Tian Hua

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Tian Hua is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Tian Hua has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Pharmacology and 11 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Tian Hua's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (18 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (11 papers) and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (6 papers). Tian Hua is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (18 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (11 papers) and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (6 papers). Tian Hua collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Netherlands. Tian Hua's co-authors include Zhi‐Jie Liu, Lijie Wu, Yu Liu, Kaiwen Liu, Meng Wu, Jingjing Wang, Suwen Zhao, Qianqian Sun, Yueming Xu and Shuguang Yuan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Tian Hua

50 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Goods and Bads of the Endocannabinoid System as a Therapeutic Target: Lessons Learned after 30 Years

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tian Hua

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Structural basis of stepwise proton sensing-mediated GPCR activation 2025 ·Cell Research ·Xu Yue, Peng Li, (unknown), Bingjie Zhang, Xiaodan Zhang, (unknown), Yuan Pei, Xiaoting Li, (unknown), Wenqing Shui, Lijie Wu, Huji Xu, Zhi‐Jie Liu, Tian Hua	1
2	Crystal structures of agonist-bound human cannabinoid receptor CB1 2025 ·Nature ·Tian Hua, Kiran Vemuri, Spyros P. Nikas, Yiran Wu, Lu Qu, Mengchen Pu, Anisha Korde, Shan Jiang, Jo‐Hao Ho, Gye Won Han, Kang Ding, Xuanxuan Li, Haiguang Liu, Michael A. Hanson, Suwen Zhao, Laura Bohn, Alexandros Makriyannis, Raymond C. Stevens, Zhi‐Jie Liu	1
3	Structural and functional characterization of human sweet taste receptor 2025 ·Nature ·(unknown), (unknown), Lijie Wu, Xu Yue, (unknown), Wei Ding, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Xiaoyan Liu, Junlin Liu, Zhi‐Jie Liu, Tian Hua	1
4	Flipping the GPCR Switch: Structure-Based Development of Selective Cannabinoid Receptor 2 Inverse Agonists 2024 ·ACS Central Science ·(unknown), Roman C. Sarott, David A. Sykes, (unknown), Rosa Maria Vitale, (unknown), Xiaoting Li, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Wolfgang Guba, Peter J. McCormick, Tian Hua, Christian W. Gruber, Dmitry B. Veprintsev, James A. Frank, Uwe Grether, Erick M. Carreira	9
5	Structural basis of antagonist selectivity in endothelin receptors 2024 ·Cell Discovery ·Junyi Hou, (unknown), Xiaodan Zhang, Guo-Wei Tu, Lijie Wu, Yijie Zhang, (unknown), Xiangcheng Li, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Fang Bai, Zhi‐Jie Liu, Changhong Miao, Tian Hua, Zhe Luo	3
6	Structural basis of selective cannabinoid CB2 receptor activation 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Xiaoting Li, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Partha Mukhopadhyay, János Pálóczi, Mohammed Ahmed Mustafa, (unknown), (unknown), Lijie Wu, (unknown), Richard J. B. H. N. van den Berg, Antonius P. A. Janssen, Aron H. Lichtman, Zhi‐Jie Liu, Pál Pacher, Mario van der Stelt, Laura H. Heitman, Tian Hua	35
7	Structural basis of selective cannabinoid CB2 receptor activation 2023 ·Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances ·Xiaoting Li, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Partha Mukhopadhyay, (unknown), Mohammed Ahmed Mustafa, (unknown), (unknown), Lijie Wu, (unknown), (unknown), Antonius P. A. Janssen, Aron H. Lichtman, Zhi‐Jie Liu, Pál Pacher, Mario van der Stelt, Laura H. Heitman, Tian Hua	2
8	The unconventional activation of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4R by diverse ligands 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Jingjing Wang, Meng Wu, Zhangcheng Chen, Lijie Wu, Tian Wang, (unknown), Huan Wang, (unknown), Yueming Xu, Fei Li, Junlin Liu, (unknown), Suwen Zhao, Jianjun Cheng, Sheng Wang, Tian Hua	15
9	Structural insights into the activation of chemokine receptor CXCR2 2021 ·FEBS Journal ·Kaiwen Liu, Ling Shen, Meng Wu, Zhi‐Jie Liu, Tian Hua	12
10	Rational Remodeling of Atypical Scaffolds for the Design of Photoswitchable Cannabinoid Receptor Tools 2021 ·Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Tao Hu, Guoxun Zheng, Dongxiang Xue, Simeng Zhao, Fei Li, Fang Zhou, Fei Zhao, Linshan Xie, (unknown), Tian Hua, Suwen Zhao, Yueming Xu, Guisheng Zhong, Zhi‐Jie Liu, Alexandros Makriyannis, Raymond C. Stevens, Houchao Tao	12
11	Structural basis of CXC chemokine receptor 2 activation and signalling 2020 ·Nature ·Kaiwen Liu, Lijie Wu, Shuguang Yuan, Meng Wu, Yueming Xu, Qianqian Sun, Shu Li, Suwen Zhao, Tian Hua, Zhi‐Jie Liu	166
12	Organized cannabinoid receptor distribution in neurons revealed by super-resolution fluorescence imaging 2020 ·Nature Communications ·Hui Li, Jie Yang, (unknown), (unknown), Quan Wang, Simeng Zhao, Shanshan Li, Fangzhi Tan, Tian Hua, (unknown), Chao‐Po Lin, Dylan Deska‐Gauthier, Garth J. Thompson, Ying Zhang, Wenqing Shui, Zhi‐Jie Liu, Tong Wang, Guisheng Zhong	21
13	Functionality‐Independent DNA Encoding of Complex Natural Products 2019 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Peixiang Ma, Hongtao Xu, Jie Li, Fengping Lu, Fei Ma, Shuyue Wang, Huan Xiong, Wei Wang, Damiano Buratto, Francesco Zonta, Nan Wang, Kaiwen Liu, Tian Hua, (unknown), Guang Yang, Richard A. Lerner	19
14	Functionality‐Independent DNA Encoding of Complex Natural Products 2019 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Peixiang Ma, Hongtao Xu, Jie Li, Fengping Lu, Fei Ma, Shuyue Wang, Huan Xiong, Wei Wang, Damiano Buratto, Francesco Zonta, Nan Wang, Kaiwen Liu, Tian Hua, (unknown), Guang Yang, Richard A. Lerner	66
15	Integrin-α5 promoted the progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma and modulated PI3K/AKT signaling pathway 2019 ·Archives of Oral Biology ·(unknown), Tian Hua, Yan Wang, Xianbin Liu	28
16	Effects of monocrotophos on the locomotion, learning and foraging behavior of Caenorhabditis elegans. 2015 ·The Research of Environmental Sciences ·Yu Tian, Shaoguo Ru, (unknown), Tian Hua	1
17	Structural analysis of asparaginyl endopeptidase reveals the activation mechanism and a reversible intermediate maturation stage 2014 ·Cell Research ·Lixia Zhao, Tian Hua, Christopher Crowley, Heng Ru, (unknown), Neil Shaw, Lianying Jiao, Wei Ding, Lu Qu, Li‐Wei Hung, Weitong Huang, Lei Liu, Keqiang Ye, Songying Ouyang, Genhong Cheng, Zhi‐Jie Liu	87
18	Ensemble Prediction System at NMC/CMA 2004 ·Tian Hua	1
19	Important Roles for E Protein Binding Sites within the Immunoglobulin κ Chain Intronic Enhancer in Activating V κ J κ Rearrangement 2004 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Matthew A. Inlay, Tian Hua, Tongxiang Lin, Yang Xu	67
20	TBB-REVEALED ANNUAL CYCLE FEATURES OF TROPICAL LFO 1997 ·气象学报：英文版 ·Xiefei Zhi, (unknown), Tian Hua	1

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