Hao Zhao

7.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
33 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Hao Zhao is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Hao Zhao has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Oncology, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Hao Zhao's work include Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (13 papers), Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (7 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (5 papers). Hao Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (13 papers), Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (7 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (5 papers). Hao Zhao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Hao Zhao's co-authors include Padmanee Sharma, James P. Allison, Jianjun Gao, Jennifer A. Wargo, Jianfeng Chen, Lewis Z. Shi, Liguo Wang, Liangwen Xiong, Zhifu Sun and P. Andrew Futreal and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Hao Zhao

32 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Loss of IFN-γ Pathway Genes in Tumor Cells as a Mechanism of Resistance to Anti-CTLA-4 Therapy

2016 913 citations Jianjun Gao, Lewis Z. Shi et al. Cell profile →
VISTA is an inhibitory immune checkpoint that is increased after ipilimumab therapy in patients with prostate cancer

2017 455 citations Jianjun Gao, John F. Ward et al. Nature Medicine profile →
Modulation of EZH2 expression in T cells improves efficacy of anti–CTLA-4 therapy

2018 182 citations Sangeeta Goswami, Irina Apostolou et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
TLR4 signalling via Piezo1 engages and enhances the macrophage mediated host response during bacterial infection

2021 182 citations Jing Geng, Yiran Shi et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Hao Zhao

ONCOL

IMMUN

PRM

Giulia Parisi Italy

Benson M. George United States

Ankur Chakravarthy Canada

Scott J. Diede United States

Kanji Yoshida Japan

Ram P. Naikawadi United States

Howard T. Petrie United States

Roland P. Piekorz Germany

Ιωάννα Μαρουλάκου United States

Giulia Parisi Italy

Hao Zhao

1.5k ×0.9

ONCOL

1.4k ×1.1

IMMUN

1.1k ×1.0

323 ×0.7

PRM

268 ×0.7

Citations per year, relative to Hao Zhao Hao Zhao (= 1×) peers Giulia Parisi

Countries citing papers authored by Hao Zhao

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hao Zhao

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hao Zhao

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

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Li, Mengyan, Yu Zhang, Juan Wang, et al.. (2025). Cannabidiol-loaded hydrogel microneedle patches inhibit TRIM14/TRAF3/ NF-κB axis for the treatment of psoriasis. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 304(Pt 2). 140825–140825. 3 indexed citations

Zhao, Hao, Dan Li, Zhe Zhao, et al.. (2025). Molecular Targeting of Intracellular Bacteria by Homotypic Recognizing Nanovesicles for Infected Pneumonia Treatment. Biomaterials Research. 29. 172–172. 2 indexed citations

Yu, Yang, Di Wu, Lei Tian, et al.. (2025). Bisphenol A caused abnormal spermatogenesis of Eriocheir sinensis through es-ERR/es-KIF4A pathway with discussion of BPA substitutes. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 495. 138937–138937. 3 indexed citations

Zhou, Zijue, Yuxiang Zhang, Tian Dong, et al.. (2024). Arc erosion properties of CuCr/Ti₃C₂ under elevated voltages and repetitive arc breakdowns. Materials Characterization. 219. 114601–114601. 3 indexed citations

Geng, Jing, Yiran Shi, Ping Wang, et al.. (2021). TLR4 signalling via Piezo1 engages and enhances the macrophage mediated host response during bacterial infection. Nature Communications. 12(1). 3519–3519. 182 indexed citations breakdown →

Sun, Haomin, et al.. (2021). Identification of key mutations in central nervous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) by comprehensive analysis between sequencing and TCGA database. Translational Cancer Research. 10(6). 2632–2642. 2 indexed citations

Subudhi, Sumit K., Luis M. Vence, Hao Zhao, et al.. (2020). Neoantigen responses, immune correlates, and favorable outcomes after ipilimumab treatment of patients with prostate cancer. Science Translational Medicine. 12(537). 116 indexed citations

Vence, Luis M., Samantha Bucktrout, Irina Fernandez Curbelo, et al.. (2019). Characterization and Comparison of GITR Expression in Solid Tumors. Clinical Cancer Research. 25(21). 6501–6510. 38 indexed citations

Goswami, Sangeeta, Thomas Walle, Andrew Cornish, et al.. (2019). Immune profiling of human tumors identifies CD73 as a combinatorial target in glioblastoma. Nature Medicine. 26(1). 39–46. 251 indexed citations

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Goswami, Sangeeta, Irina Apostolou, Jan Zhang, et al.. (2018). Modulation of EZH2 expression in T cells improves efficacy of anti–CTLA-4 therapy. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 128(9). 3813–3818. 182 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, Wanshui, Xin Wang, Qin Deng, et al.. (2017). Comprehensive assessments of long-term sleep habits in epidemiological study: Validity and reliability of sleep factors questionnaire (SFQ) among Chinese women. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 95. 12–18. 6 indexed citations

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Gao, Jianjun, José A. Karam, Christopher G. Wood, et al.. (2017). Abstract CT083: Clinical activity, immune and molecular correlates of nivolumab vs. nivolumab plus bevacizumab vs nivolumab plus ipilimumab in metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Cancer Research. 77(13_Supplement). CT083–CT083. 4 indexed citations

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Gao, Jianjun, John F. Ward, Curtis A. Pettaway, et al.. (2017). VISTA is an inhibitory immune checkpoint that is increased after ipilimumab therapy in patients with prostate cancer. Nature Medicine. 23(5). 551–555. 455 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gao, Jianjun, Lewis Z. Shi, Hao Zhao, et al.. (2016). Loss of IFN-γ Pathway Genes in Tumor Cells as a Mechanism of Resistance to Anti-CTLA-4 Therapy. Cell. 167(2). 397–404.e9. 913 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhao, Hao, et al.. (2015). An evidence-based assessment for the association between long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution and the risk of lung cancer. European Journal of Cancer Prevention. 25(3). 163–172. 48 indexed citations

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Chen, Long, Guiquan Wang, Zheng Fan, Hao Zhao, & Huimin Li. (2015). Efficacy of bisphosphonates against osteoporosis in adult men: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Osteoporosis International. 26(9). 2355–2363. 18 indexed citations

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Zhou, Wanding, Hao Zhao, Zechen Chong, et al.. (2015). ClinSeK: a targeted variant characterization framework for clinical sequencing. Genome Medicine. 7(1). 34–34. 11 indexed citations

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Sowalsky, Adam G., Zheng Xia, Liguo Wang, et al.. (2014). Whole Transcriptome Sequencing Reveals Extensive Unspliced mRNA in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer. Molecular Cancer Research. 13(1). 98–106. 84 indexed citations

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Zhou, Wanding, Tenghui Chen, Hao Zhao, et al.. (2014). Bias from removing read duplication in ultra-deep sequencing experiments. Bioinformatics. 30(8). 1073–1080. 27 indexed citations

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Zhao, Hao, Jieyun Yin, Wanshui Yang, et al.. (2013). Sleep Duration and Cancer Risk: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prospective Studies. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 14(12). 7509–7515. 64 indexed citations

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