Zhenhua Zhai

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Zhenhua Zhai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhenhua Zhai has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Oncology and 5 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Zhenhua Zhai's work include Cancer Cells and Metastasis (4 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (2 papers) and TGF-β signaling in diseases (2 papers). Zhenhua Zhai is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Cells and Metastasis (4 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (2 papers) and TGF-β signaling in diseases (2 papers). Zhenhua Zhai collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Zhenhua Zhai's co-authors include Helen M. Arthur, Kathleen R. Allinson, Marcus Fruttiger, Marwa Mahmoud, Sabu Abraham, John Greenwood, Ulrich F. O. Luhmann, Clemens Lange, Stephen E. Moss and Matthew Swire and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Zhenhua Zhai

21 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

LRG1 promotes angiogenesis by modulating endothelial TGF-β signalling

2013 402 citations Xiaomeng Wang, Sabu Abraham et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhenhua Zhai China	14	685	484	356	251	201	22	1.4k
Joost S.P. Vermaat Netherlands	17	743 1.1×	727 1.5×	500 1.4×	188 0.7×	203 1.0×	74	1.6k
Armelle Logié United Kingdom	19	962 1.4×	442 0.9×	433 1.2×	202 0.8×	112 0.6×	33	1.6k
Jason Kaplan United States	19	774 1.1×	612 1.3×	399 1.1×	260 1.0×	158 0.8×	61	1.7k
Beverly L. Falcón United States	16	804 1.2×	435 0.9×	339 1.0×	216 0.9×	68 0.3×	34	1.4k
Bernardo Garicochea Brazil	19	410 0.6×	381 0.8×	210 0.6×	195 0.8×	287 1.4×	67	1.4k
Fabienne Baffert Switzerland	13	968 1.4×	434 0.9×	341 1.0×	223 0.9×	177 0.9×	19	1.5k
Koshi Fujikawa Japan	16	854 1.2×	290 0.6×	235 0.7×	240 1.0×	293 1.5×	41	1.7k
Isabelle Soubeyran France	27	346 0.5×	844 1.7×	368 1.0×	541 2.2×	137 0.7×	70	1.8k
Rosa Fonti Italy	23	489 0.7×	560 1.2×	289 0.8×	276 1.1×	91 0.5×	65	1.6k
Yasuo Ejima Japan	20	332 0.5×	379 0.8×	215 0.6×	394 1.6×	106 0.5×	49	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhenhua Zhai

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhai, Zhenhua, et al.. (2025). Monolithic capillary electrochromatographic enantioseparation system for dichlorprop based on a novel nanomaterial synthesized by chiral metal organic frameworks and racemic-templated chiral molecular imprinted polymers. Talanta. 294. 128115–128115. 2 indexed citations

Zhai, Zhenhua, et al.. (2025). Research on the driving factors of the green transformation of high carbon dioxide emission enterprises. 329–334.

Zhai, Zhenhua, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of large language models in breast cancer clinical scenarios: a comparative analysis based on ChatGPT-3.5, ChatGPT-4.0, and Claude2. International Journal of Surgery. 110(4). 1941–1950. 41 indexed citations

Shi, Keren, Xiangming Liang, Mingming Li, et al.. (2023). Construction of isoniazid pharmaceutical logic system based on poly(N, N-diethylacrylamide) hydrogel films. Sensors and Actuators Reports. 5. 100147–100147. 4 indexed citations

Zhai, Zhenhua, Mingming Li, Ying Liu, et al.. (2023). Multiple stimuli-switchable electrocatalysis and logic gates of l-cysteine based on P(DEA–co-VPBA) hydrogel films. Molecular Catalysis. 546. 113273–113273. 3 indexed citations

Zhai, Zhenhua, et al.. (2023). Construction of intelligent interfaces based on stimulus-responsive hydrogels and ligand-free gold nanoparticles for electrocatalysis of isoquercitrin. Surfaces and Interfaces. 42. 103436–103436. 5 indexed citations

Zhai, Zhenhua, et al.. (2019). Guajadial reverses multidrug resistance by inhibiting ABC transporter expression and suppressing the PI3K/Akt pathway in drug-resistant breast cancer cells. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 305. 98–104. 28 indexed citations

Li, Ning, Minghong Chen, Hua Li, et al.. (2018). Bcl-2-associated athanogene 3(BAG3) is associated with tumor cell proliferation, migration, invasion and chemoresistance in colorectal cancer. BMC Cancer. 18(1). 793–793. 32 indexed citations

Zhang, Yunjing, Bin Yang, Jinping Zhao, et al.. (2018). Proteasome Inhibitor Carbobenzoxy-L-Leucyl-L-Leucyl-L-Leucinal (MG132) Enhances Therapeutic Effect of Paclitaxel on Breast Cancer by Inhibiting Nuclear Factor (NF)-κB Signaling. Medical Science Monitor. 24. 294–304. 19 indexed citations

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Fan, Qing, Liang Yang, Xiaodong Zhang, et al.. (2017). The emerging role of exosome-derived non-coding RNAs in cancer biology. Cancer Letters. 414. 107–115. 174 indexed citations

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Mao, Liang, Li Yan, Jinping Zhao, et al.. (2017). Transforming growth factor-β1 contributes to oxaliplatin resistance in colorectal cancer via epithelial to mesenchymal transition. Oncology Letters. 14(1). 647–654. 54 indexed citations

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Yang, Bin, Liang Mao, Li Y, et al.. (2017). β‑catenin, leucine-rich repeat-containing G protein-coupled receptor 5 and GATA-binding factor 6 are associated with the normal mucosa‑adenoma‑adenocarcinoma sequence of colorectal tumorigenesis. Oncology Letters. 15(2). 2287–2295. 9 indexed citations

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Zhai, Zhenhua, Xiaohui Yu, Bin Yang, et al.. (2016). Colorectal cancer heterogeneity and targeted therapy: Clinical implications, challenges and solutions for treatment resistance. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 64. 107–115. 75 indexed citations

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Zhai, Zhenhua, et al.. (2015). Pre-treatment mean platelet volume associates with worse clinicopathologic features and prognosis of patients with invasive breast cancer. Breast Cancer. 23(5). 752–760. 66 indexed citations

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Zhang, Heng, Zhenhua Zhai, Hongyu Zhou, et al.. (2015). Puerarin Inhibits oxLDL-Induced Macrophage Activation and Foam Cell Formation in Human THP1 Macrophage. BioMed Research International. 2015. 1–8. 36 indexed citations

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Tual‐Chalot, Simon, Marwa Mahmoud, Kathleen R. Allinson, et al.. (2014). Endothelial Depletion of Acvrl1 in Mice Leads to Arteriovenous Malformations Associated with Reduced Endoglin Expression. PLoS ONE. 9(6). e98646–e98646. 98 indexed citations

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Li, Yan, Zhenhua Zhai, Dan Liu, et al.. (2014). CD105 promotes hepatocarcinoma cell invasion and metastasis through VEGF. Tumor Biology. 36(2). 737–745. 37 indexed citations

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Anderberg, Charlotte, Sara I. Cunha, Zhenhua Zhai, et al.. (2013). Deficiency for endoglin in tumor vasculature weakens the endothelial barrier to metastatic dissemination. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 210(3). 563–579. 105 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaomeng, Sabu Abraham, J. McKenzie, et al.. (2013). LRG1 promotes angiogenesis by modulating endothelial TGF-β signalling. Nature. 499(7458). 306–311. 402 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mahmoud, Marwa, Kathleen R. Allinson, Zhenhua Zhai, et al.. (2010). Pathogenesis of Arteriovenous Malformations in the Absence of Endoglin. Circulation Research. 106(8). 1425–1433. 191 indexed citations

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