Fei Zhao

4.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
51 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Fei Zhao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Fei Zhao has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Immunology and 10 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Fei Zhao's work include Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (7 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (6 papers) and Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (6 papers). Fei Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (7 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (6 papers) and Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (6 papers). Fei Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Fei Zhao's co-authors include Zheng Sun, Nicole Villeneuve, Donna D. Zhang, Tongde Wu, Tao Jiang, Xiao-Jun Wang, Alexandria Lau, Pak Kin Wong, Eileen White and Walter T. Klimecki and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Fei Zhao

50 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Noncanonical Mechanism of Nrf2 Activation by Autophagy Deficiency: Direct Interaction between Keap1 and p62

2010 715 citations Fei Zhao, Nicole Villeneuve et al. profile →
Nrf2 enhances resistance of cancer cells to chemotherapeutic drugs, the dark side of Nrf2

2008 694 citations Zheng Sun, Nicole Villeneuve et al. Carcinogenesis profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fei Zhao China	24	2.5k	620	570	553	452	51	3.7k
Mi‐Ock Lee South Korea	41	2.9k 1.2×	712 1.1×	605 1.1×	726 1.3×	565 1.3×	113	4.6k
Gur P. Kaushal United States	36	1.6k 0.6×	694 1.1×	352 0.6×	423 0.8×	425 0.9×	56	3.6k
Jing Su China	34	1.9k 0.8×	816 1.3×	280 0.5×	798 1.4×	424 0.9×	133	3.4k
Yoshinori Otsuki Japan	34	1.6k 0.7×	392 0.6×	360 0.6×	492 0.9×	368 0.8×	110	3.0k
Liankun Sun China	37	2.6k 1.1×	967 1.6×	311 0.5×	1.1k 2.0×	506 1.1×	123	4.1k
Daqian Xu China	26	1.8k 0.7×	509 0.8×	309 0.5×	1.2k 2.1×	348 0.8×	48	3.0k
Almudena Porrás Spain	27	2.3k 0.9×	474 0.8×	392 0.7×	481 0.9×	694 1.5×	72	3.6k
Laura García‐Bermejo Spain	33	1.8k 0.7×	327 0.5×	310 0.5×	786 1.4×	463 1.0×	88	3.3k
Isao Naguro Japan	30	1.8k 0.7×	278 0.4×	387 0.7×	368 0.7×	180 0.4×	59	2.9k
Zhen‐Guo Ma China	36	1.9k 0.8×	457 0.7×	337 0.6×	547 1.0×	435 1.0×	66	3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Fei Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fei Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fei Zhao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Fei Zhao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Fei 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 Fei Zhao. Fei 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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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhai, Guijin, Zixin Jiang, Fei Zhao, et al.. (2024). DPF2 reads histone lactylation to drive transcription and tumorigenesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(50). e2421496121–e2421496121. 32 indexed citations

Deng, Jiangshan, Ling Li, Feng Wang, et al.. (2022). Systemic Glycemic Variation Predicts Mortality of Acute Ischemic Stroke After Mechanical Thrombectomy: A Prospective Study Using Continuous Glucose Monitoring. Frontiers in Neurology. 13. 817033–817033. 3 indexed citations

Zhao, Fei, Jing Zhang, Shan Huang, et al.. (2021). Pain in acute motor axonal neuropathy. Muscle & Nerve. 64(6). 739–743. 2 indexed citations

Xu, Chao, et al.. (2020). A Case–Control Study of ADCY9 Gene Polymorphisms and the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Chinese Han Population. Frontiers in Oncology. 10. 1450–1450. 5 indexed citations

Cahill, Lindsay S., Monan Angela Zhang, Valeria Ramaglia, et al.. (2019). Aged hind-limb clasping experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis models aspects of the neurodegenerative process seen in multiple sclerosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(45). 22710–22720. 15 indexed citations

Zhao, Fei, Kathy S. Evans, Christine Xiao, et al.. (2018). Stromal Fibroblasts Mediate Anti–PD-1 Resistance via MMP-9 and Dictate TGFβ Inhibitor Sequencing in Melanoma. Cancer Immunology Research. 6(12). 1459–1471. 91 indexed citations

Zhao, Fei, Christine Xiao, Kathy S. Evans, et al.. (2018). Paracrine Wnt5a-β-Catenin Signaling Triggers a Metabolic Program that Drives Dendritic Cell Tolerization. Immunity. 48(1). 147–160.e7. 215 indexed citations

Zhao, Fei, Jiangshan Deng, Xiaofeng Xu, et al.. (2018). Aquaporin-4 deletion ameliorates hypoglycemia-induced BBB permeability by inhibiting inflammatory responses. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 15(1). 157–157. 45 indexed citations

Li, Xudong, et al.. (2018). Jam3 promotes migration and suppresses apoptosis of renal carcinoma cell lines. International Journal of Molecular Medicine. 3(3). 23–37. 17 indexed citations

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Qiu, Lihua, Yong He, Yi Zhou, et al.. (2016). Genetically-mediated Grey and White Matter Alteration in Normal Elderly Individuals with the CLU-C Allele Gene. Current Alzheimer Research. 13(11). 1302–1310. 7 indexed citations

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D’Souza, Cheryl, Fei Zhao, Xujian Li, et al.. (2016). OGR1/GPR68 Modulates the Severity of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis and Regulates Nitric Oxide Production by Macrophages. PLoS ONE. 11(2). e0148439–e0148439. 17 indexed citations

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Zhang, Benping, Ling Ma, Jingyu Hu, et al.. (2016). miR-137 Suppresses the Phosphorylation of AKT and Improves the Dexamethasone Sensitivity in Multiple Myeloma Cells Via Targeting MITF. Current Cancer Drug Targets. 16(9). 807–817. 19 indexed citations

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Holtzhausen, Alisha, Fei Zhao, Kathy S. Evans, et al.. (2015). Melanoma-Derived Wnt5a Promotes Local Dendritic-Cell Expression of IDO and Immunotolerance: Opportunities for Pharmacologic Enhancement of Immunotherapy. Cancer Immunology Research. 3(9). 1082–1095. 144 indexed citations

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Wen, Lu, Yan Chen, Ling Zeng, et al.. (2015). Triptolide Induces Cell Apoptosis by Targeting H3K4me3 and Downstream Effector Proteins in KM3 Multiple Myeloma Cells. Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. 17(2). 147–160. 8 indexed citations

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Deng, Jiangshan, Fei Zhao, Xiaoyan Yu, et al.. (2014). Expression of Aquaporin 4 and Breakdown of the Blood-Brain Barrier after Hypoglycemia-Induced Brain Edema in Rats. PLoS ONE. 9(9). e107022–e107022. 27 indexed citations

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Peng, Nan, Ning Meng, Fei Zhao, et al.. (2014). An activator of mTOR inhibits oxLDL-induced autophagy and apoptosis in vascular endothelial cells and restricts atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-/- mice. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 5519–5519. 141 indexed citations

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Zhao, Fei, et al.. (2013). Arsenic exposure induces the Warburg effect in cultured human cells. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 271(1). 72–77. 56 indexed citations

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Bolt, Alicia M., et al.. (2012). Arsenite-induced autophagy is associated with proteotoxicity in human lymphoblastoid cells. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 264(2). 255–261. 25 indexed citations

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Xie, Cong, et al.. (2009). Role of muscarinic receptor activation in regulating immune cell activity in nasal mucosa. Allergy. 65(8). 969–977. 27 indexed citations

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Sun, Zheng, Nicole Villeneuve, Shirley Zhang, et al.. (2008). Nrf2 enhances resistance of cancer cells to chemotherapeutic drugs, the dark side of Nrf2. Carcinogenesis. 29(6). 1235–1243. 694 indexed citations breakdown →

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