Yu Chen

36.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
634 papers, 21.9k citations indexed

About

Yu Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Chen has authored 634 papers receiving a total of 21.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Molecular Biology, 110 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 103 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Yu Chen's work include Arsenic contamination and mitigation (69 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (68 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (35 papers). Yu Chen is often cited by papers focused on Arsenic contamination and mitigation (69 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (68 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (35 papers). Yu Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Yu Chen's co-authors include Habibul Ahsan, Faruque Parvez, Joseph H. Graziano, Martin J. Blaser, Vesna Slavkovich, Maria Argos, Alexander F. Schier, Alexander van Geen, Barbara D. Beck and Ari S. Lewis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Yu Chen

593 papers receiving 21.3k 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.

Use of Arsenic Trioxide (As2O3 ) in the Treatment of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL): II. Clinical Efficacy and Pharmacokinetics in Relapsed Patients

1997 1.2k citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
Antibiotics, birth mode, and diet shape microbiome maturation during early life

2016 999 citations Fen Wu, Yu Chen et al. profile →
Arsenic Exposure and Toxicology: A Historical Perspective

2011 968 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System Inhibitors and Risk of Covid-19

2020 744 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
Arsenic exposure from drinking water, and all-cause and chronic-disease mortalities in Bangladesh (HEALS): a prospective cohort study

2010 548 citations Maria Argos, Yu Chen et al. profile →
VEGF/VEGFR-Targeted Therapy and Immunotherapy in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment

2022 139 citations Yu 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
Yu Chen China	70	6.8k	5.0k	4.9k	2.2k	2.1k	634	21.9k
Margaret R. Karagas United States	77	7.1k 1.0×	6.5k 1.3×	3.7k 0.7×	2.7k 1.2×	1.8k 0.9×	490	21.6k
Habibul Ahsan United States	72	4.0k 0.6×	7.5k 1.5×	7.2k 1.5×	2.2k 1.0×	2.5k 1.2×	330	19.6k
Kazuo Suzuki Japan	67	5.9k 0.9×	5.7k 1.2×	3.6k 0.7×	2.4k 1.1×	4.9k 2.4×	840	24.5k
Martyn T. Smith United States	79	8.3k 1.2×	6.2k 1.3×	1.9k 0.4×	776 0.4×	1.3k 0.6×	366	22.9k
Choon Nam Ong Singapore	86	7.2k 1.1×	3.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.3×	680 0.3×	2.0k 1.0×	412	24.0k
Eliseo Güallar United States	98	3.4k 0.5×	8.5k 1.7×	2.1k 0.4×	2.9k 1.3×	6.2k 3.0×	533	34.3k
David C. Christiani United States	88	12.5k 1.8×	10.9k 2.2×	2.0k 0.4×	2.2k 1.0×	1.8k 0.9×	904	44.5k
Matthew P. Longnecker United States	65	1.4k 0.2×	6.3k 1.3×	2.2k 0.5×	751 0.3×	1.2k 0.6×	242	15.8k
Manolis Kogevinas Spain	85	3.1k 0.5×	9.0k 1.8×	1.0k 0.2×	3.0k 1.4×	832 0.4×	544	23.7k
Joseph K. McLaughlin United States	74	3.4k 0.5×	2.7k 0.5×	1.5k 0.3×	5.1k 2.3×	595 0.3×	364	22.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu Chen

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

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Chen, Yu, Qing Li, Ling Du, et al.. (2025). Epidemiologic evaluation of human papillomavirus type competition in unvaccinated women from Xiamen, China. Frontiers in Microbiology. 16. 1546166–1546166.

Liu, Xiaoli, Zhong‐Yuan Lu, Ziyi Liu, et al.. (2025). Identifying the active components and mechanisms of Persicae Semen in treating androgenetic alopecia: Insights from network pharmacology and experimental evaluations. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 347. 119755–119755.

Li, Yang, Xianyan Jiang, Wei Huang, et al.. (2024). Association between temperature and mortality: a multi-city time series study in Sichuan Basin, southwest China. Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine. 29(0). 1–1. 1 indexed citations

Wei, Xiahai, et al.. (2024). The road to green development for national-level poverty-stricken counties: Does poverty alleviation help reduce carbon emissions?. Energy Economics. 138. 107817–107817. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Xiaoquan, Miao Cai, Xiaolong Lu, et al.. (2024). Research note: Simultaneous detection of GPV, H5 AIV, and GoAstV via TaqMan probe-based multiplex qPCR. Poultry Science. 103(12). 104511–104511.

Wang, Yongjian, Yu Chen, Yajing Li, Igor Ying Zhang, & Rongfu Huang. (2024). Application of Fe-ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid complex to enhance the electrocatalytic activation of peroxymonosulfate under neutral pH condition for removal of refractory naphthenic acids. Separation and Purification Technology. 341. 126862–126862. 5 indexed citations

Chen, Yu, Tianjiao Dai, Niu Li, et al.. (2023). Environmental heterogeneity shapes the C and S cycling-associated microbial community in Haima's cold seeps. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1199853–1199853. 7 indexed citations

Chen, Yu, et al.. (2023). Distinct diversity patterns and assembly mechanisms of prokaryotic microbial sub-community in the water column of deep-sea cold seeps. Journal of Environmental Management. 348. 119240–119240. 5 indexed citations

Chen, Yu, et al.. (2023). Mapping the personal PM2.5 exposure of China's population using random forest. The Science of The Total Environment. 871. 162090–162090. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Hongxiu, Yuyan Wang, Kurunthachalam Kannan, et al.. (2022). Determinants of phthalate exposures in pregnant women in New York City. Environmental Research. 212(Pt A). 113203–113203. 13 indexed citations

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Wang, Yang, Hao Liao, Yanna Liu, et al.. (2022). Serum HBV RNA predicts HBeAg clearance and seroconversion in patients with chronic hepatitis B treated with nucleos(t)ide analogues. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 29(6). 420–431. 11 indexed citations

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Tang, Hao, Jiabo Shi, Yu Chen, et al.. (2021). Global and reflective rumination are related to suicide attempts among patients experiencing major depressive episodes. BMC Psychiatry. 21(1). 117–117. 30 indexed citations

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Yang, Yaohua, Jirong Long, William J. Blot, et al.. (2021). Prospective study of oral microbiome and gastric cancer risk among Asian, African American and European American populations. International Journal of Cancer. 150(6). 916–927. 27 indexed citations

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Xu, Ning, Zhi‐Bin Ke, Xiaodan Lin, et al.. (2020). Development and validation of a molecular prognostic index of bladder cancer based on immunogenomic landscape analysis. Cancer Cell International. 20(1). 302–302. 31 indexed citations

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Chen, Yu, Qiang Li, & Cong Zhang. (2019). Effects of Xiaoaiping injection assisted TP regimen on immune status, adverse reactions and quality of life in the treatment of advanced NSCLC. 46(1). 17–21. 1 indexed citations

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Argos, Maria, Tong Lin, Jiabei Li, et al.. (2015). Determinants and Consequences of Arsenic Metabolism Efficiency among 4,794 Individuals: Demographics, Lifestyle, Genetics, and Toxicity. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 25(2). 381–390. 63 indexed citations

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Wu, Fen, et al.. (2014). Arsenic Exposure and Subclinical Endpoints of Cardiovascular Disease. Current Environmental Health Reports. 1(2). 148–162. 36 indexed citations

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Parvez, Faruque, Yu Chen, Christopher O. Olopade, et al.. (2013). Arsenic Exposure and Impaired Lung Function. Findings from a Large Population-based Prospective Cohort Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 188(7). 813–819. 99 indexed citations

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Chen, Yu, Habibul Ahsan, Vesna Slavkovich, et al.. (2010). No Association between Arsenic Exposure from Drinking Water and Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study in Bangladesh. Environmental Health Perspectives. 118(9). 1299–1305. 72 indexed citations

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Chen, Yu. (2009). Pharmacokinetics and bioequivalence of bisoprolol tablets in healthy volunteers. Chinese Journal of New Drugs and Clinical Remedies. 1 indexed citations

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