Yajun Chen

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
174 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Yajun Chen is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Yajun Chen has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 46 papers in Physiology and 27 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Yajun Chen's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (41 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (19 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (16 papers). Yajun Chen is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (41 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (19 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (16 papers). Yajun Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Yajun Chen's co-authors include Jing Jin, Li Cai, Jun Ma, Yanna Zhu, Stephen Heung‐Sang Wong, Zhao‐Huan Gui, Hao Yang, Wenhan Yang, Fenghe Wang and Jining Li and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yajun Chen

159 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Physical Activity Interventions to Alleviate Depressive S... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 2024 20 40 60
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. Physical Activity Interventions to Alleviate Depressive Symptoms in Children and Adolescents
    2023 73 citations Yajun Chen et al. profile →
  2. Global prevalence, trend and projection of myopia in children and adolescents from 1990 to 2050: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis
    2024 51 citations Jinghong Liang, Shan Huang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yajun Chen China 28 732 512 500 256 250 174 2.9k
María Morales‐Suárez‐Varela Spain 35 672 0.9× 794 1.6× 692 1.4× 207 0.8× 224 0.9× 259 4.2k
Yuji Nishiwaki Japan 39 689 0.9× 491 1.0× 608 1.2× 168 0.7× 307 1.2× 185 5.6k
Cecilia Lundholm Sweden 40 653 0.9× 812 1.6× 563 1.1× 158 0.6× 340 1.4× 172 4.8k
Buyun Liu United States 37 912 1.2× 875 1.7× 1.1k 2.3× 299 1.2× 303 1.2× 99 4.9k
Christine G. Parks United States 40 549 0.8× 804 1.6× 1.1k 2.2× 336 1.3× 585 2.3× 161 5.9k
Jane Heyworth Australia 35 578 0.8× 583 1.1× 1.4k 2.8× 269 1.1× 201 0.8× 158 4.1k
Isabelle Baldi France 37 477 0.7× 334 0.7× 1.1k 2.3× 492 1.9× 249 1.0× 166 4.3k
Bircan Erbas Australia 36 387 0.5× 1.2k 2.4× 1.5k 3.0× 133 0.5× 234 0.9× 199 4.5k
Hongmei Zhang United States 32 456 0.6× 798 1.6× 437 0.9× 157 0.6× 934 3.7× 274 4.0k
Miguel Rodríguez‐Barranco Spain 32 360 0.5× 193 0.4× 1.1k 2.2× 391 1.5× 568 2.3× 145 3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Yajun Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yajun Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yajun Chen

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

All Works

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Zheng, Xueling, Chen Wang, Qinyi Wang, et al.. (2025). Exogenous Melatonin Improves Drought Tolerance by Regulating the Antioxidant Defense System and Photosynthetic Efficiency in Fodder Soybean Seedings. Plants. 14(3). 460–460. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Chen, Qinyi Wang, Xueling Zheng, et al.. (2025). Exogenous Melatonin Inhibits the Expression of GmABI5 and Enhances Drought Resistance in Fodder Soybean Through an ABA‐Independent Pathway. Plant Cell & Environment. 48(11). 8341–8355. 2 indexed citations
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Xue, Xiaonan, et al.. (2025). Association between phase angle and all-cause mortality in adults aged 18–49 years: NHANES 1999–2004. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 2785–2785.
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Liu, Yu, et al.. (2024). Plasma irisin associations with executive function among children in a prospective cohort. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 167. 107092–107092. 1 indexed citations
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Bao, Wen-Wen, Nan Jiang, Yu Zhao, et al.. (2023). Urban greenspaces and child blood pressure in China: Evidence from a large population-based cohort study. Environmental Research. 244. 117943–117943. 8 indexed citations
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Liang, Jinghong, Mei‐Ling Liu, Yu Zhao, et al.. (2023). Urban green, blue spaces and their joint effect are associated with lower risk of emotional and behavior problem in children and adolescents, a large population-based study in Guangzhou, China. Environmental Research. 240(Pt 2). 117475–117475. 12 indexed citations
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Sun, Fenghua, Yuan Fang, Carmen K. M. Chan, et al.. (2023). Structured physical exercise interventions and children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Child Care Health and Development. 50(1). e13150–e13150. 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Meiling, Li-Xin Hu, Wen-Wen Bao, et al.. (2023). Joint effect of whole blood metals exposure with dyslipidemia in representative US adults in NHANES 2011–2020. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(42). 96604–96616. 5 indexed citations
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Xu, Sujuan, Yun Liu, Kai Xue, et al.. (2022). Diagnostic value of total testosterone and free androgen index measured by LC–MS/MS for PCOS and insulin resistance. Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis. 36(11). e24739–e24739. 7 indexed citations
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Gui, Zhao‐Huan, Shan Huang, Yican Chen, et al.. (2021). Association between Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption and Executive Function in Children. Nutrients. 13(12). 4563–4563. 16 indexed citations
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Yang, Bo‐Yi, Yuming Guo, Zhiyong Zou, et al.. (2020). Exposure to ambient air pollution and visual impairment in children: A nationwide cross-sectional study in China. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 407. 124750–124750. 32 indexed citations
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Cai, Li, Li‐Zi Lin, Yajun Chen, et al.. (2020). Association between plasma irisin and glucose metabolism in pregnant women is modified by dietary n‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acid intake. Journal of Diabetes Investigation. 11(5). 1326–1335. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Jiao, Javier S. Perona, Jacqueline Schmidt‐RioValle, et al.. (2019). Metabolic Syndrome and Its Associated Early-Life Factors among Chinese and Spanish Adolescents: A Pilot Study. Nutrients. 11(7). 1568–1568. 22 indexed citations
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Wang, Huixing, Hongguang Chen, Yajun Chen, et al.. (2016). Effect of hydrogen-rich saline on autophagy in spinal neurons of rats with neuropathic pain. Zhonghua mazuixue zazhi. 36(6). 693–696. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Xuewen, Feng Gao, Yajun Chen, & Fengmeng Teng. (2015). The Clinical Study of Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Gastric Cancer. Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics. 72(3). 649–652. 4 indexed citations
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Fang, Keyan, et al.. (2014). [Research advances in dendrochronology].. PubMed. 25(7). 1879–88. 2 indexed citations

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