Daolin Tang

103.8k total citations · 62 hit papers
377 papers, 56.5k citations indexed

About

Daolin Tang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Daolin Tang has authored 377 papers receiving a total of 56.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 240 papers in Molecular Biology, 135 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 98 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Daolin Tang's work include Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis (125 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (81 papers) and Advanced Glycation End Products research (78 papers). Daolin Tang is often cited by papers focused on Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis (125 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (81 papers) and Advanced Glycation End Products research (78 papers). Daolin Tang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Daolin Tang's co-authors include Rui Kang, Guido Kroemer, Xin Chen, Michael T. Lotze, Herbert J. Zeh, Daniel J. Klionsky, Herbert J. Zeh, Jiao Liu, Yangchun Xie and Xiaofang Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Daolin Tang

366 papers receiving 56.1k citations

Hit Papers

Ferroptosis: process and function 2009 2026 2014 2020 2016 2020 2021 2011 2019 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Ferroptosis: process and function
    2016 2.9k citations Xinxin Song, Rui Kang et al. profile →
  2. Ferroptosis: molecular mechanisms and health implications
    2020 2.8k citations Daolin Tang, Xin Chen et al. Cell Research profile →
  3. Broadening horizons: the role of ferroptosis in cancer
    2021 2.0k citations Xin Chen, Rui Kang et al. profile →
  4. The Beclin 1 network regulates autophagy and apoptosis
    2011 2.0k citations Michael T. Lotze, Daolin Tang et al. profile →
  5. The molecular machinery of regulated cell death
    2019 1.9k citations Daolin Tang, Rui Kang et al. Cell Research profile →
  6. Autophagy promotes ferroptosis by degradation of ferritin
    2016 1.8k citations Xinxin Song, Xiaofang Sun et al. Autophagy profile →
  7. Activation of the p62‐Keap1‐NRF2 pathway protects against ferroptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells
    2015 1.6k citations Xiaofang Sun, Zhanhui Ou et al. Hepatology profile →
  8. Ferroptosis: machinery and regulation
    2020 1.5k citations Xin Chen, Jingbo Li et al. Autophagy profile →
  9. PAMPs and DAMPs: signal 0s that spur autophagy and immunity
    2012 916 citations Daolin Tang, Rui Kang et al. Immunological Reviews profile →
  10. Ferroptosis is a type of autophagy-dependent cell death
    2019 837 citations Jiao Liu, Rui Kang et al. Seminars in Cancer Biology profile →
  11. Identification of ACSL4 as a biomarker and contributor of ferroptosis
    2016 831 citations Daolin Tang et al. profile →
  12. HMGB1 in health and disease
    2014 787 citations Rui Kang, Ruochan Chen et al. profile →
  13. Endogenous HMGB1 regulates autophagy
    2010 778 citations Daolin Tang, Kristen M. Livesey et al. profile →
  14. The Tumor Suppressor p53 Limits Ferroptosis by Blocking DPP4 Activity
    2017 737 citations Shan Zhu, Xinxin Song et al. Cell Reports profile →
  15. Iron Metabolism in Ferroptosis
    2020 691 citations Xin Chen, Chunhua Yu et al. profile →
  16. Autophagy-Dependent Ferroptosis: Machinery and Regulation
    2020 626 citations Jiao Liu, Feimei Kuang et al. Cell chemical biology profile →
  17. AMPK-Mediated BECN1 Phosphorylation Promotes Ferroptosis by Directly Blocking System Xc– Activity
    2018 581 citations Xinxin Song, Jiao Liu et al. profile →
  18. Ferroptosis in infection, inflammation, and immunity
    2021 556 citations Xin Chen, Rui Kang et al. profile →
  19. Metallothionein‐1G facilitates sorafenib resistance through inhibition of ferroptosis
    2016 549 citations Xiaofang Sun, Xiaohua Niu et al. Hepatology profile →
  20. The mechanism of HMGB1 secretion and release
    2022 530 citations Ruochan Chen, Rui Kang et al. profile →
  21. The tumor suppressor protein p53 and the ferroptosis network
    2018 527 citations Rui Kang, Guido Kroemer et al. Free Radical Biology and Medicine profile →
  22. HSPB1 as a novel regulator of ferroptotic cancer cell death
    2015 520 citations Xiaofang Sun, Zhanhui Ou et al. profile →
  23. RAGE (Receptor for Advanced Glycation Endproducts), RAGE Ligands, and their role in Cancer and Inflammation
    2009 504 citations Rui Kang, Daolin Tang et al. profile →
  24. The release and activity of HMGB1 in ferroptosis
    2019 503 citations Rui Kang, Daolin Tang et al. profile →
  25. Signaling pathways and defense mechanisms of ferroptosis
    2021 496 citations Jiao Liu, Rui Kang et al. profile →
  26. Lipid Peroxidation Drives Gasdermin D-Mediated Pyroptosis in Lethal Polymicrobial Sepsis
    2018 482 citations Rui Kang, Jiao Liu et al. profile →
  27. Autophagy-dependent ferroptosis drives tumor-associated macrophage polarization via release and uptake of oncogenic KRAS protein
    2020 481 citations Guido Kroemer, Daniel J. Klionsky et al. Autophagy profile →
  28. Cellular degradation systems in ferroptosis
    2021 462 citations Xin Chen, Chunhua Yu et al. profile →
  29. Ferroptosis
    2020 460 citations Daolin Tang, Guido Kroemer profile →
  30. High-mobility group box 1 and cancer
    2010 447 citations Daolin Tang, Rui Kang et al. profile →
  31. HSPA5 Regulates Ferroptotic Cell Death in Cancer Cells
    2017 447 citations Shan Zhu, Qiuhong Zhang et al. Cancer Research profile →
  32. PKM2-dependent glycolysis promotes NLRP3 and AIM2 inflammasome activation
    2016 432 citations Rui Kang, Xiaofang Sun et al. profile →
  33. Copper-dependent autophagic degradation of GPX4 drives ferroptosis
    2023 405 citations Qian‐Li Xue, Yan Ding et al. Autophagy profile →
  34. Oxidative Damage and Antioxidant Defense in Ferroptosis
    2020 404 citations Feimei Kuang, Jiao Liu et al. profile →
  35. Copper metabolism in cell death and autophagy
    2023 401 citations Qian‐Li Xue, Rui Kang et al. Autophagy profile →
  36. Clockophagy is a novel selective autophagy process favoring ferroptosis
    2019 392 citations Jiao Liu, Shan Zhu et al. profile →
  37. The ferroptosis inducer erastin enhances sensitivity of acute myeloid leukemia cells to chemotherapeutic agents
    2015 390 citations Michael T. Lotze, Herbert J. Zeh et al. profile →
  38. Lipid storage and lipophagy regulates ferroptosis
    2018 389 citations Rui Kang, Daolin Tang et al. profile →
  39. CISD1 inhibits ferroptosis by protection against mitochondrial lipid peroxidation
    2016 387 citations Rui Kang, Daolin Tang et al. profile →
  40. Characteristics and Biomarkers of Ferroptosis
    2021 368 citations Xin Chen, Daolin Tang et al. profile →
  41. Mitochondrial DNA stress triggers autophagy-dependent ferroptotic death
    2020 351 citations Changfeng Li, Rui Kang et al. Autophagy profile →
  42. GPX4 in cell death, autophagy, and disease
    2023 334 citations Rui Kang, Daniel J. Klionsky et al. Autophagy profile →
  43. Ferroptotic damage promotes pancreatic tumorigenesis through a TMEM173/STING-dependent DNA sensor pathway
    2020 316 citations Jiao Liu, Herbert J. Zeh et al. profile →
  44. Organelle-specific regulation of ferroptosis
    2021 273 citations Xin Chen, Rui Kang et al. profile →
  45. Ferritinophagy and ferroptosis in the management of metabolic diseases
    2021 251 citations Daolin Tang, Daniel J. Klionsky et al. profile →
  46. Cell death in pancreatic cancer: from pathogenesis to therapy
    2021 234 citations Xin Chen, Herbert J. Zeh et al. profile →
  47. Targeting cuproplasia and cuproptosis in cancer
    2024 213 citations Daolin Tang, Guido Kroemer et al. profile →
  48. Oxidative cell death in cancer: mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities
    2024 204 citations Xiaoqin An, Wenfeng Yu et al. Cell Death and Disease profile →
  49. The BET family in immunity and disease
    2021 200 citations Daolin Tang, Rui Kang et al. profile →
  50. The multifunctional protein HMGB1: 50 years of discovery
    2023 198 citations Daolin Tang, Rui Kang et al. profile →
  51. NUPR1 is a critical repressor of ferroptosis
    2021 197 citations Jiao Liu, Xinxin Song et al. profile →
  52. Tumor heterogeneity in autophagy-dependent ferroptosis
    2021 191 citations Jiao Liu, Xin Chen et al. Autophagy profile →
  53. PDK4 dictates metabolic resistance to ferroptosis by suppressing pyruvate oxidation and fatty acid synthesis
    2021 181 citations Xinxin Song, Jiao Liu et al. Cell Reports profile →
  54. Tumor-specific GPX4 degradation enhances ferroptosis-initiated antitumor immune response in mouse models of pancreatic cancer
    2023 171 citations Jiao Liu, Zhuan Zhou et al. profile →
  55. TMEM164 is a new determinant of autophagy-dependent ferroptosis
    2022 133 citations Jiao Liu, Changfeng Li et al. Autophagy profile →
  56. Ferroptosis: principles and significance in health and disease
    2024 106 citations Fangquan Chen, Rui Kang et al. profile →
  57. Diverse functions of cytochrome c in cell death and disease
    2024 74 citations Zhuan Zhou, Rui Kang et al. profile →
  58. LPCAT1-mediated membrane phospholipid remodelling promotes ferroptosis evasion and tumour growth
    2024 60 citations Daolin Tang et al. profile →
  59. Ferroptotic therapy in cancer: benefits, side effects, and risks
    2024 54 citations Rui Kang, Daolin Tang et al. profile →
  60. ATF4 in cellular stress, ferroptosis, and cancer
    2024 46 citations Hu Tang, Rui Kang et al. profile →
  61. Pattern recognition receptors: function, regulation and therapeutic potential
    2025 30 citations Ruochan Chen, Xiao Yan Zhong et al. profile →
  62. Glutathione metabolism in ferroptosis and cancer therapy
    2025 24 citations Rui Kang, Daolin Tang et al. Cancer Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Daolin Tang United States 111 32.9k 25.5k 20.0k 9.0k 9.0k 377 56.5k
Rui Kang United States 100 27.6k 0.8× 23.4k 0.9× 17.5k 0.9× 5.6k 0.6× 7.2k 0.8× 280 46.5k
Clary B. Clish United States 91 23.3k 0.7× 6.3k 0.2× 8.7k 0.4× 4.5k 0.5× 4.0k 0.4× 384 40.1k
Michael T. Lotze United States 116 20.4k 0.6× 7.7k 0.3× 6.6k 0.3× 8.4k 0.9× 26.0k 2.9× 504 57.5k
Lorenzo Galluzzi France 123 31.6k 1.0× 5.8k 0.2× 8.2k 0.4× 11.7k 1.3× 21.1k 2.3× 444 67.3k
Stefanie Dimmeler Germany 143 42.9k 1.3× 4.7k 0.2× 17.0k 0.9× 3.8k 0.4× 9.3k 1.0× 518 73.2k
Jian Zhang China 79 15.5k 0.5× 4.4k 0.2× 7.5k 0.4× 3.1k 0.3× 5.0k 0.6× 1.3k 32.7k
Andreas M. Zeiher Germany 139 32.0k 1.0× 5.2k 0.2× 11.4k 0.6× 4.1k 0.5× 8.2k 0.9× 564 69.3k
Gregory J. Gores United States 142 19.3k 0.6× 11.3k 0.4× 9.1k 0.5× 20.1k 2.2× 4.2k 0.5× 591 63.2k
Joseph V. Bonventre United States 120 21.0k 0.6× 6.0k 0.2× 2.4k 0.1× 3.8k 0.4× 5.5k 0.6× 516 55.9k
Augustine M.K. Choi United States 105 28.9k 0.9× 6.9k 0.3× 2.7k 0.1× 8.8k 1.0× 4.9k 0.5× 368 45.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gong, Yuan, Wenyan Hao, Zhenzhen Dong, et al.. (2025). BCG‐Derived Outer Membrane Vesicles Induce TLR2‐Dependent Trained Immunity to Protect Against Polymicrobial Sepsis. Advanced Science. 12(37). e04101–e04101. 2 indexed citations
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Metur, Shree Padma, Xinxin Song, Sameer Mehta, et al.. (2025). Yeast TIA1 coordinates with Npl3 to promote ATG1 translation during starvation. Cell Reports. 44(2). 115316–115316. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Fangquan, et al.. (2024). DAMPs in immunosenescence and cancer. Seminars in Cancer Biology. 106-107. 123–142. 24 indexed citations
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Chen, Fangquan, et al.. (2024). ITCH inhibits alkaliptosis in human pancreatic cancer cells through YAP1-dependent SLC16A1 activation. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 175. 106646–106646. 1 indexed citations
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An, Xiaoqin, Wenfeng Yu, Jinbao Liu, et al.. (2024). Oxidative cell death in cancer: mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities. Cell Death and Disease. 15(8). 204 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Ruochan, et al.. (2023). HMGB1 in the interplay between autophagy and apoptosis in cancer. Cancer Letters. 581. 216494–216494. 36 indexed citations
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Tang, Daolin, Guido Kroemer, & Rui Kang. (2023). Ferroptosis in immunostimulation and immunosuppression. Immunological Reviews. 321(1). 199–210. 68 indexed citations
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Xue, Qian‐Li, Yan Ding, Xi Chen, et al.. (2023). Copper-dependent autophagic degradation of GPX4 drives ferroptosis. Autophagy. 19(7). 1982–1996. 405 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yao, Leyi, Yan Ding, Qian‐Li Xue, et al.. (2023). Plumbagin is a novel GPX4 protein degrader that induces apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 203. 1–10. 50 indexed citations
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Tang, Daolin & Rui Kang. (2023). SQSTM1 is a therapeutic target for infection and sterile inflammation. Cytokine. 169. 156317–156317. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Xin, Xinxin Song, Jingbo Li, et al.. (2022). Identification of HPCAL1 as a specific autophagy receptor involved in ferroptosis. Autophagy. 19(1). 54–74. 86 indexed citations
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Liu, Ke, Jun Huang, Jiao Liu, et al.. (2022). HSP90 Mediates IFNγ-Induced Adaptive Resistance to Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy. Cancer Research. 82(10). 2003–2018. 26 indexed citations
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Chen, Xin, Jingbo Li, Rui Kang, Daniel J. Klionsky, & Daolin Tang. (2020). Ferroptosis: machinery and regulation. Autophagy. 17(9). 2054–2081. 1472 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Jiao, Feimei Kuang, Guido Kroemer, et al.. (2020). Autophagy-Dependent Ferroptosis: Machinery and Regulation. Cell chemical biology. 27(4). 420–435. 626 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tang, Daolin, Xin Chen, Rui Kang, & Guido Kroemer. (2020). Ferroptosis: molecular mechanisms and health implications. Cell Research. 31(2). 107–125. 2777 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zeh, Herbert J., Nathan Bahary, Brian A. Boone, et al.. (2020). A Randomized Phase II Preoperative Study of Autophagy Inhibition with High-Dose Hydroxychloroquine and Gemcitabine/Nab-Paclitaxel in Pancreatic Cancer Patients. Clinical Cancer Research. 26(13). 3126–3134. 170 indexed citations
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Zhu, Shan, Qiuhong Zhang, Xiaofan Sun, et al.. (2017). HSPA5 Regulates Ferroptotic Cell Death in Cancer Cells. Cancer Research. 77(8). 2064–2077. 447 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sun, Xiaofang, Zhanhui Ou, Ruochan Chen, et al.. (2015). Activation of the p62‐Keap1‐NRF2 pathway protects against ferroptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Hepatology. 63(1). 173–184. 1566 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Man, Yao Liu, Patrick R. Varley, et al.. (2015). High-Mobility Group Box 1 Promotes Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression through miR-21–Mediated Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity. Cancer Research. 75(8). 1645–1656. 78 indexed citations
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Livesey, Kristen M., Rui Kang, Philip Vernon, et al.. (2012). p53/HMGB1 Complexes Regulate Autophagy and Apoptosis. Cancer Research. 72(8). 1996–2005. 220 indexed citations

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