Yongjun Fan

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
33 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Yongjun Fan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Yongjun Fan has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Cancer Research and 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Yongjun Fan's work include Cell death mechanisms and regulation (6 papers), NF-κB Signaling Pathways (5 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (4 papers). Yongjun Fan is often cited by papers focused on Cell death mechanisms and regulation (6 papers), NF-κB Signaling Pathways (5 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (4 papers). Yongjun Fan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and China. Yongjun Fan's co-authors include Céline Gélinas, Jérôme Kucharczak, Kurt Degenhardt, Deirdre A. Nelson, Kevin Bray, Yufang Shi, Robin Mathew, Xin Jin, Guanghua Chen and Diana Anderson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The EMBO Journal and Molecular Cell.

In The Last Decade

Yongjun Fan

31 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

Autophagy promotes tumor cell survival and restricts necrosis, inflammation, and tumorigenesis

2006 1.6k citations Céline Gélinas, Yongjun Fan et al. profile →
To be, or not to be: NF-κB is the answer – role of Rel/NF-κB in the regulation of apoptosis

2003 639 citations Yongjun Fan et al. Oncogene profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yongjun Fan United States	21	2.1k	1.5k	1.0k	454	453	33	3.7k
Thi Bui United States	9	2.9k 1.4×	1.2k 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	470 1.0×	381 0.8×	11	4.3k
Maria Perander Norway	17	2.1k 1.0×	2.2k 1.5×	411 0.4×	804 1.8×	220 0.5×	20	3.7k
Barbara J. Klocke United States	29	2.2k 1.0×	851 0.6×	301 0.3×	389 0.9×	459 1.0×	42	3.3k
Ting‐Fen Tsai Taiwan	37	3.0k 1.4×	1.1k 0.8×	977 1.0×	612 1.3×	250 0.6×	110	4.6k
Zhong‐Qin Liang China	31	1.5k 0.7×	817 0.6×	518 0.5×	248 0.5×	152 0.3×	68	2.6k
Andrei V. Budanov United States	26	4.5k 2.1×	1.1k 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	872 1.9×	583 1.3×	42	6.1k
Huijun Wei United States	32	3.5k 1.6×	644 0.4×	712 0.7×	461 1.0×	341 0.8×	71	4.7k
Katiuscia Bianchi United Kingdom	17	2.7k 1.3×	1.2k 0.8×	344 0.3×	871 1.9×	586 1.3×	27	4.1k
Chunying Yang United States	33	3.1k 1.4×	536 0.4×	606 0.6×	414 0.9×	452 1.0×	79	4.2k
Jeanho Yun South Korea	30	2.4k 1.1×	889 0.6×	402 0.4×	530 1.2×	339 0.7×	87	3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Yongjun Fan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yongjun Fan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yongjun Fan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yongjun Fan 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 Yongjun Fan. Yongjun Fan 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

Yin, Pengfei, et al.. (2025). Diagnosis and management of paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity: a narrative review of recent literature. European journal of medical research. 30(1). 349–349.

Liu, Ying, Yongjun Fan, Qigui Liu, et al.. (2020). Sex-specific association of serum uric acid dynamics with the incidence of metabolic syndrome in a health check-up Chinese population: a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 10(7). e035289–e035289. 10 indexed citations

Fan, Yongjun, et al.. (2020). <p>Coactosin-Like Protein (COTL1) Promotes Glioblastoma (GBM) Growth in vitro and in vivo</p>. Cancer Management and Research. Volume 12. 10909–10917. 10 indexed citations

Liu, Qigui, et al.. (2018). The longitudinal increments of serum alanine aminotransferase increased the incidence risk of metabolic syndrome: A large cohort population in China. Clinica Chimica Acta. 488. 242–247. 16 indexed citations

Tee, Jing Yang, Ratneswary Sutharsan, Yongjun Fan, & Alan Mackay‐Sim. (2017). Cell migration in schizophrenia: Patient-derived cells do not regulate motility in response to extracellular matrix. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 80. 111–122. 13 indexed citations

Vitale, Alejandra M., Nicholas Matigian, Alexandre S. Cristino, et al.. (2017). DNA methylation in schizophrenia in different patient-derived cell types. Schizophrenia. 3(1). 6–6. 15 indexed citations

Tee, Jing Yang, Ratneswary Sutharsan, Yongjun Fan, & Alan Mackay‐Sim. (2016). Schizophrenia patient-derived olfactory neurosphere-derived cells do not respond to extracellular reelin. Schizophrenia. 2(1). 16027–16027. 7 indexed citations

Du, Yifeng, et al.. (2016). Glutamatergic and central cholinergic dysfunction in the CA1, CA2 and CA3 fields on spatial learning and memory in chronic cerebral ischemia—Induced vascular dementia of rats. Neuroscience Letters. 620. 169–176. 24 indexed citations

Bott, Alex J., I‐Chen Peng, Yongjun Fan, et al.. (2015). Oncogenic Myc Induces Expression of Glutamine Synthetase through Promoter Demethylation. Cell Metabolism. 22(6). 1068–1077. 195 indexed citations

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Dou, Zhixun, Ji-An Pan, Hashem A. Dbouk, et al.. (2013). Class IA PI3K p110β Subunit Promotes Autophagy through Rab5 Small GTPase in Response to Growth Factor Limitation. Molecular Cell. 50(1). 29–42. 104 indexed citations

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Fan, Yongjun, Greger Abrahamsen, Richard J. Mills, et al.. (2013). Focal Adhesion Dynamics Are Altered in Schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry. 74(6). 418–426. 58 indexed citations

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Fan, Yongjun & Wei‐Xing Zong. (2012). The cellular decision between apoptosis and autophagy. Chinese Journal of Cancer. 32(3). 121–9. 106 indexed citations

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Pan, Ji‐An, Yongjun Fan, Rajesh Kumar Gandhirajan, Muniswamy Madesh, & Wei‐Xing Zong. (2012). Hyperactivation of the Mammalian Degenerin MDEG Promotes Caspase-8 Activation and Apoptosis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(5). 2952–2963. 23 indexed citations

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Fan, Gaofeng, Yongjun Fan, Nupur Gupta, et al.. (2009). Peptidyl-Prolyl Isomerase Pin1 Markedly Enhances the Oncogenic Activity of the Rel Proteins in the Nuclear Factor-κB Family. Cancer Research. 69(11). 4589–4597. 33 indexed citations

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Fan, Yongjun, et al.. (2009). Huntingtin-associated Protein-1 Interacts with Pro-brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor and Mediates Its Transport and Release. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(8). 5614–5623. 63 indexed citations

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Guerriero, Jennifer L., Dara Ditsworth, Yongjun Fan, et al.. (2008). Chemotherapy Induces Tumor Clearance Independent of Apoptosis. Cancer Research. 68(23). 9595–9600. 43 indexed citations

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Fan, Yongjun, et al.. (2008). Differential effects of pro‐BDNF on sensory neurons after sciatic nerve transection in neonatal rats. European Journal of Neuroscience. 27(9). 2380–2390. 55 indexed citations

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Fan, Yongjun, Jui Dutta, Nupur Gupta, Gaofeng Fan, & Céline Gélinas. (2007). Regulation of Programmed Cell Death by NF-κB and its Role in Tumorigenesis and Therapy. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 615. 223–250. 121 indexed citations

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Li, Jiadong, et al.. (2006). A molecular insight of Hes5‐dependent inhibition of myelin gene expression: old partners and new players. The EMBO Journal. 25(20). 4833–4842. 137 indexed citations

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Fan, Yongjun, Béatrice Rayet, & Céline Gélinas. (2003). Divergent C-terminal transactivation domains of Rel/NF-κB proteins are critical determinants of their oncogenic potential in lymphocytes. Oncogene. 23(5). 1030–1042. 23 indexed citations

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