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Kai Zhang

Qingdao University · CN
Area of research
Pathology and Forensic Medicine · Surgery
Research interest
Research interests include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Bone Tissue Engineering Materials, and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy.
h-index
25
citations
2,126
works
90
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Enhanced gut damage and microbial imbalance in bullfrog tadpoles (Lithobates catesbeiana) exposed to polystyrene microplastics under high-temperature conditions
Environmental Pollution 2025cited by 10position: middledoi
Biomechanical design of titanium-PEEK combined fusion cage based on PLIF surgical model
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
Biomechanical analysis of posterior, transforaminal, extreme, oblique, and anterior lumbar interbody fusion surgical models: a finite element study
Computer Methods in Biomechanics & Biomedical Engineering 2025cited by 1position: middledoi
KMT2A regulates the autophagy-GATA4 axis through METTL3-mediated m6A modification of ATG4a to promote NPCs senescence and IVDD progression
Bone Research 2024cited by 24position: middledoi
Changes in mucosa‑associated lymphoid tissue 1 predicts therapeutic response and survival in patients with advanced melanoma receiving programmed cell death‑1 inhibitor monotherapy
Oncology Letters 2024cited by 0position: middledoi
A newly designed personalized interbody fusion cage and its biomechanical analysis
Acta Mechanica Sinica 2023cited by 19position: middledoi
Comparison of percutaneous endoscopic interlaminar discectomy and conventional open lumbar discectomy for L4/5 and L5/S1 double-segmental lumbar disk herniation
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2023cited by 16position: middledoi
Interleukin-18 Inhibition Protects Against Intervertebral Disc Degeneration via the Inactivation of Caspase-3/9 Dependent Apoptotic Pathways
Immunological Investigations 2022cited by 6position: firstdoi
<p>Sinapic Acid Inhibits IL-1β-Induced Apoptosis and Catabolism in Nucleus Pulposus Cells and Ameliorates Intervertebral Disk Degeneration</p>
Journal of Inflammation Research 2020cited by 22position: middledoi
Real-World Evidence in Prescription Medication Use Among U.S. Adults with Neck Pain
Pain and Therapy 2020cited by 14position: middledoi
Needle-Guided Suture Technique for Lumbar Annular Fiber Closure in Microendoscopic Discectomy: A Technical Note and Case Series
Medical Science Monitor 2020cited by 3position: lastdoi
Wnt5a suppresses inflammation-driven intervertebral disc degeneration via a TNF-α/NF-κB–Wnt5a negative-feedback loop
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2018cited by 64position: middledoi
Estrogen deficiency accelerates lumbar facet joints arthritis
Scientific Reports 2017cited by 38position: middledoi

Grants

I-Corps: Translation Potential of Bitwise Dependence Detection
NSF2449855$50,0002025–2026PIRePORTER
FRG: Collaborative Research: Mathematical and Statistical Analysis of Compressible Data on Compressive Networks
NSF2152289$800,0002022–2026PIRePORTER
Binary Expansion Statistics: A Nonparametric Inference Framework for Big Data
NSF1916237$149,9992019–2022PIRePORTER
BIGDATA: Collaborative Research: F: Statistical Theory and Methods Beyond the Dimensionality Barrier
NSF1633212$200,0002016–2019PIRePORTER
Geometric Perspectives on the Correlation
NSF1613112$120,0002016–2019PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Inference for Linear Model Parameters in Model-free Populations
NSF1309619$50,0002013–2015PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Yanru Xue · Shanxi Medical University3 papers (2023–2025)Aimin Wu · Shandong University of Technology3 papers (2020–2024)Xiaogang Wu · Shanxi Medical University3 papers (2023–2025)Meng Zhang · Union Hospital2 papers (2025–2025)Liming He · Shanxi Medical University2 papers (2023–2025) · 2 papers (2025–2025)Kangwu Chen · Soochow University2 papers (2017–2023)Xuan-Qi Zheng · University of Rochester Medical Center2 papers (2020–2020) · 2 papers (2025–2025)Ze Gao · Hebei Medical University2 papers (2020–2020)Yan Michael Li · SUNY Upstate Medical University2 papers (2020–2024)Wangping Duan · Shanxi Medical University2 papers (2025–2025)Pengcui Li · Brown University2 papers (2025–2025)Haijun Tian · Guangxi University2 papers (2020–2020)Weiyi Chen · Shanxi Medical University2 papers (2025–2025)Xiaochun Wei · Shanxi Medical University2 papers (2025–2025)Lei Ye · Merchants Chongqing Communications Research and Design Institute1 papers (2022–2022)Hao Chen · Nanjing University of Science and Technology1 papers (2017–2017)Jing Chen · Anhui Medical University1 papers (2025–2025)Hui Wang · Chongqing Emergency Medical Center1 papers (2020–2020)