Zhaowei Chen

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
52 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Zhaowei Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nephrology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhaowei Chen has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Nephrology and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Zhaowei Chen's work include Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (10 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (10 papers) and Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (6 papers). Zhaowei Chen is often cited by papers focused on Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (10 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (10 papers) and Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (6 papers). Zhaowei Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Zhaowei Chen's co-authors include Guohua Ding, Jijia Hu, Jun Feng, Jinsong Ren, Xiaogang Qu, Wei Liang, Zijing Zhu, Youhui Lin, Meili Yin and Zhenhua Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Biomaterials and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Zhaowei Chen

47 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Transition of acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease: role of metabolic reprogramming

2022 108 citations Zijing Zhu, Jijia Hu et al. Metabolism profile →
Dynamic model and vibration of rack vehicle on curve line

2025 19 citations Zhaowei Chen, Zaigang Chen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhaowei Chen China	22	609	289	197	171	125	52	1.2k
Pan Zhou China	19	476 0.8×	123 0.4×	242 1.2×	92 0.5×	143 1.1×	67	1.1k
Sumi Kim South Korea	15	830 1.4×	100 0.3×	163 0.8×	164 1.0×	68 0.5×	41	1.6k
Leyuan Xu United States	26	615 1.0×	281 1.0×	159 0.8×	52 0.3×	181 1.4×	36	1.4k
Fang Nie China	20	497 0.8×	74 0.3×	208 1.1×	157 0.9×	235 1.9×	75	1.3k
Tianjiao Zhao China	19	453 0.7×	104 0.4×	523 2.7×	373 2.2×	182 1.5×	32	1.4k
Meng Jia China	19	482 0.8×	76 0.3×	427 2.2×	130 0.8×	220 1.8×	36	1.4k
Zheng Pan China	10	227 0.4×	115 0.4×	229 1.2×	150 0.9×	106 0.8×	28	764
Yayun Nan China	18	419 0.7×	86 0.3×	547 2.8×	447 2.6×	195 1.6×	31	1.3k
Zuoxiu Xiao China	17	280 0.5×	92 0.3×	524 2.7×	308 1.8×	162 1.3×	21	1.0k
Chunli Zhang China	17	570 0.9×	40 0.1×	243 1.2×	93 0.5×	121 1.0×	64	1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhaowei Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhaowei Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhaowei Chen

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhu, Zijing, Yun Cao, Qian Yang, et al.. (2025). CerS6 links ceramide metabolism to innate immune responses in diabetic kidney disease. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1528–1528. 10 indexed citations

Chen, Zhaowei, Zhaowei Chen, Feng Wang, et al.. (2025). Performance and safety evaluation of rack vehicle in mountainous regions under pulsating wind loads. Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines. 1–22.

Chen, Xinghua, Zijing Zhu, Yiqun Hao, et al.. (2024). STING contributes to lipopolysaccharide-induced tubular cell inflammation and pyroptosis by activating endoplasmic reticulum stress in acute kidney injury. Cell Death and Disease. 15(3). 217–217. 42 indexed citations

Feng, Bing, Meng Liang, Dengfeng Li, et al.. (2024). Prognostic performance of MRI LI-RADS version 2018 features and clinical-pathological factors in alpha-fetoprotein-negative hepatocellular carcinoma. Abdominal Radiology. 49(6). 1918–1928.

Chen, Zhaowei, Zijing Zhu, Wei Liang, et al.. (2023). Reduction of anaerobic glycolysis contributes to angiotensin II-induced podocyte injury with foot process effacement. Kidney International. 103(4). 735–748. 38 indexed citations

Chen, Zhaowei, et al.. (2023). Interplay of lipid metabolism and inflammation in podocyte injury. Metabolism. 150. 155718–155718. 29 indexed citations

Deng, Minghua, Jinhua Li, Jinhua Li, et al.. (2022). Ultrasensitive Label-Free DNA Detection Based on Solution-Gated Graphene Transistors Functionalized with Carbon Quantum Dots. Analytical Chemistry. 94(7). 3320–3327. 37 indexed citations

Chen, Zhaowei, Zijing Zhu, Yiqun Hao, et al.. (2022). Angiotensin II induces podocyte metabolic reprogramming from glycolysis to glycerol-3-phosphate biosynthesis. Cellular Signalling. 99. 110443–110443. 6 indexed citations

Hu, Jijia, Zijing Zhu, Zhaowei Chen, et al.. (2022). Alteration in Rab11‐mediated endocytic trafficking of LDL receptor contributes to angiotensin II‐induced cholesterol accumulation and injury in podocytes. Cell Proliferation. 55(6). e13229–e13229. 8 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhaowei, Wei Liang, Jijia Hu, et al.. (2022). Sirt6 deficiency contributes to mitochondrial fission and oxidative damage in podocytes via ROCK1‐Drp1 signalling pathway. Cell Proliferation. 55(10). e13296–e13296. 21 indexed citations

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Zhu, Zijing, Jijia Hu, Zhaowei Chen, et al.. (2022). Transition of acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease: role of metabolic reprogramming. Metabolism. 131. 155194–155194. 108 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, Xueyan, Jun Feng, Wei Liang, et al.. (2021). Roles of SIRT6 in kidney disease: a novel therapeutic target. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 79(1). 53–53. 33 indexed citations

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Song, Jian, et al.. (2021). The circular RNA hsa_circ_000780 as a potential molecular diagnostic target for gastric cancer. BMC Medical Genomics. 14(1). 282–282. 11 indexed citations

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Qi, Yan, Kai Zhu, Lu Zhang, et al.. (2020). A negative feedback loop between JNK-associated leucine zipper protein and TGF-β1 regulates kidney fibrosis. Communications Biology. 3(1). 288–288. 15 indexed citations

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Yang, Qian, Jijia Hu, Yingjie Yang, et al.. (2020). Sirt6 deficiency aggravates angiotensin II-induced cholesterol accumulation and injury in podocytes. Theranostics. 10(16). 7465–7479. 52 indexed citations

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Hu, Jijia, Qian Yang, Zhaowei Chen, et al.. (2019). Small GTPase Arf6 regulates diabetes‐induced cholesterol accumulation in podocytes. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 234(12). 23559–23570. 19 indexed citations

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Feng, Jun, Yiqiong Ma, Zhaowei Chen, et al.. (2019). Mitochondrial pyruvate carrier 2 mediates mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis in high glucose-treated podocytes. Life Sciences. 237. 116941–116941. 30 indexed citations

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Fu, Qiang, et al.. (2016). Role of scaffolding protein JLP on the progression of renal interstitial fibrosis in mice model of unilateral ureteral obstruction and its underlying mechanism. 32(1). 30–36. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yan, et al.. (2015). Hybridization chain reaction engineered dsDNA for Cu metallization: an enzyme-free platform for amplified detection of cancer cells and microRNAs. Chemical Communications. 51(57). 11496–11499. 69 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhaowei, Youhui Lin, Chuanqi Zhao, Jinsong Ren, & Xiaogang Qu. (2012). Silver metallization engineered conformational switch of G-quadruplex for fluorescence turn-on detection of biothiols. Chemical Communications. 48(93). 11428–11428. 41 indexed citations

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