Baochong Gao

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Baochong Gao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Baochong Gao has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Cell Biology and 6 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Baochong Gao's work include Heat shock proteins research (9 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (5 papers) and Platelet Disorders and Treatments (4 papers). Baochong Gao is often cited by papers focused on Heat shock proteins research (9 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (5 papers) and Platelet Disorders and Treatments (4 papers). Baochong Gao collaborates with scholars based in United States. Baochong Gao's co-authors include Min‐Fu Tsan, Min‐Fu Tsan, Lois E. Greene, Evan Eisenberg, Thomas M. Saba, Yun Wang, Kondury Prasad, Richard C. Weisenberg, Theresa M. Curtis and James Flynn and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Baochong Gao

24 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

  1. Endogenous ligands of Toll-like receptors
    2004 568 citations Min‐Fu Tsan, Baochong Gao Journal of Leukocyte Biology profile →

Peers

Baochong Gao
Brent Berwin United States
Edith Kabingu United States
Masako Tanabe Japan
Xavier Préville France
Giovanni Magistrelli Switzerland
Judith A. Lippke United States
Robert P. A. Wallin Sweden
Genki Kimura Japan
Lee Mizzen United States
Mario Rosemblatt Chile
Brent Berwin United States
Baochong Gao
Citations per year, relative to Baochong Gao Baochong Gao (= 1×) peers Brent Berwin

Countries citing papers authored by Baochong Gao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Baochong Gao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Baochong Gao

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

All Works

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Liappis, Angelike P., Kevin W. Gibbs, Eric Nylén, et al.. (2010). Exogenous procalcitonin evokes a pro-inflammatory cytokine response. Inflammation Research. 60(2). 203–207. 31 indexed citations
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Tsan, Min‐Fu & Baochong Gao. (2007). Review: Pathogen-associated molecular pattern contamination as putative endogenous ligands of Toll-like receptors. Journal of Endotoxin Research. 13(1). 6–14. 91 indexed citations
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Gao, Baochong, Yun Wang, & Min‐Fu Tsan. (2006). The heat sensitivity of cytokine-inducing effect of lipopolysaccharide. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 80(2). 359–366. 41 indexed citations
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Wang, Yun, Baochong Gao, & Min‐Fu Tsan. (2005). Induction of cytokines by heat shock proteins and concanavalin A in murine splenocytes. Cytokine. 32(3-4). 149–154. 19 indexed citations
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Tsan, Min‐Fu & Baochong Gao. (2004). Cytokine function of heat shock proteins. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 286(4). C739–C744. 248 indexed citations
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Gao, Baochong & Min‐Fu Tsan. (2004). Induction of cytokines by heat shock proteins and endotoxin in murine macrophages. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 317(4). 1149–1154. 63 indexed citations
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Tsan, Min‐Fu & Baochong Gao. (2004). Endogenous ligands of Toll-like receptors. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 76(3). 514–519. 568 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tsan, Min‐Fu & Baochong Gao. (2004). Heat shock protein and innate immunity.. PubMed. 1(4). 274–9. 161 indexed citations
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Gao, Baochong & Min‐Fu Tsan. (2003). Recombinant Human Heat Shock Protein 60 Does Not Induce the Release of Tumor Necrosis Factor α from Murine Macrophages. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(25). 22523–22529. 174 indexed citations
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Curtis, Theresa M., et al.. (2002). TNF-α disruption of lung endothelial integrity: reduced integrin mediated adhesion to fibronectin. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 282(2). L316–L329. 41 indexed citations
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Gao, Baochong, et al.. (2000). Hsc70 Chaperones Clathrin and Primes It to Interact with Vesicle Membranes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(12). 8439–8447. 68 indexed citations
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Gao, Baochong, Theresa M. Curtis, Frank A. Blumenstock, Fred L. Minnear, & Thomas M. Saba. (2000). Increased recycling of α5β1 integrins by lung endothelial cells in response to tumor necrosis factor. Journal of Cell Science. 113(2). 247–257. 28 indexed citations
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Chen, Ruihua, et al.. (2000). Transglutaminase-mediated fibronectin multimerization in lung endothelial matrix in response to TNF-α. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 279(1). L161–L174. 14 indexed citations
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Gao, Baochong, Evan Eisenberg, & Lois E. Greene. (1996). Effect of Constitutive 70-kDa Heat Shock Protein Polymerization on Its Interaction with Protein Substrate. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(28). 16792–16797. 47 indexed citations
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Gao, Baochong, Evan Eisenberg, & Lois E. Greene. (1995). Interaction of Nucleotide-Free Hsc70 with Clathrin and Peptide and Effect of ATP Analogues. Biochemistry. 34(37). 11882–11888. 9 indexed citations
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Gao, Baochong, Lois E. Greene, & Evan Eisenberg. (1994). Characterization of Nucleotide-Free Uncoating ATPase and Its Binding to ATP, ADP, and ATP Analogs. Biochemistry. 33(8). 2048–2054. 42 indexed citations
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Weisenberg, Richard C., et al.. (1988). Microtubule gelation‐contraction in vitro and its relationship to component a of slow axonal transport. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 10(1-2). 331–340. 8 indexed citations
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Gao, Baochong & Richard C. Weisenberg. (1988). Characterization of a microtubule-stimulated adenosine triphosphatase activity associated with microtubule gelation-contraction. Biochemistry. 27(14). 5032–5038. 5 indexed citations
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Cianci, Christopher, et al.. (1986). ATP‐Dependent Gelation Contraction of Microtubules in Vitro. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 466(1). 656–659. 9 indexed citations

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