Min Zhao

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
87 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Min Zhao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Min Zhao has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Genetics and 12 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Min Zhao's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (16 papers), Schizophrenia research and treatment (11 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (10 papers). Min Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (16 papers), Schizophrenia research and treatment (11 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (10 papers). Min Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Netherlands. Min Zhao's co-authors include Jiang Du, Karolina A. Åberg, Lin Xie, Edwin J. C. G. van den Oord, Robin F. Chan, Shaunna L. Clark, Andrey A. Shabalin, Lei Zhang, Rao Fu and Bo Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Min Zhao

81 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Psychological symptoms among frontline healthcare workers... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 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. Psychological symptoms among frontline healthcare workers during COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan
    2020 361 citations Min Zhao et al. profile →
  2. Tissue-resident Lachnospiraceae family bacteria protect against colorectal carcinogenesis by promoting tumor immune surveillance
    2023 165 citations Min Zhao 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
Min Zhao China 23 623 528 290 209 199 87 2.0k
Débora Marques de Miranda Brazil 29 484 0.8× 857 1.6× 146 0.5× 205 1.0× 423 2.1× 212 3.1k
Jiansong Zhou China 26 468 0.8× 656 1.2× 140 0.5× 271 1.3× 359 1.8× 162 2.5k
Katharine Smith United Kingdom 25 480 0.8× 437 0.8× 131 0.5× 238 1.1× 323 1.6× 57 3.0k
Sarah R. Horn United States 27 460 0.7× 564 1.1× 134 0.5× 164 0.8× 173 0.9× 59 2.2k
Mark Agius United Kingdom 29 603 1.0× 403 0.8× 153 0.5× 168 0.8× 591 3.0× 237 3.3k
Erica L T van den Akker Netherlands 30 324 0.5× 459 0.9× 222 0.8× 211 1.0× 137 0.7× 145 3.0k
Andrew J. Levine United States 27 553 0.9× 183 0.3× 134 0.5× 522 2.5× 249 1.3× 94 3.3k
Jung Eun Lee South Korea 24 281 0.5× 208 0.4× 173 0.6× 182 0.9× 82 0.4× 132 1.7k
Hannah Sallis United Kingdom 26 179 0.3× 693 1.3× 147 0.5× 169 0.8× 451 2.3× 75 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Min Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Min Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Min Zhao. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Min Zhao. The network helps show where Min Zhao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Min Zhao

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

All Works

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Chen, Tianzhen, Tara Rezapour, Abbas Haghparast, et al.. (2025). Transdiagnostic neuromodulation of impulsivity: current status and future trajectories. Translational Psychiatry. 15(1). 209–209. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Pengfei, et al.. (2025). CSUB: Design and modeling of an autonomous screw-driven amphibious vehicle. Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science. 10(6). 1031–1045.
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Zhang, Wenlei, Jiahui Zhou, Xiaotian Wu, et al.. (2024). A 3D-Printed helmet for precise and repeatable neuromodulation targeting in awake non-human primates. Heliyon. 10(17). e37121–e37121. 1 indexed citations
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Hettema, John M., Edwin J. C. G. van den Oord, Min Zhao, et al.. (2023). Methylome-wide association study of anxiety disorders. Molecular Psychiatry. 28(8). 3484–3492. 8 indexed citations
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Oord, Edwin J. C. G. van den, Lin Xie, Min Zhao, Karolina A. Åberg, & Shaunna L. Clark. (2022). A single‐nucleus transcriptomics study of alcohol use disorder in the nucleus accumbens. Addiction Biology. 28(1). e13250–e13250. 10 indexed citations
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Copeland, William, et al.. (2022). DNA methylation signatures of childhood trauma predict psychiatric disorders and other adverse outcomes 17 years after exposure. Molecular Psychiatry. 27(8). 3367–3373. 14 indexed citations
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Song, Weichen, Kai Yuan, Zhe Liu, et al.. (2022). Locus-level antagonistic selection shaped the polygenic architecture of human complex diseases. Human Genetics. 141(12). 1935–1947. 1 indexed citations
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Clark, Shaunna L., Robin F. Chan, Min Zhao, et al.. (2021). Dual methylation and hydroxymethylation study of alcohol use disorder. Addiction Biology. 27(2). e13114–e13114. 11 indexed citations
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Song, Weichen, Weidi Wang, Zhe Liu, et al.. (2021). A Comprehensive Evaluation of Cross-Omics Blood-Based Biomarkers for Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 11(12). 1247–1247. 4 indexed citations
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Clark, Shaunna L., Mohammad W. Hattab, Robin F. Chan, et al.. (2019). A methylation study of long-term depression risk. Molecular Psychiatry. 25(6). 1334–1343. 47 indexed citations
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Åberg, Karolina A., Andrey A. Shabalin, Robin F. Chan, et al.. (2018). Convergence of evidence from a methylome-wide CpG-SNP association study and GWAS of major depressive disorder. Translational Psychiatry. 8(1). 162–162. 15 indexed citations
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Han, Laura K. M., Moji Aghajani, Shaunna L. Clark, et al.. (2018). Epigenetic Aging in Major Depressive Disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry. 175(8). 774–782. 171 indexed citations
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Åberg, Karolina A., Brian Dean, Andrey A. Shabalin, et al.. (2018). Methylome-wide association findings for major depressive disorder overlap in blood and brain and replicate in independent brain samples. Molecular Psychiatry. 25(6). 1344–1354. 48 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xin, et al.. (2016). Expression and Distribution of the Guanine Nucleotide-binding Protein Subunit Alpha-s in Mice Skin Tissues and Its Association with White and Black Coat Colors. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences. 29(10). 1392–1397. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Ce, Wenhui Jiang, Na Zhong, et al.. (2014). Impaired processing speed and attention in first-episode drug naive schizophrenia with deficit syndrome. Schizophrenia Research. 159(2-3). 478–484. 26 indexed citations
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Du, Jiang, et al.. (2010). An analysis on cue-induced craving and the related factors among heroin dependence. Zhonghua xingwei yixue yu naokexue zazhi. 19(1). 27–29. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Min. (2005). Statistics and Analysis of WANO Human Factor Events. Hedongli gongcheng. 5 indexed citations

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