Wenji Ma

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Wenji Ma is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Transplantation. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenji Ma has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Immunology, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Transplantation. Recurrent topics in Wenji Ma's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (7 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (7 papers) and Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (5 papers). Wenji Ma is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (7 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (7 papers) and Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (5 papers). Wenji Ma collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Hong Kong. Wenji Ma's co-authors include Yufeng Shen, Donna L. Färber, Takashi Senda, Dustin Carpenter, Xiaoyun Sun, Siu‐Hong Ho, Amy L. Friedman, Harvey Lerner, Brahma V. Kumar and Michelle Miron and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Communications and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Wenji Ma

18 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Human Tissue-Resident Memory T Cells Are Defined by Core ... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 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. Human Tissue-Resident Memory T Cells Are Defined by Core Transcriptional and Functional Signatures in Lymphoid and Mucosal Sites
    2017 700 citations Brahma V. Kumar, Wenji Ma et al. Cell Reports profile →

Peers

Wenji Ma
Jesse A. Green United States
Nike Julia Kräutler Switzerland
Heather J. Melichar Canada
Marlys S. Fassett United States
Luciano Castiello United States
Scott Loughhead United States
Stéphanie Fabre France
Liat Bar‐On Israel
Kathrin Held Germany
Purnima Sundar United States
Jesse A. Green United States
Wenji Ma
Citations per year, relative to Wenji Ma Wenji Ma (= 1×) peers Jesse A. Green

Countries citing papers authored by Wenji Ma

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wenji Ma

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Wenji Ma. 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 Wenji Ma. The network helps show where Wenji Ma may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenji Ma

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wenji Ma. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wenji Ma 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 Wenji Ma. Wenji Ma 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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Wang, Wei, Chonghai Yin, Zeyuan Liu, et al.. (2024). DCX knockout ferret reveals a neurogenic mechanism in cortical development. Cell Reports. 43(8). 114508–114508. 1 indexed citations
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Jia, Gongxue, Wenji Ma, Shuang Li, et al.. (2023). Single-cell transcriptomic characterization of sheep conceptus elongation and implantation. Cell Reports. 42(8). 112860–112860. 19 indexed citations
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Yu, Bin, Qianqian Zhang, Xin Zhou, et al.. (2023). Molecular and cellular evolution of the amygdala across species analyzed by single-nucleus transcriptome profiling. Cell Discovery. 9(1). 19–19. 31 indexed citations
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Wang, Mengdi, et al.. (2023). AllenDigger, a Tool for Spatial Expression Data Visualization, Spatial Heterogeneity Delineation, and Single-Cell Registration Based on the Allen Brain Atlas. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 127(12). 2864–2872. 2 indexed citations
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Ma, Qiang, Wenji Ma, Tian‐Zhang Song, et al.. (2022). Single-nucleus transcriptomic profiling of multiple organs in a rhesus macaque model of SARS-CoV-2 infection. 动物学研究. 43(6). 1041–1062. 9 indexed citations
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Liu, Ying, Wenji Ma, Meng Li, et al.. (2022). Antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of fosfomycin combined with rifampin against carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 75(6). 1559–1568. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xin, Yufeng Lu, Fangqi Zhao, et al.. (2021). Deciphering the spatial-temporal transcriptional landscape of human hypothalamus development. Cell stem cell. 29(2). 328–343.e5. 31 indexed citations
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Dogra, Pranay, Chiara Rancan, Wenji Ma, et al.. (2020). Tissue Determinants of Human NK Cell Development, Function, and Residence. Cell. 180(4). 749–763.e13. 271 indexed citations
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Fu, Jianing, Zicheng Wang, Mercedes Martínez, et al.. (2020). SINGLE CELL IMMUNE PROFILING OF HUMAN INTESTINAL ALLOGRAFTS REVEALS HETEROGENEITY AND ALLOREACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT RESIDENT MEMORY T CELLS IN ASSOCIATION WITH GRAFT OUTCOMES. Transplantation. 104(S3). S72–S73. 1 indexed citations
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Weisel, Florian, Donna L. Färber, Lisa Borghesi, et al.. (2020). Comprehensive analyses of B-cell compartments across the human body reveal novel subsets and a gut-resident memory phenotype. Blood. 136(24). 2774–2785. 78 indexed citations
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Ma, Wenji, Jaeyop Lee, Daniel Backenroth, et al.. (2019). Single cell RNA-Seq reveals pre-cDCs fate determined by transcription factor combinatorial dose. BMC Molecular and Cell Biology. 20(1). 20–20. 17 indexed citations
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Kumar, Brahma V., Wenji Ma, Michelle Miron, et al.. (2018). Human Tissue-Resident Memory T Cells Are Defined by Core Transcriptional and Functional Signatures in Lymphoid and Mucosal Sites. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Fu, Jianing, Julien Zuber, Brittany Shonts, et al.. (2018). Clonal and Functional Analysis Reveals the Capacity of Allograft T cells to Join the Circulating Pool after Human Intestinal Transplantation. Transplantation. 102(Supplement 7). S420–S421.
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Lee, Jaeyop, Yu Zhou, Wenji Ma, et al.. (2017). Lineage specification of human dendritic cells is marked by IRF8 expression in hematopoietic stem cells and multipotent progenitors. Nature Immunology. 18(8). 877–888. 92 indexed citations
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Kumar, Brahma V., Wenji Ma, Michelle Miron, et al.. (2017). Human Tissue-Resident Memory T Cells Are Defined by Core Transcriptional and Functional Signatures in Lymphoid and Mucosal Sites. Cell Reports. 20(12). 2921–2934. 700 indexed citations breakdown →
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McKean, David, Jason Homsy, Hiroko Wakimoto, et al.. (2016). Loss of RNA expression and allele-specific expression associated with congenital heart disease. Nature Communications. 7(1). 12824–12824. 41 indexed citations
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Xu, Mingshan, Yan-Tao Zhao, Qingqing Zhang, et al.. (2014). Testing of corner’s rules across woody plants in Tiantong region, Zhejiang Province: effects of micro-topography. Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology. 38(7). 665.
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Yang, Xiaodong, Zhihao Zhang, Wenji Ma, et al.. (2014). Relationships between soil carbon pool and vegetation carbon return through succession of evergreen broad-leaved forests in Tiantong region, Zhejiang Province, Eastern China. Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology. 37(9). 803–810. 5 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaodong, En‐Rong Yan, Zhihao Zhang, et al.. (2013). Tree architecture of overlapping species among successional stages in evergreen broad-leaved forests in Tiantong region, Zhejiang Province, China. Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology. 37(7). 611–619. 8 indexed citations
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Spector, Abraham, et al.. (2000). Development and characterization of an H2O2-resistant immortal lens epithelial cell line.. PubMed. 41(3). 832–43. 25 indexed citations

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