Zhi Chen

8.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
94 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Zhi Chen is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhi Chen has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Immunology, 36 papers in Oncology and 19 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Zhi Chen's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (25 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (23 papers) and Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (14 papers). Zhi Chen is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (25 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (23 papers) and Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (14 papers). Zhi Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Finland and United States. Zhi Chen's co-authors include John J. O’Shea, Arian Laurence, Cristina M. Tato, Yuka Kanno, Lothar Hennighausen, Françoise Meylan, Todd S. Davidson, Zhengju Yao, Ethan M. Shevach and Rebecca B. Blank and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Zhi Chen

91 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

Interleukin-2 Signaling via STAT5 Constrains T Helper 17 ... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2007 2006 400 800 1.2k
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. Interleukin-2 Signaling via STAT5 Constrains T Helper 17 Cell Generation
    2007 1.2k citations Zhi Chen, John J. O’Shea et al. profile →
  2. Selective regulatory function of Socs3 in the formation of IL-17-secreting T cells
    2006 539 citations Zhi Chen, John J. O’Shea et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhi Chen China 31 3.3k 1.7k 1.1k 568 452 94 5.5k
Lijun Wu China 37 2.7k 0.8× 2.1k 1.3× 1.4k 1.3× 735 1.3× 334 0.7× 106 5.6k
Raffaele De Palma Italy 38 2.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 1.3k 1.2× 498 0.9× 501 1.1× 118 4.9k
Daniella M. Schwartz United States 21 1.8k 0.5× 1.5k 0.9× 1.2k 1.1× 376 0.7× 467 1.0× 38 4.9k
Johannes Stöckl Austria 39 2.9k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 2.0k 1.9× 521 0.9× 296 0.7× 93 5.9k
Shaun R. McColl Australia 56 5.1k 1.5× 2.3k 1.4× 2.3k 2.2× 692 1.2× 301 0.7× 170 8.8k
Markus Munder Germany 35 3.3k 1.0× 767 0.5× 1.5k 1.4× 933 1.6× 228 0.5× 80 6.1k
Knut Schäkel Germany 33 3.6k 1.1× 1.1k 0.6× 823 0.8× 246 0.4× 333 0.7× 103 5.4k
Frank H. Valone United States 37 2.0k 0.6× 2.0k 1.2× 1.8k 1.7× 404 0.7× 476 1.1× 129 6.2k
Gianni Garotta Switzerland 43 3.4k 1.0× 1.6k 0.9× 1.3k 1.2× 586 1.0× 173 0.4× 112 5.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhi Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhi Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Zhi Chen. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Zhi Chen. The network helps show where Zhi Chen may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhi Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhi Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhi 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 Zhi Chen. Zhi Chen 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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Shan, Dandan, Qiuxian Zheng, & Zhi Chen. (2025). Downregulation of MPC1 promotes HCC cell proliferation and metastasis via the STAT3 pathway. Journal of Molecular Histology. 56(3). 155–155.
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Zheng, Qiuxian, Xinyu Gu, Dandan Shan, et al.. (2022). Multi-Omics Characterizes the Effects and Mechanisms of CD1d in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Development. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 10. 830702–830702. 3 indexed citations
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Jabłońska, Agnieszka, et al.. (2022). Proteomics approaches to characterize the immune responses in cancer. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1869(8). 119266–119266. 13 indexed citations
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Huang, Tinghua, Mingjiang Xu, Jinhui Liu, et al.. (2020). A transcriptional landscape of 28 porcine tissues obtained by super deepSAGE sequencing. BMC Genomics. 21(1). 229–229. 7 indexed citations
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Mohammad, Imran, Kari Nousiainen, Santosh D. Bhosale, et al.. (2018). Quantitative proteomic characterization and comparison of T helper 17 and induced regulatory T cells. PLoS Biology. 16(5). e2004194–e2004194. 12 indexed citations
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Lou, Guohua, Ying Yang, Yanning Liu, et al.. (2017). Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-2 in High Mobility Group Box 1 Secretion of Macrophage Cells Exposed to Lipopolysaccharide. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 42(3). 913–928. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Zhilin, Juha Kuja‐Panula, Hongyun Wang, et al.. (2017). AMIGO2 modulates T cell functions and its deficiency in mice ameliorates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 62. 110–123. 8 indexed citations
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Tripathi, Subhash, Zhi Chen, Antti Larjo, et al.. (2017). Genome-wide Analysis of STAT3-Mediated Transcription during Early Human Th17 Cell Differentiation. Cell Reports. 19(9). 1888–1901. 83 indexed citations
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Hou, Xianliang, Chong Lu, Sisi Chen, et al.. (2016). High Throughput Sequencing of T Cell Antigen Receptors Reveals a Conserved TCR Repertoire. Medicine. 95(10). e2839–e2839. 21 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhi, et al.. (2015). Association between toll-like receptors 9 (TLR9) gene polymorphism and risk of pulmonary tuberculosis: meta-analysis. BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 15(1). 57–57. 21 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhi, Kálman G. Büki, Jukka Vääräniemi, Guoliang Gu, & H. Kalervo Väänänen. (2011). The Critical Role of IL-34 in Osteoclastogenesis. PLoS ONE. 6(4). e18689–e18689. 118 indexed citations
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Gupta, Vinay, Kai Gu, Zhi Chen, et al.. (2011). Concordance of self-reported and medical chart information on cancer diagnosis and treatment. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 11(1). 72–72. 50 indexed citations
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Epplein, Meira, Ying Zheng, Wei Zheng, et al.. (2010). Quality of Life After Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Survival. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 29(4). 406–412. 148 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiaoli, Wei Zheng, Kai Gu, et al.. (2009). Prevalence of depression and its related factors among Chinese women with breast cancer. Acta Oncologica. 48(8). 1128–1136. 77 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhi & John J. O’Shea. (2008). Th17 cells: a new fate for differentiating helper T cells. Immunologic Research. 41(2). 87–102. 248 indexed citations
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Lund, Riikka, Zhi Chen, Helena Ahlfors, et al.. (2007). Genome-Wide Identification of Novel Genes Involved in Early Th1 and Th2 Cell Differentiation. The Journal of Immunology. 178(6). 3648–3660. 64 indexed citations
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Lund, Riikka, et al.. (2004). Early Target Genes of IL-12 and STAT4 Signaling in Th Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 172(11). 6775–6782. 75 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhi, et al.. (2003). Identification of Novel IL-4/Stat6-Regulated Genes in T Lymphocytes. The Journal of Immunology. 171(7). 3627–3635. 89 indexed citations

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