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Jun-Jie Wei is a leading figure in gamma-ray burst (GRB) astrophysics, with a career dedicated to advancing our understanding of these powerful cosmic explosions. His primary research focuses on the design, development, and scientific exploitation of the SVOM (Space-based multiband astronomical Variable Objects Monitor) mission, a groundbreaking Chinese-French collaboration. Wei has been instrumental in defining the mission’s science capabilities, instruments, and operational strategies, as detailed in his highly cited 2015 overview (14 citations) and earlier 2010 work (10 citations). Beyond mission design, he has made significant contributions to GRB observational studies, including deriving the optical luminosity function of GRBs from ROTSE-III telescope data (2014, 3 citations). This work helps constrain the physical properties and evolution of GRB progenitors. With a growing citation impact and a central role in a major international space mission, Jun-Jie Wei is shaping the future of time-domain astronomy, promising new insights into the most energetic events in the universe.