Yuan Chen

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
121 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Yuan Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Yuan Chen has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Oncology and 16 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Yuan Chen's work include Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (39 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (10 papers) and Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (10 papers). Yuan Chen is often cited by papers focused on Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (39 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (10 papers) and Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (10 papers). Yuan Chen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Yuan Chen's co-authors include Jing Song, Linda K. Durrin, Theodore G. Krontiris, Thomas A. Wilkinson, Weidong Hu, Ziming Zhang, V. Jo Davisson, Mingtao Li, Juan Sun and Michael H. Tatham and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yuan Chen

118 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Cancer-cell-secreted exosomal miR-105 promotes tumour growth through the MYC-dependent metabolic reprogramming of stromal cells

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yuan Chen United States	36	3.8k	1.1k	679	528	293	121	4.7k
Alexey A. Lugovskoy United States	31	4.0k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	503 0.7×	1.2k 2.3×	203 0.7×	64	5.6k
Sandra B. Gabelli United States	34	3.6k 1.0×	1.7k 1.5×	253 0.4×	562 1.1×	255 0.9×	100	5.4k
Gennadi V. Glinsky United States	32	2.8k 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	825 1.2×	457 0.9×	303 1.0×	75	4.1k
Petra Van Damme Belgium	42	4.3k 1.1×	2.0k 1.7×	862 1.3×	528 1.0×	260 0.9×	117	5.7k
Milton T. Stubbs Germany	41	3.4k 0.9×	607 0.5×	515 0.8×	363 0.7×	468 1.6×	117	5.6k
Angela Nebbioso Italy	41	4.0k 1.1×	840 0.7×	482 0.7×	396 0.8×	351 1.2×	127	6.0k
Bing Yang China	34	3.5k 0.9×	679 0.6×	425 0.6×	684 1.3×	295 1.0×	127	4.9k
Ido Goldstein United States	35	2.7k 0.7×	844 0.7×	698 1.0×	675 1.3×	238 0.8×	75	4.2k
Xiaofeng Zheng China	35	2.7k 0.7×	538 0.5×	568 0.8×	631 1.2×	232 0.8×	147	3.7k
Sibaji Sarkar United States	19	2.5k 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	818 1.2×	278 0.5×	218 0.7×	47	4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Yuan Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yuan Chen

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Yuan, Kai Liu, Lili Zhou, et al.. (2025). H ₂ S Donor Functionalized Molecular Machine for Combating Multidrug‐Resistant Bacteria Infected Chronic Wounds. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(30). e202507833–e202507833. 3 indexed citations

Huang, Xingyu, et al.. (2025). Integrated transcriptomics and metabolomics analysis reveal the regulatory mechanisms underlying the combined effects of heat and glucose starvation on carotenoid biosynthesis in Rhodotorula glutinis YM25079. Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts. 18(1). 71–71. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Yuan, et al.. (2023). Comparative Analysis of Roots from Vicatia thibetica de Boiss and Angelica sinensis Based on Chemical Composition, Antioxidant, Nitrite-Scavenging and Enzyme Inhibition Activities. Molecules. 28(4). 1942–1942. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Chun-Hsiung, et al.. (2023). Structural basis for calcium-stimulating pore formation of Vibrio α-hemolysin. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5946–5946. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Yuan, et al.. (2023). Mechanism of Insoluble Aggregate Formation in a Reconstituted Solution of Spray-Dried Protein Powder. Pharmaceutical Research. 40(10). 2355–2370. 14 indexed citations

Geng, Lijun, Yiwen Zhang, J. Andrew Jones, et al.. (2022). De novo Biosynthesis of Salvianolic Acid B in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Engineered with the Rosmarinic Acid Biosynthetic Pathway. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 70(7). 2290–2302. 12 indexed citations

Du, Li, Wei Liu, Grace Aldana-Masangkay, et al.. (2022). SUMOylation inhibition enhances dexamethasone sensitivity in multiple myeloma. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 41(1). 8–8. 23 indexed citations

Yang, Siyu, et al.. (2019). DSP1 and DSP4 Act Synergistically in Small Nuclear RNA 3′ End Maturation and Pollen Growth. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 180(4). 2142–2151. 2 indexed citations

Gu, Long, Robert Lingeman, Emily Sun, et al.. (2018). The Anticancer Activity of a First-in-class Small-molecule Targeting PCNA. Clinical Cancer Research. 24(23). 6053–6065. 33 indexed citations

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He, Zhiheng, Jing Zhang, Zhaofeng Huang, et al.. (2018). Sumoylation of RORγt regulates TH17 differentiation and thymocyte development. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4870–4870. 28 indexed citations

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Chen, Yuan, Meng Wang, Yue Gao, et al.. (2017). Chitinase 3‐like‐1 promotes intrahepatic activation of coagulation through induction of tissue factor in mice. Hepatology. 67(6). 2384–2396. 14 indexed citations

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Hou, Daorong, Yong Jin, Xiaowei Nie, et al.. (2016). Derivation of Porcine Embryonic Stem-Like Cells from In Vitro-Produced Blastocyst-Stage Embryos. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 25838–25838. 47 indexed citations

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Liu, Yunfeng, Shengjun Li, Yuan Chen, et al.. (2016). snRNA 3′ End Processing by a CPSF73-Containing Complex Essential for Development in Arabidopsis. PLoS Biology. 14(10). e1002571–e1002571. 24 indexed citations

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Yue, Peibin, David Paladino, Yifei Li, et al.. (2015). Hydroxamic Acid and Benzoic Acid–Based STAT3 Inhibitors Suppress Human Glioma and Breast Cancer Phenotypes In Vitro and In Vivo. Cancer Research. 76(3). 652–663. 60 indexed citations

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Madu, Ikenna G., Shirley Xin Li, Baozong Li, et al.. (2015). A Novel Class of HIV-1 Antiviral Agents Targeting HIV via a SUMOylation-Dependent Mechanism. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 17808–17808. 12 indexed citations

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Cao, Xuefei, Xu Li, H. Helen Lin, et al.. (2008). SUMOylation of HMGA2: selective destabilization of promyelocytic leukemia protein via proteasome. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 7(4). 923–934. 17 indexed citations

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Song, Jing, Linda K. Durrin, Thomas A. Wilkinson, Theodore G. Krontiris, & Yuan Chen. (2004). Identification of a SUMO-binding motif that recognizes SUMO-modified proteins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(40). 14373–14378. 483 indexed citations

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Yuan, Yate‐Ching, Robert H. Whitson, Qin Liu, Keiichi Itakura, & Yuan Chen. (1998). A novel DNA-binding motif shares structural homology to DNA replication and repair nucleases and polymerases. Nature Structural Biology. 5(11). 959–964. 57 indexed citations

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Chen, Yuan, Jonathan Reizer, Milton H. Saier, Wayne J. Fairbrother, & Peter E. Wright. (1993). Mapping of the binding interfaces of the proteins of the bacterial phosphotransferase system, HPr and IIAglc. Biochemistry. 32(1). 32–37. 111 indexed citations

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Li, Jun, Mei Zhou, & Yuan Chen. (1993). Reversal of inhibition of reactive oxygen species on respiratory burst of macrophages by polysaccharide from Coriolus versicolor. International Journal of Immunopharmacology. 15(3). 429–433. 15 indexed citations

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