Wanjun Chen

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
50 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Wanjun Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Wanjun Chen has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Immunology and 7 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Wanjun Chen's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (8 papers), TGF-β signaling in diseases (7 papers) and IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (5 papers). Wanjun Chen is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (8 papers), TGF-β signaling in diseases (7 papers) and IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (5 papers). Wanjun Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Wanjun Chen's co-authors include Peter ten Dijke, Yu‐Ning Lin, Yanfei Wei, Dunfang Zhang, Sharon M. Wahl, Shimpei Kasagi, Eric Tu, Tiejian Zhao, Mei Jiang and Wenwen Jin and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Wanjun Chen

49 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Cancer and ER stress: Mutual crosstalk between autophagy,... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 2023 100 200 300
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.

  1. Cancer and ER stress: Mutual crosstalk between autophagy, oxidative stress and inflammatory response
    2019 359 citations Wanjun Chen et al. profile →
  2. TGF-β Regulation of T Cells
    2023 135 citations Wanjun Chen profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wanjun Chen China 32 1.5k 1.3k 637 475 289 50 3.5k
Yukihiko Saeki Japan 34 1.7k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 847 1.3× 285 0.6× 334 1.2× 114 4.3k
John A. Di Battista Canada 28 1.1k 0.7× 1.5k 1.1× 761 1.2× 558 1.2× 217 0.8× 49 4.1k
Dagmar Scheel‐Toellner United Kingdom 35 1.9k 1.2× 2.5k 1.9× 1.0k 1.6× 382 0.8× 462 1.6× 63 5.4k
Mahmoud R. Hussein Egypt 35 1.2k 0.8× 673 0.5× 978 1.5× 466 1.0× 456 1.6× 146 4.1k
Roberta Visconti Italy 34 2.1k 1.4× 876 0.7× 1.2k 1.9× 649 1.4× 319 1.1× 73 4.7k
Wei Zou United States 34 2.5k 1.6× 775 0.6× 1.2k 1.9× 625 1.3× 359 1.2× 77 3.8k
Rieko Arakaki Japan 33 1.1k 0.7× 1.4k 1.1× 700 1.1× 246 0.5× 253 0.9× 100 3.6k
Oliver Dittrich‐Breiholz Germany 33 1.8k 1.2× 1.6k 1.2× 989 1.6× 748 1.6× 439 1.5× 82 4.0k
Andrew J. Fleetwood Australia 29 768 0.5× 1.8k 1.3× 395 0.6× 222 0.5× 249 0.9× 45 3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Wanjun Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wanjun Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wanjun Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wanjun Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wanjun 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 Wanjun Chen. Wanjun 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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Tihelka, Erik, Daoyuan Yu, Wanjun Chen, et al.. (2024). Revisiting the four Hexapoda classes: Protura as the sister group to all other hexapods. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(39). e2408775121–e2408775121. 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Wanjun, et al.. (2023). Disseminated Talaromyces Marneffei in a Patient with Newly Diagnosed HIV Co-Infection with Syphilis. Clinical Laboratory. 69(11/2023). 1 indexed citations
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Qiu, Tian, et al.. (2023). Prospective study on Maresin-1 and cytokine levels in medication-naïve adolescents with first-episode major depressive disorder. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 14. 1132791–1132791. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Yizhi, et al.. (2021). A review of the application of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) in forestry. Applied Spectroscopy Reviews. 57(4). 300–317. 31 indexed citations
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Chen, Xin, Xiaoshan Yang, Pingyun Yuan, et al.. (2021). Modular immune-homeostatic microparticles promote immune tolerance in mouse autoimmune models. Science Translational Medicine. 13(584). 34 indexed citations
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Pietri, Vanesa L. De, Trevor H. Worthy, R. Paul Scofield, et al.. (2020). A new extinct species of Polynesian sandpiper (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae:Prosobonia) from Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group, and the phylogenetic relationships ofProsobonia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 192(4). 1045–1070. 11 indexed citations
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Li, Yuan, Dongdong Wang, Yan Li, et al.. (2020). Programmed cell death 4 as an endogenous suppressor of BDNF translation is involved in stress-induced depression. Molecular Psychiatry. 26(6). 2316–2333. 38 indexed citations
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Tang, Jun, Yang Xia, Peter Zanvit, et al.. (2020). TGF-β induces ST2 and programs ILC2 development. Nature Communications. 11(1). 35–35. 44 indexed citations
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Zhang, Dunfang, Wenwen Jin, Ruiqing Wu, et al.. (2019). High Glucose Intake Exacerbates Autoimmunity through Reactive-Oxygen-Species-Mediated TGF-β Cytokine Activation. Immunity. 51(4). 671–681.e5. 208 indexed citations
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Wang, Yingnan, et al.. (2017). Oral cancer-derived exosomal NAP1 enhances cytotoxicity of natural killer cells via the IRF-3 pathway. Oral Oncology. 76. 34–41. 53 indexed citations
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Zhang, Dunfang, Cheryl Chia, Xue Jiao, et al.. (2017). D-mannose induces regulatory T cells and suppresses immunopathology. Nature Medicine. 23(9). 1036–1045. 184 indexed citations
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Moutsopoulos, Niki M., Joanne E. Konkel, Mojgan Sarmadi, et al.. (2014). Defective Neutrophil Recruitment in Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency Type I Disease Causes Local IL-17–Driven Inflammatory Bone Loss. Science Translational Medicine. 6(229). 229ra40–229ra40. 233 indexed citations
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Chen, Wanjun. (2013). Research on the Life History of Monochamus alternatus Hope in South Jiangxi. Hubei nongye kexue. 1 indexed citations
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Hall, Bradford E., Umesh D. Wankhade, Joanne E. Konkel, et al.. (2013). Transforming Growth Factor-β3 (TGF-β3) Knock-in Ameliorates Inflammation Due to TGF-β1 Deficiency While Promoting Glucose Tolerance. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(44). 32074–32092. 37 indexed citations
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Vitale‐Cross, Lynn, Alfredo Molinolo, Daniel Martı́n, et al.. (2012). Metformin Prevents the Development of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas from Carcinogen-Induced Premalignant Lesions. Cancer Prevention Research. 5(4). 562–573. 106 indexed citations
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Bian, Yansong, Anita Terse, Juan Du, et al.. (2009). Progressive Tumor Formation in Mice with Conditional Deletion of TGF-β Signaling in Head and Neck Epithelia Is Associated with Activation of the PI3K/Akt Pathway. Cancer Research. 69(14). 5918–5926. 75 indexed citations
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Chen, Wanjun & Sharon M. Wahl. (1999). Manipulation of TGF-β to control autoimmune and chronic inflammatory diseases. Microbes and Infection. 1(15). 1367–1380. 58 indexed citations

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