Hua Wu

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Hua Wu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Biophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Hua Wu has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Surgery and 13 papers in Biophysics. Recurrent topics in Hua Wu's work include Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects (13 papers), Bone health and osteoporosis research (9 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (9 papers). Hua Wu is often cited by papers focused on Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects (13 papers), Bone health and osteoporosis research (9 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (9 papers). Hua Wu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Hua Wu's co-authors include Xun Yuan, Kongming Wu, Hanxiao Xu, Qian Chu, Shiying Yu, Chaoxu Liu, Na Han, Yang Yong, Gen Sheng Wu and Yijun Tian and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, PLoS ONE and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Hua Wu

75 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Notch signaling: An emerging therapeutic target for cance... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300
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. Notch signaling: An emerging therapeutic target for cancer treatment
    2015 325 citations Xun Yuan, Hua Wu et al. Cancer Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hua Wu China 30 1.3k 594 543 299 263 80 2.5k
Xiaoli Wu China 32 1.9k 1.5× 853 1.4× 350 0.6× 143 0.5× 110 0.4× 100 3.5k
Remco T. A. Megens Netherlands 28 1.4k 1.1× 661 1.1× 350 0.6× 261 0.9× 273 1.0× 66 3.6k
Liang Dong China 33 1.6k 1.3× 556 0.9× 448 0.8× 156 0.5× 286 1.1× 85 3.2k
Wen‐Liang Lo Taiwan 25 1.1k 0.9× 610 1.0× 882 1.6× 144 0.5× 201 0.8× 65 2.4k
Xiaoyan Xie China 30 2.0k 1.6× 345 0.6× 254 0.5× 540 1.8× 157 0.6× 103 3.2k
Tracy Criswell United States 23 1.1k 0.8× 279 0.5× 644 1.2× 255 0.9× 200 0.8× 52 2.0k
Bryan L. Krock United States 16 1.1k 0.8× 536 0.9× 225 0.4× 158 0.5× 291 1.1× 26 2.1k
Boon-Seng Soh Singapore 24 2.4k 1.9× 696 1.2× 283 0.5× 282 0.9× 132 0.5× 48 3.1k
Abbas Ebrahimi‐Kalan Iran 17 762 0.6× 395 0.7× 565 1.0× 424 1.4× 173 0.7× 69 2.1k
Nicanor I. Moldovan United States 28 1.2k 1.0× 242 0.4× 313 0.6× 644 2.2× 138 0.5× 71 3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Hua Wu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hua Wu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Hua Wu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Hua Wu. The network helps show where Hua Wu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hua Wu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hua Wu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hua Wu 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 Hua Wu. Hua Wu 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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Wang, L, et al.. (2025). Immune Mechanisms and Pain in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. Journal of Inflammation Research. Volume 18. 16843–16855.
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Zhang, Xin, Dongsheng Li, Wenxuan Wang, et al.. (2024). A novel NIR-II FL/ PA imaging-guided synergistic photothermal-immune therapy: Biomineralizing nanosystems integrated with anti-tumor and bone repair. Materials Today Bio. 26. 101052–101052. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Jian, et al.. (2024). Association between gut microbiota and spinal stenosis: a two-sample mendelian randomization study. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1360132–1360132. 8 indexed citations
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Liu, Chaoxu, Yang Liu, Qing Ding, et al.. (2023). Harnessing electromagnetic fields to assist bone tissue engineering. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 14(1). 7–7. 28 indexed citations
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Wan, Junlai, et al.. (2023). Stevioside protects primary articular chondrocytes against IL-1β-induced inflammation and catabolism by targeting integrin. International Immunopharmacology. 119. 110261–110261. 6 indexed citations
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Ma, Tian, Qing Ding, Chaoxu Liu, & Hua Wu. (2023). Electromagnetic fields regulate calcium-mediated cell fate of stem cells: osteogenesis, chondrogenesis and apoptosis. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 14(1). 133–133. 42 indexed citations
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Wang, Shanxi, Qing Ding, Tao Xu, et al.. (2023). Decorin: a potential therapeutic candidate for ligamentum flavum hypertrophy by antagonizing TGF-β1. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 55(7). 1413–1423. 14 indexed citations
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Wang, Shanxi, Bo Wang, Tian Ma, et al.. (2021). Efficacy of gelatin sponge impregnated with ropivacaine on postoperative pain after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a comparative study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 22(1). 660–660. 1 indexed citations
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Ding, Qing, Wei Qi, Gaohong Sheng, et al.. (2021). The Preventive Effect of Decorin on Epidural Fibrosis and Epidural Adhesions After Laminectomy. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 12. 774316–774316. 19 indexed citations
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Chen, Jingyuan, Chang Tu, Xiangyu Tang, et al.. (2019). The combinatory effect of sinusoidal electromagnetic field and VEGF promotes osteogenesis and angiogenesis of mesenchymal stem cell-laden PCL/HA implants in a rat subcritical cranial defect. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 10(1). 379–379. 29 indexed citations
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Chen, Haojun, et al.. (2017). Hereditary Leiomyomatosis and Renal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome Combined With Adrenocortical Carcinoma on 18F-FDG PET/CT. Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 42(9). 692–694. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Yu, Deguang Kong, Hua Wu, et al.. (2015). Interplay of retinal determination gene network with TGF-β signaling pathway in epithelial-mesenchymal transition.. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 2. 12–12. 6 indexed citations
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Yuan, Xun, Hua Wu, Hanxiao Xu, et al.. (2015). Meta-analysis reveals the correlation of Notch signaling with non-small cell lung cancer progression and prognosis. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 10338–10338. 102 indexed citations
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Mehran, Reza J., Monique B. Nilsson, Mehrdad Khajavi, et al.. (2014). Tumor Endothelial Markers Define Novel Subsets of Cancer-Specific Circulating Endothelial Cells Associated with Antitumor Efficacy. Cancer Research. 74(10). 2731–2741. 40 indexed citations
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Peng, Fei, et al.. (2011). The effect of noncoherent red light irradiation on proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. Lasers in Medical Science. 27(3). 645–653. 72 indexed citations
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Komatsu, Nahoko, Kiyofumi Saijoh, Tadaaki Kishi, et al.. (2006). Proteolytic processing of human growth hormone by multiple tissue kallikreins and regulation by the serine protease inhibitor Kazal-Type5 (SPINK5) protein. Clinica Chimica Acta. 377(1-2). 228–236. 28 indexed citations
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Zhu, Xiaohua, et al.. (2002). The relationship between 99mTc-MIBI uptakes and tumor cell death/proliferation state under irradiation. Cancer Letters. 182(2). 217–222. 14 indexed citations

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