Yongheng Chen

12.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
266 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Yongheng Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pollution and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yongheng Chen has authored 266 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Molecular Biology, 57 papers in Pollution and 45 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Yongheng Chen's work include Thallium and Germanium Studies (47 papers), Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (21 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (17 papers). Yongheng Chen is often cited by papers focused on Thallium and Germanium Studies (47 papers), Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (21 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (17 papers). Yongheng Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Yongheng Chen's co-authors include Maoyu Li, Raja Dey, Hudie Wei, Zhe Cheng, Haolan Wang, Zhuchu Chen, Juan Liu, Jin Wang, Ming Guo and Longying Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Yongheng Chen

259 papers receiving 9.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Nanomaterials for cancer therapy: current progress and perspectives

2021 819 citations Yongheng Chen et al. profile →
Recent advances in therapeutic strategies for triple-negative breast cancer

2022 519 citations Yulia Merkher, Sergey Leonov et al. profile →
Targeting p53 pathways: mechanisms, structures and advances in therapy

2023 486 citations Haolan Wang, Ming Guo et al. profile →
Nanotechnology in cancer diagnosis: progress, challenges and opportunities

2019 341 citations Yongheng Chen et al. profile →
Farnesoid X receptor (FXR): Structures and ligands

2021 163 citations Longying Jiang, Huajun Zhang et al. profile →
Recent advances in systemic therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma

2022 147 citations Longying Jiang, Yongheng Chen et al. profile →
Curcumin-primed olfactory mucosa-derived mesenchymal stem cells mitigate cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury-induced neuronal PANoptosis by modulating microglial polarization

2024 100 citations Yongheng Chen et al. profile →

Peers

Yongheng Chen

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Christopher J. Rhodes United Kingdom

Wen Li China

Stephan Hann Austria

Beibei Chen China

Haixia Zhang China

Hai‐Liang Zhu China

Shasha Liu China

Yasuo Tanaka Japan

Vince Castranova United States

Rafael Moreno‐Sánchez Mexico

Christopher J. Rhodes United Kingdom

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1.1k ×0.5

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Citations per year, relative to Yongheng Chen Yongheng Chen (= 1×) peers Christopher J. Rhodes

Countries citing papers authored by Yongheng Chen

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yongheng Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yongheng Chen

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Yongheng, et al.. (2025). Does carbon emission trading policy promote energy structure transition? Evidence from China. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 13.

Feng, Yu‐Qi, et al.. (2025). Metaproteomics of human microbiota: Progress and key challenges for precision medicine. Process Biochemistry. 156. 59–75. 1 indexed citations

Li, Yunwei, et al.. (2024). RNF166 promotes colorectal cancer progression by recognizing and destabilizing poly-ADP-ribosylated angiomotins. Cell Death and Disease. 15(3). 211–211. 1 indexed citations

Deng, Yalan, Liqing Lu, Dandan Zhu, et al.. (2024). MafG/MYH9-LCN2 axis promotes liver fibrosis through inhibiting ferroptosis of hepatic stellate cells. Cell Death and Differentiation. 31(9). 1127–1139. 20 indexed citations

Peng, Liang, Jing Guo, Peng Chen, et al.. (2024). A Self-Assembled Nano-Molecular Glue (Nano-mGlu) Enables GSH/H₂O₂-Triggered Targeted Protein Degradation in Cancer Therapy. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(1). 372–383. 6 indexed citations

Li, Jingzhi, et al.. (2024). Amyloid aggregates induced by the p53-R280T mutation lead to loss of p53 function in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Cell Death and Disease. 15(1). 35–35. 8 indexed citations

Wei, Hudie, Haolan Wang, Lingzhi Qu, et al.. (2023). Structures of p53/BCL-2 complex suggest a mechanism for p53 to antagonize BCL-2 activity. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4300–4300. 58 indexed citations

Huang, Ying, Dexin Wang, Jian Gong, et al.. (2023). Release and mobility characteristics of thallium from polluted farmland in varying fertilization: Role of cation exchange. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 458. 131928–131928. 10 indexed citations

Leonov, Sergey, Yongheng Chen, Ying Fu, et al.. (2023). Proteomic Markers for Mechanobiological Properties of Metastatic Cancer Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(5). 4773–4773. 3 indexed citations

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Xiao, Fangfei, Xuefeng Gao, Hui Hu, et al.. (2022). Exclusive Enteral Nutrition Exerts Anti-Inflammatory Effects through Modulating Microbiota, Bile Acid Metabolism, and Immune Activities. Nutrients. 14(21). 4463–4463. 11 indexed citations

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Zhang, Cai, Yongheng Chen, Hua Yang, et al.. (2022). Grating Structure Broadband Absorber Based on Gallium Arsenide and Titanium. Coatings. 12(5). 588–588. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Huosheng, Lin Mao, Tangfu Xiao, et al.. (2020). Highly efficient removal of thallium(I) from wastewater via hypochlorite catalytic oxidation coupled with adsorption by hydrochar coated nickel ferrite composite. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 388. 122016–122016. 44 indexed citations

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Liu, Juan, Meiling Yin, Weilong Zhang, et al.. (2019). Response of microbial communities and interactions to thallium in contaminated sediments near a pyrite mining area. Environmental Pollution. 248. 916–928. 80 indexed citations

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Liu, Juan, Jin Wang, Daniel C.W. Tsang, et al.. (2018). Emerging Thallium Pollution in China and Source Tracing by Thallium Isotopes. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(21). 11977–11979. 79 indexed citations

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Li, Huosheng, Xiuwan Li, Tangfu Xiao, et al.. (2018). Efficient removal of thallium(I) from wastewater using flower-like manganese dioxide coated magnetic pyrite cinder. Chemical Engineering Journal. 353. 867–877. 109 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hongguo, Huosheng Li, Meng Li, et al.. (2018). Immobilizing Metal-Resistant Sulfate-ReducingBacteria for Cadmium Removalfrom Aqueous Solutions. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 27(6). 2851–2859. 24 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hailong, et al.. (2015). [Analysis of composition characteristics of municipal solid waste in south China].. PubMed. 36(1). 325–32. 5 indexed citations

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Li, Tingting, Liangzhi Xu, Yongheng Chen, et al.. (2011). [Effects of eight environmental endocrine disruptors on insulin resistance in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a preliminary investigation].. PubMed. 31(10). 1753–6. 8 indexed citations

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Chen, Yongheng, et al.. (2009). Simultaneous determination of six kinds of phthalic acid esters in human serum by gas chromatography-mass.. Journal of environmental health. 26(11). 996–998. 3 indexed citations

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Chen, Yongheng, et al.. (2004). Distribution of natural and anthropogenic thallium in the soils in an industrial pyrite slag disposing area. The Science of The Total Environment. 341(1-3). 159–172. 110 indexed citations

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