Wei‐Chun Chin

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Wei‐Chun Chin is a scholar working on Oceanography, Pollution and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei‐Chun Chin has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Oceanography, 25 papers in Pollution and 20 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wei‐Chun Chin's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (29 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (13 papers) and Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation (12 papers). Wei‐Chun Chin is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (29 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (13 papers) and Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation (12 papers). Wei‐Chun Chin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and China. Wei‐Chun Chin's co-authors include Pedro Verdugo, Chi‐Shuo Chen, Mónica V. Orellana, Peter H. Santschi, Antonietta Quigg, Kathleen A. Schwehr, Ai‐Jun Miao, Eric Y. T. Chen, Chen Xu and Saijin Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Wei‐Chun Chin

86 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Spontaneous assembly of marine dissolved organic matter i... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 200 400 600
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. Spontaneous assembly of marine dissolved organic matter into polymer gels
    1998 642 citations Wei‐Chun Chin, Pedro Verdugo et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wei‐Chun Chin United States 34 1.2k 929 896 675 484 89 3.9k
Marco Faimali Italy 35 1.6k 1.3× 408 0.4× 714 0.8× 312 0.5× 312 0.6× 123 3.7k
Dongyan Liu China 41 478 0.4× 735 0.8× 755 0.8× 531 0.8× 679 1.4× 155 5.6k
Gary N. Cherr United States 44 981 0.8× 316 0.3× 1.5k 1.7× 558 0.8× 1.1k 2.2× 131 6.3k
Claude Yéprémian France 25 422 0.4× 390 0.4× 625 0.7× 405 0.6× 158 0.3× 47 2.2k
Doris W.T. Au Hong Kong 42 838 0.7× 475 0.5× 481 0.5× 253 0.4× 664 1.4× 143 5.1k
Lihong Yin China 29 391 0.3× 261 0.3× 484 0.5× 305 0.5× 459 0.9× 82 2.1k
Dunhai Li China 37 310 0.3× 829 0.9× 518 0.6× 355 0.5× 339 0.7× 252 4.7k
Greg G. Goss Canada 55 728 0.6× 466 0.5× 995 1.1× 469 0.7× 1.1k 2.3× 236 8.1k
Qin Zhang China 38 597 0.5× 171 0.2× 1.5k 1.6× 472 0.7× 223 0.5× 181 4.9k
Qi Li China 29 430 0.4× 226 0.2× 378 0.4× 304 0.5× 250 0.5× 133 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei‐Chun Chin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei‐Chun Chin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Wei‐Chun Chin. 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‐Chun Chin. The network helps show where Wei‐Chun Chin may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei‐Chun Chin

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gong, Gwo‐Ching, et al.. (2024). Impacts of polystyrene nanoplastics on microgel formation from effluent organic matter. The Science of The Total Environment. 954. 176209–176209. 1 indexed citations
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Martel, Jan, Nicolas Rouleau, Nirosha J. Murugan, et al.. (2024). Effects of light, electromagnetic fields and water on biological rhythms. Biomedical Journal. 48(3). 100824–100824. 1 indexed citations
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Kumar, Parveen, et al.. (2023). Size-Dependent Diffusion and Dispersion of Particles in Mucin. Polymers. 15(15). 3241–3241. 2 indexed citations
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Ye, Songtao, Wei‐Chun Chin, & Chih‐Wen Ni. (2023). A multi-depth spiral milli fluidic device for whole mount zebrafish antibody staining. Biomedical Microdevices. 25(3). 30–30. 1 indexed citations
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Romero, Ignacio, Chuang Niu, Cássio Luiz Coutinho Almeida-da-Silva, et al.. (2023). Multiple energy X-ray imaging of metal oxide particles inside gingival tissues. Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology. 32(1). 87–103.
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Almeida-da-Silva, Cássio Luiz Coutinho, et al.. (2023). Interactions between silica and titanium nanoparticles and oral and gastrointestinal epithelia: Consequences for inflammatory diseases and cancer. Heliyon. 9(3). e14022–e14022. 4 indexed citations
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Shiu, Ruei-Feng, Gwo‐Ching Gong, Meng‐Der Fang, Chun Hoe Chow, & Wei‐Chun Chin. (2021). Marine microplastics in the surface waters of “pristine” Kuroshio. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 172. 112808–112808. 26 indexed citations
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Chen, Chi‐Shuo, Ruei-Feng Shiu, Chen Xu, et al.. (2020). Stickiness of extracellular polymeric substances on different surfaces via magnetic tweezers. The Science of The Total Environment. 757. 143766–143766. 23 indexed citations
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Shiu, Ruei-Feng, Chon‐Lin Lee, Ping‐Yen Hsieh, et al.. (2018). Superhydrophobic graphene-based sponge as a novel sorbent for crude oil removal under various environmental conditions. Chemosphere. 207. 110–117. 50 indexed citations
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Chen, Chi‐Shuo, et al.. (2018). The impact of nanoplastics on marine dissolved organic matter assembly. The Science of The Total Environment. 634. 316–320. 67 indexed citations
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Chen, Yen-Chang, et al.. (2018). High-throughput label-free microcontact printing graphene-based biosensor for valley fever. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 170. 219–223. 8 indexed citations
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Chiu, Meng‐Hsuen, et al.. (2017). Effect of Engineered Nanoparticles on Exopolymeric Substances Release from Marine Phytoplankton. Nanoscale Research Letters. 12(1). 620–620. 36 indexed citations
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Sun, Albert Y., et al.. (2014). Nicotine alters mucin rheological properties. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 307(2). L149–L157. 28 indexed citations
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Shiu, Ruei-Feng, Wei‐Chun Chin, & Chon‐Lin Lee. (2014). Carbonaceous particles reduce marine microgel formation. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 5856–5856. 24 indexed citations
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Lu, David, Chi‐Shuo Chen, Chao‐Sung Lai, et al.. (2014). Microgrooved Surface Modulates Neuron Differentiation in Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Methods in molecular biology. 1307. 281–287. 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Chi‐Shuo, et al.. (2013). Determine the quality of human embryonic stem colonies with laser light scattering patterns. Biological Procedures Online. 15(1). 2–2. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Eric, et al.. (2012). Functionalized carboxyl nanoparticles enhance mucus dispersion and hydration. Scientific Reports. 2(1). 211–211. 19 indexed citations
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Miao, Ai‐Jun, Zhiping Luo, Chi‐Shuo Chen, et al.. (2010). Intracellular Uptake: A Possible Mechanism for Silver Engineered Nanoparticle Toxicity to a Freshwater Alga Ochromonas danica. PLoS ONE. 5(12). e15196–e15196. 152 indexed citations
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Chin, Wei‐Chun, et al.. (2002). Oscillations of pH inside the Secretory Granule Control the Gain of Ca 2+ Release for Signal Transduction in Goblet Cell Exocytosis. Novartis Foundation symposium. 248. 132–149. 14 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Thien S., Wei‐Chun Chin, & Pedro Verdugo. (1998). Role of Ca2+/K+ ion exchange in intracellular storage and release of Ca2+. Nature. 395(6705). 908–912. 160 indexed citations

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