Zichun Hua

9.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
300 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Zichun Hua is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zichun Hua has authored 300 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 185 papers in Molecular Biology, 46 papers in Cancer Research and 43 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Zichun Hua's work include Cancer Research and Treatments (31 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (31 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (29 papers). Zichun Hua is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Research and Treatments (31 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (31 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (29 papers). Zichun Hua collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Zichun Hua's co-authors include Yueyang Lai, Xuebo Xu, Jigang Wang, Qingsong Lin, Bingya Yang, Jianbin Zhang, Han‐Ming Shen, Yew Mun Lee, Weijuan Zheng and Teck Kwang Lim and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Zichun Hua

290 papers receiving 7.5k 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.

Apoptosis and apoptotic body: disease message and therapeutic target potentials

2018 700 citations Xuebo Xu, Yueyang Lai et al. Bioscience Reports profile →
Haem-activated promiscuous targeting of artemisinin in Plasmodium falciparum

2015 465 citations Zichun Hua et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zichun Hua China	43	3.8k	1.1k	937	869	802	300	7.6k
Fei Wang China	45	4.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.3×	801 0.9×	711 0.8×	418 0.5×	462	9.2k
Angelika M. Vollmar Germany	56	4.2k 1.1×	886 0.8×	924 1.0×	821 0.9×	589 0.7×	243	9.8k
Yanan Wang China	44	3.8k 1.0×	636 0.6×	896 1.0×	1.0k 1.2×	691 0.9×	489	8.4k
Michael V. Berridge New Zealand	41	3.3k 0.9×	625 0.6×	707 0.8×	839 1.0×	575 0.7×	124	7.4k
Yang Li China	47	4.5k 1.2×	812 0.7×	1.2k 1.2×	1.7k 2.0×	520 0.6×	276	8.1k
Sujit K. Bhutia India	50	4.1k 1.1×	962 0.9×	1.4k 1.5×	1.2k 1.4×	361 0.5×	165	7.8k
Peng Cao China	49	4.4k 1.2×	921 0.8×	872 0.9×	946 1.1×	434 0.5×	401	9.1k
Shazib Pervaiz Singapore	58	5.9k 1.6×	1.0k 0.9×	1.3k 1.4×	1.5k 1.7×	587 0.7×	176	9.9k
Stefan Zahler Germany	45	2.8k 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	715 0.8×	657 0.8×	649 0.8×	190	7.6k
Wenlin Huang China	46	3.9k 1.0×	967 0.9×	975 1.0×	1.7k 1.9×	354 0.4×	168	6.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Zichun Hua

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zichun Hua

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zichun Hua

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zichun Hua. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zichun Hua 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 Zichun Hua. Zichun Hua is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Okyere, Samuel Kumi, Zichun Hua, Youtian Deng, et al.. (2025). Microbial Guardians or Foes? Metagenomics Reveal Association of Gut Microbiota in Intestinal Toxicity Caused by DON in Mice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(4). 1712–1712. 3 indexed citations

Li, Kaiqiang, et al.. (2025). An Inflammation‐Targeting Engineered Probiotic Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 with High Anti‐TNF‐α Nanobody Secretion Efficacy Alleviates Ulcerative Colitis. Advanced Science. 12(46). e12360–e12360.

Hua, Zichun, et al.. (2025). Disorders of Iron Metabolism: A “Sharp Edge” of Deoxynivalenol-Induced Hepatotoxicity. Metabolites. 15(3). 165–165.

Zhu, Bo, et al.. (2025). Decoding the Implications of Zinc in the Development and Therapy of Leukemia. Advanced Science. 12(9). e2412225–e2412225. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Zhen, Kang Li, Huan Yang, et al.. (2025). SOX2 drives esophageal squamous carcinoma by reprogramming lipid metabolism and histone acetylation landscape. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8190–8190.

Zhu, Bo, et al.. (2024). Lithium Enhances Ferroptosis sensitivity in melanoma cells and promotes CD8+ T Cell infiltration and differentiation. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 227. 233–245. 6 indexed citations

Chen, Xiao, Xiao Chen, Chunyuan Zhao, et al.. (2023). Resveratrol, a novel inhibitor of fatty acid binding protein 5, inhibits cervical cancer metastasis by suppressing fatty acid transport into nucleus and downstream pathways. British Journal of Pharmacology. 181(11). 1614–1634. 10 indexed citations

Zhu, Bo, et al.. (2023). Lithium in Cancer Therapy: Friend or Foe?. Cancers. 15(4). 1095–1095. 13 indexed citations

Li, Qiang, et al.. (2023). Neutrophil‐Mediated Tumor‐Targeting Delivery System of Oncolytic Bacteria Combined with ICB for Melanoma Lung Metastasis Therapy. Advanced Science. 10(29). e2301835–e2301835. 16 indexed citations

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Chen, Feng, Lin Li, Can Li, et al.. (2022). Combined Cellular Thermometry Reveals That Salmonella typhimurium Warms Macrophages by Inducing a Pyroptosis-like Phenotype. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(42). 19396–19409. 18 indexed citations

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Chen, Jianxiang, Yiting Qiao, Guo Chen, et al.. (2021). Salmonella flagella confer anti-tumor immunological effect via activating Flagellin/TLR5 signalling within tumor microenvironment. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 11(10). 3165–3177. 49 indexed citations

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Feng, Tongbao, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of the Role of hsa‐mir‐124 in Predicting Clinical Outcome in Breast Invasive Carcinoma Based on Bioinformatics Analysis. BioMed Research International. 2020(1). 1839205–1839205. 6 indexed citations

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Xu, Xuebo, Yueyang Lai, & Zichun Hua. (2018). Apoptosis and apoptotic body: disease message and therapeutic target potentials. Bioscience Reports. 39(1). 700 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Yingting, et al.. (2017). Biochemical and biophysical properties of positively supercoiled DNA. Biophysical Chemistry. 230. 68–73. 6 indexed citations

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Qu, Wei, Fan Qiu, Yan Li, et al.. (2014). ^99m Tc-3P-RGD ₂ Micro-Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography Provides a Rational Basis for Integrin α _v β ₃ -Targeted Therapy. Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals. 29(9). 351–358. 5 indexed citations

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Zhuang, Hongqin, Pan Du, Wei Cheng, et al.. (2013). Role of Fas-Associated Death Domain-containing Protein (FADD) Phosphorylation in Regulating Glucose Homeostasis: from Proteomic Discovery to Physiological Validation. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 12(10). 2689–2700. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Jiahuang, J. Derek Bewley, Zichun Hua, Weijuan Zheng, & Aoxue Wang. (2008). Model and Molecular Dynamic Simulations of Active and Inactive Endo-β-1,4-Mannanase in Tomato Fruit. The Protein Journal. 27(6). 363–370. 3 indexed citations

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Sun, Qiming, Dongping Wei, Jiahuang Li, et al.. (2007). A novel ferritin gene, SferH‐5, reveals heterogeneity of the 26.5‐kDa subunit of soybean (Glycine max) seed ferritin. FEBS Letters. 581(30). 5796–5802. 9 indexed citations

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Jia, Lijun, et al.. (2007). Oral delivery of tumor‐targeting Salmonella for cancer therapy in murine tumor models. Cancer Science. 98(7). 1107–1112. 52 indexed citations

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Xue, Wen, et al.. (2002). Synergistic activation of eukaryotic gene transcription by multiple upstream sites. PROGRESS IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS. 29(4). 510–513. 4 indexed citations

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