Gehua Zhen

7.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
42 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Gehua Zhen is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Gehua Zhen has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Rheumatology, 18 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Gehua Zhen's work include Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (11 papers), TGF-β signaling in diseases (6 papers) and Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects (6 papers). Gehua Zhen is often cited by papers focused on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (11 papers), TGF-β signaling in diseases (6 papers) and Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects (6 papers). Gehua Zhen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Gehua Zhen's co-authors include Xu Cao, Janet L. Crane, Mei Wan, Xiaofeng Jia, Xuedong Zhou, Xin Xu, Liwei Zheng, Quan Yuan, Liang Xie and Xiao Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nature Communications and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Gehua Zhen

42 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

  1. Transforming growth factor-β in stem cells and tissue homeostasis
    2018 321 citations Xin Xu, Liwei Zheng et al. Bone Research profile →
  2. Angiogenesis stimulated by elevated PDGF-BB in subchondral bone contributes to osteoarthritis development
    2020 144 citations Weiping Su, Guanqiao Liu et al. JCI Insight profile →

Peers

Gehua Zhen
Susanne Grässel Germany
Frank Zaucke Germany
Jian Huang United States
Guangqian Zhou China
Csaba Matta Hungary
Ok Hee Jeon South Korea
Ben A. Scheven United Kingdom
Limin Rong China
Y. Toyama Japan
Elisa Belluzzi Italy
Susanne Grässel Germany
Gehua Zhen
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Fields of papers citing papers by Gehua Zhen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gehua Zhen

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dou, Ce, Gehua Zhen, Yang Dan, et al.. (2022). Sialylation of TLR2 initiates osteoclast fusion. Bone Research. 10(1). 24–24. 26 indexed citations
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Zhang, Weixin, et al.. (2022). The therapeutic effect of adipose-derived lipoaspirate cells in femoral head necrosis by improving angiogenesis. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 10. 1014789–1014789. 6 indexed citations
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Sun, Qi, Gehua Zhen, Tuo Peter Li, et al.. (2021). Parathyroid hormone attenuates osteoarthritis pain by remodeling subchondral bone in mice. eLife. 10. 45 indexed citations
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Zhen, Gehua, Qiaoyue Guo, Yusheng Li, et al.. (2021). Mechanical stress determines the configuration of TGFβ activation in articular cartilage. Nature Communications. 12(1). 1706–1706. 119 indexed citations
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Mohajer, Bahram, Robert M. Kwee, Ali Guermazi, et al.. (2021). Metabolic Syndrome and Osteoarthritis Distribution in the Hand Joints: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis From the Osteoarthritis Initiative. The Journal of Rheumatology. 48(10). 1608–1615. 11 indexed citations
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Zhen, Gehua, Yang Dan, Ce Dou, et al.. (2021). An antibody against Siglec-15 promotes bone formation and fracture healing by increasing TRAP+ mononuclear cells and PDGF-BB secretion. Bone Research. 9(1). 47–47. 30 indexed citations
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Su, Weiping, Guanqiao Liu, Xiaonan Liu, et al.. (2020). Angiogenesis stimulated by elevated PDGF-BB in subchondral bone contributes to osteoarthritis development. JCI Insight. 5(8). 144 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhu, Jianxi, Gehua Zhen, Senbo An, et al.. (2020). Aberrant subchondral osteoblastic metabolism modifies NaV1.8 for osteoarthritis. eLife. 9. 42 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiao, Fengfeng Li, Liang Xie, et al.. (2018). Inhibition of overactive TGF-β attenuates progression of heterotopic ossification in mice. Nature Communications. 9(1). 551–551. 169 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiao, Liang Xie, Janet L. Crane, et al.. (2018). Aberrant TGF-β activation in bone tendon insertion induces enthesopathy-like disease. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 128(2). 846–860. 34 indexed citations
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Brown, Genevieve, Samuel T. Robinson, Andrew D. Baik, et al.. (2018). Mechanically induced Ca2+ oscillations in osteocytes release extracellular vesicles and enhance bone formation. Bone Research. 6(1). 6–6. 131 indexed citations
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Xu, Xin, Liwei Zheng, Quan Yuan, et al.. (2018). Transforming growth factor-β in stem cells and tissue homeostasis. Bone Research. 6(1). 2–2. 321 indexed citations breakdown →
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Du, Jian, Gehua Zhen, Huanwen Chen, et al.. (2018). Optimal electrical stimulation boosts stem cell therapy in nerve regeneration. Biomaterials. 181. 347–359. 120 indexed citations
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Cui, Zhuang, Janet L. Crane, Hui Xie, et al.. (2015). Halofuginone attenuates osteoarthritis by inhibition of TGF-β activity and H-type vessel formation in subchondral bone. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 75(9). 1714–1721. 205 indexed citations
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Zhen, Gehua & Xu Cao. (2014). Targeting TGFβ signaling in subchondral bone and articular cartilage homeostasis. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 35(5). 227–236. 178 indexed citations
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Tan, Eric W., Gretchen Oswald, Richard L. Skolasky, et al.. (2013). Increased fracture risk and low bone mineral density in patients with loeys–dietz syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 161(8). 1910–1914. 23 indexed citations
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Lewitus, Dan Y., R. Jacob Vogelstein, Gehua Zhen, et al.. (2010). Designing Tyrosine-Derived Polycarbonate Polymers for Biodegradable Regenerative Type Neural Interface Capable of Neural Recording. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 19(2). 204–212. 24 indexed citations
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Jia, Xiaofeng, Matthew A. Koenig, Robert Nickl, et al.. (2008). Early electrophysiologic markers predict functional outcome associated with temperature manipulation after cardiac arrest in rats. Critical Care Medicine. 36(6). 1909–1916. 54 indexed citations
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Jia, Xiaofeng, Matthew A. Koenig, Gehua Zhen, et al.. (2007). Improving neurological outcomes post-cardiac arrest in a rat model: Immediate hypothermia and quantitative EEG monitoring. Resuscitation. 76(3). 431–442. 125 indexed citations
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Zhen, Gehua & Sylvain Doré. (2007). Optimized protocol to reduce variable outcomes for the bilateral common carotid artery occlusion model in mice. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 166(1). 73–80. 44 indexed citations

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