Zi Yin

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Zi Yin is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Surgery and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Zi Yin has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 45 papers in Surgery and 19 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Zi Yin's work include Tendon Structure and Treatment (56 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (20 papers) and Shoulder Injury and Treatment (16 papers). Zi Yin is often cited by papers focused on Tendon Structure and Treatment (56 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (20 papers) and Shoulder Injury and Treatment (16 papers). Zi Yin collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Switzerland. Zi Yin's co-authors include Xiao Chen, Weiliang Shen, Hongwei Ouyang, Boon Chin Heng, Jialin Chen, Hong Ouyang, Weishan Chen, Hua Gui Yang, Long Wu and Xiaohui Zou and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nature Communications and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Zi Yin

85 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The regulation of tendon stem cell differentiation by the alignment of nanofibers

2009 491 citations Zi Yin, Xiao Chen et al. Biomaterials profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zi Yin China	40	2.2k	2.2k	1.3k	1.1k	625	89	4.9k
Barbara Pui Chan Hong Kong	38	850 0.4×	1.9k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	1.9k 1.6×	521 0.8×	111	5.0k
Denitsa Docheva Germany	40	2.4k 1.1×	2.3k 1.1×	570 0.4×	983 0.9×	1.1k 1.7×	132	5.8k
Catherine K. Kuo United States	24	928 0.4×	1.1k 0.5×	932 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	413 0.7×	43	3.3k
Yingfang Ao China	42	1.3k 0.6×	2.4k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	1.8k 1.6×	1.6k 2.6×	266	6.5k
Dimitrios I. Zeugolis Ireland	47	1.2k 0.5×	2.3k 1.0×	3.9k 2.9×	3.2k 2.8×	1.1k 1.7×	161	8.1k
Shen Liu China	31	600 0.3×	1.3k 0.6×	726 0.5×	885 0.8×	570 0.9×	100	3.4k
Shibi Lu China	41	676 0.3×	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	1.4k 1.2×	829 1.3×	116	4.8k
Xiaohui Zou China	27	479 0.2×	1.1k 0.5×	979 0.7×	731 0.6×	655 1.0×	66	3.2k
Caroline D. Hoemann Canada	38	601 0.3×	2.1k 1.0×	1.6k 1.2×	1.6k 1.4×	757 1.2×	93	5.8k
Helen H. Lu United States	30	529 0.2×	1.3k 0.6×	3.3k 2.4×	2.1k 1.8×	822 1.3×	52	5.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zi Yin

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Zhang, Hong, Xi Liu, Zichen Wang, et al.. (2025). Centimeter‐Scale Self‐Assembling Tendon Organoids Drive Tissue Regeneration. Advanced Science. 12(43). e09453–e09453.

Luo, Junchao, et al.. (2025). FGF7 promotes load-bearing tendon regeneration and suppresses fibrosis. Nature Communications. 17(1). 708–708.

Wang, Zetao, Youguo Liao, Chenqi Tang, et al.. (2023). Stem cell-based therapeutic strategies for rotator cuff tendinopathy. Journal of Orthopaedic Translation. 42. 73–81. 9 indexed citations

Chen, Yangwu, Yuxiang Zhang, Xiaoyi Chen, et al.. (2023). Biomimetic Intrafibrillar Mineralization of Native Tendon for Soft–Hard Interface Integration by Infiltration of Amorphous Calcium Phosphate Precursors. Advanced Science. 10(34). e2304216–e2304216. 10 indexed citations

Yu, Li, Wei Jiang, Jiaqi Xu, et al.. (2023). Size- and Dose-Dependent Body-Wide Organ Transcriptomic Responses to Calcium Phosphate Nanomaterials. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(49). 56639–56651. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Guikai, Zi Yin, Sicong Qiao, et al.. (2023). Synchrotron radiation X-ray absorption spectroscopy/diffraction combined device for simultaneous characterization of short- and long-range-ordered structures: development of versatile <italic>in-situ</italic> cells. Scientia Sinica Chimica. 53(11). 2336–2342.

Luo, Junchao, Zetao Wang, Chenqi Tang, et al.. (2023). Animal model for tendinopathy. Journal of Orthopaedic Translation. 42. 43–56. 13 indexed citations

Huang, Jiayun, Chunmei Fan, Yangwu Chen, et al.. (2021). Single-cell RNA-seq reveals functionally distinct biomaterial degradation-related macrophage populations. Biomaterials. 277. 121116–121116. 16 indexed citations

Zhang, Shichen, Wei Ju, Xiaoyi Chen, et al.. (2021). Hierarchical ultrastructure: An overview of what is known about tendons and future perspective for tendon engineering. Bioactive Materials. 8. 124–139. 39 indexed citations

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Tang, Chenqi, Sicheng Zhou, Yuwei Yang, et al.. (2021). Extracellular Matrix Remodeling in Stem Cell Culture: A Potential Target for Regulating Stem Cell Function. Tissue Engineering Part B Reviews. 28(3). 542–554. 8 indexed citations

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Ran, Jisheng, Fei Yang, Dengfeng Ruan, et al.. (2020). An Off-the-Shelf Tissue Engineered Cartilage Composed of Optimally Sized Pellets of Cartilage Progenitor/Stem Cells. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 7(3). 881–892. 9 indexed citations

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Chen, Yangwu, Weiliang Shen, Chenqi Tang, et al.. (2020). Targeted pathological collagen delivery of sustained-release rapamycin to prevent heterotopic ossification. Science Advances. 6(18). eaay9526–eaay9526. 79 indexed citations

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Ruan, Dengfeng, Ting Zhu, Jiayun Huang, et al.. (2019). Knitted Silk-Collagen Scaffold Incorporated with Ligament Stem/Progenitor Cells Sheet for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Osteoarthritis Prevention. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 5(10). 5412–5421. 23 indexed citations

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Yang, Long, Chenqi Tang, Yangwu Chen, et al.. (2019). Pharmacological Inhibition of Rac1 Activity Prevents Pathological Calcification and Enhances Tendon Regeneration. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 5(7). 3511–3522. 10 indexed citations

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Yan, Ruijian, Yangwu Chen, Chenqi Tang, et al.. (2018). A collagen-coated sponge silk scaffold for functional meniscus regeneration. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. 13(2). 156–173. 40 indexed citations

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Yin, Zi, Jiajie Hu, Long Yang, et al.. (2016). Single-cell analysis reveals a nestin ⁺ tendon stem/progenitor cell population with strong tenogenic potentiality. Science Advances. 2(11). e1600874–e1600874. 110 indexed citations

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Chang, Qingrui, et al.. (2016). Estimation of SPAD Value of Cotton Leaf Using Hyperspectral Images from UAV-based Imaging Spectroradiometer. 47(11). 293. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Can, Huihua Yuan, Huanhuan Liu, et al.. (2015). Well-aligned chitosan-based ultrafine fibers committed teno-lineage differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells for Achilles tendon regeneration. Biomaterials. 53. 716–730. 157 indexed citations

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Fang, Zhi, Ting Zhu, Weiliang Shen, et al.. (2014). Transplantation of Fetal Instead of Adult Fibroblasts Reduces the Probability of Ectopic Ossification During Tendon Repair. Tissue Engineering Part A. 20(13-14). 1815–1826. 14 indexed citations

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Shen, Weiliang, Jialin Chen, Ting Zhu, et al.. (2013). Osteoarthritis Prevention Through Meniscal Regeneration Induced by Intra-Articular Injection of Meniscus Stem Cells. Stem Cells and Development. 22(14). 2071–2082. 49 indexed citations

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