Wenxiang Fan

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Wenxiang Fan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Complementary and alternative medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenxiang Fan has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Pharmacology and 11 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine. Recurrent topics in Wenxiang Fan's work include Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications (13 papers), Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis (8 papers) and Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds (8 papers). Wenxiang Fan is often cited by papers focused on Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications (13 papers), Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis (8 papers) and Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds (8 papers). Wenxiang Fan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Wenxiang Fan's co-authors include Chunjie Wu, Linhong Fan, Wei Peng, Zhengtao Wang, Li Yang, Linnan Li, Yong‐Liang Huang, Huifeng Li, Zhongke Bai and Isam Shahrour and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Communications, Coordination Chemistry Reviews and Trends in Food Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Wenxiang Fan

43 papers receiving 1.1k 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. Rare ginsenosides: A unique perspective of ginseng research
    2024 48 citations Wenxiang Fan, Linhong Fan et al. Journal of Advanced Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wenxiang Fan China 18 512 177 169 153 136 46 1.2k
Weihong Cong China 25 624 1.2× 188 1.1× 248 1.5× 93 0.6× 152 1.1× 90 1.6k
Junren Chen China 22 399 0.8× 154 0.9× 110 0.7× 65 0.4× 493 3.6× 43 1.4k
Dan Tang China 28 1.4k 2.7× 162 0.9× 205 1.2× 142 0.9× 226 1.7× 127 2.6k
Geuntae Park South Korea 27 720 1.4× 99 0.6× 119 0.7× 108 0.7× 493 3.6× 70 1.8k
Baocai Li China 17 278 0.5× 137 0.8× 132 0.8× 26 0.2× 228 1.7× 75 827
Juan Fu China 17 675 1.3× 162 0.9× 336 2.0× 37 0.2× 168 1.2× 34 1.3k
Mahesh Ramalingam South Korea 19 541 1.1× 228 1.3× 239 1.4× 79 0.5× 317 2.3× 72 1.5k
Huiling Wang China 20 984 1.9× 62 0.4× 44 0.3× 50 0.3× 228 1.7× 85 1.9k
Patrick Orlando Italy 22 634 1.2× 70 0.4× 67 0.4× 27 0.2× 256 1.9× 75 1.6k
Keùn Huh South Korea 17 354 0.7× 107 0.6× 137 0.8× 41 0.3× 225 1.7× 83 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Wenxiang Fan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wenxiang Fan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenxiang Fan

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

All Works

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Zhao, Hanyang, Wen‐Yuan Lin, Wenxiang Fan, et al.. (2025). Panax notoginseng saponins ameliorate LPS-induced acute lung injury by promoting STAT6-mediated M2-like macrophage polarization. Phytomedicine. 139. 156513–156513. 4 indexed citations
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Fan, Wenxiang, Linhong Fan, Ziying Wang, et al.. (2024). Rare ginsenosides: A unique perspective of ginseng research. Journal of Advanced Research. 66. 303–328. 48 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fan, Wenxiang, Haoyue Zhang, Linhong Fan, et al.. (2024). A versatile economic strategy by HPLC–CAD for quantification of structurally diverse markers in quality control of Shengmai Formula from raw materials to preparations. Phytomedicine. 129. 155625–155625. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jieyu, Yan Chen, Wenxiang Fan, et al.. (2023). Study on herb-herb interaction between active components of Plantago asiatica L. seed and Coptis chinensis Franch. rhizoma based on transporters using UHPLC-MS/MS. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 227. 115234–115234. 1 indexed citations
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Fan, Linhong, Wenxiang Fan, Qian Zhang, et al.. (2023). Sustainable Mechanochemical-Assisted Extraction of Active Saponins from Plants with Solid Acid and Alkalis. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 11(51). 17979–17989. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Linnan, Wenxiang Fan, Zhizhi Hu, et al.. (2022). The history, stereochemistry, ethnopharmacology and quality assessment of borneol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 300. 115697–115697. 29 indexed citations
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Fan, Wenxiang, Yuangui Yang, Linnan Li, et al.. (2022). Mass spectrometry-based profiling and imaging strategy, a fit-for-purpose tool for unveiling the transformations of ginsenosides in Panax notoginseng during processing. Phytomedicine. 103. 154223–154223. 19 indexed citations
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Li, Linnan, et al.. (2022). Development of Green and Efficient Extraction of Bioactive Ginsenosides from Panax ginseng with Deep Eutectic Solvents. Molecules. 27(14). 4339–4339. 13 indexed citations
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Fan, Linhong, Shuqin Liu, Wenxiang Fan, et al.. (2021). Quality assessment of Fritillariae cirrhosae using portable NIR spectrometer. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 265. 120325–120325. 13 indexed citations
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Xu, Chi, Wenxiang Fan, Ying Zhang, Horace H. Loh, & Ping‐Yee Law. (2021). Kappa opioid receptor controls neural stem cell differentiation via a miR-7a/Pax6 dependent pathway. Stem Cells. 39(5). 600–616. 15 indexed citations
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Fan, Linhong, Chunling Zhang, Li Ai, et al.. (2020). Traditional uses, botany, phytochemistry, pharmacology, separation and analysis technologies of Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold: A comprehensive review. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 259. 112942–112942. 26 indexed citations
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Fan, Wenxiang, Yong‐Liang Huang, Hui Zheng, et al.. (2020). Ginsenosides for the treatment of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases: Pharmacology and mechanisms. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 132. 110915–110915. 141 indexed citations
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Wang, Li, Wenxiang Fan, Mengmeng Zhang, et al.. (2019). Antiobesity, Regulation of Lipid Metabolism, and Attenuation of Liver Oxidative Stress Effects of Hydroxy-α-sanshool Isolated from Zanthoxylum bungeanum on High-Fat Diet-Induced Hyperlipidemic Rats. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2019. 1–13. 47 indexed citations
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Li, Xiang, Liangliang Huang, Ge Liu, et al.. (2019). Ginkgo diterpene lactones inhibit cerebral ischemia/reperfusion induced inflammatory response in astrocytes via TLR4/NF-κB pathway in rats. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 249. 112365–112365. 71 indexed citations
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Huang, Liangliang, Erxin Shang, Wenxiang Fan, et al.. (2017). S-oxiracetam protect against ischemic stroke via alleviating blood brain barrier dysfunction in rats. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 109. 40–47. 21 indexed citations
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He, Wei, Yi Zhou, Wenxiang Fan, et al.. (2015). The neuroprotective effect of a novel agent N2 on rat cerebral ischemia associated with the activation of PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. Neuropharmacology. 95. 12–21. 26 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yi, Wei He, Wenxiang Fan, et al.. (2014). N2 ameliorates neural injury during experimental ischemic stroke via the regulation of thromboxane A2 production. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 124. 458–465. 8 indexed citations

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