Chengrui An

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Chengrui An is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chengrui An has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Neurology and 5 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Chengrui An's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers), Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (3 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (3 papers). Chengrui An is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers), Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (3 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (3 papers). Chengrui An collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Chengrui An's co-authors include Yanqin Gao, Jun Chen, Rehana K. Leak, Feng Zhang, Meijuan Zhang, Xiaoming Hu, Yejie Shi, Jun Suenaga, Peiying Li and Wenting Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Biomaterials and Science Advances.

In The Last Decade

Chengrui An

24 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Emerging roles of Nrf2 and phase II antioxidant enzymes in neuroprotection

2012 515 citations Meijuan Zhang, Chengrui An et al. Progress in Neurobiology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chengrui An China	17	640	364	171	160	146	24	1.5k
Xiaojiang Sun China	26	762 1.2×	336 0.9×	92 0.5×	195 1.2×	324 2.2×	55	2.0k
Weifeng Zhang China	18	878 1.4×	333 0.9×	321 1.9×	117 0.7×	111 0.8×	43	1.8k
Cynthia J.M. Kane United States	24	491 0.8×	473 1.3×	135 0.8×	97 0.6×	58 0.4×	44	2.0k
Xian Wu China	25	682 1.1×	157 0.4×	97 0.6×	128 0.8×	188 1.3×	63	1.5k
Jae‐Chul Lee South Korea	20	340 0.5×	315 0.9×	91 0.5×	215 1.3×	57 0.4×	96	1.4k
Shinn‐Zong Lin Taiwan	28	1.1k 1.7×	303 0.8×	189 1.1×	307 1.9×	168 1.2×	160	2.8k
Fan Liu China	23	884 1.4×	167 0.5×	177 1.0×	64 0.4×	115 0.8×	113	1.7k
Jean-Christophe Devedjian France	20	1.2k 1.8×	217 0.6×	89 0.5×	412 2.6×	122 0.8×	36	2.3k
Yuanyuan Ma China	17	539 0.8×	669 1.8×	263 1.5×	94 0.6×	98 0.7×	34	1.4k
Weiwei Hou China	17	386 0.6×	143 0.4×	70 0.4×	83 0.5×	215 1.5×	41	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chengrui An

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chengrui An. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chengrui An based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Chengrui An. Chengrui An is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Palmer, Sam, Paul Rouse, Tania Hübscher, et al.. (2025). Establishment of a microwell-array-based miniaturized thymic organoid model suitable for high-throughput applications. Cell Reports. 44(5). 115579–115579. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Yishan, Ya Wen, Juan Chen, et al.. (2022). A high-resolution route map reveals distinct stages of chondrocyte dedifferentiation for cartilage regeneration. Bone Research. 10(1). 38–38. 45 indexed citations

Wu, Bingbing, Li Yu, Xilin Shen, et al.. (2022). SFRP4+ stromal cell subpopulation with IGF1 signaling in human endometrial regeneration. Cell Discovery. 8(1). 95–95. 17 indexed citations

Huang, Jiayun, Chunmei Fan, Yangwu Chen, et al.. (2021). Single-cell RNA-seq reveals functionally distinct biomaterial degradation-related macrophage populations. Biomaterials. 277. 121116–121116. 16 indexed citations

Li, Yu, Lin Gong, Chengrui An, et al.. (2021). Structural, functional and molecular pathogenesis of pelvic organ prolapse in patient and Loxl1 deficient mice. Aging. 13(24). 25886–25902. 16 indexed citations

Yu, Li, Bingbing Wu, Chengrui An, et al.. (2021). Mass cytometry and transcriptomic profiling reveal body‐wide pathology induced by Loxl1 deficiency. Cell Proliferation. 54(7). e13077–e13077. 8 indexed citations

Yin, Zi, Junxin Lin, Mengfei Liu, et al.. (2020). Limb Development: Atlas of Musculoskeletal Stem Cells with the Soft and Hard Tissue Differentiation Architecture (Adv. Sci. 23/2020). Advanced Science. 7(23). 1 indexed citations

Chen, Yishan, Bingbing Wu, Junxin Lin, et al.. (2020). High-Resolution Dissection of Chemical Reprogramming from Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts into Fibrocartilaginous Cells. Stem Cell Reports. 14(3). 478–492. 11 indexed citations

Zhang, Wenting, Ling Zhu, Chengrui An, et al.. (2020). The blood brain barrier in cerebral ischemic injury – Disruption and repair. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 34–53. 62 indexed citations

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Wu, Bingbing, Li Yu, Jiaqi Xu, et al.. (2019). Nano genome altas (NGA) of body wide organ responses. Biomaterials. 205. 38–49. 16 indexed citations

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Wu, Bingbing, Chengrui An, Junxin Lin, et al.. (2019). Dissecting cell diversity and connectivity in skeletal muscle for myogenesis. Cell Death and Disease. 10(6). 427–427. 16 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xianzhu, Dandan Cai, Feifei Zhou, et al.. (2019). Targeting downstream subcellular YAP activity as a function of matrix stiffness with Verteporfin-encapsulated chitosan microsphere attenuates osteoarthritis. Biomaterials. 232. 119724–119724. 71 indexed citations

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Sun, Heng, Yan Wu, Zongyou Pan, et al.. (2018). Gefitinib for Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Activated Osteoarthritis Subpopulation Treatment. EBioMedicine. 32. 223–233. 26 indexed citations

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Wu, Bingbing, Chengrui An, Li Yu, et al.. (2017). Reconstructing Lineage Hierarchies of Mouse Uterus Epithelial Development Using Single-Cell Analysis. Stem Cell Reports. 9(1). 381–396. 31 indexed citations

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Yin, Zi, Jiajie Hu, Long Yang, et al.. (2016). Single-cell analysis reveals a nestin ⁺ tendon stem/progenitor cell population with strong tenogenic potentiality. Science Advances. 2(11). e1600874–e1600874. 110 indexed citations

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An, Chengrui, Xiaoyan Jiang, Hongjian Pu, et al.. (2016). Severity-Dependent Long-Term Spatial Learning-Memory Impairment in a Mouse Model of Traumatic Brain Injury. Translational Stroke Research. 7(6). 512–520. 33 indexed citations

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Shi, Hong, Xiaoming Hu, Rehana K. Leak, et al.. (2015). Demyelination as a rational therapeutic target for ischemic or traumatic brain injury. Experimental Neurology. 272. 17–25. 117 indexed citations

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An, Chengrui, Yejie Shi, Peiying Li, et al.. (2014). Molecular dialogs between the ischemic brain and the peripheral immune system: Dualistic roles in injury and repair. Progress in Neurobiology. 115. 6–24. 167 indexed citations

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Wang, Guohua, Xiaoyan Jiang, Hongjian Pu, et al.. (2012). Scriptaid, a Novel Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor, Protects Against Traumatic Brain Injury via Modulation of PTEN and AKT Pathway. Neurotherapeutics. 10(1). 124–142. 84 indexed citations

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Zhang, Meijuan, Chengrui An, Yanqin Gao, et al.. (2012). Emerging roles of Nrf2 and phase II antioxidant enzymes in neuroprotection. Progress in Neurobiology. 100. 30–47. 515 indexed citations breakdown →

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