Wenlong Zhai

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Wenlong Zhai is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenlong Zhai has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Surgery, 22 papers in Molecular Biology and 17 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Wenlong Zhai's work include Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (19 papers), Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders (8 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (7 papers). Wenlong Zhai is often cited by papers focused on Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (19 papers), Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders (8 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (7 papers). Wenlong Zhai collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Wenlong Zhai's co-authors include Shuijun Zhang, Jie Gao, Qingfang Han, Kaishun Hu, Wenjia Li, Ruo Feng, Chuang Zhou, Renfeng Li, Kunlun Chen and Lei Qi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Annals of Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Wenlong Zhai

56 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

  1. Exosome biogenesis: machinery, regulation, and therapeutic implications in cancer
    2022 426 citations Wenlong Zhai, Shuijun Zhang 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
Wenlong Zhai China 18 765 450 224 216 162 59 1.2k
Junhong Zhao China 19 805 1.1× 469 1.0× 244 1.1× 166 0.8× 120 0.7× 32 1.2k
Xuequan Yao China 20 494 0.6× 305 0.7× 313 1.4× 149 0.7× 172 1.1× 37 921
Weihua Ren China 20 661 0.9× 409 0.9× 258 1.2× 112 0.5× 115 0.7× 43 1.1k
Weiyang He China 18 715 0.9× 343 0.8× 89 0.4× 181 0.8× 154 1.0× 40 1.0k
Christian Mayr Austria 20 632 0.8× 222 0.5× 305 1.4× 204 0.9× 149 0.9× 58 1.1k
Jian Gu China 18 652 0.9× 462 1.0× 128 0.6× 138 0.6× 108 0.7× 46 1.1k
Masayuki Nagahashi Japan 14 503 0.7× 287 0.6× 394 1.8× 134 0.6× 178 1.1× 27 1.0k
Hai Li China 17 532 0.7× 414 0.9× 223 1.0× 126 0.6× 82 0.5× 66 1.2k
Deqiang Wang China 18 506 0.7× 374 0.8× 325 1.5× 116 0.5× 320 2.0× 94 1.1k
Yuanfeng Gong China 18 475 0.6× 321 0.7× 317 1.4× 223 1.0× 129 0.8× 50 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Wenlong Zhai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wenlong Zhai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Wenlong Zhai. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Wenlong Zhai. The network helps show where Wenlong Zhai may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenlong Zhai

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

All Works

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Zhang, Chong, Jianxiang Shi, Kunlun Chen, et al.. (2025). Single-cell analysis reveals that GFAP+ dedifferentiated Schwann cells promote tumor progress in PNI-positive distal cholangiocarcinoma via lactate/HMGB1 axis. Cell Death and Disease. 16(1). 215–215. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jingwei, Zhiqiang Cai, Chen Chen, et al.. (2023). A Bayesian Network Prediction Model for Microvascular Invasion in Patients with Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Multi‐institutional Study. World Journal of Surgery. 47(3). 773–784. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Chen, Hong Wu, Tianqiang Song, et al.. (2022). Recurrence and prognosis in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma patients with different etiology after radical resection: a multi-institutional study. BMC Cancer. 22(1). 329–329. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Chen, Yuhan Wu, Hong Wu, et al.. (2020). [Application value of different lymph node staging system in predicting prognosis of patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma].. PubMed. 58(4). 295–302. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaofen, Zijia Zhu, Cai Li, et al.. (2020). Analysis of bile acid profile in plasma to differentiate cholangiocarcinoma from benign biliary diseases and healthy controls. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 205. 105775–105775. 25 indexed citations
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Chen, Kunlun, Pengfei Zhu, Yuan Liao, et al.. (2019). Oxymatrine inhibits the migration and invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by reducing the activity of MMP-2/-9 via regulating p38 signaling pathway. Journal of Cancer. 10(22). 5397–5403. 19 indexed citations
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Zhai, Wenlong, et al.. (2015). Diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic tuberculosis. Zhōnghuá xiāohuà wàikē zázhì/Zhonghua xiaohua waike zazhi. 14(5). 429–430.
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Zhai, Wenlong, et al.. (2015). Endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced calreticulin translocation to cell surface promotes hepatocellular cancer cells migration and invasion. Zhonghua putong waike zazhi. 30(10). 804–807. 1 indexed citations
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Zhai, Wenlong, Ruo Feng, Haiyan Yang, & Yadong Wang. (2015). Note of clarification of data on the association between CYP2E1 RsaI polymorphism and lung cancer risk. European Journal of Cancer. 51(12). 1650–1655. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Chuang, Yan Zheng, Lin Li, et al.. (2015). Adrenomedullin promotes intrahepatic cholangiocellular carcinoma metastasis and invasion by inducing epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Oncology Reports. 34(2). 610–616. 12 indexed citations
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Feng, Ruo, Chuang Zhou, Lei Qi, et al.. (2015). Calreticulin down-regulation inhibits the cell growth, invasion and cell cycle progression of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Diagnostic Pathology. 10(1). 149–149. 23 indexed citations
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Wang, Yadong, et al.. (2015). Elevated expression of TGIF is involved in lung carcinogenesis. Tumor Biology. 36(12). 9223–9231. 17 indexed citations
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Que, Weitao, et al.. (2015). Pancreaticogastrostomy versus pancreaticojejunostomy after pancreaticoduodenectomy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. The American Journal of Surgery. 209(6). 1074–1082. 41 indexed citations
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Gao, Xiangyang, et al.. (2015). Effect of combined treatment with cyclophosphamidum and allicin on neuroblastoma–bearing mice. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine. 8(2). 137–141. 21 indexed citations
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Wang, Yadong, et al.. (2014). Benzo(a)pyrene promotes A549 cell migration and invasion through up-regulating Twist. Archives of Toxicology. 89(3). 451–458. 48 indexed citations
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Zhu, Changlian, Yuchen Wu, Wenlong Zhai, et al.. (2008). Brain Death Affects the Hepatic Immunogenicity of Pigs. Transplantation Proceedings. 40(7). 2159–2162. 4 indexed citations

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