World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 69 1447 1294 734 642 179 27920

Xian Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xian Chen between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xian Chen published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2025. 38 of the 250 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2025. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 27 publications
1992 2025

250 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Xian Chen: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 3
1994 1
1995 1
1996 3
1997 3
1998 4
1999 4
2000 2
2001 3
2002 14
2003 5
2004 9
2005 4
2006 5
2007 4
2008 4
2009 12
2010 9
2011 8
2012 10
2013 11
2014 8
2015 7
2016 10
2017 9
2018 6
2019 7
2020 10
2021 13
2022 13
2023 9
2024 11
2025 27
Total 250
Download as CSV

Xian Chen publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xian Chen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 177–186 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 179 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

View publications distribution as a table
Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110 179
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
Download as CSV

Xian Chen D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 68–69 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97 69
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
Download as CSV

Overview

Xian Chen is a researcher affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their work spans several areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a strong focus on molecular biology and oncology.

The primary fields of study for Xian Chen include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these broader fields, their research further specializes in subfields such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Oncology
  • Immunology
  • Spectroscopy
  • Genetics

The main topics of Xian Chen's work cover a range of areas related to protein regulation and cancer biology, including:

  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Several recent publications reflect the scope of their research:

  • Proteogenomic Landscape of Breast Cancer Tumorigenesis and Targeted Therapy, 2020, Cell
  • Hydrogen peroxide sensor HPCA1 is an LRR receptor kinase in Arabidopsis, 2020, Nature
  • TF-PROTACs Enable Targeted Degradation of Transcription Factors, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Icariin-induced inhibition of SIRT6/NF-κB triggers redox mediated apoptosis and enhances anti-tumor immunity in triple-negative breast cancer, 2020, Cancer Science
  • AIM2 in regulatory T cells restrains autoimmune diseases, 2021, Nature

Xian Chen has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Jian Jin
  • Ling Xie
  • Yan Xiong

The researcher's publications often appear in specific venues, highlighting their consistent contributions to certain scientific journals and platforms:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Nature
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Landscape of transcription in human cells

    Sarah Djebali;Carrie A. Davis;Angelika Merkel;Alex Dobin

  • An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome

    Ian Dunham;Anshul Kundaje;Shelley F. Aldred;Patrick J. Collins

  • Regulation of cellular metabolism by protein lysine acetylation.

    Shimin Zhao;Wei Xu;Wenqing Jiang;Wei Yu

  • A User's Guide to the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE)

    Richard M. Myers;John Stamatoyannopoulos;Michael Snyder;Ian Dunham

  • Proteogenomic characterization of human colon and rectal cancer

    Bing Zhang;Jing Wang;Xiaojing Wang;Jing Zhu

  • Integrated Proteogenomic Characterization of Human High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

    Hui Zhang;Tao Liu;Zhen Zhang;Samuel H. Payne

  • Proteogenomic Analysis of Human Colon Cancer Reveals New Therapeutic Opportunities.

    Suhas Vasaikar;Chen Huang;Xiaojing Wang;Vladislav A. Petyuk

  • Hydrogen peroxide sensor HPCA1 is an LRR receptor kinase in Arabidopsis.

    Feihua Wu;Yuan Chi;Yuan Chi;Yuan Chi;Zhonghao Jiang;Zhonghao Jiang;Yuanyuan Xu

  • Long noncoding RNAs are rarely translated in two human cell lines

    Balázs Bánfai;Hui Jia;Jainab Khatun;Emily Wood

  • The Mitochondrial Proteins NLRX1 and TUFM Form a Complex that Regulates Type I Interferon and Autophagy

    Yu Lei;Haitao Wen;Yanbao Yu;Debra J. Taxman

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis Functional Network Analysis by Global Subcellular Protein Profiling

    Kwasi G. Mawuenyega;Christian V. Forst;Karen M. Dobos;John T. Belisle

  • Hairpins are formed by the single DNA strands of the fragile X triplet repeats: structure and biological implications

    Xian Chen;S. V. Santhana Mariappan;P. Catasti;R. Ratliff

  • Amino acid residue specific stable isotope labeling for quantitative proteomics

    Haining Zhu;Songqin Pan;Sheng Gu;E. Morton Bradbury;E. Morton Bradbury

  • Comprehensive Proteomic Profiling of the Membrane Constituents of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strain

    Sheng Gu;Jin Chen;Karen M. Dobos;E. Morton Bradbury;E. Morton Bradbury

  • GAA Instability in Friedreich's Ataxia Shares a Common, DNA-Directed and Intraallelic Mechanism with Other Trinucleotide Diseases

    A.Marquis Gacy;Geoffrey M Goellner;Craig Spiro;Xian Chen

  • Recommendations for the Generation, Quantification, Storage, and Handling of Peptides Used for Mass Spectrometry–Based Assays

    Andrew N. Hoofnagle;Jeffrey R. Whiteaker;Steven A. Carr;Eric Kuhn

  • Inhibition of FEN-1 processing by DNA secondary structure at trinucleotide repeats.

    Craig Spiro;Richard Pelletier;Michael L Rolfsmeier;Michael J Dixon

  • Structural Characterization of Formaldehyde-Induced Cross-Links Between Amino Acids and Deoxynucleosides and Their Oligomers

    Kun Lu;Wenjie Ye;Li Zhou;Leonard B. Collins

  • Structure–Function Correlations of the Insulin-linked Polymorphic Region

    Paolo Catasti;Xian Chen;Robert K. Moyzis;E.Morton Bradbury

  • Site-Specific Mass Tagging with Stable Isotopes in Proteins for Accurate and Efficient Protein Identification

    Xian Chen;and Lloyd M. Smith;E. Morton Bradbury

Frequent Co-Authors

E. Morton Bradbury
E. Morton Bradbury University of California, Davis
Matthew J. Ellis
Matthew J. Ellis Baylor College of Medicine
Steven A. Carr
Steven A. Carr Broad Institute
Pengyuan Yang
Pengyuan Yang Fudan University
Hui Zhang
Hui Zhang Johns Hopkins University
Daniel W. Chan
Daniel W. Chan Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Richard D. Smith
Richard D. Smith Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
daniel c liebler
daniel c liebler Vanderbilt University
Tao Liu
Tao Liu Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
David Fenyö
David Fenyö New York University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring related fields through online education can expand your career options after studying Molecular Biology in the USA. For those drawn to healthcare and patient communication, asha online slp programs offer a fast, flexible route to becoming a Speech-Language Pathologist without compromising on accreditation standards.

If your undergraduate studies are unrelated to speech therapy, you might consider specialized speech pathology bridge programs. These help non-SLP majors transition into speech-language pathology careers.

For Molecular Biology graduates interested in nursing, online accelerated bsn programs for non nurses provide an efficient path to earn a nursing degree and broaden your clinical expertise.

Those aiming for advanced practice roles can look into psychiatric care, where the earning potential varies widely. Find detailed information about potential salaries by checking the psychiatric nurse practitioner salary by state to plan your future career pathway.

Best Scientists Citing Xian Chen

Trending Scientists