Ding Ai

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
84 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Ding Ai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ding Ai has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Biochemistry and 18 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Ding Ai's work include Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (22 papers), Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (15 papers) and Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (9 papers). Ding Ai is often cited by papers focused on Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (22 papers), Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (15 papers) and Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (9 papers). Ding Ai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Romania. Ding Ai's co-authors include Yi Zhu, Xu Zhang, Jinlong He, Chunjiong Wang, Bruce D. Hammock, Bochuan Li, Alan R. Tall, Hongfeng Jiang, Huizhen Lv and Nanping Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Ding Ai

83 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

Integrin-YAP/TAZ-JNK cascade mediates atheroprotective effect of unidirectional shear flow

2016 496 citations Li Wang, Bochuan Li et al. profile →
Alox15/15-HpETE Aggravates Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Promoting Cardiomyocyte Ferroptosis

2023 241 citations Wenbin Cai, Zhipeng Chen et al. Circulation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ding Ai China	29	1.5k	803	785	523	484	84	3.6k
Yunying Hu United States	24	1.1k 0.7×	320 0.4×	210 0.3×	381 0.7×	390 0.8×	31	2.4k
Yuqing E. Chen United States	28	2.3k 1.6×	586 0.7×	175 0.2×	269 0.5×	411 0.8×	40	3.6k
Yves Gorin United States	41	2.4k 1.6×	371 0.5×	263 0.3×	597 1.1×	1.4k 2.9×	61	5.8k
Pu Xia Australia	37	4.2k 2.8×	236 0.3×	1.6k 2.0×	598 1.1×	632 1.3×	70	5.9k
Eileen M. Redmond United States	34	1.4k 0.9×	304 0.4×	312 0.4×	117 0.2×	335 0.7×	82	3.2k
Christina Christoffersen Denmark	32	1.6k 1.1×	149 0.2×	405 0.5×	560 1.1×	529 1.1×	113	3.6k
Theodoros Tsakiridis Canada	31	2.5k 1.7×	246 0.3×	472 0.6×	400 0.8×	130 0.3×	82	3.5k
Goutam Ghosh Choudhury United States	47	3.9k 2.6×	342 0.4×	308 0.4×	345 0.7×	782 1.6×	145	6.3k
Philip M. Bauer United States	31	1.3k 0.9×	356 0.4×	427 0.5×	106 0.2×	418 0.9×	46	2.9k
Karen Block United States	35	2.0k 1.3×	251 0.3×	200 0.3×	362 0.7×	1.1k 2.3×	47	4.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Ding Ai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ding Ai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ding Ai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ding Ai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ding Ai 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 Ding Ai. Ding Ai is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Xuan, et al.. (2026). Schottky heterojunctions enabling enhanced interfacial polarization for high-performance electromagnetic wave absorption. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 268. 41–50. 6 indexed citations

Chen, Zhipeng, Jiawei Song, Mingming Liu, et al.. (2025). Arachidonic acid fuels inflammation by unlocking macrophage protein phosphatase 5 after myocardial infarction. European Heart Journal. 47(4). 503–518. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Fangfang, Jiayu Liu, Bochuan Li, et al.. (2024). Kindlin-2 Phase Separation in Response to Flow Controls Vascular Stability. Circulation Research. 135(12). 1141–1160. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Ting, et al.. (2024). Role of endothelial Raptor in abnormal arteriogenesis after lower limb ischaemia in type 2 diabetes. Cardiovascular Research. 120(10). 1218–1234. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Yueyue, Xiangyun Zhang, Hongyu Yan, et al.. (2024). Versatile Design of NO‐Generating Proteolipid Nanovesicles for Alleviating Vascular Injury. Advanced Science. 11(31). e2401844–e2401844. 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Yanhong, Xiaoxiao Yang, Mei Lan, et al.. (2024). Regulation of blood pressure by METTL3 via RUNX1b–eNOS pathway in endothelial cells in mice. Cardiovascular Research. 121(1). 205–217. 3 indexed citations

Li, Xiaoyu, Xiangyang Liu, Linxin Xu, et al.. (2023). Integrin β6 mediates epithelial–mesenchymal transition in diabetic kidney disease. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 572. 111955–111955. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Zhipeng, et al.. (2023). Paeoniflorin relieves arterial stiffness induced by a high-fat/high-sugar diet by disrupting the YAP-PPM1B interaction. PubMed. 2(5). lnad029–lnad029. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Ziyan, Wenhui Zhang, Ruixin Liu, et al.. (2023). Specialized Retinal Endothelial Cells Modulate Blood-Retina Barrier in Diabetic Retinopathy. Diabetes. 73(2). 225–236. 13 indexed citations

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Zhang, Fangni, Kan Li, Ziyan Zhao, et al.. (2023). Ganglioside GM3 Protects Against Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm by Suppressing Ferroptosis. Circulation. 149(11). 843–859. 35 indexed citations

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Liu, Mingming, Yan Meng, Jinlong He, et al.. (2021). Macrophage MST1/2 Disruption Impairs Post-Infarction Cardiac Repair via LTB4. Circulation Research. 129(10). 909–926. 32 indexed citations

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Liu, Mingming, Yan Meng, Huizhen Lv, et al.. (2020). Macrophage K63-Linked Ubiquitination of YAP Promotes Its Nuclear Localization and Exacerbates Atherosclerosis. Cell Reports. 32(5). 107990–107990. 93 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chenghu, Ting Zhou, Zhipeng Chen, et al.. (2020). Coupling of Integrin α5 to Annexin A2 by Flow Drives Endothelial Activation. Circulation Research. 127(8). 1074–1090. 80 indexed citations

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He, Jinlong, Qiankun Bao, Yan Meng, et al.. (2017). The role of Hippo/yes‐associated protein signalling in vascular remodelling associated with cardiovascular disease. British Journal of Pharmacology. 175(8). 1354–1361. 90 indexed citations

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Wang, Yanxin, et al.. (2014). Kinetics and Controlling Factors of Phenanthrene Adsorption on Limestone. Environmental Engineering Science. 31(2). 88–97. 7 indexed citations

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Ganda, Anjali, Martin Magnusson, Laurent Yvan‐Charvet, et al.. (2013). Mild Renal Dysfunction and Metabolites Tied to Low HDL Cholesterol Are Associated With Monocytosis and Atherosclerosis. Circulation. 127(9). 988–996. 52 indexed citations

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Ai, Ding, et al.. (2009). Linking an insect enzyme to hypertension: angiotensin II–epoxide hydrolase interactions. Kidney International. 77(2). 88–92. 8 indexed citations

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Ai, Ding, Yi Fu, Deliang Guo, et al.. (2007). Angiotensin II up-regulates soluble epoxide hydrolase in vascular endothelium in vitro and in vivo. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(21). 9018–9023. 134 indexed citations

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Ai, Ding. (2006). Research and development of the automatic modeling system for Monte Carlo particle transport simulation. Chinese Journal of Nuclear Science and Engineering. 16 indexed citations

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Ai, Ding. (1992). Shoot Regeneration of Protoplasts Isolated from the Embryogenic Suspension Cell Lines of Apple. Chih Wu Sheng Li Hsueh T'ung Hsun. 1 indexed citations

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