William Zhu

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

William Zhu is a scholar working on Surgery, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, William Zhu has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Surgery, 4 papers in Genetics and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in William Zhu's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (3 papers), Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments (3 papers) and Cleft Lip and Palate Research (3 papers). William Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (3 papers), Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments (3 papers) and Cleft Lip and Palate Research (3 papers). William Zhu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. William Zhu's co-authors include E. Ray Dorsey, Kevin Biglan, Alexander J. Aranyosi, Mulin Xiong, Christopher G. Tarolli, Jamie Adams, Nirav Sheth, Karthik Dinesh, Steven Goldenthal and Saloni Sharma and has published in prestigious journals such as Brain, Journal of Neurochemistry and The Journal of Urology.

In The Last Decade

William Zhu

15 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Multiple Wearable Sensors in Parkinson and Huntington Disease Individuals: A Pilot Study in Clinic and at Home

2017 2.4k citations Jamie Adams, Karthik Dinesh et al. PubMed profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
William Zhu United States	10	1.8k	524	494	430	386	17	2.7k
Steven Goldenthal United States	6	1.8k 1.0×	529 1.0×	502 1.0×	408 0.9×	386 1.0×	11	2.6k
Mulin Xiong United States	9	1.8k 1.0×	541 1.0×	515 1.0×	433 1.0×	394 1.0×	15	2.8k
Jamie Adams United States	16	2.1k 1.2×	576 1.1×	603 1.2×	502 1.2×	458 1.2×	38	3.2k
Christopher G. Tarolli United States	16	2.2k 1.2×	603 1.2×	589 1.2×	525 1.2×	460 1.2×	36	3.3k
Inga Liepelt‐Scarfone Germany	23	2.2k 1.2×	396 0.8×	568 1.1×	503 1.2×	251 0.7×	100	3.0k
Rianne A.J. Esselink Netherlands	33	2.3k 1.2×	625 1.2×	563 1.1×	308 0.7×	441 1.1×	84	3.3k
Jean‐Philippe Azulay France	31	2.0k 1.1×	858 1.6×	330 0.7×	437 1.0×	268 0.7×	107	2.8k
Tien K. Khoo Australia	33	3.1k 1.7×	642 1.2×	736 1.5×	774 1.8×	380 1.0×	69	4.2k
Sebastian Heinzel Germany	23	1.1k 0.6×	401 0.8×	369 0.7×	771 1.8×	167 0.4×	52	2.5k
Bart Post Netherlands	24	2.6k 1.4×	442 0.8×	871 1.8×	685 1.6×	490 1.3×	58	3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by William Zhu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Zhu

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17 of 17 papers shown

Zhu, William, et al.. (2025). Chondrocutaneous composite grafts are a viable option for nasal alar defects larger than 1.5 cm. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 113. 77–84.

Yunker, Amanda, et al.. (2025). Female Dyspareunia and the Relationship to Neurophysiologic Mechanisms: A Scoping Review. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 33(1). 34–59.

Zhu, William, et al.. (2024). Mass spectrometry identifies tau C‐terminal phosphorylation cluster during neuronal hyperexcitation. Journal of Neurochemistry. 169(1). e16221–e16221. 1 indexed citations

Chi, David, et al.. (2023). Free functional muscle transfer for lower extremity reconstruction. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 86. 288–299. 4 indexed citations

Felder, John M., et al.. (2022). The SIEA SHRIMP Flap: An Ultrathin Axial Pattern Free Flap Useable in Obese Patients. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. 10(4). e4274–e4274. 2 indexed citations

Zhu, William, Xiaoping Huang, Sara Bandrés‐Ciga, et al.. (2021). Heterozygous PRKN mutations are common but do not increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease. Brain. 145(6). 2077–2091. 31 indexed citations

Isonaka, Risa, David S. Goldstein, William Zhu, et al.. (2021). α‐Synuclein Deposition in Sympathetic Nerve Fibers in Genetic Forms of Parkinson's Disease. Movement Disorders. 36(10). 2346–2357. 19 indexed citations

Zhu, William, et al.. (2019). Speech and Audiology Outcomes Following Single-stage Versus Early 2-stage Cleft Palate Repair. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. 7(8S-1). 56–57. 1 indexed citations

Zhu, William, et al.. (2019). The Cost to Attending Surgeons of Resident Involvement in Academic Hand Surgery. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 82(5S). S285–S288. 20 indexed citations

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Lee, Sang‐Hee, William Zhu, Christina Wu, et al.. (2019). MP81-19 MECHANISMS OF ANTI-ANDROGEN RESISTANCE IN A 3D PATIENT-DERIVED ORGANOID MODEL OF BONE METASTATIC PROSTATE CANCER. The Journal of Urology. 201(Supplement 4). 1 indexed citations

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Shepard, Ryan D., Shawn Gouty, Haifa Kassis, et al.. (2018). Targeting histone deacetylation for recovery of maternal deprivation-induced changes in BDNF and AKAP150 expression in the VTA. Experimental Neurology. 309. 160–168. 31 indexed citations

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Brandel, Michael G., Cecilia L. Dalle Ore, Chris Reid, et al.. (2018). Distraction Osteogenesis for Unicoronal Craniosynostosis: Rotational Flap Technique and Case Series. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 142(6). 904e–908e. 18 indexed citations

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Dobke, Marek, et al.. (2018). The Influence of Patient Exposure to Breast Reconstruction Approaches and Education on Patient Choices in Breast Cancer Treatment. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 83(2). 206–210. 14 indexed citations

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Brandel, Michael G., Cecilia L. Dalle Ore, Chris Reid, et al.. (2018). A Novel Method for Quantifying Intracranial Volume Change by Distraction Osteogenesis for Craniosynostosis. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 80(5S). S251–S256. 13 indexed citations

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Adams, Jamie, Karthik Dinesh, Mulin Xiong, et al.. (2017). Multiple Wearable Sensors in Parkinson and Huntington Disease Individuals: A Pilot Study in Clinic and at Home. PubMed. 1(1). 52–63. 2449 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dorsey, E. Ray, Lucien JLPG Engelen, Karl Kieburtz, et al.. (2016). Moving Parkinson care to the home. Movement Disorders. 31(9). 1258–1262. 81 indexed citations

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Murphy, Jill, Elliot M. Goldner, Charles H. Goldsmith, et al.. (2015). Selection of depression measures for use among Vietnamese populations in primary care settings: a scoping review. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 9(1). 31–31. 15 indexed citations

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