Hua Zhang

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
169 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Hua Zhang is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Hua Zhang has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 37 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 29 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Hua Zhang's work include Birth, Development, and Health (25 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (25 papers) and Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (25 papers). Hua Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Birth, Development, and Health (25 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (25 papers) and Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (25 papers). Hua Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and New Zealand. Hua Zhang's co-authors include Aiguo Zhou, Wenli Dai, Yoshinori Mine, Ting-Li Han, Jian Zhang, Kai P. Law, Philip N. Baker, Hongbo Qi, Xun Mao and Yinyin Xia and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Hua Zhang

163 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Macrosomia: A Literature Review

2015 636 citations Hua Zhang et al. profile →
Efficacy of Platelet‐Rich Plasma in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Meta‐analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

2016 285 citations Aiguo Zhou, Hua Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hua Zhang China	34	1.5k	945	928	897	870	169	4.9k
Satoru Takeda Japan	38	2.1k 1.4×	1.3k 1.4×	1.4k 1.5×	1.2k 1.4×	602 0.7×	346	5.7k
Naohiro Kanayama Japan	35	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 1.3×	595 0.6×	923 1.0×	301 0.3×	252	4.4k
Pantaleo Greco Italy	34	1.7k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	985 1.1×	548 0.6×	610 0.7×	267	4.9k
Peng‐Hui Wang Taiwan	43	2.7k 1.8×	739 0.8×	651 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	1.1k 1.3×	368	6.7k
Tao Duan China	33	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	634 0.7×	913 1.0×	400 0.5×	173	3.7k
Mee‐Ran Kim South Korea	32	1.3k 0.8×	463 0.5×	689 0.7×	708 0.8×	357 0.4×	236	3.9k
Giuseppe Bifulco Italy	40	2.5k 1.6×	439 0.5×	428 0.5×	513 0.6×	999 1.1×	228	5.5k
Salvatore Giovanni Vitale Italy	45	3.6k 2.3×	759 0.8×	786 0.8×	521 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	250	7.2k
Liping Jin China	37	1.4k 0.9×	296 0.3×	2.7k 2.9×	851 0.9×	325 0.4×	139	4.5k
Po‐Nien Tsao Taiwan	35	418 0.3×	942 1.0×	318 0.3×	887 1.0×	954 1.1×	169	4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Hua Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hua Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hua Zhang

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

Xie, Shaobing, Fengjun Wang, Hua Zhang, et al.. (2025). The Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Vidian‐Branch Neurectomy in Intractable Allergic Rhinitis. Otolaryngology. 173(1). 268–277. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Lei, et al.. (2024). β-Aminobutyric Acid Effectively Postpones Senescence of Strawberry Fruit by Regulating Metabolism of NO, H2S, Ascorbic Acid, and ABA. Horticulturae. 10(3). 218–218. 3 indexed citations

Li, Yunfei, Hua Zhang, Hitesh Pandya, et al.. (2024). A Phase 1, Randomized, Double‐Blind, Placebo‐Controlled, Single Ascending Dose Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Immunogenicity, Safety, and Tolerability After Subcutaneous Administration of Tozorakimab in Healthy Chinese Participants. Clinical Pharmacology in Drug Development. 13(6). 665–671. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Andi, Li Zhuo, Dan Zhang, Chang Chen, & Hua Zhang. (2024). Excessive ER-phagy mediated by FAM134B contributes to trophoblast cell mitochondrial dysfunction in preeclampsia. Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica. 56(10). 1446–1459. 2 indexed citations

Yin, Lifeng, et al.. (2023). Anterior Screw Insertion Results in Greater Tibial Tunnel Enlargement Rates after Single-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction than Posterior Insertion: A Retrospective Study. Medicina. 59(2). 390–390. 2 indexed citations

Jiang, Wen-Rong, Ting Zhang, Hua Zhang, et al.. (2023). Metabolic Patterns of High-Invasive and Low-Invasive Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells Using Quantitative Metabolomics and 13C-Glucose Tracing. Biomolecules. 13(12). 1806–1806. 3 indexed citations

Li, Dan, Ping He, Wei Lei, et al.. (2023). Hypoxia Drives Material‐Induced Heterotopic Bone Formation by Enhancing Osteoclastogenesis via M2/Lipid‐Loaded Macrophage Axis. Advanced Science. 10(15). e2207224–e2207224. 19 indexed citations

Li, Dan, Ping He, Wei Lei, et al.. (2023). The genetic background determines material-induced bone formation through the macrophage-osteoclast axis. Biomaterials. 302. 122356–122356. 10 indexed citations

Zhao, Meiling, Wen-Rong Jiang, Yinyin Xia, et al.. (2022). Investigating the impact of oral health on pregnancy and offspring outcomes: protocol for the Lifetime Impact of ORal heAlth (LIORA) cohort study. BMJ Open. 12(11). e066204–e066204.

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Chen, Jiaxing, et al.. (2022). Femoral anteversion measured by the surgical transepicondylar axis is a reliable parameter for evaluating femoral rotational deformities in patients with patellar dislocation. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 31(8). 3061–3069. 12 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hua, et al.. (2019). Oval femoral tunnel technique is superior to the conventional round femoral tunnel technique using the hamstring tendon in anatomical anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 28(7). 2245–2254. 9 indexed citations

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Chen, Tao, Hua Zhang, & Lizhe An. (2019). Research progress of ICE1-CBF pathway and its function in plant cold tolerance and development.. Xibei zhiwu xuebao. 39(8). 1513–1520. 1 indexed citations

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Zhu, Chen, Ting-Li Han, Xiaobo Zhou, et al.. (2018). A mouse model of pre-pregnancy maternal obesity combined with offspring exposure to a high-fat diet resulted in cognitive impairment in male offspring. Experimental Cell Research. 368(2). 159–166. 15 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hua, et al.. (2018). Chitinase-3-like protein 1 may be a potential biomarker in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. Neurochemistry International. 124. 62–67. 8 indexed citations

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Merchant, Melinda S., Donna Bernstein, Kristin Baird, et al.. (2016). Adjuvant Immunotherapy to Improve Outcome in High-Risk Pediatric Sarcomas. Clinical Cancer Research. 22(13). 3182–3191. 87 indexed citations

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Tong, Chao, Jun Chen, Liyuan Zhou, et al.. (2016). G protein-coupled receptor 30 regulates trophoblast invasion and its deficiency is associated with preeclampsia. Journal of Hypertension. 34(4). 710–718. 38 indexed citations

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Xia, Qing, Lijuan Cheng, Hua Zhang, et al.. (2016). Identification of vaginal bacteria diversity and it's association with clinically diagnosed bacterial vaginosis by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and correspondence analysis. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 44. 479–486. 19 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hua, Min Lü, Hongbo Qi, & Jianhua Zhang. (2008). [Up-regulation of glucose regulated protein 78 induced by 2-deoxyglucose plays a protective role for fetal rat cerebral neuron following intrauterine distress].. PubMed. 43(5). 356–60. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hua. (2007). Review update on bioactive functions of aloe. Food Science and Technology International. 1 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yun, et al.. (2002). Effect of estrogen and progesterone on the expression of 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D receptors mRNA in the liver of ovariectomized rats.. PubMed. 22(6). 521–3. 3 indexed citations

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