Lei He

8.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
214 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Lei He is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei He has authored 214 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Molecular Biology, 40 papers in Cancer Research and 26 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Lei He's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (41 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (21 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (19 papers). Lei He is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (41 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (21 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (19 papers). Lei He collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Lei He's co-authors include Zusen Fan, Weihong Tan, Pingping Zhu, Buqing Ye, Yanying Wang, Ying Du, Guanling Huang, Yong Tian, Xiaobing Zhang and Nongyue He and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Lei He

194 papers receiving 6.7k 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.

The Long Noncoding RNA lncTCF7 Promotes Self-Renewal of Human Liver Cancer Stem Cells through Activation of Wnt Signaling

2015 529 citations Lei He et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lei He China	43	4.7k	2.0k	1.2k	601	516	214	6.8k
Ke Jin China	40	2.9k 0.6×	869 0.4×	584 0.5×	544 0.9×	374 0.7×	152	7.8k
Min Liu China	44	4.2k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	412 0.3×	974 1.6×	266 0.5×	310	6.9k
Lin Li China	47	4.8k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	378 0.3×	1.2k 2.0×	537 1.0×	250	7.6k
Zichun Hua China	43	3.8k 0.8×	869 0.4×	802 0.6×	937 1.6×	236 0.5×	300	7.6k
Ping‐Kun Zhou China	38	4.6k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	609 0.5×	1.4k 2.3×	414 0.8×	286	7.7k
Michal Masařík Czechia	41	2.5k 0.5×	783 0.4×	742 0.6×	836 1.4×	521 1.0×	175	6.1k
Jau‐Song Yu Taiwan	50	4.3k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	582 0.5×	1.4k 2.3×	228 0.4×	232	7.3k
Qiang Chen China	42	3.2k 0.7×	761 0.4×	304 0.2×	688 1.1×	435 0.8×	254	5.9k
Yansheng Liu China	36	4.0k 0.9×	539 0.3×	477 0.4×	496 0.8×	507 1.0×	173	6.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lei He

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20 of 20 papers shown

He, Lei, Rui Niu, Wen Zhao, et al.. (2025). Tracing the Light: Identification for the Optical Counterpart Candidates of Binary Black Holes during O3. The Astrophysical Journal. 990(2). 154–154.

Liu, Shuzhen, et al.. (2025). Genkwanin alleviates paraquat-induced acute lung injury by activating SIRT1-mediated Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 399(3). 4215–4229.

Zahra, Qurat ul ain, Xiaona Fang, Xingguo Han, et al.. (2025). High-Performance Selection of Small-Molecule Nucleic Acid Aptamers and Their Applications. Analytical Chemistry. 97(23). 12005–12012. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Hongxuan, Wanru Chen, Xiaoming Rong, et al.. (2024). The NRF2 activator RTA-408 ameliorates chronic alcohol exposure-induced cognitive impairment and NLRP3 inflammasome activation by modulating impaired mitophagy initiation. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 220. 15–27. 12 indexed citations

Li, Yijia, Zuhua Yu, Yanyan Jia, et al.. (2024). A Novel Bacillus Velezensis for Efficient Degradation of Zearalenone. Foods. 13(4). 530–530. 9 indexed citations

Yu, Zuhua, et al.. (2024). Molecular Characterization of Feline Parvovirus from Domestic Cats in Henan Province, China from 2020 to 2022. Veterinary Sciences. 11(7). 292–292. 2 indexed citations

He, Lei, et al.. (2024). Design, Synthesis, and Anti‐Inflammatory Activity Evaluation of Novel Indanone Derivatives for the Treatment of Vascular Dementia. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 22(3). e202401931–e202401931.

Li, Junnan, et al.. (2024). Inhibition of breast cancer growth with AN-329, a novel Hsp110 inhibitor, by inactivating p-STAT3/c-Myc axis. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 181. 117694–117694. 1 indexed citations

He, Lei, Cong Wu, Mengxin Zhao, et al.. (2023). Promoting Intratumoral Drug Accumulation by Bio-Membrane Regulated Active Targeting for Tumor Photothermal Therapy. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 18. 7287–7304. 6 indexed citations

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Qiu, Zhiwen, et al.. (2023). Effects of polymer terminal group inside micelle core on paclitaxel loading promoting and burst release suppressing. Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology. 14(4). 1659–1668. 3 indexed citations

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He, Lei, Stephen J. Spatz, John R. Dunn, & Qingzhong Yu. (2023). Newcastle disease virus (NDV) recombinant expressing Marek’s disease virus (MDV) glycoprotein B significantly protects chickens against MDV and NDV challenges. Vaccine. 41(40). 5884–5891. 4 indexed citations

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Jia, Yanyan, Chengshui Liao, Lei He, et al.. (2023). A Bacillus subtilis Strain ZJ20 with AFB1 Detoxification Ability: A Comprehensive Analysis. Biology. 12(9). 1195–1195. 8 indexed citations

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Han, Xiaoyan, Jinhua Cai, Xiaoming Rong, et al.. (2022). Baseline Objective Malnutritional Indices as Immune-Nutritional Predictors of Long-Term Recurrence in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke. Nutrients. 14(7). 1337–1337. 33 indexed citations

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Chen, Feng, Lei He, Liman Qiu, et al.. (2021). Circular RNA CircEPB41L2 Functions as Tumor Suppressor in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Through Sponging miR-590-5p. Cancer Management and Research. Volume 13. 2969–2981. 11 indexed citations

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Gao, Yue, Shuhua Zhao, Jian Li, et al.. (2021). CLEC3B Identified as a Potential Lung Cancer Biomarker in Serum by Aptamer‐Capture Technology. ChemistrySelect. 6(22). 5640–5645. 10 indexed citations

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Dong, Jingjing, Yu Wang, Lei He, et al.. (2020). Simultaneous Detection of VEGF and CEA by Time-Resolved Chemiluminescence Enzyme-Linked Aptamer Assay. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Zheng, Wang, Lin Zhang, Li Lin, et al.. (2020). Sputum Cell-Free DNA. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 22(7). 934–942. 20 indexed citations

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Liu, Ran, Lei He, Yuansheng Hu, Zhaofeng Luo, & Jingjing Zhang. (2020). A serological aptamer-assisted proximity ligation assay for COVID-19 diagnosis and seeking neutralizing aptamers. Chemical Science. 11(44). 12157–12164. 89 indexed citations

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He, Lei, et al.. (2012). [Cytodiagnosis and cytomorphologic analysis of hematolymphoid malignancy in serous effusion: a study of 23 cases].. PubMed. 41(10). 691–5. 2 indexed citations

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He, Lei, Hui Li, Lin Chen, et al.. (2011). Toll-Like Receptor 9 Is Required for Opioid-Induced Microglia Apoptosis. PLoS ONE. 6(4). e18190–e18190. 35 indexed citations

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