Weiwei Fan

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Weiwei Fan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Weiwei Fan has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Physiology and 14 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Weiwei Fan's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (16 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (16 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (11 papers). Weiwei Fan is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (16 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (16 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (11 papers). Weiwei Fan collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Weiwei Fan's co-authors include Douglas C. Wallace, Ronald M. Evans, Vincent Procaccio, Douglas C. Wallace, Michael Downes, Ruth T. Yu, Annette R. Atkins, Daru Lu, Christopher Liddle and Grant R. MacGregor and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Weiwei Fan

71 papers receiving 4.5k citations

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Mitochondrial Energetics and Therapeutics

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A TLR4/TRAF6-dependent signaling pathway mediates NCoR coactivator complex formation for inflammatory gene activation 2024 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Yohei Abe, Eric Kofman, Zhengyu Ouyang, (unknown), Nathanael J. Spann, Jason S. Seidman, Ty D. Troutman, Joshua D. Stender, Havilah Taylor, Weiwei Fan, Verena M. Link, Zeyang Shen, Juro Sakai, Michael Downes, Ronald M. Evans, James T. Kadonaga, Michael G. Rosenfeld, Christopher K. Glass	10
2	Daily running enhances molecular and physiological circadian rhythms in skeletal muscle 2022 ·Molecular Metabolism ·(unknown), Drew Duglan, Megan Vaughan, Marie Pariollaud, Michal K. Handzlik, Weiwei Fan, Ruth T. Yu, Christopher Liddle, Michael Downes, Julien Delezie, (unknown), Alanna B. Chan, Pål O. Westermark, Christian M. Metallo, Ronald M. Evans, Katja Lamia	25
3	ERRγ Preserves Brown Fat Innate Thermogenic Activity 2018 ·Cell Reports ·Maryam Ahmadian, Sihao Liu, Shannon M. Reilly, Nasun Hah, Weiwei Fan, Eiji Yoshihara, Pooja Jha, C. Daniel De Magalhaes Filho, Sandra Jacinto, Andrew V. Gomez, Yang Dai, Ruth T. Yu, Christopher Liddle, Annette R. Atkins, Johan Auwerx, Alan R. Saltiel, Michael Downes, Ronald M. Evans	26
4	Vitamin D Switches BAF Complexes to Protect β Cells 2018 ·Cell ·Zong Wei, Eiji Yoshihara, Nanhai He, Nasun Hah, Weiwei Fan, Antônio F. M. Pinto, Timothy F. Huddy, (unknown), Brittany N. Ross, Gabriela Estepa, Yang Dai, Ning Ding, Mara H. Sherman, Sungsoon Fang, Xuan Zhao, Christopher Liddle, Annette R. Atkins, Ruth T. Yu, Michael Downes, Ronald M. Evans	154
5	Structural basis for specific ligation of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor δ 2017 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Chyuan-Chuan Wu, T.J. Baiga, Michael Downes, James J. La Clair, Annette R. Atkins, Stéphane Richard, Weiwei Fan, (unknown), M.E. Bowman, Joseph P. Noel, Ronald M. Evans	52
6	PPARδ activation by bexarotene promotes neuroprotection by restoring bioenergetic and quality control homeostasis 2017 ·Science Translational Medicine ·Audrey S. Dickey, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Weiwei Fan, Nicolas Arbez, Sergey Akimov, Michael J. Van Kanegan, Kohta Ohnishi, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Cynthia L. Hsu, Donald C. Lo, Christopher A. Ross, Eliezer Masliah, Ronald M. Evans, Albert R. La Spada	47
7	PPARδ Promotes Running Endurance by Preserving Glucose 2017 ·Cell Metabolism ·Weiwei Fan, (unknown), Chun Shi Lin, Vincenzo Sorrentino, Ming‐Xiao He, Christopher E. Wall, Hao Li, Christopher Liddle, Ruth T. Yu, Annette R. Atkins, Johan Auwerx, Michael Downes, Ronald M. Evans	146
8	Exercise Mimetics: Impact on Health and Performance 2016 ·Cell Metabolism ·Weiwei Fan, Ronald M. Evans	125
9	PPARs and ERRs: molecular mediators of mitochondrial metabolism 2014 ·Current Opinion in Cell Biology ·Weiwei Fan, Ronald M. Evans	177
10	Endocrinization of FGF1 produces a neomorphic and potent insulin sensitizer 2014 ·Nature ·Jae Myoung Suh, Johan W. Jonker, Maryam Ahmadian, Regina Goetz, Denise E. Lackey, Olivia Osborn, Zhifeng Huang, Weilin Liu, Eiji Yoshihara, Theo H. van Dijk, Rick Havinga, Weiwei Fan, Yunqiang Yin, Ruth T. Yu, Christopher Liddle, Annette R. Atkins, Jerrold M. Olefsky, Moosa Mohammadi, Michael Downes, Ronald M. Evans	192
11	Road to exercise mimetics: targeting nuclear receptors in skeletal muscle 2013 ·Journal of Molecular Endocrinology ·Weiwei Fan, Annette R. Atkins, Ruth T. Yu, Michael Downes, Ronald M. Evans	43
12	mtDNA lineage analysis of mouse L-cell lines reveals the accumulation of multiple mtDNA mutants and intermolecular recombination 2012 ·Genes & Development ·Weiwei Fan, Chun Shi Lin, Prasanth Potluri, Vincent Procaccio, Douglas C. Wallace	32
13	Association of CASP7 Polymorphisms and Survival of Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With Platinum-Based Chemotherapy Treatment 2012 ·CHEST Journal ·Ji Qian, Shaohua Gu, Qihan Wu, Xueying Zhao, Wenting Wu, Zhiqiang Gao, Wei Zhang, (unknown), Haijian Wang, Jiucun Wang, Weiwei Fan, Hongyan Chen, Baohui Han, Daru Lu, Qingyi Wei, Jin Li	7
14	Nuclear Receptors and AMPK: Resetting Metabolism 2011 ·Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology ·Weiwei Fan, Michael Downes, (unknown), Ruth T. Yu, Ronald M. Evans	14
15	Possible association between polymorphisms of human vascular endothelial growth factor A gene and susceptibility to glioma in a Chinese population 2010 ·International Journal of Cancer ·Rui Li, Yao Zhao, Weiwei Fan, Hongyan Chen, Yuanyuan Chen, Yanhong Liu, Gong� Chen, Keke Zhou, Fengping Huang, Ying Mao, Liangfu Zhou, Daru Lu, Yin Yao Shugart	23
16	The pathophysiology of mitochondrial disease as modeled in the mouse 2009 ·Genes & Development ·Douglas C. Wallace, Weiwei Fan	147
17	A Mouse Model of Mitochondrial Disease Reveals Germline Selection Against Severe mtDNA Mutations 2008 ·Science ·Weiwei Fan, Katrina G. Waymire, Navneet Narula, Peng Li, Christophe Rocher, Pınar Coşkun, Mani A. Vannan, Jagat Narula, Grant R. MacGregor, Douglas C. Wallace	348
18	Association of human aryl hydrocarbon receptor gene polymorphisms with risk of lung cancer among cigarette smokers in a Chinese population 2008 ·Pharmacogenetics and Genomics ·Dan Chen, Tian Tian, Haifeng Wang, Hongliang Liu, Zhibin Hu, Yi Wang, Yanhong Liu, Hongxia Ma, Weiwei Fan, Ruifen Miao, Weiwei Sun, Yi Wang, Ji Qian, Jin Li, Qingyi Wei, Hongbing Shen, Wei Huang, Daru Lu	49
19	Genetic variants in GTF2H1 and risk of lung cancer: A case–control analysis in a Chinese population 2008 ·Lung Cancer ·Wenting Wu, Hongliang Liu, (unknown), Dan Chen, Shuyu Zhang, Juan Lv, Yì Wáng, Weiwei Fan, Ji Qian, Guangfu Jin, Hongxia Ma, Ruifen Miao, Zhibin Hu, (unknown), Jin Li, Qingyi Wei, Hongbing Shen, Wei Huang, Daru Lu	9
20	Polymorphisms in phase I and phase II metabolism genes and risk of chronic benzene poisoning in a Chinese occupational population 2008 ·Carcinogenesis ·Pin Sun, Ji Qian, Zhongbin Zhang, Junxiang Wan, Fen Wu, (unknown), Weiwei Fan, Daru Lu, Naiqing Zhao, David C. Christiani, Zhao‐lin Xia	30

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