Wei Shen

13.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
342 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

Wei Shen is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Shen has authored 342 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 86 papers in Molecular Biology and 65 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wei Shen's work include Biosensors and Analytical Detection (59 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (34 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (28 papers). Wei Shen is often cited by papers focused on Biosensors and Analytical Detection (59 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (34 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (28 papers). Wei Shen collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Bulgaria. Wei Shen's co-authors include Junfei Tian, Xu Li, David R. Ballerini, Tina Arbatan, Gil Garnier, Thanh H. Nguyen, Azadeh Nilghaz, Liyuan Zhang, Miaosi Li and Xu Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Wei Shen

327 papers receiving 11.1k 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.

A perspective on paper-based microfluidics: Current status and future trends

2012 634 citations David R. Ballerini, Wei Shen et al. profile →
Paper-Based Microfluidic Devices by Plasma Treatment

2008 506 citations Wei Shen et al. Analytical Chemistry profile →
Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence Detection in Paper-Based Microfluidic Sensors

2011 496 citations Wei Shen et al. Analytical Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wei Shen China	56	6.0k	3.9k	2.4k	2.1k	1.1k	342	11.2k
Morgan R. Alexander United Kingdom	63	6.4k 1.1×	3.7k 1.0×	1.8k 0.8×	2.3k 1.1×	1.9k 1.8×	299	14.4k
Maryam Tabrizian Canada	55	6.5k 1.1×	2.7k 0.7×	2.4k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 1.4×	267	12.9k
Vi Khanh Truong Australia	48	5.4k 0.9×	2.6k 0.7×	915 0.4×	2.7k 1.3×	1.7k 1.6×	187	10.5k
Ravi S. Kane United States	55	5.0k 0.8×	4.5k 1.1×	1.9k 0.8×	3.0k 1.4×	2.5k 2.3×	170	13.6k
Marc Madou United States	64	9.2k 1.5×	1.5k 0.4×	5.6k 2.4×	2.3k 1.1×	409 0.4×	374	14.3k
Roland Zengerle Germany	64	11.2k 1.9×	2.9k 0.8×	7.9k 3.3×	1.3k 0.6×	653 0.6×	537	18.1k
Robert Pelton Canada	57	4.9k 0.8×	2.1k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	2.9k 1.4×	2.0k 1.8×	287	14.2k
Frances S. Ligler United States	67	7.8k 1.3×	5.7k 1.5×	2.3k 1.0×	1.0k 0.5×	471 0.4×	279	13.7k
Xingcai Zhang China	67	6.0k 1.0×	2.5k 0.7×	2.1k 0.9×	4.1k 2.0×	393 0.4×	221	14.0k
Martyn C. Davies United Kingdom	67	5.2k 0.9×	4.8k 1.2×	1.9k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	2.5k 2.4×	388	16.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Shen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Shen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Shen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wei Shen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wei Shen 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 Shen. Wei Shen 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

Jiang, Jing, et al.. (2025). Photocatalytic Silyl Radical Cyclization: Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of Alkenyl/Silyl-Functionalized ( E )-γ-Lactams. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 90(46). 16651–16658.

Lu, Wenqiang, et al.. (2024). Unraveling Alzheimer’s disease: insights from single-cell sequencing and spatial transcriptomic. Frontiers in Neurology. 15. 1515981–1515981. 9 indexed citations

Shen, Wei, Zhihua Chen, Yue Qiu, et al.. (2024). Two-dimensional Cs₃Sb₂Br₉ inducing transformation of three-dimensional CsPbBr₃ to nanoplates. Chemical Communications. 60(30). 4044–4047. 3 indexed citations

Xu, Teng, Anle Ge, Xueqian Chen, et al.. (2024). Ultrafast Evolution of Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance by Picoliter-Scale Centrifugal Microfluidics. Analytical Chemistry. 96(47). 18842–18851. 2 indexed citations

Shen, Wei, Lun Li, Wei Shi, et al.. (2023). Characteristic chromanone acids from Calophyllum membranaceum: Determination of C-3 configuration and anti-inflammatory activity. Phytochemistry. 217. 113902–113902. 2 indexed citations

Dong, Xiaowei, Rong Wang, Yu‐Qing Pan, et al.. (2023). High‐speed counter‐current chromatography assisted preparative isolation of phenolic compounds from the flowers of Chrysanthemum morifolium cv. Fubaiju. Journal of Separation Science. 46(19). e2300172–e2300172. 6 indexed citations

Li, Zonghuan, et al.. (2023). Understanding haemolysis in polysulfone and glass fibre membranes for blood separation. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 396. 134566–134566.

Shao, Weizeng, et al.. (2022). Preliminary analysis of wave retrieval from Chinese Gaofen-3 SAR imagery in the Arctic Ocean. European Journal of Remote Sensing. 55(1). 440–452. 8 indexed citations

Li, Jiacheng, Tian Tian, Nannan Xu, et al.. (2022). Adsorption performance and optimization by response surface methodology on tetracycline using Fe-doped ZIF-8-loaded multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(2). 4123–4136. 23 indexed citations

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Zheng, Yanli, Baiyang Wang, Xiao Hu, et al.. (2019). Characterization and repurposing of the endogenous Type I-F CRISPR–Cas system of Zymomonas mobilis for genome engineering. Nucleic Acids Research. 47(21). 11461–11475. 109 indexed citations

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Hu, Yaoxin, Yueqin Wu, Citsabehsan Devendran, et al.. (2017). Preparation of nanoporous graphene oxide by nanocrystal-masked etching: toward a nacre-mimetic metal–organic framework molecular sieving membrane. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 5(31). 16255–16262. 50 indexed citations

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Shen, Wei, et al.. (2017). Generation of Epipolar Imagery for Linear Satellite Stereo-pair Based on Parallel Features. Bulletin of Surveying and Mapping. 43. 1 indexed citations

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Nilghaz, Azadeh, David R. Ballerini, Xiya Fang, & Wei Shen. (2013). Semiquantitative analysis on microfluidic thread-based analytical devices by ruler. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 191. 586–594. 71 indexed citations

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Shen, Wei. (2012). Development of Inflaming Retarding Polyurethane Stowing Material for Underground Mine. Coal Mining Technology. 1 indexed citations

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Arbatan, Tina & Wei Shen. (2011). Surface tension of liquid marbles, an experimental approach. 1884.

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Qian, Kun, et al.. (2010). Measuring the Blend Ratio of Wool/Cashmere Yarns Based on Image Processing Technology. Fibres and Textiles in Eastern Europe. 2 indexed citations

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Shen, Wei. (2009). Application of BIOLAK Process to Wastewater Treatment Plant in Baoying County. China Water & Wastewater. 1 indexed citations

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Shen, Wei. (2009). Optimization of Polyphenol Extraction From Mulberry Leaves Using Quadratic Regression Rotational Combinational Design. Canye kexue. 1 indexed citations

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Shen, Wei, et al.. (2007). Airborne SAR Imaging Experiments for Improving Azimuth Resolution. Journal of Beijing Jiaotong University. 31(1). 73–76. 1 indexed citations

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Shen, Wei. (2002). Determination of Cilnidipine and its Tablets by RP-HPLC. Zhongguo yaoke daxue xuebao. 1 indexed citations

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