Yanan Chen

933 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 630 citations indexed

About

Yanan Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanan Chen has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 630 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 4 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Yanan Chen's work include Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (2 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (2 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (2 papers). Yanan Chen is often cited by papers focused on Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (2 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (2 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (2 papers). Yanan Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Yanan Chen's co-authors include Bor Luen Tang, Peipei Zhu, Jun Chen, Shuming Chen, Zhipeng Ma, Qing‐He Zhang, Hui Shi, Jinrong Peng, Liwei Guo and Zhe Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Advanced Functional Materials and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yanan Chen

18 papers receiving 625 citations

Hit Papers

PTC-bearing mRNA elicits a genetic compensation response ... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300
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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. PTC-bearing mRNA elicits a genetic compensation response via Upf3a and COMPASS components
    2019 312 citations Zhipeng Ma, Peipei Zhu et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yanan Chen China 12 420 127 85 78 44 19 630
Barbara Birkaya United States 20 706 1.7× 116 0.9× 91 1.1× 96 1.2× 48 1.1× 34 956
Arianna Tocchetti Italy 11 436 1.0× 144 1.1× 48 0.6× 101 1.3× 22 0.5× 20 718
Wenhao Xu United States 14 470 1.1× 55 0.4× 110 1.3× 71 0.9× 55 1.3× 33 753
Jennifer E. Bestman United States 11 407 1.0× 128 1.0× 72 0.8× 146 1.9× 32 0.7× 16 600
Alan S.L. Wong Hong Kong 14 654 1.6× 59 0.5× 117 1.4× 143 1.8× 62 1.4× 31 930
Atsushi Hattori Japan 15 347 0.8× 154 1.2× 81 1.0× 140 1.8× 59 1.3× 53 721
Emma Hlavanda Hungary 10 390 0.9× 209 1.6× 52 0.6× 86 1.1× 84 1.9× 10 586
Svetlana V. Kyosseva United States 14 479 1.1× 153 1.2× 66 0.8× 145 1.9× 67 1.5× 22 840
Javier Calvo‐Garrido Sweden 16 380 0.9× 186 1.5× 46 0.5× 51 0.7× 154 3.5× 24 715

Countries citing papers authored by Yanan Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yanan Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanan Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yanan Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yanan 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 Yanan Chen. Yanan 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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Ye, Hui, et al.. (2025). Restore axonal conductance in a locally demyelinated axon with electromagnetic stimulation. Journal of Neural Engineering. 22(1). 16042–16042. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Hang, Renwei Chen, Yanan Chen, et al.. (2024). Protective effects of lutein against phone screen light-induced damage on 3D bioprinted retinal pigment epithelium monolayers. Journal of Functional Foods. 116. 106216–106216. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Yanan, Yajing Li, Wenjing Wang, et al.. (2024). A fluorescent NBD “turn-on” probe for the rapid and on-site analysis of fructose in food. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 320. 124612–124612. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Qiqi, et al.. (2024). Study on optimization design of guide signs in dense interchange sections of eight-lane freeway. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 209. 107828–107828. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Weiqiang, Bo He, Tingting Xiao, et al.. (2023). Bioinspired Amyloid Fibril‐Based Hydrogel with Engineering Programable Functionalities for Diverse Applications. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(43). 10 indexed citations
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Yu, Xiao, et al.. (2023). Preparation and identification of a novel peptide with high antioxidant activity from corn gluten meal. Food Chemistry. 424. 136389–136389. 47 indexed citations
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Liu, Hang, Fan Wu, Renwei Chen, et al.. (2022). Electrohydrodynamic Jet-Printed Ultrathin Polycaprolactone Scaffolds Mimicking Bruch’s Membrane for Retinal Pigment Epithelial Tissue Engineering. International Journal of Bioprinting. 8(3). 550–550. 19 indexed citations
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Li, Zilu, Yu Chen, Yanan Chen, et al.. (2019). A novel Pd2+-free highly selective and ultrasensitive fluorescent probe for detecting CO-releasing molecule-2 in live cells and zebrafish. Dyes and Pigments. 174. 108040–108040. 19 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhipeng, Peipei Zhu, Hui Shi, et al.. (2019). PTC-bearing mRNA elicits a genetic compensation response via Upf3a and COMPASS components. Nature. 568(7751). 259–263. 312 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Yanan, et al.. (2017). A nontoxic, photostable and high signal-to-noise ratio mitochondrial probe with mitochondrial membrane potential and viscosity detectivity. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 189. 634–641. 18 indexed citations
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Chen, Yanan, et al.. (2016). Calcineurin β protects brain after injury by activating the unfolded protein response. Neurobiology of Disease. 94. 139–156. 24 indexed citations
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Sayre, N., et al.. (2014). Purinergic Receptor Stimulation Decreases Ischemic Brain Damage by Energizing Astrocyte Mitochondria. Advances in neurobiology. 11. 121–150. 13 indexed citations
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Fang, Yangwu, Xiang Li, Yanan Chen, et al.. (2014). A novel model of demyelination and remyelination in a GFP-transgenic zebrafish. Biology Open. 4(1). 62–68. 25 indexed citations
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Chen, Yanan, et al.. (2011). AMIGO is expressed in multiple brain cell types and may regulate dendritic growth and neuronal survival. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 227(5). 2217–2229. 21 indexed citations
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Chen, Yanan, Bin Gan, & Bor Luen Tang. (2010). Syntaxin 16: Unraveling cellular physiology through a ubiquitous SNARE molecule. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 225(2). 326–332. 17 indexed citations
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