Limin Rong

4.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
139 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Limin Rong is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Limin Rong has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 53 papers in Surgery and 30 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Limin Rong's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (39 papers), Spinal Cord Injury Research (26 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (23 papers). Limin Rong is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (39 papers), Spinal Cord Injury Research (26 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (23 papers). Limin Rong collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Limin Rong's co-authors include Mao Pang, Bin Liu, Lei He, Liangming Zhang, Bin Liu, Peigen Xie, Ruiqiang Chen, Feng Feng, Yuyong Chen and Zihao Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Advanced Materials and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Limin Rong

132 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes protect cartilage damage and relieve knee osteoarthritis pain in a rat model of osteoarthritis

2020 306 citations Lei He, Tianwei He et al. Stem Cell Research & Therapy profile →
A Bioinspired Injectable, Adhesive, and Self‐Healing Hydrogel with Dual Hybrid Network for Neural Regeneration after Spinal Cord Injury

2023 106 citations Pengfei Xie, Mao Pang et al. profile →
Global incidence and characteristics of spinal cord injury since 2000–2021: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2024 49 citations Zhizhong Shang, Mao Pang et al. profile →
Integrating hydrogels manipulate ECM deposition after spinal cord injury for specific neural reconnections via neuronal relays

2024 43 citations Jialin Liu, Feng Feng et al. Science Advances profile →
Global, regional, and national burden of spinal cord injury from 1990 to 2021 and projections for 2050: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study

2024 40 citations Zhizhong Shang, Liangming Zhang et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Limin Rong China	34	1.3k	1.1k	1.0k	604	517	139	3.5k
Inbo Han South Korea	32	1.2k 0.9×	700 0.6×	858 0.9×	361 0.6×	712 1.4×	141	3.3k
Hongbin Lü China	37	869 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	1.4k 1.4×	277 0.5×	659 1.3×	180	4.1k
Chengzhen Liang China	30	1.2k 0.9×	619 0.6×	585 0.6×	322 0.5×	455 0.9×	84	2.5k
Shiqing Feng China	44	2.4k 1.9×	1.9k 1.7×	1.9k 1.9×	1.2k 2.0×	736 1.4×	234	6.7k
Fangcai Li China	32	1.9k 1.5×	664 0.6×	995 1.0×	325 0.5×	396 0.8×	107	3.1k
Guoyong Yin China	38	1.0k 0.8×	2.5k 2.2×	521 0.5×	427 0.7×	319 0.6×	140	4.5k
Qixin Chen China	30	1.8k 1.4×	570 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	323 0.5×	425 0.8×	128	2.8k
Zhuojing Luo China	42	1.5k 1.2×	1.5k 1.3×	1.4k 1.3×	1.6k 2.7×	986 1.9×	174	5.5k
Shiang Y. Lim Australia	34	1.1k 0.8×	2.5k 2.3×	884 0.9×	363 0.6×	420 0.8×	90	4.7k
Huilin Yang China	37	1.1k 0.9×	845 0.8×	1.5k 1.5×	248 0.4×	1.4k 2.7×	140	4.4k

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Li, Wen, Jialin Liu, Zhicheng Hu, et al.. (2025). Targeting Fibrotic Scarring by Mechanoregulation of Il11ra1 ⁺ /Itga11 ⁺ Fibroblast Patterning Promotes Axon Growth after Spinal Cord Injury. Advanced Science. 12(44). e13476–e13476.

Shang, Zhizhong, Yanhui Lu, Zifang Huang, et al.. (2025). Global, regional, and national burden trends of spinal fractures from 1990 to 2021: a population-based study. International Journal of Surgery. 111(12). 8953–8965.

Zhao, Tianlun, et al.. (2025). TREM2 Impedes Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury by Regulating Microglial Lysosomal Membrane Permeabilization‐Mediated Autophagy. Cell Proliferation. 58(10). e70047–e70047. 2 indexed citations

Yao, Hui, et al.. (2024). Enhancing mitophagy by ligustilide through BNIP3-LC3 interaction attenuates oxidative stress-induced neuronal apoptosis in spinal cord injury. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 20(11). 4382–4406. 10 indexed citations

Rong, Limin, et al.. (2024). Preoperative Adjacent Facet Joint Osteoarthritis Is Associated with the Incidence of Adjacent Segment Degeneration and Low Back Pain after Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Asian Spine Journal. 18(1). 21–31. 2 indexed citations

Rong, Limin, Xinyao Zhang, Yulang Chi, et al.. (2024). Associations Between Psychological Stress and the Risk of First Onset of Major Depression Disorder: Results from a Longitudinal Study in 6,985 Chinese First-Year Students. Psychology Research and Behavior Management. Volume 17. 3585–3593. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Jialin, Feng Feng, Pengfei Xie, et al.. (2024). Integrating hydrogels manipulate ECM deposition after spinal cord injury for specific neural reconnections via neuronal relays. Science Advances. 10(27). eado9120–eado9120. 43 indexed citations breakdown →

Rong, Limin, Wenxi Huang, Zixuan Wu, et al.. (2023). Flame‐retardant, flexible, and breathable smart humidity sensing fabrics based on hydrogels for respiratory monitoring and non‐contact sensing. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(4). 25 indexed citations

Feng, Feng, Xiyong Song, Pengfei Xie, et al.. (2023). Cooperative assembly of a designer peptide and silk fibroin into hybrid nanofiber gels for neural regeneration after spinal cord injury. Science Advances. 9(25). eadg0234–eadg0234. 67 indexed citations

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Chen, Zihao, Zhe Wang, Tianwei He, et al.. (2023). Cartilage tissue from sites of weight bearing in patients with osteoarthritis exhibits a differential phenotype with distinct chondrocytes subests. RMD Open. 9(4). e003255–e003255. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Yang, et al.. (2021). Umbilical mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes facilitate spinal cord functional recovery through the miR-199a-3p/145-5p-mediated NGF/TrkA signaling pathway in rats. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 12(1). 117–117. 109 indexed citations

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Wang, Xuan, Tianwei He, Lei He, et al.. (2021). Melatonin contributes to the hypertrophic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cell-derived chondrocytes via activation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 12(1). 467–467. 19 indexed citations

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Yang, Yang, Wenbin Wu, Zhongyu Liu, et al.. (2020). Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathway for microendoscopy-assisted minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 196. 106003–106003. 20 indexed citations

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Huang, Xiaona, Chao Wei, Lumeng Jia, et al.. (2019). PCGF6 regulates stem cell pluripotency as a transcription activator via super-enhancer dependent chromatin interactions. Protein & Cell. 10(10). 709–725. 6 indexed citations

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Tao, Shu, Lei He, Xuan Wang, et al.. (2019). Long noncoding RNA UCA1 promotes chondrogenic differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells via miRNA-145-5p/SMAD5 and miRNA-124-3p/SMAD4 axis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 514(1). 316–322. 23 indexed citations

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Wu, Zizhao, Xianjian Qiu, Bo Gao, et al.. (2018). Melatonin‐mediated miR‐526b‐3p and miR‐590‐5p upregulation promotes chondrogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells. Journal of Pineal Research. 65(1). e12483–e12483. 56 indexed citations

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Yang, Yang, Liangming Zhang, Bin Liu, et al.. (2017). Hidden and overall haemorrhage following minimally invasive and open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. 18(4). 395–400. 35 indexed citations

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Zhang, Liangming, Jianwen Dong, Zihao Chen, et al.. (2017). Intraoperative Myelography in Transpsoas Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Preliminary Prospective Study. BioMed Research International. 2017. 1–8. 6 indexed citations

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Huang, Feng, Maogen Chen, Weiqian Chen, et al.. (2017). Human Gingiva-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Inhibit Xeno-Graft-versus-Host Disease via CD39–CD73–Adenosine and IDO Signals. Frontiers in Immunology. 8. 68–68. 71 indexed citations

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Cai, Daozhang, et al.. (2008). Concurrent arthroscopic bicruciate ligament reconstruction using Achilles tendon-bone allografts: experience with 15 cases. Chinese Journal of Traumatology. 11(6). 341–346. 3 indexed citations

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