Zhen Yu

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Zhen Yu is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Yu has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Immunology, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Zhen Yu's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (13 papers), Reproductive System and Pregnancy (10 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (9 papers). Zhen Yu is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (13 papers), Reproductive System and Pregnancy (10 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (9 papers). Zhen Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Zhen Yu's co-authors include Hu Zhang, Huanfa Yi, De‐Xiang Xu, Zhanchuan Ma, Cong Hu, Yuan‐Hua Chen, Hua Wang, Yong Zhao, Jialin Zheng and Bo Pang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Yu

44 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

NLRP3 Inflammasome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300 400 500
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. NLRP3 Inflammasome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    2019 517 citations Zhen Yu, Hu Zhang Frontiers in Immunology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhen Yu China 21 797 645 219 217 168 48 1.8k
Marta Saura Spain 29 475 0.6× 678 1.1× 174 0.8× 112 0.5× 207 1.2× 78 2.2k
Yin Li United States 18 836 1.0× 444 0.7× 143 0.7× 365 1.7× 70 0.4× 30 1.9k
Wei Yan China 30 803 1.0× 1.4k 2.1× 312 1.4× 165 0.8× 206 1.2× 91 2.8k
Diana Teti Italy 27 334 0.4× 944 1.5× 296 1.4× 173 0.8× 150 0.9× 66 1.9k
Anne Sturrock United States 24 757 0.9× 786 1.2× 135 0.6× 106 0.5× 126 0.8× 41 2.5k
Jau‐Ling Suen Taiwan 22 528 0.7× 267 0.4× 113 0.5× 91 0.4× 71 0.4× 62 1.3k
Zijiang Yang China 27 573 0.7× 652 1.0× 367 1.7× 323 1.5× 302 1.8× 71 2.3k
Gaël Nicolas France 28 202 0.3× 1.2k 1.9× 126 0.6× 149 0.7× 279 1.7× 53 6.4k
A. H. Zwinderman Netherlands 21 245 0.3× 497 0.8× 255 1.2× 105 0.5× 377 2.2× 37 1.8k
Junichi Chihara Japan 27 813 1.0× 469 0.7× 163 0.7× 153 0.7× 231 1.4× 158 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhen Yu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhen Yu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Zhen Yu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Zhen Yu. The network helps show where Zhen Yu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Yu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhen Yu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhen Yu 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 Yu. Zhen Yu 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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Zhang, Ming, Wei Xia, Zhen Yu, et al.. (2025). Elevated remnant cholesterol predicts poor outcome in patients with premature acute coronary syndrome: a retrospective, single-center study. Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis. 58(7). 785–793.
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Zhang, Yu, Zhen Yu, Fuli Zheng, et al.. (2024). Brain single-cell transcriptomics highlights comorbidity-related cell type-specific changes of Parkinson’s disease with major depressive disorder after paraquat exposure. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 286. 117193–117193. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Huling, Dandan Lin, Zhen Yu, et al.. (2022). A nomogram model based on the number of examined lymph nodes–related signature to predict prognosis and guide clinical therapy in gastric cancer. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 947802–947802. 13 indexed citations
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Pang, Bo, Zhen Yu, Cong Hu, et al.. (2020). Myeloid-derived suppressor cells shift Th17/Treg ratio and promote systemic lupus erythematosus progression through arginase-1/miR-322-5p/TGF-β pathway. Clinical Science. 134(16). 2209–2222. 46 indexed citations
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Yu, Zhen & Hu Zhang. (2019). NLRP3 Inflammasome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Frontiers in Immunology. 10. 276–276. 517 indexed citations breakdown →
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Qin, Xia, Tiantian Liu, Hao Yang, et al.. (2019). Hashimoto’s thyroiditis impairs embryo implantation by compromising endometrial morphology and receptivity markers in euthyroid mice. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. 17(1). 94–94. 18 indexed citations
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Hu, Cong, et al.. (2019). Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Are Regulated by Estradiol and Are a Predictive Marker for IVF Outcome. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 10. 521–521. 19 indexed citations
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Chen, Guibin, Hui Jin, Zhen Yu, et al.. (2019). Generation of human induced pluripotent stem cells from individuals with a homozygous CCR5Δ32 mutation. Stem Cell Research. 38. 101481–101481. 7 indexed citations
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Hu, Cong, et al.. (2019). Energy metabolism manipulates the fate and function of tumour myeloid-derived suppressor cells. British Journal of Cancer. 122(1). 23–29. 59 indexed citations
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Wang, Bo, et al.. (2018). Maternal fenvalerate exposure during pregnancy impairs growth and neurobehavioral development in mouse offspring. PLoS ONE. 13(10). e0205403–e0205403. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Ziyang, et al.. (2017). Probability distribution and selection of seed and fruit traits of different fruit types of Xanthoceras sorbifolium.. Beijing Linye Daxue xuebao. 39(9). 17–31. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Guibin, Hua Wang, Ying Wang, et al.. (2016). Cadmium-induced neural tube defects and fetal growth restriction: Association with disturbance of placental folate transport. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 306. 79–85. 42 indexed citations
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Zheng, Ke, et al.. (2012). Volatile components of Jatropha curcas.. Dongbei linye daxue xuebao. 40(2). 30–33. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Tingting, Chenming Sun, Zhigang Chen, et al.. (2012). Smad3-Deficient CD11b+Gr1+ Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Prevent Allograft Rejection via the Nitric Oxide Pathway. The Journal of Immunology. 189(10). 4989–5000. 51 indexed citations
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Yu, Zhen, Lina Sun, He Liu, et al.. (2011). Alterations of peripheral CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ T regulatory cells in mice with STZ-induced diabetes. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 9(1). 75–85. 33 indexed citations
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Yi, Huanfa, Zhen Yu, Chun Zeng, Lianjun Zhang, & Yong Zhao. (2008). Depleting Anti-CD4 Monoclonal Antibody (GK1.5) Treatment: Influence on Regulatory CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ T Cells in Mice. Transplantation. 85(8). 1167–1174. 12 indexed citations
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Yi, Huanfa, Lianjun Zhang, Zhen Yu, Xiaoyan He, & Yong Zhao. (2007). Dendritic cells induced in the presence of GM-CSF and IL-5. Cytokine. 37(1). 35–43. 10 indexed citations
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Zeng, Chun, et al.. (2007). The influence of cyclosporin A on lymphocyte attenuator expression. Journal of Autoimmunity. 28(4). 234–244. 8 indexed citations

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