Li-Ru Zhao

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Li-Ru Zhao is a scholar working on Genetics, Developmental Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Li-Ru Zhao has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Genetics, 6 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Li-Ru Zhao's work include Mesenchymal stem cell research (8 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (6 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers). Li-Ru Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Mesenchymal stem cell research (8 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (6 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers). Li-Ru Zhao collaborates with scholars based in United States and China. Li-Ru Zhao's co-authors include Wei-Ming Duan, Walter C. Low, Morayma Reyes, Catherine M. Verfaillie, C. Dirk Keene, John A. Kessler, Chun-Shu Piao, Seema Singhal, Jayesh Mehta and Lixin Kan and has published in prestigious journals such as Stroke, Brain Research and Developmental Biology.

In The Last Decade

Li-Ru Zhao

13 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Human Bone Marrow Stem Cells Exhibit Neural Phenotypes and Ameliorate Neurological Deficits after Grafting into the Ischemic Brain of Rats

2002 652 citations Li-Ru Zhao, Wei-Ming Duan et al. Experimental Neurology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Li-Ru Zhao United States	10	558	476	412	212	204	13	1.1k
Wei-Ming Duan United States	9	559 1.0×	360 0.8×	339 0.8×	146 0.7×	185 0.9×	11	917
Takayoshi Kanda Japan	8	536 1.0×	649 1.4×	378 0.9×	307 1.4×	199 1.0×	16	1.4k
Lucia Zanotti Italy	12	534 1.0×	503 1.1×	567 1.4×	216 1.0×	280 1.4×	20	1.3k
Paul Stroemer United Kingdom	16	313 0.6×	468 1.0×	339 0.8×	238 1.1×	285 1.4×	17	985
Smita Savant‐Bhonsale United States	17	488 0.9×	564 1.2×	368 0.9×	292 1.4×	270 1.3×	19	1.4k
Robert H. Andres United States	11	440 0.8×	364 0.8×	518 1.3×	359 1.7×	284 1.4×	15	1.1k
Sabine Wislet‐Gendebien Belgium	19	621 1.1×	506 1.1×	318 0.8×	100 0.5×	401 2.0×	29	1.3k
Daniel J. Webber United Kingdom	12	404 0.7×	369 0.8×	332 0.8×	111 0.5×	235 1.2×	17	1.0k
Nicole Kuzmin‐Nichols United States	19	483 0.9×	334 0.7×	222 0.5×	250 1.2×	124 0.6×	24	1.0k
Takehiko Sunabori Japan	15	631 1.1×	803 1.7×	526 1.3×	247 1.2×	334 1.6×	19	2.0k

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Hao, Qiang, Fei Hao, Chun Yang, et al.. (2015). Inducible Lentivirus-Mediated Expression of the Oct4 Gene Affects Multilineage Differentiation of Adult Human Bone Marrow–Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Cellular Reprogramming. 17(5). 347–359. 8 indexed citations

Li, Chen, Chun Yang, Fei Hao, et al.. (2015). Intraventricular administration of endoneuraminidase-N facilitates ectopic migration of subventricular zone-derived neural progenitor cells into 6-OHDA lesioned striatum of mice. Experimental Neurology. 277. 139–149. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Xiaoyun, Wei-Ming Duan, Yanying Liu, et al.. (2014). Stem cell factor and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor exhibit therapeutic effects in a mouse model of CADASIL. Neurobiology of Disease. 73. 189–203. 24 indexed citations

Piao, Chun-Shu, et al.. (2012). The combination of stem cell factor and granulocyte-colony stimulating factor for chronic stroke treatment in aged animals. PubMed. 4(1). 25–25. 9 indexed citations

Piao, Chun-Shu, Bin Li, Lijuan Zhang, & Li-Ru Zhao. (2011). Stem cell factor and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor promote neuronal lineage commitment of neural stem cells. Differentiation. 83(1). 17–25. 18 indexed citations

Li, Bin, et al.. (2011). Stem cell factor and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor reduce β-amyloid deposits in the brains of APP/PS1 transgenic mice. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy. 3(2). 8–8. 21 indexed citations

Li, Bin, et al.. (2010). Brain self-protection: The role of endogenous neural progenitor cells in adult brain after cerebral cortical ischemia. Brain Research. 1327. 91–102. 43 indexed citations

Piao, Chun-Shu, Wei-Ming Duan, Satoshi Terao, et al.. (2009). The Role of Stem Cell Factor and Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor in Brain Repair during Chronic Stroke. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 29(4). 759–770. 37 indexed citations

Zhao, Li-Ru, Seema Singhal, Jayesh Mehta, et al.. (2007). Hematopoietic growth factors pass through the blood–brain barrier in intact rats. Experimental Neurology. 204(2). 569–573. 90 indexed citations

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Zhao, Li-Ru, Seema Singhal, Wei-Ming Duan, Jayesh Mehta, & John A. Kessler. (2007). Brain Repair by Hematopoietic Growth Factors in a Rat Model of Stroke. Stroke. 38(9). 2584–2591. 71 indexed citations

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Kan, Lixin, Nipan Israsena, Min Hu, et al.. (2004). Sox1 acts through multiple independent pathways to promote neurogenesis. Developmental Biology. 269(2). 580–594. 141 indexed citations

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Zhao, Li-Ru, Wei-Ming Duan, Morayma Reyes, Catherine M. Verfaillie, & Walter C. Low. (2003). Immunohistochemical identification of multipotent adult progenitor cells from human bone marrow after transplantation into the rat brain. Brain Research Protocols. 11(1). 38–45. 12 indexed citations

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Zhao, Li-Ru, Wei-Ming Duan, Morayma Reyes, et al.. (2002). Human Bone Marrow Stem Cells Exhibit Neural Phenotypes and Ameliorate Neurological Deficits after Grafting into the Ischemic Brain of Rats. Experimental Neurology. 174(1). 11–20. 652 indexed citations breakdown →

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