Ailing Zhou

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Ailing Zhou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ailing Zhou has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Neurology and 8 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Ailing Zhou's work include Immune Response and Inflammation (8 papers), Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (4 papers). Ailing Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Immune Response and Inflammation (8 papers), Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (4 papers). Ailing Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Ailing Zhou's co-authors include Tao Sang, Changbao Li, Omowunmi A. Sadik, Austin O. Aluoch, C. Robin Buell, Jason Cepela, Holly A. Little, Fay M. Hansen‐Smith, O Hudlická and Wei Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nano Letters and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Ailing Zhou

40 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Rice Domestication by Reducing Shattering 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Rice Domestication by Reducing Shattering
    2006 627 citations Changbao Li, Ailing Zhou et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ailing Zhou China 15 885 668 596 192 179 40 1.8k
Yirong Zhang China 25 1.2k 1.4× 941 1.4× 378 0.6× 52 0.3× 119 0.7× 110 2.2k
Youngdae Yoon South Korea 25 437 0.5× 963 1.4× 42 0.1× 71 0.4× 191 1.1× 79 1.7k
Ting Xue China 25 186 0.2× 780 1.2× 120 0.2× 43 0.2× 352 2.0× 105 1.8k
Elisa De Luca Italy 24 262 0.3× 829 1.2× 66 0.1× 258 1.3× 511 2.9× 41 2.7k
Reena V. Saini India 19 457 0.5× 560 0.8× 75 0.1× 26 0.1× 181 1.0× 63 1.6k
Hualong Liu China 25 1.3k 1.5× 417 0.6× 450 0.8× 16 0.1× 81 0.5× 115 2.0k
Mukesh Kumar Sharma India 26 185 0.2× 782 1.2× 58 0.1× 52 0.3× 184 1.0× 83 1.7k
Shengrui Zhang China 22 772 0.9× 485 0.7× 66 0.1× 73 0.4× 48 0.3× 64 1.4k
Giuseppina Rea Italy 26 1.1k 1.3× 1.3k 1.9× 31 0.1× 42 0.2× 354 2.0× 59 2.5k
Ying Dong China 19 350 0.4× 405 0.6× 57 0.1× 91 0.5× 43 0.2× 51 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ailing Zhou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ailing Zhou

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Xing, Ailing Zhou, Jialei Ji, et al.. (2025). Transcriptome Analysis of Cabbage Near-Isogenic Lines Reveals the Involvement of the Plant Defensin Gene PDF1.2 in Fusarium Wilt Resistance. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(8). 3770–3770. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yaowei, Yanyan Huang, Ailing Zhou, et al.. (2024). A pH-responsive MOFs@MPN nanocarrier with enhancing antifungal activity for sustainable controlling myclobutanil release. Chemical Engineering Journal. 497. 155713–155713. 22 indexed citations
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Zhou, Ailing, Chenglong Chi, Aizhong Jia, et al.. (2022). Facile Preparation of Millimeter‐Sized Sodium Alginate‐Silica Composite Spheres for Highly Selective Adsorption of Heavy Metal Ions. ChemistrySelect. 7(19). 3 indexed citations
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Yang, Hua, et al.. (2018). Leveraging the genetic basis of Rett syndrome to ascertain pathophysiology. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 165. 106961–106961. 5 indexed citations
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Cai, Yan, et al.. (2017). [Effect of oxymatrine on apoptosis of hippocampal neurons by p38/JNK signaling pathway].. PubMed. 42(4). 731–738. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xian, et al.. (2017). Inhibitory effect of oxymatrine on hepatocyte apoptosis via TLR4/PI3K/Akt/GSK-3β signaling pathway. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 23(21). 3839–3839. 26 indexed citations
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Wang, Haibo, et al.. (2015). Application of laparoscopy in the combined surgical procedures of gynecological and digestive disorders in obese women: A retrospective cohort study. International Journal of Surgery. 16(Pt A). 83–87. 6 indexed citations
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Ruan, Jiming, Kun Hu, Haixin Zhang, et al.. (2014). Distribution and quantitative detection of GABAA receptor in Carassius auratus gibelio. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. 40(4). 1301–11. 4 indexed citations
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Zhou, Ailing, et al.. (2014). The role of Toll-like receptor 4 on inflammation and Aβ formation in cortex astrocytes.. PubMed. 66(6). 631–8. 6 indexed citations
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Mao, Jiahui, et al.. (2013). Role of Toll-like receptor 4 in inflammatory reactions of hippocampal neurons.. PubMed. 8(16). 1465–72. 5 indexed citations
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Ruan, Jiming, et al.. (2013). Blood-brain barrier permeability and residual tissue characteristics of Avermectin(AVM) in <I>Carassius auratus gibelio</I>. Journal of Fishery Sciences of China. 20(5). 1032–1038. 2 indexed citations
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Musa, Musiliyu A., Ailing Zhou, & Omowunmi A. Sadik. (2011). Synthesis and Antiproliferative Activity of New Coumarin-Based Benzopyranone Derivatives Against Human Tumor Cell Lines. Medicinal Chemistry. 7(2). 112–120. 11 indexed citations
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Liu, Xia, Lei Lü, Bei‐Bei Tao, Ailing Zhou, & Yi‐Chun Zhu. (2011). Amelioration of glomerulosclerosis with all-trans retinoic acid is linked to decreased plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and α-smooth muscle actin. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 32(1). 70–78. 22 indexed citations
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Grillo, Michael A., et al.. (2009). GENETIC ARCHITECTURE FOR THE ADAPTIVE ORIGIN OF ANNUAL WILD RICE,ORYZA NIVARA. Evolution. 63(4). 870–883. 53 indexed citations
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Sadik, Omowunmi A., Austin O. Aluoch, & Ailing Zhou. (2008). Status of biomolecular recognition using electrochemical techniques. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 24(9). 2749–2765. 240 indexed citations
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Zhou, Ailing & Omowunmi A. Sadik. (2008). Comparative Analysis of Quercetin Oxidation by Electrochemical, Enzymatic, Autoxidation, and Free Radical Generation Techniques: A Mechanistic Study. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 56(24). 12081–12091. 112 indexed citations
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Li, Changbao, Ailing Zhou, & Tao Sang. (2006). Rice Domestication by Reducing Shattering. Science. 311(5769). 1936–1939. 627 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Changbao, Ailing Zhou, & Tao Sang. (2006). Genetic analysis of rice domestication syndrome with the wild annual species, Oryza nivara. New Phytologist. 170(1). 185–194. 189 indexed citations
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Hansen‐Smith, Fay M., Stuart Egginton, Ailing Zhou, & O Hudlická. (2001). Growth of Arterioles Precedes That of Capillaries in Stretch-Induced Angiogenesis in Skeletal Muscle. Microvascular Research. 62(1). 1–14. 42 indexed citations

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