Ruozhen Hu

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
26 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Ruozhen Hu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruozhen Hu has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Immunology and 8 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Ruozhen Hu's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (8 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (5 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (5 papers). Ruozhen Hu is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (8 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (5 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (5 papers). Ruozhen Hu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Ruozhen Hu's co-authors include Ryan M. O’Connell, June L. Round, Marah C. Runtsch, Ming-Hui Dong, Zhouzerui Liu, Jirun Peng, Huahu Guo, Liangtao Zheng, Jae‐Kwang Yoo and Qiming Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Ruozhen Hu

26 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Landscape of Infiltrating T Cells in Liver Cancer Reveale... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2017 2015 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Landscape of Infiltrating T Cells in Liver Cancer Revealed by Single-Cell Sequencing
    2017 1.4k citations Ruozhen Hu et al. profile →
  2. Exosome-delivered microRNAs modulate the inflammatory response to endotoxin
    2015 617 citations Margaret Alexander, Ruozhen Hu et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Ruozhen Hu
Ian Kasman United States
Ines Gütgemann Germany
Brigitte Mack Germany
Su Yin Lim Australia
Natasha Y. Frank United States
Dong Gao China
Jiabin Cai China
C Bucana United States
Tobias Schatton United States
Carlos Bais United States
Ian Kasman United States
Ruozhen Hu
Citations per year, relative to Ruozhen Hu Ruozhen Hu (= 1×) peers Ian Kasman

Countries citing papers authored by Ruozhen Hu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ruozhen Hu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ruozhen Hu

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lau, Laura, Anne B. Chang, Joan H. Lane, et al.. (2025). An essential role for TASL in mouse autoimmune pathogenesis and Toll-like receptor signaling. Nature Communications. 16(1). 968–968. 3 indexed citations
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Guan, Xiangnan, Ruozhen Hu, Yoonha Choi, et al.. (2024). Anti-TIGIT antibody tiragolumab improves PD-L1 blockade via myeloid and Treg cells. The Journal of Immunology. 212(1_Supplement). 0516_5297–0516_5297. 1 indexed citations
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Jackson, Jeffrey J., Aaron C. Siegmund, Wen‐Ju Bai, et al.. (2023). Imidazolone as an Amide Bioisostere in the Development of β-1,3-N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase 2 (B3GNT2) Inhibitors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 66(23). 16120–16140. 10 indexed citations
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Hu, Ruozhen, Thomas B. Huffaker, Andrew G. Ramstead, et al.. (2023). MicroRNA-155 Plays Selective Cell-Intrinsic Roles in Brain-Infiltrating Immune Cell Populations during Neuroinflammation. The Journal of Immunology. 210(7). 926–934. 9 indexed citations
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Riley, Timothy P., Hui‐Ting Chou, Ruozhen Hu, et al.. (2021). Enhancing the Prefusion Conformational Stability of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Through Structure-Guided Design. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 660198–660198. 21 indexed citations
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Runtsch, Marah C., Soh-Hyun Lee, Warren P. Voth, et al.. (2019). Anti-inflammatory microRNA-146a protects mice from diet-induced metabolic disease. PLoS Genetics. 15(2). e1007970–e1007970. 48 indexed citations
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Wallace, Jared, Dominique Kagele, Anna M. Eiring, et al.. (2017). miR-155 promotes FLT3-ITD–induced myeloproliferative disease through inhibition of the interferon response. Blood. 129(23). 3074–3086. 52 indexed citations
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Huffaker, Thomas B., William W. Tang, Jared Wallace, et al.. (2017). Antitumor immunity is defective in T cell–specific microRNA-155–deficient mice and is rescued by immune checkpoint blockade. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(45). 18530–18541. 77 indexed citations
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Wallace, Jared, Ruozhen Hu, Timothy L. Mosbruger, et al.. (2016). Genome-Wide CRISPR-Cas9 Screen Identifies MicroRNAs That Regulate Myeloid Leukemia Cell Growth. PLoS ONE. 11(4). e0153689–e0153689. 44 indexed citations
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Alexander, Margaret, Ruozhen Hu, Marah C. Runtsch, et al.. (2015). Exosome-delivered microRNAs modulate the inflammatory response to endotoxin. Nature Communications. 6(1). 7321–7321. 617 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hu, Ruozhen, Dominique Kagele, Thomas B. Huffaker, et al.. (2014). miR-155 Promotes T Follicular Helper Cell Accumulation during Chronic, Low-Grade Inflammation. Immunity. 41(4). 605–619. 124 indexed citations
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Peng, Guang, Curtis Chun-Jen Lin, Wei Mo, et al.. (2014). Genome-wide transcriptome profiling of homologous recombination DNA repair. Nature Communications. 5(1). 3361–3361. 161 indexed citations
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Zhang, Bo, Wenge Wang, Hui Dai, et al.. (2013). BRIT1 regulates p53 stability and functions as a tumor suppressor in breast cancer. Carcinogenesis. 34(10). 2271–2280. 13 indexed citations
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Hu, Ruozhen, Jared Wallace, Timothy J. Dahlem, David J. Grunwald, & Ryan M. O’Connell. (2013). Targeting Human MicroRNA Genes Using Engineered Tal-Effector Nucleases (TALENs). PLoS ONE. 8(5). e63074–e63074. 30 indexed citations
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Hu, Ruozhen, Wenge Wang, Guang Peng, Hui Dai, & Shiaw‐Yih Lin. (2013). Zinc finger protein 668 interacts with Tip60 to promote H2AX acetylation after DNA damage. Cell Cycle. 12(13). 2033–2041. 19 indexed citations
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Huffaker, Thomas B., Ruozhen Hu, Marah C. Runtsch, et al.. (2012). Epistasis between MicroRNAs 155 and 146a during T Cell-Mediated Antitumor Immunity. Cell Reports. 2(6). 1697–1709. 145 indexed citations
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Hu, Ruozhen, Guang Peng, Hui Dai, et al.. (2011). ZNF668 Functions as a Tumor Suppressor by Regulating p53 Stability and Function in Breast Cancer. Cancer Research. 71(20). 6524–6534. 27 indexed citations
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Yim, Eun-Kyoung, Guang Peng, Hui Dai, et al.. (2009). Rak Functions as a Tumor Suppressor by Regulating PTEN Protein Stability and Function. Cancer Cell. 15(4). 304–314. 152 indexed citations
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Peng, Guang, Eun-Kyoung Yim, Hui Dai, et al.. (2009). BRIT1/MCPH1 links chromatin remodelling to DNA damage response. Nature Cell Biology. 11(7). 865–872. 158 indexed citations
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Xiang, Li‐xin, Jian‐Zhong Shao, Ruozhen Hu, et al.. (2006). In vitro differentiation of hepatic progenitor cells from mouse embryonic stem cells induced by sodium butyrate. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 100(1). 29–42. 52 indexed citations

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