Qing Ruan

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Qing Ruan is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Oncology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Qing Ruan has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 28 papers in Oncology and 25 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Qing Ruan's work include Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications (34 papers), Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (17 papers) and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (16 papers). Qing Ruan is often cited by papers focused on Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications (34 papers), Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (17 papers) and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (16 papers). Qing Ruan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Qing Ruan's co-authors include Bernard T. Lee, Dhruv Singhal, Bao Ngoc N. Tran, Sherise Epstein, Jack T. Dennerlein, Emily H. Sparer, Junbo Zhang, Kunchi Zhao, Ran Li and Chunyang Meng and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Cancer and Annals of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Qing Ruan

90 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Prevalence of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Surgeons and Interventionalists

2017 320 citations Bao Ngoc N. Tran, Qing Ruan et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qing Ruan China	20	405	402	354	275	224	98	1.6k
Philip G. Chen United States	18	570 1.4×	482 1.2×	56 0.2×	168 0.6×	42 0.2×	76	1.7k
Karen L. Koenig United States	14	222 0.5×	73 0.2×	208 0.6×	207 0.8×	21 0.1×	16	1.5k
Bernard Avouac France	24	152 0.4×	493 1.2×	703 2.0×	36 0.1×	40 0.2×	89	2.0k
Syed S. Islam United States	23	405 1.0×	247 0.6×	63 0.2×	111 0.4×	60 0.3×	60	1.7k
Yuichiro Ono Japan	21	114 0.3×	77 0.2×	153 0.4×	107 0.4×	24 0.1×	89	1.1k
Heather Spencer Feigelson United States	23	657 1.6×	125 0.3×	111 0.3×	419 1.5×	109 0.5×	33	3.1k
Pascal Hilliquin France	22	183 0.5×	380 0.9×	291 0.8×	41 0.1×	62 0.3×	82	1.6k
Paresh Jobanputra United Kingdom	25	197 0.5×	339 0.8×	274 0.8×	54 0.2×	82 0.4×	54	2.6k
Heidi Prather United States	30	171 0.4×	2.5k 6.3×	441 1.2×	111 0.4×	84 0.4×	97	3.3k
Luc Fontana France	18	397 1.0×	103 0.3×	79 0.2×	105 0.4×	19 0.1×	60	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qing Ruan

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ruan, Qing, et al.. (2025). A novel Al18F-labelled NOTA-modified ubiquicidin 29-41 derivative as a bacterial infection PET imaging agent. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 289. 117482–117482. 1 indexed citations

Yuan, Chao, Reda Tolba, Qing Ruan, et al.. (2025). Dual-Action Regenerative Therapies: Regeneration and Antimicrobial Effects of Platelet- and Marrow-Derived Biologics. Biomedicines. 13(11). 2832–2832.

Ruan, Qing, et al.. (2025). Synthesis and Preclinical Evaluation of Novel ^99mTc-Labeled FR-Targeting Agents with Satisfactory Imaging Contrast and Reduced Renal Uptake. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 68(5). 5675–5686.

Ruan, Qing, et al.. (2025). Modified melanin for intestinal radioprotection via oral administration. 1(11). 100214–100214.

Jumreornvong, Oranicha, et al.. (2024). Artificial Intelligence Enhanced Virtual Reality: A Personalized, Multilingual Approach to Pain Management. 1(1). 276–281. 1 indexed citations

Ruan, Qing, Jason J. Chang, Daniel Pak, et al.. (2024). Literature Review: Mechanism, Indications, and Clinical Efficacy of Peripheral Nerve Stimulators in Lower Extremity Pain. Current Pain and Headache Reports. 28(6). 469–479. 1 indexed citations

Ruan, Qing, et al.. (2024). Radiosynthesis and Bioevaluation of 99mTc-Labeled Isocyanide Ubiquicidin 29-41 Derivatives as Potential Agents for Bacterial Infection Imaging. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(2). 1045–1045. 5 indexed citations

Ruan, Qing, et al.. (2023). Synthesis and Evaluation of 99mTc-Labelled 2-Nitroimidazole Derivatives with Different Linkers for Tumour Hypoxia Imaging. Pharmaceuticals. 16(9). 1276–1276. 5 indexed citations

Guo, Zhangwei, et al.. (2022). Microbiologically influenced corrosion of Cu by marine ammonifying Alcaligenes aquatilis bacterium. Bioelectrochemistry. 145. 108052–108052. 6 indexed citations

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Robinson, Christopher L., et al.. (2022). The Influence of Sleep Disturbance on Chronic Pain. Current Pain and Headache Reports. 26(10). 795–804. 16 indexed citations

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Yin, Fei, Ran Li, Qing Ruan, et al.. (2021). MicroRNA‐145‐Mediated KDM6A Downregulation Enhances Neural Repair after Spinal Cord Injury via the NOTCH2/Abcb1a Axis. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2021(1). 2580619–2580619. 9 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xuran, et al.. (2020). Evaluation and comparison of ^99mTc‐labeled d‐glucosamine derivatives with different ^99mTc cores as potential tumor imaging agents. Applied Organometallic Chemistry. 34(12). 2 indexed citations

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Ruan, Qing, William English, Alexander Hotouras, et al.. (2020). A systematic review of the literature assessing the outcomes of stapled haemorrhoidopexy versus open haemorrhoidectomy. Techniques in Coloproctology. 25(1). 19–33. 14 indexed citations

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Ruan, Qing, et al.. (2020). Synthesis and evaluation of [99mTcN]2+ core and [99mTcO]3+ core labeled complexes with 4-nitroimidazole xanthate derivative for tumor hypoxia imaging. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 30(22). 127582–127582. 6 indexed citations

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Chen, Austin D., et al.. (2020). Surgical Approaches and 30-Day Complications of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Repair Using American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric. Journal of Surgical Research. 250. 102–111. 2 indexed citations

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Ruan, Qing, Austin D. Chen, Adam M. Tobias, et al.. (2019). Referrals of Plastic Surgery Patients to Integrative Medicine Centers. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 83(1). 3–6. 2 indexed citations

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Ruan, Qing, et al.. (2018). Rational combinations of in vivo cancer antigen priming and adoptive T-cell therapy mobilize immune and clinical responses in terminal cancers. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy. 67(6). 907–915. 1 indexed citations

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Ruan, Qing, Austin D. Chen, Justin B. Cohen, et al.. (2018). Alternative Metrics of Scholarly Output: The Relationship among Altmetric Score, Mendeley Reader Score, Citations, and Downloads in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 141(3). 801–809. 38 indexed citations

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Ricci, Joseph A., Bao Ngoc N. Tran, Qing Ruan, et al.. (2018). Comparing Head and Facial Computed Tomographic Imaging in Identifying Operative Facial Fractures. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 80(4). S219–S222. 13 indexed citations

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Tran, Bao Ngoc N., Jeong Heon Lee, Qing Ruan, et al.. (2017). A novel pilot animal model for the surgical prevention of lymphedema: the power of optical imaging. Journal of Surgical Research. 221. 285–292. 5 indexed citations

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