Weiwei Lai

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
28 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Weiwei Lai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Weiwei Lai has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Cancer Research and 5 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Weiwei Lai's work include RNA modifications and cancer (12 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (10 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (6 papers). Weiwei Lai is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (12 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (10 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (6 papers). Weiwei Lai collaborates with scholars based in China, Saudi Arabia and United States. Weiwei Lai's co-authors include Yongguang Tao, Ya Cao, Desheng Xiao, Chao Mao, Yating Liu, Hu Zhou, Min Wang, Shuang Liu, Yiqun Jiang and Bin Yan and has published in prestigious journals such as Cancer Research, Oncogene and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Weiwei Lai

26 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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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.

Long noncoding RNA LINC00336 inhibits ferroptosis in lung cancer by functioning as a competing endogenous RNA

2019 429 citations Min Wang, Chao Mao et al. Cell Death and Differentiation profile →
A G3BP1-Interacting lncRNA Promotes Ferroptosis and Apoptosis in Cancer via Nuclear Sequestration of p53

2018 402 citations Chao Mao, Xiang Wang et al. Cancer Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weiwei Lai China	16	1.2k	1.1k	822	121	63	28	1.6k
Feimei Kuang China	8	1.1k 0.9×	880 0.8×	1.2k 1.4×	176 1.5×	160 2.5×	10	1.7k
Stefania Perdichizzi Italy	19	596 0.5×	267 0.2×	454 0.6×	254 2.1×	99 1.6×	26	1.2k
Pan Chen China	8	456 0.4×	360 0.3×	468 0.6×	64 0.5×	36 0.6×	10	736
Jiandang Shi China	23	606 0.5×	252 0.2×	243 0.3×	184 1.5×	94 1.5×	52	1.1k
Lianlian Ouyang China	14	834 0.7×	687 0.6×	527 0.6×	93 0.8×	99 1.6×	25	1.1k
Zhi Ji China	11	714 0.6×	583 0.5×	448 0.5×	257 2.1×	106 1.7×	29	1.1k
Marcin Braun Poland	13	568 0.5×	296 0.3×	225 0.3×	297 2.5×	68 1.1×	88	1.1k
Amy Tarangelo United States	7	1000 0.8×	893 0.8×	1.0k 1.2×	176 1.5×	62 1.0×	9	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weiwei Lai

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gao, Yuan, Mengxia Zhang, Weiwei Lai, et al.. (2025). Metabolic cross-talk between glioblastoma and glioblastoma-associated microglia/macrophages: From basic insights to therapeutic strategies. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology. 208. 104649–104649. 4 indexed citations

Lai, Weiwei, Li Liu, Shuhang Wang, Yancun Liu, & Yanfen Chai. (2025). Integrated Omics Insights into Dapagliflozin Effects in Sepsis-Induced Cardiomyopathy. Biomolecules. 15(2). 286–286. 3 indexed citations

Guo, Jiaxing, et al.. (2025). GPR34 Stabilized by Deubiquitinase USP8 Suppresses Ferroptosis of ATC. Mediators of Inflammation. 2025(1). 5576056–5576056.

Lai, Weiwei, et al.. (2025). The impact of diabetes on Sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 220. 112001–112001. 3 indexed citations

Lai, Weiwei, et al.. (2024). Antitumor activity of Polygonatum sibiricum polysaccharides. Archives of Pharmacal Research. 47(8-9). 696–708. 13 indexed citations

Long, Yao, Jiaxing Guo, Jielin Chen, et al.. (2023). GPR162 activates STING dependent DNA damage pathway as a novel tumor suppressor and radiation sensitizer. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 8(1). 48–48. 29 indexed citations

Ouyang, Lianlian, Yangying Zhou, Weiwei Lai, et al.. (2023). AhR Promotes the Development of Non-small cell lung cancer by Inducing SLC7A11-dependent Antioxidant Function. Journal of Cancer. 14(5). 821–834. 24 indexed citations

Liu, Yating, Lianlian Ouyang, Chao Mao, et al.. (2022). PCDHB14 promotes ferroptosis and is a novel tumor suppressor in hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncogene. 41(27). 3570–3583. 47 indexed citations

Liu, Shouping, Weiwei Lai, Ying Shi, et al.. (2020). Annotation and cluster analysis of long noncoding RNA linked to male sex and estrogen in cancers. npj Precision Oncology. 4(1). 5–5. 13 indexed citations

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Liu, Na, Rui Yang, Yongyong Shi, et al.. (2020). The cross-talk between methylation and phosphorylation in lymphoid-specific helicase drives cancer stem-like properties. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 5(1). 197–197. 24 indexed citations

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Wang, Min, Chao Mao, Lianlian Ouyang, et al.. (2019). Long noncoding RNA LINC00336 inhibits ferroptosis in lung cancer by functioning as a competing endogenous RNA. Cell Death and Differentiation. 26(11). 2329–2343. 429 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Min, Chao Mao, Lianlian Ouyang, et al.. (2019). Correction to: Long noncoding RNA LINC00336 inhibits ferroptosis in lung cancer by functioning as a competing endogenous RNA. Cell Death and Differentiation. 27(4). 1447–1447. 26 indexed citations

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Yang, Rui, Na Liu, Ling Chen, et al.. (2019). LSH interacts with and stabilizes GINS4 transcript that promotes tumourigenesis in non-small cell lung cancer. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 38(1). 280–280. 41 indexed citations

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Mao, Chao, Xiang Wang, Yating Liu, et al.. (2018). A G3BP1-Interacting lncRNA Promotes Ferroptosis and Apoptosis in Cancer via Nuclear Sequestration of p53. Cancer Research. 78(13). 3484–3496. 402 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shi, Yongyong, Na Liu, Weiwei Lai, et al.. (2018). Nuclear EGFR-PKM2 axis induces cancer stem cell-like characteristics in irradiation-resistant cells. Cancer Letters. 422. 81–93. 37 indexed citations

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Jia, Jiantao, Yongyong Shi, Ling Chen, et al.. (2017). Decrease in Lymphoid Specific Helicase and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine Is Associated with Metastasis and Genome Instability. Theranostics. 7(16). 3920–3932. 44 indexed citations

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Lai, Weiwei, Jiantao Jia, Bin Yan, et al.. (2017). Baicalin hydrate inhibits cancer progression in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by affecting genome instability and splicing. Oncotarget. 9(1). 901–914. 33 indexed citations

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Jiang, Yiqun, Chao Mao, Rui Yang, et al.. (2017). EGLN1/c-Myc Induced Lymphoid-Specific Helicase Inhibits Ferroptosis through Lipid Metabolic Gene Expression Changes. Theranostics. 7(13). 3293–3305. 233 indexed citations

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Jia, Jiantao, Yongyong Shi, Bin Yan, et al.. (2016). LGR5 expression is controled by IKKα in basal cell carcinoma through activating STAT3 signaling pathway. Oncotarget. 7(19). 27280–27294. 23 indexed citations

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Liu, Shuang, Bin Yan, Weiwei Lai, et al.. (2014). As a novel p53 direct target, bidirectional gene HspB2/αB-crystallin regulates the ROS level and Warburg effect. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms. 1839(7). 592–603. 33 indexed citations

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