Heping Zhao

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 748 citations indexed

About

Heping Zhao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heping Zhao has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 748 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Surgery and 8 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Heping Zhao's work include Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (4 papers), Gut microbiota and health (4 papers) and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (3 papers). Heping Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (4 papers), Gut microbiota and health (4 papers) and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (3 papers). Heping Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Egypt. Heping Zhao's co-authors include Jing Lv, Jihan Wang, Yan Yu, Dingjun Hao, Wenjuan Yang, Jie Pu, Jun-Ye Liu, Lei Guo, Biao Wang and Lei Guo and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Frontiers in Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Heping Zhao

30 papers receiving 739 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.

  1. Updates on global epidemiology, risk and prognostic factors of gastric cancer
    2023 198 citations Wenjuan Yang, Heping Zhao et al. World Journal of Gastroenterology profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Heping Zhao 404 189 154 122 121 33 748
Yoshihiro Morimoto 315 0.8× 164 0.9× 97 0.6× 96 0.8× 169 1.4× 68 870
Ruoyun Tan 477 1.2× 95 0.5× 105 0.7× 106 0.9× 74 0.6× 41 879
Sicong Ma 301 0.7× 50 0.3× 84 0.5× 31 0.3× 97 0.8× 27 646
Xinyu Shao 333 0.8× 83 0.4× 122 0.8× 70 0.6× 179 1.5× 29 585
A. Tamm 142 0.4× 479 2.5× 60 0.4× 126 1.0× 69 0.6× 54 1.0k
Hamid Y. Dar 622 1.5× 59 0.3× 48 0.3× 24 0.2× 137 1.1× 16 926
K. Weingärtner 148 0.4× 302 1.6× 49 0.3× 260 2.1× 92 0.8× 53 861
Tobias Weissenbacher 165 0.4× 67 0.4× 160 1.0× 70 0.6× 241 2.0× 40 717

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heping Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heping Zhao

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhao, Guosong, Yulin Han, Chun-Yu Lai, & Heping Zhao. (2025). Effects of aeration gradient on simultaneous nitrification and denitrification in MABR under low nutrient concentrations: Experimental and modeling investigation. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 79. 108981–108981. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yixin, et al.. (2025). Beyond Bone Loss: A Biology Perspective on Osteoporosis Pathogenesis, Multi-Omics Approaches, and Interconnected Mechanisms. Biomedicines. 13(6). 1443–1443. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Heping, Anping Feng, Xinyi Zhou, et al.. (2025). Altered KEGG pathways are associated with different immunologic responses to antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected men who have sex with men. BMC Infectious Diseases. 25(1). 343–343.
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Jiang, Shasha, Xianjuan Zhang, Heping Zhao, et al.. (2025). Optimized multi-epitope neoantigen human cytomegalovirus vaccine based on adenovirus vectors elicits potent antiviral immunity. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1658220–1658220. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yi, et al.. (2025). Osteosarcoma immune microenvironment: cellular struggle and novel therapeutic insights. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1584450–1584450. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Heping, Anping Feng, Dan Luo, et al.. (2024). Factors associated with immunological non-response after ART initiation: a retrospective observational cohort study. BMC Infectious Diseases. 24(1). 138–138. 8 indexed citations
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Yang, Jun, Junqi Yue, Mingyue Ma, et al.. (2024). Effect of Bacillus subtilis BS-Z15 metabolite mycosubtilin on body weight gain in mice. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 1301857–1301857. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhongzhong, et al.. (2024). Dynamic Time-Programming Circuit for Encoding Information, Programming Dissipative Systems, and Delaying Release of Cargo. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 7(12). 8599–8607.
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Zhao, Yixin, Heping Zhao, Mengyao Zhao, et al.. (2024). Latest insights into the global epidemiological features, screening, early diagnosis and prognosis prediction of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 30(20). 2638–2656. 16 indexed citations
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Liu, Junye, et al.. (2024). Latest insights into the epidemiology, characteristics, and therapeutic strategies of chronic hepatitis B patients in indeterminate phase. European journal of medical research. 29(1). 343–343. 1 indexed citations
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Lv, Jing, Jihan Wang, Yan Yu, et al.. (2023). Alterations of gut microbiota are associated with blood pressure: a cross-sectional clinical trial in Northwestern China. Journal of Translational Medicine. 21(1). 429–429. 13 indexed citations
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Yang, Wenjuan, Heping Zhao, Yan Yu, et al.. (2023). Updates on global epidemiology, risk and prognostic factors of gastric cancer. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 29(16). 2452–2468. 198 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Jihan, Dageng Huang, Jing Lv, et al.. (2022). Plasma lipidomics analysis reveals altered lipids signature in patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head. Metabolomics. 18(2). 14–14. 14 indexed citations
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Yang, Jun, Qi Zhang, Junqi Yue, et al.. (2022). Effects of Bacillus subtilis BS-Z15 on Intestinal Microbiota Structure and Body Weight Gain in Mice. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 15(3). 706–715. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Jihan, et al.. (2020). Serum anti-Müllerian hormone levels are associated with low bone mineral density in premenopausal women. Biomarkers. 25(8). 693–700. 9 indexed citations
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Lv, Jing, et al.. (2019). Biomarker identification and trans-regulatory network analyses in esophageal adenocarcinoma and Barrett’s esophagus. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 25(2). 233–244. 23 indexed citations
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Lv, Jing, Jijun Liu, Lei Guo, et al.. (2018). Bioinformatic analyses of microRNA-targeted genes and microarray-identified genes correlated with Barrett's esophagus. Cell Cycle. 17(6). 792–800. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Jihan, Yangyang Wang, Wenjie Gao, et al.. (2017). Diversity analysis of gut microbiota in osteoporosis and osteopenia patients. PeerJ. 5. e3450–e3450. 176 indexed citations
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Wang, Jihan, et al.. (2016). Knockdown of EWSR1/FLI1 expression alters the transcriptome of Ewing sarcoma cells in vitro. Journal of bone oncology. 5(4). 153–158. 9 indexed citations

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