Dake Zhao

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Dake Zhao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dake Zhao has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Plant Science and 15 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Dake Zhao's work include Plant-based Medicinal Research (14 papers), Bioactive Natural Diterpenoids Research (12 papers) and Light effects on plants (9 papers). Dake Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Plant-based Medicinal Research (14 papers), Bioactive Natural Diterpenoids Research (12 papers) and Light effects on plants (9 papers). Dake Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Dake Zhao's co-authors include Yong Shen, Rüssel J. Reiter, Yang Yu, Suiyun Chen, Yana Shi, Qin Liu, Ramaswamy Sharma, Edward J. Kennelly, Zongmin Mou and Houping Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Dake Zhao

51 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Melatonin Synthesis and Function: Evolutionary History in... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300 400
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. Melatonin Synthesis and Function: Evolutionary History in Animals and Plants
    2019 471 citations Dake Zhao, Yong Shen 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
Dake Zhao China 23 920 707 415 268 233 55 1.9k
Agata Ptak Poland 22 435 0.5× 434 0.6× 186 0.4× 218 0.8× 257 1.1× 59 1.4k
Huai‐Rong Luo China 32 500 0.5× 1.2k 1.7× 150 0.4× 407 1.5× 525 2.3× 115 2.9k
P. Subramanian India 24 351 0.4× 546 0.8× 478 1.2× 337 1.3× 145 0.6× 142 2.0k
Manuel Gasco Peru 27 462 0.5× 455 0.6× 97 0.2× 137 0.5× 113 0.5× 55 1.7k
Yoshiaki Miyake Japan 23 494 0.5× 603 0.9× 419 1.0× 160 0.6× 209 0.9× 57 1.9k
Gelsomina Fico Italy 26 1.6k 1.8× 669 0.9× 118 0.3× 342 1.3× 256 1.1× 88 2.6k
Arun Bandyopadhyay India 29 301 0.3× 974 1.4× 161 0.4× 252 0.9× 142 0.6× 96 2.2k
Jeferson Luís Franco Brazil 33 661 0.7× 681 1.0× 67 0.2× 131 0.5× 240 1.0× 122 3.5k
Laura Righetti Italy 21 505 0.5× 427 0.6× 65 0.2× 46 0.2× 174 0.7× 75 1.4k
Jocelijn Meijerink Netherlands 27 313 0.3× 392 0.6× 73 0.2× 92 0.3× 337 1.4× 47 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Dake Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dake Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dake Zhao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dake Zhao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dake 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 Dake Zhao. Dake 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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Hafeez, Abdul, Muhammad Junaid Rao, Zonghang Li, et al.. (2025). Melatonin-mediated regulation of nitrogen metabolism and photosynthesis alleviates nitrate stress in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum). Journal of Hazardous Materials. 496. 139559–139559.
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Ahmed, Ayesha, Yongmei Li, Yueqiu He, et al.. (2025). Nanobotic microbiomes against emerging vascular pathogens in agriculture. Trends in biotechnology. 44(3). 603–606. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Jinlei, Tao Yang, Zhiqing Zhan, et al.. (2025). Seeing Red, Selecting True: RUBY-Reported Seed Marker Streamlines CRISPR-Clean Rice Breeding. Rice. 18(1). 91–91.
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Zhao, Dake, Zongmin Mou, Xue Zhang, et al.. (2024). Phorophyte preference of an epiphytic orchid ( Dendrobium wangliangii ) is independent of orchid mycorrhizal fungi that promote seed germination. Journal of Ecology. 112(7). 1458–1472. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Dake, Zongmin Mou, & Yong‐Ling Ruan. (2024). Orchids acquire fungal carbon for seed germination: pathways and players. Trends in Plant Science. 29(7). 733–741. 9 indexed citations
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Zhao, Dake, et al.. (2023). Dienediamine: A safe surrogate for the herbicide paraquat. Molecular Plant. 16(12). 1962–1975. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Yongmei, Zhaowei Teng, & Dake Zhao. (2023). Plant-derived cross-kingdom gene regulation benefits human health. Trends in Plant Science. 28(6). 626–629. 7 indexed citations
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Mou, Zongmin, et al.. (2022). In vitro Germination and Micropropagation of Aconitum vilmorinianum: An Important Medicinal Plant in China. Phyton. 91(10). 2331–2348. 2 indexed citations
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Ouyang, Jin, Jie Li, Muzammal Rehman, et al.. (2022). Nematicidal Activity of Burkholderia arboris J211 Against Meloidogyne incognita on Tobacco. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 915546–915546. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xue, et al.. (2022). NtCOMT1 responsible for phytomelatonin biosynthesis confers drought tolerance in Nicotiana tabacum. Phytochemistry. 202. 113306–113306. 15 indexed citations
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Mou, Zongmin, Yi Zhao, Fei Ye, et al.. (2021). Identification, Biological Activities and Biosynthetic Pathway of Dendrobium Alkaloids. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 12. 605994–605994. 56 indexed citations
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Zhao, Dake, Marc‐André Selosse, Limin Wu, et al.. (2021). Orchid Reintroduction Based on Seed Germination-Promoting Mycorrhizal Fungi Derived From Protocorms or Seedlings. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 701152–701152. 42 indexed citations
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Wu, Mingyu, Chunyu Zhou, Haibo Yu, et al.. (2020). Depletion of NK cells attenuates paraquat-induced acute lung injury by manipulating macrophage polarization. International Immunopharmacology. 86. 106698–106698. 16 indexed citations
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Zhao, Dake, et al.. (2020). Phytomelatonin: An Emerging Regulator of Plant Biotic Stress Resistance. Trends in Plant Science. 26(1). 70–82. 125 indexed citations
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Zhao, Dake, Tao Li, Mi Shen, Junling Wang, & Zhiwei Zhao. (2014). Diverse strategies conferring extreme cadmium (Cd) tolerance in the dark septate endophyte (DSE), Exophiala pisciphila: Evidence from RNA-seq data. Microbiological Research. 170. 27–35. 64 indexed citations
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Zhao, Dake, Hong‐Lian Ai, Shengchao Yang, et al.. (2013). Four new C 18 -diterpenoid alkaloids with analgesic activity from Aconitum weixiense. Fitoterapia. 91. 280–283. 22 indexed citations

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