Tianjun Chen

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 916 citations indexed

About

Tianjun Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tianjun Chen has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 916 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 8 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Tianjun Chen's work include Spinal Cord Injury Research (7 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (6 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (6 papers). Tianjun Chen is often cited by papers focused on Spinal Cord Injury Research (7 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (6 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (6 papers). Tianjun Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Tianjun Chen's co-authors include Yang Tian, Asmitananda Thakur, Hui Ren, Mingwei Chen, Hong Li, Mingwei Chen, Yiqian Liang, Mingwei Chen, Lei Gao and Shuo Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications and Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Tianjun Chen

49 papers receiving 906 citations

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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.

Engineered Multifunctional Zinc–Organic Framework-Based Aggregation-Induced Emission Nanozyme for Accelerating Spinal Cord Injury Recovery

2024 71 citations Judun Zheng, Tianjun Chen et al. ACS Nano profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tianjun Chen China	19	506	333	103	92	88	49	916
Shiva Gholizadeh‐Ghaleh Aziz Iran	16	614 1.2×	348 1.0×	175 1.7×	68 0.7×	73 0.8×	44	1.1k
Liang Jiang China	19	653 1.3×	355 1.1×	119 1.2×	69 0.8×	67 0.8×	79	1.1k
Hua Zhao China	20	656 1.3×	293 0.9×	165 1.6×	76 0.8×	110 1.3×	48	1.2k
Yu Jin Lee South Korea	17	786 1.6×	289 0.9×	143 1.4×	66 0.7×	87 1.0×	36	1.3k
Saeid Afshar Iran	20	448 0.9×	322 1.0×	166 1.6×	67 0.7×	120 1.4×	73	954
Baozhong Shen China	14	396 0.8×	259 0.8×	53 0.5×	91 1.0×	73 0.8×	16	859
Zhiyu Wang China	17	512 1.0×	234 0.7×	187 1.8×	69 0.8×	109 1.2×	54	999
Qiangqiang Zhao China	13	481 1.0×	259 0.8×	114 1.1×	168 1.8×	108 1.2×	29	937
Maciej Gagat Poland	18	545 1.1×	125 0.4×	140 1.4×	69 0.8×	92 1.0×	105	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tianjun Chen

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Li, Juanjuan, Min Xie, Ke Wang, et al.. (2025). Dual‐Responsive Multi‐Functional Silica Nanoparticles With Repaired Mitochondrial Functions for Efficient Alleviation of Spinal Cord Injury. Exploration. 5(3). 270012–270012. 7 indexed citations

Mou, Yong, Ping Wu, Ke Wang, et al.. (2025). Association between magnesium depletion score and prevalence of hyperuricemia in American adults: a study based on NHANES 2007-2018. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 16. 1438639–1438639. 1 indexed citations

Li, Juanjuan, Cheng Peng, Li Wan, et al.. (2024). Metal Ruthenium Complexes Treat Spinal Cord Injury By Alleviating Oxidative Stress Through Interaction With Antioxidant 1 Copper Chaperone Protein. Advanced Science. 11(45). e2407225–e2407225. 4 indexed citations

Zheng, Judun, Tianjun Chen, Ke Wang, et al.. (2024). Engineered Multifunctional Zinc–Organic Framework-Based Aggregation-Induced Emission Nanozyme for Accelerating Spinal Cord Injury Recovery. ACS Nano. 18(3). 2355–2369. 71 indexed citations breakdown →

Li, Xianjun, et al.. (2024). Therapeutic targets of armored chimeric antigen receptor T cells navigating the tumor microenvironment. Experimental Hematology and Oncology. 13(1). 96–96. 12 indexed citations

Chen, Tianjun, Li Wan, Yongjun Xiao, et al.. (2024). Curcumin/pEGCG-encapsulated nanoparticles enhance spinal cord injury recovery by regulating CD74 to alleviate oxidative stress and inflammation. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 22(1). 653–653. 15 indexed citations

Chen, Tianjun, Ping Wu, Qiuling Liu, et al.. (2024). The Interaction between ADK and SCG10 Regulate the Repair of Nerve Damage. Neuroscience. 544. 75–87. 2 indexed citations

Li, Hong, et al.. (2022). BRD7 restrains TNF-α-induced proliferation and migration of airway smooth muscle cells by inhibiting notch signaling. Experimental Lung Research. 48(7-8). 199–212. 5 indexed citations

Liu, Sixuan, Ziyi Liu, Zhongyan Shan, et al.. (2021). Skewed Th17/Treg balance during progression and malignant transformation of oral submucous fibrosis. Oral Diseases. 28(8). 2119–2130. 9 indexed citations

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Wei, Qiang, et al.. (2021). A rare case of ectopic ACTH syndrome with rhabdomyolysis. BMC Endocrine Disorders. 21(1). 98–98. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Tianjun, et al.. (2020). Clinical efficacy and radiographic K-rod stabilization for the treatment of multilevel degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 21(1). 437–437. 2 indexed citations

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Tian, Yang, Hong Li, Tianjun Chen, et al.. (2019). LncRNA MALAT1 Depressed Chemo-Sensitivity of NSCLC Cells through Directly Functioning on miR-197-3p/p120 Catenin Axis.. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 42(3). 270–283. 69 indexed citations

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Chen, Tianjun, Hui Ren, Asmitananda Thakur, et al.. (2016). Decreased Level of Klotho Contributes to Drug Resistance in Lung Cancer Cells: Involving in Klotho-Mediated Cell Autophagy. DNA and Cell Biology. 35(12). 751–757. 18 indexed citations

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Chen, Tianjun, Fei Gao, Sifang Feng, Yang Tian, & Mingwei Chen. (2015). MicroRNA-134 regulates lung cancer cell H69 growth and apoptosis by targeting WWOX gene and suppressing the ERK1/2 signaling pathway. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 464(3). 748–754. 22 indexed citations

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Tian, Yang, Mingwei Chen, Tianjun Chen, & Asmitananda Thakur. (2015). Expression of the copper transporters hCtr1, ATP7A and ATP7B is associated with the response to chemotherapy and survival time in patients with resected non-small cell lung cancer. Oncology Letters. 10(4). 2584–2590. 35 indexed citations

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Tian, Yang, Hong Li, Asmitananda Thakur, et al.. (2015). FOXP4 modulates tumor growth and independently associates with miR-138 in non-small cell lung cancer cells. Tumor Biology. 36(10). 8185–8191. 34 indexed citations

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Gao, Lei, Asmitananda Thakur, Yiqian Liang, et al.. (2014). Polymorphisms in the TERT gene are associated with lung cancer risk in the Chinese Han population. European Journal of Cancer Prevention. 23(6). 497–501. 37 indexed citations

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Chen, Tianjun. (2013). Comparative study of lobaplatin and cisplatin combined with etoposide for advanced small cell lung cancer. Xi'an Jiaotong Daxue xuebao. 2 indexed citations

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Thakur, Asmitananda, Tian Yang, Tianjun Chen, et al.. (2013). Atypical Presentation of Tracheobronchopathia Osteochondroplastica: Is Chronic Inflammation a Perpetrator?. Medical Principles and Practice. 22(5). 503–505. 8 indexed citations

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Thakur, Asmitananda, et al.. (2012). Descriptive data on cancerous lung lesions detected by auto-fluorescence bronchoscope: A five-year study. Annals of Thoracic Medicine. 7(1). 21–21. 6 indexed citations

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