Yi‐Chun Wu

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Yi‐Chun Wu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Aging and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi‐Chun Wu has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Aging and 15 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yi‐Chun Wu's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (23 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (7 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (6 papers). Yi‐Chun Wu is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (23 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (7 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (6 papers). Yi‐Chun Wu collaborates with scholars based in Taiwan, United States and China. Yi‐Chun Wu's co-authors include H. Robert Horvitz, Huan‐Cheng Chang, Chia‐Chun Chen, Chao-Sheng Chen, Nitin Mohan, Kao‐Jean Huang, Huan‐Yao Lei, Ching‐Chuan Liu, Ih‐Jen Su and Michel Theron and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Yi‐Chun Wu

58 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

An interferon‐γ‐related cytokine storm in SARS patients 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 100 200 300 400 500
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. An interferon‐γ‐related cytokine storm in SARS patients
    2004 547 citations Kao‐Jean Huang, Ih‐Jen Su et al. Journal of Medical Virology profile →

Peers

Yi‐Chun Wu
Ning Gao China
Michael J. McPherson United Kingdom
Hsin‐Yao Tang United States
Yoko Yamada Japan
Shinichi Hashimoto Japan
Yun Wah Lam Hong Kong
J. Robin Harris Germany
Paul J. Utz United States
Joon Kim South Korea
Anthony P. West United States
Ning Gao China
Yi‐Chun Wu
Citations per year, relative to Yi‐Chun Wu Yi‐Chun Wu (= 1×) peers Ning Gao

Countries citing papers authored by Yi‐Chun Wu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yi‐Chun Wu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yi‐Chun Wu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yi‐Chun Wu. The network helps show where Yi‐Chun Wu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi‐Chun Wu

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wu, Yi‐Chun, Yuxuan Gu, Xiaocheng Feng, et al.. (2024). Extending Context Window of Large Language Models from a Distributional Perspective. 7288–7301. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Yunzhe, et al.. (2021). BLMP-1 promotes developmental cell death in C. elegans by timely repression of ced-9 transcription. Development. 148(20). 6 indexed citations
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Yu, Chan‐Wei, Yi‐Chun Wu, & Vivian Hsiu‐Chuan Liao. (2021). Early developmental nanoplastics exposure disturbs circadian rhythms associated with stress resistance decline and modulated by DAF-16 and PRDX-2 in C. elegans. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 423(Pt A). 127091–127091. 18 indexed citations
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Chen, Ting‐Hao, et al.. (2020). Effect of A-scan rate and interscan interval on optical coherence angiography. Biomedical Optics Express. 12(2). 722–722. 7 indexed citations
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Chiu, Hui, Yan Zou, Nobuko Suzuki, et al.. (2018). Engulfing cells promote neuronal regeneration and remove neuronal debris through distinct biochemical functions of CED-1. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4842–4842. 17 indexed citations
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Lyuu, Yuh‐Dauh, et al.. (2014). Performance of GPU for Pricing Financial Derivatives: Convertible Bonds. Journal of information science and engineering. 30(1). 141–155. 1 indexed citations
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Yi, Pengfei, Yi‐Chun Wu, Yang Guo, et al.. (2013). Peimine impairs pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion through the inhibition of the activation of NF-κB and MAPK in LPS-induced RAW264.7 macrophages. Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology. 35(5). 567–572. 32 indexed citations
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Chen, Jia-Yun, Shu-Chun Wu, Chieh-Hsiang Tan, et al.. (2012). C. elegans EIF-3.K Promotes Programmed Cell Death through CED-3 Caspase. PLoS ONE. 7(5). e36584–e36584. 8 indexed citations
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Mohan, Nitin, et al.. (2010). In Vivo Imaging and Toxicity Assessments of Fluorescent Nanodiamonds in Caenorhabditis elegans. Nano Letters. 10(9). 3692–3699. 438 indexed citations
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Tong, Amy H.Y., Daniel Wong, Sarah Moseley, et al.. (2009). Negative regulation of Caenorhabditis elegans epidermal damage responses by death-associated protein kinase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(5). 1457–1461. 62 indexed citations
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deBakker, Colin, Lisa B. Haney, Jason M. Kinchen, et al.. (2004). Phagocytosis of Apoptotic Cells Is Regulated by a UNC-73/TRIO-MIG-2/RhoG Signaling Module and Armadillo Repeats of CED-12/ELMO. Current Biology. 14(24). 2208–2216. 175 indexed citations
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Huang, Kao‐Jean, Ih‐Jen Su, Michel Theron, et al.. (2004). An interferon‐γ‐related cytokine storm in SARS patients. Journal of Medical Virology. 75(2). 185–194. 547 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Xiaochen, Yi‐Chun Wu, Valerie A. Fadok, et al.. (2003). Cell Corpse Engulfment Mediated by C. elegans Phosphatidylserine Receptor Through CED-5 and CED-12. Science. 302(5650). 1563–1566. 161 indexed citations
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Wu, Yi‐Chun, et al.. (2002). Distinct Rac Activation Pathways Control Caenorhabditis elegans Cell Migration and Axon Outgrowth. Developmental Biology. 250(1). 145–155. 55 indexed citations
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Wu, Yi‐Chun, et al.. (2001). C. elegans CED-12 Acts in the Conserved CrkII/DOCK180/Rac Pathway to Control Cell Migration and Cell Corpse Engulfment. Developmental Cell. 1(4). 491–502. 139 indexed citations
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Wu, Yi‐Chun, et al.. (2000). Analysis of Programmed Cell Death in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 322. 76–88. 11 indexed citations
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Wu, Yi‐Chun & H. Robert Horvitz. (1998). C. elegans phagocytosis and cell-migration protein CED-5 is similar to human DOCK180. Nature. 392(6675). 501–504. 318 indexed citations
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Ko, F N, et al.. (1995). Bioactive alkaloids from Annona reticulata. Zhōnghuá yàoxué zázhì. 47(5). 483–491. 3 indexed citations

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