Gang Zhao

16.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
440 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Gang Zhao is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Gang Zhao has authored 440 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 290 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 135 papers in Instrumentation and 66 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Gang Zhao's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (256 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (141 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (135 papers). Gang Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (256 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (141 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (135 papers). Gang Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Gang Zhao's co-authors include Minmin Zhu, Xiaohua Wang, Fang Hu, Jian Liu, Yihang Ouyang, Wei Bao, Yongheng Zhao, Licai Deng, Yaoquan Chu and Huawei Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Gang Zhao

398 papers receiving 6.9k 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.

Fruit and vegetable consumption and mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

2014 1.2k citations Gang Zhao et al. profile →
LAMOST spectral survey — An overview

2012 749 citations Gang Zhao et al. profile →
The Milky Way’s Circular Velocity Curve to 60 kpc and an Estimate of the Dark Matter Halo Mass from the Kinematics of ∼2400 SDSS Blue Horizontal‐Branch Stars

2008 428 citations Xiang-Xiang Xue, Gang Zhao et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Gang Zhao	5.1k	2.4k	706	621	618	440	7.4k
Paul Alexander	2.5k 0.5×	362 0.2×	398 0.6×	1.6k 2.5×	144 0.2×	197	7.4k
J. T. Clarke	7.7k 1.5×	430 0.2×	80 0.1×	208 0.3×	382 0.6×	287	9.4k
Bing Zhang	13.5k 2.7×	615 0.3×	177 0.3×	4.8k 7.7×	229 0.4×	619	17.0k
J. B. Hutchings	5.4k 1.1×	1.3k 0.5×	44 0.1×	1.2k 2.0×	308 0.5×	381	7.2k
John K. Webb	3.8k 0.8×	543 0.2×	112 0.2×	1.8k 2.9×	1.3k 2.0×	212	6.7k
L. Metcalfe	3.1k 0.6×	570 0.2×	67 0.1×	241 0.4×	182 0.3×	88	7.8k
R. Bender	14.8k 2.9×	7.4k 3.1×	49 0.1×	1.8k 2.9×	908 1.5×	371	18.9k
D. M. Alexander	13.4k 2.6×	3.9k 1.6×	217 0.3×	2.9k 4.6×	249 0.4×	376	15.8k
Paul Green	2.8k 0.6×	819 0.3×	49 0.1×	698 1.1×	96 0.2×	187	5.1k
L. J. Smith	3.2k 0.6×	1.0k 0.4×	66 0.1×	171 0.3×	128 0.2×	211	4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Gang Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gang Zhao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gang Zhao

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

Shi, Jianrong, Gang Zhao, Haining Li, et al.. (2025). A Systematic NLTE Study of Very Metal-poor Stars with Metallicity down to −4.3 dex. I. Global Stellar Parameters Based on High-resolution Spectra. The Astrophysical Journal. 983(2). 127–127. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Gang, et al.. (2024). Solution Strengthening and Short-Range Order in Cold-Drawn Pearlitic Steel Wires. Crystals. 14(11). 977–977.

Zhao, Gang, Degao Zhai, Manuel Keith, et al.. (2024). Sulfur and He-Ar isotopic constraints on the origin of alkalic-type epithermal Au-Ag-Te deposits: Insights from the Golden Sunlight deposit, Montana, USA. Ore Geology Reviews. 176. 106435–106435. 1 indexed citations

Li, Wenqi, Yunhao Bai, Huazhen Chen, et al.. (2024). MTECC: A Multitask Learning Framework for Esophageal Cancer Analysis. IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence. 5(12). 6739–6751. 1 indexed citations

Shen, Xiaoli, et al.. (2023). High affinity of β-amyloid proteins to cerebral capillaries: implications in chronic lead exposure-induced neurotoxicity in rats. Fluids and Barriers of the CNS. 20(1). 32–32. 5 indexed citations

Liang, G. Y., Tianran Sun, Xiaolong Zhu, et al.. (2023). X-Ray Morphology Due to Charge-exchange Emissions Used to Study the Global Structure around Mars. The Astrophysical Journal. 943(2). 85–85. 5 indexed citations

Song, Wen, Yue Wang, Qiannan Sun, et al.. (2023). Predictive value of C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, and interleukin-6 on 30-day mortality in patients with bloodstream infections. Medicina Clínica (English Edition). 160(12). 540–546. 2 indexed citations

Huang, Kaihua, Lyumeng Ye, Zhenhan Duan, et al.. (2023). Enhanced oxidation and recovery of phosphorous from hypophosphite wastewater: Key role of heterogeneous E-Fenton system with MOFs derived hierarchical Mn-Fe@PC modified cathode. Surfaces and Interfaces. 39. 102957–102957. 12 indexed citations

Yuan, Dawei, Huigang Wei, Yu Dai, et al.. (2023). Design, performance and application of a line-imaging velocity interferometer system for any reflector coupled with a streaked optical pyrometer system at the Shenguang-II upgrade laser facility. High Power Laser Science and Engineering. 12. 1 indexed citations

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Erkal, Denis, Alis J. Deason, Vasily Belokurov, et al.. (2021). Detection of the LMC-induced sloshing of the Galactic halo. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 506(2). 2677–2684. 66 indexed citations

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Chen, Yuqin, et al.. (2021). Radial Migration from the Metallicity Gradient of Open Clusters and Outliers. The Astrophysical Journal. 919(1). 52–52. 30 indexed citations

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Kumar, Yerra Bharat, et al.. (2015). Far-infrared study of K giants in the solar neighborhood: Connection between Li enrichment and mass-loss. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 20 indexed citations

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Nissen, P. E., Y. Q. Chen, Leticia Carigi, W. J. Schuster, & Gang Zhao. (2014). Carbon and oxygen abundances in stellar populations. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 86 indexed citations

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Shi, Jianrong, T. Gehren, L. Mashonkina, & Gang Zhao. (2009). Statistical equilibrium of silicon in the atmospheres of metal-poor stars. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 24 indexed citations

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Shi, Jianrong, T. Gehren, K. Butler, L. Mashonkina, & Gang Zhao. (2008). Statistical equilibrium of silicon in the solar atmosphere. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 31 indexed citations

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Mashonkina, L. & Gang Zhao. (2006). Barium even-to-odd isotope abundance ratios in thick disk and thin disk stars. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 36 indexed citations

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Chen, Y. Q., P. E. Nissen, & Gang Zhao. (2004). The [Zn/Fe] – [Fe/H] trend for disk and halo stars. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 27 indexed citations

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Liang, Y. C., Gang Zhao, & Jianrong Shi. (2001). Sources of carbon and the evolution of the abundance of CNO elements. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 19 indexed citations

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Zhao, Gang & Pierre Magain. (1991). Abundances of neutron capture elements in metal-poor dwarfs. I - Yttrium and zirconium. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 4 indexed citations

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Zhao, Gang & Pierre Magain. (1990). The chemical composition of the extreme halo stars. II - Green spectra of 20 dwarfs. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 3 indexed citations

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