Mengru Zhu

490 total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 311 citations indexed

About

Mengru Zhu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Mengru Zhu has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 311 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Immunology and 5 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Mengru Zhu's work include Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (4 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (4 papers) and Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (3 papers). Mengru Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (4 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (4 papers) and Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (3 papers). Mengru Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, Nepal and Hong Kong. Mengru Zhu's co-authors include Jiacan Su, Yechen Xiao, Jingli Xie, Keqiang Liu, Biaotong Huang, Yutong Chen, Yingying Jiang, Jie Gong, Wenyi Lu and Wencai Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Small and Life Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Mengru Zhu

22 papers receiving 310 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.

  1. A Factor‐Free Hydrogel with ROS Scavenging and Responsive Degradation for Enhanced Diabetic Bone Healing
    2024 69 citations Qin Zhang, Weikai Chen et al. Small profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mengru Zhu China 10 116 70 65 40 33 28 311
Enda O’Connell Ireland 14 197 1.7× 26 0.4× 105 1.6× 75 1.9× 36 1.1× 26 500
Maria Cecília Zorél Meneghetti Brazil 8 170 1.5× 29 0.4× 28 0.4× 32 0.8× 29 0.9× 13 396
Weiwei Zheng China 11 148 1.3× 42 0.6× 40 0.6× 32 0.8× 8 0.2× 39 354
V. Knopov Israel 8 136 1.2× 19 0.3× 35 0.5× 36 0.9× 36 1.1× 9 379
Hilary MacQueen United Kingdom 11 242 2.1× 53 0.8× 69 1.1× 25 0.6× 23 0.7× 24 516
Masahiro Nishimura Japan 12 181 1.6× 45 0.6× 55 0.8× 45 1.1× 18 0.5× 31 405
Deepali Pal United Kingdom 9 210 1.8× 62 0.9× 35 0.5× 90 2.3× 22 0.7× 19 427
Ronglan Zhao China 15 246 2.1× 59 0.8× 120 1.8× 63 1.6× 31 0.9× 48 537
Jiawen Chen China 12 199 1.7× 54 0.8× 20 0.3× 32 0.8× 33 1.0× 22 358
Yi Lin China 13 74 0.6× 31 0.4× 78 1.2× 26 0.7× 15 0.5× 58 378

Countries citing papers authored by Mengru Zhu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mengru Zhu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Mengru Zhu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Mengru Zhu. The network helps show where Mengru Zhu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mengru Zhu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mengru Zhu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mengru 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 Mengru Zhu. Mengru 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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Zhu, Mengru, et al.. (2025). Biomineralization empowers bone organoids. Biomaterials. 326. 123703–123703. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Yutong, Mengru Zhu, Shihao Sheng, et al.. (2025). Biomimetic Extracellular Vesicles Containing Biominerals for Targeted Osteoporosis Therapy. PubMed. 17(4). 5823–5840.
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Song, Yang, Fang Wang, Ji-Wen Xia, et al.. (2025). Bioactivity and multi-omics profiling of purslane-derived nanovesicles with therapeutic implications in diabetic wounds. Journal of Advanced Research. 1 indexed citations
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Zhu, Mengru, Ji-Wen Xia, Jia Liu, et al.. (2025). Mitochondria-enriched nanovesicles: A novel approach for treating radiation-induced skin injury. Materials Today Bio. 35. 102377–102377.
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Zhang, Qin, Weikai Chen, Guangfeng Li, et al.. (2024). A Factor‐Free Hydrogel with ROS Scavenging and Responsive Degradation for Enhanced Diabetic Bone Healing. Small. 20(24). e2306389–e2306389. 69 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Lizhi, Xin Guan, Yang Song, et al.. (2024). Ion osmolarity-driven sequential concentration-enrichment for the scale-up isolation of extracellular vesicles. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 22(1). 686–686.
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Wang, Menglin, et al.. (2024). Insights into the role of adipose-derived stem cells and secretome: potential biology and clinical applications in hypertrophic scarring. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 15(1). 137–137. 9 indexed citations
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Liu, Meichen, Zhikun Lin, Mengru Zhu, et al.. (2024). The mechanism of USP43 in the development of tumor: a literature review. Aging. 16(7). 6613–6626. 2 indexed citations
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Zhan, Ming, et al.. (2022). 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis reveals an imbalance in the intestinal flora of Eriocheir sinensis with hepatopancreatic necrosis disease. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D Genomics and Proteomics. 42. 100988–100988. 14 indexed citations
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Gong, Jie, et al.. (2022). 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis on changes in the intestinal flora of Procambarus clarkii with “Black May” disease. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology. 40(5). 2068–2079.
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Zhu, Mengru, et al.. (2022). Molecular characterization and expression of the autophagy-related gene Atg14 in WSSV-infected Procambarus clarkii. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 125. 200–211. 10 indexed citations
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Gong, Jie, et al.. (2021). PcVDAC promotes WSSV infection by regulating the apoptotic activity of haemocytes in Procambarus clarkii. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 259. 110697–110697. 3 indexed citations
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Zhu, Mengru, et al.. (2021). Transcriptome analysis reveals the molecular mechanism of long-term exposure of Eriocheir sinensis to low concentration of trichlorfon. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D Genomics and Proteomics. 40. 100916–100916. 5 indexed citations
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Zhu, Mengru, Yang Liu, Shuang Tong, et al.. (2020). Osteogenically-induced exosomes stimulate osteogenesis of human adipose-derived stem cells. Cell and Tissue Banking. 22(1). 77–91. 29 indexed citations
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Zhu, Mengru, et al.. (2019). Design of Intelligent Defecation Monitoring System for Newborns. 2001. 8–11. 1 indexed citations
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Zhu, Mengru, et al.. (2016). [Establishment of the patent ductus arteriosus model in preterm rats].. PubMed. 18(4). 372–5.
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Liu, Keqiang, et al.. (2014). CD123 and its potential clinical application in leukemias. Life Sciences. 122. 59–64. 60 indexed citations
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Zhu, Mengru, et al.. (2000). [Analysis of 16S rDNA sequence and DNA-DNA hybridization of rhizobia isolated from Indigofera sp].. PubMed. 27(11). 1027–32. 1 indexed citations

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