Zhen Chai

1.5k total citations
26 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Zhen Chai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Chai has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 3 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Zhen Chai's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (9 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (5 papers). Zhen Chai is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (9 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (5 papers). Zhen Chai collaborates with scholars based in China, Sweden and United States. Zhen Chai's co-authors include Tamás Bartfai, S. Gatti, Valeria Poli, Carlo Toniatti, Shi‐Qiang Wang, Chen Zhou, Junzhan Jing, Xiaomin Du, Hongkui Deng and Jun Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Chai

25 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhen Chai China 14 551 310 194 158 132 26 1.1k
Anna Engler Switzerland 18 458 0.8× 129 0.4× 107 0.6× 128 0.8× 211 1.6× 30 1.2k
David Godefroy France 17 361 0.7× 209 0.7× 90 0.5× 169 1.1× 68 0.5× 32 1.2k
Kenzo Kosaka Japan 24 383 0.7× 615 2.0× 454 2.3× 194 1.2× 118 0.9× 57 1.8k
Laura Pellegrini United Kingdom 11 449 0.8× 199 0.6× 53 0.3× 179 1.1× 113 0.9× 22 1.2k
Catherine R. Lammert United States 9 425 0.8× 214 0.7× 159 0.8× 208 1.3× 34 0.3× 12 929
Hisaaki Takahashi Japan 25 551 1.0× 371 1.2× 271 1.4× 554 3.5× 171 1.3× 46 1.8k
Xiaosheng He China 18 674 1.2× 163 0.5× 115 0.6× 180 1.1× 113 0.9× 41 1.2k
Doris Nonner United States 15 775 1.4× 222 0.7× 127 0.7× 112 0.7× 88 0.7× 20 1.2k
Meirion Davies United Kingdom 17 441 0.8× 485 1.6× 184 0.9× 244 1.5× 204 1.5× 19 1.5k
Sanda Iacobaş United States 24 863 1.6× 216 0.7× 101 0.5× 116 0.7× 83 0.6× 63 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhen Chai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhen Chai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Chai

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Lingling, et al.. (2025). Matrix Stiffness Regulates the Osteogenic Differentiation of hPDLSCs via DNA Methylation. International Dental Journal. 75(4). 100783–100783. 3 indexed citations
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Du, Xiaomin, Lipeng Wang, Xueqin Jin, et al.. (2021). In vivo chemical reprogramming of astrocytes into neurons. Cell Discovery. 7(1). 12–12. 67 indexed citations
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Yang, Lei, Bin Xiang, Lipeng Wang, et al.. (2021). Transcriptional regulation of intermolecular Ca 2+ signaling in hibernating ground squirrel cardiomyocytes: The myocardin–junctophilin axis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(14). 8 indexed citations
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Guo, Yu, et al.. (2017). Neurons with Multiple Axons Have Functional Axon Initial Segments. Neuroscience Bulletin. 33(6). 641–652. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Xiang, Junzhan Jing, Jiaming Wang, et al.. (2015). Small-Molecule-Driven Direct Reprogramming of Mouse Fibroblasts into Functional Neurons. Cell stem cell. 17(2). 195–203. 324 indexed citations
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Zhao, Juanjuan, et al.. (2014). Increased Na+/Ca2+ Exchanger Activity Promotes Resistance to Excitotoxicity in Cortical Neurons of the Ground Squirrel (a Hibernator). PLoS ONE. 9(11). e113594–e113594. 6 indexed citations
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He, Jingquan, Weikang Shi, Yu Guo, & Zhen Chai. (2014). ERp57 modulates mitochondrial calcium uptake through the MCU. FEBS Letters. 588(12). 2087–2094. 17 indexed citations
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Dong, Qiping, Jingquan He, & Zhen Chai. (2013). Astrocytic Ca2+ waves mediate activation of extrasynaptic NMDA receptors in hippocampal neurons to aggravate brain damage during ischemia. Neurobiology of Disease. 58. 68–75. 40 indexed citations
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Zhou, Chen, et al.. (2011). Ca2+ channel currents of cortical neurons from pure and mixed cultures. Cytotechnology. 64(2). 173–179. 2 indexed citations
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Cui, Jia, Qiping Dong, Shimin Wu, et al.. (2011). Morphine Protects against Intracellular Amyloid Toxicity by Inducing Estradiol Release and Upregulation of Hsp70. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(45). 16227–16240. 63 indexed citations
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Zhou, Chen, Juanjuan Zhao, Fei Wang, et al.. (2011). Interleukin-1β Inhibits Voltage-Gated Sodium Currents in a Time- and Dose-Dependent Manner in Cortical Neurons. Neurochemical Research. 36(6). 1116–1123. 25 indexed citations
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Wei, Ling Y., et al.. (2011). Ca2+ Cycling in Heart Cells from Ground Squirrels: Adaptive Strategies for Intracellular Ca2+ Homeostasis. PLoS ONE. 6(9). e24787–e24787. 23 indexed citations
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Sun, Baonan, Bing Lv, Qiping Dong, Shi‐Qiang Wang, & Zhen Chai. (2009). Watching moving images specifically promotes development of medial area of secondary visual cortex in rat. Developmental Neurobiology. 69(9). 558–567. 1 indexed citations
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Tang, Ai‐Hui, Zhen Chai, & Shi‐Qiang Wang. (2007). Dark rearing alters the short-term synaptic plasticity in visual cortex. Neuroscience Letters. 422(1). 49–53. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Tongfei, Chen Zhou, Ai‐Hui Tang, Shi‐Qiang Wang, & Zhen Chai. (2006). Cellular mechanism for spontaneous calcium oscillations in astrocytes1. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 27(7). 861–868. 34 indexed citations
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Zhou, Chen, Haihong Ye, Shi‐Qiang Wang, & Zhen Chai. (2006). Interleukin-1β regulation of N-type Ca2+ channels in cortical neurons. Neuroscience Letters. 403(1-2). 181–185. 21 indexed citations
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Zhang, Guangqin, et al.. (2005). Temperature Dependence and Thermodynamic Properties of Ca2+ Sparks in Rat Cardiomyocytes. Biophysical Journal. 89(4). 2533–2541. 36 indexed citations
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Zhou, Chen, et al.. (2005). Interleukin‐1β downregulates the L‐type Ca2+ channel activity by depressing the expression of channel protein in cortical neurons. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 206(3). 799–806. 12 indexed citations
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Chai, Zhen, S. Gatti, Carlo Toniatti, Valeria Poli, & Tamás Bartfai. (1996). Interleukin (IL)-6 gene expression in the central nervous system is necessary for fever response to lipopolysaccharide or IL-1 beta: a study on IL-6-deficient mice.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 183(1). 311–316. 288 indexed citations
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Chai, Zhen, Katarina Alheim, Johan Lundkvist, S. Gatti, & Tamás Bartfai. (1996). Subchronic glucocorticoid pretreatment reversibly attenuates IL-1β induced fever in rats; IL-6 mRNA is elevated while IL-1α and IL-1β mRNAs are suppressed, in the CNS. Cytokine. 8(3). 227–237. 34 indexed citations

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