Fei Ru

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Fei Ru is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Sensory Systems and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Fei Ru has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 18 papers in Sensory Systems and 13 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Fei Ru's work include Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (18 papers), Ion Channels and Receptors (18 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (7 papers). Fei Ru is often cited by papers focused on Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (18 papers), Ion Channels and Receptors (18 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (7 papers). Fei Ru collaborates with scholars based in United States, Slovakia and China. Fei Ru's co-authors include Bradley J. Undem, Marián Kollárik, Xinzhong Dong, Christina Nassenstein, Lenka Surdenikova, Qin Liu, Yun Guan, Kush Patel, Zhou‐Feng Chen and Zongxiang Tang and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Neuroscience and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Fei Ru

41 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Sensory Neuron-Specific GPCR Mrgprs Are Itch Receptors Mediating Chloroquine-Induced Pruritus

2009 605 citations Qin Liu, Zongxiang Tang et al. Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fei Ru United States	16	613	549	491	384	325	42	1.5k
Xenia Kodji United Kingdom	12	445 0.7×	253 0.5×	59 0.1×	97 0.3×	265 0.8×	17	1.5k
Lars Lundblad Sweden	22	555 0.9×	360 0.7×	204 0.4×	46 0.1×	274 0.8×	35	1.4k
Anna P. Malykhina United States	21	287 0.5×	179 0.3×	54 0.1×	81 0.2×	308 0.9×	70	1.4k
Andreas Bickel Germany	15	697 1.1×	169 0.3×	32 0.1×	511 1.3×	119 0.4×	28	1.4k
Hjalte Holm Andersen Denmark	23	425 0.7×	200 0.4×	38 0.1×	471 1.2×	370 1.1×	57	1.5k
Hsin‐Tzu Liu Taiwan	27	220 0.4×	72 0.1×	104 0.2×	106 0.3×	111 0.3×	60	2.1k
Teruyuki Ogawa Japan	21	189 0.3×	78 0.1×	123 0.3×	79 0.2×	201 0.6×	104	1.5k
Andrea Moriondo Italy	20	541 0.9×	455 0.8×	242 0.5×	17 0.0×	359 1.1×	46	1.4k
Árpád Szabó Hungary	18	497 0.8×	494 0.9×	74 0.2×	23 0.1×	275 0.8×	36	1.1k
Jerzy Jochem Poland	19	219 0.4×	123 0.2×	64 0.1×	44 0.1×	281 0.9×	96	1.1k

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Ghaffar, Abdul, Ali Hyder, Jun Liu, et al.. (2025). High-performance catalytic degradation of rhodamine 6G dye by NiO/Reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite from the wastewater system. International Journal of Environmental & Analytical Chemistry. 106(5). 1038–1054. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Lu, Dandan Yu, Fei Ru, et al.. (2024). Recent advances and future perspectives of bismuthene: From preparation to applications. Materials Today. 80. 565–593. 9 indexed citations

Ghaffar, Abdul, Fei Ru, Jingming Liu, et al.. (2024). High pressure sensor based on intensity-variation using polymer optical fiber. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 18604–18604. 9 indexed citations

Luo, Wen, Fei Ru, Dandan Yu, et al.. (2023). Two-dimensional monoelement nanosheets produced from bulk crystals for potassium-ion storage. Chemical Physics Letters. 830. 140824–140824. 5 indexed citations

Ru, Fei, et al.. (2023). A Local-Global Multi-Scale MLP Network for Plant Leaf Segmentation Based on Context Masking. 34. 8794–8798.

Ru, Fei, et al.. (2019). Allergen-induced histaminergic and non-histaminergic activation of itch C-fiber nerve terminals in mouse skin. Neuroscience. 410. 55–58. 6 indexed citations

Kollárik, Marián, Fei Ru, & Bradley J. Undem. (2019). Phenotypic distinctions between the nodose and jugular TRPV1-positive vagal sensory neurons in the cynomolgus monkey. Neuroreport. 30(8). 533–537. 19 indexed citations

Patil, Mayur, Hui Sun, Fei Ru, Sonya Meeker, & Bradley J. Undem. (2019). Targeting C-fibers for peripheral acting anti-tussive drugs. Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 56. 15–19. 14 indexed citations

Han, Liang, Nathachit Limjunyawong, Fei Ru, et al.. (2018). Mrgprs on vagal sensory neurons contribute to bronchoconstriction and airway hyper-responsiveness. Nature Neuroscience. 21(3). 324–328. 56 indexed citations

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Ru, Fei, et al.. (2018). Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels Regulating Action Potential Generation in Itch-, Nociceptive-, and Low-Threshold Mechanosensitive Cutaneous C-Fibers. Molecular Pharmacology. 94(3). 1047–1056. 14 indexed citations

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Trančíková, Alžbeta, et al.. (2017). Distinct Expression of Phenotypic Markers in Placodes- and Neural Crest-Derived Afferent Neurons Innervating the Rat Stomach. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 63(2). 383–394. 7 indexed citations

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Kollárik, Marián, Brendan J. Canning, Fei Ru, et al.. (2017). Control of Neurotransmission by NaV1.7 in Human, Guinea Pig, and Mouse Airway Parasympathetic Nerves. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 361(1). 172–180. 25 indexed citations

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Brozmanová, Mariana, et al.. (2012). Comparison of TRPA1-versus TRPV1-mediated cough in guinea pigs. European Journal of Pharmacology. 689(1-3). 211–218. 52 indexed citations

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Muroi, Yukiko, Fei Ru, Marián Kollárik, et al.. (2011). Selective silencing of Na_V1.7 decreases excitability and conduction in vagal sensory neurons. The Journal of Physiology. 589(23). 5663–5676. 70 indexed citations

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Liu, Qin, Zongxiang Tang, Lenka Surdenikova, et al.. (2009). Sensory Neuron-Specific GPCR Mrgprs Are Itch Receptors Mediating Chloroquine-Induced Pruritus. Cell. 139(7). 1353–1365. 605 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kwong, Kevin, Marián Kollárik, Christina Nassenstein, Fei Ru, & Bradley J. Undem. (2008). P2X2 receptors differentiate placodal vs. neural crest C-fiber phenotypes innervating guinea pig lungs and esophagus. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 295(5). L858–L865. 124 indexed citations

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Kollárik, Marián, Fei Ru, & Bradley J. Undem. (2006). Acid-sensitive vagal sensory pathways and cough. Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 20(4). 402–411. 81 indexed citations

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Yi, Shuang‐Qin, Keiichi Akita, Tetsuo Ohta, et al.. (2004). Cellular localization of endocrine cells in the adult pancreas of the house musk shrew, Suncus murinus: a comparative immunocytochemical study. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 136(2). 162–170. 14 indexed citations

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Akita, Keiichi, et al.. (2003). Penetration of muscles by branches of the mandibular nerve: A possible cause of neuropathy. Clinical Anatomy. 17(1). 2–5. 15 indexed citations

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Akita, Keiichi, et al.. (2002). Comparative Anatomical Study of the M. Retractor Bulbi with Special Reference to the Nerve Innervations in Rabbits and Dogs. Okajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica. 78(6). 235–243. 6 indexed citations

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