Zusen Fan

10.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
109 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Zusen Fan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Zusen Fan has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Molecular Biology, 43 papers in Immunology and 24 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Zusen Fan's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (25 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (19 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (17 papers). Zusen Fan is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (25 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (19 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (17 papers). Zusen Fan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Zusen Fan's co-authors include Buqing Ye, Ying Du, Pingping Zhu, Pengyan Xia, Guanling Huang, Judy Lieberman, Yong Tian, Paul J. Beresford, Dong Zhang and Lei He and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Zusen Fan

106 papers receiving 8.0k 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.

The Long Noncoding RNA lncTCF7 Promotes Self-Renewal of Human Liver Cancer Stem Cells through Activation of Wnt Signaling

2015 529 citations Yanying Wang, Lei He et al. profile →
CAR-T therapy dilemma and innovative design strategies for next generation

2025 17 citations Zusen Fan, Pingping Zhu et al. profile →

Peers

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Marc Schmidt‐Supprian Germany

Derek W. Abbott United States

Michelle A. Kelliher United States

Peter J. Gough United States

S.G. Hymowitz United States

Jean-Luc Bodmer Switzerland

Steven C. Ley United Kingdom

Hailing Hsu United States

Michael Hahne France

Gordon S. Duncan Canada

Marc Schmidt‐Supprian Germany

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Citations per year, relative to Zusen Fan Zusen Fan (= 1×) peers Marc Schmidt‐Supprian

Countries citing papers authored by Zusen Fan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zusen Fan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zusen Fan

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

Liu, Nian, Jiacheng He, Yanmei Yang, et al.. (2025). Enteric GABAergic neuron-derived γ-aminobutyric acid initiates expression of Igfbp7 to sustain ILC3 homeostasis. Nature Immunology. 26(3). 404–415. 9 indexed citations

Zhong, Chuan‐Qi, Kai Huang, Zusen Fan, et al.. (2025). RIPK1 S161 phosphorylation promotes further autophosphorylation and cecal necroptosis in TNF-treated mice. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 222(12). 2 indexed citations

Xu, Yuwei, Hui Guo, Ying Du, et al.. (2025). Microbiota metabolite taurodeoxycholic acid maintains intestinal tissue residency of innate lymphoid cells via engagement with P2Y10 receptor. Science Advances. 11(34). eadt9645–eadt9645.

Xiong, Zhen, Yufei Lan, Hui Guo, et al.. (2025). Snord15b Maintains Stemness of Intestinal Stem Cells via Enhancement of Alternative Splicing of Btrc Short Isoform for Suppression of β‐Catenin Ubiquitination. Advanced Science. 12(44). e04485–e04485.

Huang, Shiyang, Lijun Pan, Stephen C. Pang, et al.. (2025). Perforin Generated by CD8+ T Cells Exacerbates Inflammatory Bowel Disease–Induced Depression by Promoting CXCL9 Production in Intestinal Epithelial Cells. Gastroenterology. 169(2). 294–307. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Xusheng, et al.. (2023). FOXO1 orchestrates the intestinal homeostasis via neuronal signaling in group 3 innate lymphoid cells. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 220(10). 14 indexed citations

Ye, Buqing, Liuliu Yang, Benyu Liu, et al.. (2022). Induction of functional neutrophils from mouse fibroblasts by thymidine through enhancement of Tet3 activity. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 19(5). 619–633. 5 indexed citations

Gu, Yang, Yanying Wang, Luyun He, et al.. (2021). Circular RNA circIPO11 drives self-renewal of liver cancer initiating cells via Hedgehog signaling. Molecular Cancer. 20(1). 132–132. 105 indexed citations

Chen, Zhenzhen, Jiayi Wu, Benyu Liu, et al.. (2021). Identification of cis-HOX-HOXC10 axis as a therapeutic target for colorectal tumor-initiating cells without APC mutations. Cell Reports. 36(4). 109431–109431. 21 indexed citations

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Zhu, Pingping, Xiaoxiao Zhu, Jiayi Wu, et al.. (2019). IL-13 secreted by ILC2s promotes the self-renewal of intestinal stem cells through circular RNA circPan3. Nature Immunology. 20(2). 183–194. 160 indexed citations

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Zhuang, Qianyu, Buqing Ye, Shangyi Hui, et al.. (2018). Long noncoding RNA lncAIS downregulation in mesenchymal stem cells is implicated in the pathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Cell Death and Differentiation. 26(9). 1700–1715. 29 indexed citations

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Yan, Xinlong, Dongdong Zhang, Wei Wu, et al.. (2017). Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promote Hepatocarcinogenesis via lncRNA–MUF Interaction with ANXA2 and miR-34a. Cancer Research. 77(23). 6704–6716. 207 indexed citations

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Liu, Benyu, Buqing Ye, Xiaoxiao Zhu, et al.. (2017). IL-7Rα glutamylation and activation of transcription factor Sall3 promote group 3 ILC development. Nature Communications. 8(1). 231–231. 27 indexed citations

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Li, Chong, Ying Du, Zhao Yang, et al.. (2015). GALNT1-Mediated Glycosylation and Activation of Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Maintains the Self-Renewal and Tumor-Initiating Capacity of Bladder Cancer Stem Cells. Cancer Research. 76(5). 1273–1283. 68 indexed citations

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Li, Chong, Zhao Yang, Ying Du, et al.. (2014). BCMab1, A Monoclonal Antibody against Aberrantly Glycosylated Integrin α3β1, Has Potent Antitumor Activity of Bladder Cancer In Vivo. Clinical Cancer Research. 20(15). 4001–4013. 36 indexed citations

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Wu, Lianfeng, Li Wang, Guoqiang Hua, et al.. (2009). Structural Basis for Proteolytic Specificity of the Human Apoptosis-Inducing Granzyme M. The Journal of Immunology. 183(1). 421–429. 21 indexed citations

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Hua, Guoqiang, Shuo Wang, Chao Zhong, Peng Xue, & Zusen Fan. (2009). Ignition of p53 Bomb Sensitizes Tumor Cells to Granzyme K-Mediated Cytolysis. The Journal of Immunology. 182(4). 2152–2159. 30 indexed citations

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Zhang, Honglian, Chao Zhong, Lei Shi, Yuming Guo, & Zusen Fan. (2009). Granulysin Induces Cathepsin B Release from Lysosomes of Target Tumor Cells to Attack Mitochondria through Processing of Bid Leading to Necroptosis. The Journal of Immunology. 182(11). 6993–7000. 69 indexed citations

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Zhao, Tongbiao, Hongyu Zhang, Yuming Guo, et al.. (2006). Granzyme K cleaves the nucleosome assembly protein SET to induce single-stranded DNA nicks of target cells. Cell Death and Differentiation. 14(3). 489–499. 87 indexed citations

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Fan, Zusen, Paul J. Beresford, David Y. Oh, Dong Zhang, & Judy Lieberman. (2003). Tumor Suppressor NM23-H1 Is a Granzyme A-Activated DNase during CTL-Mediated Apoptosis, and the Nucleosome Assembly Protein SET Is Its Inhibitor. Cell. 115(2). 241–241. 17 indexed citations

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