Min Zhao

12.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
176 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Min Zhao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Min Zhao has authored 176 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Molecular Biology, 73 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 59 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Min Zhao's work include Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation (114 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (68 papers) and Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies (59 papers). Min Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation (114 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (68 papers) and Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies (59 papers). Min Zhao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Min Zhao's co-authors include Colin McCaig, John V. Forrester, Bing Song, Brian Reid, Jin Pu, Ann M. Rajnicek, Entong Wang, Huai Bai, Guangping Tai and Yu Gu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Min Zhao

168 papers receiving 9.3k 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.

Electrical signals control wound healing through phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase-γ and PTEN

2006 887 citations Min Zhao, Bing Song et al. profile →
Controlling Cell Behavior Electrically: Current Views and Future Potential

2005 823 citations Colin McCaig, Bing Song et al. profile →
Electrical fields in wound healing—An overriding signal that directs cell migration

2008 528 citations Min Zhao profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Min Zhao United States	53	6.2k	3.7k	2.8k	2.2k	1.3k	176	9.4k
Richard Nuccitelli United States	53	4.5k 0.7×	2.2k 0.6×	2.1k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	457 0.4×	134	8.8k
Bing Song United Kingdom	36	3.2k 0.5×	1.7k 0.5×	1.5k 0.5×	915 0.4×	521 0.4×	115	5.6k
Brian Reid United States	29	2.2k 0.3×	1.1k 0.3×	827 0.3×	964 0.4×	480 0.4×	63	3.4k
Juan Carlos Izpisúa Belmonte United States	93	22.9k 3.7×	1.4k 0.4×	2.0k 0.7×	509 0.2×	258 0.2×	358	28.2k
Richard B. Borgens United States	46	2.2k 0.4×	2.6k 0.7×	924 0.3×	582 0.3×	195 0.2×	109	5.6k
Stefano Piccolo Italy	60	18.3k 2.9×	1.3k 0.4×	1.9k 0.7×	805 0.4×	266 0.2×	99	28.7k
Malcolm Maden United Kingdom	59	8.9k 1.4×	1.7k 0.5×	197 0.1×	239 0.1×	549 0.4×	195	11.5k
Ann M. Rajnicek United Kingdom	21	1.5k 0.2×	1.5k 0.4×	942 0.3×	499 0.2×	158 0.1×	40	3.1k
Jeremy P. Brockes United Kingdom	48	6.7k 1.1×	2.5k 0.7×	214 0.1×	212 0.1×	318 0.3×	128	9.7k
Jin Pu United Kingdom	19	1.7k 0.3×	897 0.2×	622 0.2×	512 0.2×	316 0.3×	34	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Min Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Min Zhao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Min Zhao

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhao, Min, et al.. (2025). Stretch-induced endogenous electric fields drive directed collective cell migration in vivo. Nature Materials. 24(3). 462–470. 7 indexed citations

Zhao, Min, et al.. (2025). Bacterial galvanotaxis: a neglected biological process. Trends in Microbiology. 33(7). 713–717.

Li, Yuan, Min Zhao, Xikui Ma, et al.. (2025). Reconfigurable, Nonvolatile, Optoelectronic Synaptic Memtransistor Based on MoS ₂ /Te van der Waals Heterostructures. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(34). 8 indexed citations

Huang, Shiwen, et al.. (2024). New Opportunities for Electric Fields in Promoting Wound Healing: Collective Electrotaxis. Advances in Wound Care. 14(8). 418–428. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Yan, Rachel Lee, Zijie Zhu, et al.. (2023). Protocol for electrotaxis of large epithelial cell sheets. STAR Protocols. 4(2). 102288–102288. 1 indexed citations

Brown, Chelsea R., et al.. (2023). Optic Fiber Microsensor Reveals Specific Spatiotemporal Oxygen Uptake Profiles at the Mammalian Ocular Surface. Biosensors. 13(2). 245–245. 1 indexed citations

Shan, Shengzhou, Jiahao He, Kan Zhu, et al.. (2023). Dynamics of cutaneous atmospheric oxygen uptake in response to mechanical stretch revealed by optical fiber microsensor. Experimental Dermatology. 32(12). 2112–2120. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Qian, Weijian Yang, Daniel K. Hsu, et al.. (2023). Intensity-dependent gamma electrical stimulation regulates microglial activation, reduces beta-amyloid load, and facilitates memory in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Cell & Bioscience. 13(1). 138–138. 9 indexed citations

Getschman, Anthony E., Samuel Hwang, Brian F. Volkman, et al.. (2021). Investigations on T cell transmigration in a human skin-on-chip (SoC) model. Lab on a Chip. 21(8). 1527–1539. 40 indexed citations

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Zhao, Zhiqiang, Kan Zhu, Yan Li, et al.. (2020). Optimization of Electrical Stimulation for Safe and Effective Guidance of Human Cells. PubMed. 2(4). 372–381. 9 indexed citations

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Luxardi, Guillaume, et al.. (2020). Real-time physiological measurements of oxygen using a non-invasive self-referencing optical fiber microsensor. Nature Protocols. 15(2). 207–235. 25 indexed citations

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Navedo, Manuel F., et al.. (2016). Diabetic cornea wounds produce significantly weaker electric signals that may contribute to impaired healing. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 26525–26525. 34 indexed citations

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Zhu, Kan, Yaohui Sun, Michael T. Yen, et al.. (2015). cAMP and cGMP Play an Essential Role in Galvanotaxis of Cell Fragments. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 231(6). 1291–1300. 11 indexed citations

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Cao, Lin, Dongguang Wei, Brian Reid, et al.. (2013). Endogenous electric currents might guide rostral migration of neuroblasts. EMBO Reports. 14(2). 184–190. 82 indexed citations

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Reid, Brian & Min Zhao. (2013). The Electrical Response to Injury: Molecular Mechanisms and Wound Healing. Advances in Wound Care. 3(2). 184–201. 134 indexed citations

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Sun, Xiaoyan, et al.. (2012). A Molecular Link Between Interleukin 22 and Intestinal Mucosal Wound Healing. Advances in Wound Care. 1(6). 231–237. 5 indexed citations

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Lois, Noemi, Brian Reid, Bing Song, et al.. (2009). Electric currents and lens regeneration in the rat. Experimental Eye Research. 90(2). 316–323. 20 indexed citations

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Leiper, Lucy J., Petr Walczysko, Romana Kucerova, et al.. (2006). The roles of calcium signaling and ERK1/2 phosphorylation in a Pax6+/-mouse model of epithelial wound-healing delay. BMC Biology. 4(1). 27–27. 65 indexed citations

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Pu, Jin & Min Zhao. (2005). Golgi polarization in a strong electric field. Journal of Cell Science. 118(6). 1117–1128. 63 indexed citations

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Wang, Entong, Min Zhao, John V. Forrester, & Colin McCaig. (2000). Re-orientation and Faster, Directed Migration of Lens Epithelial Cells in a Physiological Electric Field. Experimental Eye Research. 71(1). 91–98. 51 indexed citations

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