Dan Zhou

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
123 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Dan Zhou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dan Zhou has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Genetics and 19 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Dan Zhou's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (19 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (15 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (15 papers). Dan Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (19 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (15 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (15 papers). Dan Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Dan Zhou's co-authors include Yimin Zhu, Ruizhi Zheng, Nancy J. Cox, Eric R. Gamazon, Qisha Liu, Xingyin Liu, Kun Chen, Xue Zhong, Jie Wu and Chunyu Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nature Genetics and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Dan Zhou

105 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Altered gut microbial profile is associated with abnormal... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2024 50 100 150 200
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. Altered gut microbial profile is associated with abnormal metabolism activity of Autism Spectrum Disorder
    2020 241 citations Dan Zhou et al. profile →
  2. Changes in frailty and incident cardiovascular disease in three prospective cohorts
    2024 130 citations Dan Zhou 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
Dan Zhou China 19 731 320 306 165 144 123 1.8k
Shuo Chen China 29 1.3k 1.7× 156 0.5× 242 0.8× 145 0.9× 169 1.2× 153 2.9k
Qing Duan China 26 489 0.7× 440 1.4× 332 1.1× 150 0.9× 169 1.2× 164 2.4k
Wenyu Zhou United States 23 2.3k 3.1× 241 0.8× 423 1.4× 159 1.0× 223 1.5× 52 3.6k
Qian Wang China 28 908 1.2× 190 0.6× 378 1.2× 303 1.8× 194 1.3× 152 2.7k
Yixuan Fan China 22 595 0.8× 166 0.5× 105 0.3× 108 0.7× 104 0.7× 96 1.6k
Timothy S. Johnson United Kingdom 39 712 1.0× 420 1.3× 320 1.0× 178 1.1× 187 1.3× 102 3.7k
Xinrui Li China 18 318 0.4× 122 0.4× 131 0.4× 221 1.3× 146 1.0× 59 1.3k
Lina Zhang China 23 535 0.7× 142 0.4× 289 0.9× 94 0.6× 168 1.2× 131 1.8k
Κonstantinos Τriantafyllou Greece 32 491 0.7× 172 0.5× 238 0.8× 106 0.6× 370 2.6× 218 4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Dan Zhou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dan Zhou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dan Zhou

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dan Zhou. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dan Zhou 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 Dan Zhou. Dan Zhou 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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Zhang, Haisheng, Linlin Lu, Yi Cheng, et al.. (2025). BRD4 regulates m6A of ESPL1 mRNA via interaction with ALKBH5 to modulate breast cancer progression. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 15(3). 1552–1570. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Yanfa, Jingjing Zhu, Fubo Wang, et al.. (2025). Transcriptome‐Wide Association Study Identified Novel Blood Tissue Gene Biomarkers for Prostate Cancer Risk. The Prostate. 85(6). 567–579.
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Zhu, Jiahao, Yifan Wang, Meng Wang, et al.. (2025). Early-Life Exposure to Tobacco Smoke and the Risk of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 22(6). 887–896. 2 indexed citations
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Shi, Jiajun, Yaohua Yang, Dan Zhou, et al.. (2025). A Transcriptome‐Wide Association Study Identifies Candidate Susceptibility Loci and Genes for Lung Cancer Risk. Cancer Medicine. 14(20). e71301–e71301.
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Xu, Yadong, Yi Liu, Feng Gao, et al.. (2025). Association of Long-Term Blood Pressure With Frailty Progression in Older Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 69(4). 107735–107735.
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Li, Yige, Xiaoqing Cheng, Bing-Hong Wang, et al.. (2024). Alternative polyadenylation quantitative trait methylation mapping in human cancers provides clues into the molecular mechanisms of APA. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 111(3). 562–583. 1 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jiahao, et al.. (2024). Understanding the educational inequalities in suicide attempts and their mediators: a Mendelian randomisation study. General Psychiatry. 37(1). e101369–e101369.
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Wang, Menglin, et al.. (2024). Research on the Robustness of Command and Control Networks under Cascading Failures. Electronics. 13(20). 3992–3992. 1 indexed citations
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Zou, H.‐Y., et al.. (2023). Characterization of the novel HLA‐A*30:211 allele by next generation sequencing in a Chinese individual. HLA. 103(1). e15305–e15305. 3 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jiahao, Dan Zhou, Jing Wang, et al.. (2023). Assessment of the bidirectional causal association between frailty and depression: A Mendelian randomization study. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 14(5). 2327–2334. 23 indexed citations
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Bei, Shaoyi, et al.. (2022). Research on Active Obstacle Avoidance of Intelligent Vehicles Based on Improved Artificial Potential Field Method. World Electric Vehicle Journal. 13(6). 97–97. 14 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jiahao, Dan Zhou, James T. Elder, et al.. (2022). Alcohol consumption and smoking in relation to psoriasis: a Mendelian randomization study. British Journal of Dermatology. 187(5). 684–691. 43 indexed citations
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Liu, Duo, Jingjing Zhu, Dan Zhou, et al.. (2021). A transcriptome‐wide association study identifies novel candidate susceptibility genes for prostate cancer risk. International Journal of Cancer. 150(1). 80–90. 18 indexed citations
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Liu, Duo, Dan Zhou, Yanfa Sun, et al.. (2020). A Transcriptome-Wide Association Study Identifies Candidate Susceptibility Genes for Pancreatic Cancer Risk. Cancer Research. 80(20). 4346–4354. 30 indexed citations
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Liu, Yi, et al.. (2013). QTL analysis of growth-related traits along the cephalocaudal axis in Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus. 20(3). 514–520. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Dan & Changsheng Zhu. (2010). Failure mechanism of three-level power amplifier for active magnetic bearings. Chinese Control Conference. 3920–3924. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Dan. (2006). Epitope mapping for Rhesus D antigen of DEL phenotype. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Dan. (2005). A study on the correlation of HLA gene and leukemia patients observed in southern Chinese Han Population. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Dan, et al.. (2004). Overall design of wedding garden in Heilongjiang Forest Botanical Garden.. Dongbei linye daxue xuebao. 32(6). 122–123. 1 indexed citations

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