Junhao Mao

9.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
59 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Junhao Mao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Junhao Mao has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Cell Biology and 8 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Junhao Mao's work include Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (22 papers), Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (16 papers) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (16 papers). Junhao Mao is often cited by papers focused on Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (22 papers), Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (16 papers) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (16 papers). Junhao Mao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Junhao Mao's co-authors include Dianqing Wu, Andrew P. McMahon, Huidong Yuan, Lynn M. Boyden, Joseph L. Belsky, Richard P. Lifton, Karl Insogna, Anita Farhi, Mary Ann Mitnick and Toyoaki Tenzen and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Junhao Mao

59 papers receiving 6.7k 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.

High Bone Density Due to a Mutation in LDL-Receptor–Related Protein 5

2002 1.2k citations Junhao Mao et al. profile →
Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-5 Binds to Axin and Regulates the Canonical Wnt Signaling Pathway

2001 677 citations Junhao Mao, Jiyong Wang et al. Molecular Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Junhao Mao United States	36	5.3k	1.4k	1.2k	1.2k	424	59	6.8k
Keiko Tamai United States	14	7.7k 1.5×	1.0k 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	237 0.6×	15	9.1k
Pierre D. McCrea United States	43	6.0k 1.1×	1.8k 1.2×	727 0.6×	900 0.8×	155 0.4×	80	7.4k
Michael Kühl Germany	35	7.9k 1.5×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	864 0.7×	214 0.5×	63	9.0k
Tsutomu Kume United States	39	3.8k 0.7×	781 0.5×	715 0.6×	738 0.6×	263 0.6×	93	5.2k
Yojiro Yamanaka Canada	36	5.9k 1.1×	1.0k 0.7×	879 0.7×	1.6k 1.3×	172 0.4×	67	7.6k
Lisa Garrett United States	25	3.1k 0.6×	765 0.5×	874 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	235 0.6×	50	5.0k
Bradley Spencer‐Dene United Kingdom	48	5.2k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	2.2k 1.8×	397 0.9×	83	8.0k
Joerg Huelsken Switzerland	36	6.1k 1.2×	1.3k 0.9×	862 0.7×	2.2k 1.9×	306 0.7×	63	9.0k
Robert Friesel United States	40	4.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	707 0.6×	844 0.7×	198 0.5×	85	6.2k
George Hausmann Switzerland	27	3.8k 0.7×	638 0.4×	712 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	166 0.4×	37	5.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Junhao Mao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Junhao Mao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Junhao Mao

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

Miao, Guangyan, Tina M. Fortier, Haibo Liu, et al.. (2025). Microglia promote inflammatory cell death upon neuronal mitochondrial impairment during neurodegeneration. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 32(10). 2046–2059. 2 indexed citations

Xiong, Kai, et al.. (2025). Aluminum-tuned the strength-ductility synergy in Ti50Zr30Nb20-xAlx refractory medium-entropy alloys. Materials Science and Engineering A. 945. 149028–149028. 1 indexed citations

Guo, Susu, Xiaodi Hu, Jennifer L. Cotton, et al.. (2024). VGLL2 and TEAD1 fusion proteins identified in human sarcoma drive YAP/TAZ-independent tumorigenesis by engaging EP300. eLife. 13. 3 indexed citations

Zhong, Zhenxing, Yuwen Zhu, Mingyue Ma, et al.. (2023). Two Hippo signaling modules orchestrate liver size and tumorigenesis. The EMBO Journal. 42(11). e112126–e112126. 33 indexed citations

Sun, Yang, Lu Hu, Zhipeng Tao, et al.. (2022). Pharmacological blockade of TEAD–YAP reveals its therapeutic limitation in cancer cells. Nature Communications. 13(1). 6744–6744. 70 indexed citations

Schnell, Ulrike, Christopher Chaney, Betty Tong, et al.. (2021). Deletion of Lats1/2 in adult kidney epithelia leads to renal cell carcinoma. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 131(11). 14 indexed citations

Roncaroli, Federico, Marie‐Charlotte Domart, Stuart Horswell, et al.. (2020). YAP1/TAZ drives ependymoma-like tumour formation in mice. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2380–2380. 34 indexed citations

Mia, Masum M., Dasan Mary Cibi, Siti Aishah Binte Abdul Ghani, et al.. (2020). YAP/TAZ deficiency reprograms macrophage phenotype and improves infarct healing and cardiac function after myocardial infarction. PLoS Biology. 18(12). e3000941–e3000941. 122 indexed citations

Li, Huapeng, Qi Li, Kyvan Dang, et al.. (2019). YAP/TAZ Activation Drives Uveal Melanoma Initiation and Progression. Cell Reports. 29(10). 3200–3211.e4. 57 indexed citations

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Vincent‐Mistiaen, Zoé I., Ahmed Elbediwy, Hannah Vanyai, et al.. (2018). YAP drives cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma formation and progression. eLife. 7. 44 indexed citations

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Li, Qi, Niraj K. Nirala, Yingchao Nie, et al.. (2018). Ingestion of Food Particles Regulates the Mechanosensing Misshapen-Yorkie Pathway in Drosophila Intestinal Growth. Developmental Cell. 45(4). 433–449.e6. 38 indexed citations

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Rajurkar, Mihir, Kyvan Dang, Maite G. Fernández‐Barrena, et al.. (2017). IKBKE Is Required during KRAS-Induced Pancreatic Tumorigenesis. Cancer Research. 77(2). 320–329. 33 indexed citations

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Junker, Jan Philipp, Kevin A. Peterson, Yuichi Nishi, et al.. (2014). A Predictive Model of Bifunctional Transcription Factor Signaling during Embryonic Tissue Patterning. Developmental Cell. 31(4). 448–460. 26 indexed citations

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Hettmer, Simone, Lisa A. Teot, Paul Van Hummelen, et al.. (2013). Mutations in Hedgehog pathway genes in fetal rhabdomyomas. The Journal of Pathology. 231(1). 44–52. 22 indexed citations

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Wang, Jiayi, Joo-Seop Park, Yingying Wei, et al.. (2013). TRIB2 Acts Downstream of Wnt/TCF in Liver Cancer Cells to Regulate YAP and C/EBPα Function. Molecular Cell. 51(2). 211–225. 142 indexed citations

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Schüller, Ulrich, Vivi M. Heine, Junhao Mao, et al.. (2008). Acquisition of Granule Neuron Precursor Identity Is a Critical Determinant of Progenitor Cell Competence to Form Shh-Induced Medulloblastoma. Cancer Cell. 14(2). 123–134. 456 indexed citations

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Mao, Junhao, Keith L. Ligon, Elena Y. Rakhlin, et al.. (2006). A Novel Somatic Mouse Model to Survey Tumorigenic Potential Applied to the Hedgehog Pathway. Cancer Research. 66(20). 10171–10178. 211 indexed citations

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Jeong, Juhee, Junhao Mao, Toyoaki Tenzen, Andreas H. Kottmann, & Andrew P. McMahon. (2004). Hedgehog signaling in the neural crest cells regulates the patterning and growth of facial primordia. Genes & Development. 18(8). 937–951. 475 indexed citations

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Mao, Junhao, Jiyong Wang, Bo Liu, et al.. (2001). Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-5 Binds to Axin and Regulates the Canonical Wnt Signaling Pathway. Molecular Cell. 7(4). 801–809. 677 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mao, Junhao. (1998). Tec/Bmx non-receptor tyrosine kinases are involved in regulation of Rho and serum response factor by Galpha 12/13. The EMBO Journal. 17(19). 5638–5646. 82 indexed citations

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