Pei Zhang

11.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
370 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Pei Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Pei Zhang has authored 370 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 137 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Cancer Research and 30 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Pei Zhang's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (24 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (16 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (13 papers). Pei Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (24 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (16 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (13 papers). Pei Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Pei Zhang's co-authors include Bo Tian, Linfang Wang, Yawei Shi, Yuanqiang Sun, Hong‐Xing Zhang, Wei Guo, Yingying Huo, Dan Song, Jing Liu and Zhirong Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Pei Zhang

343 papers receiving 7.6k 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.

Simultaneous Fluorescence Sensing of Cys and GSH from Different Emission Channels

2013 566 citations Pei Zhang et al. profile →
Conducting Hydrogel‐Based Neural Biointerfacing Technologies

2025 21 citations Pei Zhang, Yuhua Xue et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pei Zhang China	43	2.9k	805	603	595	549	370	7.7k
Hui Wang China	57	4.2k 1.4×	886 1.1×	839 1.4×	707 1.2×	557 1.0×	490	12.1k
Simon Ming‐Yuen Lee Macao	58	5.7k 2.0×	586 0.7×	1.1k 1.8×	662 1.1×	350 0.6×	382	12.4k
Gerry R. Boss United States	51	4.1k 1.4×	557 0.7×	549 0.9×	310 0.5×	536 1.0×	216	8.1k
Xin Li China	51	3.8k 1.3×	561 0.7×	708 1.2×	515 0.9×	458 0.8×	525	11.4k
Stefan Laufer Germany	62	6.8k 2.3×	801 1.0×	857 1.4×	603 1.0×	678 1.2×	469	15.2k
Ying Liu China	44	3.4k 1.2×	942 1.2×	368 0.6×	747 1.3×	388 0.7×	249	7.5k
Yang Yang China	49	4.2k 1.4×	604 0.8×	852 1.4×	1.3k 2.2×	512 0.9×	439	9.4k
Claudette M. St. Croix United States	48	3.0k 1.0×	794 1.0×	823 1.4×	280 0.5×	536 1.0×	152	8.1k
Ge Li China	46	2.8k 1.0×	767 1.0×	638 1.1×	724 1.2×	692 1.3×	317	7.9k
Naoto Oku Japan	55	5.5k 1.9×	754 0.9×	833 1.4×	1.1k 1.8×	303 0.6×	373	11.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pei Zhang

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Wang, Ruyi, et al.. (2025). Neuroprotective mechanism of salidroside derivative SHPL-49 involves amelioration of brain lipid metabolism disorder to mitigate ferroptosis in a rat model of pMCAO. Phytomedicine Plus. 5(4). 100871–100871.

Zhang, Liwen, Weili Zhao, Fang Huang, et al.. (2025). Association of triglyceride-glucose-related indices with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in individuals with prediabetes. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 24(1). 330–330. 2 indexed citations

Xue, Yuhua, Xingmei Chen, Yafei Wang, et al.. (2025). Mechanically Compliant and Impedance Matching Hydrogel Bioelectronics for Low‐Voltage Peripheral Neuromodulation. Advanced Materials. 38(2). e11014–e11014. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Zhaoyang, Na Li, Pei Zhang, Yan Li, & Xiao Li. (2024). CardioDPi: An explainable deep-learning model for identifying cardiotoxic chemicals targeting hERG, Cav1.2, and Nav1.5 channels. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 474. 134724–134724. 13 indexed citations

Zhu, Tao, et al.. (2024). Therapeutic effect of ginkgetin on smoke-induced airway inflammation by down-regulating the c/EBPβ signaling pathway and CCL2 expression. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 331. 118284–118284. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Jiali, et al.. (2024). Patient versus physician preferences for lipid‐lowering drug therapy: A discrete choice experiment. Health Expectations. 27(2). e14043–e14043. 5 indexed citations

Li, Chunyang, Miao Cheng, Panpan Gao, et al.. (2024). A molecularly distinct cell type in the midbrain regulates intermale aggression behaviors in mice. Theranostics. 15(2). 707–725. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Pei, Jusang Bolong, Jen Sern Tham, & Mohd Nizam Osman. (2024). Gratification Needs Factors for Authentic Self-Expression on Instagram. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences. 14(12).

Zhang, Pei, et al.. (2024). Impact of treatment delays on future survival outcomes in non-surgical patients with esophageal cancer in Shandong Province, China. Frontiers in Oncology. 14. 1445267–1445267.

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Zhang, Pei, et al.. (2024). The clinical utility of next generation sequencing in endometrial cancer: focusing on molecular subtyping and lynch syndrome. Frontiers in Genetics. 15. 1440971–1440971.

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Ping, Ping, Pei Zhang, Yao Yao, et al.. (2023). Associations between cardiac structure and function and depressive disorder: A centenarian study in China. Heliyon. 9(2). e13233–e13233. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Ya, et al.. (2023). Fullerene-promoted organic-inorganic hybrid electrochemiluminescence biosensor for sensitive detection of concanavalin A. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 393. 134311–134311. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Pei, Jiazhen Xu, Guo‐Qiang Lin, et al.. (2023). Multi-pathway neuroprotective effects of a novel salidroside derivative SHPL-49 against acute cerebral ischemic injury. European Journal of Pharmacology. 949. 175716–175716. 13 indexed citations

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Li, Hongtao, et al.. (2023). The regulatory approvals of immune checkpoint inhibitors in China and the United States: A cross‐national comparison study. International Journal of Cancer. 152(11). 2351–2361. 12 indexed citations

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Guan, Haipeng, Pei Zhang, Chun Ruan, et al.. (2023). Diverse modes of H3K36me3-guided nucleosomal deacetylation by Rpd3S. Nature. 620(7974). 669–675. 15 indexed citations

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Zhang, Pei, Muhammad Irfan Afridi, Shan Zhang, et al.. (2023). GABAergic signaling between enteric neurons and intestinal smooth muscle promotes innate immunity and gut defense in Caenorhabditis elegans. Immunity. 56(7). 1515–1532.e9. 11 indexed citations

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Jiang, Wei, et al.. (2022). Phosphoproteome Analysis Identifies a Synaptotagmin-1-Associated Complex Involved in Ischemic Neuron Injury. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 21(5). 100222–100222. 7 indexed citations

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Delpuech, Oona, Claire Rooney, Lorraine Mooney, et al.. (2016). Identification of Pharmacodynamic Transcript Biomarkers in Response to FGFR Inhibition by AZD4547. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 15(11). 2802–2813. 18 indexed citations

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Zhang, Pei, Surong Zhao, Lele Song, et al.. (2012). [Effect of low-molecular-weight heparin combined with paclitaxel on the invasiveness and migration of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells in vitro].. PubMed. 32(11). 1529–35.

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Ruby, Norman F., Calvin E. Hwang, Colin Wessells, et al.. (2008). Hippocampal-dependent learning requires a functional circadian system. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(40). 15593–15598. 186 indexed citations

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