Shian Wu

7.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
39 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Shian Wu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Shian Wu has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Cell Biology and 4 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Shian Wu's work include Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (23 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (13 papers) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (13 papers). Shian Wu is often cited by papers focused on Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (23 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (13 papers) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (13 papers). Shian Wu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Shian Wu's co-authors include Duojia Pan, Jianbin Huang, Jixin Dong, Krista A. Matthews, Jose Barrera, Georg Feldmann, Nailing Zhang, Anirban Maitra, Mariana F. Gayyed and Sarah A. Comerford and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Shian Wu

36 papers receiving 6.1k 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.

Elucidation of a Universal Size-Control Mechanism in Drosophila and Mammals

2007 1.9k citations Jixin Dong, Georg Feldmann et al. Cell profile →
The Hippo Signaling Pathway Coordinately Regulates Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis by Inactivating Yorkie, the Drosophila Homolog of YAP

2005 1.5k citations Jianbin Huang, Shian Wu et al. Cell profile →
hippo Encodes a Ste-20 Family Protein Kinase that Restricts Cell Proliferation and Promotes Apoptosis in Conjunction with salvador and warts

2003 899 citations Shian Wu, Jianbin Huang et al. Cell profile →
The TEAD/TEF Family Protein Scalloped Mediates Transcriptional Output of the Hippo Growth-Regulatory Pathway

2008 544 citations Shian Wu, Yi Liu‐Chittenden et al. Developmental Cell profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shian Wu China	16	5.0k	3.8k	571	397	297	39	6.1k
Zhi-Chun Lai United States	25	5.1k 1.0×	4.4k 1.2×	631 1.1×	437 1.1×	328 1.1×	46	6.7k
Yonggang Zheng United States	21	3.9k 0.8×	2.6k 0.7×	402 0.7×	262 0.7×	202 0.7×	30	4.6k
Nailing Zhang United States	11	3.5k 0.7×	2.4k 0.6×	486 0.9×	207 0.5×	274 0.9×	13	4.2k
Kieran F. Harvey Australia	40	5.6k 1.1×	5.1k 1.3×	841 1.5×	405 1.0×	231 0.8×	78	7.7k
Xiaomu Wei United States	20	2.9k 0.6×	3.4k 0.9×	819 1.4×	511 1.3×	166 0.6×	26	5.1k
Weiquan Li United States	26	4.3k 0.9×	3.9k 1.0×	641 1.1×	288 0.7×	282 0.9×	55	6.4k
Karen Tumaneng United States	7	3.1k 0.6×	2.5k 0.6×	444 0.8×	212 0.5×	226 0.8×	7	3.9k
Ryan S. Udan United States	14	3.0k 0.6×	2.5k 0.7×	370 0.6×	199 0.5×	163 0.5×	22	3.9k
Fa‐Xing Yu China	32	6.1k 1.2×	5.4k 1.4×	1.1k 1.9×	402 1.0×	481 1.6×	66	9.1k
Steven W. Plouffe United States	19	2.4k 0.5×	2.2k 0.6×	360 0.6×	172 0.4×	246 0.8×	21	3.6k

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Wu, Shian, Xiwen Chen, Jing Gao, et al.. (2025). GDC-0449 suppresses odontogenic keratocyst aggressiveness in fibroblasts by upregulating SPARC via Hedgehog pathway inhibition. Archives of Oral Biology. 179. 106374–106374.

Yang, Haiyan, Rui Liu, Wenting Zhang, et al.. (2025). Recruitment of Atg1 to the phagophore by Atg8 orchestrates autophagy machineries. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 32(9). 1606–1621. 1 indexed citations

Ran, Jie, Sai Zhang, Liang Zhang, et al.. (2024). KIF11 UFMylation Maintains Photoreceptor Cilium Integrity and Retinal Homeostasis. Advanced Science. 11(25). e2400569–e2400569. 14 indexed citations

Li, Jie, Xiangxiang Liu, Bin Peng, et al.. (2023). O-GlcNAc has crosstalk with ADP-ribosylation via PARG. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 299(11). 105354–105354. 15 indexed citations

Wang, Hui, Yingchun Shang, Enlin Wang, et al.. (2022). MST1 mediates neuronal loss and cognitive deficits: A novel therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease. Progress in Neurobiology. 214. 102280–102280. 86 indexed citations

Zhang, Shuai, Junqi Zhang, Guiping Wang, et al.. (2021). The Hippo signaling component LATS2 enhances innate immunity to inhibit HIV-1 infection through PQBP1-cGAS pathway. Cell Death and Differentiation. 29(1). 192–205. 12 indexed citations

Xu, Xinxin, Renwen Chen, Shian Wu, et al.. (2021). Down-regulation of MST1 in hippocampus protects against stress-induced depression-like behaviours and synaptic plasticity impairments. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 94. 196–209. 24 indexed citations

Ma, Ruifang, Omid Haji‐Ghassemi, Dan Ma, et al.. (2020). Structural basis for diamide modulation of ryanodine receptor. Nature Chemical Biology. 16(11). 1246–1254. 95 indexed citations

Sun, Xiaohan, Yan Ding, Meixiao Zhan, et al.. (2019). Usp7 regulates Hippo pathway through deubiquitinating the transcriptional coactivator Yorkie. Nature Communications. 10(1). 411–411. 72 indexed citations

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Sun, Shuguo, Shian Wu, & Lei Zhang. (2017). The discovery and expansion of Hippo signaling pathway in Drosophila model.. PubMed. 39(7). 537–545. 2 indexed citations

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Lin, Xiaohui, Feng Wang, Yuanpei Li, et al.. (2017). The SCF ubiquitin ligase Slimb controls Nerfin-1 turnover in Drosophila. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 495(1). 629–633. 1 indexed citations

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Wu, Chenxi, Yujun Chen, Feng Wang, et al.. (2015). Pelle Modulates dFoxO-Mediated Cell Death in Drosophila. PLoS Genetics. 11(10). e1005589–e1005589. 20 indexed citations

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Wang, Ping, Yan Chen, Feng Wang, et al.. (2015). Drosophila eye developmental defect caused by elevation of the activity of the LIM-homeodomain protein, Lmx1a, requires its association with the Co-activator Chip. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 470(1). 29–34. 4 indexed citations

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Ma, Biao, Yan Chen, Ling Chen, et al.. (2014). Hypoxia regulates Hippo signalling through the SIAH2 ubiquitin E3 ligase. Nature Cell Biology. 17(1). 95–103. 207 indexed citations

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Cao, Lei, Ping Wang, Yang Gao, et al.. (2014). Ubiquitin E3 ligase dSmurf is essential for Wts protein turnover and Hippo signaling. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 454(1). 167–171. 12 indexed citations

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Wu, Shian, Yi Liu‐Chittenden, Yonggang Zheng, Jixin Dong, & Duojia Pan. (2008). The TEAD/TEF Family Protein Scalloped Mediates Transcriptional Output of the Hippo Growth-Regulatory Pathway. Developmental Cell. 14(3). 388–398. 544 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dong, Jixin, Georg Feldmann, Jianbin Huang, et al.. (2007). Elucidation of a Universal Size-Control Mechanism in Drosophila and Mammals. Cell. 130(6). 1120–1133. 1865 indexed citations breakdown →

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Huang, Jianbin, Shian Wu, Jose Barrera, Krista A. Matthews, & Duojia Pan. (2005). The Hippo Signaling Pathway Coordinately Regulates Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis by Inactivating Yorkie, the Drosophila Homolog of YAP. Cell. 122(3). 421–434. 1497 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wu, Shian, et al.. (2000). Molecular systematic studies on the tribe Polygonateae (s.l.) in China based on RFLP data of PCR-amplified chloroplast DNA fragments.. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica. 38(2). 97–110. 8 indexed citations

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Wu, Shian, et al.. (2000). A systematic study of the tribe Polygonateae (Liliaceae s.l.) with reference to the evidence from leaf abaxial epidermis and seed coat.. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica. 38(1). 30–42. 3 indexed citations

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