Yingzhen Du

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
25 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Yingzhen Du is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yingzhen Du has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Epidemiology, 6 papers in Infectious Diseases and 5 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Yingzhen Du's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (5 papers), Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (4 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (4 papers). Yingzhen Du is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (5 papers), Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (4 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (4 papers). Yingzhen Du collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Yingzhen Du's co-authors include Guogang Xu, Tianzhi Li, Runsheng Wang, Lei Tu, Qinyong Hu, Chao Hu, Mi Mu, Pengcheng Yang, Yu Sun and Jing Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yingzhen Du

23 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients With Digestive Symptoms in Hubei, China: A Descriptive, Cross-Sectional, Multicenter Study

2020 1.2k citations Mi Mu, Pengcheng Yang et al. profile →
Clinical Features of 85 Fatal Cases of COVID-19 from Wuhan. A Retrospective Observational Study

2020 642 citations Yingzhen Du, Lei Tu et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yingzhen Du China	12	1.5k	816	354	297	277	25	2.3k
Qinyong Hu China	14	1.6k 1.0×	844 1.0×	502 1.4×	237 0.8×	293 1.1×	35	2.5k
Hongliu Cai China	16	1.6k 1.0×	774 0.9×	416 1.2×	318 1.1×	233 0.8×	51	2.7k
Mi Mu China	8	1.4k 0.9×	762 0.9×	339 1.0×	205 0.7×	165 0.6×	10	2.0k
Pengcheng Yang China	6	1.5k 1.0×	772 0.9×	343 1.0×	197 0.7×	154 0.6×	9	2.0k
Lei Tu China	20	1.6k 1.1×	863 1.1×	547 1.5×	288 1.0×	442 1.6×	62	3.1k
Stefanie W. Benoit United States	20	1.9k 1.3×	937 1.1×	473 1.3×	421 1.4×	232 0.8×	51	2.9k
Wen Wang China	21	997 0.7×	582 0.7×	368 1.0×	295 1.0×	465 1.7×	72	2.3k
Yongxi Zhang China	20	2.2k 1.4×	1.1k 1.4×	560 1.6×	460 1.5×	267 1.0×	56	3.0k
Xiaoyan Wu China	12	2.3k 1.5×	1.4k 1.7×	618 1.7×	449 1.5×	256 0.9×	31	3.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yingzhen Du

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All Works

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Liu, Chuanbin, et al.. (2025). Association Between Neutrophil Percentage to-Albumin Ratio, Neutrophil to-Lymphocyte Ratio, Platelet-to Lymphocyte Ratio and in-Hospital Mortality in Elder Patients with Bloodstream Infections. Journal of Inflammation Research. Volume 18. 11509–11520.

Yang, Yang, et al.. (2025). Low NAPR as a Novel Indicator for Predicting Escherichia coli Bloodstream Infection and Improved Prognostic Outcomes in Elderly Hospitalized Inpatients: A 12-years Retrospective Cohort Study. Clinical Interventions in Aging. Volume 20. 2303–2315.

Zhuang, Haowen, Chun Li, Ruiqi Cai, et al.. (2025). Ligustrazine nano-drug delivery system ameliorates doxorubicin-mediated myocardial injury via piezo-type mechanosensitive ion channel component 1-prohibitin 2-mediated mitochondrial quality surveillance. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 23(1). 383–383. 13 indexed citations

Zhu, Pingjun, et al.. (2024). Receptor-Interacting Protein Kinase 3-Mediated Modulation of Endothelial Cell Necroptosis and Mitochondrial Dysfunction through AMPK/Drp1 Signaling Pathway: Insights into the Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Lung Injury. International Journal of Medical Sciences. 22(1). 71–86. 4 indexed citations

Zhu, Pingjun, X. L. Wang, Jianbo Zhu, et al.. (2024). BCAP31 Alleviates Lipopolysaccharide-Mediated Acute Lung Injury via Induction of PINK1/Parkin in Alveolar Epithelial Type II Cell. Research. 7. 498–498. 4 indexed citations

Du, Yingzhen, Jialei Li, Yuxin Chen, et al.. (2024). Pyruvate kinase M2 sustains cardiac mitochondrial quality surveillance in septic cardiomyopathy by regulating prohibitin 2 abundance via S91 phosphorylation. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 81(1). 254–254. 5 indexed citations

Du, Yingzhen, Pingjun Zhu, Tian Xia, et al.. (2024). DNA-PKcs Phosphorylates Cofilin2 to Induce Endothelial Dysfunction and Microcirculatory Disorder in Endotoxemic Cardiomyopathy. Research. 7. 331–331. 9 indexed citations

Fan, Jiao, et al.. (2023). Investigation of the shared gene signatures and molecular mechanisms between obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and asthma. Gene. 896. 148029–148029. 5 indexed citations

Huang, Shuai, et al.. (2023). Lats2 deficiency protects the heart against myocardial infarction by reducing inflammation and inhibiting mitochondrial fission and STING/p65 signaling. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 19(11). 3428–3440. 11 indexed citations

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Zhan, Xi, Yingzhen Du, Chao Hu, et al.. (2022). Features of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy‐diagnosed fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. The Clinical Respiratory Journal. 17(1). 50–58. 3 indexed citations

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Luο, Xingguang, Xiaoyun Guo, Yong Zhang, et al.. (2021). Psychological responses among nurses caring for patients with COVID-19: a comparative study in China. Translational Psychiatry. 11(1). 273–273. 8 indexed citations

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Zhu, Pingjun, Kun Wan, Ming Yin, et al.. (2021). RIPK3 Induces Cardiomyocyte Necroptosis via Inhibition of AMPK‐Parkin‐Mitophagy in Cardiac Remodelling after Myocardial Infarction. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2021(1). 6635955–6635955. 40 indexed citations

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Du, Yingzhen, Lei Tu, Pingjun Zhu, et al.. (2020). Clinical Features of 85 Fatal Cases of COVID-19 from Wuhan. A Retrospective Observational Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 201(11). 1372–1379. 642 indexed citations breakdown →

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Du, Yingzhen, Pingjun Zhu, Xi Wang, et al.. (2020). Pirfenidone alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced lung injury by accentuating BAP31 regulation of ER stress and mitochondrial injury. Journal of Autoimmunity. 112. 102464–102464. 33 indexed citations

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Xu, Guogang, Yongshi Yang, Yingzhen Du, et al.. (2020). Clinical Pathway for Early Diagnosis of COVID-19: Updates from Experience to Evidence-Based Practice. Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology. 59(1). 89–100. 66 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhijian, Jie Lu, Yingzhen Du, et al.. (2019). Comparison of in vitro synergistic effect between clarithromycin or azithromycin in combination with amikacin against Mycobacterium intracellulare. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 18. 183–186. 3 indexed citations

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Du, Yingzhen, et al.. (2018). Genetic diversity of antigen 38 kDa in Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from China. Tuberculosis. 110. 20–25. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Xi, Yingzhen Du, Li Fan, et al.. (2013). Relationships between HDL-C, hs-CRP, with Central Arterial Stiffness in Apparently Healthy People Undergoing a General Health Examination. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e81778–e81778. 23 indexed citations

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Liu, Yu, Suozhu Shi, Zhaoyan Gu, et al.. (2012). Impaired autophagic function in rat islets with aging. AGE. 35(5). 1531–1544. 42 indexed citations

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Gu, Zhaoyan, Yingzhen Du, Yu Liu, et al.. (2011). Effect of aging on islet beta-cell function and its mechanisms in Wistar rats. AGE. 34(6). 1393–1403. 26 indexed citations

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