Nan Gao

8.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
126 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Nan Gao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Nan Gao has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Molecular Biology, 33 papers in Genetics and 24 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Nan Gao's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (17 papers), Digestive system and related health (13 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (12 papers). Nan Gao is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (17 papers), Digestive system and related health (13 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (12 papers). Nan Gao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Nan Gao's co-authors include Klaus H. Kaestner, Shiyan Yu, Peter White, Ronaldo P. Ferraris, Robert J. Matusik, Janni Mirosevich, Edward M. Bonder, Michael P. Verzi, Sebastian Rieck and Iyshwarya Balasubramanian and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Nan Gao

118 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

Microbiota-Derived Lactate Accelerates Intestinal Stem-Cell-Mediated Epithelial Development

2018 340 citations Nan Gao et al. profile →
Prevalence and risk factor for long COVID in children and adolescents: A meta-analysis and systematic review

2023 72 citations Yongbo Zheng, Na Zeng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nan Gao United States	40	2.9k	1.3k	1.1k	949	587	126	5.1k
Marshall H. Montrose United States	46	3.6k 1.2×	728 0.6×	1.8k 1.7×	1.1k 1.1×	611 1.0×	138	6.8k
David T. Breault United States	35	2.5k 0.8×	863 0.7×	808 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	189 0.3×	101	5.1k
Bing Yu China	40	2.2k 0.8×	781 0.6×	553 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	829 1.4×	209	5.3k
Jun Miyoshi Japan	46	3.9k 1.3×	834 0.6×	572 0.5×	789 0.8×	322 0.5×	160	6.8k
Pascal Pigny France	46	2.3k 0.8×	669 0.5×	1.3k 1.2×	675 0.7×	321 0.5×	140	7.4k
Robin J. Leach United States	47	4.8k 1.6×	2.2k 1.7×	708 0.6×	1.5k 1.6×	1.6k 2.7×	248	9.3k
Kirk U. Knowlton United States	39	3.4k 1.2×	485 0.4×	521 0.5×	540 0.6×	321 0.5×	157	6.8k
Hyoung Doo Shin South Korea	43	2.4k 0.8×	1.6k 1.2×	647 0.6×	674 0.7×	629 1.1×	307	7.3k
Takahiro Suzuki Japan	40	1.7k 0.6×	567 0.4×	524 0.5×	716 0.8×	204 0.3×	294	6.4k
Christos Kittas Greece	40	3.3k 1.1×	557 0.4×	544 0.5×	2.2k 2.3×	586 1.0×	202	6.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Nan Gao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nan Gao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nan Gao

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yang, Jiaxing, Juan Flores, J. DeLucia, et al.. (2025). Rab11b is necessary for mitochondrial integrity and function in gut epithelial cells. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 13. 1498902–1498902.

Chen, Jie, Wei-Jian Zhang, Xiaoyu Liu, et al.. (2025). KW-2449 Ameliorates Cardiac Dysfunction in a Rat Model of Sepsis-Induced Cardiomyopathy. Inflammation. 48(4). 2732–2744.

Chang, Yan, Nan Gao, Xiufen Zhang, et al.. (2025). Incidence, Characteristics, and Risk Factors of Post‐Radiosurgery Headaches: A Prospective Observational Study. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 31(3). e70344–e70344.

Song, Yu, et al.. (2024). Smad4 deficiency inhibits lung metastases through enhancing phagocytosis of lung interstitial macrophages. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 715. 150007–150007. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Yong, et al.. (2024). Brain Resident Ly6Chi Monocytes Are Necessary for Maintaining Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis. Aging and Disease. 16(5). 3069–3088. 1 indexed citations

Su, Sizhen, Yimiao Zhao, Na Zeng, et al.. (2023). Epidemiology, clinical presentation, pathophysiology, and management of long COVID: an update. Molecular Psychiatry. 28(10). 4056–4069. 49 indexed citations

Liu, Yue, et al.. (2023). TET3-mediated DNA oxidation is essential for intestinal epithelial cell response to stressors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(37). e2221405120–e2221405120. 4 indexed citations

Das, Soumyashree, Qiang Feng, Iyshwarya Balasubramanian, et al.. (2021). Colonic healing requires Wnt produced by epithelium as well as Tagln+ and Acta2+ stromal cells. Development. 149(1). 8 indexed citations

Chen, Lei, Shirley Luo, Natalie H. Toke, et al.. (2021). The nuclear receptor HNF4 drives a brush border gene program conserved across murine intestine, kidney, and embryonic yolk sac. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2886–2886. 30 indexed citations

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Stypulkowski, Ewa, Qiang Feng, Juan Flores, et al.. (2021). Rab8 attenuates Wnt signaling and is required for mesenchymal differentiation into adipocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 296. 100488–100488. 14 indexed citations

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Chen, Lei, Weihuan Cao, Juan Flores, et al.. (2021). Three-dimensional interactions between enhancers and promoters during intestinal differentiation depend upon HNF4. Cell Reports. 34(4). 108679–108679. 17 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiao, Sheila Bandyopadhyay, Leandro P. Araújo, et al.. (2020). Elevating EGFR-MAPK program by a nonconventional Cdc42 enhances intestinal epithelial survival and regeneration. JCI Insight. 5(16). 23 indexed citations

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Zhang, Meifang, Wenwei Hu, Kun Hu, et al.. (2020). Association of KRAS mutation with tumor deposit status and overall survival of colorectal cancer. Cancer Causes & Control. 31(7). 683–689. 11 indexed citations

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Chen, Lei, Natalie H. Toke, Shirley Luo, et al.. (2019). HNF4 Regulates Fatty Acid Oxidation and Is Required for Renewal of Intestinal Stem Cells in Mice. Gastroenterology. 158(4). 985–999.e9. 156 indexed citations

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Ladinsky, Mark S., Leandro P. Araújo, Xiao Zhang, et al.. (2019). Endocytosis of commensal antigens by intestinal epithelial cells regulates mucosal T cell homeostasis. Science. 363(6431). 132 indexed citations

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Perekatt, Ansu O., Pooja Shah, Shannon Cheung, et al.. (2018). SMAD4 Suppresses WNT-Driven Dedifferentiation and Oncogenesis in the Differentiated Gut Epithelium. Cancer Research. 78(17). 4878–4890. 57 indexed citations

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Gao, Nan, et al.. (2016). [Selection of Human Cytomegalovirus Screening Target Population in Voluntary Blood Donors in Beijing City of China].. PubMed. 24(3). 909–12. 1 indexed citations

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Aoki, Reina, Michal Shoshkes-Carmel, Nan Gao, et al.. (2015). Foxl1-Expressing Mesenchymal Cells Constitute the Intestinal Stem Cell Niche. Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2(2). 175–188. 199 indexed citations

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Sakamori, Ryotaro, Shiyan Yu, Xiao Zhang, et al.. (2014). CDC42 Inhibition Suppresses Progression of Incipient Intestinal Tumors. Cancer Research. 74(19). 5480–5492. 44 indexed citations

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Perekatt, Ansu O., Melanie Davila, Andrew R. Hoffman, et al.. (2014). YY1 is indispensable for Lgr5 ⁺ intestinal stem cell renewal. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(21). 7695–7700. 49 indexed citations

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