Heather Zhou

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Heather Zhou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather Zhou has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Physiology and 5 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Heather Zhou's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (4 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (4 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (3 papers). Heather Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (4 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (4 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (3 papers). Heather Zhou collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. Heather Zhou's co-authors include Thomas Vogt, Helen H. Hobbs, Julia Kozlitina, Børge G. Nordestgaard, Stefan Stender, Jonathan C. Cohen, Anne Tybjærg‐Hansen, Ēriks Šmagris, Joshua R. Sanes and Jeanette M. Cunningham and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Neuron and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Heather Zhou

23 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Exome-wide association study identifies a TM6SF2 variant that confers susceptibility to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

2014 867 citations Julia Kozlitina, Ēriks Šmagris et al. Nature Genetics profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heather Zhou United States	15	845	817	454	402	343	23	1.9k
Zhongji Liao United States	14	355 0.4×	656 0.8×	122 0.3×	156 0.4×	157 0.5×	21	1.6k
Linu M. John Denmark	13	319 0.4×	966 1.2×	173 0.4×	174 0.4×	114 0.3×	21	1.6k
Jacques Pairault France	25	515 0.6×	968 1.2×	233 0.5×	240 0.6×	131 0.4×	47	1.9k
Mary Wohltmann United States	22	170 0.2×	827 1.0×	146 0.3×	200 0.5×	132 0.4×	29	1.5k
Isabell Greeve Germany	12	205 0.2×	402 0.5×	82 0.2×	88 0.2×	117 0.3×	21	1.1k
Susan Gray United States	19	240 0.3×	1.4k 1.7×	121 0.3×	213 0.5×	94 0.3×	21	2.1k
Melanie Sticker Switzerland	5	274 0.3×	1.9k 2.4×	121 0.3×	302 0.8×	127 0.4×	5	2.5k
Albina Nesterova United States	14	128 0.2×	995 1.2×	99 0.2×	125 0.3×	207 0.6×	24	1.9k
Dianne Holland Canada	13	244 0.3×	675 0.8×	747 1.6×	169 0.4×	151 0.4×	13	1.7k
Mariano Ubeda United States	14	196 0.2×	655 0.8×	101 0.2×	417 1.0×	72 0.2×	22	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Heather Zhou

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather Zhou

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

Vardigan, Joshua D., Xiaoping Zhou, Thomas W. Rosahl, et al.. (2025). Humanized NaV1.8 rats overcome cross-species potency shifts in developing novel NaV1.8 inhibitors. PubMed. 18. 100182–100182. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Heather, Thomas W. Rosahl, Ester Carballo‐Jane, et al.. (2025). Loss of mitochondrial amidoxime-reducing component 1 (mARC1) prevents disease progression by reducing fibrosis in multiple mouse models of chronic liver disease. Hepatology Communications. 9(2). 1 indexed citations

Sevilla, Raquel, Ruojing Yang, Heather Zhou, et al.. (2022). A bioluminescence reporter mouse model for visualizing and quantifying CD8+ T cells in vivo. Neoplasia. 27. 100781–100781. 1 indexed citations

Tian, Yuan, Yi Wang, Yinghui Hu, et al.. (2021). Tau-tubulin kinase 1 phosphorylates TDP-43 at disease-relevant sites and exacerbates TDP-43 pathology. Neurobiology of Disease. 161. 105548–105548. 13 indexed citations

Usenovic, Marija, et al.. (2021). Astrocytic expression of the Alzheimer’s disease risk allele, ApoEε4, potentiates neuronal tau pathology in multiple preclinical models. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 3438–3438. 24 indexed citations

Rosahl, Thomas W., et al.. (2021). Droplet digital PCR or quantitative PCR for in-depth genomic and functional validation of genetically altered rodents. Methods. 191. 107–119. 14 indexed citations

Aslamkhan, Amy G., Qiuwei Xu, Stephen Pacchione, et al.. (2020). Characterization of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase 1, tryptophan-2,3-dioxygenase, and Ido1/Tdo2 knockout mice. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 406. 115216–115216. 6 indexed citations

El‐Bizri, Nesrine, Jing Liu, Rachel A. Matt, et al.. (2020). Abstract 13402: FHL-1 Contributes to and Colocalizes With Titin in Cardiac Hypertrophy. Circulation. 142(Suppl_3). 1 indexed citations

Wang, Yichen, Heather Zhou, Oksana Palyha, & James Mu. (2019). Restoration of insulin receptor improves diabetic phenotype in T2DM mice. JCI Insight. 4(15). 25 indexed citations

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Xie, Jun, Qin Mao, Phillip W.L. Tai, et al.. (2017). Short DNA Hairpins Compromise Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus Genome Homogeneity. Molecular Therapy. 25(6). 1363–1374. 71 indexed citations

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Shang, Jin, Jing Li, Mark P. Keller, et al.. (2015). Induction of miR-132 and miR-212 Expression by Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 (GLP-1) in Rodent and Human Pancreatic β-Cells. Molecular Endocrinology. 29(9). 1243–1253. 46 indexed citations

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Kozlitina, Julia, Ēriks Šmagris, Stefan Stender, et al.. (2014). Exome-wide association study identifies a TM6SF2 variant that confers susceptibility to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Nature Genetics. 46(4). 352–356. 867 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Zhu, José Castro‐Perez, Weihua Ni, et al.. (2011). AAV8-Mediated Long-Term Expression of Human LCAT Significantly Improves Lipid Profiles in hCETP;Ldlr+/− Mice. Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research. 4(6). 801–810. 15 indexed citations

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Jensen, Kristian K., Neil S. Geoghagen, Lan Jin, et al.. (2010). Pharmacological activation and genetic manipulation of cystathionine beta-synthase alter circulating levels of homocysteine and hydrogen sulfide in mice. European Journal of Pharmacology. 650(1). 86–93. 22 indexed citations

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Zhou, Heather, Chen‐Ni Chin, Margaret Wu, et al.. (2009). Suppression of PC-1/ENPP-1 expression improves insulin sensitivity in vitro and in vivo. European Journal of Pharmacology. 616(1-3). 346–352. 28 indexed citations

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Zhou, Heather, Xiaomin Song, Mike Briggs, et al.. (2005). Adiponectin represses gluconeogenesis independent of insulin in hepatocytes. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 338(2). 793–799. 57 indexed citations

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Falk, Julien, Ahmad Bechara, Roberto Fiore, et al.. (2005). Dual Functional Activity of Semaphorin 3B Is Required for Positioning the Anterior Commissure. Neuron. 48(1). 63–699. 177 indexed citations

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Zheng, Xiaofeng, Ting‐Fung Chan, & Heather Zhou. (2004). Genetic and Genomic Approaches to Identify and Study the Targets of Bioactive Small Molecules. Chemistry & Biology. 11(5). 609–618. 46 indexed citations

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Choi, Jae Hyuk, Paula Bertram, Ryan M. Drenan, et al.. (2002). The FKBP12‐rapamycin‐associated protein (FRAP) is a CLIP‐170 kinase. EMBO Reports. 3(10). 988–994. 84 indexed citations

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Grady, R. Mark, Heather Zhou, Jeanette M. Cunningham, et al.. (2000). Maturation and Maintenance of the Neuromuscular Synapse. Neuron. 25(2). 279–293. 244 indexed citations

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