Zhucheng Chen

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Zhucheng Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhucheng Chen has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Cell Biology and 6 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Zhucheng Chen's work include Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (15 papers), Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer (8 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (5 papers). Zhucheng Chen is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (15 papers), Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer (8 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (5 papers). Zhucheng Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Switzerland. Zhucheng Chen's co-authors include Nikola P. Pavletich, Haijuan Yang, Xian Xia, Michael K. Rosen, X. Liu, Kangjing Chen, Xueming Li, Lijuan Yan, Meijing Li and Shae B. Padrick and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Zhucheng Chen

35 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mechanism of homologous recombination from the RecA–ssDNA/dsDNA structures

2008 555 citations Zhucheng Chen et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Zhucheng Chen

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André Hoelz United States

Yuh Min Chook United States

James D.R. Knight Canada

Ralph H. Kehlenbach Germany

Mahel Zeghouf France

Darerca Owen United Kingdom

Günter Stier Germany

Zhen‐Yuan Lin Canada

Karen Colwill Canada

Yue‐He Ding China

André Hoelz United States

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3.2k ×1.6

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431 ×0.8

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193 ×0.6

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98 ×0.6

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150 ×1.1

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Citations per year, relative to Zhucheng Chen Zhucheng Chen (= 1×) peers André Hoelz

Countries citing papers authored by Zhucheng Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhucheng Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhucheng Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhucheng Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhucheng 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 Zhucheng Chen. Zhucheng Chen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Chen, Kangjing, et al.. (2025). Subnucleosome preference of human chromatin remodeller SMARCAD1. Nature. 644(8077). 818–826.

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Luo, Liqun, Junfeng Huang, Difei Chen, et al.. (2025). Airway basal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles drive ECM remodeling and suppress fibroblasts activation via the miR-30a-5p/FAP axis in benign tracheal stenosis. Journal of Advanced Research.

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Tan, Aihua, Shiqi Tang, Yuqin Li, et al.. (2025). Optimizing core needle biopsy specimen collection techniques to enhance molecular testing adequacy in non-small cell lung cancer. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 17(7). 4782–4793.

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Li, Lifei, et al.. (2024). Structure of the ISW1a complex bound to the dinucleosome. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 31(2). 266–274. 15 indexed citations

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Chen, Kangjing, et al.. (2023). Mechanism of action of the SWI/SNF family complexes. Nucleus. 14(1). 2165604–2165604. 18 indexed citations

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Chen, Kangjing, et al.. (2022). Structure of the NuA4 acetyltransferase complex bound to the nucleosome. Nature. 610(7932). 569–574. 32 indexed citations

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Chen, Kangjing, et al.. (2022). Structure of human chromatin-remodelling PBAF complex bound to a nucleosome. Nature. 605(7908). 166–171. 65 indexed citations

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Wang, Li, Kangjing Chen, & Zhucheng Chen. (2021). Structural basis of ALC1/CHD1L autoinhibition and the mechanism of activation by the nucleosome. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4057–4057. 25 indexed citations

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Li, Yuqin, Yingying Gu, Cheng Hong, et al.. (2020). Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis in Chinese patients without EIF2AK4 mutations. Pathology - Research and Practice. 216(9). 153100–153100. 3 indexed citations

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Wu, Hao, Kangjing Chen, Cedric R. Clapier, et al.. (2019). Structure of the RSC complex bound to the nucleosome. Science. 366(6467). 838–843. 87 indexed citations

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Li, Meijing, Xian Xia, Yuanyuan Tian, et al.. (2019). Mechanism of DNA translocation underlying chromatin remodelling by Snf2. Nature. 567(7748). 409–413. 100 indexed citations

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Guan, R., Lei Zhang, Qian Peter Su, et al.. (2017). Crystal structure of Zen4 in the apo state reveals a missing conformation of kinesin. Nature Communications. 8(1). 14951–14951. 16 indexed citations

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Huang, He, Zhouqing Luo, Shankang Qi, et al.. (2017). Landscape of the regulatory elements for lysine 2-hydroxyisobutyrylation pathway. Cell Research. 28(1). 111–125. 108 indexed citations

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Xu, Peng, Chengmin Li, Zhihong Chen, et al.. (2016). The NuA4 Core Complex Acetylates Nucleosomal Histone H4 through a Double Recognition Mechanism. Molecular Cell. 63(6). 965–975. 51 indexed citations

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Xia, Xian, X. Liu, Tong Li, Xianyang Fang, & Zhucheng Chen. (2016). Structure of chromatin remodeler Swi2/Snf2 in the resting state. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 23(8). 722–729. 46 indexed citations

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Yan, Lijuan, Li Wang, Yuanyuan Tian, Xian Xia, & Zhucheng Chen. (2016). Structure and regulation of the chromatin remodeller ISWI. Nature. 540(7633). 466–469. 69 indexed citations

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Xu, Xin, Susan Blackwell, Yiran Zhang, et al.. (2016). Involvement of budding yeast Rad5 in translesion DNA synthesis through physical interaction with Rev1. Nucleic Acids Research. 44(11). 5231–5245. 61 indexed citations

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Tian, Dong, Yuxiang Jiang, Lingfei Sun, et al.. (2015). Anillin Regulates Neuronal Migration and Neurite Growth by Linking RhoG to the Actin Cytoskeleton. Current Biology. 25(9). 1135–1145. 49 indexed citations

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Chen, Baoyu, Klaus Brinkmann, Zhucheng Chen, et al.. (2014). The WAVE Regulatory Complex Links Diverse Receptors to the Actin Cytoskeleton. Cell. 156(1-2). 195–207. 210 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhucheng, Dominika Borek, Shae B. Padrick, et al.. (2010). Structure and control of the actin regulatory WAVE complex. Nature. 468(7323). 533–538. 367 indexed citations

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