Zikun Ma

890 total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 602 citations indexed

About

Zikun Ma is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Zikun Ma has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 602 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Surgery, 4 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Zikun Ma's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (4 papers), Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (3 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (3 papers). Zikun Ma is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (4 papers), Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (3 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (3 papers). Zikun Ma collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Zikun Ma's co-authors include Zhuowei Liu, Yize Mao, Jie Cheng, Wei Chen, Peng Liu, Xiangdong Li, Runsen Chen, Chaofeng Li, Zhizhou Duan and Guibo Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Cancer Cell.

In The Last Decade

Zikun Ma

15 papers receiving 595 citations

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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.

Interferon-dependent SLC14A1+ cancer-associated fibroblasts promote cancer stemness via WNT5A in bladder cancer

2022 146 citations Zikun Ma, Xiangdong Li et al. Cancer Cell profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zikun Ma China	11	230	170	138	125	113	16	602
Kelsey K. Baker United States	13	268 1.2×	31 0.2×	51 0.4×	104 0.8×	35 0.3×	43	728
Jennifer Wong Canada	13	240 1.0×	148 0.9×	32 0.2×	29 0.2×	76 0.7×	16	615
Theresa� Vilsmaier Germany	15	158 0.7×	44 0.3×	22 0.2×	146 1.2×	39 0.3×	50	591
Matthew Yeager United States	10	64 0.3×	141 0.8×	25 0.2×	112 0.9×	82 0.7×	30	432
Sherry Owens United States	12	141 0.6×	203 1.2×	29 0.2×	148 1.2×	51 0.5×	33	544
Xinni Song Canada	13	252 1.1×	50 0.3×	18 0.1×	73 0.6×	45 0.4×	38	459
Jiayi Hu China	10	103 0.4×	188 1.1×	25 0.2×	84 0.7×	35 0.3×	22	471
Giulia Gasparini Italy	11	302 1.3×	177 1.0×	13 0.1×	35 0.3×	58 0.5×	41	547
Walter José Koff Brazil	14	40 0.2×	194 1.1×	20 0.1×	116 0.9×	52 0.5×	39	566
Amy Colquhoun Canada	12	163 0.7×	221 1.3×	23 0.2×	113 0.9×	9 0.1×	30	691

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zikun Ma

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16 of 16 papers shown

Chen, Zibin, Ke Liang, Weikai Wang, et al.. (2025). AGO2 mediates immunotherapy failure via suppressing tumor IFN-gamma response-dependent CD8+ T cell immunity. Cell Reports. 44(4). 115445–115445.

Li, Xiangdong, Zhenhua Liu, Jingwei Ye, et al.. (2024). A predictive system comprising serum microRNAs and radiomics for residual retroperitoneal masses in metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell tumors. Cell Reports Medicine. 5(12). 101843–101843. 6 indexed citations

Chen, Jiawei, Lisi Zheng, Zikun Ma, et al.. (2023). NFYC-37 promotes tumor growth by activating the mevalonate pathway in bladder cancer. Cell Reports. 42(8). 112963–112963. 7 indexed citations

Ma, Zikun, Zhiyong Li, Yize Mao, et al.. (2023). AhR diminishes the efficacy of chemotherapy via suppressing STING dependent type-I interferon in bladder cancer. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5415–5415. 30 indexed citations

Yang, Qi, Ran Han, Bo Lin, et al.. (2022). Effects of the hemolytic index on the test results of a dry chemistry analyzer and a verification of the hemolytic interference threshold. Annals of Palliative Medicine. 11(4). 1381–1390. 3 indexed citations

Zhou, Zhaohui, Jiawei Chen, Zikun Ma, et al.. (2022). Knockdown of ZBTB11 impedes R‐loop elimination and increases the sensitivity to cisplatin by inhibiting DDX1 transcription in bladder cancer. Cell Proliferation. 55(12). e13325–e13325. 10 indexed citations

Ma, Zikun, Xiangdong Li, Yize Mao, et al.. (2022). Interferon-dependent SLC14A1+ cancer-associated fibroblasts promote cancer stemness via WNT5A in bladder cancer. Cancer Cell. 40(12). 1550–1565.e7. 146 indexed citations breakdown →

Ma, Zikun, Yize Mao, Zhizhou Duan, et al.. (2022). Suicidal ideation and attempted suicide among cancer patients during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Journal of Medical Virology. 94(12). 5827–5835. 11 indexed citations

Zheng, Yongqiang, Zikun Ma, Lei Liu, et al.. (2021). Prevalence and outcomes of focal ablation versus prostatectomy for elderly patients with prostate cancer: a population-based study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 25–32. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Yuan Yuan, Zhizhou Duan, Zikun Ma, et al.. (2020). Epidemiology of mental health problems among patients with cancer during COVID-19 pandemic. Translational Psychiatry. 10(1). 263–263. 200 indexed citations

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Zhang, Tong, Zikun Ma, Junying Chen, et al.. (2020). Systemic Management for Nonmetastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer. American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 43(4). 288–297. 15 indexed citations

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Cheng, Jie, et al.. (2019). Correlation of cervical and thoracic inlet sagittal parameters by MRI and radiography in patients with cervical spondylosis. Medicine. 98(7). e14393–e14393. 16 indexed citations

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Liu, Peng, Zikun Ma, Zhaolin Wang, et al.. (2019). The effects of aging on the profile of the cervical spine. Medicine. 98(7). e14425–e14425. 12 indexed citations

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Liu, Peng, et al.. (2017). Correlation between intervertebral disc degeneration, paraspinal muscle atrophy, and lumbar facet joints degeneration in patients with lumbar disc herniation. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 18(1). 167–167. 107 indexed citations

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Ma, Zikun, Peng Liu, Zhaolin Wang, et al.. (2017). Kinematic analysis of the relationship between Modic changes and sagittal balance parameters in the cervical spine. Medicine. 96(33). e7699–e7699. 14 indexed citations

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Cheng, Jie, et al.. (2016). Reliability and reproducibility analysis of the AOSpine thoracolumbar spine injury classification system by Chinese spinal surgeons. European Spine Journal. 26(5). 1477–1482. 18 indexed citations

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