Pinglin Lai

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 899 citations indexed

About

Pinglin Lai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Rheumatology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Pinglin Lai has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 899 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Rheumatology and 7 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Pinglin Lai's work include PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (7 papers), Bone health and treatments (6 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (6 papers). Pinglin Lai is often cited by papers focused on PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (7 papers), Bone health and treatments (6 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (6 papers). Pinglin Lai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Pinglin Lai's co-authors include Xiaochun Bai, Chun Zeng, Chunhong Jia, Daozhang Cai, Dadi Jin, Haiyan Zhang, Bin Huang, Zhenguo Chen, Yan Shao and Yu Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Pinglin Lai

29 papers receiving 895 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.

Mechanical overloading promotes chondrocyte senescence and osteoarthritis development through downregulating FBXW7

2022 121 citations Haiyan Zhang, Yan Shao et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pinglin Lai China	16	530	259	215	148	81	31	899
Bo Yan China	14	401 0.8×	106 0.4×	215 1.0×	139 0.9×	58 0.7×	20	831
Ömer Faruk Hatipoğlu Japan	18	312 0.6×	181 0.7×	213 1.0×	96 0.6×	39 0.5×	49	761
Qiancheng Song China	16	685 1.3×	395 1.5×	76 0.4×	133 0.9×	54 0.7×	27	997
Hema Rangaswami United States	12	713 1.3×	188 0.7×	461 2.1×	281 1.9×	116 1.4×	12	1.3k
Emel Esen United States	9	662 1.2×	213 0.8×	72 0.3×	206 1.4×	134 1.7×	10	965
Su’an Tang China	18	575 1.1×	393 1.5×	352 1.6×	121 0.8×	55 0.7×	36	1.1k
George Hilal Lebanon	15	417 0.8×	166 0.6×	500 2.3×	207 1.4×	153 1.9×	29	1.1k
Masashi Hatori Japan	14	345 0.7×	167 0.6×	133 0.6×	171 1.2×	42 0.5×	45	713
Melissa Swinnen Belgium	16	600 1.1×	324 1.3×	83 0.4×	146 1.0×	80 1.0×	24	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pinglin Lai

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Jiao, Jianlin, Yi Han, Hao Zeng, et al.. (2025). Tree shrew as a new animal model for musculoskeletal disorders and aging. Bone Research. 13(1). 5–5. 2 indexed citations

Zhou, Wu, Lihua Qiu, Zhanfeng Liang, et al.. (2025). Brown adipose tissue secretes OLFM4 to coordinate sensory and sympathetic innervation via Schwann cells. Nature Communications. 16(1). 5206–5206.

Li, Delong, Daozhang Cai, Liang Wang, et al.. (2024). Dynamic control of mTORC1 facilitates bone healing in mice. Bone. 190. 117285–117285. 1 indexed citations

Tang, Ming, Amila Suraweera, Xuqiang Nie, et al.. (2023). Mono-phosphorylation at Ser4 of barrier-to-autointegration factor (Banf1) significantly reduces its DNA binding capability by inducing critical changes in its local conformation and DNA binding surface. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 25(36). 24657–24677.

Liu, Jia, Yan Shao, Pinglin Lai, et al.. (2023). MYL3 protects chondrocytes from senescence by inhibiting clathrin-mediated endocytosis and activating of Notch signaling. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6190–6190. 21 indexed citations

Yang, Jun, Qing Long, Huan Chen, et al.. (2023). Mecp2 fine-tunes quiescence exit by targeting nuclear receptors. eLife. 12. 3 indexed citations

Jiang, Yuanjun, Linlin Mao, Sheng Zhang, et al.. (2023). Exosome Release Delays Senescence by Disposing of Obsolete Biomolecules. Advanced Science. 10(8). e2204826–e2204826. 26 indexed citations

Wang, Zhenyu, et al.. (2023). Tuberous sclerosis complex 1 targeted depletion in macrophages promotes osteogenesis by modulating secretion of Oncostatin M in the inflammatory stage of bone healing. International Immunopharmacology. 124(Pt A). 110895–110895. 8 indexed citations

Zhang, Haiyan, Yan Shao, Zihao Yao, et al.. (2022). Mechanical overloading promotes chondrocyte senescence and osteoarthritis development through downregulating FBXW7. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 81(5). 676–686. 121 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Kai, Yue Zhang, He Cao, et al.. (2020). DEPTOR Prevents Osteoarthritis Development Via Interplay With TRC8 to Reduce Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Chondrocytes. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 36(2). 400–411. 10 indexed citations

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Lai, Pinglin, et al.. (2020). Mesenchymal Stem Cell‐Specific and Preosteoblast‐Specific Ablation of TSC1 in Mice Lead to Severe and Slight Spinal Dysplasia, Respectively. BioMed Research International. 2020(1). 4572687–4572687. 2 indexed citations

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Lin, Xuemei, Minjun Huang, Jie Zhang, et al.. (2018). Characterization of a Novel Calcific Achilles Tendinopathy Model in Mice: Contralateral Tendinopathy Induced by Unilateral Tenotomy. Calcified Tissue International. 103(6). 698–707. 10 indexed citations

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Li, Zhen, et al.. (2016). Chondrocyte-Specific Ablation of AMPKα1 Does Not Affect Bone Development or Pathogenesis of Osteoarthritis in Mice. DNA and Cell Biology. 35(3). 156–162. 14 indexed citations

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Yan, Bo, Zhongmin Zhang, Dadi Jin, et al.. (2016). mTORC1 regulates PTHrP to coordinate chondrocyte growth, proliferation and differentiation. Nature Communications. 7(1). 11151–11151. 97 indexed citations

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Zheng, Hang, Miao Liu, Pinglin Lai, et al.. (2014). Inhibition of Endometrial Cancer by n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Preclinical Models. Cancer Prevention Research. 7(8). 824–834. 19 indexed citations

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Song, Qiancheng, Cuilan Yang, Zhenguo Chen, et al.. (2014). miR-483-5p Promotes Invasion and Metastasis of Lung Adenocarcinoma by Targeting RhoGDI1 and ALCAM. Cancer Research. 74(11). 3031–3042. 139 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaokai, Pinglin Lai, Zhongmin Zhang, et al.. (2014). Targeted inhibition of mTORC2 prevents osteosarcoma cell migration and promotes apoptosis. Oncology Reports. 32(1). 382–388. 22 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhenguo, Xuan Zhou, Xiaorong Fan, et al.. (2014). DEPTOR Expression Negatively Correlates with mTORC1 Activity and Tumor Progression in Colorectal Cancer. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 15(11). 4589–4594. 21 indexed citations

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Bai, Xiaochun, Tianyu Chen, Zhongming Zhang, et al.. (2013). Endogenous n 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids PUFAs mitigate ovariectomy-induced bone loss by attenuating bone marrow adipogenesis in FAT1 transgenic mice. Drug Design Development and Therapy. 7. 545–545. 17 indexed citations

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Jin, Jian, Liang Wang, Xiaokai Wang, et al.. (2012). Risedronate inhibits bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell adipogenesis and switches RANKL/OPG ratio to impair osteoclast differentiation. Journal of Surgical Research. 180(1). e21–e29. 19 indexed citations

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