Boyu Zhao

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Boyu Zhao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Boyu Zhao has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Plant Science and 6 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Boyu Zhao's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (6 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (6 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (5 papers). Boyu Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (6 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (6 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (5 papers). Boyu Zhao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Boyu Zhao's co-authors include Joan P. Schwartz, John W. Kusiak, Walid A. Houry, C J Lai, M Bray, Hiroyuki Hori, Benjamin Wolozin, Wilma Wasco, Katsunori Iwasaki and J. Kelly Ganjei and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Boyu Zhao

39 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

A phosphate starvation response-centered network regulates mycorrhizal symbiosis

2021 238 citations Boyu Zhao, Xiaowei Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Boyu Zhao United States	21	662	434	418	325	305	39	2.1k
Maria Jönsson Sweden	29	513 0.8×	151 0.3×	113 0.3×	142 0.4×	225 0.7×	93	2.7k
Bruce R. Stevens United States	33	1.4k 2.0×	135 0.3×	663 1.6×	135 0.4×	127 0.4×	82	3.2k
Stephen B. Pruett United States	31	509 0.8×	177 0.4×	239 0.6×	66 0.2×	74 0.2×	107	2.7k
Yuhua Shi China	35	982 1.5×	323 0.7×	158 0.4×	1.1k 3.4×	201 0.7×	195	3.4k
Jonathan G.L. Mullins United Kingdom	30	1.1k 1.6×	635 1.5×	106 0.3×	81 0.2×	274 0.9×	65	2.5k
В. Н. Попов Russia	25	1.6k 2.4×	591 1.4×	472 1.1×	68 0.2×	77 0.3×	153	2.7k
Jinghua Zhang China	26	1.6k 2.5×	720 1.7×	229 0.5×	97 0.3×	64 0.2×	80	3.6k
Bernard S. Jortner United States	27	420 0.6×	547 1.3×	140 0.3×	47 0.1×	186 0.6×	107	2.2k
Qiaojuan Shi China	21	827 1.2×	425 1.0×	128 0.3×	272 0.8×	99 0.3×	57	1.9k
Mary K. Johnson United States	21	667 1.0×	101 0.2×	196 0.5×	270 0.8×	97 0.3×	56	1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Boyu Zhao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Boyu Zhao

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhao, Boyu, Zhongqiu Sun, Min Wang, Jia Du, & Kaishan Song. (2025). Tracking global large lake surface temperature variation from space using MODIS land surface temperature product. Ecological Informatics. 89. 103184–103184. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Boyu, et al.. (2025). Expression and clinical significance of CD155, FGL1, Galectin-9, and PD‑L1 in breast cancer with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Medical Oncology. 42(9). 375–375. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Rongbin, Hong Chen, Yuli Xie, et al.. (2025). SPP1 as a biomarker for idiopathic membranous nephropathy progression and its regulatory role in inflammation and fibrosis. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1671891–1671891. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Xi, Chengzhi Yu, Wenxian Lan, et al.. (2024). Release of a ubiquitin brake activates OsCERK1-triggered immunity in rice. Nature. 629(8014). 1158–1164. 32 indexed citations

Tan, Qi, Shanshan Li, Yangen Huang, et al.. (2024). Urinary TYROBP and HCK as genetic biomarkers for non-invasive diagnosis and therapeutic targeting in IgA nephropathy. Frontiers in Genetics. 15. 1516513–1516513. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Boyu, Xianqing Jia, Nan Yu, et al.. (2023). Microbe‐dependent and independent nitrogen and phosphate acquisition and regulation in plants. New Phytologist. 242(4). 1507–1522. 45 indexed citations

Zhan, Li, Jiaqi Zhang, Boyu Zhao, et al.. (2021). Genomic and Transcriptomic Analysis of Bovine Pasteurella multocida Serogroup A Strain Reveals Insights Into Virulence Attenuation. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 8. 765495–765495. 4 indexed citations

Kanjee, Usheer, Irina Gutsche, Boyu Zhao, et al.. (2011). Linkage between the bacterial acid stress and stringent responses: the structure of the inducible lysine decarboxylase. The EMBO Journal. 30(5). 931–944. 135 indexed citations

Rezvani, Amir H., David H. Overstreet, Anil H. Vaidya, Boyu Zhao, & Edward D. Levin. (2009). Carisbamate, a Novel Antiepileptic Candidate Compound, Attenuates Alcohol Intake in Alcohol‐Preferring Rats. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 33(8). 1366–1373. 12 indexed citations

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Liu, Yi, George J. Yohrling, Yan Wang, et al.. (2008). Carisbamate, a novel neuromodulator, inhibits voltage-gated sodium channels and action potential firing of rat hippocampal neurons. Epilepsy Research. 83(1). 66–72. 32 indexed citations

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Sawka, Anna M., David P. Goldstein, Lehana Thabane, et al.. (2008). Basis for Physician Recommendations for Adjuvant Radioiodine Therapy in Early-Stage Thyroid Carcinoma: Principal Findings of the Canadian-American Thyroid Cancer Survey. Endocrine Practice. 14(2). 175–184. 15 indexed citations

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Du, Yanming, Christopher J. Creighton, Zhengyin Yan, et al.. (2005). The synthesis and evaluation of 10- and 12-membered ring benzofused enediyne amino acids. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 13(21). 5936–5948. 19 indexed citations

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Yan, Zhengyin, Gary W. Caldwell, Boyu Zhao, & Allen B. Reitz. (2004). A high‐throughput monoamine oxidase inhibition assay using liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 18(8). 834–840. 31 indexed citations

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Scott, Malcolm K., Daniel H. S. Lee, Ralph A. Rivero, et al.. (2003). 2,3-Diaryl-5-anilino[1,2,4]thiadiazoles as melanocortin MC4 receptor agonists and their effects on feeding behavior in rats. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 11(2). 185–192. 42 indexed citations

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Kusiak, John W., et al.. (2001). Expression of mutant amyloid precursor proteins decreases adhesion and delays differentiation of Hep-1 cells. Brain Research. 896(1-2). 146–152. 4 indexed citations

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Zhao, Boyu, et al.. (1999). CNS Interleukin-3 (IL-3) Expression and Neurological Syndrome in Antisense-IL-3 Transgenic Mice. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 58(5). 480–488. 14 indexed citations

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Zhao, Boyu & Joan P. Schwartz. (1998). Involvement of cytokines in normal CNS development and neurological diseases: Recent progress and perspectives. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 52(1). 7–16. 179 indexed citations

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Zhang, Liang, Boyu Zhao, David T. Yew, John W. Kusiak, & George S. Roth. (1997). Processing of Alzheimer's Amyloid Precursor Protein during H2O2-Induced Apoptosis in Human Neuronal Cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 235(3). 845–848. 84 indexed citations

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Kusiak, John W., et al.. (1996). Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer disease. Molecular and Chemical Neuropathology. 28(1-3). 153–162. 30 indexed citations

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Zhao, Boyu, Sangram S. Sisodia, & John W. Kusiak. (1995). Altered processing of a mutant amyloid precursor protein in neuronal and endothelial cells. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 40(2). 261–268. 16 indexed citations

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