Zuguo Liu

10.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
157 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Zuguo Liu is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Ophthalmology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zuguo Liu has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 59 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 53 papers in Ophthalmology. Recurrent topics in Zuguo Liu's work include Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (80 papers), Corneal Surgery and Treatments (46 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (33 papers). Zuguo Liu is often cited by papers focused on Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (80 papers), Corneal Surgery and Treatments (46 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (33 papers). Zuguo Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Zuguo Liu's co-authors include Kazuo Tsubota, Esen K. Akpek, Fiona Stapleton, Kelly K. Nichols, Jennifer P. Craig, Choun-Ki Joo, Harminder S. Dua, J. Daniel Nelson, Barbara Caffery and Jason J. Nichols and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and Cancer Cell.

In The Last Decade

Zuguo Liu

150 papers receiving 6.2k 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.

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2017 2.3k citations Zuguo Liu et al. The Ocular Surface profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zuguo Liu China	37	4.1k	2.1k	2.0k	1.1k	967	157	6.3k
Sunil K. Chauhan United States	45	4.3k 1.1×	2.7k 1.3×	1.5k 0.7×	744 0.7×	925 1.0×	140	6.8k
Elisabeth M. Messmer Germany	37	4.1k 1.0×	2.7k 1.3×	2.9k 1.5×	435 0.4×	915 0.9×	135	6.1k
Yuichi Uchino Japan	29	3.1k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	410 0.4×	1.0k 1.0×	58	4.1k
Hiroshi Fujishima Japan	42	2.8k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	568 0.5×	1.1k 1.2×	192	5.1k
Takashi Kojima Japan	38	3.0k 0.7×	2.5k 1.1×	2.3k 1.2×	349 0.3×	599 0.6×	214	5.0k
Eduardo Melani Rocha Brazil	34	2.6k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	1.5k 0.7×	513 0.5×	356 0.4×	148	4.2k
J. Daniel Nelson United States	25	5.5k 1.3×	2.5k 1.1×	2.6k 1.3×	312 0.3×	1.4k 1.5×	69	6.4k
Cintia S. de Paiva United States	59	9.9k 2.4×	5.1k 2.4×	3.2k 1.6×	1.2k 1.0×	2.1k 2.2×	181	12.3k
Giuseppe Giannaccare Italy	36	2.1k 0.5×	2.1k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	240 0.2×	324 0.3×	274	4.1k
Flavio Mantelli Italy	35	1.6k 0.4×	1.1k 0.5×	900 0.4×	665 0.6×	312 0.3×	76	3.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Guo, Yuli, et al.. (2025). Current Pharmaceutical Therapies for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: From Basic Research to Clinical Practice. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 53(8). 1039–1055.

Zhang, Minjie, Han Wu, Rongrong Zong, et al.. (2025). Ocular Surface Involvements in the Development of Sjögren's Syndrome–Associated Dry Eye in the IL14α Transgenic Mouse. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 66(3). 2–2. 1 indexed citations

Luo, Xiongbiao, et al.. (2024). Bi-DenseNet: Automatic recognition of ocular surface disease using smartphone imaging. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control. 96. 106622–106622. 2 indexed citations

Li, Yong, Yong Lin, Zhaoqiang Zhang, et al.. (2024). Alkali burn injury model of meibomian gland dysfunction in mice. International Journal of Ophthalmology. 17(12). 2158–2166.

Hu, Jiaoyue, et al.. (2024). Multifaceted mitochondrial as a novel therapeutic target in dry eye: insights and interventions. Cell Death Discovery. 10(1). 398–398. 7 indexed citations

Huang, Caihong, et al.. (2024). Unleashing Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Dry Eye: Targeting ROS and the cGAS‐STING Signaling Pathway with Tetrahedral Framework Nucleic Acids. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(30). e2400198–e2400198. 7 indexed citations

Wu, Shi‐Nan, Xiaohong Chen, Yuqian Wang, et al.. (2024). Drug‐associated glaucoma: A real‐world study based on the Food and Drug Administration adverse event reporting system database. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 53(2). 140–160. 11 indexed citations

Li, Jiani, et al.. (2024). Cell death pathways in dry eye disease: Insights into ocular surface inflammation. The Ocular Surface. 34. 535–544. 6 indexed citations

Bu, Jinghua, Yuli Guo, Yang Wu, et al.. (2024). Models for Meibomian gland dysfunction: In vivo and in vitro. The Ocular Surface. 32. 154–165. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lingyu, Han Wu, Yixuan Li, et al.. (2023). Limbal Stem Cell Dysfunction Induced by Severe Dry Eye via Activation of the p38 MAPK Signaling Pathway. American Journal Of Pathology. 193(11). 1863–1878. 7 indexed citations

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Han, Yi, Yunpeng Li, Jiani Li, et al.. (2023). Berberine ameliorate inflammation and apoptosis via modulating PI3K/AKT/NFκB and MAPK pathway on dry eye. Phytomedicine. 121. 155081–155081. 34 indexed citations

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Bu, Jinghua, Yang Wu, Minjie Zhang, et al.. (2023). Transitory alkali exposure on meibomian gland orifices induces meibomian gland dysfunction. The Ocular Surface. 29. 406–415. 5 indexed citations

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He, Xin, Shuang Li, Yuguang Chen, et al.. (2023). A Fully Automatic Estimation of Tear Meniscus Height Using Artificial Intelligence. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 64(13). 7–7. 10 indexed citations

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Tang, Yonghua, Yi Han, Chaoyu Fan, et al.. (2023). A Rational Design of Metal–Organic Framework Nanozyme with High-Performance Copper Active Centers for Alleviating Chemical Corneal Burns. Nano-Micro Letters. 15(1). 112–112. 72 indexed citations

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Wu, Huping, et al.. (2022). Meibomian Glands and Tear Film Findings in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study. Frontiers in Medicine. 9. 762493–762493. 14 indexed citations

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Lin, Xiang, Jing-Feng Huang, & Zuguo Liu. (2020). Large Scale, Prospective, Multicenter, Clinical Evaluation of Point-of-Care Lymphotoxin alpha (LTA) Test in Dry Eye Disease. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 61(7). 116–116. 3 indexed citations

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Huang, Jing-Feng, Xiang Lin, & Zuguo Liu. (2018). Altered Lymphotoxin alpha (LTA) level in tear fluid, measured with a POCT test, in dry eye patients. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 59(9). 955–955. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Zuguo, Jing Liu, & Wenzhao Yang. (2013). Emphasizing clinical investigation on anti-inflammatory therapy of dry eye. Zhonghua shiyan yanke zazhi. 31(5). 417–420. 1 indexed citations

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Qu, Yangluowa, Cheng Li, Wei Li, & Zuguo Liu. (2013). Periostin is associated with the properties of human corneal epithelial progenitor cells. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 54(15). 980–980. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaochen, Zhirong Lin, Tong Zhou, et al.. (2011). Anti-Angiogenic and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of SERPINA3K on Corneal Injury. PLoS ONE. 6(1). e16712–e16712. 55 indexed citations

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