Wei Min

19.8k total citations · 12 hit papers
237 papers, 14.3k citations indexed

About

Wei Min is a scholar working on Biophysics, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Min has authored 237 papers receiving a total of 14.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Biophysics, 87 papers in Molecular Biology and 35 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wei Min's work include Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research (78 papers), Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (40 papers) and Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses (28 papers). Wei Min is often cited by papers focused on Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research (78 papers), Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (40 papers) and Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses (28 papers). Wei Min collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Wei Min's co-authors include X. Sunney Xie, Fanghao Hu, Lu Wei, Sijia Lü, Christian W. Freudiger, Yihui Shen, Gary R. Holtom, Binny J. Cherayil, S. C. Kou and Lixue Shi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Wei Min

233 papers receiving 14.0k citations

Hit Papers

Label-Free Biomedical Imaging with High Sensitivity by St... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2008 2012 2005 2011 2014 500 1000 1.5k
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. Label-Free Biomedical Imaging with High Sensitivity by Stimulated Raman Scattering Microscopy
    2008 1.6k citations Wei Min et al. profile →
  2. Essential metabolic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-tumorigenic functions of miR-122 in liver
    2012 623 citations Jianhua Yu, Hsiaoyin Mao et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  3. Ever-fluctuating single enzyme molecules: Michaelis-Menten equation revisited
    2005 612 citations Wei Min et al. profile →
  4. Coherent Nonlinear Optical Imaging: Beyond Fluorescence Microscopy
    2011 459 citations Wei Min et al. profile →
  5. Live-cell imaging of alkyne-tagged small biomolecules by stimulated Raman scattering
    2014 393 citations Lu Wei, Fanghao Hu et al. Nature Methods profile →
  6. Super-multiplex vibrational imaging
    2017 378 citations Lu Wei, Lixue Shi et al. profile →
  7. Strong Electric Field Observed at the Interface of Aqueous Microdroplets
    2020 310 citations Hanqing Xiong, Richard N. Zare et al. profile →
  8. Biological imaging of chemical bonds by stimulated Raman scattering microscopy
    2019 269 citations Fanghao Hu, Lixue Shi et al. Nature Methods profile →
  9. Determination of the Subcellular Localization and Mechanism of Action of Ferrostatins in Suppressing Ferroptosis
    2018 269 citations Fanghao Hu, Wei Min et al. profile →
  10. Identification of essential sites of lipid peroxidation in ferroptosis
    2023 253 citations Naixin Qian, Fanghao Hu et al. profile →
  11. Rapid single-particle chemical imaging of nanoplastics by SRS microscopy
    2024 226 citations Naixin Qian, Xin Gao et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  12. Water structure and electric fields at the interface of oil droplets
    2025 53 citations Lixue Shi, Naixin Qian et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wei Min United States 58 6.0k 5.2k 2.7k 2.5k 1.4k 237 14.3k
X. Sunney Xie United States 82 14.7k 2.5× 10.8k 2.1× 6.2k 2.3× 5.9k 2.4× 4.5k 3.2× 184 27.9k
Brian C. Wilson Canada 89 4.6k 0.8× 4.0k 0.8× 24.3k 9.1× 1.6k 0.6× 560 0.4× 656 35.3k
J. Paul Robinson United States 46 1.0k 0.2× 3.1k 0.6× 2.7k 1.0× 200 0.1× 269 0.2× 249 10.6k
Xing Chen China 64 464 0.1× 7.4k 1.4× 2.7k 1.0× 222 0.1× 295 0.2× 469 14.5k
May D. Wang United States 51 838 0.1× 4.2k 0.8× 2.4k 0.9× 197 0.1× 121 0.1× 412 12.7k
Zhong Chen China 61 406 0.1× 3.1k 0.6× 3.7k 1.4× 208 0.1× 1.2k 0.9× 1.0k 18.6k
Shuming Nie United States 78 1.4k 0.2× 13.3k 2.5× 14.0k 5.3× 327 0.1× 925 0.7× 214 35.2k
Yi‐Ting Wang China 66 282 0.0× 4.9k 0.9× 1.8k 0.7× 225 0.1× 356 0.3× 862 18.8k
Fred A. Hamprecht Germany 36 1.7k 0.3× 2.4k 0.5× 608 0.2× 200 0.1× 945 0.7× 140 8.7k
William Humphrey United States 21 627 0.1× 24.5k 4.7× 5.9k 2.2× 595 0.2× 5.2k 3.7× 39 53.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Min

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Min

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Qian, Naixin, Zhilun Zhao, Xin Gao, et al.. (2025). Illuminating life processes by vibrational probes. Nature Methods. 22(5). 928–944. 2 indexed citations
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Суханов, А. А., Wei Min, Xue Zhang, et al.. (2025). Thionated Coumarins: Study of the Intersystem Crossing and the Zero‐field Splitting of the Triplet State Using Time‐Resolved Transient Optical and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopies. Chemistry - A European Journal. 31(21). e202404589–e202404589. 3 indexed citations
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Song, Xiaowei, Naixin Qian, Lan Yang, et al.. (2025). Transition-State-Dependent Spontaneous Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species by Aβ Assemblies Encodes a Self-Regulated Positive Feedback Loop for Aggregate Formation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(10). 8267–8279. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Jinfa, et al.. (2025). Effect of infrastructure and technological factors on slum online commerce and product delivery: A structural functionalism perspective. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. 85. 104292–104292. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yingying, Shumei Wang, Shujun Zhang, et al.. (2024). The creation of multi-level urban ecological cooling network to alleviate the urban heat island effect. Sustainable Cities and Society. 114. 105786–105786. 35 indexed citations
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Min, Wei & Xin Gao. (2024). The Duality of Raman Scattering. Accounts of Chemical Research. 57(14). 1896–1905. 9 indexed citations
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Yu, Mingyang, et al.. (2024). Targeting Moonlighting Enzymes in Cancer. Molecules. 29(7). 1573–1573. 4 indexed citations
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Qian, Naixin, Xin Gao, Xiaoqi Lang, et al.. (2024). Rapid single-particle chemical imaging of nanoplastics by SRS microscopy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(3). e2300582121–e2300582121. 226 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shen, Yihui, Lu Wei, & Wei Min. (2023). Raman Imaging Reveals Insights into Membrane Phase Biophysics in Cells. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 127(28). 6233–6240. 5 indexed citations
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Xiong, Hanqing, Naixin Qian, Yupeng Miao, et al.. (2021). Super-resolution vibrational microscopy by stimulated Raman excited fluorescence. Light Science & Applications. 10(1). 87–87. 49 indexed citations
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Xiong, Hanqing, Lixue Shi, Lu Wei, et al.. (2019). Stimulated Raman excited fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging. Nature Photonics. 13(6). 412–417. 98 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhaohui, Wei Min, Huiping Zhang, et al.. (2015). Diphtheria‐toxin based anti‐human CCR4 immunotoxin for targeting human CCR4+ cells in vivo. Molecular Oncology. 9(7). 1458–1470. 35 indexed citations
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Min, Wei. (2015). Multi-objective Single Line Transit Mixed Scheduling Model Considering Express Bus Service. Journal of Transportation Systems Engineering and Information Technology. 2 indexed citations
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Min, Wei, Jose Marino, H. Zhang, et al.. (2014). Diphtheria toxin-based recombinant murine IL-2 fusion toxin for depleting murine regulatory T cells in vivo. Protein Engineering Design and Selection. 27(9). 289–295. 6 indexed citations
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Min, Wei. (2012). Discussion on the Current Situation and Application of Water-borne Fireproof Coating. Journal of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Engineering. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Jianhua, Takeki Mitsui, Wei Min, et al.. (2011). NKp46 identifies an NKT cell subset susceptible to leukemic transformation in mouse and human. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(4). 1456–1470. 58 indexed citations
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Yu, Jianhua, Hsiaoyin Mao, Wei Min, et al.. (2009). CD94 surface density identifies a functional intermediary between the CD56bright and CD56dim human NK-cell subsets. Blood. 115(2). 274–281. 184 indexed citations
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Benson, Don M., Jianhua Yu, Brian Becknell, et al.. (2008). Stem cell factor and interleukin-2/15 combine to enhance MAPK-mediated proliferation of human natural killer cells. Blood. 113(12). 2706–2714. 39 indexed citations
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Lim, Kap, Randy J. Read, Celia C. H. Chen, et al.. (2007). Swiveling Domain Mechanism in Pyruvate Phosphate Dikinase ,. Biochemistry. 46(51). 14845–14853. 33 indexed citations

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