Heda Zhang

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Heda Zhang is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Molecular Biology and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Heda Zhang has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Cancer Research, 22 papers in Molecular Biology and 20 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Heda Zhang's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (18 papers), Circular RNAs in diseases (16 papers) and Advanced Condensed Matter Physics (15 papers). Heda Zhang is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (18 papers), Circular RNAs in diseases (16 papers) and Advanced Condensed Matter Physics (15 papers). Heda Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Heda Zhang's co-authors include Linhong Jiang, Zhenling Ji, Junchen Hou, Dawei Sun, Jinhai Tang, Shanliang Zhong, Xianglin Ke, Siying Zhou, Su‐Jin Yang and Jian Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Heda Zhang

52 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

CircRNA: a novel type of biomarker for cancer 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 200 400 600
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. CircRNA: a novel type of biomarker for cancer
    2017 622 citations Heda Zhang, Linhong Jiang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heda Zhang China 23 1.5k 1.4k 264 252 148 54 2.0k
Longyang Jiang China 23 782 0.5× 571 0.4× 452 1.7× 150 0.6× 137 0.9× 54 2.0k
Wenyuan Li United States 10 531 0.4× 362 0.3× 241 0.9× 109 0.4× 132 0.9× 21 898
Yankun Gao China 16 719 0.5× 112 0.1× 99 0.4× 200 0.8× 72 0.5× 53 1.2k
Sandy L. Nguyen United States 15 329 0.2× 241 0.2× 63 0.2× 41 0.2× 150 1.0× 21 964
Zhongqiu Xie China 18 536 0.4× 225 0.2× 77 0.3× 22 0.1× 60 0.4× 41 950
Hitoshi Nobumasa Japan 13 251 0.2× 163 0.1× 59 0.2× 350 1.4× 218 1.5× 33 779
Michael Jürgens Germany 21 456 0.3× 81 0.1× 137 0.5× 314 1.2× 150 1.0× 38 1.1k
Tianzhen Zhang China 9 537 0.4× 81 0.1× 161 0.6× 151 0.6× 60 0.4× 18 1.2k
Xiaoguang He China 14 320 0.2× 306 0.2× 19 0.1× 60 0.2× 32 0.2× 42 720
Ramakrishnan Natesan United States 19 683 0.5× 100 0.1× 112 0.4× 46 0.2× 26 0.2× 33 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Heda Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heda Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heda Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Heda Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Heda Zhang 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 Heda Zhang. Heda Zhang 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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Yang, Fazhi, Heda Zhang, Fanbo Meng, et al.. (2025). Signature of magnetoelectric coupling driven finite momentum pairing in 3D ising superconductor. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6626–6626. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lijun, Chengyuan Li, Jianing Zhou, et al.. (2025). UBE2T promotes papillary thyroid carcinoma progression by activating the JAK/STAT3 pathway via negative regulation of SOCS2. Seminars in Oncology. 53(1). 152439–152439.
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Wang, Dandan, Linhong Jiang, Jian Zhang, et al.. (2024). Androgen receptor expression and clinical characteristics in breast cancer. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 22(1). 243–243. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiu, Heda Zhang, Fang Zheng, et al.. (2024). Adipocytes promote metastasis of breast cancer by attenuating the FOXO1 effects and regulating copper homeostasis. Cancer Cell International. 24(1). 284–284. 3 indexed citations
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Yu, Liang, et al.. (2024). Efficacy and safety of Toliparibumab for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Oncology. 14. 1444312–1444312. 1 indexed citations
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May, Andrew F., Eleanor M. Clements, Xiaoping Wang, Heda Zhang, & Brenden R. Ortiz. (2024). Crystal growth and evolution of magnetism in the EuCuP-EuCuAs solid solution. Physical Review Materials. 8(8). 1 indexed citations
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Zhong, Shanliang, Hanzi Xu, Dandan Wang, et al.. (2023). circNFIB decreases synthesis of arachidonic acid and inhibits breast tumor growth and metastasis. European Journal of Pharmacology. 963. 176221–176221. 9 indexed citations
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Xu, Chunqiang, et al.. (2023). Thermal Hall effect in a van der Waals triangular magnet FeCl2. Physical review. B.. 107(6). 14 indexed citations
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Liu, Yi, Chunqiang Xu, Wen‐He Jiao, et al.. (2021). Coupling between antiferromagnetic and spin-glass orders in the quasi-one-dimensional iron tellurideTaFe1+xTe3(x=0.25). Physical review. B.. 104(10). 8 indexed citations
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Yang, Su‐Jin, Dandan Wang, Shanliang Zhong, et al.. (2021). Tumor-derived exosomal circPSMA1 facilitates the tumorigenesis, metastasis, and migration in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) through miR-637/Akt1/β-catenin (cyclin D1) axis. Cell Death and Disease. 12(5). 420–420. 99 indexed citations
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Zhang, Heda, Linhong Jiang, Shanliang Zhong, et al.. (2020). The role of long non‐coding RNAs in drug resistance of cancer. Clinical Genetics. 99(1). 84–92. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Heda, Zhiying Zhao, Marcin Raczkowski, et al.. (2020). Coexistence and Interaction of Spinons and Magnons in an Antiferromagnet with Alternating Antiferromagnetic and Ferromagnetic Quantum Spin Chains. Physical Review Letters. 125(3). 37204–37204. 13 indexed citations
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Jiang, Linhong, Heda Zhang, & Jin-Hai Tang. (2018). MiR-30a: A Novel Biomarker and Potential Therapeutic Target for Cancer. Journal of Oncology. 2018. 1–9. 73 indexed citations
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Zhang, Heda, Linhong Jiang, Junchen Hou, et al.. (2018). Circular RNA hsa_circ_0052112 promotes cell migration and invasion by acting as sponge for miR-125a-5p in breast cancer. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 107. 1342–1353. 83 indexed citations
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Wang, Jinyan, Qian Zhang, Dandan Wang, et al.. (2017). MiR-29a : a potential therapeutic target and promising biomarker in tumors. Bioscience Reports. 38(1). 55 indexed citations
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Deng, Minghua, et al.. (2016). Effects of exogenous ethylene on the germination of different pepper varieties seeds. Yunnan Nongye Daxue xuebao. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Wei, Siying Zhou, Ling Mao, et al.. (2016). Crosstalk between TGF-β signaling and miRNAs in breast cancer metastasis. Tumor Biology. 37(8). 10011–10019. 37 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jun, Heda Zhang, Yufeng Yao, et al.. (2015). β-Elemene Reverses Chemoresistance of Breast Cancer Cells by Reducing Resistance Transmission via Exosomes. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 36(6). 2274–2286. 83 indexed citations
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Zhang, Heda, Linhong Jiang, Dawei Sun, Jian Li, & Jinhai Tang. (2015). MiR-139-5p: promising biomarker for cancer. Tumor Biology. 36(3). 1355–1365. 71 indexed citations
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Zhang, Heda, Dawei Sun, Ling Mao, et al.. (2015). MiR-139-5p inhibits the biological function of breast cancer cells by targeting Notch1 and mediates chemosensitivity to docetaxel. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 465(4). 702–713. 88 indexed citations

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