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D-Index
79
Citations
18141
World Ranking
17748
National Ranking
203

Wen Tan publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wen Tan sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 223 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Wen Tan D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wen Tan sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 400 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Wen Tan is affiliated with Peking Union Medical College Hospital in China and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans multiple subfields with strong emphasis on molecular biology, oncology, surgery, immunology, and cancer research.

Their research topics focus on several key areas related to cancer biology, including:

  • Esophageal cancer research and treatment
  • Pancreatic and hepatic oncology research
  • Cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics

Wen Tan has published in a variety of scientific journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • Nature Communications
  • Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • PubMed
  • Theranostics
  • Cancer Biology and Medicine

Their recent papers include:

  • Dissecting esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma ecosystem by single-cell transcriptomic analysis, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Single-cell transcriptomic analysis in a mouse model deciphers cell transition states in the multistep development of esophageal cancer, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Serum piRNA-54265 is a New Biomarker for early detection and clinical surveillance of Human Colorectal Cancer, 2020, Theranostics
  • Metformin inhibits pancreatic cancer metastasis caused by SMAD4 deficiency and consequent HNF4G upregulation, 2020, Protein & Cell
  • Harnessing the tumor microenvironment: targeted cancer therapies through modulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition, 2025, Journal of Hematology & Oncology

Wen Tan frequently collaborates with several co-authors who have contributed to their scientific output. These co-authors include:

  • Dongxin Lin
  • Chen Wu
  • Yiyi Xi
  • Shaosen Zhang
  • Wenjia Guo

Best Publications

  • Circulating microRNAs, miR-21, miR-122, and miR-223, in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma or chronic hepatitis.

    Jian Xu;Chen Wu;Xu Che;Li Wang

  • A genome-wide association study identifies two new lung cancer susceptibility loci at 13q12.12 and 22q12.2 in Han Chinese

    Zhibin Hu;Chen Wu;Yongyong Shi;Huan Guo

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies new lung cancer susceptibility loci in never-smoking women in Asia.

    Qing Lan;Chao A. Hsiung;Keitaro Matsuo;Yun Chul Hong

  • Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphisms increase risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a Chinese population.

    Chunying Song;Deyin Xing;Wen Tan;Qingyi Wei

  • Genome-wide association study identifies three new susceptibility loci for esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma in Chinese populations

    Chen Wu;Zhibin Hu;Zhonghu He;Weihua Jia

  • Identification of Functional Genetic Variants in Cyclooxygenase-2 and Their Association With Risk of Esophageal Cancer

    Xuemei Zhang;Xuemei Zhang;Xiaoping Miao;Wen Tan;Baitang Ning

  • A six-nucleotide insertion-deletion polymorphism in the CASP8 promoter is associated with susceptibility to multiple cancers.

    Tong Sun;Yang Gao;Wen Tan;Sufang Ma

  • Excessive miR-25-3p maturation via N 6 -methyladenosine stimulated by cigarette smoke promotes pancreatic cancer progression

    Jialiang Zhang;Ruihong Bai;Mei Li;Huilin Ye

  • Identification of genetic variants in base excision repair pathway and their associations with risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

    Bingtao Hao;Haijian Wang;Kaixin Zhou;Yi Li

  • A genome-wide association study identifies new susceptibility loci for non-cardia gastric cancer at 3q13.31 and 5p13.1

    Yongyong Shi;Zhibin Hu;Chen Wu;Juncheng Dai

  • Genome-wide association analyses of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Chinese identify multiple susceptibility loci and gene-environment interactions

    Chen Wu;Chen Wu;Peter Kraft;Kan Zhai;Jiang Chang

  • Polymorphisms of death pathway genes FAS and FASL in esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma.

    Tong Sun;Xiaoping Miao;Xuemei Zhang;Wen Tan

  • Pancreatic cancer risk variant in LINC00673 creates a miR-1231 binding site and interferes with PTPN11 degradation

    Jian Zheng;Xudong Huang;Wen Tan;Dianke Yu

  • Functional Haplotypes in the Promoter of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 Predict Risk of the Occurrence and Metastasis of Esophageal Cancer

    Chunyuan Yu;Yifeng Zhou;Xiaoping Miao;Ping Xiong

  • Polymorphisms in DNA base excision repair genes ADPRT and XRCC1 and risk of lung cancer.

    Xuemei Zhang;Xiaoping Miao;Gang Liang;Bingtao Hao;Bingtao Hao

  • CYP 1A1 polymorphism and risk of lung cancer in relation to tobacco smoking: a case-control study in China.

    Nan Song;Wen Tan;Deyin Xing;Dongxin Lin

  • The Role of P53 and MDM2 Polymorphisms in the Risk of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    Yuan Hong;Xiaoping Miao;Xuemei Zhang;Fang Ding

  • Impact of Genetic Polymorphisms in Cytochrome P450 2E1 and Glutathione S-Transferases M1, T1, and P1 on Susceptibility to Esophageal Cancer among High-Risk Individuals in China

    Wen Tan;Nan Song;Gui Qi Wang;Qing Liu

  • Genetic Polymorphisms in Cell Cycle Regulatory Genes MDM2 and TP53 Are Associated With Susceptibility to Lung Cancer

    Xuemei Zhang;Xiaoping Miao;Yongli Guo;Wen Tan

  • The 5p15.33 Locus Is Associated with Risk of Lung Adenocarcinoma in Never-Smoking Females in Asia

    Chao Agnes Hsiung;Qing Lan;Yun Chul Hong;Chien Jen Chen;Chien Jen Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Dongxin Lin
Dongxin Lin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chen Wu
Chen Wu Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Xiaoping Miao
Xiaoping Miao Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Jiang Chang
Jiang Chang University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhibin Hu
Zhibin Hu Nanjing Medical University
Hongbing Shen
Hongbing Shen Nanjing Medical University
Stephen J. Chanock
Stephen J. Chanock National Institutes of Health
Daru Lu
Daru Lu Fudan University
Meredith Yeager
Meredith Yeager Hood College
Jianjun Liu
Jianjun Liu Genome Institute of Singapore

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