Zhen‐Guo Ma

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Zhen‐Guo Ma is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen‐Guo Ma has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 32 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Zhen‐Guo Ma's work include Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (19 papers), Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigation (8 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (7 papers). Zhen‐Guo Ma is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (19 papers), Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigation (8 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (7 papers). Zhen‐Guo Ma collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and Hong Kong. Zhen‐Guo Ma's co-authors include Qizhu Tang, Xin Zhang, Yu‐Pei Yuan, Si‐Chi Xu, Hai‐Ming Wu, Can Hu, Wei Deng, Chun‐Yan Kong, Wenying Wei and Peng Song and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Zhen‐Guo Ma

66 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

FNDC5 alleviates oxidative stress and cardiomyocyte apopt... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300
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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. FNDC5 alleviates oxidative stress and cardiomyocyte apoptosis in doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity via activating AKT
    2019 359 citations Xin Zhang, Can Hu et al. Cell Death and Differentiation profile →

Peers

Zhen‐Guo Ma
Dominic P. Del Re United States
Filomena de Nigris Italy
Ha Won Kim United States
Alessandra Ghigo Italy
Shuangxi Wang China
Zhen Dong China
Shaoyu Zhou China
Yajun Duan China
Lu Gao China
Joy S. Frank United States
Dominic P. Del Re United States
Zhen‐Guo Ma
Citations per year, relative to Zhen‐Guo Ma Zhen‐Guo Ma (= 1×) peers Dominic P. Del Re

Countries citing papers authored by Zhen‐Guo Ma

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhen‐Guo Ma

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen‐Guo Ma

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhen‐Guo Ma. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhen‐Guo Ma 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‐Guo Ma. Zhen‐Guo Ma 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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Zhao, Shuhong, et al.. (2025). Decoding the impact of gut microbiota on heart failure. Genes & Diseases. 12(6). 101592–101592. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Mu, R. Stephanie Huang, Dan Huang, et al.. (2024). Cardiac-derived CTRP9 mediates the protection of empagliflozin against diabetes-induced male subfertility in mice. Clinical Science. 138(21). 1421–1440. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xin, Can Hu, Zhen‐Guo Ma, et al.. (2023). Tisp40 prevents cardiac ischemia/reperfusion injury through the hexosamine biosynthetic pathway in male mice. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3383–3383. 44 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xin, Can Hu, Ning Zhang, et al.. (2020). Matrine attenuates pathological cardiac fibrosis via RPS5/p38 in mice. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 42(4). 573–584. 98 indexed citations
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Hu, Can, Xin Zhang, Peng Song, et al.. (2020). Meteorin-like protein attenuates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity via activating cAMP/PKA/SIRT1 pathway. Redox Biology. 37. 101747–101747. 181 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xin, Jinxiu Zhu, Zhen‐Guo Ma, et al.. (2019). Rosmarinic acid alleviates cardiomyocyte apoptosis via cardiac fibroblast in doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 15(3). 556–567. 114 indexed citations
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Xu, Man, Chun‐Xia Wan, Sihui Huang, et al.. (2019). Oridonin protects against cardiac hypertrophy by promoting P21-related autophagy. Cell Death and Disease. 10(6). 403–403. 67 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xin, Can Hu, Chun‐Yan Kong, et al.. (2019). FNDC5 alleviates oxidative stress and cardiomyocyte apoptosis in doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity via activating AKT. Cell Death and Differentiation. 27(2). 540–555. 359 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Ning, Heng Zhou, Zhen‐Guo Ma, et al.. (2018). Geniposide Alleviates Isoproterenol-Induced Cardiac Fibrosis Partially via SIRT1 Activation in vivo and in vitro. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 9. 854–854. 48 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhen‐Guo, Chun‐Yan Kong, Peng Song, et al.. (2018). Geniposide Protects against Obesity‐Related Cardiac Injury through AMPKα‐ and Sirt1‐Dependent Mechanisms. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2018(1). 6053727–6053727. 35 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xin, Zhen‐Guo Ma, Yu‐Pei Yuan, et al.. (2018). Rosmarinic acid attenuates cardiac fibrosis following long-term pressure overload via AMPKα/Smad3 signaling. Cell Death and Disease. 9(2). 102–102. 120 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhen‐Guo, Yu‐Pei Yuan, Xin Zhang, et al.. (2017). Piperine Attenuates Pathological Cardiac Fibrosis Via PPAR-γ/AKT Pathways. EBioMedicine. 18. 179–187. 124 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhen‐Guo, Frédéric Marsolais, Mark A. Bernards, et al.. (2016). Glyoxylate cycle and metabolism of organic acids in the scutellum of barley seeds during germination. Plant Science. 248. 37–44. 40 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhen‐Guo, Frédéric Marsolais, Natalia V. Bykova, & Abir U. Igamberdiev. (2016). Nitric Oxide and Reactive Oxygen Species Mediate Metabolic Changes in Barley Seed Embryo during Germination. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7. 138–138. 71 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhen‐Guo, Jia Dai, Wenying Wei, et al.. (2016). Asiatic Acid Protects against Cardiac Hypertrophy through Activating AMPKα Signalling Pathway. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 12(7). 861–871. 60 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuan, Hai‐Han Liao, Wei Liu, et al.. (2015). Toll-like receptor 5 deficiency attenuates interstitial cardiac fibrosis and dysfunction induced by pressure overload by inhibiting inflammation and the endothelial–mesenchymal transition. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1852(11). 2456–2466. 44 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ning, Zheng Yang, Yuan Yuan, et al.. (2015). Naringenin attenuates pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine. 10(6). 2206–2212. 44 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuan, Zhen‐Guo Ma, Wei Liu, et al.. (2015). Sanguinarine inhibits angiotensin II-induced apoptosis in H9c2 cardiac cells via restoring reactive oxygen species-mediated decreases in the mitochondrial membrane potential. Molecular Medicine Reports. 12(3). 3400–3408. 22 indexed citations
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Wang, Hui, et al.. (2014). The dual role of phytoene synthase genes in carotenogenesis in carrot roots and leaves. Molecular Breeding. 34(4). 2065–2079. 33 indexed citations
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Wu, Qingqing, Jing Zong, Lu Gao, et al.. (2013). Sulforaphane protects H9c2 cardiomyocytes from angiotensin II-induced hypertrophy. Herz. 39(3). 390–396. 25 indexed citations

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