Yanfei Wei

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 724 citations indexed

About

Yanfei Wei is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanfei Wei has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 724 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 8 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Yanfei Wei's work include Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (8 papers), Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (7 papers) and Trace Elements in Health (7 papers). Yanfei Wei is often cited by papers focused on Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (8 papers), Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (7 papers) and Trace Elements in Health (7 papers). Yanfei Wei collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United Kingdom. Yanfei Wei's co-authors include Yu‐Ning Lin, Wanjun Chen, Mei Jiang, Tiejian Zhao, Jiansheng Cai, Chuan Zhao, Zhiyong Zhang, Junxuan Li, Xiaoting Mo and Qiumei Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemosphere, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and British Journal Of Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Yanfei Wei

31 papers receiving 717 citations

Hit Papers

Cancer and ER stress: Mutual crosstalk between autophagy,... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300
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. Cancer and ER stress: Mutual crosstalk between autophagy, oxidative stress and inflammatory response
    2019 359 citations Yu‐Ning Lin, Wanjun Chen et al. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yanfei Wei China 14 291 168 121 98 94 33 724
Todd Schuster United States 8 327 1.1× 78 0.5× 113 0.9× 37 0.4× 139 1.5× 13 624
Mohammad A. Alfhili Saudi Arabia 16 289 1.0× 60 0.4× 56 0.5× 61 0.6× 37 0.4× 78 804
Aline de Conti United States 23 694 2.4× 230 1.4× 60 0.5× 66 0.7× 110 1.2× 57 1.4k
Shin‐Hyung Park South Korea 19 557 1.9× 128 0.8× 53 0.4× 28 0.3× 87 0.9× 57 1.1k
Kristina Shilnikova South Korea 12 280 1.0× 59 0.4× 70 0.6× 180 1.8× 19 0.2× 14 705
Jingxiang Bai United States 14 591 2.0× 285 1.7× 111 0.9× 40 0.4× 70 0.7× 15 1.2k
Kiruthika Sundarraj India 12 501 1.7× 90 0.5× 37 0.3× 65 0.7× 64 0.7× 12 889
Po-Lin Kuo Taiwan 14 402 1.4× 96 0.6× 50 0.4× 66 0.7× 31 0.3× 16 904
Mohamed A. Kandeil Egypt 16 304 1.0× 127 0.8× 26 0.2× 41 0.4× 90 1.0× 44 872

Countries citing papers authored by Yanfei Wei

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yanfei Wei

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanfei Wei

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

All Works

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Wei, Yanfei, Xue Li, Mengran Zhao, et al.. (2024). Helicobacter pylori disrupts gastric mucosal homeostasis by stimulating macrophages to secrete CCL3. Cell Communication and Signaling. 22(1). 263–263. 11 indexed citations
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Huang, Jingjing, et al.. (2024). Plumbagin Regulates Snail to Inhibit Hepatocellular Carcinoma Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in vivo and in vitro. Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Volume 11. 565–580. 5 indexed citations
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Wei, Yanfei, Si-An Xie, & Shutian Zhang. (2024). Current research on the interaction between Helicobacter pylori and macrophages. Molecular Biology Reports. 51(1). 497–497. 7 indexed citations
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Luo, Tingyu, Yanfei Wei, Xu Tang, et al.. (2023). ApoE gene polymorphisms and metals and their interactions with cognitive function. BMC Medical Genomics. 16(1). 206–206. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Qiumei, Yanfei Wei, Xiaoting Mo, et al.. (2023). Association between plasma and dietary trace elements and obesity in a rural Chinese population. British Journal Of Nutrition. 131(1). 123–133. 1 indexed citations
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Luo, Tingyu, Shiyi Chen, Jiansheng Cai, et al.. (2022). Association between combined exposure to plasma heavy metals and dyslipidemia in a chinese population. Lipids in Health and Disease. 21(1). 131–131. 13 indexed citations
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Wei, Yanfei, Jiansheng Cai, Xiaoting Mo, et al.. (2022). Associations of Dietary and Plasma Copper Levels with Liver Function in a Chinese Population. Biological Trace Element Research. 201(7). 3268–3278. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Min, Jiansheng Cai, Xiaoting Mo, et al.. (2022). Association of Dietary and Plasma Magnesium with Glycaemic Markers in a Chinese Population. Biological Trace Element Research. 201(2). 549–558. 5 indexed citations
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Wei, Yanfei, et al.. (2021). Computational and In Vitro Analysis of Plumbagin’s Molecular Mechanism for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 12. 594833–594833. 6 indexed citations
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Mo, Xiaoting, Jiansheng Cai, Qiumei Liu, et al.. (2021). Correlation between urinary contents of some metals and fasting plasma glucose levels: A cross-sectional study in China. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 228. 112976–112976. 17 indexed citations
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Cai, Jiansheng, Shuzhen Liu, Qiumei Liu, et al.. (2021). Associations between multiple heavy metals exposure and glycated hemoglobin in a Chinese population. Chemosphere. 287(Pt 2). 132159–132159. 42 indexed citations
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Chen, Yongxin, Chuan Zhao, Xuemei Liu, et al.. (2019). Plumbagin ameliorates liver fibrosis via a ROS-mediated NF-кB signaling pathway in vitro and in vivo. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 116. 108923–108923. 27 indexed citations
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Zhong, Jing, Junxuan Li, Lini Huo, et al.. (2019). Plumbagin Restrains Hepatocellular Carcinoma Angiogenesis by Stromal Cell-Derived Factor (SDF-1)/CXCR4-CXCR7 Axis. Medical Science Monitor. 25. 6110–6119. 18 indexed citations
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Cao, Li, Yan Liu, Li Zhang, & Yanfei Wei. (2017). Role of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 and cytokines in acute renal injury in elderly Chinese patients with diabetes mellitus. Clinical Interventions in Aging. Volume 12. 2039–2045. 1 indexed citations
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Wei, Yanfei, et al.. (2015). Anti-Fibrotic Effect of Plumbagin on CCl4-Lesioned Rats. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 35(4). 1599–1608. 26 indexed citations
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Lu, Yangqing, et al.. (2006). Identification of X- and Y-chromosome bearing buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) sperm. Animal Reproduction Science. 95(1-2). 158–164. 15 indexed citations

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