Nan Zhang

10.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
273 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Nan Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nan Zhang has authored 273 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Molecular Biology, 98 papers in Cancer Research and 93 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Nan Zhang's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (47 papers), Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis (41 papers) and Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (37 papers). Nan Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (47 papers), Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis (41 papers) and Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (37 papers). Nan Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Nan Zhang's co-authors include Quan Cheng, Hao Zhang, Wantao Wu, Zeyu Wang, Ziyu Dai, Zhixiong Liu, Liyang Zhang, Wenjing Zeng, Peng Luo and Zaoqu Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Nan Zhang

257 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

Glioma targeted therapy: insight into future of molecular... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2022 2021 2023 2021 2022 100 200 300 400
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. Glioma targeted therapy: insight into future of molecular approaches
    2022 458 citations Hao Zhang, Nan Zhang et al. profile →
  2. Regulatory mechanisms of immune checkpoints PD-L1 and CTLA-4 in cancer
    2021 372 citations Hao Zhang, Ziyu Dai et al. profile →
  3. Define cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in the tumor microenvironment: new opportunities in cancer immunotherapy and advances in clinical trials
    2023 228 citations Hao Zhang, Wantao Wu et al. profile →
  4. Novel therapeutic strategies: targeting epithelial–mesenchymal transition in colorectal cancer
    2021 224 citations Nan Zhang et al. profile →
  5. Immune checkpoint modulators in cancer immunotherapy: recent advances and emerging concepts
    2022 174 citations Hao Zhang, Zeyu Wang et al. profile →
  6. Regulation of cellular senescence in tumor progression and therapeutic targeting: mechanisms and pathways
    2025 23 citations Hao Zhang, Nan Zhang 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
Nan Zhang China 39 2.6k 2.0k 1.9k 1.5k 1.4k 273 6.2k
Yohei Miyagi Japan 47 3.4k 1.3× 1.8k 0.9× 2.3k 1.2× 1.6k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 324 8.2k
Shulin Li United States 46 3.9k 1.5× 1.4k 0.7× 2.7k 1.4× 875 0.6× 2.0k 1.5× 207 8.6k
Don L. Gibbons United States 51 4.1k 1.6× 2.1k 1.0× 4.0k 2.1× 1.9k 1.3× 1.7k 1.3× 182 9.0k
Hong‐Jian Zhu Australia 48 5.4k 2.1× 2.0k 1.0× 2.3k 1.2× 885 0.6× 1.0k 0.8× 163 8.5k
Curzio Rüegg Switzerland 45 3.0k 1.1× 1.3k 0.7× 2.2k 1.1× 598 0.4× 1.8k 1.3× 132 6.4k
Chand Khanna United States 49 3.4k 1.3× 1.4k 0.7× 2.3k 1.2× 2.8k 1.8× 1.1k 0.8× 126 7.8k
Wilfried Roth Germany 47 3.1k 1.2× 1.3k 0.7× 2.1k 1.1× 2.2k 1.4× 843 0.6× 246 7.3k
Yun Zhang China 40 3.8k 1.4× 2.1k 1.1× 1.9k 1.0× 757 0.5× 1.2k 0.9× 257 7.2k
Aly Karsan Canada 52 5.6k 2.1× 2.4k 1.2× 1.6k 0.8× 882 0.6× 2.1k 1.6× 202 9.5k
Efstathios N. Stathopoulos Greece 38 1.9k 0.7× 1.5k 0.8× 1.9k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 806 0.6× 118 4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Nan Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nan Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nan Zhang

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All Works

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Zhang, Chen, Nan Zhang, Ruiqi Yang, et al.. (2025). Intracellular self‐assembled nanoneedles for efficient lysosomal escape and CRISPR/Cas9 mediated gene editing. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1).
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Zhu, Junmin, Bokang Qiao, Zhiyu Qiao, et al.. (2025). Single-cell transcriptome analysis profiles cellular and molecular alterations in aortic tissue from patients with Behçet’s syndrome. Lara D. Veeken. 64(9). 5037–5047. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Gao‐Min, Xiaoyu Ding, Lijun Xue, et al.. (2024). miR-520e and its promoter region DNA methylation as potential biomarkers in atherosclerosis. Biochemistry and Cell Biology. 102(5). 385–393. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yanru, Bo Zhang, Nan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Single-cell RNA sequencing identifies critical transcription factors of tumor cell invasion induced by hypoxia microenvironment in glioblastoma. Theranostics. 13(11). 3744–3760. 17 indexed citations
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Butterfield, Richard, et al.. (2023). Increase in melanoma knowledge in Latino patients after a targeted digital educational program. JAAD International. 14. 61–63. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Yize, et al.. (2023). MEG3 sponges miRNA-376a and YBX1 to regulate angiogenesis in ovarian cancer endothelial cells. Heliyon. 9(2). e13204–e13204. 8 indexed citations
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Luo, Hong, Hao Zhang, Jinning Mao, et al.. (2023). Exosome-based nanoimmunotherapy targeting TAMs, a promising strategy for glioma. Cell Death and Disease. 14(4). 235–235. 40 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jiangang, Yu Zhou, Juan Lei, et al.. (2023). Retention time prediction and MRM validation reinforce the biomarker identification of LC-MS based phospholipidomics. The Analyst. 149(2). 515–527. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Nan, Hao Zhang, Zaoqu Liu, et al.. (2023). An artificial intelligence network‐guided signature for predicting outcome and immunotherapy response in lung adenocarcinoma patients based on 26 machine learning algorithms. Cell Proliferation. 56(4). e13409–e13409. 46 indexed citations
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Wang, Xinfa, Xianbo Zhou, Fang Wang, et al.. (2023). Long noncoding RNA TPTEP1 suppresses diabetic retinopathy by reducing oxidative stress and targeting the miR-489-3p/NRF2 axis. Acta Biochimica Polonica. 70(1). 45–50. 5 indexed citations
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Guo, Hua‐Yang, Mingjian Liu, Ke-Cheng Zhu, et al.. (2023). Transcriptome Analysis of the Immune Process of Golden Pompano (Trachinotus ovatus) Infected with Streptococcus agalactiae. Fishes. 8(1). 52–52. 15 indexed citations
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Liu, Bao-Suo, Hua‐Yang Guo, Ke-Cheng Zhu, et al.. (2023). Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Functional Interaction of mRNA-lncRNA-miRNA in Trachinotus ovatus Infected by Cryptocaryon irritans. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(21). 15886–15886. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hao, Nan Zhang, Ziyu Dai, et al.. (2022). Hyaluronic acids mediate the infiltration, migration, and M2 polarization of macrophages: evaluating metabolic molecular phenotypes in gliomas. Molecular Oncology. 16(22). 3927–3948. 13 indexed citations
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Liu, Fang, Xinglan An, Xu Zhao, et al.. (2021). MiR-10b-5p inhibits tumorigenesis in gastric cancer xenograft mice model through down-regulating Tiam1. Experimental Cell Research. 407(2). 112810–112810. 8 indexed citations
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