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Overview

Wei Wen is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Materials Science, Engineering, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The scientist's research primarily focuses on advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, advanced nanomaterials in catalysis, electrochemical sensors and biosensors, biosensors and analytical detection, conducting polymers and applications, electrochemical analysis and applications, and advanced photocatalysis techniques.

Wei Wen has published papers in several scientific journals, with frequent publications in:

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Microchimica Acta
  • Analytica Chimica Acta

Recent notable papers include:

  • "Construction of a dual-functional CuO/BiOCl heterojunction for high-efficiently photoelectrochemical biosensing and photoelectrocatalytic degradation of aflatoxin B1" (2021, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • "Acidity-responsive cascade nanoreactor based on metal-nanozyme and glucose oxidase combination for starving and photothermal-enhanced chemodynamic antibacterial therapy" (2022, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • "Tetraphenylethylene-Functionalized Metal-Organic Frameworks with Strong Aggregation-Induced Electrochemiluminescence for Ultrasensitive Analysis through a Multiple Convertible Resonance Energy Transfer System" (2022, Analytical Chemistry)
  • "Heterostructured CuO-g-C3N4 nanocomposites as a highly efficient photocathode for photoelectrochemical aflatoxin B1 sensing" (2020, Sensors and Actuators B Chemical)
  • "Photocatalytic Fuel Cell-Assisted Molecularly Imprinted Self-Powered Sensor: A Flexible and Sensitive Tool for Detecting Aflatoxin B1" (2021, Analytical Chemistry)

Wei Wen collaborates frequently with other researchers, with prominent co-authors including Xun Zhang, Shengfu Wang, Junlun Zhu, Zhen Wu, and Ting Bao.

Best Publications

  • Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures.

    Derrek P. Hibar;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein;Miguel E. Renteria;Alejandro Arias-Vasquez

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex

    Katrina L. Grasby;Neda Jahanshad;Jodie N. Painter;Lucía Colodro-Conde

  • The ENIGMA Consortium: large-scale collaborative analyses of neuroimaging and genetic data

    Paul M. Thompson;Jason L. Stein;Sarah E. Medland;Derrek P. Hibar

  • The neuropsychological profile of vascular cognitive impairment in stroke and TIA patients.

    P. S. Sachdev;H. Brodaty;M. J. Valenzuela;L. Lorentz

  • The Study of Mental and Resistance Training (SMART) Study—Resistance Training and/or Cognitive Training in Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Double-Sham Controlled Trial

    Maria A Fiatarone Singh;Maria A Fiatarone Singh;Nicola Gates;Nidhi Saigal;Guy C Wilson

  • The topography of white matter hyperintensities on brain MRI in healthy 60- to 64-year-old individuals

    Wei Wen;Perminder S. Sachdev

  • Diffusion tensor imaging in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: a review.

    Terence C Chua;Wei Wen;Melissa J Slavin;Perminder S Sachdev

  • Lifespan mental activity predicts diminished rate of hippocampal atrophy.

    Michael J. Valenzuela;Perminder Sachdev;Wei Wen;Xiaohua Chen

  • Genetic architecture of subcortical brain structures in 38,851 individuals

    Claudia L. Satizabal;Claudia L. Satizabal;Claudia L. Satizabal;Hieab H.H. Adams;Derrek Hibar;Charles C. White;Charles C. White

  • Clinical determinants of dementia and mild cognitive impairment following ischaemic stroke: the Sydney Stroke Study.

    P S Sachdev;H Brodaty;M J Valenzuela;L Lorentz

  • Cortical thickness across the lifespan: Data from 17,075 healthy individuals aged 3-90 years

    Sophia Frangou;Amirhossein Modabbernia;Steven C. R. Williams;Efstathios Papachristou

  • Novel genetic loci underlying human intracranial volume identified through genome-wide association

    Hieab H H Adams;Derrek P. Hibar;Vincent Chouraki;Vincent Chouraki;Vincent Chouraki;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein

  • Memory complaints in a community sample aged 60-64 years: associations with cognitive functioning, psychiatric symptoms, medical conditions, APOE genotype, hippocampus and amygdala volumes, and white-matter hyperintensities.

    Anthony F Jorm;Peter Butterworth;Kaarin J Anstey;Helen M Christensen

  • Discrete Neuroanatomical Networks Are Associated with Specific Cognitive Abilities in Old Age

    Wei Wen;Wanlin Zhu;Yong He;Nicole A Kochan

  • White matter hyperintensities in the forties: their prevalence and topography in an epidemiological sample aged 44-48.

    Wei Wen;Perminder S. Sachdev;Jason J. Li;Xiaohua Chen

  • Plasma apolipoprotein levels are associated with cognitive status and decline in a community cohort of older individuals.

    Fei Song;Anne Poljak;John Crawford;Nicole A. Kochan

  • Sex differences in regional gray matter in healthy individuals aged 44–48 years: A voxel-based morphometric study

    Xiaohua Chen;Perminder Singh Sachdev;Wei Wen;Kaarin Anstey

  • Human subcortical brain asymmetries in 15,847 people worldwide reveal effects of age and sex

    Tulio Guadalupe;Samuel R. Mathias;Theo G.M. vanErp;Christopher D. Whelan;Christopher D. Whelan

  • Therapeutically relevant structural and functional mechanisms triggered by physical and cognitive exercise.

    Chao Suo;Maria Fiatarone Singh;Maria Fiatarone Singh;Nicola J. Gates;Nicola J. Gates;Wei Wen

  • Brains of anorexia nervosa patients process self-images differently from non-self-images: An fMRI study

    Perminder Sachdev;Naresh Mondraty;Wei Wen;Kylie Gulliford

  • Relationship of homocysteine, folic acid and vitamin B12 with depression in a middle-aged community sample.

    Perminder Singh Sachdev;Ruth Parslow;Ora Lux;Chris Salonikas

  • Progression of white matter hyperintensities in elderly individuals over 3 years

    Perminder Sachdev;Wei Wen;Xiaohua Chen;Henry Brodaty

Frequent Co-Authors

Perminder S. Sachdev
Perminder S. Sachdev University of New South Wales
Henry Brodaty
Henry Brodaty University of New South Wales
Julian N. Trollor
Julian N. Trollor University of New South Wales
Nicole A. Kochan
Nicole A. Kochan University of New South Wales
Peter R. Schofield
Peter R. Schofield Neuroscience Research Australia
Margaret J. Wright
Margaret J. Wright University of Queensland
Jin-Ming Wu
Jin-Ming Wu Zhejiang University
David Ames
David Ames University of Melbourne
Simon E. Fisher
Simon E. Fisher Max Planck Society
Kaarin J. Anstey
Kaarin J. Anstey University of New South Wales

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