Chao Tong

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Chao Tong is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chao Tong has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 14 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Chao Tong's work include Reproductive Biology and Fertility (15 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (14 papers) and Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (10 papers). Chao Tong is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive Biology and Fertility (15 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (14 papers) and Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (10 papers). Chao Tong collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Chao Tong's co-authors include Jin Jiang, Jianhang Jia, Hugo J. Bellen, Yun Zhao, Hiroshi Tsuda, Bing Wang, Heng‐Yu Fan, Weina Shang, Liping Luo and Heide Schatten and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Chao Tong

57 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Serpina3k lactylation protects from cardiac ischemia repe... 2025 2026 2025 5 10 15
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. Serpina3k lactylation protects from cardiac ischemia reperfusion injury
    2025 19 citations Le Wang, Fang Yao et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chao Tong China 30 2.4k 661 592 392 371 59 3.3k
Xiaowei Lu United States 33 3.3k 1.4× 881 1.3× 532 0.9× 401 1.0× 831 2.2× 76 4.9k
David A. Wassarman United States 30 3.0k 1.2× 472 0.7× 343 0.6× 170 0.4× 549 1.5× 68 3.9k
Deborah A. Swing United States 28 2.0k 0.8× 839 1.3× 665 1.1× 118 0.3× 338 0.9× 39 3.2k
Emerald Perlas Italy 27 1.4k 0.6× 445 0.7× 345 0.6× 533 1.4× 401 1.1× 39 2.8k
Eric J. Lambie United States 26 2.2k 0.9× 621 0.9× 266 0.4× 412 1.1× 135 0.4× 52 3.5k
Patrick Page-McCaw United States 23 4.2k 1.7× 736 1.1× 980 1.7× 214 0.5× 422 1.1× 32 5.4k
Stéphanie Le Gras France 32 2.0k 0.8× 315 0.5× 437 0.7× 226 0.6× 152 0.4× 57 2.9k
Anna Castro France 36 3.3k 1.4× 2.2k 3.4× 239 0.4× 348 0.9× 208 0.6× 68 4.7k
Renaud Legouis France 29 1.6k 0.7× 763 1.2× 505 0.9× 142 0.4× 231 0.6× 58 3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Chao Tong

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chao Tong

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Chao Tong. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Chao Tong. The network helps show where Chao Tong may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chao Tong

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Le, Fang Yao, Shanshan Feng, et al.. (2025). Serpina3k lactylation protects from cardiac ischemia reperfusion injury. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1012–1012. 19 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wu, Ting, Yaoyao Li, Zhirong Li, et al.. (2025). Ectopic protein lysine methacrylation contributes to defects caused by loss of HIBCH or ECHS1. Cell Reports. 44(3). 115379–115379.
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Wang, Xiaoke, Jingjing Liu, Qing Su, et al.. (2024). Artemisia argyi polyphenols Attenuates DSS-induced colitis in mice by regulating the structural composition of gut microbiota. Phytomedicine. 132. 155897–155897. 14 indexed citations
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Xu, Lingna, Xi Wang, Jia Zhou, et al.. (2020). Miga-mediated endoplasmic reticulum–mitochondria contact sites regulate neuronal homeostasis. eLife. 9. 37 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xiaocui, Weina Shang, Yang Liu, et al.. (2020). Pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthase senses cellular stress and modulates metabolism by regulating mitochondrial respiration. Cell Death and Differentiation. 28(1). 303–319. 29 indexed citations
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Xu, Lingna, Xi Wang, & Chao Tong. (2020). Endoplasmic Reticulum–Mitochondria Contact Sites and Neurodegeneration. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 428–428. 53 indexed citations
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Zhou, Jia, Lingna Xu, Xiuying Duan, et al.. (2019). Large-scale RNAi screen identified Dhpr as a regulator of mitochondrial morphology and tissue homeostasis. Science Advances. 5(9). eaax0365–eaax0365. 21 indexed citations
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Li, Shuangxi, Shuang Li, Yuhong Han, et al.. (2016). Regulation of Smoothened Phosphorylation and High-Level Hedgehog Signaling Activity by a Plasma Membrane Associated Kinase. PLoS Biology. 14(6). e1002481–e1002481. 42 indexed citations
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Zhou, Jia & Chao Tong. (2016). Design and Methods of Large-Scale RNA Interference Screens in Drosophila. Methods in molecular biology. 1470. 163–169. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yongping, Weina Shang, Sonal Nagarkar-Jaiswal, et al.. (2015). A Voltage-Gated Calcium Channel Regulates Lysosomal Fusion with Endosomes and Autophagosomes and Is Required for Neuronal Homeostasis. PLoS Biology. 13(3). e1002103–e1002103. 79 indexed citations
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Zhou, Jia, Wei Liu, Xiuying Duan, et al.. (2015). Dynamin Regulates Autophagy by Modulating Lysosomal Function. Journal of genetics and genomics. 43(2). 77–86. 19 indexed citations
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Tsuda, Hiroshi, Sung Min Han, Youfeng Yang, et al.. (2008). The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 8 Protein VAPB Is Cleaved, Secreted, and Acts as a Ligand for Eph Receptors. Cell. 133(6). 963–977. 176 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yun, Chao Tong, & Jin Jiang. (2007). Transducing the Hedgehog Signal Across the Plasma Membrane. Fly. 1(6). 333–336. 17 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yun, Chao Tong, & Jin Jiang. (2007). Hedgehog regulates smoothened activity by inducing a conformational switch. Nature. 450(7167). 252–258. 220 indexed citations
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Jia, Jianhang, Chao Tong, Bing Wang, Liping Luo, & Jin Jiang. (2004). Hedgehog signalling activity of Smoothened requires phosphorylation by protein kinase A and casein kinase I. Nature. 432(7020). 1045–1050. 267 indexed citations
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Fan, Heng‐Yu, Chao Tong, Chun‐Bo Teng, et al.. (2003). Characterization of polo‐like kinase‐1 in rat oocytes and early embryos implies its functional roles in the regulation of meiotic maturation, fertilization, and cleavage. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 65(3). 318–329. 24 indexed citations
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Tong, Chao, Carine Rossé, Gladys Mirey, et al.. (2003). Ral GTPases Regulate Exocyst Assembly through Dual Subunit Interactions. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(51). 51743–51748. 186 indexed citations
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Tong, Chao, et al.. (2002). PARTHENOGENETIC,CYCLOHEXIMIDE INDUCED ACTIVATION OF MOUSE EGGS IS CALCIUM-DEPENDENT AND CAN BE BLOCKED BY OKADAIC ACID. 48(6). 749–753. 2 indexed citations

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