Wenzhen Ma

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
7 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Wenzhen Ma is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenzhen Ma has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Molecular Biology, 2 papers in Surgery and 2 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Wenzhen Ma's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (3 papers), Diabetes Treatment and Management (2 papers) and Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (1 paper). Wenzhen Ma is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (3 papers), Diabetes Treatment and Management (2 papers) and Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (1 paper). Wenzhen Ma collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Canada. Wenzhen Ma's co-authors include David J. Mangelsdorf, Robert E. Hammer, Daniel J. Peet, Jean‐Marc A. Lobaccaro, Stephen D. Turley, Bethany A. Janowski, Joseph Sambrook, Mary‐Jane Gething, James Ficorilli and M. Dodson Michael and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Wenzhen Ma

7 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Cholesterol and Bile Acid Metabolism Are Impaired in Mice Lacking the Nuclear Oxysterol Receptor LXRα

1998 1.2k citations Daniel J. Peet, Stephen D. Turley et al. Cell profile →
A transmembrane protein with a cdc2+CDC28-related kinase activity is required for signaling from the ER to the nucleus

1993 670 citations Wenzhen Ma, Mary‐Jane Gething et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wenzhen Ma United States	5	1.1k	1.1k	617	575	368	7	1.9k
Sarah Hummasti United States	8	564 0.5×	577 0.5×	278 0.5×	169 0.3×	314 0.9×	8	1.3k
Yasuomi Urano Japan	22	996 0.9×	745 0.7×	275 0.4×	169 0.3×	138 0.4×	47	1.8k
Pierre‐Damien Denechaud France	17	1.2k 1.0×	552 0.5×	148 0.2×	166 0.3×	609 1.7×	27	2.0k
Wissal El-Assaad Canada	15	985 0.9×	856 0.8×	215 0.3×	109 0.2×	249 0.7×	17	1.9k
Shuai Chen China	24	1.5k 1.3×	449 0.4×	294 0.5×	84 0.1×	218 0.6×	58	2.1k
Debra Cromley United States	17	1.1k 1.0×	628 0.6×	231 0.4×	140 0.2×	173 0.5×	22	1.9k
Thomas Porstmann Switzerland	8	1.1k 1.0×	410 0.4×	189 0.3×	109 0.2×	244 0.7×	10	1.7k
Hong‐Hua Miao China	13	517 0.5×	486 0.5×	209 0.3×	171 0.3×	120 0.3×	20	1.1k
Marek Bodzioch Poland	10	923 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	87 0.1×	702 1.2×	60 0.2×	18	1.6k
James X. Rong United States	10	668 0.6×	381 0.4×	392 0.6×	98 0.2×	475 1.3×	10	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenzhen Ma

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

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Willard, Francis S., David B. Wainscott, Aaron D. Showalter, et al.. (2021). Discovery of an Orally Efficacious Positive Allosteric Modulator of the Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 64(6). 3439–3448. 14 indexed citations

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Willard, Francis S., Aaron D. Showalter, Wenzhen Ma, et al.. (2020). Synthetic protease-activated class B GPCRs. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 530(1). 246–251. 1 indexed citations

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Ma, Wenzhen, Xingjuan Chen, Rok Cerne, et al.. (2018). Catechol estrogens stimulate insulin secretion in pancreatic β-cells via activation of the transient receptor potential A1 (TRPA1) channel. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(8). 2935–5880. 18 indexed citations

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Jun, Lucy S., Aaron D. Showalter, Feihan F. Dai, et al.. (2014). A Novel Humanized GLP-1 Receptor Model Enables Both Affinity Purification and Cre-LoxP Deletion of the Receptor. PLoS ONE. 9(4). e93746–e93746. 25 indexed citations

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Ming, Wenyu, Wenzhen Ma, Catherine B. Volk, et al.. (2013). Development and Validation of a 96-Well Cellular Assay for the Discovery of ALDH1A1 Inhibitors. Assay and Drug Development Technologies. 11(6). 388–395. 4 indexed citations

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Peet, Daniel J., Stephen D. Turley, Wenzhen Ma, et al.. (1998). Cholesterol and Bile Acid Metabolism Are Impaired in Mice Lacking the Nuclear Oxysterol Receptor LXRα. Cell. 93(5). 693–704. 1212 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ma, Wenzhen, et al.. (1993). A transmembrane protein with a cdc2+CDC28-related kinase activity is required for signaling from the ER to the nucleus. Cell. 74(4). 743–756. 670 indexed citations breakdown →

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