Hua Zhu

1.0k total citations
30 papers, 755 citations indexed

About

Hua Zhu is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Molecular Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hua Zhu has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 755 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Hua Zhu's work include Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (15 papers), Reproductive System and Pregnancy (10 papers) and TGF-β signaling in diseases (9 papers). Hua Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (15 papers), Reproductive System and Pregnancy (10 papers) and TGF-β signaling in diseases (9 papers). Hua Zhu collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and Taiwan. Hua Zhu's co-authors include Peter C. K. Leung, Christian Klausen, Yan Li, Bo Peng, Hsun‐Ming Chang, Yanling Wang, Colin D. MacCalman, Jung‐Chien Cheng, Alexander G. Beristain and Hongjin Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Hua Zhu

30 papers receiving 753 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hua Zhu Canada 18 359 300 293 141 138 30 755
S. А. Selkov Russia 15 327 0.9× 243 0.8× 452 1.5× 99 0.7× 81 0.6× 143 768
Tomoko Saito‐Fujita Japan 12 433 1.2× 142 0.5× 408 1.4× 143 1.0× 273 2.0× 15 812
Katsuji Kokawa Japan 16 390 1.1× 227 0.8× 426 1.5× 169 1.2× 72 0.5× 27 920
D.E. Clark United Kingdom 14 588 1.6× 406 1.4× 434 1.5× 125 0.9× 242 1.8× 16 1.0k
Brianna Cloke United Kingdom 9 320 0.9× 190 0.6× 425 1.5× 149 1.1× 71 0.5× 15 803
Gregor Weiss Austria 13 347 1.0× 139 0.5× 186 0.6× 81 0.6× 222 1.6× 24 635
Jun Lin China 23 693 1.9× 236 0.8× 474 1.6× 182 1.3× 87 0.6× 68 1.3k
J.A. Irving Canada 3 319 0.9× 169 0.6× 267 0.9× 70 0.5× 109 0.8× 6 555
Xingbo Ζhao China 17 316 0.9× 327 1.1× 250 0.9× 50 0.4× 35 0.3× 49 811
Atsushi Yanaihara Japan 18 176 0.5× 338 1.1× 194 0.7× 227 1.6× 142 1.0× 42 932

Countries citing papers authored by Hua Zhu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hua Zhu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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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

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Yuxi, et al.. (2023). Betacellulin regulates gap junction intercellular communication by inducing the phosphorylation of connexin 43 in human granulosa-lutein cells. Journal of Ovarian Research. 16(1). 103–103. 5 indexed citations
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AbdelHafez, F., Christian Klausen, Hua Zhu, & Peter C. K. Leung. (2022). Myostatin increases human trophoblast cell invasion by upregulating N-cadherin via SMAD2/3-SMAD4 signaling. Biology of Reproduction. 106(6). 1267–1277. 8 indexed citations
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Yi, Yuyin, Hua Zhu, Christian Klausen, et al.. (2021). Dysregulated BMP2 in the Placenta May Contribute to Early-Onset Preeclampsia by Regulating Human Trophoblast Expression of Extracellular Matrix and Adhesion Molecules. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 768669–768669. 15 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xinyue, Hsun‐Ming Chang, Yuyin Yi, et al.. (2021). BMP6 increases CD68 expression by up-regulating CTGF expression in human granulosa-lutein cells. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 536. 111414–111414. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Wei, Hsun‐Ming Chang, Yuyin Yi, et al.. (2021). The BMP2 Signaling Axis Promotes Invasive Differentiation of Human Trophoblasts. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 607332–607332. 16 indexed citations
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Zhu, Hua, et al.. (2020). GDF8 Promotes the Cell Invasiveness in Human Trophoblasts by Upregulating the Expression of Follistatin-Like 3 Through the ALK5-SMAD2/3 Signaling Pathway. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 573781–573781. 18 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yu, Hua Zhu, Hsun‐Ming Chang, & Peter C. K. Leung. (2020). ALK3-SMAD1/5 Signaling Mediates the BMP2-Induced Decrease in PGE2 Production in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells and Decidual Stromal Cells. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 573028–573028. 13 indexed citations
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Zhu, Hua, Bo Peng, Christian Klausen, et al.. (2020). NPFF increases fusogenic proteins syncytin 1 and syncytin 2 via GCM1 in first trimester primary human cytotrophoblast cells. The FASEB Journal. 34(7). 9419–9432. 16 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yan, Christian Klausen, Xiangjie Guo, et al.. (2019). Novel dihydroartemisinin dimer containing nitrogen atoms inhibits growth of endometrial cancer cells and may correlate with increasing intracellular peroxynitrite. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 15528–15528. 13 indexed citations
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Zhao, Hongjin, Hsun‐Ming Chang, Christian Klausen, et al.. (2019). Bone morphogenetic protein 2 induces the activation of WNT/β-catenin signaling and human trophoblast invasion through up-regulating BAMBI. Cellular Signalling. 67. 109489–109489. 18 indexed citations
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Zhang, Han, Christian Klausen, Hua Zhu, Hsun‐Ming Chang, & Peter C. K. Leung. (2015). BMP4 and BMP7 Suppress StAR and Progesterone Production via ALK3 and SMAD1/5/8-SMAD4 in Human Granulosa-Lutein Cells. Endocrinology. 156(11). 4269–4280. 35 indexed citations
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Peng, Bo, Hua Zhu, Christian Klausen, et al.. (2015). GnRH regulates trophoblast invasion via RUNX2-mediated MMP2/9 expression. Molecular Human Reproduction. 22(2). 119–129. 34 indexed citations
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Li, Yan, Hua Zhu, Christian Klausen, Bo Peng, & Peter C. K. Leung. (2015). Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A (VEGF-A) Mediates Activin A-Induced Human Trophoblast Endothelial-Like Tube Formation. Endocrinology. 156(11). 4257–4268. 34 indexed citations
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Peng, Bo, Hua Zhu, & Peter C. K. Leung. (2014). Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Regulates Human Trophoblastic Cell Invasion via TWIST-Induced N-cadherin Expression. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 100(1). E19–E29. 29 indexed citations
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Li, Yan, Christian Klausen, Jung‐Chien Cheng, Hua Zhu, & Peter C. K. Leung. (2014). Activin A, B, and AB Increase Human Trophoblast Cell Invasion by Up-regulating N-Cadherin. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 99(11). E2216–E2225. 56 indexed citations
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Beristain, Alexander G., Hua Zhu, & Peter C. K. Leung. (2011). Regulated Expression of ADAMTS-12 in Human Trophoblastic Cells: A Role for ADAMTS-12 in Epithelial Cell Invasion?. PLoS ONE. 6(4). e18473–e18473. 48 indexed citations
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Wen, Jiadi, Hua Zhu, Shuko Murakami, Peter C. K. Leung, & Colin D. MacCalman. (2006). Regulation of A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase with ThromboSpondin Repeats-1 Expression in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells by Gonadal Steroids Involves Progestins, Androgens, and Estrogens. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 91(12). 4825–4835. 17 indexed citations

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