Taifeng Zhou

1.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
23 papers, 732 citations indexed

About

Taifeng Zhou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Taifeng Zhou has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 732 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 6 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Taifeng Zhou's work include Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (5 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (5 papers) and Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (4 papers). Taifeng Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (5 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (5 papers) and Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (4 papers). Taifeng Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Taifeng Zhou's co-authors include Peiqiang Su, Bo Gao, Dongsheng Huang, Yaxing Zhou, Yingzi Yang, Zhiheng Liao, Cong Qian, Yuchen Liu, Nan Wu and Shuhao Feng and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell Death and Differentiation, Science Translational Medicine and Advanced Science.

In The Last Decade

Taifeng Zhou

23 papers receiving 730 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.

Piezo1/2 mediate mechanotransduction essential for bone formation through concerted activation of NFAT-YAP1-ß-catenin

2020 266 citations Taifeng Zhou, Bo Gao et al. eLife profile →
Self-amplifying loop of NF-κB and periostin initiated by PIEZO1 accelerates mechano-induced senescence of nucleus pulposus cells and intervertebral disc degeneration

2022 111 citations Jinna Wu, Yuyu Chen et al. Molecular Therapy profile →

Peers

Taifeng Zhou

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Nicole A. Zelenski United States

Keisuke Kosaki Japan

Nuria Lara-Castillo United States

Zizhao Wu China

Osvaldo Contreras Chile

Ryo Nakamichi Japan

Arshia Soleimani United States

Delfien Syx Belgium

Prem Swaroop Yadav India

Youlin Deng China

Nicole A. Zelenski United States

Taifeng Zhou

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242 ×1.2

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131 ×0.8

249 ×1.7

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20 ×0.2

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Citations per year, relative to Taifeng Zhou Taifeng Zhou (= 1×) peers Nicole A. Zelenski

Countries citing papers authored by Taifeng Zhou

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Taifeng Zhou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Taifeng Zhou

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

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Chen, Shulin, Chuan Li, Tingting Wang, et al.. (2025). A novel prognostic model to predict prognosis of patients with osteosarcoma based on clinical characteristics and blood biomarkers. Journal of Cancer. 16(7). 2075–2086. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Baolin, Zhiheng Liao, Taifeng Zhou, et al.. (2024). Automatic Lenke classification of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with deep learning. JOR Spine. 7(2). e1327–e1327. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Baolin, Ya Xiao, Deying Su, et al.. (2024). M13, an anthraquinone compound isolated from Morinda officinalis alleviates the progression of the osteoarthritis via the regulation of STAT3. Phytomedicine. 136. 156329–156329. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Yu, Long Zhang, Jie Han, et al.. (2024). Characterization of the Nucleus Pulposus Progenitor Cells via Spatial Transcriptomics. Advanced Science. 11(18). e2303752–e2303752. 16 indexed citations

Zhang, Shun, Baolin Zhang, Zhiheng Liao, et al.. (2024). Hnrnpk protects against osteoarthritis through targeting WWC1 mRNA and inhibiting Hippo signaling pathway. Molecular Therapy. 32(5). 1461–1478. 8 indexed citations

Zhou, Taifeng, Zhiheng Liao, Wenjie Gao, et al.. (2023). Hnrnpk is essential for embryonic limb bud development as a transcription activator and a collaborator of insulator protein Ctcf. Cell Death and Differentiation. 30(10). 2293–2308. 5 indexed citations

Zhou, Taifeng, Yu Chen, Zhiheng Liao, et al.. (2023). Spatiotemporal Characterization of Human Early Intervertebral Disc Formation at Single‐Cell Resolution. Advanced Science. 10(14). e2206296–e2206296. 31 indexed citations

Liao, Zhiheng, Deying Su, Caixia Xu, et al.. (2022). Dihydroartemisinin Attenuated Intervertebral Disc Degeneration via Inhibiting PI3K/AKT and NF‐κB Signaling Pathways. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2022(1). 8672969–8672969. 4 indexed citations

Wu, Jinna, Yuyu Chen, Zhiheng Liao, et al.. (2022). Self-amplifying loop of NF-κB and periostin initiated by PIEZO1 accelerates mechano-induced senescence of nucleus pulposus cells and intervertebral disc degeneration. Molecular Therapy. 30(10). 3241–3256. 111 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Yuyu, Jinna Wu, Shun Zhang, et al.. (2022). Hnrnpk maintains chondrocytes survival and function during growth plate development via regulating Hif1α-glycolysis axis. Cell Death and Disease. 13(9). 803–803. 10 indexed citations

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Qian, Cong, Yuchen Liu, Taifeng Zhou, et al.. (2021). A self-amplifying loop of YAP and SHH drives formation and expansion of heterotopic ossification. Science Translational Medicine. 13(599). 36 indexed citations

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Zhou, Taifeng, Bo Gao, Yi Fan, et al.. (2020). Piezo1/2 mediate mechanotransduction essential for bone formation through concerted activation of NFAT-YAP1-ß-catenin. eLife. 9. 266 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhou, Hang, Chengjie Lian, Tingting Wang, et al.. (2019). MET mutation causes muscular dysplasia and arthrogryposis. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 11(3). 2 indexed citations

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Xu, Caixia, Xiaoming Yang, Hang Zhou, et al.. (2019). A novel ZRS variant causes preaxial polydactyly type I by increased sonic hedgehog expression in the developing limb bud. Genetics in Medicine. 22(1). 189–198. 12 indexed citations

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Gao, Bo, Wenjie Gao, Zizhao Wu, et al.. (2018). Melatonin rescued interleukin 1β-impaired chondrogenesis of human mesenchymal stem cells. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 9(1). 162–162. 65 indexed citations

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Xu, Ruoshi, Sanjoy K. Khan, Taifeng Zhou, et al.. (2018). Gαs signaling controls intramembranous ossification during cranial bone development by regulating both Hedgehog and Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Bone Research. 6(1). 33–33. 40 indexed citations

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Zheng, Shuhui, Hang Zhou, Bo Gao, et al.. (2018). Estrogen promotes the onset and development of idiopathic scoliosis via disproportionate endochondral ossification of the anterior and posterior column in a bipedal rat model. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 50(11). 1–11. 18 indexed citations

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Zhou, Taifeng, Yongqian Wang, Hang Zhou, et al.. (2018). Dual novel mutations in SLC26A2 in two siblings with multiple epiphyseal dysplasia 4 from a Chinese family: a case report. BMC Medical Genetics. 19(1). 70–70. 4 indexed citations

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Zhou, Taifeng, Chong Chen, Hang Zhou, et al.. (2018). Mutant MAPK7-Induced Idiopathic Scoliosis is Linked to Impaired Osteogenesis. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 48(3). 880–890. 20 indexed citations

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Chen, Juan, Yongqian Wang, Chong Chen, et al.. (2015). Exogenous Heparan Sulfate Enhances the TGF‐β3‐Induced Chondrogenesis in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Activating TGF‐β/Smad Signaling. Stem Cells International. 2016(1). 1520136–1520136. 33 indexed citations

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