Sung‐Jen Wei

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Sung‐Jen Wei is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sung‐Jen Wei has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Neurology and 8 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Sung‐Jen Wei's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (8 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (6 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (5 papers). Sung‐Jen Wei is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (8 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (6 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (5 papers). Sung‐Jen Wei collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and China. Sung‐Jen Wei's co-authors include Jau‐Shyong Hong, Belinda Wilson, Michelle L. Block, Tongguang Wang, Bin Liu, Liya Qin, Yuxin Liu, Min H. Kang, Patrick M. Flood and Jacqueline Whang‐Peng and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Immunology and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Sung‐Jen Wei

41 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

NADPH Oxidase Mediates Lipopolysaccharide-induced Neurotoxicity and Proinflammatory Gene Expression in Activated Microglia

2004 515 citations Sung‐Jen Wei, Michelle L. Block et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sung‐Jen Wei United States	22	1.1k	678	372	365	357	41	2.4k
Patrizia De Sarno United States	22	1.3k 1.1×	298 0.4×	591 1.6×	704 1.9×	381 1.1×	34	2.9k
Young Soo Ahn South Korea	27	1.3k 1.1×	216 0.3×	344 0.9×	347 1.0×	245 0.7×	60	2.4k
Jianxiong Jiang United States	31	1.1k 1.0×	412 0.6×	836 2.2×	234 0.6×	325 0.9×	71	2.8k
Stefano Thellung Italy	33	1.5k 1.3×	486 0.7×	307 0.8×	157 0.4×	484 1.4×	83	2.8k
Paul D. Drew United States	37	1.8k 1.6×	1.0k 1.5×	415 1.1×	1.3k 3.5×	378 1.1×	72	4.0k
Davide Lecca Italy	27	1.1k 1.0×	498 0.7×	465 1.3×	249 0.7×	147 0.4×	56	2.2k
Ji Hae Seo South Korea	29	1.4k 1.2×	805 1.2×	283 0.8×	292 0.8×	406 1.1×	87	2.7k
Michio Tamatani Japan	24	1.7k 1.6×	333 0.5×	659 1.8×	323 0.9×	206 0.6×	43	3.0k
Vicki Waetzig Germany	23	1.2k 1.1×	319 0.5×	536 1.4×	250 0.7×	170 0.5×	38	2.1k
Christer Möller Sweden	27	1.0k 0.9×	265 0.4×	341 0.9×	255 0.7×	257 0.7×	61	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Sung‐Jen Wei

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sung‐Jen Wei

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

All Works

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Xu, Guogang, Yucheng Gao, Sung‐Jen Wei, et al.. (2025). Mitochondrial ACSS1-K635 acetylation knock-in mice exhibit altered liver lipid metabolism on a ketogenic diet. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 232. 260–268. 2 indexed citations

Wei, Sung‐Jen, Jing Zhang, Wei Qian, et al.. (2025). MnSOD non-acetylation mimic knock-in mice exhibit dilated cardiomyopathy. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 229. 58–67. 3 indexed citations

Wei, Sung‐Jen, In‐Hyoung Yang, Thinh H. Nguyen, et al.. (2023). DNA-PKcs as an upstream mediator of OCT4-induced MYC activation in small cell lung cancer. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms. 1866(2). 194939–194939. 4 indexed citations

Wei, Sung‐Jen, Thinh H. Nguyen, In‐Hyoung Yang, et al.. (2020). MYC transcription activation mediated by OCT4 as a mechanism of resistance to 13-cisRA-mediated differentiation in neuroblastoma. Cell Death and Disease. 11(5). 368–368. 22 indexed citations

Nguyen, Thinh H., Sung‐Jen Wei, Monish Ram Makena, et al.. (2019). Fenretinide via NOXA Induction, Enhanced Activity of the BCL-2 Inhibitor Venetoclax in High BCL-2–Expressing Neuroblastoma Preclinical Models. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 18(12). 2270–2282. 17 indexed citations

Wei, Sung‐Jen, et al.. (2018). Ceramide synthase-6 confers resistance to chemotherapy by binding to CD95/Fas in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cell Death and Disease. 9(9). 925–925. 30 indexed citations

Malik, Gunjan, et al.. (2015). Ursolic acid and resveratrol synergize with chloroquine to reduce melanoma cell viability. Melanoma Research. 25(2). 103–112. 22 indexed citations

Zhang, Yinghao, Jianjun Huang, Shivani Kaushal Maffi, et al.. (2014). DSSylation, a novel protein modification targets proteins induced by oxidative stress, and facilitates their degradation in cells. Protein & Cell. 5(2). 124–140. 9 indexed citations

Malik, Gunjan, et al.. (2013). Resveratrol and P-glycoprotein Inhibitors Enhance the Anti-Skin Cancer Effects of Ursolic Acid. Molecular Cancer Research. 11(12). 1521–1529. 26 indexed citations

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Ma, Yen-Ying, Hao Lin, Ting‐Chang Chang, et al.. (2012). Identification of the deleted in split hand/split foot 1 protein as a novel biomarker for human cervical cancer. Carcinogenesis. 34(1). 68–78. 13 indexed citations

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Trempus, Carol S., Sung‐Jen Wei, Margaret M. Humble, et al.. (2011). A novel role for the T‐box transcription factor Tbx1 as a negative regulator of tumor cell growth in mice. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 50(12). 981–991. 14 indexed citations

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Li, Qian, Sung‐Jen Wei, Dan Zhang, et al.. (2008). Potent Anti-Inflammatory and Neuroprotective Effects of TGF-β1 Are Mediated through the Inhibition of ERK and p47 phox -Ser345 Phosphorylation and Translocation in Microglia. The Journal of Immunology. 181(1). 660–668. 112 indexed citations

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Zhang, Dan, Xiaoming Hu, Sung‐Jen Wei, et al.. (2008). Squamosamide derivative FLZ protects dopaminergic neurons against inflammation-mediated neurodegeneration through the inhibition of NADPH oxidase activity. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 5(1). 21–21. 32 indexed citations

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Li, Qian, Michelle L. Block, Sung‐Jen Wei, et al.. (2006). Interleukin-10 Protects Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Neurotoxicity in Primary Midbrain Cultures by Inhibiting the Function of NADPH Oxidase. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 319(1). 44–52. 94 indexed citations

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Dang, Hong, Carol S. Trempus, David E. Malarkey, et al.. (2005). Identification of genes and gene ontology processes critical to skin papilloma development in Tg.AC transgenic mice. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 45(2). 126–140. 7 indexed citations

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Juang, Shin‐Hun, Sung‐Jen Wei, Yi‐Mei Hung, et al.. (2004). IFN-β Induces Caspase-Mediated Apoptosis by Disrupting Mitochondria in Human Advanced Stage Colon Cancer Cell Lines. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 24(4). 231–243. 32 indexed citations

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Wei, Sung‐Jen, et al.. (2004). 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate and UV Radiation-induced Nucleoside Diphosphate Protein Kinase B Mediates Neoplastic Transformation of Epidermal Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(7). 5993–6004. 15 indexed citations

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Wei, Sung‐Jen, Carol S. Trempus, Ronald E. Cannon, Carl D. Bortner, & Raymond W. Tennant. (2003). Identification of Dss1 as a 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-responsive Gene Expressed in Keratinocyte Progenitor Cells, with Possible Involvement in Early Skin Tumorigenesis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(3). 1758–1768. 31 indexed citations

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Wei, Sung‐Jen, Yee Chao, Yi‐Mei Hung, et al.. (1998). S- and G2-phase Cell Cycle Arrests and Apoptosis Induced by Ganciclovir in Murine Melanoma Cells Transduced with Herpes Simplex Virus Thymidine Kinase. Experimental Cell Research. 241(1). 66–75. 75 indexed citations

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Lin, Ming‐Tsan, et al.. (1992). Chemotactic and mitogenic activities of granulosa cells in developing follicles. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 84(1-2). 47–54. 6 indexed citations

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