Yu Chen

3.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
180 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Yu Chen is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Chen has authored 180 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Plant Science, 72 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Yu Chen's work include Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (29 papers), Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (19 papers) and Natural Compound Pharmacology Studies (19 papers). Yu Chen is often cited by papers focused on Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (29 papers), Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (19 papers) and Natural Compound Pharmacology Studies (19 papers). Yu Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Yu Chen's co-authors include Liang‐Nian Ji, Hui Chao, Kangqiang Qiu, Thomas W. Rees, Heping Zhu, Guangzhong Yang, Mona N. Högberg, Peter Högberg, H. E. Ozkan and Richard C. Derksen and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Yu Chen

168 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

High‐Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells with Improved Interfacial Charge Extraction by Bridging Molecules

2024 96 citations Yu Chen et al. profile →
Microbiome convergence enables siderophore-secreting-rhizobacteria to improve iron nutrition and yield of peanut intercropped with maize

2024 62 citations Nanqi Wang, Tianqi Wang et al. Nature Communications 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	24	969	680	359	299	177	180	2.3k
Jing An China	24	683 0.7×	511 0.8×	565 1.6×	339 1.1×	64 0.4×	82	2.1k
Yaohua Huang China	35	865 0.9×	588 0.9×	218 0.6×	188 0.6×	78 0.4×	61	3.3k
Shailendra P. Singh India	30	335 0.3×	779 1.1×	286 0.8×	247 0.8×	257 1.5×	97	3.4k
Jiao Zhang China	25	852 0.9×	854 1.3×	145 0.4×	208 0.7×	104 0.6×	75	2.1k
Frieder Schauer Germany	33	1.3k 1.4×	1.0k 1.5×	136 0.4×	373 1.2×	295 1.7×	127	3.4k
Alireza Ghassempour Iran	31	776 0.8×	916 1.3×	663 1.8×	525 1.8×	130 0.7×	150	3.3k
Haiyun Zhang China	30	313 0.3×	1.3k 1.9×	303 0.8×	382 1.3×	184 1.0×	125	3.5k
Ting Xu China	29	397 0.4×	815 1.2×	178 0.5×	371 1.2×	68 0.4×	128	2.3k
James E. Rookes Australia	27	1.4k 1.5×	795 1.2×	447 1.2×	325 1.1×	71 0.4×	61	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Yu Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yu Chen

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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.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yan, Yuhan, Liurong Huang, Jiale Shen, Yu Chen, & Ronghai He. (2025). The impact of ultrasound synergized with salt on the structure and loading characteristics of whey protein isolate-chitosan complexes. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 307(Pt 1). 141769–141769. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Yu, et al.. (2025). Identification of Fatty Acid Synthase in Arma chinensis and Its Expression Profiles in Response to Starvation. Insects. 16(2). 154–154.

Chen, Yu, et al.. (2025). Halogen‐Bearing Peptide Liquid Crystals to Elicit Molecular Alignments for Residual Dipolar Coupling Measurement. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 46(8). e2401002–e2401002. 1 indexed citations

Li, Huan, Chao Xia, Yu Chen, et al.. (2024). Physiological and transcriptomic analysis dissects the molecular mechanism governing meat quality during postmortem aging in Hu sheep (Ovis aries). Frontiers in Nutrition. 10. 1321938–1321938. 3 indexed citations

Mei, Gui, Yitong Li, Xiaofei Yang, et al.. (2024). Antihyperglycemic effects of triterpenoid saponins from the seeds of Bge. Phytochemistry. 221. 114049–114049. 4 indexed citations

Yu, Chunming, Yu Chen, Jikang Chen, et al.. (2024). Lipids signaling and unsaturation of fatty acids participate in ramie response to submergence stress and hypoxia-responsive gene regulation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 263(Pt 2). 130104–130104. 4 indexed citations

Muhammad, Saleh, Ahmad Farhan, Muhammad Waqas Iqbal, et al.. (2024). Unveiling cellular mysteries: Advances in BODIPY dyes for subcellular imaging. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 526. 216383–216383. 14 indexed citations

Chen, Jikang, Ping Chen, Kunmei Chen, et al.. (2024). Physiological, molecular, and morphological adjustment to waterlogging stress in ramie and selection of waterlogging-tolerant varieties. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 216. 109101–109101. 5 indexed citations

Chen, Yu, Xinghua Lin, Yian Zhu, et al.. (2024). A time-course transcriptome analysis of gonads from HongKong catfish (Clarias fuscus) reveals genes and pathways associated with gonadal development. Aquaculture Reports. 37. 102247–102247. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Nanqi, Tianqi Wang, Yu Chen, et al.. (2024). Microbiome convergence enables siderophore-secreting-rhizobacteria to improve iron nutrition and yield of peanut intercropped with maize. Nature Communications. 15(1). 839–839. 62 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Wu, et al.. (2024). Anatomical Changes during Chestnut (Castanea mollissima BL.) Gall Development Stages Induced by the Gall Wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae). Plants. 13(13). 1766–1766. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Yu, et al.. (2023). Pectin extracted from Premna Microphylla Turcz for preparation of a “sandwich” multi-property sensor film involved with deep eutectic solvent. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 253(Pt 5). 127171–127171. 4 indexed citations

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Tang, Jingyi, Yu Chen, Ahmad Ali, et al.. (2023). Development and characterization of a bamboo cellulose-based multifunctional composite film by deep eutectic solvent and gelatin. Industrial Crops and Products. 204. 117275–117275. 1 indexed citations

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Zhong, Hui, et al.. (2023). Mir-142-5p inhibits the osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells by targeting Lhx8. Heliyon. 9(9). e19878–e19878. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Yu, Ziqi Yi, Yanming Wang, et al.. (2023). Study of self-powered UV detector based on Sb-doped β-Ga2O3 thin film/P–Si heterojunction. Optical Materials. 145. 114431–114431. 10 indexed citations

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Yao, Yilong, Nai Wu, Yao Wang, et al.. (2023). Control of rice ratooning ability by a nucleoredoxin that inhibits histidine kinase dimerization to attenuate cytokinin signaling in axillary buds. Molecular Plant. 16(12). 1911–1926. 16 indexed citations

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Zhang, Guodong, et al.. (2023). LC-MS guided isolation of cytotoxic saponins from the flower buds of Lonicera macranthoides. Phytochemistry Letters. 55. 146–151. 2 indexed citations

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Huang, Liurong, Yu Chen, Shuang Ding, et al.. (2023). Emulsification and encapsulation properties of conjugates formed between whey protein isolate and carboxymethyl cellulose under acidic conditions. Food Chemistry. 430. 136995–136995. 16 indexed citations

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Liu, Hongling, et al.. (2019). Development and reproduction of the hoverfly Eupeodes corollae (Diptera: Syrphidae). 4(4). 654–660. 13 indexed citations

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Chen, Yu. (2002). Research on External Environment of Sustainable Development Pattern Selection in Chinese Mining Areas. Journal of China University of Mining and Technology.

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