Le Zhan

3.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
19 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Le Zhan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Le Zhan has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Oncology and 5 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Le Zhan's work include Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (7 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (2 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (2 papers). Le Zhan is often cited by papers focused on Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (7 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (2 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (2 papers). Le Zhan collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Austria. Le Zhan's co-authors include Eileen White, Joshua D. Rabinowitz, Sheng Hui, Raphael J. Morscher, Cholsoon Jang, Wenyun Lu, Jessie Yanxiang Guo, Jonathan M. Ghergurovich, Lourdes Adriana Esparza and Tannishtha Reya and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Le Zhan

18 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Glucose feeds the TCA cycle via circulating lactate 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2018 2018 400 800 1.2k
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. Glucose feeds the TCA cycle via circulating lactate
    2017 1.2k citations Sheng Hui, Jonathan M. Ghergurovich et al. Nature profile →
  2. Quantitative Analysis of NAD Synthesis-Breakdown Fluxes
    2018 370 citations Ling Liu, Xiaoyang Su et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
  3. Quantitative Analysis of the Whole-Body Metabolic Fate of Branched-Chain Amino Acids
    2018 342 citations Michael D. Neinast, Cholsoon Jang et al. Cell Metabolism profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Le Zhan United States 13 1.5k 699 569 460 458 19 2.7k
Nathan L. Price United States 26 1.5k 1.0× 818 1.2× 908 1.6× 208 0.5× 401 0.9× 47 3.0k
Tobias B. Dansen Netherlands 31 3.1k 2.1× 584 0.8× 569 1.0× 437 0.9× 344 0.8× 50 4.1k
Alejandro Martín‐Montalvo Spain 26 1.8k 1.2× 528 0.8× 1.3k 2.3× 377 0.8× 366 0.8× 44 3.9k
Simone Denis Netherlands 37 2.5k 1.7× 547 0.8× 650 1.1× 416 0.9× 285 0.6× 80 3.6k
Milica Momcilovic United States 15 2.0k 1.4× 511 0.7× 360 0.6× 267 0.6× 367 0.8× 27 2.7k
Cláudia Piccoli Italy 33 1.6k 1.1× 443 0.6× 366 0.6× 237 0.5× 558 1.2× 88 3.3k
Ying Ann Chiao United States 24 1.2k 0.8× 237 0.3× 569 1.0× 262 0.6× 258 0.6× 49 2.5k
Joo‐Won Jeong South Korea 27 1.6k 1.1× 1.1k 1.5× 309 0.5× 354 0.8× 322 0.7× 57 3.1k
Annabelle Méry France 9 2.5k 1.7× 456 0.7× 427 0.8× 257 0.6× 930 2.0× 11 3.4k
Adrienne Mottis Switzerland 16 2.0k 1.4× 227 0.3× 795 1.4× 251 0.5× 599 1.3× 18 3.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Le Zhan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Le Zhan

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Zhao, Shan, Kira S. Makarova, Le Zhan, et al.. (2024). Widespread photosynthesis reaction centre barrel proteins are necessary for haloarchaeal cell division. Nature Microbiology. 9(3). 712–726. 11 indexed citations
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Tang, Luyao, et al.. (2023). Microbial community assembly and functional profiles along the soil-root continuum of salt-tolerant Suaeda glauca and Suaeda salsa. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1301117–1301117. 10 indexed citations
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Yang, Lifeng, Juan Carlos García‐Cañaveras, Zihong Chen, et al.. (2020). Serine Catabolism Feeds NADH when Respiration Is Impaired. Cell Metabolism. 31(4). 809–821.e6. 132 indexed citations
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Zhan, Le, Jianliang Shen, Bo Kong, et al.. (2019). Effects of total parenteral nutrition on drug metabolism gene expression in mice. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 10(1). 153–158. 10 indexed citations
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Eid, Aseel, et al.. (2019). Epigenetic Regulation of the Ontogenic Expression of the Dopamine Transporter. Frontiers in Genetics. 10. 1099–1099. 5 indexed citations
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Rizzolo, Daniel, Bo Kong, Le Zhan, et al.. (2019). Bile Acid Homeostasis in a Cholesterol 7α‐Hydroxylase and Sterol 27‐Hydroxylase Double Knockout Mouse Model. Hepatology. 70(1). 389–402. 58 indexed citations
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Poillet-Perez, Laura, Xiaoqi Xie, Le Zhan, et al.. (2018). Autophagy maintains tumour growth through circulating arginine. Nature. 563(7732). 569–573. 266 indexed citations
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Neinast, Michael D., Cholsoon Jang, Sheng Hui, et al.. (2018). Quantitative Analysis of the Whole-Body Metabolic Fate of Branched-Chain Amino Acids. Cell Metabolism. 29(2). 417–429.e4. 342 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Ling, Xiaoyang Su, William J. Quinn, et al.. (2018). Quantitative Analysis of NAD Synthesis-Breakdown Fluxes. Cell Metabolism. 27(5). 1067–1080.e5. 370 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhan, Le, et al.. (2017). Valproate increases dopamine transporter expression through histone acetylation and enhanced promoter binding of Nurr1. Neuropharmacology. 125. 189–196. 21 indexed citations
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Hui, Sheng, Jonathan M. Ghergurovich, Raphael J. Morscher, et al.. (2017). Glucose feeds the TCA cycle via circulating lactate. Nature. 551(7678). 115–118. 1233 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Yang, et al.. (2015). Effects of Temperature and Additives on the Thermal Stability of Glucoamylase from Aspergillus niger. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 25(1). 33–43. 7 indexed citations
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Zhan, Le, Ill Yang, Bo Kong, et al.. (2015). Dysregulation of bile acid homeostasis in parenteral nutrition mouse model. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 310(2). G93–G102. 24 indexed citations
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Zhan, Le, Huixin Liu, Yaping Fang, et al.. (2014). Genome-Wide Binding and Transcriptome Analysis of Human Farnesoid X Receptor in Primary Human Hepatocytes. PLoS ONE. 9(9). e105930–e105930. 49 indexed citations
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Li, Guodong, Bo Kong, Yan Zhu, et al.. (2013). Small heterodimer partner overexpression partially protects against liver tumor development in farnesoid X receptor knockout mice. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 272(2). 299–305. 43 indexed citations
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Li, Guodong, Yan Zhu, Ossama Tawfik, et al.. (2013). Mechanisms of STAT3 activation in the liver of FXR knockout mice. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 305(11). G829–G837. 30 indexed citations
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Bailey, Ann M., Le Zhan, Dipen M. Maru, et al.. (2013). FXR silencing in human colon cancer by DNA methylation and KRAS signaling. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 306(1). G48–G58. 73 indexed citations
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Williams, Jessica A., Ann Thomas, Guodong Li, et al.. (2012). Tissue Specific Induction of p62/Sqstm1 by Farnesoid X Receptor. PLoS ONE. 7(8). e43961–e43961. 26 indexed citations

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