Shujie Zhao

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
70 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Shujie Zhao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Shujie Zhao has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 11 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Shujie Zhao's work include Spinal Cord Injury Research (9 papers), TGF-β signaling in diseases (7 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (7 papers). Shujie Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Spinal Cord Injury Research (9 papers), TGF-β signaling in diseases (7 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (7 papers). Shujie Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Netherlands. Shujie Zhao's co-authors include Jian Chen, Lynda F. Bonewald, Zheng Zhou, James W. Freeman, Kolaparthi Venkatasubbarao, Guoyong Yin, Jin Fan, Eugene A. Sprague, Benxu Cheng and Jian Luo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Shujie Zhao

68 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Exosome-shuttled miR-216a-5p from hypoxic preconditioned mesenchymal stem cells repair traumatic spinal cord injury by shifting microglial M1/M2 polarization

2020 424 citations Wei Liu, Yuluo Rong et al. Journal of Neuroinflammation profile →
Exosomes derived from platelet-rich plasma administration in site mediate cartilage protection in subtalar osteoarthritis

2022 98 citations Xiaowei Wang, Jian Chen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shujie Zhao China	28	1.7k	594	407	399	278	70	2.9k
Lei Guo China	37	1.6k 0.9×	795 1.3×	294 0.7×	603 1.5×	326 1.2×	110	3.3k
Xiaoli Ma China	30	1.7k 1.0×	515 0.9×	211 0.5×	521 1.3×	213 0.8×	139	3.0k
Yiyun Wang China	28	1.3k 0.7×	378 0.6×	181 0.4×	438 1.1×	216 0.8×	93	2.8k
Tao Yu China	28	1.3k 0.8×	546 0.9×	126 0.3×	587 1.5×	306 1.1×	114	3.0k
Jie Cheng China	35	2.1k 1.2×	1000 1.7×	137 0.3×	785 2.0×	364 1.3×	163	3.9k
Ximei Wu China	30	1.8k 1.1×	341 0.6×	201 0.5×	381 1.0×	336 1.2×	95	3.0k
Jianghong Zhang China	29	2.5k 1.5×	652 1.1×	156 0.4×	841 2.1×	295 1.1×	84	3.9k
Francesco Marampon Italy	34	1.7k 1.0×	523 0.9×	311 0.8×	757 1.9×	229 0.8×	137	3.1k
Can Liu China	26	1.3k 0.8×	640 1.1×	321 0.8×	229 0.6×	289 1.0×	65	2.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shujie Zhao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shujie Zhao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shujie Zhao 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 Shujie Zhao. Shujie Zhao 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

Zhao, Shujie, Guanxiang Yuan, Yu Liu, et al.. (2025). Associations between seminal plasma metal mixture and semen quality: A metabolome-mediated case-control study. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 297. 118257–118257.

He, Dongqing, Qiong Wu, Shujie Zhao, et al.. (2025). Regulation of nanotopography of ionic liquid gel particles through the introduction of a second network and its impact on antibacterial properties. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 686. 864–877. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Chenxi, Shujie Zhao, Zhenfei Huang, et al.. (2024). Macropinocytosis enhances foamy macrophage formation and cholesterol crystallization to activate NLRP3 inflammasome after spinal cord injury. Redox Biology. 79. 103469–103469. 2 indexed citations

Ge, Guo, Shujie Zhao, Qing Zhou, et al.. (2024). Long-term benefits of hematopoietic stem cell-based macrophage/microglia delivery of GDNF to the CNS in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease. Gene Therapy. 31(5-6). 324–334. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Hao, Jian Chen, Wei Zhou, et al.. (2024). Clinical Outcome Analysis of Robot-Assisted Pedicle Screw Insertion in the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis Complicated with Spinal Fractures. World Neurosurgery. 184. e331–e339. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Yunhe, et al.. (2023). Advances in Phytochemistry and Modern Pharmacology of Saposhnikovia Divaricata (Turcz.) Schischk. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine. 29(11). 1033–1044. 5 indexed citations

Xu, Tao, Peng Gao, Yifan Huang, et al.. (2023). Git1-PGK1 interaction achieves self-protection against spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury by modulating Keap1/Nrf2 signaling. Redox Biology. 62. 102682–102682. 20 indexed citations

Li, Wei, Jian Chen, Shujie Zhao, et al.. (2022). High drug-loaded microspheres enabled by controlled in-droplet precipitation promote functional recovery after spinal cord injury. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1262–1262. 95 indexed citations

Dai, Miao, Jing Chen, Fei Liu, et al.. (2021). Nuclear-translocation of ACLY induced by obesity-related factors enhances pyrimidine metabolism through regulating histone acetylation in endometrial cancer. Cancer Letters. 513. 36–49. 28 indexed citations

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Kong, Fanqi, Shujie Zhao, Peng Sun, et al.. (2020). Macrophage MSR1 promotes the formation of foamy macrophage and neuronal apoptosis after spinal cord injury. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 17(1). 62–62. 64 indexed citations

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Liu, Wei, Yuluo Rong, Jiaxing Wang, et al.. (2020). Exosome-shuttled miR-216a-5p from hypoxic preconditioned mesenchymal stem cells repair traumatic spinal cord injury by shifting microglial M1/M2 polarization. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 17(1). 47–47. 424 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhao, Shujie, et al.. (2020). Extraction, characterization and antioxidant activity evaluation of polysaccharides from Smilacina japonica. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 151. 576–583. 38 indexed citations

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Zhao, Shujie, et al.. (2020). White-light emitting diodes’ spectrum effect on photosynthesis and nutrient use efficiency in Podocarpus macrophyllus seedlings. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 43(19). 2876–2884. 10 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xu, Chen‐Yu Zhang, Weimin Wang, et al.. (2019). Overexpressed PKMYT1 promotes tumor progression and associates with poor survival in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4 indexed citations

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Zhao, Shujie, Yifei Shen, Qing Li, et al.. (2018). SLIT2/ROBO1 axis contributes to the Warburg effect in osteosarcoma through activation of SRC/ERK/c-MYC/PFKFB2 pathway. Cell Death and Disease. 9(3). 390–390. 72 indexed citations

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Weng, Yiping, Yifei Shen, Yunjie He, et al.. (2018). The miR-15b-5p/PDK4 axis regulates osteosarcoma proliferation through modulation of the Warburg effect. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 503(4). 2749–2757. 41 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qiang, et al.. (2018). Overexpression of miR-182 inhibits ossification of ligamentum flavum cells by targeting NAMPT. Experimental Cell Research. 367(2). 119–131. 11 indexed citations

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Jiang, Yuqing, Shujie Zhao, Yin Ding, et al.. (2017). MicroRNA-21 promotes neurite outgrowth by regulating PDCD4 in a rat model of spinal cord injury. Molecular Medicine Reports. 16(3). 2522–2528. 23 indexed citations

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Zhao, Shujie, et al.. (2016). Ultrasonic extraction and determination of polysaccharide from Smilacina japonica. 2(1). 53–53. 1 indexed citations

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Zhao, Shujie, Kolaparthi Venkatasubbarao, Jane Sperry, et al.. (2008). Inhibition of STAT3Tyr705 Phosphorylation by Smad4 Suppresses Transforming Growth Factor β–Mediated Invasion and Metastasis in Pancreatic Cancer Cells. Cancer Research. 68(11). 4221–4228. 98 indexed citations

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