Weike Zeng

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Weike Zeng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Weike Zeng has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 9 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Weike Zeng's work include MRI in cancer diagnosis (7 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (6 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (6 papers). Weike Zeng is often cited by papers focused on MRI in cancer diagnosis (7 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (6 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (6 papers). Weike Zeng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Weike Zeng's co-authors include Yasuo Niwa, Wan-Ling Chiu, Jen Sheen, Takanori Hirano, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Pradeep Bista, Matvey Lukashev, Sarah Ryan, Robert H. Scannevin and Sowmya Chollate and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Brain and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Weike Zeng

38 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Engineered GFP as a vital reporter in plants 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 2011 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Engineered GFP as a vital reporter in plants
    1996 1.2k citations Wan-Ling Chiu, Yasuo Niwa et al. Current Biology profile →
  2. Fumaric acid esters exert neuroprotective effects in neuroinflammation via activation of the Nrf2 antioxidant pathway
    2011 892 citations Ralf A. Linker, De-Hyung Lee et al. Brain profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Weike Zeng China 14 1.7k 859 471 319 256 39 2.9k
Tomohiro Araki Japan 29 1.3k 0.7× 155 0.2× 191 0.4× 388 1.2× 195 0.8× 130 2.8k
Ana Cuadrado Spain 25 2.8k 1.6× 255 0.3× 239 0.5× 324 1.0× 185 0.7× 40 3.9k
Vicente Notario United States 31 2.4k 1.4× 239 0.3× 216 0.5× 203 0.6× 229 0.9× 106 3.8k
Takashi Kuramoto Japan 30 1.7k 1.0× 293 0.3× 104 0.2× 165 0.5× 72 0.3× 136 3.0k
Paul Shapiro United States 34 3.3k 1.9× 274 0.3× 306 0.6× 641 2.0× 49 0.2× 80 5.4k
Marie Cargnello Canada 11 2.4k 1.4× 187 0.2× 226 0.5× 478 1.5× 41 0.2× 14 3.7k
Fred L. Robinson United States 4 2.8k 1.6× 170 0.2× 260 0.6× 509 1.6× 41 0.2× 4 4.2k
Ian G. Ganley United Kingdom 40 4.1k 2.4× 187 0.2× 188 0.4× 459 1.4× 47 0.2× 80 7.6k
Yushan Zhu China 33 3.1k 1.8× 139 0.2× 192 0.4× 288 0.9× 59 0.2× 66 4.8k
Shani Bialik Israel 28 3.0k 1.8× 145 0.2× 298 0.6× 443 1.4× 48 0.2× 46 4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Weike Zeng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weike Zeng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weike Zeng

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Ming, Weike Zeng, Kun Wang, et al.. (2025). LRP1 mitigates intervertebral disc degeneration by inhibiting endoplasmic reticulum stress through stabilizing the PPARγ. Journal of Orthopaedic Translation. 50. 196–210. 1 indexed citations
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Ye, Wenbin, Han Li, Weike Zeng, et al.. (2023). Alternative 3′-untranslated regions regulate high-salt tolerance of Spartina alterniflora. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 191(4). 2570–2587. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Kun, Yuxi Li, Ming Li, et al.. (2023). TAK-715 alleviated IL-1β-induced apoptosis and ECM degradation in nucleus pulposus cells and attenuated intervertebral disc degeneration ex vivo and in vivo. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 25(1). 45–45. 9 indexed citations
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Yang, Yong, Junming Guo, Han Li, et al.. (2023). Cryptochrome 1 Ubiquitously Regulates Hypocotyl Elongation from Arabidopsis to Sacred Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera). Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 42(7). 4570–4580. 2 indexed citations
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Zeng, Weike, et al.. (2022). Biomechanical effects of cement discoplasty on the lumbar spinal unit. Frontiers in Surgery. 9. 951141–951141. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Yuxi, et al.. (2022). Correlation between posterior paraspinal muscle atrophy and lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration in patients with chronic low back pain. International Orthopaedics. 47(3). 793–801. 17 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiang, Zehong Yang, Chushan Zheng, et al.. (2021). Preoperative prediction of axillary sentinel lymph node burden with multiparametric MRI-based radiomics nomogram in early-stage breast cancer. European Radiology. 31(8). 5924–5939. 44 indexed citations
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Le, Hongbo, Weike Zeng, Huihong Zhang, et al.. (2020). Mean Apparent Propagator MRI Is Better Than Conventional Diffusion Tensor Imaging for the Evaluation of Parkinson’s Disease: A Prospective Pilot Study. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 12. 563595–563595. 26 indexed citations
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Mao, Jiaji, Weike Zeng, Zehong Yang, et al.. (2020). Differentiation between high-grade gliomas and solitary brain metastases: a comparison of five diffusion-weighted MRI models. BMC Medical Imaging. 20(1). 124–124. 31 indexed citations
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Mo, Ying‐Qian, Zehong Yang, Jian‐Da Ma, et al.. (2018). Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Bilateral Hands Is More Optimal Than MRI of Unilateral Hands for Rheumatoid Arthritis. The Journal of Rheumatology. 45(7). 895–904. 3 indexed citations
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Zeng, Weike, et al.. (2017). Research progress of traditional Chinese medicine constitutional types and related factors in the elderly. Traditional Chinese Medicine. 39(10). 953–956. 1 indexed citations
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Scannevin, Robert H., Sowmya Chollate, Mi-Young Jung, et al.. (2012). Fumarates Promote Cytoprotection of Central Nervous System Cells against Oxidative Stress via the Nuclear Factor (Erythroid-Derived 2)-Like 2 Pathway. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 341(1). 274–284. 380 indexed citations
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Linker, Ralf A., De-Hyung Lee, Sarah Ryan, et al.. (2011). Fumaric acid esters exert neuroprotective effects in neuroinflammation via activation of the Nrf2 antioxidant pathway. Brain. 134(3). 678–692. 892 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bista, Pradeep, Weike Zeng, Sarah Ryan, et al.. (2010). TRAF3 Controls Activation of the Canonical and Alternative NFκB by the Lymphotoxin Beta Receptor. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(17). 12971–12978. 63 indexed citations
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Chiu, Wan-Ling, Yasuo Niwa, Weike Zeng, et al.. (1996). Engineered GFP as a vital reporter in plants. Current Biology. 6(3). 325–330. 1210 indexed citations breakdown →

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