Bin Zhao

23.2k total citations · 11 hit papers
102 papers, 17.5k citations indexed

About

Bin Zhao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Bin Zhao has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 17.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Molecular Biology, 49 papers in Cell Biology and 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Bin Zhao's work include Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (48 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (12 papers) and Cancer-related gene regulation (9 papers). Bin Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (48 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (12 papers) and Cancer-related gene regulation (9 papers). Bin Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Bin Zhao's co-authors include Kun‐Liang Guan, Li Li, Fa‐Xing Yu, Karen Tumaneng, Qun‐Ying Lei, Jindan Yu, Zhi-Chun Lai, Weiquan Li, Cun-Yu Wang and Joungmok Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Bin Zhao

100 papers receiving 17.4k citations

Hit Papers

Inactivation of YAP oncoprotein by the Hippo pathway is i... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2008 2015 2012 2010 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Inactivation of YAP oncoprotein by the Hippo pathway is involved in cell contact inhibition and tissue growth control
    2007 2.4k citations Bin Zhao, Jindan Yu et al. profile →
  2. TEAD mediates YAP-dependent gene induction and growth control
    2008 1.9k citations Bin Zhao, Jindan Yu et al. profile →
  3. Hippo Pathway in Organ Size Control, Tissue Homeostasis, and Cancer
    2015 1.7k citations Bin Zhao, Kun‐Liang Guan et al. profile →
  4. Regulation of the Hippo-YAP Pathway by G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Signaling
    2012 1.3k citations Bin Zhao, Kun‐Liang Guan et al. profile →
  5. A coordinated phosphorylation by Lats and CK1 regulates YAP stability through SCFβ-TRCP
    2010 1.1k citations Bin Zhao, Li Li et al. profile →
  6. The Hippo pathway in organ size control, tissue regeneration and stem cell self-renewal
    2011 941 citations Bin Zhao, Kun‐Liang Guan et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →
  7. The Hippo–YAP pathway in organ size control and tumorigenesis: an updated version
    2010 935 citations Bin Zhao, Li Li et al. profile →
  8. TAZ Promotes Cell Proliferation and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Is Inhibited by the Hippo Pathway
    2008 785 citations Bin Zhao, Kun‐Liang Guan et al. Molecular and Cellular Biology profile →
  9. Cell detachment activates the Hippo pathway via cytoskeleton reorganization to induce anoikis
    2012 632 citations Bin Zhao, Li Li et al. profile →
  10. The role of YAP transcription coactivator in regulating stem cell self-renewal and differentiation
    2010 605 citations Bin Zhao, Jindan Yu et al. profile →
  11. Angiomotin is a novel Hippo pathway component that inhibits YAP oncoprotein
    2011 543 citations Bin Zhao, Li Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bin Zhao China 42 13.4k 10.7k 2.0k 1.2k 936 102 17.5k
Duojia Pan United States 61 14.5k 1.1× 13.5k 1.3× 2.2k 1.1× 1.0k 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 90 21.1k
Jin Jiang United States 52 2.8k 0.2× 9.1k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 756 0.6× 548 0.6× 127 11.8k
Ron Prywes United States 55 5.0k 0.4× 8.3k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 969 0.8× 292 0.3× 84 12.6k
Michael Jaye United States 53 2.6k 0.2× 8.7k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 1.5k 1.2× 167 0.2× 114 12.0k
Dos D. Sarbassov United States 26 1.9k 0.1× 12.8k 1.2× 1.8k 0.9× 1.4k 1.2× 326 0.3× 53 16.1k
Richard L. Proia United States 74 5.2k 0.4× 14.4k 1.3× 1.1k 0.6× 466 0.4× 193 0.2× 196 21.0k
David R. Beier United States 58 1.7k 0.1× 7.1k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 664 0.5× 327 0.3× 175 13.7k
Jun Qin United States 62 2.1k 0.2× 12.1k 1.1× 3.7k 1.9× 1.8k 1.5× 678 0.7× 120 14.8k
Winfried Edelmann United States 58 1.9k 0.1× 7.9k 0.7× 2.0k 1.0× 1.8k 1.5× 404 0.4× 140 11.3k
Andrzej A. Dlugosz United States 57 1.8k 0.1× 7.6k 0.7× 2.6k 1.3× 679 0.6× 367 0.4× 125 11.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bin Zhao

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Chenliang, Sha Song, Xiao‐Yu Kuang, et al.. (2025). Adipose tissue-secreted Spz5 promotes distal tumor progression via Toll-6-mediated Hh pathway activation in Drosophila. The EMBO Journal. 44(15). 4301–4330. 1 indexed citations
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Ji, Fubo, Xianglei He, Yongzhi Zhao, et al.. (2025). Liver-specific gene PGRMC1 blocks c-Myc-induced hepatocarcinogenesis through ER stress-independent PERK activation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 50–50. 4 indexed citations
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Cao, Xiaolei, Fei Huang, Mei Tang, et al.. (2025). RIPK4 promotes epidermal differentiation through phase separation and activation of LATS1/2. Developmental Cell. 60(20). 2761–2776.e11. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Qianqian, Hongli Li, Bin Zhao, et al.. (2025). Tailoring Plasmid Design Based on Chain Expression in Cell Line Development for Enhanced Monoclonal and Bispecific Antibody Production. Biotechnology Journal. 20(8). e70104–e70104.
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Dong, Tianqi, Xiao Zhang, Jiaming Lin, et al.. (2024). LATS2 condensates organize signalosomes for Hippo pathway signal transduction. Nature Chemical Biology. 20(6). 710–720. 16 indexed citations
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Shu, Xin, Yi Lu, Ran Li, et al.. (2024). A chaperone-like function of FUS ensures TAZ condensate dynamics and transcriptional activation. Nature Cell Biology. 26(1). 86–99. 12 indexed citations
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Wan, Xinyi, Chenliang Wang, Zhongxing Sun, et al.. (2024). MAT2B regulates the protein level of MAT2A to preserve RNA N6-methyladenosine. Cell Death and Disease. 15(10). 714–714. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Mengying, Lingli He, Liang Yuan, et al.. (2024). The tumor suppressor NF2 modulates TEAD4 stability and activity in Hippo signaling via direct interaction. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(5). 107212–107212. 1 indexed citations
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Xiao, Mu, Fei Wang, Jin Cao, et al.. (2023). Smad4 sequestered in SFPQ condensates prevents TGF-β tumor-suppressive signaling. Developmental Cell. 59(1). 48–63.e8. 17 indexed citations
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Wang, Lijing, Shuchen Gu, Fenfang Chen, et al.. (2023). Imatinib blocks tyrosine phosphorylation of Smad4 and restores TGF-β growth-suppressive signaling in BCR-ABL1-positive leukemia. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 8(1). 120–120. 9 indexed citations
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Yuan, Bo, Jinquan Liu, Aiping Shi, et al.. (2023). HERC3 promotes YAP / TAZ stability and tumorigenesis independently of its ubiquitin ligase activity. The EMBO Journal. 42(4). e111549–e111549. 19 indexed citations
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He, Jiakai, Yu Wang, Lei Wang, et al.. (2022). Prolonged Longitudinal Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Effect on Striatal Functional Connectivity in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder. Brain Sciences. 12(12). 1730–1730. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Shuaifeng, Qí Zhāng, Haitao Zhang, et al.. (2022). FUNDC2 promotes liver tumorigenesis by inhibiting MFN1-mediated mitochondrial fusion. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3486–3486. 52 indexed citations
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Gao, Chun, Xinran Li, Shuchen Gu, et al.. (2021). HSPA13 facilitates NF-κB–mediated transcription and attenuates cell death responses in TNFα signaling. Science Advances. 7(41). eabh1756–eabh1756. 8 indexed citations
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Liu, Huan, Xiaoming Dai, Xiaolei Cao, et al.. (2018). PRDM 4 mediates YAP ‐induced cell invasion by activating leukocyte‐specific integrin β2 expression. EMBO Reports. 19(6). 42 indexed citations
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Wu, Ailing, Qingzhe Wu, Yujie Deng, et al.. (2018). Loss of VGLL 4 suppresses tumor PD ‐L1 expression and immune evasion. The EMBO Journal. 38(1). 36 indexed citations
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Si, Yuan, Xinyan Ji, Xiaolei Cao, et al.. (2017). Src Inhibits the Hippo Tumor Suppressor Pathway through Tyrosine Phosphorylation of Lats1. Cancer Research. 77(18). 4868–4880. 117 indexed citations
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Chen, Fenfang, Xia Lin, Pinglong Xu, et al.. (2015). Nuclear Export of Smads by RanBP3L Regulates Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signaling and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 35(10). 1700–1711. 38 indexed citations
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Chen, Wei, Hui Liang, Hao Liu, et al.. (2015). Inhibition of mTORC2 Induces Cell-Cycle Arrest and Enhances the Cytotoxicity of Doxorubicin by Suppressing MDR1 Expression in HCC Cells. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 14(8). 1805–1815. 38 indexed citations
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Xie, Xiaoduo, Denghong Zhang, Bin Zhao, et al.. (2011). IκB kinase ε and TANK-binding kinase 1 activate AKT by direct phosphorylation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(16). 6474–6479. 169 indexed citations

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