Yun-Shen Chan

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
25 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Yun-Shen Chan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Hepatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yun-Shen Chan has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Plant Science and 3 papers in Hepatology. Recurrent topics in Yun-Shen Chan's work include Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (11 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (10 papers) and Renal and related cancers (4 papers). Yun-Shen Chan is often cited by papers focused on Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (11 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (10 papers) and Renal and related cancers (4 papers). Yun-Shen Chan collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, China and United States. Yun-Shen Chan's co-authors include Huck‐Hui Ng, Xinyi Lu, Jianming Jiang, Na‐Yu Chia, Jonathan Göke, Yuin‐Han Loh, Galih Kunarso, Guillaume Bourque, Justin Jeyakani and Guoqing Tong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Yun-Shen Chan

22 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

A core Klf circuitry regulates self-renewal of embryonic ... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2010 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. A core Klf circuitry regulates self-renewal of embryonic stem cells
    2008 589 citations Jianming Jiang, Yun-Shen Chan et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →
  2. Transposable elements have rewired the core regulatory network of human embryonic stem cells
    2010 557 citations Galih Kunarso, Na‐Yu Chia et al. Nature Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yun-Shen Chan Singapore 16 3.0k 536 371 288 263 25 3.3k
Jiekai Chen China 30 2.7k 0.9× 215 0.4× 345 0.9× 297 1.0× 276 1.0× 66 3.1k
Mirei Murakami Japan 5 3.1k 1.0× 71 0.1× 371 1.0× 214 0.7× 328 1.2× 5 3.6k
Aibin He China 32 2.9k 0.9× 128 0.2× 366 1.0× 936 3.3× 241 0.9× 61 3.4k
Véronique Pantesco France 22 2.0k 0.7× 108 0.2× 292 0.8× 262 0.9× 76 0.3× 35 2.7k
Laurakay Bruhn United States 13 2.3k 0.8× 515 1.0× 1.1k 3.0× 1.5k 5.1× 328 1.2× 15 3.4k
Francesca Cole United States 20 2.2k 0.7× 298 0.6× 636 1.7× 160 0.6× 76 0.3× 30 2.5k
Gabriel Kolle Australia 20 1.6k 0.5× 131 0.2× 224 0.6× 480 1.7× 86 0.3× 34 2.1k
Petra Schwalie Switzerland 17 2.1k 0.7× 512 1.0× 471 1.3× 371 1.3× 146 0.6× 30 2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Yun-Shen Chan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yun-Shen Chan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yun-Shen Chan

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wu, You, Yun-Shen Chan, Yawei Gao, et al.. (2026). Endogenous retroviruses synthesize heterologous chimeric RNAs to reinforce human early embryo development. Science. 391(6783). eadv5257–eadv5257.
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Yang, Lingyan, Shixiang Wang, Yue Liu, et al.. (2025). Dual-ligand engineered exosome regulates WNT signaling activation to promote liver repair and regeneration. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9019–9019. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Yue, et al.. (2023). A decade of liver organoids: Advances in disease modeling. Clinical and Molecular Hepatology. 29(3). 643–669. 14 indexed citations
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Xiang, Xinyu, Iwona Szczerbinska, Yuli Qian, et al.. (2022). Krüppel-like factor 5 rewires NANOG regulatory network to activate human naive pluripotency specific LTR7Ys and promote naive pluripotency. Cell Reports. 40(8). 111240–111240. 18 indexed citations
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Dan, Yock Young, et al.. (2021). Emerging liver organoid platforms and technologies. Cell Regeneration. 10(1). 27–27. 26 indexed citations
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Tan, Char Loo, Derrick Wen Quan Lian, Chik Hong Kuick, Yun-Shen Chan, & Kenneth Tou En Chang. (2019). Cells with ganglionic differentiation frequently stain for VE1 antibody: a potential pitfall. Brain Tumor Pathology. 37(1). 14–21. 1 indexed citations
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Szczerbinska, Iwona, Kevin Andrew Uy Gonzales, Engin Cukuroglu, et al.. (2019). A Chemically Defined Feeder-free System for the Establishment and Maintenance of the Human Naive Pluripotent State. Stem Cell Reports. 13(4). 612–626. 26 indexed citations
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Aw, Jong Ghut Ashley, Yang Shen, Andreas Wilm, et al.. (2016). In Vivo Mapping of Eukaryotic RNA Interactomes Reveals Principles of Higher-Order Organization and Regulation. Molecular Cell. 62(4). 603–617. 246 indexed citations
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Göke, Jonathan, et al.. (2015). Dynamic Transcription of Distinct Classes of Endogenous Retroviral Elements Marks Specific Populations of Early Human Embryonic Cells. Cell stem cell. 16(2). 135–141. 252 indexed citations
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Gonzales, Kevin Andrew Uy, Hongqing Liang, Yee Siang Lim, et al.. (2015). Deterministic Restriction on Pluripotent State Dissolution by Cell-Cycle Pathways. Cell. 162(3). 564–579. 152 indexed citations
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Ho, Lena, Shawn Y.X. Tan, Sheena Wee, et al.. (2015). ELABELA Is an Endogenous Growth Factor that Sustains hESC Self-Renewal via the PI3K/AKT Pathway. Cell stem cell. 17(4). 435–447. 145 indexed citations
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Ho, Lena, Shawn Y.X. Tan, Sheena Wee, et al.. (2015). ELABELA Is an Endogenous Growth Factor that Sustains hESC Self-Renewal via the PI3K/AKT Pathway. Cell stem cell. 17(5). 635–635. 10 indexed citations
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Chan, Yun-Shen, Jonathan Göke, Jia-Hui Ng, et al.. (2013). Induction of a Human Pluripotent State with Distinct Regulatory Circuitry that Resembles Preimplantation Epiblast. Cell stem cell. 13(6). 663–675. 300 indexed citations
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Göke, Jonathan, Yun-Shen Chan, Junli Yan, Martin Vingron, & Huck‐Hui Ng. (2013). Genome-wide Kinase-Chromatin Interactions Reveal the Regulatory Network of ERK Signaling in Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Molecular Cell. 50(6). 844–855. 78 indexed citations
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Chan, Yun-Shen, Jonathan Göke, Xinyi Lu, et al.. (2012). A PRC2-Dependent Repressive Role of PRDM14 in Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Reprogramming. Stem Cells. 31(4). 682–692. 57 indexed citations
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Kunarso, Galih, Na‐Yu Chia, Justin Jeyakani, et al.. (2010). Transposable elements have rewired the core regulatory network of human embryonic stem cells. Nature Genetics. 42(7). 631–634. 557 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chia, Na‐Yu, Yun-Shen Chan, Bo Feng, et al.. (2010). A genome-wide RNAi screen reveals determinants of human embryonic stem cell identity. Nature. 468(7321). 316–320. 367 indexed citations
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Feng, Bo, Jianming Jiang, Petra Kraus, et al.. (2009). Reprogramming of fibroblasts into induced pluripotent stem cells with orphan nuclear receptor Esrrb. Nature Cell Biology. 11(2). 197–203. 356 indexed citations
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Jiang, Jianming, Yun-Shen Chan, Yuin‐Han Loh, et al.. (2008). A core Klf circuitry regulates self-renewal of embryonic stem cells. Nature Cell Biology. 10(3). 353–360. 589 indexed citations breakdown →

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