, Galina Marsh, et al.. (2021). Antisense Oligonucleotide-Mediated Reduction of HDAC6 Does Not Reduce Tau Pathology in P301S Tau Transgenic Mice. Frontiers in Neurology. 12. 624051–624051. 4 indexed citations

Fang, Terry, Ashley N. Nelson, Stefka Gyoneva, et al.. (2021). Proteomic Characterization of the Dynamics of Ischemic Stroke in Mice. Journal of Proteome Research. 20(7). 3689–3700. 12 indexed citations

Wei, Ru, Christopher A. Hinckley, Benbo Gao, et al.. (2021). Developmental synaptic regulator, TWEAK/Fn14 signaling, is a determinant of synaptic function in models of stroke and neurodegeneration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(6). 24 indexed citations

Bajrami, Bekim, D.J. Marcotte, Jayanth V. Chodaparambil, et al.. (2020). Mechanisms of Regulation and Diverse Activities of Tau-Tubulin Kinase (TTBK) Isoforms. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 41(4). 669–685. 13 indexed citations

Wei, Ru, Benbo Gao, Fei F. Shih, et al.. (2016). Alterations in urinary collagen peptides in lupus nephritis subjects correlate with renal dysfunction and renal histopathology. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 32(9). 1468–1477. 13 indexed citations

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Wei, Ru, Guodong Li, & Albert Seymour. (2014). Multiplexed, Quantitative, and Targeted Metabolite Profiling by LC-MS/MRM. Methods in molecular biology. 1198. 171–199. 11 indexed citations

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Jorgensen, Paul, et al.. (2011). Remodeling of the Metabolome during Early Frog Development. PLoS ONE. 6(2). e16881–e16881. 57 indexed citations

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Wei, Ru. (2011). Metabolomics and Its Practical Value in Pharmaceutical Industry. Current Drug Metabolism. 12(4). 345–358. 32 indexed citations

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Yang, Jianxin, Margit MacDougall, Michael T. McDowell, et al.. (2011). Polyomic profiling reveals significant hepatic metabolic alterations in glucagon-receptor (GCGR) knockout mice: implications on anti-glucagon therapies for diabetes. BMC Genomics. 12(1). 281–281. 66 indexed citations

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Shaham, Oded, Ru Wei, Thomas J. Wang, et al.. (2008). Metabolic profiling of the human response to a glucose challenge reveals distinct axes of insulin sensitivity. Molecular Systems Biology. 4(1). 214–214. 313 indexed citations

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Christofk, Heather R., Matthew G. Vander Heiden, Marian H. Harris, et al.. (2008). The M2 splice isoform of pyruvate kinase is important for cancer metabolism and tumour growth. Nature. 452(7184). 230–233. 2244 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lamb, Justin, Emily Crawford, D. D. Peck, et al.. (2006). The Connectivity Map: Using Gene-Expression Signatures to Connect Small Molecules, Genes, and Disease. Science. 313(5795). 1929–1935. 3714 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bolling, Steven F., et al.. (1996). Preventing allograft rejection with CTLA4IG: effect of donor-specific transfusion route or timing.. PubMed. 15(9). 928–35. 17 indexed citations

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Lin, H., Steven F. Bolling, Peter S. Linsley, et al.. (1993). Long-term acceptance of major histocompatibility complex mismatched cardiac allografts induced by CTLA4Ig plus donor-specific transfusion.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 178(5). 1801–1806. 420 indexed citations

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Wei, Ru, James B. Yee, David C. Straus, & James C. Hutson. (1988). Bactericidal Activity of Testicular Macrophages1. Biology of Reproduction. 38(4). 830–835. 41 indexed citations

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Wei, Ru, Stanley S. Lefkowitz, Doris L. Lefkowitz, & Johannes Everse. (1986). Activation of Macrophages by Peroxidases. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 182(4). 515–521. 7 indexed citations

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