Zhiyun Wei

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
116 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Zhiyun Wei is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhiyun Wei has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Cancer Research and 13 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Zhiyun Wei's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (19 papers), Extracellular vesicles in disease (9 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (8 papers). Zhiyun Wei is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (19 papers), Extracellular vesicles in disease (9 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (8 papers). Zhiyun Wei collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Zhiyun Wei's co-authors include Anna M. Krichevsky, Rafael M. Rezende, Howard L. Weiner, Shirong Liu, Rachid El Fatimy, Andre Pires da Cunha, Roopali Gandhi, Lynn Bry, Ron Cialic and Laurie E. Comstock and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Molecular Cell.

In The Last Decade

Zhiyun Wei

108 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

The Host Shapes the Gut M... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2017 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. The Host Shapes the Gut Microbiota via Fecal MicroRNA
    2016 595 citations Zhiyun Wei et al. profile →
  2. Coding and noncoding landscape of extracellular RNA released by human glioma stem cells
    2017 394 citations Zhiyun Wei, Yang Wang et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhiyun Wei China 29 2.4k 1.4k 300 296 210 116 3.6k
Pengfei Li China 39 2.5k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 319 1.1× 688 2.3× 320 1.5× 214 4.8k
Xiaoming Zhang China 33 1.8k 0.7× 752 0.5× 230 0.8× 297 1.0× 258 1.2× 180 3.8k
Ye Tian China 28 3.2k 1.3× 865 0.6× 627 2.1× 393 1.3× 206 1.0× 82 5.2k
Minghua Wu China 27 2.7k 1.1× 1.7k 1.2× 254 0.8× 910 3.1× 132 0.6× 121 4.6k
Eric Y. Chuang Taiwan 33 2.7k 1.1× 1.3k 0.9× 316 1.1× 380 1.3× 313 1.5× 198 4.6k
Xiaoping Chen China 31 1.9k 0.8× 660 0.5× 444 1.5× 187 0.6× 171 0.8× 197 3.9k
Tingting Li China 40 3.6k 1.5× 1.7k 1.2× 517 1.7× 425 1.4× 275 1.3× 249 6.3k
Jin Yu China 32 2.4k 1.0× 726 0.5× 131 0.4× 278 0.9× 376 1.8× 156 3.7k
Weiwei Liu China 30 2.0k 0.8× 868 0.6× 160 0.5× 246 0.8× 366 1.7× 182 3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhiyun Wei

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhiyun Wei

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Zhiyun Wei. 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 Zhiyun Wei. The network helps show where Zhiyun Wei may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhiyun Wei

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhiyun Wei. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhiyun Wei 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 Zhiyun Wei. Zhiyun Wei 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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Wei, Zhiyun, et al.. (2025). Bibliometric and visualization analysis of glioma pharmacotherapy from 2020 to 2024. Frontiers in Neurology. 16. 1595194–1595194.
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Zhang, Zhijun, Zhiyun Wei, & Ling Gao. (2025). Impact of lifestyle on diabetic nephropathy in aged 18–64 years: A population‐based cross‐sectional analysis from NHANES 2007–2018. Journal of Diabetes Investigation. 16(8). 1452–1462.
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Zhao, Ting, Yuhong Liu, Zhiyun Wei, & Xiaofang Yi. (2025). Recent advancements of artificial intelligence in minimally invasive surgery for endometriosis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8. 118–124.
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Liu, Zeying, Meijuan Wu, Xiaoying He, et al.. (2025). Presence of SARS-CoV-2 in fetal organs via intraamniotic infection. Nature Communications. 16(1). 10261–10261.
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Ma, Tianyi, Tiantian Zhang, C. L. Peng, et al.. (2025). Immune cells: the key mediator between the gut microbiota and osteoporosis. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1680021–1680021. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Miao, Ling Hong, Ziyi Zhang, et al.. (2024). Novel LDLR variants affecting low density lipoprotein metabolism identified in familial hypercholesterolemia. Molecular Biology Reports. 51(1). 153–153. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Dongdong, et al.. (2024). Reduction of nicotine content in tobacco through microbial degradation: research progress and potential applications. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 17(1). 144–144. 6 indexed citations
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Wei, Zhiyun, Pengfei Zhao, Chunli Jiang, et al.. (2024). Optically Stimulated Artificial Synapse with Ferroelectric Assistance for a Neuromorphic Visual System. ACS Applied Electronic Materials. 7(1). 193–201. 4 indexed citations
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Huang, Fangfang, et al.. (2023). Advances in Genetics and Epigenetics of Developmental Coordination Disorder in Children. Brain Sciences. 13(6). 940–940. 5 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Lien D., Zhiyun Wei, M. Catarina Silva, et al.. (2023). Small molecule regulators of microRNAs identified by high-throughput screen coupled with high-throughput sequencing. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7575–7575. 31 indexed citations
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Tu, Hongwei, Yanqiang Han, Zhilong Wang, et al.. (2023). RotNet: A Rotationally Invariant Graph Neural Network for Quantum Mechanical Calculations. Small Methods. 8(1). e2300534–e2300534. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yunlong, Xiaoliang He, Xiaojuan Wu, et al.. (2017). Rapamycin upregulates glutamate transporter and IL-6 expression in astrocytes in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease. Cell Death and Disease. 8(2). e2611–e2611. 50 indexed citations
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Li, Tao, Zhen Zeng, Qian Zhao, et al.. (2012). FoxP2is significantly associated with schizophrenia and major depression in the Chinese Han Population. The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry. 14(2). 146–150. 34 indexed citations
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Wang, Lishan, Zhiyun Wei, Yuyu Xiong, et al.. (2012). Dynamic Network of Transcription and Pathway Crosstalk to Reveal Molecular Mechanism of MGd-Treated Human Lung Cancer Cells. PLoS ONE. 7(5). e31984–e31984. 10 indexed citations
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Rao, Fangwen, Zhiyun Wei, Maple M. Fung, et al.. (2011). Genetic Variation Within a Metabolic Motif in the Chromogranin A Promoter: Pleiotropic Influence on Cardiometabolic Risk Traits in Twins. American Journal of Hypertension. 25(1). 29–40. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Ti, Zhen Zeng, Tao Li, et al.. (2010). Common SNPs in Myelin Transcription Factor 1-Like (MYT1L): Association with Major Depressive Disorder in the Chinese Han Population. PLoS ONE. 5(10). e13662–e13662. 26 indexed citations
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Liu, Jie, Guoquan Zhou, Weidong Ji, et al.. (2010). No Association of the YWHAE Gene with Schizophrenia, Major Depressive Disorder or Bipolar Disorder in the Han Chinese Population. Behavior Genetics. 41(4). 557–564. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Yang, Jing Zhang, Baocheng Liu, et al.. (2010). Genetic polymorphisms in theSCN8Agene are associated with suicidal behavior in psychiatric disorders in the Chinese population. The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry. 11(8). 956–963. 8 indexed citations

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