Wei R. Chen

11.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
284 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

About

Wei R. Chen is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei R. Chen has authored 284 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 160 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 92 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 60 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Wei R. Chen's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (102 papers), Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (80 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (55 papers). Wei R. Chen is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (102 papers), Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (80 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (55 papers). Wei R. Chen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Wei R. Chen's co-authors include Feifan Zhou, Robert E. Nordquist, Da Xing, Gordon M. Shepherd, Baoyan Wu, Wenhui Xiong, Da Xing, Kenneth E. Bartels, Robert L. Adams and Ashley R. Hoover and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Wei R. Chen

267 papers receiving 9.1k 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.

Nanomaterial Applications in Photothermal Therapy for Cancer

2019 337 citations Ashley R. Hoover, Wei R. Chen et al. profile →
NIR‐Triggered Phototherapy and Immunotherapy via an Antigen‐Capturing Nanoplatform for Metastatic Cancer Treatment

2019 270 citations Feifan Zhou, Ashley R. Hoover 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 R. Chen United States	59	5.0k	1.9k	1.7k	1.5k	1.3k	284	9.2k
Tadeusz Sarna Poland	61	1.8k 0.4×	4.3k 2.3×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	214	13.3k
Andrea Sbarbati Italy	47	1.3k 0.3×	1.7k 0.9×	536 0.3×	697 0.5×	531 0.4×	306	8.9k
Alan P. Koretsky United States	66	2.0k 0.4×	3.3k 1.7×	842 0.5×	2.2k 1.4×	1.5k 1.2×	256	17.0k
Warren R. Zipfel United States	49	5.9k 1.2×	5.1k 2.7×	549 0.3×	1.5k 1.0×	3.5k 2.7×	132	15.6k
Xinguo Jiang China	67	4.5k 0.9×	5.8k 3.0×	502 0.3×	514 0.3×	1.8k 1.4×	168	13.5k
Ichio Aoki Japan	43	1.4k 0.3×	2.0k 1.1×	359 0.2×	624 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	279	7.2k
Hans‐Joachim Galla Germany	66	2.5k 0.5×	6.4k 3.3×	771 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	636 0.5×	275	13.7k
Joseph A. Frank United States	75	4.1k 0.8×	3.9k 2.1×	876 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	2.0k 1.5×	258	18.6k
Edward B. Brown United States	40	2.4k 0.5×	3.2k 1.7×	501 0.3×	867 0.6×	753 0.6×	143	8.7k
Ying Mao China	61	1.6k 0.3×	4.2k 2.2×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	402 0.3×	650	14.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei R. Chen

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Zhou, Zhijun, Qun Chen, Jingxuan Yang, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of Ferroptosis as a Biomarker to Predict Treatment Outcomes of Cancer Immunotherapy. Cancer Research Communications. 5(8). 1288–1297.

Chen, Wei R.. (2025). Biophotonics and immune responses. 1–1.

Hoover, Ashley R., Lin Wang, Yuanhong Sun, et al.. (2024). Localized ablative immunotherapy enhances antitumor immunity by modulating the transcriptome of tumor-infiltrating Gamma delta T cells. Cancer Letters. 604. 217267–217267. 5 indexed citations

Hoover, Ashley R., Kai‐Li Liu, David W. Anderson, et al.. (2024). N‐Dihydrogalactochitosan Drives Conventional and Alternative Activations of STING to Synergize Type I IFN and IL‐1β Productions for Antitumor Immunity.. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(51). 3 indexed citations

Shi, Lei, Fuhe Zhang, Yan Jia, et al.. (2024). Photothermal therapy improves the efficacy of topical immunotherapy against melanoma. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy. 49. 104290–104290. 3 indexed citations

Zhou, Feifan, Tayyaba Hasan, Céline Frochot, & Wei R. Chen. (2021). Nanotechnology, photonics, and immunotherapy for cancer diagnostics and therapeutics. Nanophotonics. 10(12). 2969–2971. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Weitao, Lei Shi, Haiyan Zhang, et al.. (2019). Concurrent photothermal therapy and photodynamic therapy for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma by gold nanoclusters under a single NIR laser irradiation. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 7(44). 6924–6933. 110 indexed citations

Zhou, Feifan, Jingxuan Yang, Yuqing Zhang, et al.. (2018). Local Phototherapy Synergizes with Immunoadjuvant for Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer through Induced Immunogenic Tumor Vaccine. Clinical Cancer Research. 24(21). 5335–5346. 81 indexed citations

Zhang, Haiyan, Peiru Wang, Xiaojie Wang, et al.. (2018). Antitumor Effects of DC Vaccine With ALA-PDT-Induced Immunogenic Apoptotic Cells for Skin Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Mice. Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment. 17. 1077052923–1077052923. 20 indexed citations

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Cao, Jie, Sisi Cui, Siwen Li, et al.. (2013). Targeted Cancer Therapy with a 2-Deoxyglucose–Based Adriamycin Complex. Cancer Research. 73(4). 1362–1373. 74 indexed citations

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Wu, Shengnan, Feifan Zhou, Yanchun Wei, et al.. (2013). Cancer Phototherapy via Selective Photoinactivation of Respiratory Chain Oxidase to Trigger a Fatal Superoxide Anion Burst. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 20(5). 733–746. 77 indexed citations

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Li, Zhifang, et al.. (2012). Determination of optical absorption coefficient with focusing photoacoustic imaging. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 17(6). 61216–61216. 10 indexed citations

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Wang, Xianwang, Wei R. Chen, & Da Xing. (2011). A pathway from JNK through decreased ERK and Akt activities for FOXO3a nuclear translocation in response to UV irradiation. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 227(3). 1168–1178. 85 indexed citations

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Zhou, Feifan, Da Xing, & Wei R. Chen. (2009). Regulation of HSP70 on activating macrophages using PDT‐induced apoptotic cells. International Journal of Cancer. 125(6). 1380–1389. 58 indexed citations

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Wang, Xingwei, et al.. (2007). Automated identification of analyzable metaphase chromosomes depicted on microscopic digital images. Journal of Biomedical Informatics. 41(2). 264–271. 32 indexed citations

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Li, Derong, Shaoqun Zeng, Xiaohua Lv, et al.. (2007). Dispersion characteristics of acousto-optic deflector for scanning Gaussian laser beam of femtosecond pulses. Optics Express. 15(8). 4726–4726. 14 indexed citations

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Liu, Hong, et al.. (2005). Phase I trial of concurrent administration of topotecan and docetaxel for cancer treatment. Journal of Applied Research. 5(1). 53–60. 1 indexed citations

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Djurišić, Maja, Srdjan D. Antic, Wei R. Chen, & Dejan Zečević. (2004). Voltage Imaging from Dendrites of Mitral Cells: EPSP Attenuation and Spike Trigger Zones. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(30). 6703–6714. 95 indexed citations

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Xiong, Wenhui & Wei R. Chen. (2002). Dynamic Gating of Spike Propagation in the Mitral Cell Lateral Dendrites. Neuron. 34(1). 115–126. 118 indexed citations

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Liu, Hong, Hangyi Jiang, Laurie L. Fajardo, Andrew Karellas, & Wei R. Chen. (2000). Lens distortion in optically coupled digital x‐ray imaging. Medical Physics. 27(5). 906–912. 9 indexed citations

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