Wei Lei

953 total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 672 citations indexed

About

Wei Lei is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Lei has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 672 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Physiology and 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Wei Lei's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (11 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (7 papers) and Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (4 papers). Wei Lei is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (11 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (7 papers) and Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (4 papers). Wei Lei collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Italy. Wei Lei's co-authors include Xin Chen, John M. Streicher, Subramaniam Ananthan, Rakesh H. Vekariya, Dennis B. Lubahn, Kevin L. Fritsche, William R. Folk, Grace Y. Sun, Adriano Mollica and George E. Rottinghaus and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Wei Lei

31 papers receiving 661 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Neuroprotective Natural Products for Alzheimer’s Disease

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Aaina Singh Rathore India

Nimra Aziz Pakistan

Xuefei Ji China

Aroona Razzaq Pakistan

Anuradha Yadav India

Gyu Hwan Park South Korea

Shareen Singh India

Yuxia Xu China

André Simões Pires Brazil

Aaina Singh Rathore India

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Lei

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

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Chen, Xin, et al.. (2025). Compounds with dual glutaminase inhibition and Nrf2 activation activities enhance morphine analgesia and reduce pain sensitization in chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy mouse model. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 392(6). 103583–103583. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Xueqin, Xiuli Chen, Wei Lei, et al.. (2024). Dynamic Alternative Polyadenylation during Litopenaeus Vannamei Metamorphosis Development. Genes. 15(7). 837–837. 1 indexed citations

Hassan, Ahmed S., et al.. (2024). Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: A Recent Update on Pathophysiology and Treatment. Life. 14(8). 991–991. 18 indexed citations

Zhao, Kun, et al.. (2024). Effects of whole-body vibration training on physical function, activities of daily living, and quality of life in patients with stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Physiology. 15. 1295776–1295776. 7 indexed citations

Li, Zifeng, et al.. (2024). Research hotspots and trends in healthcare workers' resilience: A bibliometric and visualized analysis. Heliyon. 10(15). e35107–e35107. 3 indexed citations

Lei, Wei, Natalie K. Barker, Sanket J. Mishra, et al.. (2020). Inhibition of Hsp90 in the spinal cord enhances the antinociceptive effects of morphine by activating an ERK-RSK pathway. Science Signaling. 13(630). 14 indexed citations

Liao, Yuanyuan, Yajing Si, Fali Li, et al.. (2020). Discrimination of Tourette Syndrome Based on the Spatial Patterns of the Resting–State EEG Network. Brain Topography. 34(1). 78–87. 13 indexed citations

Stefanucci, Azzurra, Wei Lei, Stefano Pieretti, et al.. (2019). On resin click-chemistry-mediated synthesis of novel enkephalin analogues with potent anti-nociceptive activity. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 5771–5771. 19 indexed citations

Lei, Wei, et al.. (2019). The Alpha Isoform of Heat Shock Protein 90 and the Co-chaperones p23 and Cdc37 Promote Opioid Anti-nociception in the Brain. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 12. 294–294. 15 indexed citations

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Lei, Wei, Rakesh H. Vekariya, Subramaniam Ananthan, & John M. Streicher. (2019). A Novel Mu-Delta Opioid Agonist Demonstrates Enhanced Efficacy With Reduced Tolerance and Dependence in Mouse Neuropathic Pain Models. Journal of Pain. 21(1-2). 146–160. 34 indexed citations

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Stefanucci, Azzurra, Wei Lei, Stefano Pieretti, et al.. (2019). Novel Cyclic Biphalin Analogues by Ruthenium-Catalyzed Ring Closing Metathesis: in Vivo and in Vitro Biological Profile. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 10(4). 450–456. 7 indexed citations

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Shah, Nirav, Sanjay Kumar, Christopher C. Pan, et al.. (2018). TAK1 activation of alpha-TAT1 and microtubule hyperacetylation control AKT signaling and cell growth. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1696–1696. 46 indexed citations

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Lei, Wei, et al.. (2017). Heat-shock protein 90 (Hsp90) promotes opioid-induced anti-nociception by an ERK mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) mechanism in mouse brain. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(25). 10414–10428. 41 indexed citations

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Lei, Wei, Jimmy D. Browning, P. A. Eichen, et al.. (2016). An Investigation into the Immunomodulatory Activities of Sutherlandia frutescens in Healthy Mice. PLoS ONE. 11(8). e0160994–e0160994. 1 indexed citations

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Chuang, Dennis Y., Wei Lei, Zhi‐Chun Gu, et al.. (2015). EFFECTS OF ELDERBERRY JUICE FROM DIFFERENT GENOTYPES ON OXIDATIVE AND INFLAMMATORY RESPONSES IN MICROGLIAL CELLS. Acta Horticulturae. 1061(1061). 281–288. 6 indexed citations

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Lei, Wei, Jimmy D. Browning, P. A. Eichen, et al.. (2015). Unveiling the anti-inflammatory activity of Sutherlandia frutescens using murine macrophages. International Immunopharmacology. 29(2). 254–262. 17 indexed citations

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Lei, Wei, Jimmy D. Browning, P. A. Eichen, et al.. (2015). Immuno-stimulatory activity of a polysaccharide-enriched fraction of Sutherlandia frutescens occurs by the toll-like receptor-4 signaling pathway. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 172. 247–253. 36 indexed citations

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Lü, Yuan, Wei Lei, Jilong Li, et al.. (2015). Inhibition of Hedgehog-Signaling Driven Genes in Prostate Cancer Cells by Sutherlandia frutescens Extract. PLoS ONE. 10(12). e0145507–e0145507. 6 indexed citations

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Jiang, Jinghua, Dennis Y. Chuang, Yijia Zong, et al.. (2014). Sutherlandia frutescens Ethanol Extracts Inhibit Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Responses in Neurons and Microglial Cells. PLoS ONE. 9(2). e89748–e89748. 24 indexed citations

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Lei, Wei. (2010). Classification and Identification of EEG based Imagery Left-right Hands Movement. Microprocessors. 1 indexed citations

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