biography
Jih-Jung Chen was born in Pingtung, Taiwan, in 1966. He received the Ph.D. degree (in pharmaceutical sciences) from the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan, in 1997. From 1997 to 2011, Chen served as a Research Associate/Research Fellow of the Chinese Herbal Medicine Research Center at Tajen University. From 2008 to now, he serves as a Professor at the Department of Pharmacy & Graduate Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Tajen University. He is mainly interested in natural products chemistry, medicinal chemistry, functional food, traditional Chinese (herbal) medicine, and new drug development. From 2008 to 2009, he serves as a Director of the Chinese Herbal Medicine Research Center, Tajen University. From 2010 to now, he serves as a Director of the Precision Instruments Center, Tajen University. Up to now, Professor Chen\'s Publications are more than 150 research articles in SCI journals, more than 300 poster presentations, and he serves as Editorial Boards of ISRN Pharmaceutics (Hindawi Publishing Corporation) (2011/03~), American Journal of Applied Chemistry (2013/09~), Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences (2013/09~), and Jacobs Journal of Internal Medicine (2015/02~); an Advisory Board of The Open Access Journal of Science and Technology (2013/01~), and a Reviewer of more than 45 different international journals (including British Journal of Pharmacology, Marine Drugs, Food Chemistry, Journal of Natural Products….). In 1997~1999, Jih-Jung Chen obtained the First Grade Award, National Science Council, Taiwan. In 2002, 2008, 2009~2015, he received the Outstanding Research Award, Tajen University.
Area of Interest
Natural products chemistry
Medicinal chemistry
Functional food
Traditional Chinese (herbal) medicine
New drug development
top publication
1. Ian-Lih Tsai, Wine-Show Sheen, Jih-Jung Chen, Ih-Sheng Chen. Isolation of constituents from the leaves of Syzygium tripinnatum. The Chinese Pharmaceutical Journal 1994, 46 (5), 401-412. {1994. 10}
2. Ih-Sheng Chen, Jih-Jung Chen, Ian-Lih Tsai. Alkaloids from Hernandia sonora. Phytochemistry 1995, 40 (3), 983-986. {1995. 10} (SCI, 2013 Impact Factor = 3.350) (Ranking in Plant Sciences: 28/196 = 14.3 %)
3. Ih-Sheng Chen, Jih-Jung Chen, Ian-Lih Tsai, Ya-Ling Chang, Che-Ming Teng. New p-quinonoid aporphine alkaloids and antiplatelet aggregation constituents of Hernandia sonora. Planta Medica 1995, 61 (6), 537-539. {1995. 12} (SCI, 2014 IF = 2.152) (Ranking in Plant Sciences: 60/196 = 30.6 %)
4. Jih-Jung Chen, Ian-Lih Tsai, Ih-Sheng Chen. New oxoaporphine alkaloids from Hernandia nymphaeifolia. Journal of Natural Products 1996, 59 (2), 156-158. {1996. 02} (SCI, 2014 IF = 3.798) (Ranking in Plant Sciences: 23/200 = 11.5 %).
5. Ih-Sheng Chen, Jih-Jung Chen, Ian-Lih Tsai. N-Formyl- and N-hydroxyaporphine alkaloids from Fomosan Hernandia nymphaeifolia. Heterocycles 1996, 43 (4), 799-807. {1996. 04} (SCI, 2013 IF = 0.908)
6. Jih-Jung Chen, Ian-Lih Tsai, Tsutomu Ishikawa, Chyi-Jia Wang, Ih-Sheng Chen. Alkaloids from trunk bark of Hernandia nymphaeifolia. Phytochemistry 1996, 42 (5), 1479-1484. {1996. 07} (SCI, 2013 IF = 3.350) (Ranking in Plant Sciences: 28/196 = 14.3 %)
7. Jih-Jung Chen, Tsutomu Ishikawa, Chang-Yih Duh, Ian-Lih Tsai, Ih-Sheng Chen. New dimeric aporphine alkaloids and cytotoxic constituents of Hernandia nymphaeifolia. Planta Medica 1996, 62 (6), 528-533. {1996. 12} (SCI, 2014 IF = 2.152) (Ranking in Plant Sciences: 60/196 = 30.6 %)
8. Ih-Sheng Chen, Jih-Jung Chen, Chang-Yih Duh, Ian-Lih Tsai, Chin-Teng Chang. New aporphine alkaloids and cytotoxic constituents of Hernandia nymphaeifolia. Planta Medica 1997, 63 (2), 154-157. {1997. 04} (SCI, 2012 IF = 2.348) (SCI, 2014 IF = 2.152) (Ranking in Plant Sciences: 60/196 = 30.6 %)
9. Ih-Sheng Chen, Jih-Jung Chen, Chang-Yih Duh, Ian-Lih Tsai. New cytotoxic lignans from Formosan Hernandia nymphaeifolia. Phytochemistry 1997, 45 (5), 991-996. {1997. 07} (SCI, 2013 IF = 3.350) (Ranking in Plant Sciences: 28/196 = 14.3 %)
10. Ih-Sheng Chen, Inn-Wha Tsai, Che-Ming Teng, Jih-Jung Chen, Ya-Ling Chang, Feng-Nien Ko, Matthias C. Lu, John M. Pezzuto. Pyranoquinoline alkaloids from Zanthoxylum simulans. Phytochemistry 1997, 46 (3), 525-529. {1997. 10} (SCI, 2013 IF = 3.350) (Ranking in Plant Sciences: 28/196 = 14.3 %)
11. Jih-Jung Chen, Chang-Yih Duh and Ih-Sheng Chen. New tetrahydroprotoberberine N-oxide alkaloids and cytotoxic constituents of Corydalis tashiroi. Planta Medica 1999, 65 (7), 643-647. {1999. 10} (SCI, 2012 IF = 2.339) (Ranking in Plant Sciences: 55/195 = 28.2 %)
12. Jih-Jung Chen, Ya-Ling Chang, Che-Ming Teng, Ih-Sheng Chen. Anti-platelet aggregation alkaloids and lignans from Hernandia nymphaeifolia. Planta Medica 2000, 66 (3), 251-256. {2000. 04} (SCI, 2012 IF = 2.339) (Ranking in Plant Sciences: 55/195 = 28.2 %)
13. Jih-Jung Chen, Ya-Ling Chang, Che-Ming Teng, Wei-Yu Lin, Yu-Chang Chen, Ih-Sheng Chen. A new tetrahydroprotoberberine N-oxide alkaloid and anti-platelet aggregation constituents of Corydalis tashiroi. Planta Medica 2001, 67 (5), 423-427. {2001. 07} (SCI, 2012 IF = 2.339) (Ranking in Plant Sciences: 55/195 = 28.2 %)
14. Jih-Jung Chen, Ya-Ling Chang, Che-Ming Teng, Ih-Sheng Chen. Vasorelaxing and antioxidant constituents from Hernandia nymphaeifolia. Planta Medica 2001, 67 (7), 593-598. {2001. 09} (SCI, 2012 IF = 2.339) (Ranking in Plant Sciences: 55/195 = 28.2 %)
15. Ih-Sheng Chen, Hui-Fang Chen, Ming-Jen Cheng, Ya-Ling Chang, Che-Ming Teng, Ishikawa Tsutomu, Jih-Jung Chen, Ian-Lih Tsai. Quinoline alkaloid and other constituents of Melicope semecarpifolia with antiplatelet aggregation activity. Journal of Natural Products 2001, 64 (9), 1143-1147. {2001. 09} (SCI, 2014 IF = 3.798) (Ranking in Plant Sciences: 23/200 = 11.5 %)
16. Yu-Ying Chao, Warren Su, Chung-Ren Jan, Ying-Chin Ko, Jih-Jung Chen, Jin-Shiung Cheng, Chun-Peng Liu, Yuk-Keung Lo, Yee-Ping Law, Kang-Ju Chou, Kam-Chung Lee, Wei-Chung Chen, Ih-Sheng Chen. Novel action of lignans isolated from Hernandia nymphaeifolia on Ca2+ signaling in human neutrophils. Archives of Toxicology 2002, 75 (11-12), 695-702. {2002. 01} (SCI, 2014 IF = 5.980) (Ranking in Toxicology: 8/83 = 9.6 %)
17. Yu-Ying Chao, Chung-Ren Jan, Ying-Chin Ko, Jih-Jung Chen, Ih-Sheng Chen. Effect of lignans isolated from Hernandia nymphaeifolia on reactive oxygen species generation and calcium mobilization in human neutrophils. Drug Development Research 2002, 55 (2), 118-126. {2002. 02} (SCI, 2014 IF = 0.869)
18. Yu-Ying Chao, Chung-Ren Jan, Ying-Chin Ko, Jih-Jung Chen, Bang Ping Jiann, Yih-Chau Lu, Wei-Chung Chen, Warren Su, Ih-Sheng Chen. Effect of lignans isolated from Hernandia nymphaeifolia on estrogenic compounds-induced calcium mobilization in human neutrophils. Life Sciences 2002, 70 (26), 3109-3121. {2002. 05} (SCI, 2014 IF = 2.555) (Ranking in Pharmacology & Pharmacy: 115/249 = 46.1 %)
19. Yu-Ying Chao, Ih-Sheng Chen, Jwu-Lai Yeh, Jih-Jung Chen, Ying-Chin Ko, Jin-Shiung Cheng, Chun-Peng Liu, Yuk-Keung Lo, Warren Su, Yee-Ping Law, Kang-Ju Chou, Wei-Chung Chen, Chung-Ren Jan. Novel action of lignans isolated from Hernandia nymphaeifolia on Ca2+ signaling in renal tubular cells. European Journal of Pharmacology 2002, 443 (1-3), 31-38. {2002. 05} (SCI, 2014 IF = 2.592) (Ranking in Pharmacology & Pharmacy: 90/249 = 36.1 %)
20. Jih-Jung Chen, Ya-Ling Chang, Che-Ming Teng, Chao-Chen Su, Ih-Sheng Chen. Quinoline alkaloids and anti-platelet aggregation constituents from the leaves of Melicope semecarpifolia. Planta Medica 2002, 68 (9), 790-793. {2002. 09} (SCI, 2014 IF = 2.152) (Ranking in Plant Sciences: 55/195 = 28.2 %)
21. Jih-Jung Chen, Yu-Chun Huang, Yu-Chang Chen, Yao-Ting Huang, Shih-Wei Wang, Chieh-Yu Peng, Che-Ming Teng, Ih-Sheng Chen. Cytotoxic amides from Piper sintenense. Planta Medica 2002, 68 (11), 980-985. {2002. 11} (SCI, 2014 IF = 2.152) (Ranking in Plant Sciences: 55/195 = 28.2 %)
22. Jih-Jung Chen*, Chang-Yih Duh, Hung-Yi Huang, Ih-Sheng Chen*. Furoquinoline alkaloids and cytotoxic constituents from the leaves of Melicope semecarpifolia. Planta Medica 2003, 69 (6), 542-546. {2003. 06} (SCI, 2014 IF = 2.152) (Ranking in Plant Sciences: 55/195 = 28.2 %)
23. Jih-Jung Chen*, Chang-Yih Duh, Hung-Yi Huang, Ih-Sheng Chen*. Cytotoxic constituents of Piper sintenense. Helvetica Chimica Acta 2003, 86 (6), 2058-2064. {2003, 06} (SCI, 2014 IF = 1.138) (Ranking in Chemistry, Multidisciplinary: 69/152 = 45.3 %)
24. Ajay Kumar Dixit, Jih-Jung Chen, Tsutomu Ishikawa, Ian-Lih Tsai, Ih-Sheng Chen. Alkyl phenols from the leaves of Formosan Ardisia virens. The Chinese Pharmaceutical Journal 2003, 55 (4), 273-278. {2003. 08}
25. Fan-Pin Lee, Yu-Cheng Chen, Jih-Jung Chen, Ian-Lih Tsai, Ih-Sheng Chen. Cyclobutanoid amides from Piper arborescens. Helvetica Chimica Acta 2004, 87 (2), 463-468. {2004. 02} (SCI, 2014 IF = 1.138) (Ranking in Chemistry, Multidisciplinary: 69/152 = 45.3 %)