Shiming Chen

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Shiming Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Ophthalmology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shiming Chen has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 22 papers in Ophthalmology. Recurrent topics in Shiming Chen's work include Retinal Development and Disorders (54 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (23 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (20 papers). Shiming Chen is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Development and Disorders (54 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (23 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (20 papers). Shiming Chen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Shiming Chen's co-authors include Donald J. Zack, Guang-Hua Peng, Qingliang Wang, Anne K. Hennig, Anand Swaroop, Zuqin Nie, Debra J. Gilbert, Neal G. Copeland, Gregory G. Lennon and Nancy A. Jenkins and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Shiming Chen

63 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

  1. Crx, a Novel Otx-like Paired-Homeodomain Protein, Binds to and Transactivates Photoreceptor Cell-Specific Genes
    1997 592 citations Shiming Chen, Qingliang Wang et al. Neuron profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shiming Chen United States 33 3.4k 1.6k 741 442 369 65 3.6k
Arkady Lyubarsky United States 23 2.5k 0.7× 1.6k 1.0× 596 0.8× 124 0.3× 274 0.7× 43 2.9k
Muayyad R. Al‐Ubaidi United States 31 2.8k 0.8× 998 0.6× 823 1.1× 107 0.2× 401 1.1× 92 3.3k
Steven J. Pittler United States 25 2.8k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 999 1.3× 133 0.3× 369 1.0× 66 3.1k
Michel Cayouette Canada 29 2.7k 0.8× 1.0k 0.6× 383 0.5× 135 0.3× 826 2.2× 58 3.3k
Ronald A. Bush United States 42 4.7k 1.4× 2.0k 1.2× 1.8k 2.4× 194 0.4× 495 1.3× 76 5.4k
Ching‐Hwa Sung United States 20 2.9k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 488 0.7× 102 0.2× 886 2.4× 28 3.4k
Fulton Wong United States 28 2.5k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 810 1.1× 89 0.2× 270 0.7× 65 3.1k
Marius Ader Germany 30 2.5k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 428 0.6× 137 0.3× 173 0.5× 67 3.0k
Norman L. Hawes United States 26 3.5k 1.0× 1.0k 0.6× 2.0k 2.7× 124 0.3× 482 1.3× 46 4.3k
Naoyuki Tanimoto Germany 31 2.4k 0.7× 935 0.6× 1.1k 1.4× 52 0.1× 329 0.9× 92 3.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shiming Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shiming Chen

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

All Works

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Zhang, Xiaodong, et al.. (2023). Missense mutations in CRX homeodomain cause dominant retinopathies through two distinct mechanisms. eLife. 12. 9 indexed citations
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Ruzycki, Philip A., et al.. (2023). Rho enhancers play unexpectedly minor roles in Rhodopsin transcription and rod cell integrity. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 12899–12899.
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Chen, Shiming, et al.. (2023). Disease-causing mutations in genes encoding transcription factors critical for photoreceptor development. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 16. 1134839–1134839. 2 indexed citations
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Oh, Inez Y. & Shiming Chen. (2019). High-Throughput Analysis of Retinal Cis-Regulatory Networks by Massively Parallel Reporter Assays. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1185. 359–364. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xu Dong, et al.. (2017). Hyper-stability of mutant mRNA causes pathogenic overexpression of mutant CRX in autosomal dominant retinopathies. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 58(8). 3590–3590. 1 indexed citations
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Ruzycki, Philip A., et al.. (2015). Graded gene expression changes determine phenotype severity in mouse models of CRX-associated retinopathies. Genome biology. 16(1). 171–171. 34 indexed citations
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Occelli, Laurence M., Nicholas M. Tran, Freya M. Mowat, et al.. (2012). CrxRdy Cat: An Excellent Large Animal Model For Severe Dominant Retinopathies Associated With CRX Mutations Based On Its Functional And Structural Characterization. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 53(14). 1638–1638. 1 indexed citations
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Peng, Guang-Hua & Shiming Chen. (2011). Active Human Opsin Loci Form Intrachromosomal Loops Between Enhancer And Promoter / Coding Regions. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 52(14). 14–14. 1 indexed citations
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Rao, Rajesh C., Anne K. Hennig, Muhammad Tariq Malik, Dong Feng Chen, & Shiming Chen. (2011). Epigenetic regulation of retinal development and disease. PubMed. 4(3). 121–136. 13 indexed citations
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Mali, Raghuveer Singh, et al.. (2008). FIZ1 is part of the regulatory protein complex on active photoreceptor-specific gene promoters in vivo. BMC Molecular Biology. 9(1). 87–87. 15 indexed citations
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Hennig, Anne K., Guang-Hua Peng, & Shiming Chen. (2007). Regulation of photoreceptor gene expression by Crx-associated transcription factor network. Brain Research. 1192. 114–133. 167 indexed citations
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Young, Jessica E., Launce Gouw, Stephanie Propp, et al.. (2007). Proteolytic Cleavage of Ataxin-7 by Caspase-7 Modulates Cellular Toxicity and Transcriptional Dysregulation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(41). 30150–30160. 64 indexed citations
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Wang, Xuejiao, Siqun Xu, Carlo Rivolta, et al.. (2002). Barrier to Autointegration Factor Interacts with the Cone-Rod Homeobox and Represses Its Transactivation Function. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(45). 43288–43300. 109 indexed citations
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Chen, Shiming, Qingliang Wang, Zuqin Nie, et al.. (1997). Crx, a Novel Otx-like Paired-Homeodomain Protein, Binds to and Transactivates Photoreceptor Cell-Specific Genes. Neuron. 19(5). 1017–1030. 592 indexed citations breakdown →
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Swain, Prabodha K., Shiming Chen, Louisa M. Affatigato, et al.. (1997). Mutations in the Cone-Rod Homeobox Gene Are Associated with the Cone-Rod Dystrophy Photoreceptor Degeneration. Neuron. 19(6). 1329–1336. 230 indexed citations
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Chen, Shiming, Elia J. Duh, Ching‐Hwa Sung, et al.. (1996). The bZIP Transcription Factor Nrl Stimulates Rhodopsin Promoter Activity in Primary Retinal Cell Cultures. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(47). 29612–29618. 130 indexed citations
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Finley, Russell L., et al.. (1990). Opposing Regulatory Functions of Positive and Negative Elements in UAS g Control Transcription of the Yeast GAL Genes. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 10(11). 5663–5670. 18 indexed citations

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