Wei Wei

17.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
474 papers, 13.7k citations indexed

About

Wei Wei is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Wei has authored 474 papers receiving a total of 13.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 247 papers in Molecular Biology, 122 papers in Immunology and 90 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Wei Wei's work include Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (46 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (41 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (38 papers). Wei Wei is often cited by papers focused on Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (46 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (41 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (38 papers). Wei Wei collaborates with scholars based in China, Saint Kitts and Nevis and United States. Wei Wei's co-authors include Lingling Zhang, Heinrich Körner, Yan Chang, Qingtong Wang, A. Bruce Lyons, Shanshan Hu, Jocelyn M. Darby, Xuezhi Yang, Wu‐Yi Sun and Hua Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Wei Wei

456 papers receiving 13.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Absence of Tumor Necrosis Factor Supports Alternative Activation of Macrophages in the Liver after Infection with Leishmania major

2018 862 citations Wei Wei et al. profile →
Anti-inflammatory and immunoregulatory effects of paeoniflorin and total glucosides of paeony

2019 452 citations Lingling Zhang, Wei Wei profile →
Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Causes Liver Cancer Cells to Release Exosomal miR‐23a‐3p and Up‐regulate Programmed Death Ligand 1 Expression in Macrophages

2019 364 citations Wei Wei, Hua Wang et al. profile →
Dynamic regulation and functions of mRNA m6A modification

2022 139 citations Wei Wei et al. profile →
Therapeutic potential of MCC950, a specific inhibitor of NLRP3 inflammasome

2022 134 citations Wei Wei 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 Wei China	57	6.8k	2.9k	2.3k	2.0k	1.4k	474	13.7k
Fuu‐Jen Tsai Taiwan	55	5.8k 0.8×	1.4k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	520	13.9k
Qizhi Yao United States	59	4.8k 0.7×	1.4k 0.5×	1.5k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	376 0.3×	215	11.8k
Karolien De Bosscher Belgium	54	4.6k 0.7×	2.7k 0.9×	2.1k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	391 0.3×	140	10.9k
Athanasios G. Papavassiliou Greece	68	8.0k 1.2×	1.6k 0.5×	2.7k 1.1×	3.2k 1.6×	1.3k 0.9×	488	17.5k
Tao Liu China	63	10.1k 1.5×	1.8k 0.6×	5.0k 2.1×	2.3k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	502	16.2k
Ferdinando Nicoletti Italy	62	4.5k 0.7×	3.5k 1.2×	976 0.4×	1.7k 0.9×	886 0.6×	322	11.8k
Geert Loo Belgium	64	9.0k 1.3×	6.7k 2.3×	3.3k 1.4×	1.9k 0.9×	483 0.3×	148	16.9k
Thomas G. Cotter Ireland	64	11.8k 1.7×	2.6k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	2.6k 1.3×	331 0.2×	244	18.4k
Richard D. Ye United States	65	7.2k 1.1×	4.1k 1.4×	1.4k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	254 0.2×	245	13.4k
Zheng Dong United States	89	12.9k 1.9×	2.2k 0.8×	3.6k 1.6×	2.2k 1.1×	310 0.2×	383	26.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Wei

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20 of 20 papers shown

Dong, Zhuo, Rui Wang, Wei Wei, et al.. (2025). A novel role for the regulatory NRP1 in immune and inflammatory reactions during radiation-induced lung injury. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 308(Pt 1). 142307–142307. 1 indexed citations

Ma, Tingxuan, Jing Ma, Yipin Wang, et al.. (2025). Targeting BACH1/PSPH axis suppresses bladder cancer progression and gemcitabine resistance by downregulating S100A2 expression. Biochemical Pharmacology. 241. 117182–117182.

Chen, Xian, et al.. (2024). <i>GATA2 </i>mutant variant allele frequency may reflect prognosis in Chinese adult patients with de novo cytogenetically normal acute myeloid leukemia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 24(4). 982–989.

Shen, Wen, et al.. (2024). RNA-binding protein AZGP1 inhibits epithelial cell proliferation by regulating the genes of alternative splicing in COPD. Gene. 927. 148736–148736. 4 indexed citations

Wei, Wei, et al.. (2024). Renal transplantation in patients with cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome: A case report and literature review. International Immunopharmacology. 146. 113879–113879. 1 indexed citations

Han, Dafei, et al.. (2024). Inhibition of GRK2 ameliorates the pristane-induced mouse SLE model by suppressing plasma cells differentiation. International Immunopharmacology. 138. 112557–112557. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Xinming, Huihui Wang, Wenming Hong, et al.. (2024). Epigenetic Regulatory Axis MIR22‐TET3‐MTRNR2L2 Represses Fibroblast‐Like Synoviocyte–Mediated Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 76(6). 845–856. 9 indexed citations

Wei, Wei, Feifei Wu, Jingxia Li, et al.. (2024). FGF21 overexpression alleviates VSMC senescence in diabetic mice by modulating the SYK-NLRP3 inflammasome-PPARγ-catalase pathway. Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica. 56(6). 892–904.

Wang, Ziying, Pingping Gao, Ling Li, et al.. (2023). Dextran sulfate sodium-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis aggravates liver injury in mice with S100-induced autoimmune hepatitis. Immunology Letters. 263. 70–77. 4 indexed citations

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Yu, Jun, et al.. (2023). Role of cyclosporin A in the treatment of kidney disease and nephrotoxicity. Toxicology. 492. 153544–153544. 18 indexed citations

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Zhao, Han, Dan Peng, Zhengwang Chen, et al.. (2023). Novel soybean polypeptide dglycin alleviates atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 251. 126347–126347. 5 indexed citations

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Chen, Tingting, Xiuqin Li, Nan Li, et al.. (2023). β-arrestin2 deficiency ameliorates S-100-induced autoimmune hepatitis in mice by inhibiting infiltration of monocyte-derived macrophage and attenuating hepatocyte apoptosis. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 44(10). 2048–2064. 8 indexed citations

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Liu, Yunxiao, Xinge Zhang, Wei Cao, et al.. (2023). Xanthatin induce DDP‐resistance lung cancer cells apoptosis through regulation of GLUT1 mediated ROS accumulation. Drug Development Research. 84(6). 1266–1278. 6 indexed citations

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Chen, Yizhao, Hanze Liu, Yu Chen, et al.. (2023). The application of HER2 and CD47 CAR-macrophage in ovarian cancer. Journal of Translational Medicine. 21(1). 654–654. 59 indexed citations

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Wei, Wei, et al.. (2022). Study on Electrochemical Corrosion and CMP of GaN in Different Oxidation Systems. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology. 11(3). 34002–34002. 13 indexed citations

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Cui, Hong‐Yong, Wei Wei, Xin Fu, et al.. (2022). PDGFA‐associated protein 1 is a novel target of c‐Myc and contributes to colorectal cancer initiation and progression. Cancer Communications. 42(8). 750–767. 16 indexed citations

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Yang, Mei & Wei Wei. (2019). SNHG16: A Novel Long-Non Coding RNA in Human Cancers. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Jingyu, Huaxun Wu, Qingtong Wang, et al.. (2014). Ginsenoside Metabolite Compound K Alleviates Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis by Suppressing T Cell Activation. Inflammation. 37(5). 1608–1615. 46 indexed citations

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Wang, Chun, et al.. (2012). Pharmacokinetics of paeoniflorin microemulsion after repeated dosing in rats with adjuvant arthritis.. PubMed. 67(12). 997–1001. 15 indexed citations

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Chen, Qun & Wei Wei. (2005). New Therapeutic Approaches for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Assay and Drug Development Technologies. 3(3). 329–337.

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