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Ke Ren

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Neuroscience

D-Index
80
Citations
20066
World Ranking
1636
National Ranking
800

Ke Ren publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ke Ren sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 193 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Ke Ren D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ke Ren sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ke Ren is affiliated with the University of Maryland, Baltimore, in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. The scientist's work includes a focus on molecular biology, plant science, biomedical engineering, cancer research, and epidemiology.

Ke Ren has contributed to diverse research topics, including:

  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Bone tissue engineering materials
  • Light effects on plants
  • Plant molecular biology research
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Plant gene expression analysis

Recent publications by Ke Ren highlight this broad area of study. These include:

  • "GAS5 protects against nonalcoholic fatty liver disease via miR-28a-5p/MARCH7/NLRP3 axis-mediated pyroptosis," 2023, published in Cell Death and Differentiation
  • "An injectable and antibacterial calcium phosphate scaffold inhibiting Staphylococcus aureus and supporting stem cells for bone regeneration," 2020, published in Materials Science and Engineering C
  • "Transcriptomic and metabolomic profiling reveals the effect of LED light quality on morphological traits, and phenylpropanoid-derived compounds accumulation in Sarcandra glabra seedlings," 2020, published in BMC Plant Biology
  • "Mitochondria-Targeting Pyroptosis Amplifier of Lonidamine-Modified Black Phosphorus Nanosheets for Glioblastoma Treatments," 2023, published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "An antibacterial and injectable calcium phosphate scaffold delivering human periodontal ligament stem cells for bone tissue engineering," 2020, published in RSC Advances

Ke Ren frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Lingyan Chen
  • Muhammad Waqqas Khan Tarin
  • Tianyou He
  • Michael D. Weir
  • Abraham Schneider

The scientist's work has been published in notable venues where they have contributed multiple times. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Research Square
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Advanced Healthcare Materials
  • Frontiers in Oncology
  • Advanced Science

Ke Ren's research reflects interdisciplinary approaches combining molecular biology, biomedical engineering, and plant sciences, addressing complex biological and medical challenges.

Best Publications

  • Interactions between the immune and nervous systems in pain

    Ke Ren;Ronald Dubner

  • Mechanisms of Acupuncture-Electroacupuncture on Persistent Pain

    Ruixin Zhang;Lixing Lao;Ke Ren;Brian M. Berman

  • Role of interleukin-1β during pain and inflammation

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  • Glial–Cytokine–Neuronal Interactions Underlying the Mechanisms of Persistent Pain

    Wei Guo;Hu Wang;Mineo Watanabe;Kohei Shimizu

  • The effects of a non-competitive NMDA receptor antagonist, MK-801, on behavioral hyperalgesia and dorsal horn neuronal activity in rats with unilateral inflammation.

    Ke Ren;Janice L.K. Hylden;Gene M. Williams;M. A. Ruda

  • Descending modulation in persistent pain: an update.

    Ke Ren;Ronald Dubner

  • Supraspinal Glial–Neuronal Interactions Contribute to Descending Pain Facilitation

    Feng Wei;Wei Guo;Shiping Zou;Ke Ren

  • Central Terminal Sensitization of TRPV1 by Descending Serotonergic Facilitation Modulates Chronic Pain

    Yu Shin Kim;Yuxia Chu;Liang Han;Man Li;Man Li

  • Neuron-glia crosstalk gets serious: Role in pain hypersensitivity

    Ke Ren;Ronald Dubner

  • Cannabinoids suppress inflammatory and neuropathic pain by targeting α3 glycine receptors

    Wei Xiong;Tanxing Cui;Kejun Cheng;Fei Yang

  • An Improved Method for Assessing Mechanical Allodynia in the Rat

    Ke Ren

  • Tyrosine Phosphorylation of the NR2B Subunit of the NMDA Receptor in the Spinal Cord during the Development and Maintenance of Inflammatory Hyperalgesia

    Wei Guo;Shiping Zou;Yun Guan;Tetsuya Ikeda

  • IL-1ra alleviates inflammatory hyperalgesia through preventing phosphorylation of NMDA receptor NR-1 subunit in rats

    Rui-Xin Zhang;Aihui Li;Bing Liu;Linbo Wang

  • Molecular depletion of descending serotonin unmasks its novel facilitatory role in the development of persistent pain.

    Feng Wei;Ronald Dubner;Shiping Zou;Ke Ren

  • Spinal glial activation in a new rat model of bone cancer pain produced by prostate cancer cell inoculation of the tibia

    Rui-Xin Zhang;Bing Liu;Linbo Wang;Ke Ren

  • Enhanced descending modulation of nociception in rats with persistent hindpaw inflammation.

    K. Ren;R. Dubner

  • NMDA receptor antagonists attenuate mechanical hyperalgesia in rats with unilateral inflammation of the hindpaw

    Ke Ren;Ronald Dubner

  • Inflammatory Models of Pain and Hyperalgesia.

    Ke Ren;Ronald Dubner

  • Characterization of basal and re-inflammation-associated long-term alteration in pain responsivity following short-lasting neonatal local inflamatory insult

    K. Ren;V. Anseloni;S. P. Zou;E. B. Wade

  • Supraspinal Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Signaling: A Novel Mechanism for Descending Pain Facilitation

    Wei Guo;Meredith T Robbins;Feng Wei;Shiping Zou

  • Central nervous system plasticity and persistent pain.

    K Ren;R Dubner

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald Dubner
Ronald Dubner University of Maryland, Baltimore
Lixing Lao
Lixing Lao Virginia University of Integrative Medicine
Brian Berman
Brian Berman Virginia Commonwealth University
Feng Wei
Feng Wei University of Maryland, Baltimore
Koichi Iwata
Koichi Iwata Nihon University
Yun Guan
Yun Guan Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Michael S. Lidow
Michael S. Lidow University of Maryland, Baltimore
Lisa A. Uebelacker
Lisa A. Uebelacker Brown University
Ivan W. Miller
Ivan W. Miller Brown University
Geoffrey Tremont
Geoffrey Tremont Brown University

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