Lan Zhang

18.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
548 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

Lan Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Lan Zhang has authored 548 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 250 papers in Molecular Biology, 99 papers in Epidemiology and 67 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Lan Zhang's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (38 papers), Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (35 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (26 papers). Lan Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (38 papers), Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (35 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (26 papers). Lan Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Lan Zhang's co-authors include Liang Ouyang, Bo Liu, Zhenggang Ren, Shirui Mao, Leilei Fu, Boheng Zhang, Zhijia Li, Xiaoying Xie, Yingying Lü and Tong‐Chun Xue and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Lan Zhang

511 papers receiving 10.4k citations

Hit Papers

Cellular mitophagy: Mechanism, roles in diseases and smal... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 100 200 300
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. Cellular mitophagy: Mechanism, roles in diseases and small molecule pharmacological regulation
    2023 365 citations Zhijia Li, Lan Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lan Zhang China 52 5.0k 1.8k 1.6k 1.1k 812 548 10.5k
Yi Chen China 49 4.2k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 1.9k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 432 0.5× 371 9.3k
Yang Yang China 57 6.2k 1.2× 1.2k 0.7× 1.5k 1.0× 1.5k 1.4× 335 0.4× 455 11.0k
Yan Liu China 46 3.1k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 1.0k 0.7× 725 0.7× 716 0.9× 243 7.3k
Zhi‐Gang She China 51 3.7k 0.7× 3.9k 2.1× 1.2k 0.7× 682 0.6× 890 1.1× 210 9.8k
Yu Li China 54 4.2k 0.8× 2.2k 1.2× 764 0.5× 820 0.8× 478 0.6× 330 10.3k
Lijun Zhang China 51 4.3k 0.9× 1.9k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 1.5k 1.4× 245 0.3× 597 11.8k
Yin Lu China 45 4.6k 0.9× 984 0.5× 783 0.5× 602 0.6× 490 0.6× 226 8.5k
James E. Klaunig United States 52 4.9k 1.0× 835 0.5× 2.3k 1.5× 1.2k 1.1× 560 0.7× 252 13.1k
Jin Wang China 49 4.3k 0.9× 2.2k 1.2× 2.9k 1.9× 1.6k 1.4× 225 0.3× 342 9.4k
Lu Lu China 54 6.9k 1.4× 860 0.5× 2.8k 1.8× 1.3k 1.2× 356 0.4× 526 12.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Lan Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lan Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lan Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lan Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lan Zhang 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 Lan Zhang. Lan Zhang 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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Peng, Jiayu, Lan Zhang, Matthew Hayden, et al.. (2025). Twisted Sister1 : an agravitropic mutant of bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) with altered root and shoot architectures. The Plant Journal. 122(1). e70122–e70122. 1 indexed citations
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Yuan, Ziyue, et al.. (2024). Targeting autophagy in urological system cancers: From underlying mechanisms to therapeutic implications. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer. 1879(6). 189196–189196. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lan, et al.. (2024). Numerical simulation of snow accumulation in bogie area of high-speed trains in CFD-DEM method. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 257. 106000–106000.
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Zhang, Lei, et al.. (2024). Combination treatment with ferroptosis and autophagy inducers significantly inhibit the proliferation and migration of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 709. 149842–149842. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Zhengzhen, Lan Zhang, Md. Kamrul Hasan, et al.. (2023). A Chemical Explanation for Variations in Antioxidant Capacity across Camellia sinensis L. Cultivars. Forests. 14(2). 249–249. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xue, Jian Li, Lan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Prenatally detected six duplications at Xp22.33-p11.22: a case report. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 23(1). 294–294. 1 indexed citations
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Zhai, Xinyu, Tingting Zhang, Lan Zhang, et al.. (2023). The role of duck LGP2 in innate immune response of host anti-tembusu virus. Veterinary Microbiology. 287. 109907–109907. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lan, Xiting Wang, Shuangshuang He, Fang Zhang, & Yu Li. (2023). Gypenosides suppress fibrosis of the renal NRK-49F cells by targeting miR-378a-5p through the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 311. 116466–116466. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Weijia, Bo Yin, Yongqi Zhen, et al.. (2022). Deep Learning Promotes the Screening of Natural Products with Potential Microtubule Inhibition Activity. ACS Omega. 7(32). 28334–28341. 9 indexed citations
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Huang, Ai, Zongde Jiang, Tao Meng, et al.. (2021). Targeted and nontargeted metabolomics analysis for determining the effect of storage time on the metabolites and taste quality of keemun black tea. Food Chemistry. 359. 129950–129950. 90 indexed citations
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Lin, Li, et al.. (2021). Tetrahydroxy stilbene glycoside protects mice from acetaminophen-induced liver injury: study based on metabonomics. Zhongguo linchuang yaolixue yu zhiliaoxue. 26(2). 161. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lan, Pan Li, Di Zhu, et al.. (2020). Prognostic value of a five-lncRNA signature in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Cell International. 20(1). 386–386. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaoyong, Min Zhou, Tao Wang, et al.. (2017). Effects of Planting Density on the Mechanical Harvesting Characteristics of Semi-winter Rapeseed. ACTA AGRONOMICA SINICA. 44(2). 278–287. 3 indexed citations
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Lu, Mingjie, Tongshan Wang, Mingfeng He, et al.. (2017). Tumor suppressor role of miR-3622b-5p in ERBB2-positive cancer. Oncotarget. 8(14). 23008–23019. 15 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhifeng, Lan Zhang, Aimin Tang, et al.. (2016). Discovery and Characterization of Phage Display-Derived Human Monoclonal Antibodies against RSV F Glycoprotein. PLoS ONE. 11(6). e0156798–e0156798. 22 indexed citations
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Cui, Fangfang, Lan Zhang, Chuanhua Yu, Songbo Hu, & Yunquan Zhang. (2016). Estimation of the Disease Burden Attributable to 11 Risk Factors in Hubei Province, China: A Comparative Risk Assessment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 13(10). 944–944. 7 indexed citations
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Chen, Hui, et al.. (2015). Knockdown of Eag1 Expression by RNA Interference Increases Chemosensitivity to Cisplatin in Ovarian Cancer Cells. Reproductive Sciences. 22(12). 1618–1626. 17 indexed citations
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Shi, Yu, Qiyong Guo, Lan Zhang, & Fei Xia. (2013). MR elastography on 3.0 T scanner: a preliminary study of liver stiffness measurements and inter-rater consistency in volunteers and patients with chronic liver disease. Zhonghua fangshexian yixue zazhi. 47(11). 1005–1008. 1 indexed citations

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