Weifeng Zhang

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 887 citations indexed

About

Weifeng Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Nephrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Weifeng Zhang has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 887 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Surgery and 12 papers in Nephrology. Recurrent topics in Weifeng Zhang's work include Acute Kidney Injury Research (11 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (6 papers) and Topological Materials and Phenomena (5 papers). Weifeng Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Acute Kidney Injury Research (11 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (6 papers) and Topological Materials and Phenomena (5 papers). Weifeng Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Russia. Weifeng Zhang's co-authors include Yang Cao, Gaocai Li, Huaizhen Liang, Weiguo Zhao, Ning Li, Fangwei Ye, Yu Song, Xianfeng Chen, Rongjin Luo and Yaroslav V. Kartashov and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Weifeng Zhang

56 papers receiving 872 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.

The Proteolysis of ECM in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration

2022 95 citations Huaizhen Liang, Rongjin Luo et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weifeng Zhang China	19	203	187	128	119	105	64	887
Hai Wang China	20	256 1.3×	93 0.5×	149 1.2×	83 0.7×	50 0.5×	68	1.3k
Shinichi Kai Japan	17	247 1.2×	48 0.3×	137 1.1×	32 0.3×	94 0.9×	49	879
Binzhi Zhang China	13	175 0.9×	147 0.8×	44 0.3×	12 0.1×	187 1.8×	28	822
Eiichi Sekizuka Japan	18	219 1.1×	65 0.3×	152 1.2×	107 0.9×	15 0.1×	60	1.1k
C. Mrowietz Germany	21	269 1.3×	90 0.5×	298 2.3×	85 0.7×	105 1.0×	109	1.6k
Oliver Ritter Germany	25	895 4.4×	101 0.5×	172 1.3×	25 0.2×	118 1.1×	90	1.8k
Yuji Matsumoto Japan	19	431 2.1×	54 0.3×	288 2.3×	43 0.4×	24 0.2×	84	1.4k
Weiwei Xu China	24	684 3.4×	106 0.6×	277 2.2×	105 0.9×	148 1.4×	88	1.8k
Hiroshi Nishitani Japan	16	175 0.9×	153 0.8×	194 1.5×	517 4.3×	133 1.3×	60	1.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weifeng Zhang

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Su, Wei, et al.. (2025). The Causal Role of Esophageal Cancer and Gut Microbiota: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study. PubMed. 30. 2515690X251324793–2515690X251324793.

Zhuang, Fei, Guo‐Ping Zhou, Yinghua Wang, et al.. (2025). Integrin β3-mediated platelet extracellular vesicle adhesion facilitates vascular smooth muscle cell dysfunction in postinjury intimal hyperplasia. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 21(6). 2380–2395. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Jinfeng, et al.. (2025). A hybrid electromagnetic-triboelectric nanogenerator for exhaust fan: Enabling rotation speed sensing and self-powered environmental monitoring. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 396. 117142–117142.

Xiao, Qingqing, Yi Li, Bin Cai, et al.. (2025). CCDC80 Protects against Aortic Dissection and Rupture by Maintaining the Contractile Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype. Advanced Science. 12(26). e2502108–e2502108.

Zhang, Weifeng, Xuan Qin, Gaocai Li, et al.. (2024). Self-powered triboelectric-responsive microneedles with controllable release of optogenetically engineered extracellular vesicles for intervertebral disc degeneration repair. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5736–5736. 32 indexed citations

Yao, Zhiwei, et al.. (2024). An insight into the causal relationship between sarcopenia-related traits and venous thromboembolism: A mendelian randomization study. PLoS ONE. 19(5). e0303148–e0303148.

Liang, Huaizhen, Rongjin Luo, Gaocai Li, et al.. (2023). Lysine methylation of PPP1CA by the methyltransferase SUV39H2 disrupts TFEB-dependent autophagy and promotes intervertebral disc degeneration. Cell Death and Differentiation. 30(9). 2135–2150. 16 indexed citations

Zhang, Weifeng, et al.. (2022). Nur77 Deficiency Exacerbates Macrophage NLRP3 Inflammasome‐Mediated Inflammation and Accelerates Atherosclerosis. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2022(1). 2017815–2017815. 13 indexed citations

Wu, Di, Gaocai Li, Xingyu Zhou, et al.. (2022). Repair Strategies and Bioactive Functional Materials for Intervertebral Disc. Advanced Functional Materials. 32(52). 23 indexed citations

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Liang, Huaizhen, Rongjin Luo, Gaocai Li, et al.. (2022). The Proteolysis of ECM in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(3). 1715–1715. 95 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Gaocai, Weifeng Zhang, Huaizhen Liang, & Yang Cao. (2022). Epigenetic regulation in intervertebral disc degeneration. Trends in Molecular Medicine. 28(10). 803–805. 32 indexed citations

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Zhang, Weifeng, et al.. (2022). Analysis of risk factors for death in 59 cases of critically ill neonates receiving continuous renal replacement therapy: a two-centered retrospective study. European Journal of Pediatrics. 182(1). 353–361. 1 indexed citations

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Chai, Weimin, Chao You, Weifeng Zhang, et al.. (2019). Diffusion tensor imaging of microstructural alterations in the trigeminal nerve due to neurovascular contact/compression. Acta Neurochirurgica. 161(7). 1407–1413. 17 indexed citations

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Zhang, Weifeng, et al.. (2018). Relationship of calcitonin gene-related peptide with disease progression and prognosis of patients with severe traumatic brain injury. Neural Regeneration Research. 13(10). 1782–1782. 12 indexed citations

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Li, Feng, et al.. (2017). Gab3 overexpression in human glioma mediates Akt activation and tumor cell proliferation. PLoS ONE. 12(3). e0173473–e0173473. 11 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaolei, Tuo Zhang, Liuhua Hu, et al.. (2017). Comparison of Effects of Different Statins on Contrast‐Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Rats: Histopathological and Biochemical Findings. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2017(1). 6282486–6282486. 22 indexed citations

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Zhang, Weifeng, Tuo Zhang, Ding Ding, et al.. (2017). Use of Both Serum Cystatin C and Creatinine as Diagnostic Criteria for Contrast‐Induced Acute Kidney Injury and Its Clinical Implications. Journal of the American Heart Association. 6(1). 18 indexed citations

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Zhang, Tuo, Weifeng Zhang, Shiqun Sun, et al.. (2016). GW27-e0025 Combining Serum Cystatin C with Creatinine, a New Definition of Contrast-induced Acute Kidney Injury and Its Clinical Implications. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 68(16). C174–C174.

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Li, Ning, et al.. (2013). Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as an early marker of acute kidney injury in patients with traumatic brain injury. Journal of Nephrology. 26(6). 1083–1088. 21 indexed citations

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Shang, Hanbing, Weiguo Zhao, & Weifeng Zhang. (2011). Preoperative assessment using multimodal functional magnetic resonance imaging techniques in patients with brain gliomas. Turkish Neurosurgery. 22(5). 558–65. 6 indexed citations

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