Huan Zeng

1.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
18 papers, 907 citations indexed

About

Huan Zeng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Nephrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Huan Zeng has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 907 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Immunology and 2 papers in Nephrology. Recurrent topics in Huan Zeng's work include Inflammasome and immune disorders (9 papers), interferon and immune responses (4 papers) and Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (3 papers). Huan Zeng is often cited by papers focused on Inflammasome and immune disorders (9 papers), interferon and immune responses (4 papers) and Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (3 papers). Huan Zeng collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Huan Zeng's co-authors include Feng Shao, Jingjin Ding, Xuyan Shi, Xiu Zhong, Zilin Li, Kun Wang, Yupeng Wang, Qi Sun, Qiang Zhao and Yanjie Hou and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Huan Zeng

16 papers receiving 898 citations

Hit Papers

Structural Mechanism for GSDMD Targeting by Autoprocessed... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2023 2023 100 200 300 400 500
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. Structural Mechanism for GSDMD Targeting by Autoprocessed Caspases in Pyroptosis
    2020 547 citations Kun Wang, Qi Sun et al. Cell profile →
  2. Structural mechanisms for regulation of GSDMB pore-forming activity
    2023 96 citations Xiu Zhong, Huan Zeng et al. Nature profile →
  3. Recognition and maturation of IL-18 by caspase-4 noncanonical inflammasome
    2023 90 citations Xuyan Shi, Yanjie Hou et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Huan Zeng China 10 743 283 168 94 91 18 907
Zilin Li China 11 750 1.0× 241 0.9× 137 0.8× 71 0.8× 85 0.9× 15 944
Amy Y. Tang United States 8 828 1.1× 424 1.5× 139 0.8× 85 0.9× 86 0.9× 11 992
Dmitry Ratner United States 7 863 1.2× 411 1.5× 159 0.9× 119 1.3× 109 1.2× 8 1.1k
Liraz Shmuel-Galia United States 8 653 0.9× 444 1.6× 98 0.6× 83 0.9× 67 0.7× 10 943
Eduardo Hernández-Cuellar Mexico 10 725 1.0× 486 1.7× 65 0.4× 59 0.6× 116 1.3× 15 1.0k
Qifan Zhu United States 13 1.0k 1.4× 825 2.9× 85 0.5× 76 0.8× 125 1.4× 16 1.4k
Lupeng Li United States 11 524 0.7× 300 1.1× 32 0.2× 63 0.7× 64 0.7× 24 777
Daniele Corridoni United States 19 602 0.8× 547 1.9× 48 0.3× 32 0.3× 155 1.7× 31 1.2k
Anukriti Mathur Australia 7 450 0.6× 158 0.6× 40 0.2× 52 0.6× 44 0.5× 9 583
Katherine A. Deets United States 5 374 0.5× 257 0.9× 35 0.2× 37 0.4× 38 0.4× 5 527

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Fields of papers citing papers by Huan Zeng

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Huan Zeng

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

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Teng, Fei, Huan Zeng, Shujun Chen, et al.. (2025). Architecture of the human KICSTOR and GATOR1–KICSTOR complexes. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 32(12). 2587–2600.
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Zeng, Weijie, Jiantao Qi, Zhiyu Zhang, et al.. (2025). Bioremediation strategies for hexavalent chromium: Development and safety assessment of recombinant Escherichia coli strain 3458. Journal of Environmental Management. 392. 126653–126653.
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Su, Ming-Yuan, Fei Teng, Shan Wang, et al.. (2025). Cryo-EM structures of amino acid sensors bound to the human GATOR2 complex. Cell Reports. 44(8). 116088–116088. 2 indexed citations
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Zeng, Huan, Qian Chen, Rui Zhang, et al.. (2025). Co-exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics and glyphosate exacerbates NETs-mediated pyroptosis by activating the NLRP3 inflammasome in mouse liver. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 302. 118529–118529. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Yueyue, Yanjie Hou, Huan Zeng, et al.. (2024). Cleavage-independent activation of ancient eukaryotic gasdermins and structural mechanisms. Science. 384(6697). adm9190–adm9190. 24 indexed citations
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Shi, Xuyan, Yanjie Hou, Huan Zeng, et al.. (2023). Recognition and maturation of IL-18 by caspase-4 noncanonical inflammasome. Nature. 624(7991). 442–450. 90 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhong, Xiu, Huan Zeng, Ya Su, et al.. (2023). Structural mechanisms for regulation of GSDMB pore-forming activity. Nature. 616(7957). 598–605. 96 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zeng, Huan, et al.. (2023). Methylophiopogonanone A Inhibits LPS/ATP-Induced Macrophage Pyroptosis via ROS/NLRP3 Pathway. Молекулярная биология. 57(1). 106–108. 2 indexed citations
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Hou, Yanjie, Huan Zeng, Zilin Li, et al.. (2023). Structural mechanisms of calmodulin activation of Shigella effector OspC3 to ADP-riboxanate caspase-4/11 and block pyroptosis. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 30(3). 261–272. 21 indexed citations
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Liu, Yaxin, Huan Zeng, Yanjie Hou, et al.. (2022). Calmodulin Binding Activates Chromobacterium CopC Effector to ADP-Riboxanate Host Apoptotic Caspases. mBio. 13(3). e0069022–e0069022. 20 indexed citations
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Xu, Yue, Sen Cheng, Huan Zeng, et al.. (2022). ARF GTPases activate Salmonella effector SopF to ADP-ribosylate host V-ATPase and inhibit endomembrane damage-induced autophagy. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 29(1). 67–77. 46 indexed citations
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Zeng, Huan, et al.. (2022). Methylophiopogonanone a Inhibits LPS/ATP-Induced Macrophage Pyroptosis via ROS/NLRP3 Pathway. Molecular Biology. 57(1). 105–112. 3 indexed citations
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Zeng, Huan, et al.. (2020). Crystal structure of the winged-helix domain of MCM8. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 526(4). 993–998. 4 indexed citations
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Cheng, Changyong, Jing Sun, Tiantian Ma, et al.. (2020). Listeriolysin O Pore-Forming Activity Is Required for ERK1/2 Phosphorylation During Listeria monocytogenes Infection. Frontiers in Immunology. 11. 1146–1146. 17 indexed citations
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Wang, Kun, Qi Sun, Xiu Zhong, et al.. (2020). Structural Mechanism for GSDMD Targeting by Autoprocessed Caspases in Pyroptosis. Cell. 180(5). 941–955.e20. 547 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Yang, Ping He, Fushan Shi, et al.. (2020). Mycobacterial PPE13 activates inflammasome by interacting with the NATCH and LRR domains of NLRP3. The FASEB Journal. 34(9). 12820–12833. 21 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xian, Fengdan Liu, Jing Sun, et al.. (2020). An M29 Aminopeptidase from Listeria Monocytogenes Contributes to In Vitro Bacterial Growth but not to Intracellular Infection. Microorganisms. 8(1). 110–110. 2 indexed citations
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Zeng, Huan, et al.. (2017). The Novel Property of Heptapeptide of Microcin C7 in Affecting the Cell Growth of Escherichia coli. Molecules. 22(3). 432–432. 10 indexed citations

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