Zhongkai Wu

3.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
122 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Zhongkai Wu is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhongkai Wu has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 38 papers in Surgery and 31 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Zhongkai Wu's work include Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (21 papers), Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (13 papers) and Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (12 papers). Zhongkai Wu is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (21 papers), Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (13 papers) and Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (12 papers). Zhongkai Wu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Finland. Zhongkai Wu's co-authors include Burton B. Yang, Xiangmin Li, Zhenguo Yang, William W. Du, Weining Yang, F. Stuart Foster, Yu Chen, Mengya Liang, Guangxian Chen and Jianping Yao and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Zhongkai Wu

109 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Foxo3 circular RNA promotes cardiac senescence by modulating multiple factors associated with stress and senescence responses

2016 609 citations William W. Du, Weining Yang et al. European Heart Journal profile →
Association between triglyceride glucose-waist height ratio index and cardiovascular disease in middle-aged and older Chinese individuals: a nationwide cohort study

2024 53 citations Qiushi Ren, Quan Liu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhongkai Wu China	22	1.3k	900	518	279	197	122	2.2k
Chengxing Shen China	24	1.3k 1.0×	728 0.8×	479 0.9×	451 1.6×	116 0.6×	72	2.4k
Alison J. Kriegel United States	24	1.1k 0.9×	1.0k 1.1×	235 0.5×	225 0.8×	137 0.7×	54	2.0k
Jiahai Shi China	21	977 0.8×	479 0.5×	252 0.5×	190 0.7×	230 1.2×	91	1.7k
Ri‐Ning Tang China	24	1.5k 1.1×	560 0.6×	197 0.4×	253 0.9×	235 1.2×	70	2.4k
Kou‐Gi Shyu Taiwan	28	1.2k 0.9×	560 0.6×	715 1.4×	581 2.1×	216 1.1×	99	2.5k
Alessandro Salvi Italy	27	1.2k 0.9×	699 0.8×	976 1.9×	360 1.3×	230 1.2×	81	2.6k
Min Wu China	22	1.3k 1.0×	434 0.5×	192 0.4×	237 0.8×	196 1.0×	58	2.3k
Tamás Baranyai Hungary	14	1.2k 1.0×	620 0.7×	239 0.5×	155 0.6×	81 0.4×	27	1.7k
Francesca Pagano Italy	20	1.2k 0.9×	464 0.5×	352 0.7×	213 0.8×	122 0.6×	63	1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhongkai Wu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhongkai Wu

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Li, Zeyu, Suiqing Huang, Huayang Li, et al.. (2025). PERK's novel agonist protects against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury by modulating ER-mitochondria contacts and phosphatidic acid transport. International Journal of Cardiology. 431. 133222–133222.

Shen, Jie, et al.. (2024). Knockdown of SLC16A3 decreases extracellular lactate concentration in hepatocellular carcinoma, alleviates hypoxia and induces ferroptosis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 733. 150709–150709. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Haoliang, Yi Zhang, Gang Li, et al.. (2024). Postoperative Dipping Patterns of Mean Arterial Pressure and Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research. 17(2). 287–297.

Liu, Haoliang, et al.. (2024). HnRNPA1 Prevents Endothelial-to-mesenchymal Transition-induced VSMC Activation and Neointimal Hyperplasia in Vein Grafts. Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research. 17(6). 1400–1414. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Yi, et al.. (2024). Mitral Valve Repair Versus Replacement in Patients Undergoing Concomitant Aortic Valve Replacement. Heart Lung and Circulation. 34(1). 3–15.

Wu, Zhongkai, Lilong Zhang, Li Liu, et al.. (2024). The prognostic significance and potential mechanism of DBF4 zinc finger in hepatocellular carcinoma. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 10662–10662. 2 indexed citations

Ren, Qiushi, Gang Li, Quan Liu, et al.. (2024). Off-pump Versus On-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Diabetic patients: A Meta-analysis of Observational Studies with a Propensity-Score Analysis. Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy. 39(6). 1365–1374.

Huang, Suiqing, Jiantao Chen, Li Luo, et al.. (2024). Pathogenic spectrum of infective endocarditis and analysis of prognostic risk factors following surgical treatment in a tertiary hospital in China. BMC Infectious Diseases. 24(1). 1440–1440. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Junjie, Jian Hou, Quan Liu, et al.. (2023). Development and validation of a postoperative bleeding complications prediction model in infective endocarditis. International Journal of Cardiology. 396. 131432–131432. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shuishen, Qianwen Liu, Bin Li, et al.. (2022). Clinical significance and outcomes of bilateral and unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve lymph node dissection in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: A large‐scale retrospective cohort study. Cancer Medicine. 11(7). 1617–1629. 8 indexed citations

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Chen, Jiantao, et al.. (2021). The multivariable prognostic models for severe complications after heart valve surgery. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 21(1). 491–491. 5 indexed citations

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Li, Huayang, Yitao Zhang, Yue Yuan, et al.. (2021). Dapagliflozin has No Protective Effect on Experimental Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Pulmonary Trunk Banding Rat Models. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 12. 756226–756226. 15 indexed citations

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Zhou, Zhuoming, Jiantao Chen, Xiaodong Zhuang, et al.. (2021). Association of Post-operative Systolic Blood Pressure Variability With Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 8. 717073–717073. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Huayang, Quan Liu, Yue Yuan, et al.. (2021). Celastrol attenuates the remodeling of pulmonary vascular and right ventricular in monocrotaline-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension in rats. Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy. 12(1). 88–102. 12 indexed citations

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Huang, Suiqing, Yue Yuan, Mengya Liang, et al.. (2021). Neutrophil Gelatinase-associated Lipocalin: A Potential Predictor of Embolic Events in Endocarditis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 113(4). 1215–1222.

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Du, William W., Weining Yang, Yu Chen, et al.. (2016). Foxo3 circular RNA promotes cardiac senescence by modulating multiple factors associated with stress and senescence responses. European Heart Journal. 38(18). ehw001–ehw001. 609 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Xiujuan, et al.. (2016). C-Reactive Protein and Inflammatory Cytokines during Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Journal of Vascular Research. 53(1-2). 39–48. 6 indexed citations

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Rong, Jian, Zhongkai Wu, Shaohong Huang, Jian Zhang, & Yun Li. (2013). Time delay of microdialysis in vitro. North American Journal of Medical Sciences. 5(2). 149–149. 4 indexed citations

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Wu, Zhongkai, Tiina Iivainen, Erkki Pehkonen, Jari Laurikka, & Matti Tarkka. (2003). Recent unstable angina and off‐pump coronary artery bypass grafting is not related to postoperative atrial fibrillation. Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal. 37(6). 334–339. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Guozhen, et al.. (2001). Heart Transplantation in Infant-a Report of 1 Case. Journal of Sun Yat-sen University. 22(4). 261. 1 indexed citations

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