Wangrui Lei

817 total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 497 citations indexed

About

Wangrui Lei is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Wangrui Lei has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 497 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Immunology, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Wangrui Lei's work include Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation (7 papers), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (4 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (4 papers). Wangrui Lei is often cited by papers focused on Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation (7 papers), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (4 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (4 papers). Wangrui Lei collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Wangrui Lei's co-authors include Yang Yang, Chao Deng, Chenxi Lu, Wenwen Yang, Zhenxiao Jin, Mingzhi Shen, Huadong Zhao, Meng Sun, Zhi Yang and Yunfeng Ni and has published in prestigious journals such as Free Radical Biology and Medicine, Biochemical Pharmacology and European Journal of Pharmacology.

In The Last Decade

Wangrui Lei

29 papers receiving 493 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

CXCL12-CXCR4/CXCR7 Axis in Cancer: from Mechanisms to Clinical Applications

2023 102 citations Yaru Yang, Wangrui Lei et al. International Journal of Biological Sciences profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wangrui Lei China	14	186	146	83	67	63	33	497
Shinsuke Chida Japan	5	179 1.0×	155 1.1×	55 0.7×	62 0.9×	88 1.4×	7	522
Gareth S. D. Purvis United Kingdom	11	251 1.3×	174 1.2×	56 0.7×	36 0.5×	63 1.0×	17	469
Xiaolan Li China	13	171 0.9×	94 0.6×	37 0.4×	42 0.6×	66 1.0×	52	505
Graziele L. Negreiros-Lima Brazil	10	190 1.0×	204 1.4×	49 0.6×	73 1.1×	44 0.7×	10	485
Yi‐yuan Li China	10	275 1.5×	176 1.2×	58 0.7×	41 0.6×	61 1.0×	17	597
Fei Xiong China	15	340 1.8×	148 1.0×	76 0.9×	121 1.8×	80 1.3×	39	766
Sipin Tan China	14	336 1.8×	96 0.7×	37 0.4×	72 1.1×	81 1.3×	40	510
Liza U. Ljungberg Sweden	11	169 0.9×	137 0.9×	91 1.1×	46 0.7×	63 1.0×	29	593
Kátia M. Lima Brazil	12	264 1.4×	282 1.9×	66 0.8×	90 1.3×	61 1.0×	13	663

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wangrui Lei

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Yang, Yang, Jiayan Li, Jiayou Tang, et al.. (2025). CCL2-CCR2 axis in cardiovascular disease: research advances and challenges. Science Bulletin. 70(6). 820–824.

Wang, Bodong, Aizhen Zhao, Ning Li, et al.. (2025). Pleiotropic role of mGluR7/MAPK signaling in the protection of intelectin-1 against cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury. Pharmacological Research. 216. 107735–107735. 1 indexed citations

Ren, Yushan, et al.. (2025). Prospects and Challenges of Catechins in Cardiovascular Disease. The AAPS Journal. 27(5). 119–119.

Liu, Hai, Wangrui Lei, Dashuai Wang, et al.. (2025). Protective effects of Ginkgolide B on myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury: role of the GAS6/Axl signaling pathway. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 418. 111607–111607. 1 indexed citations

Lu, Chenxi, Yanbin Song, Xiaopeng Wu, et al.. (2024). Pleiotropic role of GAS6 in cardioprotection against ischemia-reperfusion injury. Journal of Advanced Research. 70. 481–497. 4 indexed citations

Li, Jiayan, Yan Zhang, Hui Liu, et al.. (2024). Glycogen synthase kinase‐3β: A multifaceted player in ischemia‐reperfusion injury and its therapeutic prospects. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 239(9). e31335–e31335. 8 indexed citations

Zhang, Zhe, Xiaopeng Wu, Mingzhi Shen, et al.. (2024). Heat stroke: Pathogenesis, diagnosis, and current treatment. Ageing Research Reviews. 100. 102409–102409. 21 indexed citations

Dong, Yushu, Jiayou Tang, Zhenxiao Jin, et al.. (2024). FPR1: A critical gatekeeper of the heart and brain. Pharmacological Research. 202. 107125–107125. 13 indexed citations

Zhao, Aizhen, Xiaopeng Wu, Xin Zhang, et al.. (2024). Identifying and validating potential therapeutic targets for septic heart failure and the cardioprotective effects of lycorine. Phytomedicine. 129. 155677–155677. 1 indexed citations

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Wu, Xue, Zheng Wang, Zibin Liang, et al.. (2024). Pleiotropic role of CCR9/CCL25 signaling in adriamycin-induced cardiomyopathy. Journal of Advanced Research. 75. 707–722. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Zheng, Wangrui Lei, Mingzhi Shen, et al.. (2023). Pentraxin 3: A promising therapeutic target for cardiovascular diseases. Ageing Research Reviews. 93. 102163–102163. 15 indexed citations

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Di, Wencheng, Zhe Zhang, Ning Li, et al.. (2023). Activation of ITLN‐1 attenuates oxidative stress injury via activating SIRT1/PGC1‐α signaling in neuroblastoma cells. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 239(1). 67–78. 4 indexed citations

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Di, Wencheng, Zhenxiao Jin, Wangrui Lei, et al.. (2023). Protection of melatonin treatment and combination with traditional antibiotics against septic myocardial injury. Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters. 28(1). 35–35. 13 indexed citations

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Yang, Yaru, Wangrui Lei, Haiying Wang, et al.. (2023). CXCL12-CXCR4/CXCR7 Axis in Cancer: from Mechanisms to Clinical Applications. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 19(11). 3341–3359. 102 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Daquan, Huadong Zhao, Chao Deng, et al.. (2023). Sulfide-modified nanoscale zero-valent iron as a novel therapeutic remedy for septic myocardial injury. Journal of Advanced Research. 55. 145–158. 5 indexed citations

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Ji, Ting, Qiong Liu, Liming Yu, et al.. (2023). GAS6 attenuates sepsis-induced cardiac dysfunction through NLRP3 inflammasome-dependent mechanism. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 210. 195–211. 14 indexed citations

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Lei, Wangrui, Songdi Wu, Aizhen Zhao, et al.. (2022). Psoralidin protects against cerebral hypoxia/reoxygenation injury: Role of GAS6 /Axl signaling. Phytotherapy Research. 36(6). 2628–2640. 14 indexed citations

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Wang, Daquan, Changyu Wang, Zhenxing Liang, et al.. (2022). Protection of zero-valent iron nanoparticles against sepsis and septic heart failure. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 20(1). 405–405. 18 indexed citations

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Lei, Wangrui, Yan Xu, Min Zhang, et al.. (2021). Abnormal hippocampal substructure volume in insomnia disorder. Brain Imaging and Behavior. 16(2). 672–679. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Zheng, Wenying Zhou, Chenxi Lu, et al.. (2021). SIRT1/PGC-1α signaling activation by mangiferin attenuates cerebral hypoxia/reoxygenation injury in neuroblastoma cells. European Journal of Pharmacology. 907. 174236–174236. 31 indexed citations

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