Wunai Zhang

809 total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 611 citations indexed

About

Wunai Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Wunai Zhang has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 611 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Oncology and 5 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Wunai Zhang's work include Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (2 papers), Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis (2 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (2 papers). Wunai Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (2 papers), Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis (2 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (2 papers). Wunai Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China and Germany. Wunai Zhang's co-authors include Simei Zhang, Weikun Qian, Zheng Wang, Yangyang Yue, Ying Xiao, Shuai Wu, Tao Qin, Li Li, Weifan Zhang and Zeen Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Cancer Letters and Cell Death and Disease.

In The Last Decade

Wunai Zhang

14 papers receiving 607 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

NLRP3 Inflammasome and Inflammatory Diseases

2020 265 citations Zheng Wang, Simei Zhang et al. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wunai Zhang China	10	348	132	119	109	98	15	611
Xianguo Chen China	17	396 1.1×	105 0.8×	230 1.9×	104 1.0×	89 0.9×	50	769
Hongxiu Han China	13	304 0.9×	101 0.8×	179 1.5×	68 0.6×	129 1.3×	24	630
Minseob Eom South Korea	14	352 1.0×	127 1.0×	121 1.0×	69 0.6×	172 1.8×	45	797
Tao Qin China	14	388 1.1×	50 0.4×	112 0.9×	136 1.2×	166 1.7×	20	702
Linhai Zhu China	14	272 0.8×	138 1.0×	98 0.8×	50 0.5×	183 1.9×	55	605
Ruibao Chen China	14	312 0.9×	82 0.6×	106 0.9×	59 0.5×	50 0.5×	32	609
Longjiang Shao United States	16	405 1.2×	196 1.5×	199 1.7×	103 0.9×	86 0.9×	24	834
Shilei Zhao China	19	447 1.3×	122 0.9×	155 1.3×	76 0.7×	95 1.0×	52	776
Huishan Zhao China	16	328 0.9×	93 0.7×	166 1.4×	160 1.5×	102 1.0×	43	754

Countries citing papers authored by Wunai Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wunai Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wunai Zhang

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

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15 of 15 papers shown

Zhou, Cancan, Zhengyuan Feng, Weikun Qian, et al.. (2025). Elevated SREBP1 accelerates the initiation and growth of pancreatic cancer by targeting SOX9. Biology Direct. 20(1). 6–6. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Shuai, Jiaqiang Ren, Weikun Qian, et al.. (2023). Synergistic effects of resveratrol with gemcitabine in pancreatic cancer chemotherapy by inhibiting the c-Met/PARP1 axis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(4). 267–278.

Zhang, Weifan, Mengyuan Gong, Wunai Zhang, et al.. (2022). Thiostrepton induces ferroptosis in pancreatic cancer cells through STAT3/GPX4 signalling. Cell Death and Disease. 13(7). 630–630. 122 indexed citations

Zhang, Simei, Shuang Cao, Mengyuan Gong, et al.. (2022). Mechanically activated ion channel Piezo1 contributes to melanoma malignant progression through AKT/mTOR signaling. Cancer Biology & Therapy. 23(1). 336–347. 21 indexed citations

Zhang, Weifan, Weikun Qian, Mengyuan Gong, et al.. (2022). Mutant p53 driven-LINC00857, a protein scaffold between FOXM1 and deubiquitinase OTUB1, promotes the metastasis of pancreatic cancer. Cancer Letters. 552. 215976–215976. 29 indexed citations

Zhang, Wunai, Rui He, Wenbin Yang, et al.. (2022). Autophagic Schwann cells promote perineural invasion mediated by the NGF/ATG7 paracrine pathway in pancreatic cancer. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 41(1). 63 indexed citations

Yue, Yangyang, Kaijie Wu, Weikun Qian, et al.. (2022). RASAL2 mediated the enhancement of YAP1/TIAM1 signaling promotes malignant phenotypes of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 18(10). 4245–4259. 3 indexed citations

Zhu, Zeen, Xueni Wang, Wunai Zhang, et al.. (2022). Huaier suppresses pancreatic cancer progression via activating cell autophagy induced ferroptosis. Frontiers in Oncology. 12. 960858–960858. 16 indexed citations

Zhang, Lun, Wunai Zhang, Xin Zhang, et al.. (2022). High‑glucose microenvironment promotes perineural invasion of pancreatic cancer via activation of hypoxia inducible factor 1α. Oncology Reports. 47(4). 9 indexed citations

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Zhang, Weifan, Simei Zhang, Wunai Zhang, et al.. (2021). Matrix stiffness and its influence on pancreatic diseases. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer. 1876(1). 188583–188583. 32 indexed citations

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Qin, Tao, Jie Li, Ying Xiao, et al.. (2021). Honokiol Suppresses Perineural Invasion of Pancreatic Cancer by Inhibiting SMAD2/3 Signaling. Frontiers in Oncology. 11. 728583–728583. 27 indexed citations

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Zhang, Simei, Wunai Zhang, Ying Xiao, et al.. (2020). Targeting MUC15 Protein in Cancer: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Perspectives. Current Cancer Drug Targets. 20(9). 647–653. 9 indexed citations

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Wang, Zheng, Simei Zhang, Ying Xiao, et al.. (2020). NLRP3 Inflammasome and Inflammatory Diseases. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2020. 1–11. 265 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Wunai, Rui He, Shuo Chen, et al.. (2020). The JAM-B/c-src/MMP9 pathway is associated with progression and regulates the invasion of pancreatic cancer. Journal of Cancer. 11(11). 3246–3255. 8 indexed citations

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He, Rui, Wunai Zhang, Shuo Chen, et al.. (2020). Transcriptional Profiling Reveals the Regulatory Role of DNER in Promoting Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms. Frontiers in Genetics. 11. 587402–587402. 6 indexed citations

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