Hua Zhu

10.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
311 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Hua Zhu is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hua Zhu has authored 311 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 134 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 90 papers in Oncology and 84 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Hua Zhu's work include Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications (80 papers), Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (44 papers) and Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (42 papers). Hua Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications (80 papers), Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (44 papers) and Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (42 papers). Hua Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, Ethiopia and Australia. Hua Zhu's co-authors include Mark Willcox, Zhi Yang, Fiona Stapleton, Gilles P. van Wezel, Nan Li, Yvonne T. Wu, Bruce A. Roe, Hongshing Lai, Teli Liu and Xiaoxia Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Hua Zhu

292 papers receiving 6.9k 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.

Genome sequence of Streptococcus mutans UA159, a cariogenic dental pathogen

2002 840 citations Hua Zhu et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
The role of light in regulating plant growth, development and sugar metabolism: a review

2025 32 citations Hua Zhu 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 Zhu China	42	2.5k	1.6k	1.3k	1.2k	819	311	7.1k
Daniel Ricklin United States	49	2.5k 1.0×	896 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	471 0.4×	388 0.5×	143	12.1k
Bradley J. Walsh Australia	43	2.9k 1.2×	608 0.4×	496 0.4×	678 0.6×	372 0.5×	135	6.3k
Chun‐Ming Huang United States	43	2.9k 1.1×	201 0.1×	239 0.2×	1.3k 1.0×	333 0.4×	157	7.7k
Dieter Brömme Canada	66	7.3k 2.9×	300 0.2×	493 0.4×	3.2k 2.6×	623 0.8×	196	13.6k
Jagadeesh Bayry France	58	2.2k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	366 0.3×	883 0.7×	647 0.8×	256	11.0k
Sylviane Muller France	58	7.0k 2.8×	2.4k 1.5×	448 0.3×	2.2k 1.8×	345 0.4×	319	15.9k
John K. Sheehan United Kingdom	53	4.0k 1.6×	408 0.3×	399 0.3×	269 0.2×	2.4k 2.9×	134	8.3k
Christopher R. Parish Australia	64	7.4k 2.9×	1.3k 0.8×	581 0.4×	2.2k 1.8×	614 0.7×	330	18.5k
Eckhard R. Podack United States	64	3.9k 1.5×	694 0.4×	934 0.7×	2.1k 1.8×	485 0.6×	254	14.0k
Rolf Kiessling Sweden	81	5.5k 2.2×	1.5k 0.9×	393 0.3×	7.3k 6.0×	689 0.8×	313	22.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Hua Zhu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hua Zhu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hua Zhu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hua Zhu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hua Zhu 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 Zhu. Hua Zhu 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, Juan, Yong Zhu, Hua Zhu, et al.. (2025). Uncovering the mechanism of Buyang Huanwu Decoction in regulating mitochondrial dysfunction to alleviate atherosclerosis: BTK, PREPL, and P2RX7 proteins play key roles. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 318(Pt 2). 145011–145011.

Yang, Nan, Xiaoyi Guo, Jiayue Liu, et al.. (2025). Folate Receptor Alpha Targeted Immuno-Positron Emission Tomography Probe for Noninvasive Imaging in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Chemical & Biomedical Imaging.

Zhou, Xin, Yan Shi, Hua Zhu, et al.. (2025). Efficacy of radiolabelled PD-L1-targeted nanobody in predicting and evaluating the combined immunotherapy and chemotherapy for resectable non-small cell lung cancer. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 52(7). 2343–2354. 2 indexed citations

Zeng, Ziqing, Meng Lin, Wenyuan Zhou, et al.. (2024). Construction and Preclinical Evaluation of ¹²⁴I/¹²⁵I-Labeled Antibody Targeting T Cell Immunoglobulin and Mucin Domain-3. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 21(2). 944–956. 7 indexed citations

Ding, Jin, Qian Zhang, Nina Zhou, et al.. (2024). Preclinical Evaluation and Pilot Clinical Study of ¹⁸F-Labeled Inhibitor Peptide for Noninvasive Positron Emission Tomography Mapping of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2. ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science. 7(6). 1758–1769. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Zilei, et al.. (2024). Construction of [⁸⁹Zr]Zr-Labeled HuL13 for ImmunoPET Imaging of LAG-3 Checkpoint Expression on Tumor-Infiltrating T Cells. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 21(8). 3992–4003. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Qi, et al.. (2024). LncRNA GABPB1-AS1 is a potential target for the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids. 44(7). 587–597. 2 indexed citations

Zhou, Nina, Zhen Wang, Teli Liu, et al.. (2024). Construction and Application of a PD-L1-Targeted Multimodal Diagnostic and Dual-Functional Theranostics Nanoprobe. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 19. 5479–5492. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Yongqiang, Yongqiang Wang, Wei‐Ting Chen, et al.. (2023). Development of a Safe, Efficient, and Scalable Process for the Synthesis of Midazolam Hydrochloride. Organic Process Research & Development. 27(12). 2374–2384.

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Li, Nan, Xin Zhou, Hua Zhu, et al.. (2022). 99mTc-Rituximab sentinel lymph node mapping and biopsy, the effective technique avoids axillary dissection and predicts prognosis in 533 cutaneous melanoma. Annals of Nuclear Medicine. 37(3). 189–197. 3 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yang, Ting Zhang, Yanpu Wang, et al.. (2021). ICAM-1 orchestrates the abscopal effect of tumor radiotherapy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(14). 34 indexed citations

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Guo, Xiaoyi, Hua Zhu, Nina Zhou, et al.. (2018). Noninvasive Detection of HER2 Expression in Gastric Cancer by ⁶⁴Cu-NOTA-Trastuzumab in PDX Mouse Model and in Patients. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 15(11). 5174–5182. 18 indexed citations

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Zhu, Hua, et al.. (2018). Differential expression of LncRNAs and target genes in skin tissue at different stages of Subo Merino sheep (Ovis aries) hair follicle development.. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences. 26(12). 2084–2092.

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Zhang, Wei, et al.. (2017). In vitro and in vivo evaluation of a 64Cu-labeled propylene amine oxime complex as a potential hypoxia imaging agent bearing two 3-nitrotriazole groups. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 314(1). 111–118. 4 indexed citations

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Zhu, Hua, et al.. (2017). Establishing Reliable Cu-64 Production Process: From Target Plating to Molecular Specific Tumor Micro-PET Imaging. Molecules. 22(4). 641–641. 39 indexed citations

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Flanagan, Judith, Judith Flanagan, Hua Zhu, et al.. (2016). Glycerol Monolaurate Inhibits Lipase Production by Clinical Ocular Isolates Without Affecting Bacterial Cell Viability. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 57(2). 544–544. 12 indexed citations

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Zhu, Hua, et al.. (2016). 64Cu-NOTA-Herceptin的设计、活性测定及肿瘤靶向分子显像研究. Gaodeng xuexiao huaxue xuebao. 37(12). 2132–2137. 1 indexed citations

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Zhu, Hua, et al.. (2013). Synthesis and Evaluation of Cy7-Rituximab Targeting CD20 Antigen for in vivo Animal Fluorescence Imaging. Gaodeng xuexiao huaxue xuebao. 34(9). 2139. 2 indexed citations

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Ozkan, Jerome, Mark Willcox, Hua Zhu, et al.. (2013). Effect of Antibiotic Drops on Adverse Events During Extended Lens Wear. Optometry and Vision Science. 91(1). 13–23. 13 indexed citations

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Sun, Yanhong, et al.. (2008). Synthesis and in vitro anti-proliferative activity of β-elemene monosubstituted derivatives in HeLa cells mediated through arrest of cell cycle at the G1 phase. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 17(3). 1118–1124. 37 indexed citations

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