Changhai Ding

18.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
432 papers, 13.8k citations indexed

About

Changhai Ding is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Changhai Ding has authored 432 papers receiving a total of 13.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 296 papers in Rheumatology, 152 papers in Surgery and 113 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Changhai Ding's work include Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (263 papers), Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (108 papers) and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (97 papers). Changhai Ding is often cited by papers focused on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (263 papers), Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (108 papers) and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (97 papers). Changhai Ding collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and United States. Changhai Ding's co-authors include Graeme Jones, Flavia Cicuttini, Leigh Blizzard, Anita E. Wluka, Tania Winzenberg, David J. Hunter, Weiyu Han, Fiona Scott, Benny Antony and Zhaohua Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Changhai Ding

414 papers receiving 13.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A 5-month, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of galantamine in AD

2000 717 citations Changhai Ding et al. profile →
Evaluation and Treatment of Knee Pain

2023 136 citations Win Min Oo, Changhai Ding et al. profile →
Osteoarthritis

2025 79 citations Su’an Tang, Changqing Zhang et al. Nature Reviews Disease Primers profile →
Single-cell atlas of human infrapatellar fat pad and synovium implicates APOE signaling in osteoarthritis pathology

2024 61 citations Su’an Tang, Yumei Cao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Changhai Ding Australia	61	7.9k	4.7k	3.0k	2.1k	2.1k	432	13.8k
M. Kloppenburg Netherlands	63	9.2k 1.2×	4.0k 0.8×	1.5k 0.5×	1.8k 0.9×	2.9k 1.4×	412	13.6k
Tuhina Neogi United States	57	7.8k 1.0×	4.2k 0.9×	1.6k 0.5×	1.3k 0.6×	2.3k 1.1×	384	13.6k
Timothy E. McAlindon United States	57	9.5k 1.2×	5.1k 1.1×	2.2k 0.8×	1.0k 0.5×	3.2k 1.6×	252	13.4k
Yves Henrotin Belgium	60	9.1k 1.1×	3.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.4×	2.9k 1.4×	4.8k 2.3×	304	14.5k
Richard F. Loeser United States	73	13.7k 1.7×	4.6k 1.0×	2.2k 0.7×	5.4k 2.6×	4.4k 2.1×	263	21.8k
Francis Bérenbaum France	68	13.0k 1.6×	4.5k 1.0×	1.4k 0.5×	4.2k 2.0×	5.1k 2.5×	417	20.6k
Henning Bliddal Denmark	59	5.4k 0.7×	4.1k 0.9×	2.1k 0.7×	664 0.3×	3.7k 1.8×	445	13.8k
Reva C. Lawrence United States	14	7.2k 0.9×	3.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.5×	859 0.4×	2.2k 1.1×	18	10.9k
Thomas J. Schnitzer United States	62	5.1k 0.6×	4.3k 0.9×	1.3k 0.4×	1.3k 0.6×	7.7k 3.7×	242	18.6k
Naoki Ishiguro Japan	68	4.6k 0.6×	7.9k 1.7×	1.0k 0.3×	3.2k 1.5×	1.5k 0.7×	849	20.6k

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Liu, Pingping, et al.. (2025). 1,25(OH)2D3 induces chondrocyte autophagy and reduces the loss of proteoglycans in osteoarthritis through inhibiting the NF-κB pathway. Clinical Rheumatology. 44(2). 811–822. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Haowei, Zhong Li, Xiaoshuai Wang, et al.. (2025). Associations of metabolic status with all-cause mortality among individuals with osteoarthritis: A prospective cohort study. Journal of Orthopaedic Translation. 51. 207–217.

Wang, Tian, Shuang Zheng, Xingzhong Jin, et al.. (2025). Baseline 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels predict the effects of vitamin D supplementation on joint symptoms and cartilage loss in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Rheumatology Advances in Practice. 9(3). rkaf061–rkaf061. 1 indexed citations

Tang, Su’an, Changqing Zhang, Win Min Oo, et al.. (2025). Osteoarthritis. Nature Reviews Disease Primers. 11(1). 10–10. 79 indexed citations breakdown →

Wen, Simin, Weipeng Zheng, Han Cen, et al.. (2025). Association Analysis of the Circulating Proteome With Sarcopenia‐Related Traits Reveals Potential Drug Targets for Sarcopenia. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 16(1). e13720–e13720.

Wang, Xiaoshuai, Zhixiang Cai, Peihua Cao, et al.. (2025). Longitudinal Associations Between Baseline Sarcopenia and Knee Osteoarthritis Progression and Risk of Knee Replacement. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 77(10). 1362–1372. 1 indexed citations

Li, Ting, Xin Wen, Weiyu Han, et al.. (2024). Quantitative analysis of effectiveness and associated factors of exercise on symptoms in osteoarthritis: a pharmacodynamic model-based meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 58(24). 1539–1550. 4 indexed citations

Tang, Su’an, Jianwei Zhu, Song Xue, et al.. (2024). Spermidine ameliorates osteoarthritis via altering macrophage polarization. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1870(4). 167083–167083. 16 indexed citations

Chen, Haowei, Xiaorui Shi, Song Xue, et al.. (2024). RNA N6-methyladenosine modification in arthritis: New insights into pathogenesis. Modern Rheumatology. 35(2). 203–214. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Yang, Arnold Yu Lok Wong, Xiao Liang, et al.. (2024). A systematic review and network meta-analysis on the optimal wavelength of low-level light therapy (LLLT) in treating knee osteoarthritis symptoms. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 36(1). 203–203. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Yuwen, Patrick Shu‐Hang Yung, Gang Lü, et al.. (2024). Musculoskeletal Organs‐on‐Chips: An Emerging Platform for Studying the Nanotechnology–Biology Interface. Advanced Materials. 37(2). e2401334–e2401334. 21 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yingjie, Cheng Sun, Fan Chen, et al.. (2023). ASIC1a-CMPK2-mediated M1 macrophage polarization exacerbates chondrocyte senescence in osteoarthritis through IL-18. International Immunopharmacology. 124(Pt A). 110878–110878. 16 indexed citations

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Zhou, Renpeng, Yong Chen, Shufang Li, et al.. (2022). TRPM7 channel inhibition attenuates rheumatoid arthritis articular chondrocyte ferroptosis by suppression of the PKCα-NOX4 axis. Redox Biology. 55. 102411–102411. 77 indexed citations

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Tang, Su’an, Yumei Cao, Zhaopeng Cai, et al.. (2022). The lncRNA PILA promotes NF-κB signaling in osteoarthritis by stimulating the activity of the protein arginine methyltransferase PRMT1. Science Signaling. 15(735). eabm6265–eabm6265. 30 indexed citations

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Liao, Zetao, Jun Chang, Zhaohua Zhu, et al.. (2022). Associations Between Dietary Intake of Vitamin K and Changes in Symptomatic and Structural Changes in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care & Research. 75(7). 1503–1510. 1 indexed citations

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Tang, Su’an, Qinghong Yu, & Changhai Ding. (2022). Investigational spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitors for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs. 31(3). 291–303. 26 indexed citations

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Aitken, Dawn, Karen Wills, Andrew Halliday, et al.. (2018). Patellar tendon enthesis abnormalities and their association with knee pain and structural abnormalities in older adults. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 27(3). 449–458. 8 indexed citations

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Ruan, Guangfeng, Jianliang Xu, Kai Wang, et al.. (2018). Associations between knee structural measures, circulating inflammatory factors and MMP13 in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 26(8). 1063–1069. 50 indexed citations

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Fan, Ping, Nan Hu, Jing Luo, et al.. (2017). Effect of 1,25-(OH)2D3 on Proliferation of Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes and Expressions of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines through Regulating MicroRNA-22 in a Rat Model of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 42(1). 145–155. 25 indexed citations

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Ding, Changhai, et al.. (2009). Knee and hip radiographic osteoarthritis predict total hip bone loss in older adults: A prospective study. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 25(4). 858–865. 33 indexed citations

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