Ertao Zhai

864 total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 605 citations indexed

About

Ertao Zhai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ertao Zhai has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 605 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 9 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Ertao Zhai's work include Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (6 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (4 papers) and Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (4 papers). Ertao Zhai is often cited by papers focused on Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (6 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (4 papers) and Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (4 papers). Ertao Zhai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Ertao Zhai's co-authors include Jianhui Chen, Shirong Cai, Chuangqi Chen, Sile Chen, Shirong Cai, Yulong He, Lixia Xu, Sui Peng, Zhirong Zeng and Changjiang Qin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Cancer Research and International Journal of Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Ertao Zhai

29 papers receiving 604 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Intratumoral Fusobacterium nucleatum Recruits Tumor-Associated Neutrophils to Promote Gastric Cancer Progression and Immune Evasion

2025 26 citations Ying Li, Ertao Zhai et al. Cancer Research profile →

Peers

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Xiaopin Ji China

Lifeng Wang China

Guoyin Li China

Yu Heng China

Shigemasa Suzuki Japan

Chang‐Chieh Wu Taiwan

Alessio Fabozzi Italy

Chun Song China

Yanping Zhong China

Kotaro Shibahara Japan

Xiaopin Ji China

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95 ×0.6

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Citations per year, relative to Ertao Zhai Ertao Zhai (= 1×) peers Xiaopin Ji

Countries citing papers authored by Ertao Zhai

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ertao Zhai

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Li, Ying, Ertao Zhai, Risheng Zhao, et al.. (2025). Intratumoral Fusobacterium nucleatum Recruits Tumor-Associated Neutrophils to Promote Gastric Cancer Progression and Immune Evasion. Cancer Research. 85(10). 1819–1841. 26 indexed citations breakdown →

Xu, Xiang, Zhixin Huang, Hui Han, et al.. (2025). N7-methylguanosine tRNA modification promotes gastric cancer progression by activating SDHAF4-dependent mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. Cancer Letters. 615. 217566–217566. 4 indexed citations

Huang, Zhixin, Ying Li, Linying Ye, et al.. (2025). Enhanced ZBTB10 expression induced by betulinic acid inhibits gastric cancer progression by inactivating the ARRDC3/ITGB4/PI3K/AKT pathway. Cellular Oncology. 48(3). 675–692. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Jiajia, Jianjun Peng, Ertao Zhai, et al.. (2025). Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Apatinib Combined with Irinotecan in HER2-negative Patients with Advanced Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma after First-Line Treatment Failure: A Single-Arm, Single-Center Retrospective Study. Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer. 56(1). 137–137.

Huang, Zhixin, Ying Li, Qian Yan, et al.. (2024). Tumor-secreted LCN2 impairs gastric cancer progression via autocrine inhibition of the 24p3R/JNK/c-Jun/SPARC axis. Cell Death and Disease. 15(10). 756–756. 13 indexed citations

Dai, Weigang, Zhixin Huang, Xiang Xu, et al.. (2023). Spindle function and Wnt pathway inhibition by PBX1 to suppress tumor progression via downregulating DCDC2 in colorectal cancer. Oncogenesis. 12(1). 3–3. 7 indexed citations

Zhai, Ertao, Yan Qian, Risheng Zhao, et al.. (2023). ALKBH5-mediated CHAC1 depletion promotes malignant progression and decreases cisplatin-induced oxidative stress in gastric cancer. Cancer Cell International. 23(1). 293–293. 12 indexed citations

Qian, Yan, Ertao Zhai, Sile Chen, et al.. (2022). Single‐cell RNA‐seq dissecting heterogeneity of tumor cells and comprehensive dynamics in tumor microenvironment during lymph nodes metastasis in gastric cancer. International Journal of Cancer. 151(8). 1367–1381. 39 indexed citations

Guo, Xiaodan, Li Ding, Ertao Zhai, et al.. (2022). Genotyping guided ripretinib directly after the progression of first-line imatinib therapy in advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor: a case report. Annals of Translational Medicine. 10(2). 118–118. 2 indexed citations

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Dai, Weigang, Ertao Zhai, Jianhui Chen, et al.. (2022). Extensive Dissection at No. 12 Station During D2 Lymphadenectomy Improves Survival for Advanced Lower-Third Gastric Cancer: A Retrospective Study From a Single Center in Southern China. Frontiers in Oncology. 11. 760963–760963. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Yinan, Ertao Zhai, Junting Chen, et al.. (2022). m ⁶ A‐mediated regulation of PBX1‐GCH1 axis promotes gastric cancer proliferation and metastasis by elevating tetrahydrobiopterin levels. Cancer Communications. 42(4). 327–344. 41 indexed citations

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Zhang, Tianhao, Yuzhi Cai, Zhixin Huang, et al.. (2021). Comprehensive Analysis and Identification of Prognostic Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets Among FAM83 Family Members for Gastric Cancer. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 719613–719613. 11 indexed citations

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Su, Tianhong, Linlin Huang, Ning Zhang, et al.. (2019). FGF14 Functions as a Tumor Suppressor through Inhibiting PI3K/AKT/mTOR Pathway in Colorectal Cancer. Journal of Cancer. 11(4). 819–825. 21 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhimei, Hui Ren, Liang Yang, et al.. (2018). Aberrant expression of stress-induced phosphoprotein 1 in colorectal cancer and its clinicopathologic significance. Human Pathology. 79. 135–143. 10 indexed citations

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Huang, Linlin, Ertao Zhai, Shirong Cai, et al.. (2018). Stress-inducible Protein-1 promotes metastasis of gastric cancer via Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 37(1). 6–6. 30 indexed citations

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Zhai, Ertao, Jianhui Chen, Kang Wang, et al.. (2016). Prognostic value of mixed lineage kinase domain-like protein expression in the survival of patients with gastric caner. Tumor Biology. 37(10). 13679–13685. 60 indexed citations

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Zhai, Ertao, Jianhui Chen, Chuangqi Chen, et al.. (2016). Autocrine Sonic hedgehog signaling promotes gastric cancer proliferation through induction of phospholipase Cγ1 and the ERK1/2 pathway. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 35(1). 63–63. 36 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhihui, et al.. (2016). Case of metachronous bilateral isolated adrenal metastasis from colorectal adenocarcinoma and review of the literature. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 22(14). 3879–3879. 6 indexed citations

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Chen, Jianhui, Shirong Cai, Sile Chen, et al.. (2016). Prognostic value of three different lymph node staging systems in the survival of patients with gastric cancer following D2 lymphadenectomy. Tumor Biology. 37(8). 11105–11113. 54 indexed citations

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Qin, Changjiang, Kaiwu Xu, Zhihui Chen, et al.. (2015). XRCC1 R399Q polymorphism and colorectal cancer risk in the Chinese Han population: a meta-analysis. Tumor Biology. 36(2). 461–466. 11 indexed citations

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