Chao Zhao

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Chao Zhao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chao Zhao has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Molecular Biology, 38 papers in Epidemiology and 13 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Chao Zhao's work include Hepatitis B Virus Studies (22 papers), Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (19 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (9 papers). Chao Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis B Virus Studies (22 papers), Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (19 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (9 papers). Chao Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Chao Zhao's co-authors include Xingyu Rong, Xiliang Zha, Zengxia Li, Lihui Wei, Zhuoyu Li, Zongwei Li, Yin Peng, Yonglin Wu, Jingjing Qi and Jingran Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Cell Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Chao Zhao

86 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

The microbial metabolite trimethylamine N-oxide promotes ... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150 200 250
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. The microbial metabolite trimethylamine N-oxide promotes antitumor immunity in triple-negative breast cancer
    2022 275 citations Xingyu Rong, Yonglin Wu 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
Chao Zhao China 27 1.2k 643 346 291 225 89 2.5k
Carlos A. Gómez United States 21 1.0k 0.9× 597 0.9× 280 0.8× 188 0.6× 174 0.8× 58 2.2k
Sung Ouk Kim Canada 29 1.3k 1.1× 600 0.9× 257 0.7× 903 3.1× 172 0.8× 61 2.8k
Francesca Rappa Italy 36 1.8k 1.5× 386 0.6× 264 0.8× 321 1.1× 165 0.7× 119 3.1k
Roberto A. Díez Argentina 19 854 0.7× 404 0.6× 158 0.5× 397 1.4× 246 1.1× 63 2.1k
P Sinibaldi Vallebona Italy 31 1.1k 1.0× 248 0.4× 280 0.8× 428 1.5× 246 1.1× 83 2.3k
Adriana K. Carmona Brazil 33 1.5k 1.3× 327 0.5× 557 1.6× 282 1.0× 347 1.5× 157 3.7k
Carla Portocarrero United States 19 926 0.8× 326 0.5× 421 1.2× 147 0.5× 197 0.9× 31 2.4k
Renxian Tang China 29 1.0k 0.9× 431 0.7× 173 0.5× 264 0.9× 81 0.4× 98 2.3k
Janet Yao United States 17 1.5k 1.2× 439 0.7× 283 0.8× 161 0.6× 159 0.7× 23 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Chao Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chao Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Chao Zhao. 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 Zhao. The network helps show where Chao Zhao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chao Zhao

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

All Works

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Wang, Baoyi, et al.. (2025). Gut-derived lactic acid enhances tryptophan to 5-hydroxytryptamine in regulation of anxiety via Akkermansia muciniphila. Gut Microbes. 17(1). 2447834–2447834. 18 indexed citations
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Zhao, Chao, Xiaobo Zhang, Jingran Li, et al.. (2024). PAX1/JAM3 Methylation and HPV Viral Load in Women with Persistent HPV Infection. Cancers. 16(7). 1430–1430. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Mingzhu, Chao Zhao, Jingran Li, et al.. (2023). The role of PAX1 methylation in predicting the pathological upgrade of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia before cold knife conization. Frontiers in Oncology. 12. 1064722–1064722. 8 indexed citations
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Guan, Li, et al.. (2023). Butyrate promotes C2C12 myoblast proliferation by activating ERK/MAPK pathway. Molecular Omics. 19(7). 552–559. 14 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaobo, Qisong Zhang, Chao Zhao, et al.. (2023). Underdiagnosis of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia by colposcopy and its association with thin high‑grade squamous intraepithelial lesions. Oncology Letters. 26(1). 1 indexed citations
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Geng, Zihan, Yan Zhu, Quan‐Lin Li, Chao Zhao, & Ping‐Hong Zhou. (2022). Enteric Nervous System: The Bridge Between the Gut Microbiota and Neurological Disorders. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 14. 810483–810483. 77 indexed citations
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Guo, Chunlei, Hui Du, Xinfeng Qu, et al.. (2022). Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Among Chinese Han and Mongols Minority Women in Inner Mongolia, China: Reflected by Self-Collected Samples in CHIMUST. Frontiers in Public Health. 10. 840879–840879. 6 indexed citations
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Wu, Yonglin, et al.. (2021). Gut microbiota alterations and health status in aging adults: From correlation to causation. Aging Medicine. 4(3). 206–213. 39 indexed citations
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Sun, Guolei, Tian Xia, Qinguo Wei, et al.. (2021). Analysis of gut microbiota in three species belonging to different genera (Hemitragus, Pseudois, and Ovis) from the subfamily Caprinae in the absence of environmental variance. Ecology and Evolution. 11(17). 12129–12140. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Hong, Chen Niu, Huijing Wang, & Chao Zhao. (2019). Understanding the underlying pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease from the perspective of gut microbiota. 14(5). 310–316. 1 indexed citations
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Cui, Xiaoxian, Xiao Yang, Huijing Wang, et al.. (2017). Luteolin-7-O-Glucoside Present in Lettuce Extracts Inhibits Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Production and Viral Replication by Human Hepatoma Cells in Vitro. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. 2425–2425. 26 indexed citations
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Shen, Jun, et al.. (2015). Relationship between serologic response and clinical symptoms in children with enterovirus 71-infected hand-foot-mouth disease.. PubMed. 8(9). 11608–14. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Suhui, Sangbin Lim, Tae Gyu Choi, et al.. (2015). Structure-Based Discovery of Novel Cyclophilin A Inhibitors for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infections. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 58(24). 9546–9561. 21 indexed citations
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Qi, Jingjing, Na Li, Kun Fan, et al.. (2014). β1,6 GlcNAc Branches-Modified PTPRT Attenuates Its Activity and Promotes Cell Migration by STAT3 Pathway. PLoS ONE. 9(5). e98052–e98052. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Zongwei, Zongwei Li, Lichao Zhang, et al.. (2013). Cell-surface GRP78 facilitates colorectal cancer cell migration and invasion. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 45(5). 987–994. 95 indexed citations
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Li, Zongwei, Zongwei Li, Chao Zhao, et al.. (2013). Reconstructed mung bean trypsin inhibitor targeting cell surface GRP78 induces apoptosis and inhibits tumor growth in colorectal cancer. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 47. 68–75. 32 indexed citations
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Jiang, Jing, Xing Xie, Guo Zhang, et al.. (2010). Detection of TERC Amplification in Cervical Epithelial Cells for the Diagnosis of High-Grade Cervical Lesions and Invasive Cancer. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 12(6). 808–817. 35 indexed citations

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