Naisi Zhao

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 794 citations indexed

About

Naisi Zhao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Naisi Zhao has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 794 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Genetics and 5 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Naisi Zhao's work include Gut microbiota and health (13 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (9 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (5 papers). Naisi Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (13 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (9 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (5 papers). Naisi Zhao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Netherlands. Naisi Zhao's co-authors include Liping Zhao, Chenhong Zhang, Guojun Wu, Yan Y. Lam, Mei Chung, Dominique S. Michaud, Menghui Zhang, Jie Feng, Xiaojun Zhang and Min Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Naisi Zhao

33 papers receiving 780 citations

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A core microbiome signature as an indicator of health

2024 73 citations Guojun Wu, Naisi Zhao et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Naisi Zhao United States	13	517	239	109	87	76	33	794
Ana Carolina Franco de Moraes Brazil	6	380 0.7×	211 0.9×	85 0.8×	79 0.9×	59 0.8×	7	593
Tzu-Wen Cross United States	19	682 1.3×	340 1.4×	97 0.9×	90 1.0×	107 1.4×	52	1.1k
Zelei Miao China	16	670 1.3×	320 1.3×	176 1.6×	104 1.2×	74 1.0×	39	1.1k
Xinmin Qiu China	6	617 1.2×	357 1.5×	70 0.6×	127 1.5×	79 1.0×	11	786
Matthew Snelson Australia	15	479 0.9×	384 1.6×	135 1.2×	51 0.6×	67 0.9×	43	977
Benjamin Pontefract United States	7	513 1.0×	289 1.2×	100 0.9×	102 1.2×	99 1.3×	12	847
Ana Nogal United Kingdom	7	502 1.0×	321 1.3×	94 0.9×	75 0.9×	120 1.6×	12	792
Louise Crovesy Brazil	7	547 1.1×	384 1.6×	92 0.8×	58 0.7×	103 1.4×	11	798
Wanglong Gou China	17	662 1.3×	327 1.4×	201 1.8×	105 1.2×	75 1.0×	45	1.1k

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Zhao, Naisi, Flavia Teles, Jiayun Lu, et al.. (2024). Blood Leukocyte DNA Methylation Markers of Periodontal Disease and Risk of Lung Cancer in a Case–Control Study Nested in the CLUE II Cohort. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 33(10). 1339–1346. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Liping, Guojun Wu, & Naisi Zhao. (2024). Guild-based approach for mitigating information loss and distortion issues in microbiome analysis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 134(17). 3 indexed citations

Zhao, Naisi, Devin C. Koestler, Eric Boerwinkle, et al.. (2024). DNA Methylation-Derived Immune Cell Proportions and Cancer Risk in Black Participants. Cancer Research Communications. 4(10). 2714–2723. 1 indexed citations

Jangi, Sushrut, John H. Moyer, Tzung‐May Fu, et al.. (2024). Microbial butyrate capacity is reduced in inflamed mucosa in patients with ulcerative colitis. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 3479–3479. 7 indexed citations

Zhao, Naisi, Guojun Wu, & Liping Zhao. (2024). H2S as a metabolic saboteur. Nature Metabolism. 6(8). 1431–1432. 2 indexed citations

Zhao, Naisi, Flavia Teles, Jiayun Lu, et al.. (2023). Epigenome‐wide association study using peripheral blood leukocytes identifies genomic regions associated with periodontal disease and edentulism in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 50(9). 1140–1153. 5 indexed citations

Fu, Tzung‐May, et al.. (2023). DIFFERENTIAL ABUNDANCE OF THE FUNGAL MYCOBIOME IN PATIENTS WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 29(Supplement_1). S49–S50. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Naisi, Mei Chung, Tzung‐May Fu, et al.. (2023). Alterations in the Fungal Microbiome in Ulcerative Colitis. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 29(10). 1613–1621. 17 indexed citations

Lee, Jounghee, Naisi Zhao, Zhuxuan Fu, et al.. (2021). Effects of garlic intake on cancer: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials and cohort studies. Nutrition Research and Practice. 15(6). 773–773. 9 indexed citations

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Zhao, Naisi, Mengyuan Ruan, Devin C. Koestler, et al.. (2021). Epigenome-wide scan identifies differentially methylated regions for lung cancer using pre-diagnostic peripheral blood. Epigenetics. 17(4). 460–472. 14 indexed citations

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Zhao, Naisi, Mengyuan Ruan, Devin C. Koestler, et al.. (2021). Methylation-derived inflammatory measures and lung cancer risk and survival. Clinical Epigenetics. 13(1). 222–222. 13 indexed citations

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Chung, Mei, Naisi Zhao, Richard Meier, et al.. (2021). Comparisons of oral, intestinal, and pancreatic bacterial microbiomes in patients with pancreatic cancer and other gastrointestinal diseases. Journal of Oral Microbiology. 13(1). 1887680–1887680. 28 indexed citations

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Zhao, Liping & Naisi Zhao. (2020). Demonstration of causality: back to cultures. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 18(2). 97–98. 11 indexed citations

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Zhao, Naisi, et al.. (2020). Knowledge translation strategies designed for public health decision-making settings: a scoping review. International Journal of Public Health. 65(9). 1571–1580. 13 indexed citations

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Chung, Mei, Naisi Zhao, Marissa Shams‐White, et al.. (2020). Dose–Response Relation between Tea Consumption and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Population-Based Studies. Advances in Nutrition. 11(4). 790–814. 74 indexed citations

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Meier, Richard, Jeffrey Thompson, Mei Chung, et al.. (2019). A Bayesian framework for identifying consistent patterns of microbial abundance between body sites. Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology. 18(6). 4 indexed citations

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Wallace, Taylor C., Aedín Cassidy, Mei Chung, et al.. (2019). Tea Flavonoids and Risk of Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (P06-126-19). Current Developments in Nutrition. 3. nzz031.P06–126. 2 indexed citations

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Fu, Zhuxuan, Alice Tang, Naisi Zhao, et al.. (2018). Sodium and Potassium Intake: Effects on Chronic Disease Outcomes and Risks. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 28 indexed citations

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Chung, Mei, et al.. (2016). Prospective economic evaluation of the costs for medications and nutraceuticals in knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 24. S349–S350. 2 indexed citations

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Zhao, Naisi, et al.. (2015). Economic burden of medications and nutraceuticals in knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 23. A198–A199. 1 indexed citations

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