Zexin Yao

581 total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 420 citations indexed

About

Zexin Yao is a scholar working on Rehabilitation, Surgery and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Zexin Yao has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 420 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Rehabilitation, 4 papers in Surgery and 4 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Zexin Yao's work include Wound Healing and Treatments (10 papers), Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management (4 papers) and Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management (3 papers). Zexin Yao is often cited by papers focused on Wound Healing and Treatments (10 papers), Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management (4 papers) and Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management (3 papers). Zexin Yao collaborates with scholars based in China, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Zexin Yao's co-authors include Biao Cheng, Rui Guo, Xiaoxuan Lei, Yunqing Dong, Xiao Cui, Pengcheng Xu, Linlin Li, Jun Niu, Longbao Feng and Qi Fang and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Acta Biomaterialia and International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Zexin Yao

13 papers receiving 417 citations

Hit Papers

A composite hydrogel with co-delivery of antimicrobial pe... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200
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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.

  1. A composite hydrogel with co-delivery of antimicrobial peptides and platelet-rich plasma to enhance healing of infected wounds in diabetes
    2021 200 citations Pengcheng Xu, Zexin Yao et al. Acta Biomaterialia profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zexin Yao China 7 236 170 72 61 60 14 420
Yunqing Dong China 7 215 0.9× 161 0.9× 50 0.7× 86 1.4× 73 1.2× 13 418
Xiaoxuan Lei China 11 193 0.8× 132 0.8× 85 1.2× 68 1.1× 56 0.9× 22 434
Ying Shao China 8 303 1.3× 194 1.1× 108 1.5× 79 1.3× 55 0.9× 24 553
Elaine J. Lin United States 4 269 1.1× 119 0.7× 62 0.9× 96 1.6× 50 0.8× 5 470
Laurel M. Morton United States 5 380 1.6× 171 1.0× 125 1.7× 48 0.8× 70 1.2× 7 526
Margaret A. Fonder United States 7 365 1.5× 149 0.9× 155 2.2× 75 1.2× 73 1.2× 10 665
Namit Dey India 7 278 1.2× 295 1.7× 76 1.1× 70 1.1× 201 3.4× 11 562
Rami A. Kamel United States 4 318 1.3× 200 1.2× 147 2.0× 44 0.7× 78 1.3× 5 499
Guiqiu Shan China 11 151 0.6× 131 0.8× 86 1.2× 70 1.1× 122 2.0× 20 476
Changqing Yuan China 13 135 0.6× 143 0.8× 87 1.2× 145 2.4× 102 1.7× 25 580

Countries citing papers authored by Zexin Yao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zexin Yao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zexin Yao

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

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Yao, Zexin, et al.. (2021). A Rule of Thumb for Evaluating Surface Areas of Chronic Wounds. Advances in Skin & Wound Care. 34(4). 196–202. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Pengcheng, Zexin Yao, Xiao Cui, et al.. (2021). A composite hydrogel with co-delivery of antimicrobial peptides and platelet-rich plasma to enhance healing of infected wounds in diabetes. Acta Biomaterialia. 124. 205–218. 200 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lei, Xiaoxuan, Yunqing Dong, Caihong Chen, et al.. (2021). Co-administration of platelet-rich plasma and small intestinal submucosa is more beneficial than their individual use in promoting acute skin wound healing. Burns & Trauma. 9. tkab033–tkab033. 6 indexed citations
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Yao, Zexin, et al.. (2020). [Epidemiological investigation on clinical characteristics of 801 inpatients with chronic wounds].. PubMed. 36(5). 388–394. 1 indexed citations
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Yao, Zexin, et al.. (2020). Human-microorganism mutualism theory: Possible mechanisms for the delayed chronic wound healing process. Medical Hypotheses. 141. 109720–109720. 6 indexed citations
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Lei, Xiaoxuan, Haiyan Lin, Zexin Yao, et al.. (2020). Human Salivary Histatin-1 Is More Efficacious in Promoting Acute Skin Wound Healing Than Acellular Dermal Matrix Paste. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 8. 999–999. 18 indexed citations
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Fang, Qi, Zexin Yao, Longbao Feng, et al.. (2020). Antibiotic-loaded chitosan-gelatin scaffolds for infected seawater immersion wound healing. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 159. 1140–1155. 45 indexed citations
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Yao, Zexin, Jun Niu, & Biao Cheng. (2020). Prevalence of Chronic Skin Wounds and Their Risk Factors in an Inpatient Hospital Setting in Northern China. Advances in Skin & Wound Care. 33(9). 1–10. 49 indexed citations
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Lei, Xiaoxuan, et al.. (2020). Nonselective alpha-/beta- AR antagonists can inhibit pericyte proliferation, migration, and secretion in vitro. Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation. 75(3). 313–323. 1 indexed citations
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Yao, Zexin, Xiaobing Fu, & Biao Cheng. (2020). [New concept of chronic wound healing: advances in the research of wound management in palliative care].. PubMed. 36(8). 754–757. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Xinlu, Pengcheng Xu, Zexin Yao, et al.. (2019). Preparation of Antimicrobial Hyaluronic Acid/Quaternized Chitosan Hydrogels for the Promotion of Seawater-Immersion Wound Healing. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 7. 360–360. 65 indexed citations

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