Weidong Qu

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
141 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Weidong Qu is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Weidong Qu has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 29 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Weidong Qu's work include Water Treatment and Disinfection (15 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (14 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (13 papers). Weidong Qu is often cited by papers focused on Water Treatment and Disinfection (15 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (14 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (13 papers). Weidong Qu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Weidong Qu's co-authors include Weiwei Zheng, Deborah A. O’Brien, Lillian F. Strader, William D. Willis, Donna O. Bunch, Kiyoshi Miki, Edward M. Eddy, Eugenia H. Goulding, Sally D. Perreault and Huan Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Weidong Qu

127 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase-S, a sperm-speci... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase-S, a sperm-specific glycolytic enzyme, is required for sperm motility and male fertility
    2004 500 citations Weidong Qu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Weidong Qu China 32 931 778 455 406 282 141 3.2k
Abilash Valsala Gopalakrishnan India 35 618 0.7× 1.1k 1.4× 277 0.6× 344 0.8× 234 0.8× 158 4.2k
Cheng Zhang China 39 731 0.8× 1.0k 1.3× 413 0.9× 126 0.3× 114 0.4× 260 4.8k
Alberto Mantovani Italy 39 2.3k 2.5× 713 0.9× 513 1.1× 321 0.8× 206 0.7× 200 5.4k
Jundong Wang China 40 911 1.0× 874 1.1× 302 0.7× 311 0.8× 238 0.8× 169 5.3k
George P. Daston United States 36 1.9k 2.1× 1.2k 1.6× 336 0.7× 145 0.4× 217 0.8× 121 4.4k
Susan L. Makris United States 24 1.0k 1.1× 382 0.5× 261 0.6× 186 0.5× 74 0.3× 53 2.5k
Ping‐Chi Hsu Taiwan 31 1.3k 1.4× 524 0.7× 197 0.4× 271 0.7× 77 0.3× 67 2.9k
Heqing Shen China 45 3.3k 3.5× 949 1.2× 350 0.8× 316 0.8× 159 0.6× 156 5.5k
Yun Zhou China 38 2.1k 2.2× 731 0.9× 211 0.5× 148 0.4× 509 1.8× 169 4.9k
Rui Ding China 33 878 0.9× 870 1.1× 129 0.3× 79 0.2× 153 0.5× 184 3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Weidong Qu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weidong Qu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weidong Qu

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

All Works

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Guo, Xiaojie, Pengjun Zheng, Weidong Qu, et al.. (2025). Thermal switches for lithium-ion battery thermal management: Principle, performance and application. Energy storage materials. 81. 104481–104481.
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Wu, Jiaojiao, Yifan Zhao, Jie Zhang, et al.. (2025). Lithium suppresses the Ras-Raf-MEK-ERK signaling in CD4 T cells and impairs the humoral immune system. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 204. 115661–115661.
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Jiang, Zhiqiang, Lili Yang, Qinxin Liu, et al.. (2024). Haloacetamides disinfection by-products, a potential risk factor for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Water Research. 261. 122008–122008. 6 indexed citations
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Yang, Lili, Weiwei Zheng, Yu Chen, et al.. (2024). Disinfection Byproducts of Haloacetaldehydes Disrupt Hepatic Lipid Metabolism and Induce Lipotoxicity in High-Fat Culture Conditions. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(28). 12356–12367. 6 indexed citations
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Jiang, Zhiqiang, Lili Yang, Qinxin Liu, et al.. (2024). Haloacetamides exacerbate non-alcoholic fatty liver disease induced by a high-fat diet in C57BL/6J mice. Toxicological Sciences. 204(1). 57–69. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yifan, Wei Wang, Jiaojiao Wu, et al.. (2024). Cadmium biphasically impacts the adaptive immune system via regulating mitochondrial activation of hematopoietic stem cells in mice. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 495. 117216–117216. 1 indexed citations
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Qu, Weidong, et al.. (2024). Judicial auction housing discounts and housing segments interaction: Evidence from China. Habitat International. 146. 103053–103053. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yufan, Yifan Zhao, Yue Zhai, et al.. (2022). Cadmium impairs the development of natural killer cells and bidirectionally modifies their capacity for cytotoxicity. Chemosphere. 311(Pt 1). 137068–137068. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yifan, Yufan Zhang, Yue Zhai, et al.. (2022). Cadmium Suppresses Bone Marrow Thrombopoietin Production and Impairs Megakaryocytopoiesis in Mice. Toxicological Sciences. 186(2). 309–322. 7 indexed citations
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Yang, Lan, Li Chen, Hanyi Chen, et al.. (2022). Single enrichment systems possibly underestimate both exposures and biological effects of organic pollutants from drinking water. Chemosphere. 292. 133496–133496. 4 indexed citations
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Shi, Zumin, Qin Yan, Paul Zimmet, et al.. (2021). COVID-19, Diabetes, and Associated Health Outcomes in China: Results from a Nationwide Survey of 10 545 Adults. Hormone and Metabolic Research. 53(5). 301–310. 3 indexed citations
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Yao, Yuan, et al.. (2018). Rapid and sensitive determination of nine bisphenol analogues, three amphenicol antibiotics, and six phthalate metabolites in human urine samples using UHPLC-MS/MS. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 410(16). 3871–3883. 50 indexed citations
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Wang, Youfa, Zhongliang Zhou, Yaling Zhao, et al.. (2017). Disparities in health burden, health-care facilities, and resources among countries in China's Belt and Road Initiative: a mixed methods study. The Lancet. 390. S85–S85. 1 indexed citations
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Zheng, Hongzhi, Jingqi Fu, Peng Xue, et al.. (2015). CNC-bZIP Protein Nrf1-Dependent Regulation of Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 22(10). 819–831. 56 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shun, Xiao-Fei Zhang, Hongliang Liu, et al.. (2015). Modifying Effect of COMT Gene Polymorphism and a Predictive Role for Proteomics Analysis in Children’s Intelligence in Endemic Fluorosis Area in Tianjin, China. Toxicological Sciences. 144(2). 238–245. 58 indexed citations
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Shen, Tingting, Li Ming Wen, Min Wu, et al.. (2015). Lifestyle factors associated with childhood obesity: a cross-sectional study in Shanghai, China. BMC Research Notes. 8(1). 6–6. 30 indexed citations
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Fan, Zhenyu, et al.. (2013). Analysis of the bacterial communities associated with different drinking water treatment processes. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 29(9). 1573–1584. 43 indexed citations
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Lin, Yong, et al.. (2006). [Effects of perinatal exposure to bisphenol A inducing dopaminergic neuronal cell to apoptosis happening in midbrain of male rat offspring].. PubMed. 37(4). 570–3. 2 indexed citations

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