Rongjun Zou

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Rongjun Zou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Rongjun Zou has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 7 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Rongjun Zou's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (13 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (4 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (4 papers). Rongjun Zou is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (13 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (4 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (4 papers). Rongjun Zou collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Rongjun Zou's co-authors include Wanting Shi, Hao Zhou, Jun Tao, Li Ma, Xinxin Chen, Na Zhou, Ping Hua, Songran Yang, Junxiong Qiu and Milad Ashrafizadeh and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Circulation Research and Life Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Rongjun Zou

42 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

FUNDC1 interacts with GPx4 to govern hepatic ferroptosis and fibrotic injury through a mitophagy-dependent manner

2023 118 citations Miyesaier Abudureyimu, Rongjun Zou et al. Journal of Advanced Research profile →

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Mingzhi Shen China

Jiali Wang China

Pingzhen Yang China

Dongqing Guo China

Linghong Shen China

Lei Pei China

Xiangping Li China

Jin‐Lai Gao China

Quan He United States

Zhuoming Li China

Mingzhi Shen China

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220 ×1.2

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Countries citing papers authored by Rongjun Zou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rongjun Zou

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rongjun Zou

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wang, Chaojie, Zhaohui Cai, Wenbin Guo, et al.. (2025). NEXN regulates vascular smooth muscle cell phenotypic switching and neointimal hyperplasia. JCI Insight. 10(13).

Chang, Xing, Hang Zhu, Zhijiang Guo, et al.. (2025). Expert Consensus on the Diagnosis and Management of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque: Pathophysiology, Clinical Management, and Preventive Approaches. International Journal of Medical Sciences. 22(11). 2738–2756.

Guo, Wenjing, Qin Zhang, Rongjun Zou, et al.. (2025). TAX1BP3 Is a SUMOylated Nucleocytoplasmic Shuttling Protein and Protects Against Vascular Neointimal Hyperplasia. Circulation. 152(15). 1087–1108.

Wang, Litao, Yuxin Du, Lin Wu, et al.. (2025). March2 Alleviates Aortic Aneurysm/Dissection by Regulating PKM2 Polymerization. Circulation Research. 136(8). e73–e93. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Tong, et al.. (2025). Deciphering the influence of heavy metals on adverse cardiovascular events using machine learning. Toxicology Letters. 411. 101–110. 1 indexed citations

Luo, Cheng, et al.. (2025). Evaluating the impact of metabolic indicators and scores on cardiovascular events using machine learning. Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome. 17(1). 180–180.

Liu, Yan, Mingzhi Shen, Shuyi Zhu, et al.. (2025). Metallothionein rescues doxorubicin cardiomyopathy via mitigation of cuproptosis. Life Sciences. 363. 123379–123379. 10 indexed citations

Zou, Rongjun, Mingxian Chen, Miao Zhang, et al.. (2024). Phosphoglycerate mutase 1-mediated dephosphorylation and degradation of Dusp1 disrupt mitochondrial quality control and exacerbate endotoxemia-induced myocardial dysfunction. Theranostics. 14(19). 7488–7504. 1 indexed citations

Zou, Rongjun, et al.. (2024). Risk of myocardial infarction and Osteoporosis: Insights from the 2015–2018 NHANES and Mendelian randomization Studies. IJC Heart & Vasculature. 55. 101501–101501.

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Zhu, Li, Yi Huang, Jing Jin, et al.. (2024). Cerebral endothelial 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase improves ischemia-induced cognitive impairment via interacting with protein phosphatase 2A. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 15(1). 314–330. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Xinmeng, Xiaodong Peng, Fanchao Meng, et al.. (2024). Ibrutinib Promotes Atrial Fibrillation by Disrupting A-Kinase Anchoring Protein 1-Mediated Mitochondrial Quality Surveillance in Cardiomyocytes. Research. 7. 509–509. 2 indexed citations

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Zou, Rongjun, Wanting Shi, Aslı F. Ceylan, et al.. (2023). Cardiomyocyte-specific deletion of endothelin receptor A (ETA) obliterates cardiac aging through regulation of mitophagy and ferroptosis. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1870(2). 166958–166958. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yingmei, Rongjun Zou, Miyesaier Abudureyimu, et al.. (2023). Mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase rescues against diabetic cardiomyopathy through GSK3β-mediated preservation of mitochondrial integrity and Parkin-mediated mitophagy. Journal of Molecular Cell Biology. 15(9). 14 indexed citations

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Zou, Rongjun, et al.. (2023). Single-cell transcriptomics reveals zinc and copper ions homeostasis in epicardial adipose tissue of heart failure. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 19(13). 4036–4051. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Chaojie, et al.. (2023). Computational fluid dynamic-assisted analysis for residual aortic dissection after thoracic endovascular aortic repair. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging. 24(12). e302–e302. 1 indexed citations

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Zou, Rongjun, Jun Tao, Junxiong Qiu, et al.. (2022). DNA-PKcs promotes sepsis-induced multiple organ failure by triggering mitochondrial dysfunction. Journal of Advanced Research. 41. 39–48. 75 indexed citations

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Geng, Lanlan, et al.. (2022). Diagnosis and treatment of traumatic duodenal rupture in children. BMC Gastroenterology. 22(1). 61–61. 3 indexed citations

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Zou, Rongjun, Wanting Shi, Junxiong Qiu, et al.. (2022). Empagliflozin attenuates cardiac microvascular ischemia/reperfusion injury through improving mitochondrial homeostasis. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 21(1). 106–106. 94 indexed citations

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Zou, Rongjun, Jun Tao, Junxiong Qiu, et al.. (2021). Ndufs1 Deficiency Aggravates the Mitochondrial Membrane Potential Dysfunction in Pressure Overload‐Induced Myocardial Hypertrophy. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2021(1). 5545261–5545261. 30 indexed citations

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Ma, Li, Na Zhou, Rongjun Zou, et al.. (2021). Single-Cell RNA Sequencing and Quantitative Proteomics Analysis Elucidate Marker Genes and Molecular Mechanisms in Hypoplastic Left Heart Patients With Heart Failure. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 617853–617853. 5 indexed citations

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