Daxing Gao

3.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
10 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Daxing Gao is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Virology. According to data from OpenAlex, Daxing Gao has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Immunology, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 1 paper in Virology. Recurrent topics in Daxing Gao's work include interferon and immune responses (7 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (4 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (3 papers). Daxing Gao is often cited by papers focused on interferon and immune responses (7 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (4 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (3 papers). Daxing Gao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Daxing Gao's co-authors include Zhijian J. Chen, Lijun Sun, Jiaxi Wu, Xiao-Dong Li, Hua Wang, Fenghe Du, Nan Yan, Xiang Chen, Mary Wight‐Carter and Quan‐Zhen Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Daxing Gao

10 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Pivotal Roles of cGAS-cGAMP Signaling in Antiviral Defens... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2013 2015 250 500 750
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. Pivotal Roles of cGAS-cGAMP Signaling in Antiviral Defense and Immune Adjuvant Effects
    2013 883 citations Xiao-Dong Li, Jiaxi Wu et al. Science profile →
  2. Cyclic GMP-AMP Synthase Is an Innate Immune Sensor of HIV and Other Retroviruses
    2013 797 citations Daxing Gao, Jiaxi Wu et al. Science profile →
  3. Activation of cyclic GMP-AMP synthase by self-DNA causes autoimmune diseases
    2015 534 citations Daxing Gao, Tuo Li et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers

Daxing Gao
Anne Bridgeman United Kingdom
Tobias Deimling Germany
Musheng Bao United States
Marcin Baran Ireland
Xavier Lahaye France
Choon Ping Tan United Kingdom
Jana M. Ellegast United States
Whitney E. Purtha United States
Yorifumi Satou Japan
Artem A. Serganov United States
Anne Bridgeman United Kingdom
Daxing Gao
Citations per year, relative to Daxing Gao Daxing Gao (= 1×) peers Anne Bridgeman

Countries citing papers authored by Daxing Gao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Daxing Gao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Daxing Gao

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

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Qu, Yali, Zhutian Zeng, Ao Guo, et al.. (2025). cGAS mRNA–Based Immune Agonist Promotes Vaccine Responses and Antitumor Immunity. Cancer Immunology Research. 13(5). 680–695. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Chen, Qing Zhang, Xia Zhou, et al.. (2025). Viral‐Directed Augmentation of Kupffer Cell Cross‐Presentation Provokes Antitumor Immunity Against Liver Metastasis. Advanced Science. 12(39). e04929–e04929. 1 indexed citations
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Shi, Fan, Juan Li, Zhensheng Zhong, et al.. (2025). Crucial role of the cGAS N terminus in mediating flowable and functional cGAS–DNA condensate formation via DNA interactions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(3). e2411659122–e2411659122. 3 indexed citations
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Gao, Daxing, et al.. (2025). Innate Immunity and Tertiary Lymphoid Structures. Immunological Reviews. 332(1). e70052–e70052. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Hui, Yan Guo, Danyel Lee, et al.. (2024). Human DBR1 deficiency impairs stress granule–dependent PKR antiviral immunity. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 222(1). 6 indexed citations
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Ma, Ding, Jiahui Lv, Xinye Zhang, et al.. (2024). Engineered extracellular vesicles enable high-efficient delivery of intracellular therapeutic proteins. Protein & Cell. 15(10). 724–743. 17 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jinghe, Yali Qu, Zhenrong Yang, et al.. (2024). cGAS-activated endothelial cell–T cell cross-talk initiates tertiary lymphoid structure formation. Science Immunology. 9(98). eadk2612–eadk2612. 22 indexed citations
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Gao, Daxing, Tuo Li, Xiao-Dong Li, et al.. (2015). Activation of cyclic GMP-AMP synthase by self-DNA causes autoimmune diseases. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(42). E5699–705. 534 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gao, Daxing, Jiaxi Wu, Fenghe Du, et al.. (2013). Cyclic GMP-AMP Synthase Is an Innate Immune Sensor of HIV and Other Retroviruses. Science. 341(6148). 903–906. 797 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Xiao-Dong, Jiaxi Wu, Daxing Gao, et al.. (2013). Pivotal Roles of cGAS-cGAMP Signaling in Antiviral Defense and Immune Adjuvant Effects. Science. 341(6152). 1390–1394. 883 indexed citations breakdown →

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