Gu He

8.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
243 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Gu He is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Gu He has authored 243 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 125 papers in Molecular Biology, 51 papers in Organic Chemistry and 25 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Gu He's work include RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (18 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (16 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (14 papers). Gu He is often cited by papers focused on RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (18 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (16 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (14 papers). Gu He collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Gu He's co-authors include Bo Han, Cheng Peng, Wei Huang, Xian Jiang, Xiang Wen, Liang Ouyang, Bo Liu, Dan Hao, Fengbo Wu and Lian Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Gu He

234 papers receiving 6.7k 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.

Asymmetric organocatalysis: an enabling technology for medicinal chemistry

2021 306 citations Bo Han, Xiang‐Hong He et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
Recent advances in targeting the “undruggable” proteins: from drug discovery to clinical trials

2023 188 citations Xin Xie, Xiang Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gu He China	44	3.0k	1.7k	563	551	522	243	6.8k
V.G.M. Naidu India	45	2.3k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	424 0.8×	592 1.1×	295 0.6×	146	5.8k
Jung‐Ae Kim South Korea	41	3.3k 1.1×	538 0.3×	303 0.5×	517 0.9×	592 1.1×	173	6.3k
Seung Bum Park South Korea	51	3.5k 1.1×	2.8k 1.7×	836 1.5×	386 0.7×	316 0.6×	247	9.6k
Vladimir Trajković Serbia	45	2.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	384 0.7×	796 1.4×	1.3k 2.6×	182	8.0k
KeWei Wang China	40	2.7k 0.9×	582 0.3×	532 0.9×	235 0.4×	182 0.3×	223	5.7k
Xi Zheng China	42	2.9k 1.0×	572 0.3×	259 0.5×	561 1.0×	330 0.6×	203	6.5k
Liang Ouyang China	49	4.4k 1.4×	1.2k 0.7×	409 0.7×	1.1k 2.1×	551 1.1×	191	7.7k
Mohammed A. S. Abourehab Saudi Arabia	38	1.7k 0.5×	967 0.6×	1.1k 2.0×	433 0.8×	288 0.6×	226	5.5k
Zhiyun Du China	39	1.5k 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	385 0.7×	232 0.4×	249 0.5×	152	4.6k
Obaid Afzal Saudi Arabia	37	1.7k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	506 0.9×	297 0.5×	201 0.4×	187	4.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Gu He

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gu He

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gu He

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gu He. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gu He 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 Gu He. Gu He 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

Huang, Yuwei, et al.. (2025). Z-DNA-binding protein 1-mediated programmed cell death: Mechanisms and therapeutic implications. Chinese Medical Journal. 138(19). 2421–2451.

Liu, Xiaolu, Xinyi Yang, Li Wang, et al.. (2025). Construction of nanospace-confined adsorption electrocatalyst for efficient uranium extraction from fluoride-containing wastewater. Science China Chemistry. 68(12). 6503–6512.

Li, Hongyao, Xiang Wen, Zhichao Fan, et al.. (2024). Targeting PI3K family with small-molecule inhibitors in cancer therapy: current clinical status and future directions. Molecular Cancer. 23(1). 164–164. 37 indexed citations

Ye, Jing, et al.. (2024). Deubiquitinases as novel therapeutic targets for diseases. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(12). e70036–e70036. 11 indexed citations

Li, Xiang, Can Chen, Cheng Peng, et al.. (2023). Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel discoidin domain receptor inhibitors for the treatment of lung adenocarcinoma and pulmonary fibrosis. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 265. 116100–116100. 7 indexed citations

Pan, Zhaoping, Xiaoyun Wang, Xin Xie, et al.. (2023). Targeting bromodomain-containing proteins: research advances of drug discovery. Molecular Biomedicine. 4(1). 13–13. 15 indexed citations

He, Xiang‐Hong, Gu Zhan, Nan Zhang, et al.. (2022). Organocatalytic asymmetric synthesis of multifunctionalized α-carboline-spirooxindole hybrids that suppressed proliferation in colorectal cancer cells. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 9(4). 1048–1055. 35 indexed citations

He, Xiang‐Hong, Xue Tang, Yuling Wu, et al.. (2022). Organo/Silver Dual Catalytic (3 + 2)/Conia-Ene Type Cyclization: Asymmetric Synthesis of Indane-Fused Spirocyclopenteneoxindoles. Organic Letters. 24(33). 6197–6201. 18 indexed citations

Han, Bo, Xiang‐Hong He, Yanqing Liu, et al.. (2021). Asymmetric organocatalysis: an enabling technology for medicinal chemistry. Chemical Society Reviews. 50(3). 1522–1586. 306 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xie, Xin, Xiang Li, He Huang, et al.. (2021). Design and organocatalytic synthesis of spirooxindole–cyclopentene–isoxazole hybrids as novel MDM2–p53 inhibitors. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 8(8). 1836–1843. 15 indexed citations

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He, Gu, et al.. (2020). Stress-strain response of sheared wheat granular stored in silos using triaxial compression tests. International Agrophysics. 1(34). 103–114. 6 indexed citations

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Li, Xiang, Feiyu Chen, Jin Zhou, et al.. (2019). Stereoselective Assembly of Multifunctional Spirocyclohexene Pyrazolones That Induce Autophagy-Dependent Apoptosis in Colorectal Cancer Cells. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 84(14). 9138–9150. 40 indexed citations

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Zhu, Hongping, Ke Xie, Xiang‐Hong He, et al.. (2019). Organocatalytic diastereoselective [3+2] cyclization of MBH carbonates with dinucleophiles: synthesis of bicyclic imidazoline derivatives that inhibit MDM2–p53 interaction. Chemical Communications. 55(76). 11374–11377. 27 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuehua, Chunting Wang, Wei Huang, et al.. (2018). Application of organocatalysis in bioorganometallic chemistry: asymmetric synthesis of multifunctionalized spirocyclic pyrazolone–ferrocene hybrids as novel RalA inhibitors. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 5(14). 2229–2233. 50 indexed citations

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Zhao, Qian, Cheng Peng, Hua Huang, et al.. (2018). Asymmetric synthesis of tetrahydroisoquinoline-fused spirooxindoles as Ras-GTP inhibitors that inhibit colon adenocarcinoma cell proliferation and invasion. Chemical Communications. 54(60). 8359–8362. 55 indexed citations

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He, Gu, et al.. (2018). Deep Tissue Incision Enhances Spinal Dorsal Horn Neuron Activity During Static Isometric Muscle Contraction in Rats. Journal of Pain. 20(3). 301–314. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Jing, Dan Sun, Jinfeng He, et al.. (2016). Gastroprotective effects of several H2RAs on ibuprofen-induced gastric ulcer in rats. Life Sciences. 149. 65–71. 19 indexed citations

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He, Gu. (2015). EFFECT OF SALINITY ON RADIUM DESORPTION FROM SEDIMENTS IN MANGROVE WETLAND, HAINAN. Haiyang yu huzhao. 2 indexed citations

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He, Gu, et al.. (2007). Studies on synthesis and molecular dynamics simulation of dendrimers containing amino acids and peptides. Frontiers of Chemistry in China. 2(4). 378–382. 2 indexed citations

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He, Gu. (1995). INFLUENCE OF CRYSTAL ORIENTATION ON THE PRIMARY DENDRITE ARM SPACING OF A SINGLE CRYSTAL SUPERALLOY. Acta Metallurgica Sinica. 2 indexed citations

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