Zhengjun Chen

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Zhengjun Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhengjun Chen has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Cell Biology and 11 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Zhengjun Chen's work include Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (10 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (8 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (7 papers). Zhengjun Chen is often cited by papers focused on Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (10 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (8 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (7 papers). Zhengjun Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Zhengjun Chen's co-authors include Axel Ullrich, Alexei Kharitonenkov, Hongyang Wang, I Sures, Dan Du, Charles Cant, Martina Seiffert, Irène Rappold, Eric J. Brown and Lothar Kanz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Zhengjun Chen

81 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

A family of proteins that inhibit signalling through tyrosine kinase receptors

1997 572 citations Zhengjun Chen, Hongyang Wang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhengjun Chen China	29	2.0k	995	394	381	358	86	3.4k
Bin Xue China	31	2.0k 1.0×	527 0.5×	452 1.1×	395 1.0×	353 1.0×	104	3.1k
William F. Matter United States	14	3.1k 1.6×	749 0.8×	542 1.4×	689 1.8×	432 1.2×	19	4.5k
Anne‐Odile Hueber France	31	2.5k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	484 1.2×	745 2.0×	441 1.2×	68	3.5k
Sreenivasan Ponnambalam United Kingdom	42	2.6k 1.3×	1.0k 1.0×	1.0k 2.6×	425 1.1×	365 1.0×	126	4.4k
Yvona Ward United States	27	2.6k 1.3×	726 0.7×	524 1.3×	802 2.1×	397 1.1×	39	3.6k
Marc Mousli France	34	2.8k 1.4×	968 1.0×	210 0.5×	373 1.0×	192 0.5×	90	4.2k
Margaret Favata United States	19	2.6k 1.3×	1.2k 1.2×	346 0.9×	819 2.1×	471 1.3×	28	4.7k
Stuart Kellie United Kingdom	34	1.8k 0.9×	979 1.0×	619 1.6×	303 0.8×	290 0.8×	82	3.8k
Koichi Honke Japan	42	3.7k 1.8×	1.2k 1.2×	925 2.3×	345 0.9×	301 0.8×	134	5.2k
Christoph Reinhard United States	20	3.6k 1.8×	728 0.7×	834 2.1×	709 1.9×	564 1.6×	35	4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhengjun Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhengjun Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhengjun Chen

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

Mei, Jie, Hao Zhang, Cong Liang, et al.. (2025). Macrophages form dendrite-like pseudopods to enhance bacterial ingestion. The EMBO Journal. 44(17). 4772–4802.

Xie, Zhiqiang, Yunming Zhang, Xiaohong Chen, et al.. (2025). Neutrophil Granule-Mimetic Emulsion Inducing Gastrointestinal Immunity against Helicobacter pylori via Subcutaneous Vaccination. ACS Nano. 19(45). 39043–39061.

Wu, Yumei, Zhengjun Chen, Yuan Shen, et al.. (2025). Water-soluble thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole-based AIEgens for universal and Level 3 resolved latent fingerprint visualization. Chinese Chemical Letters. 111889–111889.

Chen, Zhengjun, Jie Yang, Xuxia Liu, et al.. (2024). Review of biological activities: A plant of traditional Chinese tonic. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 332. 118334–118334. 16 indexed citations

Chen, Zhengjun, et al.. (2024). <i>Codonopsis Radix</i> Inhibits the Inflammatory Response and Oxidative Stress in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Mice through Regulation of the Nrf2/NF-κB Signaling Pathway. Pharmacology. 109(5). 266–281. 5 indexed citations

Li, Na, Xiaochen Lu, Midie Xu, et al.. (2023). Enhanced BCAT1 activity and BCAA metabolism promotes RhoC activity in cancer progression. Nature Metabolism. 5(7). 1159–1173. 50 indexed citations

Liu, Xuxia, et al.. (2023). Quality Assessment and Classification of Codonopsis Radix Based on Fingerprints and Chemometrics. Molecules. 28(13). 5127–5127. 10 indexed citations

Luo, Pan, Yuan Gao, Zhengjun Chen, et al.. (2022). Central administration of human opiorphin alleviates dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis in mice through activation of the endogenous opioid system. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 13. 904926–904926. 9 indexed citations

Li, Chenglong, Xiaohong Chen, Hairui Wang, et al.. (2021). Nanoemulsions Target to Ectopic Lymphoids in Inflamed Joints to Restore Immune Tolerance in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Nano Letters. 21(6). 2551–2561. 50 indexed citations

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Tang, Yuqing, et al.. (2021). Multi-omics study on biomarker and pathway discovery of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Journal of Breath Research. 15(4). 44001–44001. 14 indexed citations

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Li, Jintao, Miao Yin, Di Wang, et al.. (2020). BCAT2-mediated BCAA catabolism is critical for development of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Nature Cell Biology. 22(2). 167–174. 174 indexed citations

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Zheng, Chao, Yuetong Wang, Yang Liu, et al.. (2017). Cell Division Cycle 42 plays a Cell type-Specific role in Lung Tumorigenesis. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 10407–10407. 9 indexed citations

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Lin, Jinzhong, et al.. (2016). Efficient Isolation and Functional Analysis of SpontaneousStreptococcus thermophilus Bacteriophage-Insensitive Mutants. 5(1). 51–57. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Peng, Shuting Wang, Sai Wang, et al.. (2016). Dual function of partitioning-defective 3 in the regulation of YAP phosphorylation and activation. Cell Discovery. 2(1). 16021–16021. 23 indexed citations

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Ji, Peng, Guang Yang, Jiahai Zhang, et al.. (2010). Solution structure of the second PDZ domain of Zonula Occludens 1. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 79(4). 1342–1346. 2 indexed citations

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Lü, Xuefeng, Xiujing Feng, Xiaobo Man, et al.. (2009). Aberrant Splicing of Hugl-1 Is Associated with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression. Clinical Cancer Research. 15(10). 3287–3296. 41 indexed citations

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Zhou, Wenchao, et al.. (2009). FGF-receptor substrate 2 functions as a molecular sensor integrating external regulatory signals into the FGF pathway. Cell Research. 19(10). 1165–1177. 22 indexed citations

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Fang, Longhou, Yiguo Wang, Dan Du, et al.. (2007). Cell polarity protein Par3 complexes with DNA-PK via Ku70 and regulates DNA double-strand break repair. Cell Research. 17(2). 100–116. 42 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhengjun. (2006). TRANSITION METAL CATALYSTS FOR OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION. Gaofenzi cailiao kexue yu gongcheng.

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Fuchs, Miriam, Hongyang Wang, Thomas Ciossek, Zhengjun Chen, & Axel Ullrich. (1998). Differential expression of MAM-subfamily protein tyrosine phosphatases during mouse development. Mechanisms of Development. 70(1-2). 91–109. 33 indexed citations

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