Wei Weng

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Wei Weng is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Weng has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Cell Biology, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Wei Weng's work include Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (10 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (6 papers) and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (4 papers). Wei Weng is often cited by papers focused on Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (10 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (6 papers) and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (4 papers). Wei Weng collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Wei Weng's co-authors include Jan L. Breslow, Li Zhu, Ryo Suzuki, Kathrin Gottlob, Karen Sokol, William S. Chen, Mei-Ling Chen, Igor B. Roninson, Kazuyuki Tobe and Takashi Kadowaki and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Wei Weng

20 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Growth retardation and increased apoptosis in mice with h... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 250 500 750
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. Growth retardation and increased apoptosis in mice with homozygous disruption of the akt1 gene
    2001 777 citations William S. Chen, Kathrin Gottlob et al. Genes & Development profile →

Peers

Wei Weng
Julien Ghislain Canada
Xin Tong United States
Yasunobu Uchijima Japan
Robert S. Edinger United States
Ana C.P. Thirone Brazil
Tomáš Kučera Czechia
Itsuko Nakano Japan
Anne‐Marie Lefrançois‐Martinez France
Takehiro Tsukada Japan
Daniel D. Kaplan United States
Julien Ghislain Canada
Wei Weng
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Countries citing papers authored by Wei Weng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Weng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Wei Weng. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Wei Weng. The network helps show where Wei Weng may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Weng

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

All Works

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Michael, Husheem, et al.. (2024). Metabolomics analysis reveals resembling metabolites between humanized γδ TCR mice and human plasma. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 29321–29321. 1 indexed citations
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Samuel, John, et al.. (2016). Maternal Rest/Nrsf Regulates Zebrafish Behavior throughsnap25a/b. Journal of Neuroscience. 36(36). 9407–9419. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Edward, et al.. (2015). Rest mutant zebrafish swim erratically and display atypical spatial preferences. Behavioural Brain Research. 284. 238–248. 6 indexed citations
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Maaswinkel, Hans, Li Zhu, & Wei Weng. (2015). A small-fish model for behavioral-toxicological screening of new antimalarial drugs: a comparison between erythro- and threo-mefloquine. BMC Research Notes. 8(1). 122–122. 1 indexed citations
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Maaswinkel, Hans, et al.. (2014). Anxiety, hyperactivity and stereotypy in a zebrafish model of fragile X syndrome and autism spectrum disorder. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 55. 40–49. 43 indexed citations
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Maaswinkel, Hans, Li Zhu, & Wei Weng. (2013). Using an Automated 3D-tracking System to Record Individual and Shoals of Adult Zebrafish. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 6 indexed citations
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Maaswinkel, Hans, Li Zhu, & Wei Weng. (2013). Assessing Social Engagement in Heterogeneous Groups of Zebrafish: A New Paradigm for Autism-Like Behavioral Responses. PLoS ONE. 8(10). e75955–e75955. 40 indexed citations
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Maaswinkel, Hans, Li Zhu, & Wei Weng. (2013). Using an Automated 3D-tracking System to Record Individual and Shoals of Adult Zebrafish. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 50681–50681. 29 indexed citations
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Tsukamoto, Kosuke, D.R. Mani, Jianru Shi, et al.. (2013). Identification of apolipoprotein D as a cardioprotective gene using a mouse model of lethal atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(42). 17023–17028. 40 indexed citations
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Maaswinkel, Hans, Li Zhu, & Wei Weng. (2012). The immediate and the delayed effects of buspirone on zebrafish (Danio rerio) in an open field test: A 3-D approach. Behavioural Brain Research. 234(2). 365–374. 33 indexed citations
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Li, Ling, Wei Weng, Earl H. Harrison, & Edward A. Fisher. (2008). Plasma carboxyl ester lipase activity modulates apolipoprotein B–containing lipoprotein metabolism in a transgenic mouse model. Metabolism. 57(10). 1361–1368. 4 indexed citations
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Zhu, Li & Wei Weng. (2007). Catadioptric stereo-vision system for the real-time monitoring of 3D behavior in aquatic animals. Physiology & Behavior. 91(1). 106–119. 48 indexed citations
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Brown, Matthew L., Jonathan D. Smith, Renee Leboeuf, et al.. (2002). The murine macrophage apoB-48 receptor gene (Apob-48r)homology to the human receptor. Journal of Lipid Research. 43(8). 1181–1191. 15 indexed citations
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Chen, William S., Kathrin Gottlob, Mei-Ling Chen, et al.. (2001). Growth retardation and increased apoptosis in mice with homozygous disruption of the akt1 gene. Genes & Development. 15(17). 2203–2208. 777 indexed citations breakdown →
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Orth, Matthias, Wei Weng, Harald Funke, et al.. (1999). Effects of a Frequent Apolipoprotein E Isoform, ApoE4 Freiburg (Leu28→Pro), on Lipoproteins and the Prevalence of Coronary Artery Disease in Whites. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 19(5). 1306–1315. 37 indexed citations
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Nofer, Jerzy–Roch, Arnold von Eckardstein, Heiko Wiebusch, et al.. (1995). Screening for naturally occurring apolipoprotein A-I variants: apo A-I(?K107) is associated with low HDL-cholesterol levels in men but not in women. Human Genetics. 96(2). 177–182. 15 indexed citations

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