Ning Qu

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Ning Qu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ning Qu has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Cancer Research and 9 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Ning Qu's work include Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (7 papers), Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (4 papers) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (4 papers). Ning Qu is often cited by papers focused on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (7 papers), Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (4 papers) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (4 papers). Ning Qu collaborates with scholars based in China, Netherlands and United States. Ning Qu's co-authors include Dong Cheol Han, Jiajun Han, Jingzhou Zhang, Yuting Lei, Paul de Vos, Yijin Ren, Bart de Haan, Chun Xia, Xueling Ou and Xiaoming Wei and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Ning Qu

59 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

The AMPK pathway in fatty liver disease

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ning Qu China	17	509	181	149	97	93	62	1.1k
Latha P. Ganesan United States	24	712 1.4×	140 0.8×	247 1.7×	73 0.8×	111 1.2×	42	1.7k
Felipe Massó Mexico	18	315 0.6×	73 0.4×	139 0.9×	65 0.7×	136 1.5×	77	935
Rita Selvatici Italy	20	609 1.2×	121 0.7×	113 0.8×	42 0.4×	81 0.9×	78	1.4k
Katrien Van Beneden Belgium	26	513 1.0×	191 1.1×	145 1.0×	175 1.8×	86 0.9×	57	1.8k
Hitomi Watanabe Japan	23	523 1.0×	121 0.7×	117 0.8×	78 0.8×	122 1.3×	70	1.7k
Hassan Melhem Switzerland	18	519 1.0×	135 0.7×	197 1.3×	39 0.4×	108 1.2×	28	1.0k
Lixiang Wang Japan	19	380 0.7×	70 0.4×	124 0.8×	79 0.8×	76 0.8×	52	874
Åsa Andersson Sweden	20	460 0.9×	140 0.8×	91 0.6×	92 0.9×	85 0.9×	43	1.8k
Leihong Xiang China	21	461 0.9×	136 0.8×	185 1.2×	131 1.4×	63 0.7×	64	1.8k
Keisuke Sato Japan	25	485 1.0×	134 0.7×	135 0.9×	51 0.5×	134 1.4×	96	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ning Qu

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Zhang, Meng, Mingxia Liu, Hongxia Zhang, et al.. (2025). Nano-delivery of STING agonists: Unraveling the potential of immunotherapy. Acta Biomaterialia. 197. 104–120. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Huan, et al.. (2025). Construction and application of a NIR benzothianone-based ratiometric fluorescent probe for visual detection of Hg2+ in biological systems and water samples. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1362. 344176–344176. 3 indexed citations

Qu, Ning, et al.. (2025). Development of a benzothianone-based NIR fluorescent probe and its application of Pd0 detection in bioimaging and smartphone-assisted water samples. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 469. 116576–116576. 1 indexed citations

Zhu, Junbo, et al.. (2025). Long-term exposure to high-altitude hypoxic environments reduces blood pressure by inhibiting the renin-angiotensin system in rats. Frontiers in Physiology. 16. 1565147–1565147. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Tiantian, et al.. (2023). Diagnostic Values of Peripheral Blood T-Cell Spot Test for Tuberculosis (T-SPOT.TB) for Spinal Tuberculosis. Surgical Infections. 24(6). 534–540. 1 indexed citations

Li, Jie, Lei Chen, Ning Qu, et al.. (2022). Predict the role of lncRNA in kidney aging based on RNA sequencing. BMC Genomics. 23(1). 254–254. 11 indexed citations

Chen, Lei, Jie Li, Xue Zhao, et al.. (2022). The joint association of malnutrition and activities of daily living dependence with adverse health outcomes among patients initiating maintenance dialysis. Clinical Nutrition. 41(7). 1475–1482. 8 indexed citations

Li, Xiangyang, et al.. (2020). Regulation of X-Ray Irradiation on the Activity and Expression Levels of CYP1A2 and CYP2E1 in Rats. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 10. 1575–1575. 7 indexed citations

Zhu, Junbo, et al.. (2020). Regulation of High-Altitude Hypoxia on the Transcription of CYP450 and UGT1A1 Mediated by PXR and CAR. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 11. 574176–574176. 25 indexed citations

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Ou, Xueling & Ning Qu. (2020). Noninvasive prenatal paternity testing by target sequencing microhaps. Forensic Science International Genetics. 48. 102338–102338. 20 indexed citations

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Wang, Fen, et al.. (2019). IL-1β receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) combined with autophagy inducer (TAT-Beclin1) is an effective alternative for attenuating extracellular matrix degradation in rat and human osteoarthritis chondrocytes. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 21(1). 171–171. 47 indexed citations

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Jiang, Hongli, Jie Li, Xin He, et al.. (2019). D-site binding protein regulates cell proliferation through mediating cell cycle progression in rat mesangial cells. Tissue and Cell. 61. 35–43. 2 indexed citations

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Liang, Han, et al.. (2018). Synthesis and structure–activity relationship of N-(piperidin-4-yl)benzamide derivatives as activators of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 pathways. Archives of Pharmacal Research. 41(12). 1149–1161. 1 indexed citations

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Cui, Li, Ning Qu, Yu Liu, et al.. (2013). Arsenic trioxide induces cardiac fibroblast apoptosis in vitro and in vivo by up-regulating TGF-β1 expression. Toxicology Letters. 219(3). 223–230. 26 indexed citations

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Xie, Shuqi, Zhangzhang Lan, Ning Qu, et al.. (2012). Detection of truncated dystrophin lacking the C-terminal domain in a Chinese pedigree by next-generation sequencing. Gene. 499(1). 139–142. 18 indexed citations

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Wei, Xiaoming, Yan Sun, Jiansheng Xie, et al.. (2012). Next-generation sequencing identifies a novel compound heterozygous mutation in MYO7A in a Chinese patient with Usher Syndrome 1B. Clinica Chimica Acta. 413(23-24). 1866–1871. 15 indexed citations

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Wei, Xiaoming, Fan Jin, Yinghui Ye, et al.. (2011). A novel mutation of IDS gene in a Chinese patient with mucopolysaccharidosis II by next-generation sequencing. Clinica Chimica Acta. 412(23-24). 2340–2342. 8 indexed citations

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Wei, Xiaoming, Xiang-Chun Ju, Xin Yi, et al.. (2011). Identification of Sequence Variants in Genetic Disease-Causing Genes Using Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing. PLoS ONE. 6(12). e29500–e29500. 134 indexed citations

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Qu, Ning, et al.. (2008). Proteomic characterization of royal jelly proteins in Chinese (Apis cerana cerana) and European (Apis mellifera) honeybees. Biochemistry (Moscow). 73(6). 676–680. 23 indexed citations

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Qu, Ning, et al.. (2005). Integrity of Airway Epithelium Is Essential Against Obliterative Airway Disease in Transplanted Rat Tracheas. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 24(7). 882–890. 23 indexed citations

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