Zehua Li

705 total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 462 citations indexed

About

Zehua Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zehua Li has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 462 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Epidemiology and 4 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Zehua Li's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (2 papers), Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (2 papers) and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (2 papers). Zehua Li is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (2 papers), Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (2 papers) and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (2 papers). Zehua Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Zehua Li's co-authors include Xue Wen, Tao Li, Haitao Xiao, Ruoyu Li, Bohan Zhang, Xuewen Xu, Jiapei Dai, Pingzhen Yang, Zhuo Wang and Caiwen Ou and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Analytica Chimica Acta and Cell Reports.

In The Last Decade

Zehua Li

17 papers receiving 452 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Signaling pathways in obesity: mechanisms and therapeutic interventions

2022 251 citations Xue Wen, Bohan Zhang et al. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zehua Li China	9	151	148	70	58	46	17	462
Qingwei Chen China	13	192 1.3×	105 0.7×	71 1.0×	38 0.7×	49 1.1×	39	478
Zhiyuan Wang China	13	145 1.0×	79 0.5×	162 2.3×	56 1.0×	51 1.1×	61	490
Mu Yang China	15	266 1.8×	101 0.7×	66 0.9×	76 1.3×	48 1.0×	36	677
Mateusz Wątroba Poland	13	226 1.5×	186 1.3×	111 1.6×	26 0.4×	39 0.8×	25	643
Agata Binienda Poland	13	236 1.6×	133 0.9×	134 1.9×	69 1.2×	27 0.6×	31	567
Deqiu Zhu China	11	140 0.9×	97 0.7×	34 0.5×	55 0.9×	30 0.7×	24	425
Lu Sun China	14	109 0.7×	122 0.8×	87 1.2×	64 1.1×	19 0.4×	64	636
Hongxia Li China	12	188 1.2×	82 0.6×	60 0.9×	34 0.6×	31 0.7×	37	626
Tong Lin China	12	159 1.1×	64 0.4×	50 0.7×	30 0.5×	60 1.3×	45	461
Huili Sun China	17	351 2.3×	133 0.9×	115 1.6×	50 0.9×	24 0.5×	38	761

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zehua Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zehua Li

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

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17 of 17 papers shown

Zhao, Xuefei, Linlin Jiang, Shanshan Tang, et al.. (2025). Understanding the interplay between COVID-19 and diabetes: insights for the post-pandemic era. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 16. 1599969–1599969. 3 indexed citations

Li, Zehua, Qing-Yun Hao, Yuhong Zeng, et al.. (2024). Remnant cholesterol and the risk of aortic valve calcium progression: insights from the MESA study. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 23(1). 20–20. 6 indexed citations

Li, Zehua, et al.. (2024). Glutathione supplementation improves fat graft survival by inhibiting ferroptosis via the SLC7A11/GPX4 axis. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 15(1). 25–25. 9 indexed citations

Hao, Qing-Yun, Yuhong Zeng, Ying Lin, et al.. (2024). Observational and genetic association of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and calcific aortic valve disease. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 15. 1421642–1421642. 3 indexed citations

Wen, Xue, Haitao Xiao, Zehua Li, et al.. (2023). Bisphenol S induces brown adipose tissue whitening and aggravates diet-induced obesity in an estrogen-dependent manner. Cell Reports. 42(12). 113504–113504. 19 indexed citations

Yan, Jing, Zehua Li, Chaobo Yang, et al.. (2023). Fucoxanthin alleviated myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury through inhibition of ferroptosis via the NRF2 signaling pathway. Food & Function. 14(22). 10052–10068. 38 indexed citations

Li, Zehua, et al.. (2023). Efficacy and safety of bridging therapy and direct mechanical thrombectomy in large vessel occlusions: a meta-analysis. Chinese Medical Journal. 136(17). 2119–2121. 1 indexed citations

Wen, Xue, Man Zhu, Zehua Li, Tao Li, & Xuewen Xu. (2022). Dual effects of bisphenol A on wound healing, involvement of estrogen receptor β. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 231. 113207–113207. 14 indexed citations

Li, Zehua, et al.. (2022). One-click investigation of shape influence of silver nanostructures on SERS performance for sensitive detection of COVID-19. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1234. 340523–340523. 14 indexed citations

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Wen, Xue, Bohan Zhang, Haitao Xiao, et al.. (2022). Signaling pathways in obesity: mechanisms and therapeutic interventions. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 7(1). 298–298. 251 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Zehua, et al.. (2021). Rehabilitative management of pelvic fractures needs to be further optimized. European Journal of Translational Myology. 31(4). 1 indexed citations

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Zhan, Jie, Hekai Li, Guanghui Xu, et al.. (2021). Dual-ligand supramolecular nanofibers inspired by the renin-angiotensin system for the targeting and synergistic therapy of myocardial infarction. Theranostics. 11(8). 3725–3741. 19 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiaoxuan, et al.. (2021). Identifying the hub genes in non-small cell lung cancer by integrated bioinformatics methods and analyzing the prognostic values. Pathology - Research and Practice. 228. 153654–153654. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Hailin, Xiuli Zhang, Xinglong Zhong, et al.. (2019). Puerarin inhibits vascular calcification of uremic rats. European Journal of Pharmacology. 855. 235–243. 33 indexed citations

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Li, Zehua & Jiapei Dai. (2016). Biophotons Contribute to Retinal Dark Noise. Neuroscience Bulletin. 32(3). 246–252. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhuo, et al.. (2016). Human high intelligence is involved in spectral redshift of biophotonic activities in the brain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(31). 8753–8758. 41 indexed citations

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Li, Zehua. (2009). Variable bandwidth and one step local M-estimation of varying coefficient models. 1 indexed citations

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