Yong Chen

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
123 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Yong Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Yong Chen has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Epidemiology and 16 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Yong Chen's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (15 papers), Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (9 papers) and Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis (8 papers). Yong Chen is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (15 papers), Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (9 papers) and Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis (8 papers). Yong Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Yong Chen's co-authors include Hong Zhang, Guangyan Miao, Renpeng Zhou, Hongyu Zhao, Yan Zhao, Wei Hu, Hiromu Miyake, Agostino Pierro, Yuhki Koike and Bo Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Communications and Molecular Cell.

In The Last Decade

Yong Chen

116 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

ORF3a of the COVID-19 virus SARS-CoV-2 blocks HOPS complex-mediated assembly of the SNARE complex required for autolysosome formation

2020 261 citations Yong Chen et al. profile →
Calcium transients on the ER surface trigger liquid-liquid phase separation of FIP200 to specify autophagosome initiation sites

2022 116 citations Yong Chen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yong Chen China	29	1.4k	737	498	355	350	123	3.1k
Juan Armendáriz‐Borunda Mexico	36	1.2k 0.9×	1.2k 1.6×	246 0.5×	409 1.2×	193 0.6×	177	4.1k
Jin Yu China	41	2.2k 1.6×	556 0.8×	358 0.7×	193 0.5×	162 0.5×	153	5.0k
Enqi Liu China	34	1.4k 1.0×	549 0.7×	402 0.8×	253 0.7×	261 0.7×	233	4.3k
Jian Liu China	39	2.2k 1.6×	544 0.7×	579 1.2×	254 0.7×	217 0.6×	217	5.3k
Koichiro Wada Japan	38	2.2k 1.6×	635 0.9×	628 1.3×	178 0.5×	273 0.8×	91	4.1k
Seonghyang Sohn South Korea	32	1.3k 1.0×	488 0.7×	170 0.3×	229 0.6×	442 1.3×	110	3.8k
Jong‐Seok Lim South Korea	43	2.6k 1.9×	570 0.8×	569 1.1×	283 0.8×	362 1.0×	164	4.9k
Rosa Carnuccio Italy	37	1.9k 1.4×	738 1.0×	519 1.0×	427 1.2×	227 0.6×	95	5.4k
Kang Li China	33	2.1k 1.5×	364 0.5×	593 1.2×	217 0.6×	160 0.5×	163	4.1k
Флориан Грубер Austria	38	2.1k 1.5×	654 0.9×	529 1.1×	223 0.6×	209 0.6×	95	4.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Yong Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yong Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yong Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yong Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yong 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 Yong Chen. Yong 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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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Li–Chyong, Mengxia Liang, Weicai Wan, et al.. (2025). Corrosion of commercial pure titanium and two titanium alloys in extremely high-chloride and high-alkali seawater electrolysis environment. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1020. 179431–179431. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Yiqiang, Jiang Xu, Juanjuan Zhao, et al.. (2025). Microbial response under sulfate stress in a sulfur-based autotrophic denitrification system. Frontiers in Microbiology. 16. 1615317–1615317.

Chen, Yong, et al.. (2025). Dual-element synergy driven breakthrough in sodium storage performance of phenolic resin-based hard carbon. Carbon. 238. 120269–120269. 6 indexed citations

Chen, Yong, et al.. (2024). Predictive models for sensory score and physicochemical composition of Yuezhou Longjing tea using near-infrared spectroscopy and data fusion. Talanta. 273. 125892–125892. 13 indexed citations

Wang, Haobin, et al.. (2024). Progress and Challenges of Topical Delivery Technologies Meditated Drug Therapy for Osteoarthritis. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 19. 8337–8352. 3 indexed citations

Zhao, Yingjie, Qiuxia Yu, Weirong Hu, et al.. (2024). Extracellular CIRP induces abnormal activation of fibroblast-like synoviocytes from patients with RA via the TLR4-mediated HDAC3 pathways. International Immunopharmacology. 128. 111525–111525. 7 indexed citations

Chen, Yajing, et al.. (2023). Autophagy modulates the stability of Wee1 and cell cycle G2/M transition. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 677. 63–69. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Jiao, Jie Tong, Bey Hing Goh, et al.. (2023). A Q-marker screening strategy based on ADME studies and systems biology for Chinese herbal medicine, taking Qianghuo Shengshi decoction in treating rheumatoid arthritis as an example. Molecular Omics. 19(10). 769–786. 9 indexed citations

Zhao, Yingjie, Cheng Sun, Fan Chen, et al.. (2023). ASIC1a-CMPK2-mediated M1 macrophage polarization exacerbates chondrocyte senescence in osteoarthritis through IL-18. International Immunopharmacology. 124(Pt A). 110878–110878. 16 indexed citations

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Ding, Jie, Yong Chen, Yingjie Zhao, et al.. (2022). Acid-sensitive ion channel 1a mediates osteoarthritis chondrocyte senescence by promoting Lamin B1 degradation. Biochemical Pharmacology. 202. 115107–115107. 12 indexed citations

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Zhou, Renpeng, Hongyu Liang, Weirong Hu, et al.. (2022). Modulators of ASIC1a and its potential as a therapeutic target for age-related diseases. Ageing Research Reviews. 83. 101785–101785. 10 indexed citations

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Chen, Yong, Yuhki Koike, Lijun Chi, et al.. (2019). Formula Feeding and Immature Gut Microcirculation Promote Intestinal Hypoxia leading to Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 12(12). 32 indexed citations

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Xiang, Chuan, Xiaochun Wei, Xiaojuan Sun, et al.. (2019). Early supplemental α2‐macroglobulin attenuates cartilage and bone damage by inhibiting inflammation in collagen II‐induced arthritis model. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. 22(4). 654–665. 12 indexed citations

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Liu, Can, et al.. (2015). Research Advances in the Treatment of Melanoma by Treat Melanoma. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 16(2). 242–250. 3 indexed citations

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Chen, Yong. (2013). Inhibitory effects of triptolide on rat CYP450 enzymes and the metabolic interaction with glycyrrhetinic acid in vitro. Zhonghua zhongyiyao zazhi. 3 indexed citations

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Chen, Yong, Lijuan Wang, Xingxiang Liu, et al.. (2013). Role of maternal viremia and placental infection in hepatitis B virus intrauterine transmission. Microbes and Infection. 15(5). 409–415. 28 indexed citations

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Chen, Yong, et al.. (2010). Development and Validation of a HPLC Method for the Determination of Five Bioactive Compounds in the “Xuebijing” Injection. Analytical Letters. 43(15). 2456–2464. 10 indexed citations

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Chen, Yong. (2006). Preparative method of tectoridin from rhizome of Iris tectorum. Zhongcaoyao. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Yong. (2006). EIS-MS Performance and fingerprint of lipophilic constituents from Radix Salviae Miltiorrhiza. Zhongcaoyao. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Yong. (2003). EFFECTS OF PROTOGRYCAN FROM PEARL OYSTER ON NON-SPECIFIC IMMUNOLOGY OF Pinctada martensii. Haiyang kexue. 1 indexed citations

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