Shaopeng Chi

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
23 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Shaopeng Chi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Shaopeng Chi has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Physiology and 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Shaopeng Chi's work include Ion channel regulation and function (11 papers), Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (9 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers). Shaopeng Chi is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (11 papers), Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (9 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers). Shaopeng Chi collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Shaopeng Chi's co-authors include Bailong Xiao, Qiancheng Zhao, Tingxin Zhang, Kun Wu, Jie Geng, Yanfeng Wang, Fan Jiang, Jianhua Wang, Meng‐Qiu Dong and Heng Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Shaopeng Chi

23 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Structure and mechanogating mechanism of the Piezo1 channel

2018 420 citations Qiancheng Zhao, Heng Zhou et al. Nature profile →
The mechanosensitive Piezo1 channel is required for bone formation

2019 290 citations Weijia Sun, Shaopeng Chi et al. eLife profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shaopeng Chi China	16	1.1k	926	488	340	126	23	1.5k
Chilman Bae United States	15	1.4k 1.3×	1.0k 1.1×	596 1.2×	359 1.1×	143 1.1×	27	1.8k
Jason Wu United States	14	648 0.6×	762 0.8×	275 0.6×	270 0.8×	166 1.3×	15	1.5k
Radhakrishnan Gnanasambandam United States	11	611 0.6×	493 0.5×	271 0.6×	133 0.4×	78 0.6×	15	846
Valérie Bégay Germany	14	571 0.5×	784 0.8×	136 0.3×	118 0.3×	133 1.1×	24	1.4k
Keiko Nonomura Japan	7	374 0.3×	434 0.5×	171 0.4×	152 0.4×	85 0.7×	11	794
Jonathan Q. Davis United States	22	820 0.8×	1.4k 1.6×	152 0.3×	744 2.2×	814 6.5×	24	2.3k
Maria I. Givogri United States	27	892 0.8×	995 1.1×	70 0.1×	430 1.3×	226 1.8×	51	2.0k
Maria Grazia Mola Italy	22	98 0.1×	807 0.9×	204 0.4×	77 0.2×	251 2.0×	42	1.2k
Kai Jiao United States	29	198 0.2×	1.8k 1.9×	219 0.4×	146 0.4×	273 2.2×	80	2.4k
Guiomar Solanas Spain	15	365 0.3×	827 0.9×	33 0.1×	325 1.0×	133 1.1×	18	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shaopeng Chi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shaopeng Chi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shaopeng Chi 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 Shaopeng Chi. Shaopeng Chi 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

Chi, Shaopeng, Te‐Hsien Lin, Chih‐Hsin Lin, et al.. (2025). Indole and Coumarin Derivatives Targeting EEF2K in Aβ Folding Reporter Cells. Journal of Neurochemistry. 169(1). e16300–e16300. 1 indexed citations

Chi, Shaopeng, Yaxiong Cui, Haiping Wang, et al.. (2022). Astrocytic Piezo1-mediated mechanotransduction determines adult neurogenesis and cognitive functions. Neuron. 110(18). 2984–2999.e8. 98 indexed citations

Sun, Weijia, Shaopeng Chi, Yuheng Li, et al.. (2019). The mechanosensitive Piezo1 channel is required for bone formation. eLife. 8. 290 indexed citations breakdown →

Wang, Yanfeng, Shaopeng Chi, Qiancheng Zhao, et al.. (2018). A Lever-Like Transduction Pathway for Long-Distance Chemical- and Mechano-Gating of the Mechanosensitive Piezo1 Channel. Biophysical Journal. 114(3). 113a–114a. 25 indexed citations

Chi, Shaopeng. (2018). A Protein Interaction Mechanism for Suppressing the Mechanosensitive Piezo Channels. Biophysical Journal. 114(3). 111a–111a. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Yanfeng, Shaopeng Chi, Huifang Guo, et al.. (2018). A lever-like transduction pathway for long-distance chemical- and mechano-gating of the mechanosensitive Piezo1 channel. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1300–1300. 202 indexed citations

Zhao, Qiancheng, Heng Zhou, Shaopeng Chi, et al.. (2018). Structure and mechanogating mechanism of the Piezo1 channel. Nature. 554(7693). 487–492. 420 indexed citations breakdown →

Zhao, Qiancheng, Kun Wu, Shaopeng Chi, Jie Geng, & Bailong Xiao. (2017). Heterologous Expression of the Piezo1-ASIC1 Chimera Induces Mechanosensitive Currents with Properties Distinct from Piezo1. Neuron. 94(2). 274–277. 17 indexed citations

Zhang, Tingxin, Shaopeng Chi, Fan Jiang, Qiancheng Zhao, & Bailong Xiao. (2017). A protein interaction mechanism for suppressing the mechanosensitive Piezo channels. Nature Communications. 8(1). 1797–1797. 111 indexed citations

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Zhao, Qiancheng, Kun Wu, Jie Geng, et al.. (2016). Ion Permeation and Mechanotransduction Mechanisms of Mechanosensitive Piezo Channels. Neuron. 89(6). 1248–1263. 160 indexed citations

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Yuan, Qi, Ke‐Yu Deng, Le Sun, et al.. (2016). Calstabin 2: An important regulator for learning and memory in mice. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 21087–21087. 18 indexed citations

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Goldman, Stewart, Jason Fangusaro, Rishi Lulla, et al.. (2014). PHASE I INDIVIDUAL DOSE TITRATION TRIAL OF THE HUMAN CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING FACTOR (HCRF), CORTICORELIN ACETATE INJECTION (XERECEPT) IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH PERITUMORAL EDEMA OF THE BRAIN. Neuro-Oncology. 16(suppl 3). iii23–iii23. 1 indexed citations

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Chi, Shaopeng, Weihua Cai, Zixiao Zhang, et al.. (2010). Baifuzi reduces transient ischemic brain damage through an interaction with the STREX domain of BKCa channels. Cell Death and Disease. 1(1). e13–e13. 28 indexed citations

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Chi, Shaopeng, Rong Xiao, Qingwei Li, et al.. (2009). Suppression of neuronal excitability by the secretion of the lamprey (Lampetra japonica) provides a mechanism for its evolutionary stability. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 458(3). 537–545. 15 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaojuan, Zhi Qi, Gang Sun, et al.. (2009). Cloning and Characterization of a Calcium-Activated Chloride Channel in Rat Uterus1. Biology of Reproduction. 80(4). 788–794. 13 indexed citations

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Guo, Jianli, et al.. (2008). Effects of cholesterol levels on the excitability of rat hippocampal neurons. Molecular Membrane Biology. 25(3). 216–223. 20 indexed citations

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Chi, Shaopeng & Zhi Qi. (2006). Regulatory effect of sulphatides on BK_Cachannels. British Journal of Pharmacology. 149(8). 1031–1038. 20 indexed citations

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Qi, Zhi, et al.. (2005). Activation of a mechanosensitive BK channel by membrane stress created with amphipaths. Molecular Membrane Biology. 22(6). 519–527. 36 indexed citations

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Chen, Xuesong, Shaopeng Chi, Mingna Liu, et al.. (2005). Inhibitory effect of ganglioside GD1b on K+ current in hippocampal neurons and its involvement in apoptosis suppression. Journal of Lipid Research. 46(12). 2580–2585. 15 indexed citations

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Chi, Shaopeng, et al.. (1958). THE FUNCTIONAL RADIOSENSITIVITY OF CHLOROPLASTS. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2 indexed citations

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