Zhe Chen

8.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
123 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Zhe Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhe Chen has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Oncology and 18 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Zhe Chen's work include Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (14 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (10 papers) and Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (9 papers). Zhe Chen is often cited by papers focused on Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (14 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (10 papers) and Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (9 papers). Zhe Chen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Zhe Chen's co-authors include Nikolaus Grigorieff, Stephen R. Sprang, Michael G. Roth, Deborah A. Brown, Karin Melkonian, Anne G. Ostermeyer, Stephen C. Harrison, Paul C. Sternweis, Junji Yodoi and Eiji Yoshihara and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Zhe Chen

114 papers receiving 6.0k 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.

Role of Lipid Modifications in Targeting Proteins to Detergent-resistant Membrane Rafts

1999 539 citations Zhe Chen et al. profile →
Beam-induced motion of vitrified specimen on holey carbon film

2012 296 citations Zhe Chen, Stephen C. Harrison et al. profile →
Define cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in the tumor microenvironment: new opportunities in cancer immunotherapy and advances in clinical trials

2023 228 citations Zhe 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
Zhe Chen United States	42	3.6k	895	736	598	586	123	6.0k
Kliment A. Verba United States	9	4.3k 1.2×	593 0.7×	401 0.5×	531 0.9×	648 1.1×	19	5.9k
Ali Punjani Canada	11	4.9k 1.4×	659 0.7×	493 0.7×	717 1.2×	898 1.5×	16	7.5k
Maofu Liao United States	35	3.7k 1.0×	496 0.6×	400 0.5×	639 1.1×	515 0.9×	60	6.1k
Eugene Palovcak United States	10	4.1k 1.1×	542 0.6×	350 0.5×	534 0.9×	718 1.2×	13	5.9k
Jean‐Paul Armache United States	23	6.5k 1.8×	736 0.8×	480 0.7×	595 1.0×	869 1.5×	41	8.7k
Fei Sun China	42	3.8k 1.1×	609 0.7×	450 0.6×	1.5k 2.5×	538 0.9×	219	7.1k
Kai Zhang China	29	3.1k 0.9×	801 0.9×	267 0.4×	415 0.7×	417 0.7×	131	5.3k
Jasenko Zivanov United Kingdom	10	4.3k 1.2×	516 0.6×	323 0.4×	1.0k 1.7×	772 1.3×	13	6.4k
Dari Kimanius United Kingdom	14	4.1k 1.1×	507 0.6×	275 0.4×	527 0.9×	904 1.5×	22	5.8k
Alexis Rohou United States	18	3.8k 1.0×	398 0.4×	319 0.4×	392 0.7×	743 1.3×	27	5.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhe Chen

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Fung, Ho Yee Joyce, Yan Han, Jue Liang, et al.. (2025). A genome-scale drug discovery pipeline uncovers therapeutic targets and a unique p97 allosteric binding site in Schistosoma mansoni. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(35). e2505710122–e2505710122.

Chen, Zhe, Ronghui Hou, Ruijie Zhang, et al.. (2025). Rhizobial symbiosis modulates mercury accumulation and metabolic adaptation under hydrological extremes. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 495. 139141–139141.

Chen, Zhe, et al.. (2024). Re-irradiation of a Classic Kaposi’s Sarcoma Using Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy. Cureus. 16(1). e51782–e51782.

Singla, Amika, Ho Yee Joyce Fung, Ran Song, et al.. (2024). Structural basis for Retriever-SNX17 assembly and endosomal sorting. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10193–10193. 5 indexed citations

Han, Liang, Jiahui Yan, Tingting Li, et al.. (2024). Wutou decoction alleviates arthritis inflammation in CIA mice by regulating Treg cell stability and Treg/Th17 balance via the JAK2/STAT3 pathway. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 334. 118463–118463. 11 indexed citations

Lu, Liting, Qi Zhao, Zhe Chen, et al.. (2024). Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli T6SS effector protein Hcp2a causes mitochondrial dysfunction through interaction with LETM1 protein in DF-1 cells. Poultry Science. 103(4). 103514–103514. 2 indexed citations

Singla, Amika, Yan Han, Kohei Suzuki, et al.. (2023). Structural organization of the retriever–CCC endosomal recycling complex. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 31(6). 910–924. 17 indexed citations

Chen, Zhe, et al.. (2023). Toll-interacting protein participates in immunity and development of the lepidopteran insect Antheraea pernyi. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 113(4). 497–507. 2 indexed citations

Tripathi, Amit Kumar, et al.. (2023). Cabazitaxel-Loaded Nanoparticles Reduce the Invasiveness in Metastatic Prostate Cancer Cells: Beyond the Classical Taxane Function. Pharmaceutics. 15(2). 662–662. 5 indexed citations

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Osinski, Adam, Genaro Hernandez, Jennifer L. Eitson, et al.. (2022). The mechanism of RNA capping by SARS-CoV-2. Nature. 609(7928). 793–800. 76 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhe, et al.. (2022). TMEM41B, a novel ER phospholipid scramblase mediating systemic lipid metabolism. Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica. 54(11). 1761–1764. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhe, Zongheng Wang, Guofeng Zhang, et al.. (2020). Mitochondrial DNA segregation and replication restrict the transmission of detrimental mutation. The Journal of Cell Biology. 219(7). 35 indexed citations

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Yuan, Liang, Quan Li, Ding Bai, et al.. (2020). La2O3 Nanoparticles Induce Reproductive Toxicity Mediated by the Nrf-2/ARE Signaling Pathway in Kunming Mice. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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Peng, Wei, Amanda K. Casey, Jessie Fernandez, et al.. (2020). A distinct inhibitory mechanism of the V-ATPase by Vibrio VopQ revealed by cryo-EM. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 27(6). 589–597. 7 indexed citations

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Ye, Risheng, Ruth Gordillo, Mengle Shao, et al.. (2018). Intracellular lipid metabolism impairs β cell compensation during diet-induced obesity. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 128(3). 1178–1189. 33 indexed citations

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Dai, Qun, Zhe Chen, Yuqing Ge, et al.. (2012). [Mechanism of platycodin D-induced apoptosis in A549 human lung cancer cells].. PubMed. 37(17). 2626–9. 5 indexed citations

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Yoshihara, Eiji, Zhe Chen, Yoshiyuki Matsuo, Hiroshi Masutani, & Junji Yodoi. (2010). Thiol Redox Transitions by Thioredoxin and Thioredoxin-Binding Protein-2 in Cell Signaling. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 474. 67–82. 47 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhe, Ethan C. Settembre, Scott Takeo Aoki, et al.. (2009). Molecular interactions in rotavirus assembly and uncoating seen by high-resolution cryo-EM. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(26). 10644–10648. 117 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhe, Ethan C. Settembre, Scott Takeo Aoki, et al.. (2009). High-Resolution Electron Microscopy of a Rotavirus Particle. Biophysical Journal. 96(3). 413a–413a.

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Sprang, Stephen R., Zhe Chen, & Xinlin Du. (2007). Structural Basis of Effector Regulation and Signal Termination in Heterotrimeric Gα Proteins. Advances in protein chemistry. 74. 1–65. 77 indexed citations

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