Guo Zhang

9.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Guo Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Guo Zhang has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Epidemiology and 10 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Guo Zhang's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (7 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (7 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (7 papers). Guo Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (7 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (7 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (7 papers). Guo Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Guo Zhang's co-authors include Dongsheng Cai, Hua Bai, Hai Zhang, Michael Karin, Xiaoqing Zhang, Sudarshana Purkayastha, Kanmin Mao, Hai Zhang, Yi Wang and Zaghloul Ahmed and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Guo Zhang

64 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Hypothalamic IKKβ/NF-κB and ER Stress Link Overnutrition to Energy Imbalance and Obesity

2008 1.1k citations Guo Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Guo Zhang China	19	978	781	644	554	288	67	2.7k
Syann Lee United States	27	1.4k 1.4×	1.3k 1.6×	619 1.0×	1.2k 2.2×	117 0.4×	44	3.5k
Stephan J. Guyenet United States	20	1.3k 1.3×	1.3k 1.7×	612 1.0×	818 1.5×	73 0.3×	23	3.5k
Christelle Veyrat‐Durebex Switzerland	28	696 0.7×	1.8k 2.4×	811 1.3×	1.5k 2.7×	318 1.1×	53	3.9k
Qingchun Tong United States	38	2.1k 2.1×	1.5k 1.9×	408 0.6×	935 1.7×	377 1.3×	101	4.5k
Cláudia Cavadas Portugal	34	615 0.6×	834 1.1×	349 0.5×	1.1k 2.0×	73 0.3×	111	3.4k
Nguyễn Thị Hồng Vietnam	22	1.2k 1.2×	1.0k 1.3×	504 0.8×	840 1.5×	74 0.3×	63	3.1k
Romana Stark United States	28	641 0.7×	917 1.2×	459 0.7×	806 1.5×	106 0.4×	62	2.8k
Maia V. Kokoeva Canada	12	941 1.0×	1.5k 1.9×	1.5k 2.4×	1.4k 2.6×	139 0.5×	17	4.6k
Hisayuki Ohata Japan	30	709 0.7×	838 1.1×	169 0.3×	1.1k 1.9×	237 0.8×	111	2.8k
James L. Graham United States	32	554 0.6×	1.1k 1.4×	540 0.8×	679 1.2×	349 1.2×	92	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Guo Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Guo Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Guo Zhang

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Guo, et al.. (2025). Functional outcomes of minimally invasive surgery treatment for patients with small supratentorial spontaneous intracerebral haematoma less than 30 mL: a propensity score matching study. Stroke and Vascular Neurology. 11(1). 111–121.

Liu, Pengfei, et al.. (2025). Recent progress in the pharmacotherapy for obesity. European Journal of Pharmacology. 1002. 177850–177850. 1 indexed citations

Gao, Wenhua, et al.. (2023). Climatological Characteristics of Hydrometeors in Precipitating Clouds over Eastern China and Their Relationship with Precipitation Based on ERA5 Reanalysis. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Huiying, Weijia Liu, Yadong Li, et al.. (2023). Molecular Characterization of Two Wamide Neuropeptide Signaling Systems in Mollusk Aplysia. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 14(13). 2425–2442. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Mingjie, et al.. (2023). Tussilagone ameliorates high‐fat diet‐induced hepatic steatosis by enhancing energy metabolism and antioxidant activity. Phytotherapy Research. 38(5). 2099–2113. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Guo, Siyuan Yin, Ping Chen, et al.. (2022). Exogenous expression of an allatotropin-related peptide receptor increased the membrane excitability in Aplysia neurons. Molecular Brain. 15(1). 42–42. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Huiying, Yadong Li, Xueying Ding, et al.. (2022). Identification of an allatostatin C signaling system in mollusc Aplysia. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 1213–1213. 12 indexed citations

Zhong, Caiyun, Bei Tao, Yue Chen, et al.. (2020). B7-H3 Regulates Glioma Growth and Cell Invasion Through a JAK2/STAT3/Slug-Dependent Signaling Pathway. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Yi, Lihong Yan, Ping Wang, et al.. (2020). Hypothalamic extended synaptotagmin-3 contributes to the development of dietary obesity and related metabolic disorders. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(33). 20149–20158. 15 indexed citations

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Sun, Jing, Feng Jiang, Linlin Hu, et al.. (2019). Major findings from the 4th Evaluation of the National Healthcare Improvement Initiative. Zhonghua yiyuan guanli zazhi. 35(9). 705–711. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Qilin, et al.. (2019). The Role of eIF2α in the Collagen Production in Hepatic Stellate Cell is Associated with Autophagic and Apoptotic Signaling. The FASEB Journal. 33(S1). 1 indexed citations

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Huang, Zongsheng, et al.. (2019). Correlation between PNPLA3 rs738409 polymorphism and hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis of 10,330 subjects. The International Journal of Biological Markers. 34(2). 117–122. 23 indexed citations

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Zhang, Guo, Ferdinand S. Vilim, Elena V. Romanova, et al.. (2018). Newly Identified Aplysia SPTR-Gene Family-Derived Peptides: Localization and Function. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 9(8). 2041–2053. 13 indexed citations

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Deng, Yongqiong, Hong Zhao, Anlin Ma, et al.. (2015). Selected Cytokines Serve as Potential Biomarkers for Predicting Liver Inflammation and Fibrosis in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients With Normal to Mildly Elevated Aminotransferases. Medicine. 94(45). e2003–e2003. 31 indexed citations

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Wu, Pengbo, et al.. (2015). [Association between patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 3 gene rs738409 polymorphism and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease susceptibility: a meta-analysis].. PubMed. 36(1). 78–82. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yingying, Lang Wu, Guo Zhang, Yongjing Guan, & Zaizhao Wang. (2015). Effect of low-dose malathion on the gonadal development of adult rare minnow Gobiocypris rarus. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 125. 135–140. 24 indexed citations

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Wang, Chunfang, Guo Zhang, Lijun Zhao, et al.. (2013). Effects of insulin, insulin-like growth factor-I and -II on proliferation and intracellular signaling in endometrial carcinoma cells with different expression levels of insulin receptor isoform A. Chinese Medical Journal. 126(8). 1560–1566. 7 indexed citations

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Zhu, Hongxia, Guo Zhang, Yan Wang, et al.. (2010). Inhibition of ErbB2 by Herceptin reduces survivin expression via the ErbB2–β‐catenin/TCF4‐survivin pathway in ErbB2‐overexpressed breast cancer cells. Cancer Science. 101(5). 1156–1162. 32 indexed citations

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Zhang, Guo. (2004). Overexpression, Purification and Characterization of 3α-Hydroxysteriod Dehydrogenase in Escherichia coli. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Guo. (2001). Detection of HPVB19 and RV gene in cardiac tissue from children with congenital heart disease. Di-Si Junyi Daxue xuebao. 1 indexed citations

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