Yen‐Chun Lai

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Yen‐Chun Lai is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yen‐Chun Lai has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 13 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yen‐Chun Lai's work include Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (15 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (8 papers) and Heart Failure Treatment and Management (6 papers). Yen‐Chun Lai is often cited by papers focused on Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (15 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (8 papers) and Heart Failure Treatment and Management (6 papers). Yen‐Chun Lai collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and China. Yen‐Chun Lai's co-authors include Ana L. Mora, Mark T. Gladwin, Hunter C. Champion, Claudette M. St. Croix, Marta Bueno, Sruti Shiva, Mauricio Rojas, Steve Duncan, Yair Romero and Christelle Kamga and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Yen‐Chun Lai

41 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

PINK1 deficiency impairs mitochondrial homeostasis and promotes lung fibrosis

2014 447 citations Marta Bueno, Yen‐Chun Lai et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yen‐Chun Lai United States	17	819	407	365	237	187	46	1.6k
Shuo Liu China	22	305 0.4×	330 0.8×	139 0.4×	157 0.7×	163 0.9×	96	1.3k
Hiroyuki Kawano Japan	23	450 0.5×	406 1.0×	139 0.4×	580 2.4×	297 1.6×	113	2.0k
Liliana Moreno‐Vinasco United States	31	647 0.8×	1.0k 2.5×	112 0.3×	230 1.0×	247 1.3×	43	2.2k
Xiaokun Li China	23	377 0.5×	493 1.2×	128 0.4×	158 0.7×	240 1.3×	104	2.0k
Song Xue China	29	505 0.6×	1.1k 2.7×	518 1.4×	550 2.3×	90 0.5×	105	2.3k
Ying Yu China	25	224 0.3×	851 2.1×	335 0.9×	228 1.0×	85 0.5×	102	2.2k
Yingxin Zhao China	27	398 0.5×	635 1.6×	851 2.3×	259 1.1×	146 0.8×	117	2.3k
Wei Su China	22	208 0.3×	446 1.1×	95 0.3×	170 0.7×	131 0.7×	64	1.3k
Lian Duan China	20	199 0.2×	536 1.3×	163 0.4×	169 0.7×	52 0.3×	160	1.6k
Jun He China	22	119 0.1×	454 1.1×	313 0.9×	152 0.6×	93 0.5×	70	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yen‐Chun Lai

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hou, Yi‐Chou, I‐Shiang Tzeng, Haowen Liu, et al.. (2025). Plant-Based Diet Mitigated the Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease in Overweight Individuals. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 81(5). 301–310. 1 indexed citations

Zhuang, Haowen, et al.. (2025). Icariin attenuates diabetic cardiomyopathy by activating Nrf2-dependent antioxidant and mitochondrial pathways: Integrative evidence from network pharmacology and experimental validation. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 355(Pt B). 120667–120667.

Jheng, Jia-Rong, Yang Bai, Kentaro Noda, et al.. (2024). Skeletal Muscle SIRT3 Deficiency Contributes to Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling in Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. Circulation. 150(11). 867–883. 9 indexed citations

Jheng, Jia-Rong, Jacqueline T. DesJardin, Joshua R. Huot, et al.. (2024). Plasma Proteomics Identifies B2M as a Regulator of Pulmonary Hypertension in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 44(7). 1570–1583. 2 indexed citations

Méndez, Dara D., Amanda L. Tapia, Stephen L. Rathbun, et al.. (2024). Real-time experiences of racism and stress in association with postpartum weight retention: a longitudinal ecological momentary assessment study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 194(8). 2200–2210.

Lai, Yen‐Chun, Zhe Zhang, & Zongjie Shi. (2024). 468 Metformin treatment protects mice from glucose-promoted psoriasiform dermatitis through enrichment of Akkermansia muciniphila with modulation of bacterial tryptophan metabolites. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 144(8). S81–S81.

Narayanan, Sanjeev, et al.. (2023). Albumin Deficiency Reduces Hepatic Steatosis and Improves Glucose Metabolism in a Mouse Model of Diet-Induced Obesity. Nutrients. 15(9). 2060–2060. 10 indexed citations

Martin, Brian, Rebecca Vanderpool, Brian L. Henry, et al.. (2021). Relaxin Inhibits Ventricular Arrhythmia and Asystole in Rats With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 8. 668222–668222. 11 indexed citations

Su, Yu‐Jang, et al.. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 on liver. World Journal of Clinical Cases. 9(27). 7998–8007. 15 indexed citations

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Satoh, Taijyu, Ling Wang, Andrea R. Levine, et al.. (2020). SGLT2 Inhibition Ameliorates Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension (EIPH) in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. A7671–A7671. 2 indexed citations

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Lai, Yen‐Chun, et al.. (2020). Current Understanding of Circulating Biomarkers in Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Left Heart Disease. Frontiers in Medicine. 7. 570016–570016. 9 indexed citations

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Nickel, Nils, Ke Yuan, Peter Dorfmüller, et al.. (2019). Beyond the Lungs: Systemic Manifestations of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 201(2). 148–157. 57 indexed citations

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Bhalothia, Dinesh, Yu‐Jui Fan, Yen‐Chun Lai, et al.. (2019). Conformational Effects of Pt-Shells on Nanostructures and Corresponding Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity of Au-Cluster-Decorated NiOx@Pt Nanocatalysts. Nanomaterials. 9(7). 1003–1003. 16 indexed citations

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Yeo, Yee Hui & Yen‐Chun Lai. (2019). Redox regulation of metabolic syndrome: recent developments in skeletal muscle insulin resistance and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). PMC. 2 indexed citations

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Meng, Qingqing, Yen‐Chun Lai, Neil J. Kelly, et al.. (2017). Development of a Mouse Model of Metabolic Syndrome, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 56(4). 497–505. 59 indexed citations

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Kelly, Neil J., Josiah E. Radder, Jeffrey Baust, et al.. (2017). Mouse Genome-Wide Association Study of Preclinical Group II Pulmonary Hypertension Identifies Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 56(4). 488–496. 17 indexed citations

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Lai, Yen‐Chun, et al.. (2017). Polyphosphate metabolism by purple non-sulfur bacteria and its possible application on photo-microbial fuel cell. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 123(6). 722–730. 35 indexed citations

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Hu, Jian, Qinzi Xu, Charles F. McTiernan, et al.. (2015). Novel Targets of Drug Treatment for Pulmonary Hypertension. American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs. 15(4). 225–234. 28 indexed citations

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Peng, Yu-Huei, et al.. (2014). Degradation of polyurethane by bacterium isolated from soil and assessment of polyurethanolytic activity of a Pseudomonas putida strain. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 21(16). 9529–9537. 90 indexed citations

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Chang, Wen‐Han, et al.. (2009). Giant Emphysematous Bulla Mimicking Tension Pneumothorax. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 337(3). 205–205. 3 indexed citations

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