Zhen Mao

654 total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 395 citations indexed

About

Zhen Mao is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Mao has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 395 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 5 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 5 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Zhen Mao's work include Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (9 papers), Schizophrenia research and treatment (8 papers) and Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies (5 papers). Zhen Mao is often cited by papers focused on Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (9 papers), Schizophrenia research and treatment (8 papers) and Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies (5 papers). Zhen Mao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Macao. Zhen Mao's co-authors include Qijing Bo, Chuanyue Wang, Xin Ma, Yue Sun, Xianbin Li, Zhimin Wang, Peili Huang, Xiaodan Zhang, Jin Cai and Shiyu He and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Environmental Pollution.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Mao

24 papers receiving 387 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.

The reliability and validity of PHQ-9 in patients with major depressive disorder in psychiatric hospital

2020 193 citations Yue Sun, Qijing Bo et al. BMC Psychiatry profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhen Mao China	8	117	99	67	63	46	31	395
Laura Capobianco Italy	6	80 0.7×	111 1.1×	54 0.8×	30 0.5×	73 1.6×	8	365
Livia Quintiliani Italy	14	115 1.0×	196 2.0×	28 0.4×	53 0.8×	68 1.5×	22	564
Yixia Li United States	12	121 1.0×	68 0.7×	15 0.2×	31 0.5×	23 0.5×	40	569
Karim Abdel Aziz United Arab Emirates	13	123 1.1×	152 1.5×	34 0.5×	37 0.6×	45 1.0×	55	426
Michael Murphy Australia	12	60 0.5×	46 0.5×	187 2.8×	49 0.8×	83 1.8×	31	582
Hyun Jeong Lee South Korea	12	50 0.4×	52 0.5×	39 0.6×	17 0.3×	8 0.2×	30	346
Seth Frndak United States	13	106 0.9×	52 0.5×	27 0.4×	24 0.4×	15 0.3×	25	501
Lisa Feldmann Germany	10	94 0.8×	32 0.3×	72 1.1×	36 0.6×	65 1.4×	35	322
Pierfrancesco Maria Balducci Italy	9	98 0.8×	88 0.9×	38 0.6×	20 0.3×	50 1.1×	23	294

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20 of 20 papers shown

Mao, Zhen, Hang Li, Qi Wang, et al.. (2025). Peripheral NMDAR subunits as predictors of working memory improvement in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia. 11(1). 133–133.

Liu, Jian, Ying Chen, Ying Liang, et al.. (2025). Proanthocyanidin B2 Alleviates Cuprizone‐Induced Demyelination by Regulating the Astrocytic xCT/GSH/GPX4 Axis. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 31(9). e70598–e70598.

Mao, Zhen, Yue Sun, Lei Zhao, et al.. (2025). Impact of childhood trauma on cognitive function in patients with bipolar disorder. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 16. 1513021–1513021.

Tan, Ping, et al.. (2024). Boosting photocatalytic NO oxidation mediated by high redox charge carriers from visible light-driven C3N4/UiO-67 S-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 663. 992–1004. 11 indexed citations

Liu, Zhong, Zhuoxing Shi, Ming Zhou, et al.. (2024). Dynamic transition of Tregs to cytotoxic phenotype amid systemic inflammation in Graves’ ophthalmopathy. JCI Insight. 9(22).

Mao, Zhen, Yingting Wu, Lingquan Kong, et al.. (2024). Changes in cargoes of platelet derived extracellular vesicles heterogeneous subpopulations induced by PM0.1——Undisclosed cardiovascular injury communication mechanism. Environmental Pollution. 348. 123845–123845. 4 indexed citations

Tian, Li, Lei Zhao, Yue Sun, et al.. (2024). Treatment of antipsychotic-induced hyperprolactinemia: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 15. 1337274–1337274. 6 indexed citations

Cai, Jin, Shiyu He, Zhen Mao, et al.. (2024). UV-aged polystyrene nanoplastics aggravate intestinal barrier damage by overproduction of ROS. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 108. 104448–104448. 6 indexed citations

Mao, Zhen, Z.Z. Xia, Bo Li, et al.. (2024). Experimental study of gas-liquid phase temperature distribution and heat transfer behavior in flame spread over jet fuel with forced airflow. International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 210. 109640–109640.

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He, Shiyu, Jingran Wang, Lihong Zhou, et al.. (2023). Enhanced hepatic metabolic perturbation of polystyrene nanoplastics by UV irradiation-induced hydroxyl radical generation. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 142. 259–268. 13 indexed citations

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Mao, Zhen, et al.. (2023). Quality of life and its predictors in first-episode schizophrenia and individuals at clinical high-risk for psychosis. BMC Psychiatry. 23(1). 793–793. 5 indexed citations

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Dong, Fang, Zhen Mao, Lu Wang, et al.. (2023). Cognitive deficits profiles in the first-episode of schizophrenia, clinical high risk of psychosis, and genetically high-risk of psychosis. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 14. 1292141–1292141. 1 indexed citations

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Kong, Lingquan, Zhen Mao, Shiyu He, et al.. (2023). PM2.5 induces alterations in gene expression profile of platelet-derived extracellular vesicles and mediates cardiovascular injury in rats. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 262. 115341–115341. 2 indexed citations

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Wen, Yujie, Qijing Bo, Zhen Mao, et al.. (2022). The effects of childhood trauma on personality in unaffected first-degree relatives of patients with major depressive disorder. BMC Psychiatry. 22(1). 312–312. 3 indexed citations

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He, Yi, Qijing Bo, Zhen Mao, et al.. (2022). Reduced Serum Levels of Soluble Interleukin-15 Receptor α in Schizophrenia and Its Relationship to the Excited Phenotype. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13. 842003–842003. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Zuoli, Qijing Bo, Zhen Mao, et al.. (2021). Reduced Plasma Dopamine-β-Hydroxylase Activity Is Associated With the Severity of Bipolar Disorder: A Pilot Study. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 12. 566091–566091. 6 indexed citations

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Sun, Yue, et al.. (2020). The reliability and validity of PHQ-9 in patients with major depressive disorder in psychiatric hospital. BMC Psychiatry. 20(1). 474–474. 193 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tian, Li, Yimeng Wang, Weidi Li, et al.. (2020). Quetiapine-Associated Rhabdomyolysis. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 40(6). 619–624. 2 indexed citations

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Bo, Qijing, Zhen Mao, Lei Zhao, Weidi Li, & Yue Sun. (2019). Terminology related to clinical high-risk state for psychosis: the art of concept and evolution. Chin J Psychiatry. 52(6). 420–423. 1 indexed citations

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Bo, Qijing, Feng Li, Zhen Mao, et al.. (2019). <p>Quality of life in euthymic patients with unipolar major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder</p>. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. Volume 15. 1649–1657. 27 indexed citations

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