Wei Wan

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
49 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Wei Wan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Wan has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Epidemiology and 11 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Wei Wan's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (17 papers), Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment (11 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (7 papers). Wei Wan is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (17 papers), Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment (11 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (7 papers). Wei Wan collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and United States. Wei Wan's co-authors include Yinfeng Xu, Wei Liu, Tianhua Zhou, Zhiyuan You, Xin Shou, Rui Huang, Chao Peng, Jennifer Lippincott‐Schwartz, Jiali Qian and Chunmei Chang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The EMBO Journal and Immunity.

In The Last Decade

Wei Wan

43 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Deacetylation of Nuclear LC3 Drives Autophagy Initiation under Starvation

2015 525 citations Yinfeng Xu, Wei Wan et al. Molecular Cell profile →
Acetylation in the regulation of autophagy

2022 195 citations Yinfeng Xu, Wei Wan Autophagy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wei Wan China	18	1.0k	957	245	224	205	49	1.9k
Daniel Meley France	9	1.0k 1.0×	1.4k 1.5×	164 0.7×	108 0.5×	346 1.7×	12	2.0k
Chandreyee Mukherjee United States	7	1.4k 1.3×	1.3k 1.3×	185 0.8×	157 0.7×	375 1.8×	8	2.1k
Hwan‐Woo Park South Korea	23	1.1k 1.1×	605 0.6×	210 0.9×	109 0.5×	357 1.7×	57	2.0k
Jaekyoon Shin South Korea	18	1.1k 1.1×	866 0.9×	253 1.0×	62 0.3×	372 1.8×	32	2.1k
Avital Eisenberg‐Lerner Israel	12	985 1.0×	901 0.9×	120 0.5×	78 0.3×	268 1.3×	21	1.7k
Antje S Löffler Germany	9	924 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	117 0.5×	107 0.5×	281 1.4×	9	1.8k
Sungman Park United States	11	906 0.9×	593 0.6×	208 0.8×	62 0.3×	154 0.8×	19	1.6k
Yinfeng Xu China	15	702 0.7×	775 0.8×	177 0.7×	191 0.9×	175 0.9×	31	1.4k
Zhixun Dou United States	23	1.9k 1.8×	1.1k 1.1×	584 2.4×	190 0.8×	437 2.1×	32	3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Wan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Wan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Wan

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

Chen, Liangyong, Zehong Cao, Wei Wan, & Wentao Zhang. (2025). The double-edged sword effect of proactive helping behavior on coworker relationships. Acta Psychologica Sinica. 57(6). 1083–1083.

Wan, Wei, et al.. (2025). MiR-155 overexpression regulates Th1/Th2 balance by inhibiting BACH1 to activate Nrf-2/HO-1 signaling pathway in allergic rhinitis. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 770. 110454–110454. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Yinfeng & Wei Wan. (2025). The interplay of the cGAS–STING pathway with the lysosome. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 50(11). 956–959.

Xu, Yinfeng & Wei Wan. (2024). 亚精胺抑制核糖体DNA转录. Chinese Science Bulletin (Chinese Version). 1 indexed citations

Wan, Wei, Lili Xu, Lizhong Guo, et al.. (2024). Transformation of antibiotics to non-toxic and non-bactericidal products by laccases ensure the safety of Stropharia rugosoannulata. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 476. 135099–135099. 4 indexed citations

Xu, Yinfeng & Wei Wan. (2024). Lysosomal control of the cGAS-STING signaling. Trends in Cell Biology. 34(8). 622–625. 7 indexed citations

Xu, Yinfeng, Qian Wang, Jun Wang, et al.. (2024). The cGAS-STING pathway activates transcription factor TFEB to stimulate lysosome biogenesis and pathogen clearance. Immunity. 58(2). 309–325.e6. 23 indexed citations

Li, Lingfei, Biao Chen, Xiaoqin Li, et al.. (2023). Role of Circular RNAs in Atherosclerosis through Regulation of Inflammation, Cell Proliferation, Migration, and Apoptosis: Focus on Atherosclerotic Cerebrovascular Disease. Medicina. 59(8). 1461–1461. 1 indexed citations

Fan, Shijie, Wei Wan, Pan Xu, et al.. (2023). An ATG4B inhibitor blocks autophagy and sensitizes Sorafenib inhibition activities in HCC tumor cells. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 84. 117262–117262. 13 indexed citations

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Wan, Wei, Qian Wang, Jin Li, et al.. (2023). STING directly recruits WIPI2 for autophagosome formation during STING‐induced autophagy. The EMBO Journal. 42(8). e112387–e112387. 46 indexed citations

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Xu, Yinfeng & Wei Wan. (2023). Emerging roles of p300/CBP in autophagy and autophagy-related human disorders. Journal of Cell Science. 136(12). 7 indexed citations

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Xu, Yinfeng & Wei Wan. (2022). Acetylation in the regulation of autophagy. Autophagy. 19(2). 379–387. 195 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shen, Qiuhong, Yin Shi, Jiaqi Liu, et al.. (2020). Acetylation of STX17 (syntaxin 17) controls autophagosome maturation. Autophagy. 17(5). 1157–1169. 89 indexed citations

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Xu, Yinfeng & Wei Wan. (2019). TP 53 INP 2 mediates autophagic degradation of ubiquitinated proteins through its ubiquitin‐interacting motif. FEBS Letters. 593(15). 1974–1982. 13 indexed citations

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Wan, Wei, Ting He, Feifei Qi, et al.. (2019). Autologous CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor-T cell is an effective and safe treatment to refractory or relapsed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Cancer Gene Therapy. 26(7-8). 248–255. 18 indexed citations

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You, Zhiyuan, Ling-Yun Qin, Zhou Gong, et al.. (2019). Requirement for p62 acetylation in the aggregation of ubiquitylated proteins under nutrient stress. Nature Communications. 10(1). 5792–5792. 111 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yiting, Minjia Tan, Yongzhen Liu, et al.. (2018). Species-Specific Involvement of Integrin αIIbβ3 in a Monoclonal Antibody CH12 Triggers Off-Target Thrombocytopenia in Cynomolgus Monkeys. Molecular Therapy. 26(6). 1457–1470. 5 indexed citations

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Wan, Wei, Zhiyuan You, Li Zhou, et al.. (2018). mTORC1-Regulated and HUWE1-Mediated WIPI2 Degradation Controls Autophagy Flux. Molecular Cell. 72(2). 303–315.e6. 91 indexed citations

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Wan, Wei, Zhiyuan You, Yinfeng Xu, et al.. (2017). mTORC1 Phosphorylates Acetyltransferase p300 to Regulate Autophagy and Lipogenesis. Molecular Cell. 68(2). 323–335.e6. 136 indexed citations

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Su, Hua, Fei Yang, Qiuting Wang, et al.. (2017). VPS34 Acetylation Controls Its Lipid Kinase Activity and the Initiation of Canonical and Non-canonical Autophagy. Molecular Cell. 67(6). 907–921.e7. 118 indexed citations

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