Z. Ryan Tian

8.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
187 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Z. Ryan Tian is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Neurology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Z. Ryan Tian has authored 187 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Materials Chemistry, 34 papers in Neurology and 24 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Z. Ryan Tian's work include Neurological Disorders and Treatments (28 papers), ZnO doping and properties (16 papers) and Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (14 papers). Z. Ryan Tian is often cited by papers focused on Neurological Disorders and Treatments (28 papers), ZnO doping and properties (16 papers) and Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (14 papers). Z. Ryan Tian collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Sweden. Z. Ryan Tian's co-authors include James A. Voigt, Bonnie Beth McKenzie, Matthew J. McDermott, Steven L. Suib, Niangao Duan, Jun Liu, Hiromi Konishi, Huifang Xu, Mark A. Rodriguez and Huifang Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Z. Ryan Tian

168 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

Complex and oriented ZnO nanostructures 1997 2026 2006 2016 2003 1997 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Complex and oriented ZnO nanostructures
    2003 1.3k citations Z. Ryan Tian et al. profile →
  2. Manganese Oxide Mesoporous Structures: Mixed-Valent Semiconducting Catalysts
    1997 593 citations Z. Ryan Tian et al. profile →

Peers

Z. Ryan Tian
Christian Heß Germany
Wenjie Tang China
Wenjun Li China
Ching‐Yuan Su Taiwan
Ligong Zhang China
Fan Yang China
Wenming Liu China
Jianjun Wang China
Liancheng Zhao China
Xuguang Liu China
Christian Heß Germany
Z. Ryan Tian
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Fields of papers citing papers by Z. Ryan Tian

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Z. Ryan Tian

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

All Works

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Tian, Z. Ryan, et al.. (2025). Effect of non-metallic X (X = C, N, O) doping and tensile strain on the optoelectronic properties of monolayer 2H-GaS. Materials Today Communications. 44. 112131–112131. 2 indexed citations
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Miao, Rui, Chunyan Liu, Yilong Wang, et al.. (2025). Exercise-induced lactate suppresses ccRCC via CNDP2-mediated depletion of intracellular amino acids. Cell Death Discovery. 11(1). 356–356.
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He, Peisheng, Rahul Ganguli, Christine Heera Ahn, et al.. (2025). High-voltage water-scarce hydrogel electrolytes enable mechanically safe stretchable Li-ion batteries. Science Advances. 11(15). eadu3711–eadu3711. 7 indexed citations
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Han, Fei, Jia‐Wen Shou, Yaoxian Wang, et al.. (2025). Exploring the mechanism of Qingre Yishen Xiaozheng formula in treating diabetic kidney disease via the HIF-1α/HO-1 signaling pathway: an integrated network pharmacology and experimental study. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 16. 1661050–1661050. 1 indexed citations
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Tian, Z. Ryan, et al.. (2025). Erianin isolated from Dendrobium huoshanense alleviated neuroinflammation in MPTP-induced Parkinson's disease model via NF-κB/NLRP3 pathway. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 345. 119620–119620. 2 indexed citations
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Tian, Z. Ryan, et al.. (2025). First-principles study of shear strain on F- doped GaSe. Physica Scripta. 100(8). 85919–85919.
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Chen, Wei, Z. Ryan Tian, Bing Ma, et al.. (2025). Compressive behavior of square steel tube confined lightweight concrete with bamboo scrimber. Journal of Constructional Steel Research. 230. 109562–109562.
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Tian, Z. Ryan, et al.. (2025). SO2 adsorption properties of non-metal doped single-layer WSe2: A first-principles study. Surface Science. 763. 122851–122851. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Hang, Lü Yang, & Z. Ryan Tian. (2025). Modulation of biaxial/shear strain and vertical electric field on electronic and optical properties in PtSe2/SnSe2 van der Waals heterostructures. Physica B Condensed Matter. 717. 417768–417768. 1 indexed citations
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Ottonelli, Ilaria, Aruna Sharma, Barbara Ruozi, et al.. (2023). Nanowired Delivery of Curcumin Attenuates Methamphetamine Neurotoxicity and Elevates Levels of Dopamine and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor. Advances in neurobiology. 32. 385–416. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiangbin, et al.. (2023). Biportal endoscopic decompression, debridement, and interbody fusion, combined with percutaneous screw fixation for lumbar brucellosis spondylitis. Frontiers in Surgery. 9. 1024510–1024510. 8 indexed citations
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Mureșanu, Dafin F., et al.. (2018). Repeated TiO2-Nanowired Delivery of Cerebrolysin Reduces Pathophysiology of Blast Brain Injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 33(3). 1 indexed citations
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Mureșanu, Dafin F., Aruna Sharma, José Vicente Lafuente, et al.. (2016). Nanowired cerebrolysin potentiates mesenchymal stem cells induced neuroprotection and neurorepair following heat stroke. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 36. 317–317.
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Sharma, Hari S., Dafin F. Mureșanu, José Vicente Lafuente, et al.. (2016). Nanodrug delivery of a multimodal novel drug cerebrolysin reduces engineered nanoparticles induced aggravation of heat stroke induced ubiquitin expression and brain pathology. Brain Injury. 30. 505–506.
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Tian, Z. Ryan. (2014). Template-mediated, Hierarchical Engineering of Ordered Mesoporous Films and Powders. PhDT. 1 indexed citations
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Tian, Z. Ryan. (2010). The relationship between plasma apelin-12 level and hypertension,insulin resistance of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Zhongguo laonianxue zazhi.
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Tian, Z. Ryan, et al.. (2009). [Carbon cycle in ten kinds of forest ecosystem in Guangzhou City].. PubMed. 20(12). 2917–24. 2 indexed citations

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