Wei Fan

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Wei Fan is a scholar working on Oral Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Periodontics. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Fan has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Oral Surgery, 22 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 19 papers in Periodontics. Recurrent topics in Wei Fan's work include Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments (42 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (20 papers) and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (19 papers). Wei Fan is often cited by papers focused on Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments (42 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (20 papers) and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (19 papers). Wei Fan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Wei Fan's co-authors include Bing Fan, Chengtie Wu, Yin Xiao, James L. Gutmann, Jiang Chang, Yinghong Zhou, Daming Wu, Anil Kishen, Meili Zhang and Franklin R. Tay and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Scientific Reports and The FASEB Journal.

In The Last Decade

Wei Fan

62 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Evaluation of the Antibacterial Efficacy of Silver Nanoparticles against Enterococcus faecalis Biofilm

2013 296 citations Daming Wu, Wei Fan et al. Journal of Endodontics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wei Fan China	26	1.1k	1.1k	446	385	380	73	2.4k
Clara Cassinelli Italy	30	616 0.5×	1.5k 1.3×	348 0.8×	509 1.3×	300 0.8×	80	2.2k
Zhilong Shi Singapore	30	415 0.4×	1.7k 1.5×	286 0.6×	1.1k 2.8×	581 1.5×	48	3.5k
Gutemberg Gomes Alves Brazil	27	733 0.6×	732 0.6×	297 0.7×	241 0.6×	136 0.4×	113	2.1k
Gianluca Turco Italy	28	599 0.5×	904 0.8×	922 2.1×	644 1.7×	420 1.1×	99	2.8k
Sanjukta Deb United Kingdom	32	700 0.6×	1.5k 1.3×	1.0k 2.3×	594 1.5×	284 0.7×	124	3.1k
Abdul Samad Khan Pakistan	29	964 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	1.2k 2.7×	514 1.3×	165 0.4×	132	2.6k
Fuming He China	24	819 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	382 0.9×	211 0.5×	236 0.6×	130	1.9k
Nicola Mordan United Kingdom	23	633 0.6×	372 0.3×	593 1.3×	239 0.6×	174 0.5×	46	1.5k
Ilkka Kangasniemi Finland	26	1.1k 0.9×	1.5k 1.4×	915 2.1×	420 1.1×	669 1.8×	49	2.6k
Tahereh Sadat Jafarzadeh Kashi Iran	20	512 0.4×	434 0.4×	482 1.1×	248 0.6×	106 0.3×	51	1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Fan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Fan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Fan

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Xinlu, et al.. (2025). An Electrospun Heparin Modified Nanofiber Membrane Carrying Multiple Growth Factors for Dental Pulp Regeneration. International Dental Journal. 75(6). 103919–103919.

Liu, Pei, et al.. (2025). Antibacterial effect of femtosecond laser against Enterococcus faecalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum biofilms on dentin: an in vitro study. BMC Oral Health. 25(1). 347–347.

Duan, Mengting, et al.. (2024). Mechanisms of Triton X-100 reducing the Ag+-resistance of Enterococcus faecalis. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 40(7). 231–231. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Qing, et al.. (2024). Antibacterial Property and Mechanisms of Au@Ag Core-Shell Nanoparticles with Near-Infrared Absorption Against E. faecalis Infection of Dentin. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 19. 6981–6997. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Runze, et al.. (2024). Metformin reduced the alkaline resistance of Enterococcus faecalis against calcium hydroxide via Man-PTS EII: in vitro and in vivo studies. Clinical Oral Investigations. 28(10). 520–520. 6 indexed citations

Liu, Runze, et al.. (2024). Triton X-100 counteracts antibiotic resistance of Enterococcus faecalis: An in vitro study. Journal of Dentistry. 146. 105046–105046. 2 indexed citations

Escobar, Marcos & Wei Fan. (2023). A New Type of Cev Model. Properties, Comparison and Application to Portfolio Optimization. SSRN Electronic Journal.

Liu, Hui, Yuxuan Liu, Wei Fan, & Bing Fan. (2022). Fusobacterium nucleatum triggers proinflammatory cell death via Z-DNA binding protein 1 in apical periodontitis. Cell Communication and Signaling. 20(1). 196–196. 39 indexed citations

Fan, Wei, et al.. (2021). Synergistic effects of silver ions and metformin against enterococcus faecalis under high-glucose conditions in vitro. BMC Microbiology. 21(1). 261–261. 13 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yong, Wei Fan, Ting Xu, et al.. (2019). Evaluation of several instrumentation techniques and irrigation methods on the percentage of untouched canal wall and accumulated dentine debris in C‐shaped canals. International Endodontic Journal. 52(9). 1354–1365. 59 indexed citations

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Fan, Wei, Danfeng Liu, Yanyun Li, Qing Sun, & Bing Fan. (2018). AgCa-PLGA submicron particles inhibit the growth and colonization of E. Faecalis and P. Gingivalis on dentin through infiltration into dentinal tubules. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 552(1-2). 206–216. 12 indexed citations

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Fan, Wei, Qing Sun, Yanyun Li, Franklin R. Tay, & Bing Fan. (2018). Synergistic mechanism of Ag+–Zn2+ in anti-bacterial activity against Enterococcus faecalis and its application against dentin infection. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 16(1). 10–10. 57 indexed citations

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Fan, Wei, Zhuo Huang, & Bing Fan. (2017). Effects of prolonged exposure to moderate static magnetic field and its synergistic effects with alkaline pH on Enterococcus faecalis. Microbial Pathogenesis. 115. 117–122. 14 indexed citations

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Fan, Wei, et al.. (2016). Calcium-silicate mesoporous nanoparticles loaded with chlorhexidine for both anti- Enterococcus faecalis and mineralization properties. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 14(1). 72–72. 44 indexed citations

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Gao, Xianhua, Franklin R. Tay, James L. Gutmann, et al.. (2016). Micro-CT evaluation of apical delta morphologies in human teeth. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 36501–36501. 31 indexed citations

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Fan, Bing, et al.. (2014). Effects of adsorbed and templated nanosilver in mesoporous calcium-silicate nanoparticles on inhibition of bacteria colonization of dentin. International Journal of Nanomedicine. 9. 5217–5217. 54 indexed citations

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Wu, Daming, Wei Fan, Anil Kishen, James L. Gutmann, & Bing Fan. (2013). Evaluation of the Antibacterial Efficacy of Silver Nanoparticles against Enterococcus faecalis Biofilm. Journal of Endodontics. 40(2). 285–290. 296 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fan, Wei, Ross Crawford, & Yin Xiao. (2010). Enhancing in vivo vascularized bone formation by cobalt chloride-treated bone marrow stromal cells in a tissue engineered periosteum model. Biomaterials. 31(13). 3580–3589. 130 indexed citations

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Fan, Wei, Bing Fan, James L. Gutmann, & Mingwen Fan. (2008). Identification of a C-shaped Canal System in Mandibular Second Molars—Part III: Anatomic Features Revealed by Digital Subtraction Radiography. Journal of Endodontics. 34(10). 1187–1190. 25 indexed citations

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Fan, Wei, Bing Fan, James L. Gutmann, & Gary S.P. Cheung. (2007). Identification of C-shaped Canal in Mandibular Second Molars. Part I: Radiographic and Anatomical Features Revealed by Intraradicular Contrast Medium. Journal of Endodontics. 33(7). 806–810. 48 indexed citations

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