Ya‐Qun Zhou

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Ya‐Qun Zhou is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Ya‐Qun Zhou has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Physiology, 28 papers in Molecular Biology and 17 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Ya‐Qun Zhou's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (45 papers), Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds (13 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (8 papers). Ya‐Qun Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (45 papers), Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds (13 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (8 papers). Ya‐Qun Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Ya‐Qun Zhou's co-authors include Dawei Ye, Yuke Tian, Dai-Qiang Liu, Shuping Chen, Jia Sun, Wei Mei, Long-Qing Zhang, Haowen Zhang, Shao‐Jie Gao and Zheng Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Neurophysiology and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Ya‐Qun Zhou

77 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Interleukin-6: an emerging regulator of pathological pain

2016 317 citations Ya‐Qun Zhou, Shuping Chen et al. Journal of Neuroinflammation profile →

Peers

Ya‐Qun Zhou

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Yuke Tian China

Gu Seob Roh South Korea

Hongmei Zhang China

Laura Micheli Italy

Ellen Niederberger Germany

Céline Demougeot France

Liang Hu China

Wen Xiao China

Corbin Bachmeier United States

Weiwei Chen China

Yuke Tian China

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ya‐Qun Zhou

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Dai, Xinyi, Wenlu Song, Jiayi Wu, et al.. (2025). The role of PGC-1α in brain injury: mechanisms and therapeutic potential. 1 indexed citations

Hu, Junjie, Ya‐Qun Zhou, Zhiheng Liu, et al.. (2024). DNA damage induced PARP‐1 overactivation confers paclitaxel‐induced neuropathic pain by regulating mitochondrial oxidative metabolism. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 30(9). e70012–e70012. 3 indexed citations

Dai, Xinyi, Danyang Li, Jiayi Wu, et al.. (2024). MFG-E8 Ameliorates Nerve Injury-Induced Neuropathic Pain by Regulating Microglial Polarization and Neuroinflammation via Integrin β3/SOCS3/STAT3 Pathway in Mice. Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology. 19(1). 49–49.

Liu, Dai-Qiang, et al.. (2024). Targeting TRPM channels for cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 45(10). 862–867. 8 indexed citations

Chen, Nan, et al.. (2024). PGC‐1α activation ameliorates cancer-induced bone pain via inhibiting apoptosis of GABAergic interneurons. Biochemical Pharmacology. 222. 116053–116053. 4 indexed citations

Li, Danyang, Shao‐Jie Gao, Jia Sun, et al.. (2022). Notch signaling activation contributes to paclitaxel-induced neuropathic pain via activation of A1 astrocytes. European Journal of Pharmacology. 928. 175130–175130. 14 indexed citations

Sun, Jia, Fan‐He Song, Jiayi Wu, et al.. (2022). Sestrin2 overexpression attenuates osteoarthritis pain via induction of AMPK/PGC-1α-mediated mitochondrial biogenesis and suppression of neuroinflammation. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 102. 53–70. 76 indexed citations

Zhang, Long-Qing, Shao‐Jie Gao, Jia Sun, et al.. (2022). DKK3 ameliorates neuropathic pain via inhibiting ASK-1/JNK/p-38-mediated microglia polarization and neuroinflammation. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 19(1). 129–129. 83 indexed citations

Huang, Jian, Luxin Wang, Yunli Shen, et al.. (2022). CDC-like kinase 4 deficiency contributes to pathological cardiac hypertrophy by modulating NEXN phosphorylation. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4433–4433. 12 indexed citations

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Zhou, Ya‐Qun, Wei Mei, Xuebi Tian, et al.. (2021). The therapeutic potential of Nrf2 inducers in chronic pain: Evidence from preclinical studies. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 225. 107846–107846. 53 indexed citations

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Zhou, Ya‐Qun, Xuebi Tian, Yuke Tian, et al.. (2021). Wnt signaling: A prospective therapeutic target for chronic pain. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 231. 107984–107984. 22 indexed citations

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Zhou, Ya‐Qun, Dai-Qiang Liu, Shuping Chen, et al.. (2020). PPARγ activation mitigates mechanical allodynia in paclitaxel-induced neuropathic pain via induction of Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 129. 110356–110356. 42 indexed citations

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Chen, Shuping, Ya‐Qun Zhou, Xiaomei Wang, et al.. (2019). Pharmacological inhibition of the NLRP3 inﬂammasome as a potential target for cancer-induced bone pain. Pharmacological Research. 147. 104339–104339. 59 indexed citations

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Sun, Jia, Ya‐Qun Zhou, Shuping Chen, et al.. (2019). The endocannabinoid system: Novel targets for treating cancer induced bone pain. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 120. 109504–109504. 17 indexed citations

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Zhou, Ya‐Qun, Dai-Qiang Liu, Shuping Chen, et al.. (2018). Minocycline as a promising therapeutic strategy for chronic pain. Pharmacological Research. 134. 305–310. 61 indexed citations

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Zhou, Ya‐Qun, Dai-Qiang Liu, Shuping Chen, et al.. (2017). Reactive oxygen species scavengers ameliorate mechanical allodynia in a rat model of cancer-induced bone pain. Redox Biology. 14. 391–397. 76 indexed citations

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Shi, Dai, Ya‐Qun Zhou, Hua Zheng, et al.. (2016). MHC-I promotes apoptosis of GABAergic interneurons in the spinal dorsal horn and contributes to cancer induced bone pain. Experimental Neurology. 286. 12–20. 38 indexed citations

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Song, Zhenpeng, Bingrui Xiong, Hua Zheng, et al.. (2016). STAT1 as a downstream mediator of ERK signaling contributes to bone cancer pain by regulating MHC II expression in spinal microglia. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 60. 161–173. 37 indexed citations

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Zhu, Mingxin, Mingwu Li, Ya‐Qun Zhou, et al.. (2016). Isoflurane enhances the malignant potential of glioblastoma stem cells by promoting their viability, mobility in vitro and migratory capacity in vivo. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 116(6). 870–877. 48 indexed citations

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Zhou, Ya‐Qun, et al.. (2015). Chemokines and Their Receptors: Potential Therapeutic Targets for Bone Cancer Pain. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 21(34). 5029–5033. 31 indexed citations

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