Haijun Tian

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Haijun Tian is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Haijun Tian has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 22 papers in Surgery and 19 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Haijun Tian's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (26 papers), Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (12 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (11 papers). Haijun Tian is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (26 papers), Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (12 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (11 papers). Haijun Tian collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Brazil. Haijun Tian's co-authors include Jie Zhao, Tangjun Zhou, Deyu Chen, Samuel S. Murray, Jeffrey C. Wang, Chen Chen, Michael D. Daubs, Xiao Yang, Bayan Aghdasi and Zhiqian Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, ACS Nano and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Haijun Tian

52 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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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.

Mitochondrial-Targeted Metal-Phenolic Nanoparticles to Attenuate Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: Alleviating Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Dysfunction

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Haijun Tian China	20	454	366	298	225	165	55	1.0k
Yanhai Xi China	16	271 0.6×	235 0.6×	214 0.7×	210 0.9×	130 0.8×	43	781
Baichuan Wang China	24	337 0.7×	358 1.0×	443 1.5×	256 1.1×	225 1.4×	56	1.4k
Xiangcheng Qing China	21	316 0.7×	159 0.4×	401 1.3×	251 1.1×	208 1.3×	38	1.1k
Xiaofei Sun China	19	320 0.7×	197 0.5×	162 0.5×	154 0.7×	109 0.7×	51	915
Zhi Shan China	21	649 1.4×	426 1.2×	184 0.6×	175 0.8×	361 2.2×	45	984
Renwen Zhang China	17	160 0.4×	306 0.8×	252 0.8×	113 0.5×	90 0.5×	37	841
Meng Si China	18	160 0.4×	168 0.5×	380 1.3×	155 0.7×	79 0.5×	38	893
Hongsik Cho United States	16	228 0.5×	253 0.7×	177 0.6×	128 0.6×	226 1.4×	34	787
Tangjun Zhou China	15	308 0.7×	142 0.4×	199 0.7×	120 0.5×	178 1.1×	33	626

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Haijun Tian

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Zhu, Li Qiang, Yu Jiang, Haijun Tian, et al.. (2025). Recent Advancement in MRI-Based Nanotheranostic Agents for Tumor Diagnosis and Therapy Integration. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 20. 10503–10540. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Jialu, Haijun Tian, Yingke Zhou, et al.. (2024). 3D Cu3N nanowire/Cu foam composite host enables high-capacity and long-storage lithium battery. Applied Materials Today. 40. 102378–102378. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Xiao, Zhiqian Chen, Chen Chen, et al.. (2021). Bleomycin induces fibrotic transformation of bone marrow stromal cells to treat height loss of intervertebral disc through the TGFβR1/Smad2/3 pathway. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 12(1). 34–34. 23 indexed citations

Wu, Aimin, Wenlan Dong, Xinying Zeng, et al.. (2021). Neck pain is the leading cause of disability burden in China: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Annals of Translational Medicine. 9(9). 777–777. 8 indexed citations

Chen, Chen, Tangjun Zhou, Xiaojiang Sun, et al.. (2020). Autologous fibroblasts induce fibrosis of the nucleus pulposus to maintain the stability of degenerative intervertebral discs. Bone Research. 8(1). 7–7. 39 indexed citations

Huang, Jinfeng, Xuan-Qi Zheng, Jialiang Lin, et al.. (2020). <p>Sinapic Acid Inhibits IL-1β-Induced Apoptosis and Catabolism in Nucleus Pulposus Cells and Ameliorates Intervertebral Disk Degeneration</p>. Journal of Inflammation Research. Volume 13. 883–895. 19 indexed citations

Wang, Hui, Wenxian Zhou, Jinfeng Huang, et al.. (2020). Endocrine Therapy for the Functional Recovery of Spinal Cord Injury. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 14. 590570–590570. 15 indexed citations

Huang, Jinfeng, Xuan-Qi Zheng, Zongshi Qin, et al.. (2020). Real-World Evidence in Prescription Medication Use Among U.S. Adults with Neck Pain. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9(2). 637–655. 5 indexed citations

Tian, Haijun, Aimin Wu, Kai Zhang, et al.. (2018). Adequate Restoration of Disc Height and Segmental Lordosis by Lumbar Interbody Fusion Decreases Adjacent Segment Degeneration. World Neurosurgery. 118. e856–e864. 34 indexed citations

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Tian, Haijun, Kai Zhang, Deyu Chen, et al.. (2018). Wnt5a/FZD4 Mediates the Mechanical Stretch-Induced Osteogenic Differentiation of Bone Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 48(1). 215–226. 43 indexed citations

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Tian, Haijun, Jie Zhao, Elsa J. Brochmann, Jeffrey C. Wang, & Samuel S. Murray. (2017). Bone morphogenetic protein-2 and tumor growth: Diverse effects and possibilities for therapy. Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews. 34. 73–91. 31 indexed citations

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Lao, Lifeng, Jia Shen, Haijun Tian, et al.. (2016). Secreted Phosphoprotein 24 kD Inhibits Growth of Human Prostate Cancer Cells Stimulated by BMP-2. Anticancer Research. 36(11). 5773–5780. 21 indexed citations

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Murray, Samuel S., Jeffrey C. Wang, Maria Eugênia Leite Duarte, et al.. (2015). The bone matrix protein secreted phosphoprotein 24 kD (Spp24): bone metabolism regulator and starting material for biotherapeutic materials.. Pure (Coventry University). 30(5). 531–7. 10 indexed citations

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Li, Chenshuang, Haijun Tian, Min Zou, et al.. (2015). Secreted phosphoprotein 24 kD (Spp24) inhibits growth of human pancreatic cancer cells caused by BMP-2. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 466(2). 167–172. 21 indexed citations

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Tian, Haijun, Chenshuang Li, Trevor P. Scott, et al.. (2014). Secreted phosphoprotein 24 kD inhibits nerve root inflammation induced by bone morphogenetic protein-2. The Spine Journal. 15(2). 314–321. 7 indexed citations

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Inoue, Hirokazu, Scott R. Montgomery, Bayan Aghdasi, et al.. (2014). The Effect of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 Injection at Different Time Points on Intervertebral Disk Degeneration in a Rat Tail Model. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 28(1). E35–E44. 16 indexed citations

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Kaito, Takashi, Jared Johnson, Haijun Tian, et al.. (2013). Synergistic Effect of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins 2 and 7 by ex Vivo Gene Therapy in a Rat Spinal Fusion Model. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 95(17). 1612–1619. 28 indexed citations

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Tan, Yanlin, Scott R. Montgomery, Bayan Aghdasi, et al.. (2012). The Effect of Corticosteroid Administration on Soft-Tissue Inflammation Associated With rhBMP-2 Use in a Rodent Model of Inflammation. Spine. 38(10). 806–813. 25 indexed citations

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Tian, Haijun, Y. Edward Wen, Jared S. Johnson, Huajiang Chen, & Deyu Chen. (2010). Pharyngoesophageal diverticulum: a delayed complication of anterior cervical spine surgery. European Spine Journal. 20(S2). 211–216. 15 indexed citations

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Tian, Haijun. (2001). Antigenicity and Predefined Specificities of the Multi-Epitope Vaccine in Candidate Consisting of Neutralizing Epitope and Mutated Epitopes Suggested a New Way against HIV-1 Mutation. Immunobiology. 204(4). 434–441. 7 indexed citations

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