Yongqiang Sha

633 total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 469 citations indexed

About

Yongqiang Sha is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yongqiang Sha has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 469 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Surgery and 5 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Yongqiang Sha's work include Tendon Structure and Treatment (5 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (4 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (3 papers). Yongqiang Sha is often cited by papers focused on Tendon Structure and Treatment (5 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (4 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (3 papers). Yongqiang Sha collaborates with scholars based in China, Thailand and Iraq. Yongqiang Sha's co-authors include Li Yang, Yonggang Lv, Chunli Wang, Qingjia Chi, Kang Xu, Guobao Chen, Pengcheng Zhao, Tao Sun, Nianguo Dong and Sixiang Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Neuroscience, Biomaterials and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yongqiang Sha

22 papers receiving 464 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.

Gut microbiota‐derived butyric acid regulates calcific aortic valve disease pathogenesis by modulating GAPDH lactylation and butyrylation

2025 36 citations Chunli Wang, Tingwen Zhou et al. iMeta profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yongqiang Sha China	12	207	86	82	80	71	24	469
Jae Won Kyung South Korea	14	240 1.2×	80 0.9×	30 0.4×	104 1.3×	49 0.7×	18	588
Yuang Zhang China	14	187 0.9×	78 0.9×	23 0.3×	99 1.2×	46 0.6×	40	524
Xinhui Zhu China	16	348 1.7×	45 0.5×	46 0.6×	45 0.6×	51 0.7×	48	670
Huimin Hu China	15	422 2.0×	53 0.6×	41 0.5×	108 1.4×	55 0.8×	28	808
Valentina Basoli Switzerland	15	284 1.4×	129 1.5×	30 0.4×	87 1.1×	82 1.2×	31	647
Halei C. Benefield United States	8	183 0.9×	44 0.5×	45 0.5×	87 1.1×	199 2.8×	11	571
Roberto Tiribuzi Italy	17	271 1.3×	212 2.5×	24 0.3×	80 1.0×	45 0.6×	34	823
Yonghui Hou China	14	257 1.2×	45 0.5×	44 0.5×	86 1.1×	39 0.5×	22	519
Jun Aikawa Japan	16	215 1.0×	67 0.8×	75 0.9×	161 2.0×	285 4.0×	55	767

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yongqiang Sha

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20 of 20 papers shown

Qian, Yuna, Sixiang Wang, Yongqiang Sha, et al.. (2025). Hydrogel-guided p-LOX nanodrug delivery modulates metabolic microenvironment for cartilage repair in osteoarthritis. Biomaterials. 328. 123806–123806.

Wang, Chunli, Tingwen Zhou, Jiaqin Wu, et al.. (2025). Gut microbiota‐derived butyric acid regulates calcific aortic valve disease pathogenesis by modulating GAPDH lactylation and butyrylation. iMeta. 4(4). e70048–e70048. 36 indexed citations breakdown →

Sha, Yongqiang, et al.. (2022). Mechano Growth Factor Accelerates ACL Repair and Improves Cell Mobility of Mechanically Injured Human ACL Fibroblasts by Targeting Rac1-PAK1/2 and RhoA-ROCK1 Pathways. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(8). 4331–4331. 11 indexed citations

Sha, Yongqiang, et al.. (2022). Single-Cell Transcriptomics of Endothelial Cells in Upper and Lower Human Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Current Oncology. 29(10). 7680–7694. 9 indexed citations

Sha, Yongqiang, et al.. (2022). The Roles of IGF-1 and MGF on Nerve Regeneration under Hypoxia-Ischemia, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Physical Trauma. Current Protein and Peptide Science. 24(2). 143–155. 6 indexed citations

Sha, Yongqiang, Wenjie Cai, Qingjia Chi, et al.. (2021). Pretreatment with mechano growth factor E peptide attenuates osteoarthritis through improving cell proliferation and extracellular matrix synthesis in chondrocytes under severe hypoxia. International Immunopharmacology. 97. 107628–107628. 9 indexed citations

Wang, Jing, Yongqiang Sha, & Tao Sun. (2021). m6A Modifications Play Crucial Roles in Glial Cell Development and Brain Tumorigenesis. Frontiers in Oncology. 11. 611660–611660. 11 indexed citations

Yu, Yuan, Zhiwei Zeng, Yongqiang Sha, et al.. (2021). Interneuron origin and molecular diversity in the human fetal brain. Nature Neuroscience. 24(12). 1745–1756. 59 indexed citations

Wang, Chunli, Qingjia Chi, Yongqiang Sha, et al.. (2020). Mechanical injury and IL-1β regulated LOXs and MMP-1, 2, 3 expression in ACL fibroblasts co-cultured with synoviocytes. Biotechnology Letters. 42(8). 1567–1579. 6 indexed citations

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Xu, Kang, Yongqiang Sha, Sixiang Wang, et al.. (2019). Effects of Bakuchiol on chondrocyte proliferation via the PI3K‐Akt and ERK1/2 pathways mediated by the estrogen receptor for promotion of the regeneration of knee articular cartilage defects. Cell Proliferation. 52(5). e12666–e12666. 45 indexed citations

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Wang, Chunli, Yongqiang Sha, Qingjia Chi, et al.. (2018). Psoralen Protects Chondrocytes, Exhibits Anti-Inflammatory Effects on Synoviocytes, and Attenuates Monosodium Iodoacetate-Induced Osteoarthritis. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 15(1). 229–238. 44 indexed citations

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Sha, Yongqiang, Li Yang, & Yonggang Lv. (2018). MGF E peptide improves anterior cruciate ligament repair by inhibiting hypoxia‐induced cell apoptosis and accelerating angiogenesis. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 234(6). 8846–8861. 18 indexed citations

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Sha, Yongqiang, Li Yang, & Yonggang Lv. (2018). ERK1/2 and Akt phosphorylation were essential for MGF E peptide regulating cell morphology and mobility but not proangiogenic capacity of BMSCs under severe hypoxia. Cell Biochemistry and Function. 36(3). 155–165. 6 indexed citations

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Sha, Yongqiang, et al.. (2017). MGF E peptide pretreatment improves the proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs via MEK-ERK1/2 and PI3K-Akt pathway under severe hypoxia. Life Sciences. 189. 52–62. 26 indexed citations

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He, Jianhua, Lili Dong, Kang Xu, et al.. (2017). Mechano growth factor E peptide inhibits invasion of melanoma cells and up-regulates CHOP expression via endoplasmic reticulum stress. Biotechnology Letters. 40(1). 205–213. 3 indexed citations

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Sha, Yongqiang, et al.. (2017). MGF E peptide pretreatment improves collagen synthesis and cell proliferation of injured human ACL fibroblasts via MEK-ERK1/2 signaling pathway. Growth Factors. 35(1). 29–38. 15 indexed citations

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Xu, Kang, Yanjun Sun, Chunli Wang, et al.. (2017). Synergistic promoting effects of bone morphogenetic protein 12/connective tissue growth factor on functional differentiation of tendon derived stem cells and patellar tendon window defect regeneration. Journal of Biomechanics. 66. 95–102. 23 indexed citations

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Lv, Yonggang, et al.. (2015). In vivo repair of rat transected sciatic nerve by low-intensity pulsed ultrasound and induced pluripotent stem cells-derived neural crest stem cells. Biotechnology Letters. 37(12). 2497–2506. 47 indexed citations

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Lv, Yonggang, Xiao-Ying Hao, Yongqiang Sha, & Li Yang. (2014). Pretreatment with mechano-growth factor E peptide protects bone marrow mesenchymal cells against damage by fluid shear stress. Biotechnology Letters. 36(12). 2559–2569. 12 indexed citations

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Sha, Yongqiang, et al.. (2010). Poisson Prediction of the Loss of Teachers in High Schools. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1–3.

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