Yiheng Chen

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 874 citations indexed

About

Yiheng Chen is a scholar working on Surgery, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yiheng Chen has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 874 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Surgery, 8 papers in Genetics and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yiheng Chen's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (7 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (5 papers) and Pain Management and Opioid Use (4 papers). Yiheng Chen is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (7 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (5 papers) and Pain Management and Opioid Use (4 papers). Yiheng Chen collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and United Kingdom. Yiheng Chen's co-authors include Luis B. Agellon, Marek Michalak, J. Brent Richards, Vincenzo Forgetta, Sirui Zhou, Guillaume Butler‐Laporte, Tomoko Nakanishi, Satoshi Yoshiji, Yossi Farjoun and Kevin Y. H. Liang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Genetics, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Biological Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Yiheng Chen

31 papers receiving 864 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.

  1. Genomic atlas of the plasma metabolome prioritizes metabolites implicated in human diseases
    2023 421 citations Yiheng Chen, Tianyuan Lu et al. Nature Genetics profile →

Peers

Yiheng Chen
Pi‐Hua Liu Taiwan
Abayomi O. Akanji Kuwait
Beata Pyrżak Poland
Christopher H.E. Imray United Kingdom
Marco Infante Italy
Mikael Knutsson Sweden
Gábor Winkler Hungary
G. Triantafyllou Greece
Lian‐Sheng Wang China
Diana Jędrzejuk Poland
Pi‐Hua Liu Taiwan
Yiheng Chen
Citations per year, relative to Yiheng Chen Yiheng Chen (= 1×) peers Pi‐Hua Liu

Countries citing papers authored by Yiheng Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yiheng Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yiheng Chen. 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 Yiheng Chen. The network helps show where Yiheng Chen may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yiheng Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yiheng Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yiheng 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 Yiheng Chen. Yiheng 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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Tan, Dandan, et al.. (2025). Caution when using network partners for target identification in drug discovery. Human Genetics and Genomics Advances. 6(2). 100409–100409. 2 indexed citations
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Butler‐Laporte, Guillaume, Satoshi Yoshiji, David Morrison, et al.. (2024). Metabolomic pattern associated with physical sequelae in patients presenting with respiratory symptoms validates the aestivation concept in dehydrated patients. Physiological Genomics. 56(7). 483–491. 2 indexed citations
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Sasako, Takayoshi, et al.. (2024). The Influence of Trinucleotide Repeats in the Androgen Receptor Gene on Androgen-related Traits and Diseases. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 109(12). 3234–3244. 3 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xijie, et al.. (2024). Identification and validation of NAD+ metabolism-related biomarkers in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 15. 1309917–1309917. 7 indexed citations
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Lu, Tianyuan, Yiheng Chen, Satoshi Yoshiji, et al.. (2024). Circulating Metabolite Abundances Associated With Risks of Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, and Depression: A Mendelian Randomization Study. Biological Psychiatry. 96(10). 782–791. 7 indexed citations
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Liang, Kevin Y. H., Yossi Farjoun, Vincenzo Forgetta, et al.. (2023). Predicting ExWAS findings from GWAS data: a shorter path to causal genes. Human Genetics. 142(6). 749–758. 4 indexed citations
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Butler‐Laporte, Guillaume, Yossi Farjoun, Yiheng Chen, et al.. (2023). Increasing serum iron levels and their role in the risk of infectious diseases: a Mendelian randomization approach. International Journal of Epidemiology. 52(4). 1163–1174. 13 indexed citations
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Chen, Yiheng, Tianyuan Lu, U. Pettersson, et al.. (2023). Genomic atlas of the plasma metabolome prioritizes metabolites implicated in human diseases. Nature Genetics. 55(1). 44–53. 421 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Yiheng, et al.. (2022). Resurfacing the complex finger defect and sensation reconstruction with the free distal ulnar artery perforator flap: a self-controlled case series study. Annals of Translational Medicine. 10(10). 543–543. 1 indexed citations
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Hultström, Michael, Miklós Lipcsey, David Morrison, et al.. (2022). Dehydration is associated with production of organic osmolytes and predicts physical long-term symptoms after COVID-19: a multicenter cohort study. Critical Care. 26(1). 322–322. 7 indexed citations
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Butler‐Laporte, Guillaume, Tomoko Nakanishi, Vincent Mooser, et al.. (2021). Vitamin D and COVID-19 susceptibility and severity in the COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative: A Mendelian randomization study. PLoS Medicine. 18(6). e1003605–e1003605. 86 indexed citations
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Chen, Yiheng, Vincenzo Forgetta, J. Brent Richards, & Sirui Zhou. (2021). Health Effects of Calcium: Evidence From Mendelian Randomization Studies. JBMR Plus. 5(11). e10542–e10542. 9 indexed citations
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Luo, Peng, et al.. (2017). The top 100 cited of injury -international journal of the care of the injured: A bibliometric analysis. Injury. 48(12). 2625–2633. 13 indexed citations
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Luo, Peng, et al.. (2017). Locked plating as an external fixator in treating tibial fractures. Medicine. 96(49). e9083–e9083. 12 indexed citations
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Liu, Shu‐Chen, et al.. (2015). Predictors of Adherence to Relaxation Guided Imagery During Pregnancy in Women with Preterm Labor. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 21(9). 563–568. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Yiheng & Li‐Chan Lin. (2014). The Credibility of Self-reported Pain Among Institutional Older People with Different Degrees of Cognitive Function in Taiwan. Pain Management Nursing. 16(3). 163–172. 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Yiheng, Li‐Chan Lin, & Roger Watson. (2009). Evaluation of the psychometric properties and the clinical feasibility of a Chinese version of the Doloplus-2 scale among cognitively impaired older people with communication difficulty. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 47(1). 78–88. 19 indexed citations

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