Shaojun Hu

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 889 citations indexed

About

Shaojun Hu is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Ophthalmology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shaojun Hu has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 889 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Oncology, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Ophthalmology. Recurrent topics in Shaojun Hu's work include Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (6 papers), Ocular Oncology and Treatments (6 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (5 papers). Shaojun Hu is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (6 papers), Ocular Oncology and Treatments (6 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (5 papers). Shaojun Hu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Spain. Shaojun Hu's co-authors include William F. Benedict, Hong Xu, Rei Takahashi, Hongyuan Xing, Philip T. Cagle, Ning Zhang, Xiaopeng Zhou, Zengjie Zhang, Haibin Xu and Liwei Ying and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Shaojun Hu

22 papers receiving 869 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.

  1. Injectable exosome-functionalized extracellular matrix hydrogel for metabolism balance and pyroptosis regulation in intervertebral disc degeneration
    2021 219 citations Hongyuan Xing, Zengjie Zhang et al. Journal of Nanobiotechnology profile →

Peers

Shaojun Hu
Stephen P. Henry United States
Nick L. Occleston United Kingdom
Sundeep Patel United States
Bram Piersma Netherlands
Akiko Arakawa Japan
Oksana Kehoe United Kingdom
Dorota Jesionek‐Kupnicka Poland
Alfred C. Aplin United States
Takashi Kanamoto Japan
Rika Yasuhara Japan
Stephen P. Henry United States
Shaojun Hu
Citations per year, relative to Shaojun Hu Shaojun Hu (= 1×) peers Stephen P. Henry

Countries citing papers authored by Shaojun Hu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shaojun Hu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Shaojun Hu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Shaojun Hu. The network helps show where Shaojun Hu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shaojun Hu

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

All Works

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Ma, Di, Xinyu Yang, Shaojun Hu, et al.. (2025). Magnetic microspheres with ATRP-synthesized carboxyl polymer brushes for chemiluminescence immunoassays. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 726. 137837–137837.
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Sang, Xiao‐Jing, Qing‐Xiang Liu, Haoran Yu, et al.. (2025). Spatiotemporal regulation of the bone immune microenvironment via a ‘Zn2+-quercetin’ hierarchical delivery system for bone regeneration. Regenerative Biomaterials. 12. rbaf006–rbaf006. 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Wei, Zhan Wang, Jun Li, et al.. (2024). Causal associations between gut microbiota with intervertebral disk degeneration, low back pain, and sciatica: a Mendelian randomization study. European Spine Journal. 33(4). 1424–1439. 4 indexed citations
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Yao, Lijun, Lili Zhang, Nana Liu, et al.. (2024). Short-term efficacy of microwave ablation in the treatment of liver cancer and its effect on immune function. World Journal of Clinical Cases. 12(18). 3395–3402. 2 indexed citations
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Hu, Shaojun, Meng Zhu, Hongyuan Xing, et al.. (2024). Thread-structural microneedles loaded with engineered exosomes for annulus fibrosus repair by regulating mitophagy recovery and extracellular matrix homeostasis. Bioactive Materials. 37. 1–13. 15 indexed citations
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Li, Pengfei, Fei Xiong, Hongyuan Xing, Shaojun Hu, & Ning Zhang. (2023). Retinoic acid inhibits the pyroptosis of degenerated nucleus pulposus cells by activating Sirt1-SOD2 signaling. Connective Tissue Research. 64(4). 337–349. 2 indexed citations
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Hu, Shaojun, Hongyuan Xing, Jiangnan Zhang, et al.. (2022). Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Immunomodulatory Effects and Potential Applications in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. Stem Cells International. 2022. 1–13. 20 indexed citations
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Hu, Shaojun, Hongyuan Xing, Xingchen Wang, Ning Zhang, & Qiang Xu. (2022). Causal Relationships Between Total Physical Activity and Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Mendelian Randomization Study. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 887326–887326. 17 indexed citations
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Hu, Shaojun, et al.. (2021). Immune Classification and Immune Landscape Analysis of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Frontiers in Genetics. 12. 710534–710534. 16 indexed citations
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Xing, Hongyuan, Zengjie Zhang, Qijiang Mao, et al.. (2021). Injectable exosome-functionalized extracellular matrix hydrogel for metabolism balance and pyroptosis regulation in intervertebral disc degeneration. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 19(1). 264–264. 219 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Jing, et al.. (2020). LASP2 is downregulated in human liver cancer and contributes to hepatoblastoma cell malignant phenotypes through MAPK/ERK pathway. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 127. 110154–110154. 7 indexed citations
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Rajagopal, Nisha, Graham Hodgson, Shaojun Hu, et al.. (2018). Abstract P1-09-08: BCL2L1 (BCL-XL) expression and MYC super-enhancer positivity predict sensitivity to the covalent CDK7 inhibitor SY-1365 in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) cell lines. Cancer Research. 78(4_Supplement). P1–9. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Wanxin, et al.. (2007). Observation of Hepatohilar Peribiliary Vascular Plexus With Complete Absence of Hepatic Artery Blood Supply in Rats. Transplantation Proceedings. 39(10). 3424–3428. 3 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yunli, et al.. (1994). Further characterization of retinoblastoma gene-mediated cell growth and tumor suppression in human cancer cells.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 91(10). 4165–4169. 33 indexed citations
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Xu, Hong, et al.. (1992). Absence of retinoblastoma protein expression in primary non-small cell lung carcinomas. Lung Cancer. 8(1). 55–55. 141 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Rei, Tomoko Hashimoto, Hong Xu, et al.. (1991). The retinoblastoma gene functions as a growth and tumor suppressor in human bladder carcinoma cells.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 88(12). 5257–5261. 144 indexed citations
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Benedict, William F., Hong Xu, Shaojun Hu, & Rei Takahashi. (1990). Role of the retinoblastoma gene in the initiation and progression of human cancer.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 85(4). 988–993. 103 indexed citations
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Cheung, Marian C., et al.. (1986). Abnormal composition of apoproteins C-I, C-II, and C-III in plasma and very-low-density lipoproteins of non-insulin-dependent diabetic Chinese.. Clinical Chemistry. 32(10). 1914–1920. 7 indexed citations

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