Rui Hou

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Rui Hou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Rui Hou has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Immunology and 7 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Rui Hou's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (6 papers), Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (5 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (5 papers). Rui Hou is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (6 papers), Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (5 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (5 papers). Rui Hou collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Rui Hou's co-authors include Alistair R. R. Forrest, Elena Denisenko, Zhenmin Bao, Shi Wang, Xiaoli Hu, Hailin Su, Huixia Du, Olivier Clément, Matthew Jones and Leanne de Kock and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Communications and Bioinformatics.

In The Last Decade

Rui Hou

44 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Systematic assessment of tissue dissociation and storage ... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300
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. Systematic assessment of tissue dissociation and storage biases in single-cell and single-nucleus RNA-seq workflows
    2020 353 citations Elena Denisenko, Rui Hou et al. profile →

Peers

Rui Hou
Ben Yang China
Karin S. Kassahn Australia
Takeshi Watanabe Japan
Hisashi Hashimoto Japan
Yulong Sun China
José R. Bayascas Spain
Sok Kean Khoo United States
Pier Morin Canada
Cristina Santoriello Italy
Flavia Frabetti Italy
Ben Yang China
Rui Hou
Citations per year, relative to Rui Hou Rui Hou (= 1×) peers Ben Yang

Countries citing papers authored by Rui Hou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rui Hou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rui Hou

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

All Works

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Wang, Huifang, Runhua Zhou, Chengchao Xu, et al.. (2025). GRP78 Nanobody‐Directed Immunotoxin Activates Innate Immunity Through STING Pathway to Synergize Tumor Immunotherapy. Advanced Science. 12(19). e2408086–e2408086. 1 indexed citations
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Xue, Jing, Yuanmei Zhu, Rui Hou, et al.. (2025). An HIV fusion-inhibitory lipopeptide provides robust post-exposure prophylaxis and prevents viral reservoir seeding in macaques. Cell Reports. 44(9). 116228–116228.
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Hou, Rui, et al.. (2025). Fabrication, characterization, and photothermal antibacterial property of Fe3O4@SiO2 hollow microspheres. Materials Letters. 389. 138353–138353. 1 indexed citations
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Hou, Rui, Wen Xia, & Xueliang Fu. (2024). Integrating CT Images and Radiotherapy Dose Distribution Maps to Predict the Progression-Free Survival in Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 120(2). e26–e26.
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Zhang, Xiaofang, Rui Hou, Huiying Zhang, et al.. (2024). A DIRIGENT Gene GmDIR26 Regulates Pod Dehiscence in Soybean. International Journal of Genomics. 2024. 1–10. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Zhifen, Jingbo Ma, Ming Tian, et al.. (2024). Synthesis, biological activity evaluation and mechanism of action of novel bis-isatin derivatives as potential anti-liver cancer agents. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 99. 129613–129613. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Shuai, Yaling Li, Hong Zhu, et al.. (2024). Deciphering PDH1's role in mung bean domestication: a genomic perspective on pod dehiscence. The Plant Journal. 118(5). 1413–1422. 5 indexed citations
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Ji, Xiang, Rui Hou, Jing Peng, et al.. (2024). Fabrication of Cu–CeO2 Catalyst with Abundant Interfacial Cu+–O–Ce3+–OV (Oxygen Vacancy) Sites for Boosting CO2 Electroreduction to Methane. ACS Materials Letters. 6(10). 4728–4737. 8 indexed citations
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Dalla, Erica, Michael Papanicolaou, Matthew D. Park, et al.. (2024). Lung-resident alveolar macrophages regulate the timing of breast cancer metastasis. Cell. 187(23). 6631–6648.e20. 18 indexed citations
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Cao, Yanni, Qian‐Zhong Li, Yuxian Liu, Wen Jin, & Rui Hou. (2022). Discovering the key genes and important DNA methylation regions in breast cancer. Hereditas. 159(1). 7–7. 5 indexed citations
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Hou, Rui, Elena Denisenko, Huan Ting Ong, Jordan A. Ramilowski, & Alistair R. R. Forrest. (2020). Predicting cell-to-cell communication networks using NATMI. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5011–5011. 151 indexed citations
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Gao, Yuan, et al.. (2018). Shuang-Huang-Lian injection induces an immediate hypersensitivity reaction via C5a but not IgE. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 3572–3572. 25 indexed citations
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Jin, Wen, Qian‐Zhong Li, Yongchun Zuo, et al.. (2018). Relationship Between DNA Methylation in Key Region and the Differential Expressions of Genes in Human Breast Tumor Tissue. DNA and Cell Biology. 38(1). 49–62. 14 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jie, Ling Zhao, Xiangjun Chen, et al.. (2016). lanosterol reverse protein aggregation in cataracts. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 57(12). 2497–2497. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Yan, Rui Hou, Xiaoteng Fu, et al.. (2014). Genome-Wide Analysis of DNA Methylation in Five Tissues of Zhikong Scallop, Chlamys farreri. PLoS ONE. 9(1). e86232–e86232. 33 indexed citations
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Wang, Shan, Rui Hou, Zhenmin Bao, et al.. (2013). Transcriptome Sequencing of Zhikong Scallop (Chlamys farreri) and Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis with Yesso Scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis). PLoS ONE. 8(5). e63927–e63927. 53 indexed citations
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Du, Huixia, Zhenmin Bao, Rui Hou, et al.. (2012). Transcriptome Sequencing and Characterization for the Sea Cucumber Apostichopus japonicus (Selenka, 1867). PLoS ONE. 7(3). e33311–e33311. 137 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lingling, Rui Hou, Hailin Su, et al.. (2012). Network Analysis of Oyster Transcriptome Revealed a Cascade of Cellular Responses during Recovery after Heat Shock. PLoS ONE. 7(4). e35484–e35484. 33 indexed citations

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