Weiming Fu

7.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
91 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Weiming Fu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Weiming Fu has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Cancer Research and 17 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Weiming Fu's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (21 papers), Circular RNAs in diseases (15 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (14 papers). Weiming Fu is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (21 papers), Circular RNAs in diseases (15 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (14 papers). Weiming Fu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Weiming Fu's co-authors include Mark P. Mattson, Hong Luo, Jinfang Zhang, Mark P. Mattson, Katsutoshi Furukawa, Weicheng Liang, Mary Miu Yee Waye, Yadong Goodman, Chengbiao Lu and Qing Guo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Medicine and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Weiming Fu

88 papers receiving 6.3k 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.

  1. Translation of the circular RNA circβ-catenin promotes liver cancer cell growth through activation of the Wnt pathway
    2019 369 citations Weicheng Liang, Cheuk-Wa Wong et al. Genome biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Weiming Fu China 39 3.9k 1.8k 1.7k 935 628 91 6.4k
Eui‐Ju Choi South Korea 45 5.3k 1.4× 1.0k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 929 1.0× 920 1.5× 107 8.5k
Hong Wei China 40 2.8k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 1.5k 0.9× 649 0.7× 396 0.6× 146 5.6k
Varda Shoshan‐Barmatz Israel 59 9.3k 2.4× 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 1.7k 1.8× 843 1.3× 165 11.5k
Olivier Braissant Switzerland 40 5.4k 1.4× 794 0.4× 2.6k 1.5× 537 0.6× 1.1k 1.7× 88 8.3k
Zengqiang Yuan China 51 5.5k 1.4× 1.0k 0.6× 952 0.6× 730 0.8× 1.7k 2.6× 140 8.6k
Qiwei Zhai China 37 3.0k 0.8× 914 0.5× 1.5k 0.9× 490 0.5× 336 0.5× 86 6.0k
Ying Luo China 42 4.5k 1.2× 749 0.4× 661 0.4× 503 0.5× 808 1.3× 179 7.6k
Martin Dickens United Kingdom 24 7.1k 1.8× 1.3k 0.7× 712 0.4× 1.1k 1.2× 1.1k 1.7× 39 9.6k
Lixin Sun China 43 2.9k 0.7× 687 0.4× 497 0.3× 800 0.9× 593 0.9× 167 6.0k
Derek Yang United States 25 4.7k 1.2× 1.4k 0.8× 567 0.3× 894 1.0× 630 1.0× 40 7.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Weiming Fu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weiming Fu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weiming Fu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Weiming Fu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Weiming Fu 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 Weiming Fu. Weiming Fu 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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Fu, Weiming, et al.. (2025). Urban real-time rainfall-runoff prediction using adaptive SSA-decomposition with dual attention. Journal of Hydrology. 653. 132701–132701. 3 indexed citations
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Shi, Chuan-Jian, et al.. (2021). Gallic Acid Suppressed Tumorigenesis by an LncRNA MALAT1-Wnt/β-Catenin Axis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 12. 708967–708967. 24 indexed citations
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Liang, Weicheng, et al.. (2021). Super-enhancer-driven lncRNA-DAW promotes liver cancer cell proliferation through activation of Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids. 26. 1351–1363. 31 indexed citations
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Shao, Jiang, Chuan-Jian Shi, Yun Li, et al.. (2020). LincROR Mediates the Suppressive Effects of Curcumin on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Through Inactivating Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 11. 847–847. 34 indexed citations
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Shi, Chuan-Jian, et al.. (2020). H19-Wnt/β-catenin regulatory axis mediates the suppressive effects of apigenin on tumor growth in hepatocellular carcinoma. European Journal of Pharmacology. 893. 173810–173810. 25 indexed citations
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Zheng, Zhe, et al.. (2019). Long-term efficacy of ventriculoperitoneal shunt in patient with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. Zhonghua shenjing waike zazhi. 35(2). 140–143. 1 indexed citations
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Yuan, Tingting, Lan Ma, Bao‐Gui Jiang, et al.. (2019). First Confirmed Infection of Candidatus Rickettsia Tarasevichiae in Rodents Collected from Northeastern China. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 20(2). 88–92. 10 indexed citations
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Liang, Weicheng, Cheuk-Wa Wong, Puping Liang, et al.. (2019). Translation of the circular RNA circβ-catenin promotes liver cancer cell growth through activation of the Wnt pathway. Genome biology. 20(1). 84–84. 369 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lu, Feng, Liu Shi, Yingfei Lu, et al.. (2018). Linc-ROR Promotes Osteogenic Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Functioning as a Competing Endogenous RNA for miR-138 and miR-145. Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids. 11. 345–353. 96 indexed citations
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Li, Haixin, Ying Huang, Xian Wu, et al.. (2018). Effects of hemocoagulase agkistrodon on the coagulation factors and its procoagulant activities. Drug Design Development and Therapy. Volume 12. 1385–1398. 14 indexed citations
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Lu, Yingfei, Li Zhang, Mary Miu Yee Waye, Weiming Fu, & Jinfang Zhang. (2015). MiR-218 Mediates tumorigenesis and metastasis: Perspectives and implications. Experimental Cell Research. 334(1). 173–182. 56 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhilun, Zhigang Gao, Ying Zhang, et al.. (2014). Effectiveness of 10-year vaccination (2001–2010) for Hepatitis A in Tianjin, China. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 10(4). 1008–1012. 9 indexed citations
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Fu, Weiming, et al.. (2014). Identification of differential splicing genes in gliomas using exon expression profiling. Molecular Medicine Reports. 11(2). 843–850. 16 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jinfang, Weiming Fu, Ming‐Liang He, et al.. (2011). MiRNA-20a promotes osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells by co-regulating BMP signaling. RNA Biology. 8(5). 829–838. 224 indexed citations
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Lu, Chengbiao, Yue Wang, Katsutoshi Furukawa, et al.. (2006). Evidence that caspase‐1 is a negative regulator of AMPA receptor‐mediated long‐term potentiation at hippocampal synapses. Journal of Neurochemistry. 97(4). 1104–1110. 43 indexed citations
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Fu, Weiming. (2002). Seizures and Tissue Injury Induce Telomerase in Hippocampal Microglial Cells. Experimental Neurology. 178(2). 294–300. 19 indexed citations
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Zhu, Haiyan, Weiming Fu, & Mark P. Mattson. (2000). The Catalytic Subunit of Telomerase Protects Neurons Against Amyloid β‐Peptide‐Induced Apoptosis. Journal of Neurochemistry. 75(1). 117–124. 142 indexed citations
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Guo, Qing, Weiming Fu, Frederick W. Holtsberg, Sheldon M. Steiner, & Mark P. Mattson. (1999). Superoxide mediates the cell-death-enhancing action of presenilin-1 mutations. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 56(5). 457–470. 58 indexed citations

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