Wenfang Tan

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
18 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Wenfang Tan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenfang Tan has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Genetics and 2 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Wenfang Tan's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (14 papers), Animal Genetics and Reproduction (11 papers) and Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects (4 papers). Wenfang Tan is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (14 papers), Animal Genetics and Reproduction (11 papers) and Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects (4 papers). Wenfang Tan collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Wenfang Tan's co-authors include Daniel F. Carlson, Scott C. Fahrenkrug, Chris Proudfoot, Simon Lillico, Bruce Whitelaw, Daniel F. Voytas, Perry B. Hackett, Dana Štveráková, Karl J. Clark and Colby G. Starker and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Virology.

In The Last Decade

Wenfang Tan

17 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

In vivo genome editing us... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2012 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. In vivo genome editing using a high-efficiency TALEN system
    2012 719 citations Victoria M. Bedell, Ying Wang et al. Nature profile →
  2. Efficient TALEN-mediated gene knockout in livestock
    2012 449 citations Daniel F. Carlson, Wenfang Tan et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wenfang Tan United States 12 1.6k 980 196 182 116 18 1.9k
Daniel F. Carlson United States 24 2.6k 1.6× 1.6k 1.6× 374 1.9× 257 1.4× 197 1.7× 50 3.2k
Sarah J. Hinkley United States 6 2.4k 1.5× 706 0.7× 340 1.7× 58 0.3× 82 0.7× 8 2.6k
Jean-Baptiste Renaud France 6 1.4k 0.9× 339 0.3× 190 1.0× 91 0.5× 46 0.4× 7 1.6k
Kornel Labun Norway 8 1.6k 1.0× 290 0.3× 193 1.0× 177 1.0× 59 0.5× 10 1.9k
H. Steve Zhang United States 4 1.7k 1.0× 542 0.6× 229 1.2× 53 0.3× 41 0.4× 6 1.9k
Alena Shkumatava France 19 3.2k 2.0× 416 0.4× 381 1.9× 187 1.0× 70 0.6× 29 3.7k
Joshua A. Baller United States 15 2.3k 1.4× 494 0.5× 833 4.3× 176 1.0× 44 0.4× 20 2.7k
Elo Leung United States 4 1.9k 1.2× 569 0.6× 328 1.7× 53 0.3× 35 0.3× 5 2.1k
Clarice Schmidt United States 13 2.9k 1.8× 742 0.8× 1.0k 5.3× 213 1.2× 55 0.5× 19 3.5k
Joffrey Mianné France 9 1.2k 0.8× 282 0.3× 181 0.9× 68 0.4× 46 0.4× 19 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Wenfang Tan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wenfang Tan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenfang Tan

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

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Tan, Wenfang, Enguang Rong, Simon Lillico, et al.. (2024). Validation of Candidate Host Cell Entry Factors for Bovine Herpes Virus Type-1 Based on a Genome-Wide CRISPR Knockout Screen. Viruses. 16(2). 297–297.
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Li, Xi, et al.. (2022). Decoupling relationship analysis between urbanization and carbon emissions in 33 African countries. Heliyon. 8(9). e10423–e10423. 41 indexed citations
3.
Sharp, Colin, Wenfang Tan, Joanne M. Stevens, et al.. (2022). Using Species a Rotavirus Reverse Genetics to Engineer Chimeric Viruses Expressing SARS-CoV-2 Spike Epitopes. Journal of Virology. 96(14). e0048822–e0048822. 11 indexed citations
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Craig, Nicky, Sarah Fletcher, Alison Daniels, et al.. (2022). Direct Lysis RT-qPCR of SARS-CoV-2 in Cell Culture Supernatant Allows for Fast and Accurate Quantification. Viruses. 14(3). 508–508. 11 indexed citations
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Pfisterer, Ulrich, Bruno Di Stefano, James Ashmore, et al.. (2017). Constitutively Active SMAD2/3 Are Broad-Scope Potentiators of Transcription-Factor-Mediated Cellular Reprogramming. Cell stem cell. 21(6). 791–805.e9. 23 indexed citations
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Lillico, Simon, Chris Proudfoot, Tim King, et al.. (2016). Mammalian interspecies substitution of immune modulatory alleles by genome editing. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 21645–21645. 84 indexed citations
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Tan, Wenfang, Chris Proudfoot, Simon Lillico, & Bruce Whitelaw. (2016). Gene targeting, genome editing: from Dolly to editors. Transgenic Research. 25(3). 273–287. 119 indexed citations
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Tan, Wenfang, Daniel F. Carlson, Cheryl A. Lancto, et al.. (2013). Efficient nonmeiotic allele introgression in livestock using custom endonucleases. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(41). 16526–16531. 205 indexed citations
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Lillico, Simon, Chris Proudfoot, Daniel F. Carlson, et al.. (2013). Live pigs produced from genome edited zygotes. Scientific Reports. 3(1). 2847–2847. 133 indexed citations
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Proudfoot, Chris, Daniel F. Carlson, Dana Štveráková, et al.. (2013). Live pigs produced from genome edited. 2 indexed citations
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Carlson, Daniel F., Wenfang Tan, Perry B. Hackett, & Scott C. Fahrenkrug. (2013). Editing livestock genomes with site-specific nucleases. Reproduction Fertility and Development. 26(1). 74–82. 18 indexed citations
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Bedell, Victoria M., Ying Wang, Jarryd M. Campbell, et al.. (2012). In vivo genome editing using a high-efficiency TALEN system. Nature. 491(7422). 114–118. 719 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fahrenkrug, Scott C., Wenfang Tan, Simon Lillico, et al.. (2012). GENE INACTIVATION AND NONMEIOTIC ALLELE INTROGRESSION IN LIVESTOCK SPECIES USING TALENS. Reproduction Fertility and Development. 25(1). 318–318. 1 indexed citations
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Carlson, Daniel F., Wenfang Tan, & Scott C. Fahrenkrug. (2012). 328 VERSATILE TRANSCRIPTION ACTIVATOR-LIKE EFFECTOR NUCLEASE (TALEN)-MEDIATED ENGINEERING OF OSSABAW MINIATURE SWINE. Reproduction Fertility and Development. 25(1). 312–312. 1 indexed citations
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Tan, Wenfang, Daniel F. Carlson, Mark Walton, Scott C. Fahrenkrug, & Perry B. Hackett. (2012). Precision Editing of Large Animal Genomes. Advances in genetics. 80. 37–97. 87 indexed citations
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Fahrenkrug, Scott C., Wenfang Tan, Simon Lillico, et al.. (2012). 337 NONMEIOTIC INTROGRESSION OF QUANTITATIVE TRAIT NUCLEOTIDES AND CORRECTION OF CONGENITAL MUTATIONS IN LIVESTOCK WITH TRANSCRIPTION ACTIVATOR-LIKE EFFECTOR NUCLEASES. Reproduction Fertility and Development. 25(1). 316–316. 1 indexed citations
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Carlson, Daniel F., Wenfang Tan, Simon Lillico, et al.. (2012). Efficient TALEN-mediated gene knockout in livestock. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(43). 17382–17387. 449 indexed citations breakdown →
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Carlson, Daniel F., John Garbe, Wenfang Tan, et al.. (2011). Strategies for selection marker-free swine transgenesis using the Sleeping Beauty transposon system. Transgenic Research. 20(5). 1125–1137. 33 indexed citations

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