Qiang Zhao

8.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
97 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Qiang Zhao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qiang Zhao has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 15 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Qiang Zhao's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (22 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (13 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (13 papers). Qiang Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (22 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (13 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (13 papers). Qiang Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Qiang Zhao's co-authors include Raymond C. Stevens, Beili Wu, Gye Won Han, Vadim Cherezov, Vsevolod Katritch, Fraydoon Rastinejad, Jonathan A. Javitch, Lei Shi, Amy Hauck Newman and Ellen Y. T. Chien and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Qiang Zhao

89 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Structure of the Human Dopamine D3 Receptor in Complex wi... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2013 250 500 750
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. Structure of the Human Dopamine D3 Receptor in Complex with a D2/D3 Selective Antagonist
    2010 956 citations Ellen Y. T. Chien, Wei Liu et al. Science profile →
  2. Structure of the CCR5 Chemokine Receptor–HIV Entry Inhibitor Maraviroc Complex
    2013 552 citations Qiuxiang Tan, Ya Zhu et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Qiang Zhao China 35 3.7k 1.5k 516 424 423 97 4.7k
Beili Wu China 33 3.6k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 811 1.6× 935 2.2× 110 0.3× 62 5.0k
Irina Kufareva United States 40 4.3k 1.2× 984 0.7× 868 1.7× 1.4k 3.4× 257 0.6× 91 6.6k
Irina D. Pogozheva United States 28 3.9k 1.1× 1.3k 0.9× 174 0.3× 263 0.6× 295 0.7× 83 4.9k
Thomas M. Frimurer Denmark 35 2.6k 0.7× 1.0k 0.7× 373 0.7× 467 1.1× 95 0.2× 89 3.6k
Gerard Drewes Germany 39 5.2k 1.4× 1.1k 0.8× 187 0.4× 646 1.5× 287 0.7× 75 8.0k
Gustavo Fenalti United States 15 2.9k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 753 1.5× 868 2.0× 142 0.3× 22 3.9k
Malcolm Weir United Kingdom 27 2.9k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 531 1.0× 158 0.4× 87 0.2× 42 3.7k
Maurine E. Linder United States 50 7.9k 2.1× 1.7k 1.1× 218 0.4× 941 2.2× 416 1.0× 90 9.9k
Igor Štagljar Canada 43 4.7k 1.3× 370 0.3× 212 0.4× 542 1.3× 368 0.9× 129 5.9k
Gye Won Han United States 43 9.0k 2.4× 4.6k 3.1× 1.5k 2.9× 829 2.0× 243 0.6× 90 10.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qiang Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qiang Zhao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Qiang Zhao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Qiang 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 Qiang Zhao. Qiang 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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Wang, Junyao, Zi Li, Qiang Zhao, et al.. (2025). Dietary sulfur amino acid restriction improves metabolic health by reducing fat mass. PubMed. 4(3). loaf009–loaf009.
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Sun, Shiqing, et al.. (2023). Anaerobic degradation of atrazine and desalkyl-atrazine by vitamin B12 under different pH: kinetics and degradation pathway. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 20(12). 13835–13844. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiaomei, Feixia Wang, Siwei Xia, et al.. (2023). Yi-Qi-Jian-Pi formula ameliorates immune function in acute-on-chronic liver failure by upregulating autophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis in CD8+ T lymphocytes. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 308. 116276–116276. 5 indexed citations
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Tan, Qiuxiang, Shuo Han, Hongyu Wang, et al.. (2022). Receptor-specific recognition of NPY peptides revealed by structures of NPY receptors. Science Advances. 8(18). eabm1232–eabm1232. 34 indexed citations
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Lu, Minmin, Shuo Han, Qiuxiang Tan, et al.. (2022). Activation of the human chemokine receptor CX3CR1 regulated by cholesterol. Science Advances. 8(26). eabn8048–eabn8048. 35 indexed citations
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Qiu, Na, Mu Wang, Bingjie Zhang, et al.. (2022). Structural basis of tethered agonism of the adhesion GPCRs ADGRD1 and ADGRF1. Nature. 604(7907). 779–785. 73 indexed citations
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Han, Shuo, Xinmei Li, Peishen Zhao, et al.. (2020). Structural basis of G s and G i recognition by the human glucagon receptor. Science. 367(6484). 1346–1352. 110 indexed citations
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Zhao, Qiang, Yunpeng Bai, Dan Liu, et al.. (2019). Quinetides: diverse posttranslational modified peptides of ribonuclease-like storage protein from Panax quinquefolius as markers for differentiating ginseng species. Journal of Ginseng Research. 44(5). 680–689. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Qiang, et al.. (2018). Rapid discrimination between red and white ginseng based on unique mass-spectrometric features. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 164. 202–210. 7 indexed citations
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Bai, Yunpeng, et al.. (2018). Extensive characterization and differential analysis of endogenous peptides from Bombyx batryticatus using mass spectrometric approach. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 163. 78–87. 10 indexed citations
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Tan, Qiuxiang, Ya Zhu, Jian Li, et al.. (2013). Structure of the CCR5 Chemokine Receptor–HIV Entry Inhibitor Maraviroc Complex. Science. 341(6152). 1387–1390. 552 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chien, Ellen Y. T., Wei Liu, Qiang Zhao, et al.. (2010). Structure of the Human Dopamine D3 Receptor in Complex with a D2/D3 Selective Antagonist. Science. 330(6007). 1091–1095. 956 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ruebsam, Frank, Zhongxiang Sun, Benjamin K. Ayida, et al.. (2008). Hexahydro-pyrrolo- and hexahydro-1H-pyrido[1,2-b]pyridazin-2-ones as potent inhibitors of HCV NS5B polymerase. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 18(18). 5002–5005. 10 indexed citations
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Vourloumis, Dionisios, Masayuki Takahashi, Geoffrey C. Winters, et al.. (2002). Novel 2,5-dideoxystreptamine derivatives targeting the ribosomal decoding site RNA. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 12(23). 3367–3372. 43 indexed citations
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Rastinejad, Fraydoon, Trixie Wagner, Qiang Zhao, & Sepideh Khorasanizadeh. (2000). Structure of the RXR–RAR DNA-binding complex on the retinoic acid response element DR1. The EMBO Journal. 19(5). 1045–1054. 162 indexed citations
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Zhao, Qiang, et al.. (1998). Structural Elements of an Orphan Nuclear Receptor–DNA Complex. Molecular Cell. 1(6). 849–861. 125 indexed citations

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