Weijia Zhang

8.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
180 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Weijia Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Weijia Zhang has authored 180 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 21 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Weijia Zhang's work include Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (13 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (11 papers) and Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (11 papers). Weijia Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (13 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (11 papers) and Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (11 papers). Weijia Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Weijia Zhang's co-authors include Erwin P. Böttinger, Lidong Qin, Scott L. Friedman, Swan N. Thung, Josep M. Llovet, Elisa Wurmbach, Samuel Waxman, Ying‐Bei Chen, Sasan Roayaie and Jordi Bruix and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Weijia Zhang

168 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Genome‐wide molecular profiles of HCV‐induced dysplasia and hepatocellular carcinoma†

2007 559 citations Weijia Zhang et al. profile →
Reversed-engineered human alveolar lung-on-a-chip model

2021 176 citations Weijia Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weijia Zhang China	38	2.2k	1.2k	601	502	473	180	5.6k
Robbert J. Kok Netherlands	44	3.0k 1.4×	1.2k 1.0×	462 0.8×	658 1.3×	384 0.8×	136	6.4k
Jeanette A.M. Maier Italy	45	2.3k 1.1×	612 0.5×	699 1.2×	557 1.1×	277 0.6×	196	7.9k
Zhenzhen Li China	44	3.7k 1.7×	760 0.6×	244 0.4×	610 1.2×	762 1.6×	312	6.8k
Nam‐Ho Kim South Korea	32	3.1k 1.4×	1.3k 1.1×	201 0.3×	345 0.7×	620 1.3×	166	7.2k
Kai Chen China	40	3.0k 1.4×	918 0.8×	184 0.3×	741 1.5×	369 0.8×	263	7.1k
Chang Wang China	38	2.1k 1.0×	857 0.7×	191 0.3×	606 1.2×	1.6k 3.4×	281	6.0k
Christina Janko Germany	36	1.7k 0.8×	1.5k 1.2×	260 0.4×	480 1.0×	595 1.3×	135	5.3k
Nian Liu China	32	2.6k 1.2×	304 0.3×	229 0.4×	561 1.1×	429 0.9×	151	4.7k
Masami Watanabe Japan	39	3.0k 1.4×	349 0.3×	320 0.5×	844 1.7×	418 0.9×	302	6.5k
Filip Braet Australia	44	2.7k 1.2×	1.7k 1.4×	226 0.4×	430 0.9×	1.5k 3.2×	163	8.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Weijia Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weijia Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weijia Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Weijia Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Weijia 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 Weijia Zhang. Weijia Zhang 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

Chen, Yanru, Haowei Chen, Weijia Zhang, et al.. (2025). ASFV activates STAT3 to induce proviral M2 macrophage polarization. Veterinary Microbiology. 311. 110733–110733.

Lü, Wenping, et al.. (2025). Cancer outcomes of pregnancy after diagnosis of breast cancer in premenopausal women: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Oncology. 15. 1644566–1644566.

Zhang, Weijia, et al.. (2024). Life cycle assessment of priority biochemicals: A review and meta-regression analysis. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 215. 108087–108087. 1 indexed citations

Dai, Jie, Xue-Gong Li, Hong Chen, et al.. (2024). Illuminating a bacterial adaptation mechanism: Infrared-driven cell division in deep-sea hydrothermal vent environments. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 2(1). 100050–100050. 2 indexed citations

Li, De, Jixu Li, Ruichen Wang, et al.. (2024). Detection and Genetic Analysis of Songling Virus in Haemaphysalis concinna near the China-North Korea Border. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 4 indexed citations

Daehn, Ilse S., Liping Yu, Zhengzi Yi, & Weijia Zhang. (2023). Podocyte-Derived Endothelin-1 and Cross-Talk with Endothelial Cells Through EdnrA Is Essential for Glomerular Injury. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 34(11S). 57–57. 1 indexed citations

Lian, Tenghong, Peng Guo, Yue Huang, et al.. (2023). Association between nutritional status and gait performance in Alzheimer's disease. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 30(4). e14502–e14502. 9 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiang, Yuxin Chen, Fang Wang, et al.. (2023). Asymmetric pendrin homodimer reveals its molecular mechanism as anion exchanger. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3012–3012. 18 indexed citations

Wang, Yiwei, Weijia Zhang, Xin Chen, et al.. (2023). Gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy for open-angle glaucoma with failed incisional glaucoma surgery: two-year results. BMC Ophthalmology. 23(1). 89–89. 12 indexed citations

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Lu, Yao, Lang Qin, Quan Liu, et al.. (2022). Contactless manipulation of mixed phase fluids in liquid crystal polymer microtubes assisted with light-driven vortex. NPG Asia Materials. 14(1). 13 indexed citations

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Fu, Jia, Zhengzi Yi, Weijie Yuan, et al.. (2021). Global transcriptomic changes in glomerular endothelial cells in mice with podocyte depletion and glomerulosclerosis. Cell Death and Disease. 12(7). 687–687. 9 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhongyang, Madhav C. Menon, Weijia Zhang, et al.. (2020). Genome-wide non-HLA donor-recipient genetic differences influence renal allograft survival via early allograft fibrosis. Kidney International. 98(3). 758–768. 22 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hongfei, Mingyang Sun, Weijia Zhang, et al.. (2020). Predictive Factors of Transmission During Endotracheal Intubation for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). SSRN Electronic Journal.

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Li, Zheng, Qianqian Chen, Christopher Wai Kei Lam, et al.. (2019). Investigation into perturbed nucleoside metabolism and cell cycle for elucidating the cytotoxicity effect of resveratrol on human lung adenocarcinoma epithelial cells. Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines. 17(8). 608–615. 6 indexed citations

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Zhong, Yifei, Kyung Lee, Yueming Ma, et al.. (2019). Arctigenin attenuates diabetic kidney disease through the activation of PP2A in podocytes. Nature Communications. 10(1). 4523–4523. 123 indexed citations

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Zhang, Weijia, et al.. (2019). Radiotherapy activates autophagy to increase CD8 ⁺ T cell infiltration by modulating major histocompatibility complex class-I expression in non-small cell lung cancer. Journal of International Medical Research. 47(8). 3818–3830. 33 indexed citations

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Zakirova, Zuchra, Tomas Fanutza, Ben Readhead, et al.. (2018). Mutations in THAP1/DYT6 reveal that diverse dystonia genes disrupt similar neuronal pathways and functions. PLoS Genetics. 14(1). e1007169–e1007169. 57 indexed citations

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Perumal, Deepak, Violetta V. Leshchenko, Zewei Jiang, et al.. (2016). Dual Targeting of CDK4 and ARK5 Using a Novel Kinase Inhibitor ON123300 Exerts Potent Anticancer Activity against Multiple Myeloma. Cancer Research. 76(5). 1225–1236. 27 indexed citations

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Wang, Daguang, Fei Ye, Yabin Sun, et al.. (2011). Protein Signatures for Classification and Prognosis of Gastric Cancer. American Journal Of Pathology. 179(4). 1657–1666. 25 indexed citations

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Zhang, Weijia. (2007). Pilot Study on Conventional Drug Abortion Protocol Combine with Aromatase Inhibitors in Early Pregnancy Termination. 1 indexed citations

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