Ruilan Zhang

6.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
38 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Ruilan Zhang is a scholar working on Developmental Neuroscience, Neurology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruilan Zhang has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Developmental Neuroscience, 12 papers in Neurology and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ruilan Zhang's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (13 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (9 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (8 papers). Ruilan Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (13 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (9 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (8 papers). Ruilan Zhang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Ruilan Zhang's co-authors include Michael Chopp, Zhenggang Zhang, Zheng Gang Zhang, Cecylia Powers, Li Zhang, Mei Lü, Lei Wang, Kenneth Davies, Nicholas van Bruggen and Quan Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Ruilan Zhang

37 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

VEGF enhances angiogenesis and promotes blood-brain barrier leakage in the ischemic brain

2000 1.1k citations Zheng Gang Zhang, Li Zhang et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Treatment of Stroke With Erythropoietin Enhances Neurogenesis and Angiogenesis and Improves Neurological Function in Rats

2004 625 citations Lei Wang, Zhenggang Zhang et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ruilan Zhang United States	28	2.0k	1.9k	1.4k	1.1k	804	38	5.4k
Rui Lan Zhang United States	43	2.0k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	833 0.8×	482 0.6×	73	5.0k
Zheng Gang Zhang United States	40	2.7k 1.4×	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	958 0.9×	886 1.1×	85	6.0k
Akihiko Taguchi Japan	40	2.3k 1.2×	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	750 0.7×	1.4k 1.7×	115	6.8k
Myriam Bernaudin France	40	2.4k 1.2×	1.3k 0.7×	623 0.4×	862 0.8×	1.0k 1.3×	118	6.8k
Alex Zacharek United States	46	2.0k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	705 0.5×	659 0.6×	953 1.2×	102	5.1k
Alison E. Willing United States	42	2.6k 1.3×	1.6k 0.9×	2.1k 1.4×	1.5k 1.4×	3.3k 4.1×	130	7.1k
Yisheng Cui United States	30	1.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	732 0.5×	530 0.5×	1.1k 1.3×	37	3.7k
Yunjuan Sun United States	31	3.2k 1.6×	1.6k 0.8×	2.8k 1.9×	2.3k 2.1×	932 1.2×	55	7.4k
Dunyue Lu United States	43	2.5k 1.2×	1.1k 0.6×	2.2k 1.5×	1.6k 1.5×	3.4k 4.2×	58	7.6k
Jeffrey M. Gidday United States	38	2.1k 1.0×	1.4k 0.7×	965 0.7×	957 0.9×	121 0.2×	89	5.8k

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Huang, Long Shuang, Wei Zhang, Lulu Ma, et al.. (2025). NAD+ Repletion Enhances Mammary Lactogenesis and Improves Offspring Development in a Sow Model. Journal of Nutrition. 155(9). 3008–3019.

Fan, Baoyan, Chao Li, Alexandra Szalad, et al.. (2019). Mesenchymal stromal cell-derived exosomes ameliorate peripheral neuropathy in a mouse model of diabetes. Diabetologia. 63(2). 431–443. 172 indexed citations

Fan, Baoyan, Xian Shuang Liu, Alexandra Szalad, et al.. (2018). Influence of Sex on Cognition and Peripheral Neurovascular Function in Diabetic Mice. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 12. 795–795. 19 indexed citations

Wang, Lei, Michael Chopp, Alexandra Szalad, et al.. (2015). Sildenafil Ameliorates Long Term Peripheral Neuropathy in Type II Diabetic Mice. PLoS ONE. 10(2). e0118134–e0118134. 41 indexed citations

Zhang, Ruilan, Michael Chopp, & Zheng Gang Zhang. (2013). Oligodendrogenesis after cerebral ischemia. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 7. 201–201. 126 indexed citations

Zhang, Chunling, Michael Chopp, Yisheng Cui, et al.. (2010). Cerebrolysin enhances neurogenesis in the ischemic brain and improves functional outcome after stroke. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 88(15). 3275–3281. 156 indexed citations

Zhang, Ruilan. (2005). Study on Relationship Between Blood Motilin and Anorectal Function in Functional Outlet Obstructive Constipation. 1 indexed citations

Jiang, Quan, Zheng Gang Zhang, Guangliang Ding, et al.. (2005). Investigation of neural progenitor cell induced angiogenesis after embolic stroke in rat using MRI. NeuroImage. 28(3). 698–707. 122 indexed citations

Meng, He, Zhenggang Zhang, Ruilan Zhang, et al.. (2005). Biphasic effects of exogenous VEGF on VEGF expression of adult neural progenitors. Neuroscience Letters. 393(2-3). 97–101. 50 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ruilan, Zhenggang Zhang, Chunling Zhang, et al.. (2004). Stroke Transiently Increases Subventricular Zone Cell Division from Asymmetric to Symmetric and Increases Neuronal Differentiation in the Adult Rat. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(25). 5810–5815. 173 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhenggang, Quan Jiang, Feng Jiang, et al.. (2004). In vivo magnetic resonance imaging tracks adult neural progenitor cell targeting of brain tumor. NeuroImage. 23(1). 281–287. 86 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ruilan, Zhenggang Zhang, Wayne Tsang, Lei Wang, & Michael Chopp. (2004). Down-regulation of p27kip1 increases proliferation of progenitor cells in adult rats. Neuroreport. 15(11). 1797–1800. 12 indexed citations

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Wang, Lei, Zhenggang Zhang, Ruilan Zhang, et al.. (2004). Erythropoietin up-regulates SOCS2 in neuronal progenitor cells derived from SVZ of adult rat. Neuroreport. 15(8). 1225–1229. 48 indexed citations

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Chen, Jieli, Yi Li, Ruilan Zhang, et al.. (2004). Combination therapy of stroke in rats with a nitric oxide donor and human bone marrow stromal cells enhances angiogenesis and neurogenesis. Brain Research. 1005(1-2). 21–28. 108 indexed citations

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Katakowski, Mark, Zheng Gang Zhang, Jieli Chen, et al.. (2003). Phosphoinositide 3‐kinase promotes adult subventricular neuroblast migration after stroke. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 74(4). 494–501. 34 indexed citations

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Lu, Dunyue, Asim Mahmood, Ruilan Zhang, Yi Li, & Michael Chopp. (2003). Upregulation of neurogenesis and reduction in functional deficits following administration of DETA/NONOate, a nitric oxide donor, after traumatic brain injury in rats. Journal of neurosurgery. 99(2). 351–361. 81 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zheng Gang, Li Zhang, Quan Jiang, et al.. (2000). VEGF enhances angiogenesis and promotes blood-brain barrier leakage in the ischemic brain. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 106(7). 829–838. 1059 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Ruilan, Michael Chopp, Zhenggang Zhang, Ning Jiang, & Cecylia Powers. (1998). The expression of P- and E-selectins in three models of middle cerebral artery occlusion. Brain Research. 785(2). 207–214. 127 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ruilan, Michael Chopp, Cecylia Zaloga, et al.. (1995). The temporal profiles of ICAM-1 protein and mRNA expression after transient MCA occlusion in the rat. Brain Research. 682(1-2). 182–188. 122 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ruilan, Michael Chopp, Hua Chen, & Julio Herrero García. (1994). Temporal profile of ischemic tissue damage, neutrophil response, and vascular plugging following permanent and transient (2H) middle cerebral artery occlusion in the rat. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 125(1). 3–10. 275 indexed citations

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