Dewei Zhao

6.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
154 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Dewei Zhao is a scholar working on Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Dewei Zhao has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Surgery, 65 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 37 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Dewei Zhao's work include Bone and Joint Diseases (61 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (48 papers) and Hip disorders and treatments (44 papers). Dewei Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Bone and Joint Diseases (61 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (48 papers) and Hip disorders and treatments (44 papers). Dewei Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Dewei Zhao's co-authors include Ling Qin, Junlei Li, Jiali Wang, Faqiang Lu, Frank Witte, Benjie Wang, Baoyi Liu, Ke Yang, Lei Yang and Zhijie Ma and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Dewei Zhao

148 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Current status on clinical applications of magnesium-based orthopaedic implants: A review from clinical translational perspective

2016 780 citations Dewei Zhao, Faqiang Lu et al. profile →
Recommendation for modifying current cytotoxicity testing standards for biodegradable magnesium-based materials

2015 423 citations Dewei Zhao et al. profile →
Vascularized bone grafting fixed by biodegradable magnesium screw for treating osteonecrosis of the femoral head

2015 294 citations Dewei Zhao, Shibo Huang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dewei Zhao China	28	1.7k	1.6k	1.4k	1.2k	978	154	4.2k
Xinhui Xie China	30	1.4k 0.8×	820 0.5×	994 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	331 0.3×	83	3.4k
Jiali Wang China	30	2.4k 1.4×	1.0k 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	1.5k 1.3×	216 0.2×	91	4.2k
Yuxiao Lai China	36	1.5k 0.9×	885 0.5×	2.6k 1.8×	634 0.5×	223 0.2×	96	4.1k
Yimin Chai China	41	1.0k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	554 0.5×	467 0.5×	166	5.0k
Ute Hempel Germany	38	753 0.4×	707 0.4×	1.5k 1.0×	523 0.4×	236 0.2×	102	4.2k
Zheng Guo China	32	631 0.4×	1.4k 0.8×	1.9k 1.3×	687 0.6×	144 0.1×	123	3.9k
Youshui Gao China	32	365 0.2×	889 0.5×	1.5k 1.0×	771 0.7×	571 0.6×	135	4.0k
Hongyu Zhang China	39	1.4k 0.9×	803 0.5×	1.8k 1.2×	864 0.7×	177 0.2×	140	5.1k
Zhenan Zhu China	39	637 0.4×	1.7k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	416 0.4×	305 0.3×	115	4.0k
Janin Reifenrath Germany	27	1.9k 1.1×	845 0.5×	752 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	139 0.1×	75	3.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dewei Zhao

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Luo, Yuhao, et al.. (2025). Analysis of Animal Models of Traumatic Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head Based on Blood Supply: A Literature Review. Orthopaedic Surgery. 17(3). 703–713. 1 indexed citations

Ying, Jiawei, Junlei Li, Xing Qiu, et al.. (2024). Integrated Acetabular Prosthesis Versus Bone Grafting in Total Hip Arthroplasty for Crowe Type II and III Hip Dysplasia: A Retrospective Case–Control Study. Orthopaedic Surgery. 16(10). 2401–2409. 2 indexed citations

Zhao, Dewei, et al.. (2024). Mesenchymal stem cells and their exosomes mitigate osteoarthritis by restoring the balance between proinflammatory Teffs and Tregs. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 1509014–1509014. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiuzhi, Weidan Wang, Fengyuan Piao, et al.. (2023). Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells paracrine TGF-β1 to mediate the biological activity of osteoblasts in bone repair. Cytokine. 164. 156139–156139. 9 indexed citations

Ying, Jiawei, Liang Cheng, Junlei Li, et al.. (2023). Treatment of Acetabular Bone Defect in Revision of Total Hip Arthroplasty Using 3D Printed Tantalum Acetabular Augment. Orthopaedic Surgery. 15(5). 1264–1271. 13 indexed citations

Zhai, Yun, Hao Zhang, Jianchuan Wang, & Dewei Zhao. (2023). Research progress of metal-based additive manufacturing in medical implants. REVIEWS ON ADVANCED MATERIALS SCIENCE. 62(1). 19 indexed citations

Liu, Yuchen, Ziming Wang, Jinge Zhang, et al.. (2023). Biomechanical study of internal fixation methods for femoral neck fractures based on Pauwels angle. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 11. 1143575–1143575. 9 indexed citations

Cao, Fang, Kai‐Rong Qin, Kai Kang, et al.. (2022). Ginkgo biloba L. extract prevents steroid-induced necrosis of the femoral head by rescuing apoptosis and dysfunction in vascular endothelial cells via the PI3K/AKT/eNOS pathway. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 296. 115476–115476. 14 indexed citations

Cui, Daping, Dewei Zhao, & Shibo Huang. (2020). Structural characterization of a safflower polysaccharide and its promotion effect on steroid-induced osteonecrosis in vivo. Carbohydrate Polymers. 233. 115856–115856. 19 indexed citations

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Cheng, Liang, Xing Qiu, Lei Yang, et al.. (2020). 3D Printed Personalized Guide Plate in the Femoral Head Core Decompression. BioMed Research International. 2020(1). 3 indexed citations

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Zhao, Dewei, Benjie Wang, & Baoyi Liu. (2019). Vascularized Iliac Bone Flap Transfer for Early and Middle Stages of Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head. JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques. 9(1). e5–e5. 7 indexed citations

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Zhao, Dewei, Baoyi Liu, & Benjie Wang. (2019). Vascularized Greater Trochanter Bone Flap Transfer for Treatment of ARCO Stage-IIB to IIIB Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head. JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques. 9(2). e20–e20. 4 indexed citations

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Cheng, Liang, Dewei Zhao, Lei Yang, et al.. (2018). The application of 3D printed customized porous tantalum acetabular patch for adult DDH hip reconstruction. Zhonghua guke zazhi. 38(11). 650–657. 2 indexed citations

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Xu, Jingyi, Xing Qiu, Suzette Smiley‐Jewell, et al.. (2018). Exposure to tobacco smoke increases bone loss in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Inhalation Toxicology. 30(6). 229–238. 5 indexed citations

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Zhao, Dewei & Junlei Li. (2017). Fabrication of the Porous Tantalum and Its Current Status Used as Orthopedics Implants Materials. Acta Metallurgica Sinica. 53(10). 1303–1310. 5 indexed citations

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Zhao, Dewei, Lei Yang, Fengde Tian, et al.. (2012). Incidence of osteonecrosis of the femoral head in divers: an epidemiologic analysis in Dalian. Zhonghua guke zazhi. 32(6). 521–525. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chungang, et al.. (2010). Biomechanical comparison of double-row versus transtendon single-row suture anchor technique for repair of the grade III partial articular-sided rotator cuff tears.. PubMed. 123(21). 3049–54. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Bin, et al.. (2009). Prosthetic Modeling for Femoral Head Based on Ellipsoid Fitting. Journal of Southeast University. 25(1). 47–51. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Benjie, Dewei Zhao, & Lin Guo. (2009). A comparative study of treatment for necrosis of the femoral head by vascularized iliac bone flap combined with or without tantalum screw. 32(4). 271–274. 1 indexed citations

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Zhao, Dewei, XU Da-chuan, Weiming Wang, & Xu Cui. (2006). Iliac Graft Vascularization for Femoral Head Osteonecrosis. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 442. 171–179. 55 indexed citations

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