Kexin Zhao

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Kexin Zhao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pollution and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kexin Zhao has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Pollution and 7 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Kexin Zhao's work include Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (9 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (7 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (7 papers). Kexin Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (9 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (7 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (7 papers). Kexin Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and United States. Kexin Zhao's co-authors include Guangdong Yang, Rui Wang, Lingyun Wu, Neale D. Ridgway, YoungJun Ju, Qiuhui Cao, Stephanie Puukila, Neelam Khaper, Shuangshuang Li and Bo Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Kexin Zhao

41 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Hydrogen Sulfide Protects Against Cellular Senescence via S -Sulfhydration of Keap1 and Activation of Nrf2

2012 494 citations Guangdong Yang, Kexin Zhao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kexin Zhao China	24	810	803	204	179	167	41	1.9k
Tariq Hamid United States	25	1.5k 1.9×	307 0.4×	301 1.5×	205 1.1×	45 0.3×	42	3.4k
Shengli Zhou United States	26	978 1.2×	273 0.3×	496 2.4×	192 1.1×	31 0.2×	75	2.0k
Gang Zhao China	30	762 0.9×	299 0.4×	179 0.9×	78 0.4×	46 0.3×	107	2.1k
Peng Gao United States	31	1.6k 2.0×	95 0.1×	323 1.6×	94 0.5×	63 0.4×	87	3.2k
Toshihiko Yanase Japan	24	1.4k 1.8×	170 0.2×	201 1.0×	92 0.5×	49 0.3×	56	2.5k
Yan Tang China	29	1.1k 1.3×	219 0.3×	840 4.1×	241 1.3×	41 0.2×	86	2.7k
Luyi Li United States	27	973 1.2×	65 0.1×	162 0.8×	156 0.9×	83 0.5×	71	2.0k
Gregory J. Weber United States	20	362 0.4×	123 0.2×	149 0.7×	137 0.8×	72 0.4×	34	1.0k
Kazutaka Miyatake Japan	26	1.1k 1.4×	103 0.1×	125 0.6×	108 0.6×	89 0.5×	118	2.2k
Lingyu Li China	27	1.5k 1.8×	85 0.1×	196 1.0×	88 0.5×	59 0.4×	94	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kexin Zhao

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Zhang, Hongli, Ji-Hong Ren, Yan He, et al.. (2025). GPX4: A Key Regulator of Mitochondrial Function and Glycolysis in Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 86(5). 489–497. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Kexin, Shuangquan Zhang, & Fengying Zhao. (2025). How the natural environment affects psychological recovery: A case study in Changsha, China. PLoS ONE. 20(6). e0325755–e0325755. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Shuguang, et al.. (2024). Unravelling the carbon emissions compliance in sustainable supply chains: The impacts of carbon audit cooperation. Omega. 129. 103143–103143. 8 indexed citations

Zhao, Kexin, et al.. (2024). Phytochemical profiling and evaluation of antimicrobial activities of common culinary spices: Syzygium aromaticum (clove) and Piper nigrum (black pepper). Frontiers in Nutrition. 11. 1447144–1447144. 4 indexed citations

Zhao, Kexin, et al.. (2024). Terpenoids as principal bioactive compound of Cissampelos oppositifolia essential oils: enhancing synergistic efficacy with conventional antibiotics. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 14. 1481656–1481656. 1 indexed citations

Gao, Lu, Qiannan Liu, Kexin Zhao, et al.. (2023). Recent advances in the extraction, composition analysis and bioactivity of Camellia (Camellia oleifera Abel.) oil. Trends in Food Science & Technology. 143. 104211–104211. 67 indexed citations

Zhang, Haihan, Xiang Liu, Tinglin Huang, et al.. (2022). Novel insights in seasonal dynamics and co-existence patterns of phytoplankton and micro-eukaryotes in drinking water reservoir, Northwest China: DNA data and ecological model. The Science of The Total Environment. 857(Pt 1). 159160–159160. 34 indexed citations

Zhao, Kexin, et al.. (2022). Anammox in a biofilter reactor to treat wastewater of high strength nitrogen. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 49. 103169–103169. 11 indexed citations

Zhang, Haihan, Xiang Liu, Tinglin Huang, et al.. (2022). Stagnation trigger changes to tap water quality in winter season: Novel insights into bacterial community activity and composition. The Science of The Total Environment. 844. 157240–157240. 26 indexed citations

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Sydor, Andrew M., Étienne Coyaud, Estelle Laurent, et al.. (2021). Global Proximity Interactome of the Human Macroautophagy Pathway. Autophagy. 18(5). 1174–1186. 11 indexed citations

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Ma, Qian, Xia Li, Heyun Wu, et al.. (2021). Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for efficient osmotic stress‐free production of compatible solute hydroxyectoine. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 119(1). 89–101. 14 indexed citations

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Wang, Wen-Huai, et al.. (2021). Active and synchronous control of nitrogen and organic matter release from sediments induced with calcium peroxide. The Science of The Total Environment. 802. 149855–149855. 16 indexed citations

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Huang, Xiaozhong, et al.. (2021). Simultaneous partial nitritation, anammox, and denitrification process for the treatment of simulated municipal sewage in a single-stage biofilter reactor. Chemosphere. 287(Pt 1). 131974–131974. 25 indexed citations

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Zhao, Kexin, et al.. (2020). Oxysterol-binding protein-related protein 1 variants have opposing cholesterol transport activities from the endolysosomes. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 31(8). 793–802. 25 indexed citations

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Zhao, Kexin, et al.. (2018). Association study of genetic variation of lncRNA MALAT1 with carcinogenesis of colorectal cancer. Cancer Management and Research. Volume 10. 6257–6261. 28 indexed citations

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Ridgway, Neale D. & Kexin Zhao. (2018). Cholesterol transfer at endosomal-organelle membrane contact sites. Current Opinion in Lipidology. 29(3). 212–217. 29 indexed citations

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Zhao, Kexin & Neale D. Ridgway. (2017). Oxysterol-Binding Protein-Related Protein 1L Regulates Cholesterol Egress from the Endo-Lysosomal System. Cell Reports. 19(9). 1807–1818. 121 indexed citations

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Huang, Peng, Yuanjie Zou, Xi Zhong, et al.. (2014). P2X4 Forms Functional ATP-activated Cation Channels on Lysosomal Membranes Regulated by Luminal pH. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(25). 17658–17667. 110 indexed citations

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Zhao, Kexin. (2014). Regulation of cystathionine gamma-lyase/H2S system and its pathological implication. Frontiers in bioscience. 19(8). 1355–1355. 52 indexed citations

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Teng, Huajian, Bo Wu, Kexin Zhao, et al.. (2013). Oxygen-sensitive mitochondrial accumulation of cystathionine β-synthase mediated by Lon protease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(31). 12679–12684. 181 indexed citations

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