Shih‐Kuo Chen

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Shih‐Kuo Chen is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Shih‐Kuo Chen has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Shih‐Kuo Chen's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (13 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (10 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (7 papers). Shih‐Kuo Chen is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (13 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (10 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (7 papers). Shih‐Kuo Chen collaborates with scholars based in Taiwan, United States and United Kingdom. Shih‐Kuo Chen's co-authors include Samer Hattar, Tiffany M. Schmidt, Tudor C. Badea, Kwoon Y. Wong, Jennifer L. Ecker, Glen T. Prusky, David M. Berson, Nazia M. Alam, Jordan M. Renna and Tara A. LeGates and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Shih‐Kuo Chen

25 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Melanopsin-Expressing Retinal Ganglion-Cell Photoreceptors: Cellular Diversity and Role in Pattern Vision

2010 496 citations Jennifer L. Ecker, Kwoon Y. Wong et al. Neuron profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shih‐Kuo Chen Taiwan	15	1.2k	935	921	331	162	26	1.8k
Tiffany M. Schmidt United States	25	1.5k 1.3×	1.3k 1.4×	1.3k 1.4×	361 1.1×	188 1.2×	45	2.4k
Jennifer L. Ecker United States	9	1.1k 0.9×	812 0.9×	740 0.8×	305 0.9×	157 1.0×	13	1.5k
Hsi‐Wen Liao United States	9	1.8k 1.5×	1.2k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	553 1.7×	206 1.3×	10	2.4k
Beth B. Peterson United States	13	914 0.8×	858 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	680 2.1×	91 0.6×	22	1.9k
Nazia M. Alam United States	14	662 0.6×	664 0.7×	732 0.8×	221 0.7×	116 0.7×	20	1.3k
Kwoon Y. Wong United States	26	1.9k 1.6×	1.9k 2.0×	1.8k 1.9×	459 1.4×	182 1.1×	54	3.0k
Shi-Jun Weng China	19	513 0.4×	677 0.7×	633 0.7×	271 0.8×	83 0.5×	55	1.4k
Morven A. Cameron Australia	14	494 0.4×	534 0.6×	401 0.4×	131 0.4×	57 0.4×	26	836
Maureen A. McCall United States	35	348 0.3×	2.3k 2.5×	2.8k 3.0×	380 1.1×	108 0.7×	99	3.7k
Gyula Lázár Hungary	23	206 0.2×	753 0.8×	544 0.6×	296 0.9×	91 0.6×	46	1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Shih‐Kuo Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shih‐Kuo Chen

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Lee, Pei‐Lin, Meng‐Yueh Chien, Joshua J. Gooley, et al.. (2025). Continuous positive airway pressure effects on energy expenditure, intake, hormonal regulation, and body composition: a randomized trial. SLEEP. 49(1).

Yeh, Po‐Ting, et al.. (2025). Discrete photoentrainment of mammalian central clock is regulated by bi-stable dynamic network in the suprachiasmatic nucleus. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3331–3331. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Shih‐Kuo, et al.. (2023). Light disrupts social memory via a retina‐to‐supraoptic nucleus circuit. EMBO Reports. 24(10). e56839–e56839. 11 indexed citations

Lu, Rita Jui-Hsien, Yi‐Tzang Tsai, Shih‐Kuo Chen, et al.. (2021). Transcriptome Analysis of Dnmt3l Knock-Out Mice Derived Multipotent Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells During Osteogenic Differentiation. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 615098–615098. 4 indexed citations

Yeh, Po‐Ting, et al.. (2020). Dual GRIN lens two-photon endoscopy for high-speed volumetric and deep brain imaging. Biomedical Optics Express. 12(1). 162–162. 21 indexed citations

Chen, Wei‐Min, Kuan‐Hung Lin, Yueh‐Chien Lin, et al.. (2020). Lysophosphatidic acid receptors 2 and 3 regulate erythropoiesis at different hematopoietic stages. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1866(1). 158818–158818. 8 indexed citations

Lee, Jye‐Chang, et al.. (2020). An Index Combining Lost and Remaining Nerve Fibers Correlates with Pain Hypersensitivity in Mice. Cells. 9(11). 2414–2414. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Wei‐Min, Yueh‐Chien Lin, Yunung Nina Lin, et al.. (2019). Lysophosphatidic acid receptor LPA₃ prevents oxidative stress and cellular senescence in Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome. Aging Cell. 19(1). e13064–e13064. 33 indexed citations

Fan, Sabrina Mai‐Yi, Chih-Lung Chen, Ming‐Kai Pan, et al.. (2018). External light activates hair follicle stem cells through eyes via an ipRGC–SCN–sympathetic neural pathway. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(29). E6880–E6889. 67 indexed citations

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Chen, Hui‐Mei, et al.. (2018). Degeneration of ipRGCs in Mouse Models of Huntington's Disease Disrupts Non-Image-Forming Behaviors Before Motor Impairment. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(8). 1505–1524. 22 indexed citations

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Chen, Shih‐Kuo, et al.. (2018). RBFOX3/NeuN is dispensable for visual function. PLoS ONE. 13(2). e0192355–e0192355. 19 indexed citations

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Fernandez, Diego C., et al.. (2016). Architecture of retinal projections to the central circadian pacemaker. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(21). 6047–6052. 115 indexed citations

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Prigge, Cameron L., Po‐Ting Yeh, Cheng Chi Lee, et al.. (2016). M1 ipRGCs Influence Visual Function through Retrograde Signaling in the Retina. Journal of Neuroscience. 36(27). 7184–7197. 101 indexed citations

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Joo, Hannah R., Beth B. Peterson, Dennis M. Dacey, Samer Hattar, & Shih‐Kuo Chen. (2013). Recurrent axon collaterals of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells. Visual Neuroscience. 30(4). 175–182. 66 indexed citations

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Chen, Shih‐Kuo, Kylie S. Chew, David S. McNeill, et al.. (2013). Apoptosis Regulates ipRGC Spacing Necessary for Rods and Cones to Drive Circadian Photoentrainment. Neuron. 77(3). 503–515. 35 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Tiffany M., Shih‐Kuo Chen, & Samer Hattar. (2011). Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells: many subtypes, diverse functions. Trends in Neurosciences. 34(11). 572–580. 389 indexed citations

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Chen, Shih‐Kuo, Josef Ecker, & Samer Hattar. (2010). Understanding the Complexity of ipRGCs Targeting and Functions. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 51(13). 664–664. 1 indexed citations

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Ecker, Jennifer L., Kwoon Y. Wong, Nazia M. Alam, et al.. (2010). Melanopsin-Expressing Retinal Ganglion-Cell Photoreceptors: Cellular Diversity and Role in Pattern Vision. Neuron. 67(1). 49–60. 496 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hattar, Samer, Jennifer L. Ecker, Shih‐Kuo Chen, et al.. (2009). Functions and Target Innervations of Distinct Subtypes of Melanopsin Cells. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 50(13). 5027–5027. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Shih‐Kuo, Gladys Y.‐P. Ko, & Stuart E. Dryer. (2007). Somatostatin Peptides Produce Multiple Effects on Gating Properties of Native Cone Photoreceptor cGMP-Gated Channels That Depend on Circadian Phase and Previous Illumination. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(45). 12168–12175. 12 indexed citations

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