Yongjun Zheng

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Yongjun Zheng is a scholar working on Rehabilitation, Molecular Biology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Yongjun Zheng has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Rehabilitation, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Yongjun Zheng's work include Wound Healing and Treatments (26 papers), Corneal Surgery and Treatments (7 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (7 papers). Yongjun Zheng is often cited by papers focused on Wound Healing and Treatments (26 papers), Corneal Surgery and Treatments (7 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (7 papers). Yongjun Zheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Yongjun Zheng's co-authors include Zhaofan Xia, Shichu Xiao, Linyong Zhu, Futing Shu, Xiangrui Wang, Jian Zhang, Jimmy Lee, Xiaoyang Wu, Jiping Yue and Shilong Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The EMBO Journal and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Yongjun Zheng

53 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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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.

A pulsatile release platform based on photo-induced imine-crosslinking hydrogel promotes scarless wound healing

2021 244 citations Yongjun Zheng, Zhaofan Xia et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yongjun Zheng China	20	566	332	268	228	180	56	1.4k
Robert Nunan United Kingdom	6	868 1.5×	302 0.9×	268 1.0×	205 0.9×	116 0.6×	7	1.4k
Mohammad Bayat Iran	32	921 1.6×	348 1.0×	163 0.6×	296 1.3×	162 0.9×	156	2.8k
Yun Sun China	25	575 1.0×	617 1.9×	320 1.2×	276 1.2×	410 2.3×	65	2.0k
Tianzhen Xu China	13	781 1.4×	637 1.9×	505 1.9×	271 1.2×	340 1.9×	18	1.9k
Antonios Kafanas United States	12	859 1.5×	301 0.9×	197 0.7×	184 0.8×	128 0.7×	18	1.4k
Kenneth W. Liechty United States	17	937 1.7×	376 1.1×	293 1.1×	128 0.6×	120 0.7×	25	1.6k
Xiaofan Yang China	23	837 1.5×	754 2.3×	549 2.0×	184 0.8×	406 2.3×	63	2.1k
Dongsheng Yu China	20	227 0.4×	914 2.8×	308 1.1×	500 2.2×	301 1.7×	60	2.3k
Ermelindo C. Leal Portugal	31	1.1k 1.9×	786 2.4×	327 1.2×	212 0.9×	131 0.7×	56	2.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yongjun Zheng

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Wu, Yanshuang, Chao Ji, Zhenzhen Yan, et al.. (2025). Biological Coatings: Advanced Strategies Driving Multifunctionality and Clinical Potential in Dermal Substitutes. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials. 113(3). e35545–e35545. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Wenzhang, Futing Shu, Lu Yang, et al.. (2025). AntagomiR-192-5p-engineered exosomes encapsulated in MXene-modified GelMA hydrogel facilitated epithelization of burn wounds by targeting OLFM4. Bioactive Materials. 52. 318–337. 1 indexed citations

Shu, Futing, Wei Zhang, Wenzhang Liu, et al.. (2025). Junctional adhesion molecule A orchestrates endothelial cell-driven angiogenesis and wound healing in diabetes. Pharmacological Research. 217. 107796–107796. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Lu, Tianyi Liu, Huijun Zhao, et al.. (2025). Mannose-modified exosomes loaded with MiR-23b-3p target alveolar macrophages to alleviate acute lung injury in Sepsis. Journal of Controlled Release. 379. 832–847. 10 indexed citations

Zhou, Zixuan, Zheng Chen, Chao Ji, et al.. (2024). A dopamine-assisted antioxidative in situ-forming hydrogel with photothermal therapy for enhancing scarless burn wound healing. Chemical Engineering Journal. 498. 155389–155389. 11 indexed citations

He, Heng, et al.. (2024). Endothelial Cell Dysfunction Due to Molecules Secreted by Macrophages in Sepsis. Biomolecules. 14(8). 980–980. 7 indexed citations

Xiang, Peng, Xin Chen, Lingyun Chen, et al.. (2024). Targeting Grancalcin Accelerates Wound Healing by Improving Angiogenesis in Diabetes. Advanced Science. 11(14). e2305856–e2305856. 27 indexed citations

Ji, Chao, Yuxiang Wang, Tiansheng Chen, et al.. (2024). Mixed grafting of small auto- and cryopreserved allo-skin for residual wound repair in severe burn patients: A retrospective study. Burns. 51(2). 107356–107356.

Zhou, Zixuan, Chao Ji, Shizhao Ji, et al.. (2023). Acceleration of burn wound healing by micronized amniotic membrane seeded with umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Materials Today Bio. 20. 100686–100686. 17 indexed citations

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Zheng, Yongjun, et al.. (2023). Metabolic Reprogramming and Its Regulatory Mechanism in Sepsis-Mediated Inflammation. Journal of Inflammation Research. Volume 16. 1195–1207. 30 indexed citations

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Yu, Peng, et al.. (2023). KLF9 inhibits the proliferation, invasion, and migration of renal cell carcinoma through the SDF‐1/CXCR4 axis. The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences. 39(6). 587–595. 5 indexed citations

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Xiao, Ye, Feng Xu, Yujue Li, et al.. (2023). Splicing factor YBX1 regulates bone marrow stromal cell fate during aging. The EMBO Journal. 42(9). e111762–e111762. 47 indexed citations

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Shu, Futing, Wei Zhang, Wenzhang Liu, et al.. (2023). JAM-A Overexpression in Human Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Accelerated the Angiogenesis of Diabetic Wound By Enhancing Both Paracrine Function and Survival of Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. 19(5). 1554–1575. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yiqing, Yongjun Zheng, Futing Shu, et al.. (2021). In situ-formed adhesive hyaluronic acid hydrogel with prolonged amnion-derived conditioned medium release for diabetic wound repair. Carbohydrate Polymers. 276. 118752–118752. 64 indexed citations

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Peng, Baogan, Lin Wang, Hao Jiang, et al.. (2021). Expert consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of myofascial pain syndrome. World Journal of Clinical Cases. 9(9). 2077–2089. 44 indexed citations

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Zheng, Yongjun, et al.. (2021). Chinese Association for the Study of Pain: Expert consensus on diagnosis and treatment for lumbar disc herniation. World Journal of Clinical Cases. 9(9). 2058–2067. 17 indexed citations

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Tellechea, Ana, Sha Bai, Seema Dangwal, et al.. (2019). Topical Application of a Mast Cell Stabilizer Improves Impaired Diabetic Wound Healing. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 140(4). 901–911.e11. 60 indexed citations

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Zheng, Yongjun, Shizhao Ji, Haibin Wu, et al.. (2015). Acceleration of diabetic wound healing by a cryopreserved living dermal substitute created by micronized amnion seeded with fibroblasts.. PubMed. 7(12). 2683–93. 16 indexed citations

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Wu, Minjuan, Shizhao Ji, Shichu Xiao, et al.. (2015). JAM-A promotes wound healing by enhancing both homing and secretory activities of mesenchymal stem cells. Clinical Science. 129(7). 575–588. 24 indexed citations

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Xiao, Shichu & Yongjun Zheng. (2009). Women in art. PubMed. 36(3). 166–170. 1 indexed citations

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