Wei Rao

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 555 citations indexed

About

Wei Rao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Rao has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 555 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Cancer Research and 5 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Wei Rao's work include Mesenchymal stem cell research (5 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (4 papers) and Cancer Research and Treatments (3 papers). Wei Rao is often cited by papers focused on Mesenchymal stem cell research (5 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (4 papers) and Cancer Research and Treatments (3 papers). Wei Rao collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Wei Rao's co-authors include Dongcheng Wu, Changyong Li, Bing Han, Chengshu Tu, E Xiang, Yaqi Zhang, Cheng Chang, Quan Zhang, R.D.R. Camp and Jeffrey N. Keen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Wei Rao

22 papers receiving 545 citations

Hit Papers

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Human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells prevent the progression of early diabetic nephropathy through inhibiting inflammation and fibrosis

2020 229 citations E Xiang, Bing Han et al. Stem Cell Research & Therapy profile →

Peers

Wei Rao

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Sergey Tkachuk Germany

Anastasia Abashidze Israel

Yukihiro Endo Japan

Claudia R. van Roeyen Germany

Gailian Zhang China

Zehava Vadasz Israel

Mathias Chatelais France

Marion Lebois Australia

Marlyse A. Debrincat Australia

Sergey Tkachuk Germany

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218 ×1.9

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Countries citing papers authored by Wei Rao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Rao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Rao

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Rao, Wei, Ling Lei, Lingling Wu, Leilei Zhang, & Hai‐Yu Hu. (2025). Self‐Immobilizing Fluorogenic Probe for In Situ Labeling of Granzyme B Activity in Host Immune Response to Bacterial Infections. ChemBioChem. 26(6). e202400990–e202400990. 1 indexed citations

He, Zhiying, Zhongjie Hu, Chunqing Zhang, et al.. (2025). Unstable Recompensation: An Intermediate Subtype in Patients With HBV ‐Related Decompensated Cirrhosis. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 63(5). 715–727. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Qingfei, Yi Mei, Wei Rao, et al.. (2025). The therapeutic effect of thermo-sensitive hydrogel loaded with recombinant mycobacterium smegmatis expressing exogenous IL-15 in abdominal metastasis. Journal of Translational Medicine. 23(1). 509–509.

Zhang, Mingguang, Shuohui Dong, Wei Rao, et al.. (2025). Comprehensive fragmentation of cell-free repetitive DNA for enhanced cancer detection in plasma. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 13. 1630231–1630231.

He, Jing, Chengshu Tu, Yaqi Zhang, et al.. (2024). A highly sensitive and specific Homo1‐based real‐time qPCR method for quantification of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells in rats. Biotechnology Journal. 19(2). e2300484–e2300484. 1 indexed citations

Liu, F.C., et al.. (2023). Clinical application of COVID-19 vaccine in liver transplant recipients. Hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international. 23(4). 339–343. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Yaqi, Shuo Zheng, Ke Zhang, et al.. (2022). MicroRNA-146a-5p-modified human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells enhance protection against diabetic nephropathy in rats through facilitating M2 macrophage polarization. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 13(1). 171–171. 88 indexed citations

Xue, Xuemin, Tian Qiu, Zheng Cao, et al.. (2022). Losing CD45 and various B-cell markers in a case of MYC-driven pediatric high-grade B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified that transformed from Burkitt’s lymphoma during rituximab-containing treatments: a case report. Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin. 483(1). 111–116. 1 indexed citations

Wei, Bo-Yuan, Zhe Liu, Yue Fan, et al.. (2021). Analysis of Cellular Heterogeneity in Immune Microenvironment of Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma by Single-Cell Sequencing. Frontiers in Oncology. 11. 683007–683007. 12 indexed citations

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Chen, Lian, E Xiang, Changyong Li, et al.. (2020). Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorate Nephrocyte Injury and Proteinuria in a Diabetic Nephropathy Rat Model. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2020. 1–9. 26 indexed citations

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Rao, Wei, et al.. (2020). Protocol for Cloning Epithelial Stem Cell Variants from Human Lung. STAR Protocols. 1(2). 100063–100063. 4 indexed citations

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McKeon, Frank, Wei Rao, S. Wang, et al.. (2020). Regenerative Metaplastic Clones in COPD Lung Drive Inflammation and Fibrosis. A4075–A4075. 6 indexed citations

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Xiang, E, Bing Han, Quan Zhang, et al.. (2020). Human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells prevent the progression of early diabetic nephropathy through inhibiting inflammation and fibrosis. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 11(1). 336–336. 229 indexed citations breakdown →

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Song, Feifei, Qi Chen, Wei Rao, et al.. (2019). OVA66 promotes tumour angiogenesis and progression through enhancing autocrine VEGF-VEGFR2 signalling. EBioMedicine. 41. 156–166. 26 indexed citations

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Rao, Wei, Haowen Li, Feifei Song, et al.. (2014). OVA66 increases cell growth, invasion and survival via regulation of IGF-1R–MAPK signaling in human cancer cells. Carcinogenesis. 35(7). 1573–1581. 16 indexed citations

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Rao, Wei, Guohua Xie, Yong Zhang, et al.. (2014). OVA66, a Tumor Associated Protein, Induces Oncogenic Transformation of NIH3T3 Cells. PLoS ONE. 9(3). e85705–e85705. 12 indexed citations

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Rao, Wei, et al.. (2010). Effects of dietary tryptophan levels on performance and egg quality of laying hens.. Dongwu yingyang xuebao. 22(5). 1265–1270. 2 indexed citations

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Rao, Wei, R. Elwyn Isaac, & Jeffrey N. Keen. (2010). An analysis of the Caenorhabditis elegans lipid raft proteome using geLC-MS/MS. Journal of Proteomics. 74(2). 242–253. 23 indexed citations

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Rao, Wei, et al.. (2000). Potent Costimulation of Effector T Lymphocytes by Human Collagen Type I. The Journal of Immunology. 165(9). 4935–4940. 50 indexed citations

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Rao, Wei. (1997). Mechanisms of activity of lupus anticoagulants. Current Opinion in Hematology. 4(5). 344–350. 4 indexed citations

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