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Biology and Biochemistry
Taiwan
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
100
Citations
33415
World Ranking
1536
National Ranking
6

Medicine

D-Index
100
Citations
34868
World Ranking
8309
National Ranking
14

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Taiwan Leader Award

Overview

Yau-Huei Wei is affiliated with Changhua Christian Hospital in Taiwan and has contributed extensively to biomedical research, particularly focusing on molecular biology and clinical biochemistry within the broader fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine.

The scientist's research frequently addresses topics such as:

  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy

Yau-Huei Wei has published in a range of scientific journals, with notable frequent publication venues including:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark
  • Cell
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Cells

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by the scientist include:

  • "Mitocytosis, a migrasome-mediated mitochondrial quality-control process", 2021, Cell
  • "Roles of Mitochondrial Sirtuins in Mitochondrial Function, Redox Homeostasis, Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes", 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Lactic Acid Fermentation Is Required for NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation", 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Potential Therapies Targeting Metabolic Pathways in Cancer Stem Cells", 2021, Cells
  • "Targeting cancer stem cells from a metabolic perspective", 2020, Experimental Biology and Medicine

Throughout their career, Yau-Huei Wei has worked collaboratively with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Yuting Wu
  • Chih-Hao Wang
  • Siao-Cian Pan
  • Chen-Sung Lin
  • Yi-Shing Ma

The scientist's primary subfields of study include molecular biology, physiology, cancer research, clinical biochemistry, and epidemiology. This multidisciplinary approach reflects in the diverse range of published works and the variety of interconnected research topics addressed.

Best Publications

  • Correction: Corrigendum: The Core Pattern Analysis on Chinese Herbal Medicine for Sjögren’s syndrome: A Nationwide Population-Based Study

    Ching-Mao Chang;Hsueh-Ting Chu;Yau-Huei Wei;Fang-Pey Chen

  • Quantification of Plasma Epstein–Barr Virus DNA in Patients with Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

    Jin-Ching Lin;Wen-Yi Wang;Kuang Y. Chen;Yau-Huei Wei

  • Mitochondrial biogenesis and mitochondrial DNA maintenance of mammalian cells under oxidative stress.

    Hsin Chen Lee;Yau Huei Wei

  • Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial DNA Mutation, and Impairment of Antioxidant Enzymes in Aging

    Yau Huei Wei;Hsin Chen Lee

  • Coordinated Changes of Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Antioxidant Enzymes During Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells

    Chien Tsun Chen;Yu Ru V. Shih;Tom K. Kuo;Oscar K. Lee;Oscar K. Lee

  • Increase of mitochondria and mitochondrial DNA in response to oxidative stress in human cells.

    Hsin Chen Lee;Pen Hui Yin;Ching You Lu;Chin Wen Chi

  • Mitochondrial DNA Mutations and Mitochondrial DNA Depletion in Breast Cancer

    Ling Ming Tseng;Pen Hui Yin;Pen Hui Yin;Chin Wen Chi;Chin Wen Chi;Chih Yi Hsu

  • Oxidative stress and mitochondrial DNA mutations in human aging.

    Yau-Huei Wei

  • Liver mitochondrial respiratory functions decline with age

    Tzu-Chen Yen;Yu-Sheng Chen;Kwang-Laing King;Shin-Hwa Yeh

  • Mitochondrial role in life and death of the cell.

    Hsin Chen Lee;Yau Huei Wei

  • Oxidative stress response elicited by mitochondrial dysfunction: Implication in the pathophysiology of aging

    Chih-Hao Wang;Shi-Bei Wu;Yu-Ting Wu;Yau-Huei Wei;Yau-Huei Wei

  • Increase in Mitochondrial Mass in Human Fibroblasts under Oxidative Stress and during Replicative Cell Senescence

    Hsin Chen Lee;Pen Hui Yin;Chin Wen Chi;Yau Huei Wei

  • Oxidative Damage and Mutation to Mitochondrial DNA and Age-dependent Decline of Mitochondrial Respiratory Functiona

    Yau Huei Wei;Ching You Lu;Hsin Chen Lee;Cheng Yoong Pang

  • Oxidative Stress-related Alteration of the Copy Number of Mitochondrial DNA in Human Leukocytes

    Chin-San Liu;Ching-Shan Tsai;Chen-Ling Kuo;Haw-Wen Chen

  • Somatic mutations in the D-loop and decrease in the copy number of mitochondrial DNA in human hepatocellular carcinoma

    Hsin Chen Lee;Shu Hui Li;Jin Ching Lin;Cheng Chung Wu

  • Mitochondrial genome instability and mtDNA depletion in human cancers.

    Hsin Chen Lee;Pen Hui Yin;Jin Ching Lin;Cheng Chung Wu

  • Oxidative stress, mitochondrial DNA mutation, and apoptosis in aging.

    Hsin Chen Lee;Yau Huei Wei

  • Ageing-associated 5 kb deletion in human liver mitochondrial DNA.

    Tzu-Chen Yen;Jeng-Hsi Su;Kwang-Liang King;Yau-Huei Wei

  • Cisd2 deficiency drives premature aging and causes mitochondria-mediated defects in mice.

    Yi Fan Chen;Cheng Heng Kao;Ya Ting Chen;Ya Ting Chen;Chih Hao Wang

  • Mitochondrial DNA mutations and mitochondrial DNA depletion in breast cancer. Genes Chromosomes Cancer

    Ling-Ming Tseng;Pen-Hui Yin;Chin-Wen Chi;Chih-Yi Hsu

Frequent Co-Authors

Hsin-Chen Lee
Hsin-Chen Lee National Yang Ming University
Tsoo E. King
Tsoo E. King University at Albany, State University of New York
Oscar K. Lee
Oscar K. Lee National Yang Ming University
Robert M. Levin
Robert M. Levin Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Chong-Kuei Lii
Chong-Kuei Lii China Medical University
Ching-Yu Cheng
Ching-Yu Cheng National University of Singapore
Shih-Hwa Chiou
Shih-Hwa Chiou National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Andrew M. James
Andrew M. James MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit
Michael P. Murphy
Michael P. Murphy University of Cambridge
Howard T. Jacobs
Howard T. Jacobs Tampere University

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