Nan Zhang

20.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
727 papers, 13.6k citations indexed

About

Nan Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nan Zhang has authored 727 papers receiving a total of 13.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 185 papers in Molecular Biology, 82 papers in Physiology and 77 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Nan Zhang's work include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (38 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (36 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (30 papers). Nan Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (38 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (36 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (30 papers). Nan Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Nan Zhang's co-authors include Jonathan S. Bromberg, Elena Karahanna, Sean Xin Xu, Yaozhong Ding, Marc L. Gordon, Yan Xu, Shuang Fu, Melissa M. Lee, Adam C. Yopp and Dongmei Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Nan Zhang

674 papers receiving 13.4k citations

Hit Papers

Circulating Histones Are Mediators of Trauma-associated L... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2018 2016 100 200 300 400
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. Circulating Histones Are Mediators of Trauma-associated Lung Injury
    2012 444 citations Nan Zhang et al. profile →
  2. The Needs–Affordances–Features Perspective for the Use of Social Media1
    2018 317 citations Nan Zhang et al. profile →
  3. A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Study of Brodalumab in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Crohn’s Disease
    2016 289 citations Nan Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nan Zhang China 55 3.8k 2.4k 1.2k 1.1k 1.1k 727 13.6k
Chun Zhang China 56 5.5k 1.4× 1.4k 0.6× 1.3k 1.1× 979 0.9× 1.2k 1.1× 559 14.2k
Jong Eun Lee South Korea 62 4.4k 1.1× 970 0.4× 1.5k 1.3× 1.7k 1.5× 976 0.9× 501 13.2k
Hua Liu China 52 4.3k 1.1× 969 0.4× 745 0.6× 693 0.6× 1.4k 1.3× 373 9.7k
Gang Wang China 62 6.3k 1.6× 1.3k 0.5× 1.1k 1.0× 2.3k 2.1× 2.1k 1.9× 655 16.9k
Kang Zhang China 56 7.8k 2.0× 1.1k 0.5× 654 0.6× 886 0.8× 791 0.7× 239 17.5k
Sergio Bernardini Italy 55 3.7k 1.0× 775 0.3× 849 0.7× 1.7k 1.5× 1.1k 1.0× 428 12.1k
William J. Browne United Kingdom 47 5.3k 1.4× 1.5k 0.6× 1.8k 1.5× 2.8k 2.4× 752 0.7× 165 24.7k
Leena Peltonen Finland 77 5.9k 1.6× 3.0k 1.3× 738 0.6× 1.7k 1.5× 412 0.4× 294 21.2k
Qiang Liu China 63 6.5k 1.7× 921 0.4× 976 0.8× 1.7k 1.5× 1.8k 1.7× 564 14.9k
Jing Li China 62 4.2k 1.1× 692 0.3× 2.2k 1.9× 1.2k 1.0× 918 0.8× 1.0k 19.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Nan Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nan Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nan Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nan Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nan Zhang 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 Nan Zhang. Nan Zhang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Zhou, Kaili, et al.. (2024). Virtual reality improves sleep quality and associated symptoms in patients with chronic insomnia. Sleep Medicine. 122. 230–236. 6 indexed citations
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Huang, Yu, et al.. (2024). Primary bilateral adrenal tuberculosis with Addison's disease: A case report. Urology Case Reports. 56. 102837–102837. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Nan, et al.. (2024). Reflection-fluorescence ratios probe for the stable detection of glucose. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 450. 115455–115455. 4 indexed citations
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Cheng, Junhan, Chang Peng, Jie Hu, et al.. (2024). Self-injury and suicidal ideation among Chinese adolescents involved in different subtypes of aggression: The role of gender. Journal of Affective Disorders. 355. 371–377. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Nan, et al.. (2024). 54033 Baricitinib in Cutaneous Lichen Planus- Phase 2 trial results with dose escalation.. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 91(3). AB22–AB22.
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Yang, Han, Wei Liu, Tiantian Gao, et al.. (2024). Causal associations between gut microbiota, circulating inflammatory proteins, and epilepsy: a multivariable Mendelian randomization study. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1438645–1438645. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Tong, et al.. (2024). Atrophy patterns in hippocampal subregions and their relationship with cognitive function in fibromyalgia patients with mild cognitive impairment. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 18. 1380121–1380121. 3 indexed citations
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Duan, Jinfeng, Nan Zhang, Qi Miao, et al.. (2023). MSA-YOLOv5: Multi-scale attention-based YOLOv5 for automatic detection of acute ischemic stroke from multi-modality MRI images. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 165. 107471–107471. 18 indexed citations
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Ding, Fei, Chuanfang Zhao, Nan Zhang, et al.. (2023). In-vitro, in-silico studies on the proposed penasulfate A and its derivatives as dual inhibitors of α-glucosidases and human cancer cells. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1295. 136521–136521. 2 indexed citations
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Shentu, Yangping, Hui Wang, Wenjing Zhang, et al.. (2023). Hydrogen sulfide ameliorates lipopolysaccharide-induced anxiety-like behavior by inhibiting checkpoint kinase 1 activation in the hippocampus of mice. Experimental Neurology. 371. 114586–114586. 6 indexed citations
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Shi, Zhihong, Chuantao Zuo, Xiaobin Zhao, et al.. (2023). Analysis of positron emission tomography hypometabolic patterns and neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with dementia syndromes. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 29(8). 2193–2205. 4 indexed citations
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Guo, Hua‐Yang, Wenfu Li, Ke-Cheng Zhu, et al.. (2023). Pathology, Enzyme Activity and Immune Responses after Cryptocaryon irritans Infection of Golden Pompano Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus 1758). Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 11(2). 262–262. 5 indexed citations
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Zhao, Junyang, et al.. (2023). Adjuvant Chemotherapy Improves Survival for Children With Massive Choroidal Invasion of Retinoblastoma. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 64(11). 27–27. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Nan, et al.. (2023). Nutritional and prognostic value of bioelectrical phase angle as a potentially modifiable marker in acute myeloid leukemia. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine. 25(3). 142–142.
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Dang, Kai, et al.. (2023). Influence of intestinal microecology in the development of gout or hyperuricemia and the potential therapeutic targets. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. 26(10). 1911–1922. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Anxin, Shiyu Li, Nan Zhang, et al.. (2018). Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein to High-Density Lipoprotein Ratio Predicts Recurrent Stroke in Minor Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack. Stroke. 49(11). 2637–2642. 13 indexed citations
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Beyer, Carl F., Nan Zhang, Richard Hernandez, et al.. (2008). TTI-237: A Novel Microtubule-Active Compound with In vivo Antitumor Activity. Cancer Research. 68(7). 2292–2300. 72 indexed citations

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