Yun Chen

8.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
146 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Yun Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yun Chen has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Pharmacology and 31 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yun Chen's work include Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (53 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (25 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (25 papers). Yun Chen is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (53 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (25 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (25 papers). Yun Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Sweden and Denmark. Yun Chen's co-authors include Jens Nielsen, Verena Siewers, Xiaowei Li, Quanli Liu, Anastasia Krivoruchko, Michel Schalk, Laurent Daviet, Sheng‐Hong Tseng, Zihe Liu and Irina Borodina and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Yun Chen

138 papers receiving 6.3k 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.

Third-generation biorefineries as the means to produce fuels and chemicals from CO2

2020 333 citations Zihe Liu, Yun Chen et al. Nature Catalysis profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yun Chen China	42	5.0k	1.7k	788	632	474	146	6.3k
Xueli Zhang China	42	4.8k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	481 0.6×	396 0.6×	247 0.5×	186	5.9k
Yingping Zhuang China	38	3.2k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	478 0.6×	538 0.9×	416 0.9×	284	4.8k
Jingwen Zhou China	48	6.2k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	883 1.1×	1.2k 2.0×	1.1k 2.4×	415	8.7k
Rodrigo Ledesma‐Amaro United Kingdom	45	6.2k 1.2×	2.7k 1.5×	298 0.4×	559 0.9×	373 0.8×	193	7.4k
Deok‐Kun Oh South Korea	51	5.7k 1.1×	1.8k 1.0×	379 0.5×	1.4k 2.2×	624 1.3×	319	9.3k
Fuping Lu China	36	2.8k 0.5×	945 0.5×	348 0.4×	1.3k 2.1×	633 1.3×	326	5.3k
Yanhe Ma China	54	7.5k 1.5×	3.1k 1.8×	524 0.7×	2.2k 3.5×	531 1.1×	315	10.5k
Siliang Zhang China	38	3.0k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	537 0.7×	599 0.9×	194 0.4×	220	4.5k
Antonius J. A. van Maris Netherlands	45	5.6k 1.1×	3.3k 1.9×	197 0.3×	650 1.0×	1.6k 3.4×	106	7.0k
Xiao‐Jun Ji China	50	5.7k 1.1×	2.8k 1.6×	354 0.4×	361 0.6×	193 0.4×	202	8.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Yun Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yun Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yun Chen

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

Zhu, Rongsheng, Zi‐Qi Shi, Yun Chen, et al.. (2025). Epidemiology, genetic diversity and evolution of pigeon circovirus. Poultry Science. 104(4). 104928–104928.

Jiang, Xinna, Quancheng Liu, Shuxiang Fan, et al.. (2025). Prediction of multi-task physicochemical indices based on hyperspectral imaging and analysis of the relationship between physicochemical composition and sensory quality of tea. Food Research International. 211. 116455–116455. 5 indexed citations

Li, Lingyun, Yu Chen, Ping Liu, et al.. (2024). Increased CO2 fixation enables high carbon-yield production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid in yeast. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1591–1591. 22 indexed citations

Jia, Lei, Yun Chen, Jian Jin, et al.. (2024). Integration of Multicomplex‐Based Pharmacophore Modeling and Molecular Docking in Machine Learning‐Based Virtual Screening: Toward the Discovery of Novel PI3K Inhibitors. Advanced Theory and Simulations. 7(7). 2 indexed citations

Yao, Zhen, Yufeng Guo, Huan Wang, et al.. (2023). A highly efficient transcriptome-based biosynthesis of non-ethanol chemicals in Crabtree negative Saccharomyces cerevisiae. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 16(1). 37–37. 8 indexed citations

Liu, Xiuyu, Xiang Jiao, Ying Ma, et al.. (2023). Structure-function analysis of CYP719As involved in methylenedioxy bridge-formation in the biosynthesis of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids and its de novo production. Microbial Cell Factories. 22(1). 23–23. 8 indexed citations

Xie, Dongdong, Yifan Yang, Yun Chen, et al.. (2023). Development, validation and psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the biopsychosocial impact scale in orofacial pain patients. Frontiers in Psychology. 14. 1101383–1101383. 1 indexed citations

Jiao, Xiang, Hao Tang, Ying Ma, et al.. (2023). Phylogenetic analysis and functional characterization of norcoclaurine synthase involved in benzylisoquinoline alkaloids biosynthesis in Stephania tetrandra. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 239(10). e31065–e31065. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Yun, Yarong Wang, Yali Zhang, et al.. (2022). Carnosic acid ameliorated Aβ-mediated (amyloid-β peptide) toxicity, cholinergic dysfunction and mitochondrial defect in Caenorhabditis elegans of Alzheimer's Model. Food & Function. 13(8). 4624–4640. 22 indexed citations

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Chen, Yun, et al.. (2022). Litchi flower essential oil balanced lipid metabolism through the regulation of DAF-2/IIS, MDT-15/SBP-1, and MDT-15/NHR-49 pathway. Frontiers in Nutrition. 9. 934518–934518. 7 indexed citations

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Chen, Yun, et al.. (2021). The transcription factor MYB40 is a central regulator in arsenic resistance in Arabidopsis. Plant Communications. 2(6). 100234–100234. 33 indexed citations

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Li, Xiaowei, Yanyan Wang, Gang Li, et al.. (2021). Metabolic network remodelling enhances yeast’s fitness on xylose using aerobic glycolysis. Nature Catalysis. 4(9). 783–796. 31 indexed citations

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Zhu, Zhiwei, Yating Hu, Paulo Gonçalves Teixeira, et al.. (2020). Multidimensional engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for efficient synthesis of medium-chain fatty acids. Nature Catalysis. 3(1). 64–74. 105 indexed citations

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Pereira, Rui, Elsayed T. Mohamed, Mohammad Radi, et al.. (2020). Elucidating aromatic acid tolerance at low pH in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using adaptive laboratory evolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(45). 27954–27961. 62 indexed citations

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Lv, Jun, Lianguang Shang, Yun Chen, et al.. (2020). OsSLC1 Encodes a Pentatricopeptide Repeat Protein Essential for Early Chloroplast Development and Seedling Survival. Rice. 13(1). 25–25. 24 indexed citations

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Chen, Yun, et al.. (2017). Rapid diagnosis of sepsis with TaqMan‐Based multiplex real‐time PCR. Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis. 32(2). 13 indexed citations

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Kildegaard, Kanchana Rueksomtawin, Niels Bjerg Jensen, Konstantin Schneider, et al.. (2016). Engineering and systems-level analysis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid via malonyl-CoA reductase-dependent pathway. Microbial Cell Factories. 15(1). 53–53. 96 indexed citations

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Li, Qiuchun, Xiaolei Xie, Xiaohui Zhou, et al.. (2016). Characterization of CRISPR-Cas system in clinical Staphylococcus epidermidis strains revealed its potential association with bacterial infection sites. Microbiological Research. 193. 103–110. 30 indexed citations

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Tian, Yuan, Zunjian Zhang, Jing Li, Wenjing Li, & Yun Chen. (2010). Multiresidue determination of fluoroquinolones in eggs by solid-phase extraction-LC-MS/MS. Zhongguo yaoke daxue xuebao. 41(1). 60–65. 3 indexed citations

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Chen, Yun & Sheng‐Hong Tseng. (2010). The Potential of Tetrandrine Against Gliomas. Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry. 10(7). 534–542. 36 indexed citations

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