Wei Duan

18.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
354 papers, 14.6k citations indexed

About

Wei Duan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Duan has authored 354 papers receiving a total of 14.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 150 papers in Molecular Biology, 59 papers in Oncology and 42 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wei Duan's work include RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (46 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (45 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (25 papers). Wei Duan is often cited by papers focused on RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (46 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (45 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (25 papers). Wei Duan collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Wei Duan's co-authors include Sarah Shigdar, Shu‐Feng Zhou, Eli Chan, Michael Croft, Yong Li, Xin‐Gui Li, Yuliang Yang, Sui Yung Chan, Dongxi Xiang and W.S. Fred Wong and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Wei Duan

339 papers receiving 14.3k 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.

Novel Multifunctional Polymers from Aromatic Diamines by Oxidative Polymerizations

2002 623 citations Wei Duan et al. profile →
Selection of DNA Aptamers against Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule for Cancer Cell Imaging and Circulating Tumor Cell Capture

2013 432 citations Wei Duan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wei Duan China	65	6.4k	2.3k	2.2k	1.7k	1.4k	354	14.6k
Lee Jia China	56	5.2k 0.8×	3.4k 1.4×	1.9k 0.8×	2.4k 1.4×	1.1k 0.8×	311	13.2k
Chao Wang China	53	7.0k 1.1×	1.5k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	952 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	856	15.5k
Fang Liu China	62	7.4k 1.1×	2.0k 0.9×	2.3k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	571	14.9k
Shaker A. Mousa United States	73	9.6k 1.5×	3.2k 1.4×	1.9k 0.9×	1.8k 1.1×	2.7k 1.9×	665	24.6k
Ying Wang China	61	9.3k 1.4×	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k	22.7k
Yuji Naito Japan	72	7.6k 1.2×	2.5k 1.1×	1.1k 0.5×	2.3k 1.4×	1.4k 0.9×	764	23.1k
Meng Zhang China	57	7.0k 1.1×	2.4k 1.0×	2.8k 1.3×	2.5k 1.5×	3.3k 2.3×	861	16.7k
Yan Li China	64	8.1k 1.3×	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	2.4k 1.7×	736	17.9k
Ying Wang China	81	12.8k 2.0×	2.8k 1.2×	1.1k 0.5×	3.0k 1.7×	2.7k 1.9×	1.2k	28.9k
Yitao Wang Macao	62	6.7k 1.0×	999 0.4×	1.1k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	990 0.7×	359	14.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Duan

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Ren, Xiushui, et al.. (2025). A three-stage amplified pressure bioassay for sensitive detection of cardiac troponin. Talanta. 289. 127772–127772. 2 indexed citations

Li, Rui, Han Wang, Wei Duan, et al.. (2025). “Capture and kill” circulating fibrocytes by cisplatin prodrug loaded albumin disrupt the progress of pulmonary fibrosis in mice. Journal of Controlled Release. 383. 113781–113781.

Zhang, Yijing, et al.. (2024). Spatial effects of ecological cognition on firewood collection by households in protected areas: An analysis based on the giant panda nature reserves. Forest Policy and Economics. 170. 103360–103360.

Hou, Guangdong, Wei Duan, Xin Lei, et al.. (2024). How to assess the long-term recovery outcomes of patients with cauda equina syndrome before surgery: a retrospective cohort study. International Journal of Surgery. 110(7). 4197–4207. 2 indexed citations

Lu, Zheng, Yang Feng, Xuewei Zhao, et al.. (2022). A novel navigated doxorubicin delivery formulation to breast cancer therapy. Materials Today Advances. 14. 100235–100235. 5 indexed citations

Ye, Ji, et al.. (2021). Development of Octane Model Based on Molecular Composition of Gasoline. Acta Petrolei Sinica(Petroleum Processing Section). 37(1). 67.

Wang, Tao, Dongxi Xiang, Yin Wang, et al.. (2020). Author Correction: Aptamer-mediated survivin RNAi enables 5-fluorouracil to eliminate colorectal cancer stem cells. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 22191–22191. 3 indexed citations

He, Huimin, Li Xiao, Qian Yang, et al.. (2019). Annexin A2 Enhances the Progression of Colorectal Cancer and Hepatocarcinoma via Cytoskeleton Structural Rearrangements. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 25(4). 950–960. 16 indexed citations

Zhao, Yongliang, Xiaosong Wang, Wei Duan, et al.. (2018). Short-term clinical efficacies of Da Vinci robotic surgical system-assisted and laparoscopy-assisted radical gastrectomy for locally advanced gastric cancer. Zhōnghuá xiāohuà wàikē zázhì/Zhonghua xiaohua waike zazhi. 17(6). 581–587. 1 indexed citations

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Ye, Bin, Ming Yan, Wei Duan, et al.. (2016). Novel Screw Head Design of Pedicle Screw for Reducing the Correction Loss in the Patients With Thoracolumbar Vertebral Fractures. Spine. 42(7). E379–E384. 8 indexed citations

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She, Xiaodong, Lijue Chen, Leonora Velleman, et al.. (2014). Fabrication of high specificity hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles assisted by Eudragit for targeted drug delivery. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 445. 151–160. 61 indexed citations

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Wilson, George S., Zenan Hu, Wei Duan, et al.. (2013). Efficacy of Using Cancer Stem Cell Markers in Isolating and Characterizing Liver Cancer Stem Cells. Stem Cells and Development. 22(19). 2655–2664. 39 indexed citations

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Soroosh, Pejman, Taylor A. Doherty, Wei Duan, et al.. (2013). Lung-resident tissue macrophages generate Foxp3+ regulatory T cells and promote airway tolerance. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 210(4). 775–788. 272 indexed citations

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Magalhães, João G., Stephen Rubino, Leonardo H. Travassos, et al.. (2011). Nucleotide oligomerization domain-containing proteins instruct T cell helper type 2 immunity through stromal activation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(36). 14896–14901. 64 indexed citations

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Duan, Wei, Takanori So, & Michael Croft. (2008). Antagonism of Airway Tolerance by Endotoxin/Lipopolysaccharide through Promoting OX40L and Suppressing Antigen-Specific Foxp3+ T Regulatory Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 181(12). 8650–8659. 64 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiao, Junping Liu, Bee Jen Tan, et al.. (2008). The C-terminus of PRK2/PKNγ is required for optimal activation by RhoA in a GTP-dependent manner. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 479(2). 170–178. 9 indexed citations

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Yang, Xiao-Xia, Zeping Hu, Wei Duan, et al.. (2006). A Mechanistic Study on Reduced Toxicity of Irinotecan by Coadministered Thalidomide, a Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Inhibitor. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 319(1). 82–104. 27 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chun, et al.. (2006). The Analysis of Nutritional Component and Amino Acid Composition of Muscle in a New Type of Triploid Crucian Carp(Carassius auratus). 29(4). 85–88. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Jian, Shan Huang, Benny Kwong Huat Tan, et al.. (2005). Effects of purified herbal extract of Salvia miltiorrhiza on ischemic rat myocardium after acute myocardial infarction. Life Sciences. 76(24). 2849–2860. 97 indexed citations

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Duan, Wei, Jasmine H.P. Chan, Jeffrey R. Crosby, et al.. (2004). Inhaled p38α Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Antisense Oligonucleotide Attenuates Asthma in Mice. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 171(6). 571–578. 129 indexed citations

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