Yuejun Chen

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Yuejun Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Yuejun Chen has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 9 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Yuejun Chen's work include Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (13 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (9 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (8 papers). Yuejun Chen is often cited by papers focused on Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (13 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (9 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (8 papers). Yuejun Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Yuejun Chen's co-authors include Su‐Chun Zhang, Man Xiong, Lan Ma, Jingyuan Cao, Yingying Zhou, Zhen‐Ge Luo, Wenhao Zhou, Zhongwei Du, Xiang-Chun Ju and Yang Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nature Medicine and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Yuejun Chen

43 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Generation of vascularized brain organoids to study neurovascular interactions

2022 222 citations Yingying Zhou, Yuejun Chen et al. eLife profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yuejun Chen China	20	968	520	207	203	111	45	1.4k
Elena Dvoretskova Germany	10	1.1k 1.2×	581 1.1×	292 1.4×	140 0.7×	167 1.5×	13	1.5k
Amanda J. Kedaigle United States	11	865 0.9×	243 0.5×	241 1.2×	269 1.3×	73 0.7×	14	1.3k
Nina S. Corsini Austria	9	855 0.9×	278 0.5×	299 1.4×	357 1.8×	100 0.9×	10	1.3k
Zheng Qin Yin China	26	1.4k 1.4×	546 1.1×	177 0.9×	205 1.0×	67 0.6×	122	2.3k
Abed AlFatah Mansour United States	10	1.1k 1.2×	312 0.6×	307 1.5×	388 1.9×	173 1.6×	12	1.6k
Cooper W Bloyd United States	3	619 0.6×	262 0.5×	261 1.3×	311 1.5×	113 1.0×	3	971
Bruna Paulsen Brazil	9	823 0.9×	207 0.4×	221 1.1×	283 1.4×	81 0.7×	15	1.1k
Angela Bithell United Kingdom	16	985 1.0×	431 0.8×	312 1.5×	138 0.7×	38 0.3×	27	1.4k
Sara Nolbrant Sweden	10	808 0.8×	466 0.9×	172 0.8×	72 0.4×	60 0.5×	16	1.0k
Maria Teresa Dell’Anno Italy	10	949 1.0×	493 0.9×	251 1.2×	138 0.7×	36 0.3×	15	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yuejun Chen

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yan, Wei, Qinqin Gao, Ziyan Wu, et al.. (2025). Human stem cell-derived A10 dopaminergic neurons specifically integrate into mouse circuits and improve depression-like behaviors. Cell stem cell. 32(9). 1457–1474.e7.

Ge, Xiaolu, Chao Du, Fang Li, et al.. (2025). Long non-coding RNA CAR10 promotes angiogenesis of lung adenocarcinoma by mediating nuclear LDHA to epigenetically regulate VEGFA/C. Communications Biology. 8(1). 32–32.

Peng, Jian, Zhaoqin Chen, Hui He, et al.. (2024). High-throughput mapping of single-neuron projection and molecular features by retrograde barcoded labeling. eLife. 13. 5 indexed citations

Chen, Yuejun, et al.. (2024). The role of cardiac microenvironment in cardiovascular diseases: implications for therapy. Human Cell. 37(3). 607–624. 7 indexed citations

Wang, Ziyao, Li Xu, Li Fang, et al.. (2023). microRNA-660 Enhances Cisplatin Sensitivity via Decreasing SATB2 Expression in Lung Adenocarcinoma. Genes. 14(4). 911–911. 4 indexed citations

He, Hui, Qinqin Gao, Yingying Zhou, et al.. (2022). Human midbrain dopaminergic neuronal differentiation markers predict cell therapy outcomes in a Parkinson’s disease model. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 132(14). 25 indexed citations

Jiang, Hua, Meng Fan, Yanjuan Chen, et al.. (2022). High-throughput FastCloning technology: A low-cost method for parallel cloning. PLoS ONE. 17(9). e0273873–e0273873. 2 indexed citations

Ma, Ling, Yan Cheng, Xiaoli Ji, et al.. (2022). Fast generation of forebrain oligodendrocyte spheroids from human embryonic stem cells by transcription factors. iScience. 25(10). 105172–105172. 5 indexed citations

Dong, Xin, Xin Chen, Mengdan Tao, et al.. (2020). Human cerebral organoids establish subcortical projections in the mouse brain after transplantation. Molecular Psychiatry. 26(7). 2964–2976. 86 indexed citations

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Cui, Kangli, Yaqing Wang, Yujuan Zhu, et al.. (2020). Neurodevelopmental impairment induced by prenatal valproic acid exposure shown with the human cortical organoid-on-a-chip model. Microsystems & Nanoengineering. 6(1). 49–49. 59 indexed citations

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Ji, Xiaoli, Ziyan Wu, Ling Ma, et al.. (2020). Generation of an induced pluripotent stem cell line from an Alström Syndrome patient with ALMS1 mutation (c.3902C > A, c.6436C > T) and a gene correction isogenic iPSC line. Stem Cell Research. 49. 102089–102089. 4 indexed citations

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Dong, Yi, Man Xiong, Yuejun Chen, et al.. (2020). Plasticity of Synaptic Transmission in Human Stem Cell-Derived Neural Networks. iScience. 23(2). 100829–100829. 14 indexed citations

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Chen, Yuejun, Man Xiong, Yi Dong, et al.. (2016). Chemical Control of Grafted Human PSC-Derived Neurons in a Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease. Cell stem cell. 18(6). 817–826. 118 indexed citations

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Chen, Yuejun, Jingyuan Cao, Man Xiong, et al.. (2015). Engineering Human Stem Cell Lines with Inducible Gene Knockout using CRISPR/Cas9. Cell stem cell. 17(2). 233–244. 131 indexed citations

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Gao, Qinqin, Wenqing Yao, Yezheng Tao, et al.. (2015). Post-training activation of Rac1 in the basolateral amygdala is required for the formation of both short-term and long-term auditory fear memory. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 8. 65–65. 26 indexed citations

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Long, Hui, et al.. (2012). Myo9b and RICS Modulate Dendritic Morphology of Cortical Neurons. Cerebral Cortex. 23(1). 71–79. 17 indexed citations

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Wu, Ziyan, et al.. (2012). Targeted Ubiquitination and Degradation of G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 5 by the DDB1-CUL4 Ubiquitin Ligase Complex. PLoS ONE. 7(8). e43997–e43997. 19 indexed citations

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Chen, Yuejun, Hui Long, Ziyan Wu, Xi Jiang, & Lan Ma. (2008). EGF Transregulates Opioid Receptors through EGFR-mediated GRK2 Phosphorylation and Activation. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 19(7). 2973–2983. 57 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaoqing, Feifei Wang, Xiaohong Chen, Yuejun Chen, & Lan Ma. (2008). Post‐endocytic fates of δ‐opioid receptor are regulated by GRK2‐mediated receptor phosphorylation and distinct β‐arrestin isoforms. Journal of Neurochemistry. 106(2). 781–792. 39 indexed citations

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Chen, Yuejun, et al.. (2008). Chronic, but Not Acute Morphine Treatment, Up-regulates α-Ca2+/calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase II Gene Expression in Rat Brain. Neurochemical Research. 33(10). 2092–2098. 18 indexed citations

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