Shusen Zheng

33.6k total citations · 9 hit papers
914 papers, 22.1k citations indexed

About

Shusen Zheng is a scholar working on Surgery, Hepatology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shusen Zheng has authored 914 papers receiving a total of 22.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 326 papers in Surgery, 301 papers in Hepatology and 272 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Shusen Zheng's work include Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (184 papers), Liver Disease and Transplantation (143 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (123 papers). Shusen Zheng is often cited by papers focused on Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (184 papers), Liver Disease and Transplantation (143 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (123 papers). Shusen Zheng collaborates with scholars based in China, Madagascar and United States. Shusen Zheng's co-authors include Haiyang Xie, Lin Zhou, Jian Wu, Xiao Xu, Weilin Wang, Lin Zhou, Liming Wu, Shengyong Yin, Feng Zhang and Zhe Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Shusen Zheng

875 papers receiving 21.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Overexpression of Long Non-coding RNA HOTAIR Predicts Tumor Recurrence in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Following Liver Transplantation

2011 618 citations Haiyang Xie, Shusen Zheng et al. profile →
Extracellular matrix and its therapeutic potential for cancer treatment

2021 580 citations Lin Zhou, Shusen Zheng et al. profile →
Gut microbiome analysis as a tool towards targeted non-invasive biomarkers for early hepatocellular carcinoma

2018 543 citations Zhigang Ren, Lin Zhou et al. profile →
Long non-coding RNA MALAT-1 overexpression predicts tumor recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation

2011 507 citations Haiyang Xie, Shusen Zheng et al. profile →
WTAP facilitates progression of hepatocellular carcinoma via m6A-HuR-dependent epigenetic silencing of ETS1

2019 479 citations Beng Yang, Haiyang Xie et al. profile →
Hepatic transferrin plays a role in systemic iron homeostasis and liver ferroptosis

2020 449 citations Shusen Zheng et al. profile →
Mitochondrial TSPO Promotes Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression through Ferroptosis Inhibition and Immune Evasion

2023 90 citations Jiahua Lu, Yifan Jiang et al. profile →
Quality of Information in Gallstone Disease Videos on TikTok: Cross-sectional Study

2023 86 citations Fei Sun, Shusen Zheng et al. Journal of Medical Internet Research profile →
Quality and Reliability of Liver Cancer–Related Short Chinese Videos on TikTok and Bilibili: Cross-Sectional Content Analysis Study

2023 69 citations Shusen Zheng et al. Journal of Medical Internet Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shusen Zheng China	66	10.2k	5.5k	4.7k	4.4k	4.2k	914	22.1k
Daiming Fan China	81	13.4k 1.3×	7.9k 1.4×	4.5k 1.0×	4.4k 1.0×	3.7k 0.9×	573	24.0k
Kaichun Wu China	80	11.4k 1.1×	5.9k 1.1×	4.1k 0.9×	3.7k 0.8×	3.0k 0.7×	622	21.3k
Hongyang Wang China	79	12.2k 1.2×	6.6k 1.2×	4.6k 1.0×	1.9k 0.4×	3.4k 0.8×	486	22.0k
M. Kay Washington United States	78	8.4k 0.8×	3.3k 0.6×	6.5k 1.4×	4.8k 1.1×	2.8k 0.7×	360	21.1k
Luigi Terracciano Switzerland	86	9.2k 0.9×	4.4k 0.8×	8.7k 1.8×	4.1k 0.9×	4.1k 1.0×	565	26.2k
Eli Pikarsky Israel	54	8.8k 0.9×	4.8k 0.9×	5.0k 1.1×	1.5k 0.3×	2.8k 0.7×	135	18.1k
Shin Maeda Japan	61	7.2k 0.7×	4.0k 0.7×	3.7k 0.8×	5.4k 1.2×	3.9k 0.9×	463	19.6k
Maikel P. Peppelenbosch Netherlands	79	9.4k 0.9×	2.2k 0.4×	3.8k 0.8×	2.9k 0.7×	2.8k 0.7×	531	22.1k
Tania Roskams Belgium	83	6.6k 0.7×	3.4k 0.6×	4.7k 1.0×	8.3k 1.9×	8.5k 2.0×	428	25.9k
Anthony T.�C. Chan Hong Kong	86	7.8k 0.8×	6.1k 1.1×	11.7k 2.5×	7.2k 1.6×	2.8k 0.7×	456	27.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shusen Zheng

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Hu, Yuzhu, et al.. (2025). Downregulation of RORl via STAT3 and P300 Promotes P38 Pathway- Dependent Lens Epithelial Cells Apoptosis in Age-Related Cataract. Biochemical Genetics. 64(1). 967–985.

Chen, Liangan, Changwen Wang, Hua Zhang, et al.. (2025). Characterization of microbiota dysbiosis in papillary thyroid carcinoma and benign thyroid nodules: low abundance of intestinal butyrate-producing bacteria. BMC Microbiology. 25(1). 691–691.

Chen, Ronggao, Xin‐Hua Hu, Yao Jiang, et al.. (2025). Regulated Cell Death in Lenvatinib Resistance of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: from Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Strategies. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 21(5). 2012–2026. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Weichen, Hangbiao Jin, Yuanchen Chen, et al.. (2024). 6:2 Cl-PFESA, a proposed safe alternative for PFOS, diminishes the gemcitabine effectiveness in the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 474. 134790–134790. 2 indexed citations

Xiang, Ze, Jiarui Li, Xiaonan Xiang, et al.. (2024). Current Understanding of Marginal Grafts in Liver Transplantation. Aging and Disease. 16(2). 1036–1036. 3 indexed citations

Xiang, Xiaonan, Kai Wang, Hui Zhang, et al.. (2024). Blocking CX3CR1+ Tumor-Associated Macrophages Enhances the Efficacy of Anti-PD1 Therapy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cancer Immunology Research. 12(11). 1603–1620. 10 indexed citations

Wang, Shuai, Jianguo Wang, Yiyuan Chen, et al.. (2023). BMI1-induced CD127+KLRG1+ memory T cells enhance the efficacy of liver cancer immunotherapy. Cancer Letters. 571. 216336–216336. 12 indexed citations

Zhang, Liang, Wei Chen, Wei Zhang, et al.. (2023). DBF4 Dependent Kinase Inhibition Suppresses Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression and Potentiates Anti-Programmed Cell Death-1 Therapy. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 19(11). 3412–3427. 7 indexed citations

Ru, Junnan, Jiahua Lu, Bo Ding, et al.. (2023). IRGM is a novel regulator of PD-L1 via promoting S6K1-mediated phosphorylation of YBX1 in hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Letters. 581. 216495–216495. 24 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaoyan, Hangbiao Jin, Yuanchen Chen, et al.. (2023). Environment relevant exposure of perfluorooctanoic acid accelerates the growth of hepatocellular carcinoma cells through mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signal pathway. Environmental Pollution. 341. 122910–122910. 10 indexed citations

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Sun, Fei, Shusen Zheng, & Jian Wu. (2023). Quality of Information in Gallstone Disease Videos on TikTok: Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 25. e39162–e39162. 86 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zheng, Shusen, et al.. (2023). Quality and Reliability of Liver Cancer–Related Short Chinese Videos on TikTok and Bilibili: Cross-Sectional Content Analysis Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 25. e47210–e47210. 69 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ding, Jun, Lingfeng Zhou, Lingfeng Zhou, et al.. (2022). SMYD2 Promotes Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression by Reprogramming Glutamine Metabolism via c-Myc/GLS1 Axis. Cells. 12(1). 25–25. 17 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xuanyu, et al.. (2022). Utilization of hepatitis B virus surface antigen positive grafts in liver transplantation: A matched study based on a national registry cohort. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 37(6). 1052–1059. 3 indexed citations

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Zhuang, Li, et al.. (2021). Blood indices and circulating tumor cells for predicting metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 46(1). 17–22. 1 indexed citations

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Mehta, Neil, Prashant Bhangui, Francis Y. Yao, et al.. (2020). Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Working Group Report from the ILTS Transplant Oncology Consensus Conference. Transplantation. 104(6). 1136–1142. 134 indexed citations

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Zhou, Guan‐Hui, Junhui Sun, Chun‐Hui Nie, et al.. (2019). Transcatheter embolization of hepatocellular carcinoma with epirubicin-loaded DC beads in Chinese patients. Translational Cancer Research. 8(1). 279–289. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Wei, Mingjiang Xu, Yan Cai, et al.. (2017). Inflammation is independent of steatosis in a murine model of steatohepatitis. Hepatology. 66(1). 108–123. 59 indexed citations

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Sun, Qiang, et al.. (2012). Meta‐analysis: the use of carbon dioxide insufflation vs. room air insufflation for gastrointestinal endoscopy. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 35(10). 1145–1154. 68 indexed citations

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Chen, Xinhua, Xinhua Chen, Xinmei Chen, et al.. (2009). Testicular choriocarcinoma metastatic to skin and multiple organs. Two case reports and review of literature. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. 37(4). 486–490. 13 indexed citations

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