Qiyi Zhao

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Qiyi Zhao is a scholar working on Immunology, Epidemiology and Hepatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qiyi Zhao has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Immunology, 24 papers in Epidemiology and 20 papers in Hepatology. Recurrent topics in Qiyi Zhao's work include Hepatitis B Virus Studies (19 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (16 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (13 papers). Qiyi Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis B Virus Studies (19 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (16 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (13 papers). Qiyi Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Switzerland. Qiyi Zhao's co-authors include Dong‐Ming Kuang, Limin Zheng, Peng Chen, Yan Wu, Changyou Wu, Jing Xu, Jing‐Ping Zhang, Xuefeng Li, Jianen Wang and Christos Xiao and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Qiyi Zhao

45 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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Activated monocytes in peritumoral stroma of hepatocellular carcinoma foster immune privilege and disease progression through PD-L1

2009 718 citations Dong‐Ming Kuang, Qiyi Zhao et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qiyi Zhao China	19	2.0k	1.6k	701	530	430	48	3.2k
Dong‐Ming Kuang China	29	2.7k 1.3×	2.0k 1.2×	943 1.3×	620 1.2×	395 0.9×	48	4.0k
Shuang‐Jian Qiu China	22	1.9k 1.0×	1.9k 1.2×	607 0.9×	457 0.9×	570 1.3×	35	3.2k
Xiang‐Ming Lao China	26	1.1k 0.5×	1.0k 0.6×	401 0.6×	260 0.5×	418 1.0×	56	2.1k
Shao‐Lai Zhou China	30	1.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	1.6k 2.2×	1.3k 2.5×	578 1.3×	58	3.7k
Tatsuo Shimura Japan	27	845 0.4×	827 0.5×	928 1.3×	292 0.6×	274 0.6×	144	2.5k
Mizuko Mamura Japan	28	1.8k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.6k 2.3×	325 0.6×	128 0.3×	52	3.9k
Paolo Bianchi Italy	30	725 0.4×	1.5k 0.9×	752 1.1×	405 0.8×	168 0.4×	76	3.1k
Katia Beider Israel	26	1.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	667 1.0×	176 0.3×	94 0.2×	62	2.2k
Kent W. Christopherson United States	22	1.0k 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	1.0k 1.4×	334 0.6×	64 0.1×	46	2.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qiyi Zhao

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Gao, Na, Bin Li, Lili Wu, et al.. (2025). Nucleos(t)ide analogs continuation is not associated with a lower risk of HBsAg seroreversion following PEG-IFN-induced HBsAg loss. Virology Journal. 22(1). 80–80.

Li, Bin, Lin Li, Xiaoquan Liu, et al.. (2025). SLC22A1 Resists Hepatitis B Virus by Activating the JAK/STAT Pathway and Predicts the Effect of Pegylated Interferon α–Based Therapy on Chronic Hepatitis B. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 232(2). 474–484.

Wu, Lili, et al.. (2025). Predictive value of soluble PD-1 for HBsAg loss in HbeAg-negative patients with chronic hepatitis B: results from a prospective study. Hepatology International. 19(4). 809–819.

Gao, Na, Guiwen Guan, Ganlin Xu, et al.. (2023). Integrated HBV DNA and cccDNA maintain transcriptional activity in intrahepatic HBsAg‐positive patients with functional cure following PEG‐IFN‐based therapy. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 58(10). 1086–1098. 15 indexed citations

Liu, Xinwei, Yingying Ye, Xiaoyun Xiao, et al.. (2023). Niche stiffness sustains cancer stemness via TAZ and NANOG phase separation. Nature Communications. 14(1). 238–238. 58 indexed citations

Wu, Lili, Xiaoyan Li, Kai Deng, et al.. (2023). Predictive value of Th17 and Treg cells at baseline for HBsAg loss in chronic hepatitis B patients with low HBsAg quantification treated with pegylated interferon and nucleos(t)ide analogue. Liver Research. 7(2). 136–144. 1 indexed citations

Li, Jiaqian, Di Huang, Bingxi Lei, et al.. (2022). VLA-4 suppression by senescence signals regulates meningeal immunity and leptomeningeal metastasis. eLife. 11. 7 indexed citations

Zhao, Qiyi, et al.. (2020). Transcriptome alterations in HepG2 cells induced by shRNA knockdown and overexpression of TMEM2 gene. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 84(8). 1576–1584. 5 indexed citations

Zheng, Yongjiang, Jiguang Bao, Qiyi Zhao, Tianshou Zhou, & Xiaoqiang Sun. (2018). A Spatio-Temporal Model of Macrophage-Mediated Drug Resistance in Glioma Immunotherapy. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 17(4). 814–824. 26 indexed citations

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Zhao, Qiyi, et al.. (2018). Increased CCR7loPD-1hiCXCR5+CD4+ T Cells in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Are Correlated with Immune Activation in Patients with Chronic HBV Infection. Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2018. 1–9. 7 indexed citations

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Xiao, Christos, Xiang‐Ming Lao, Minmin Chen, et al.. (2016). PD-1hi Identifies a Novel Regulatory B-cell Population in Human Hepatoma That Promotes Disease Progression. Cancer Discovery. 6(5). 546–559. 268 indexed citations

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Li, Xiaoyan, Xiaoyan Li, Min Zhang, et al.. (2016). Intrahepatic NK cells function suppressed in advanced liver fibrosis. European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 46(10). 864–872. 17 indexed citations

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Song, Yan, et al.. (2016). [Non-invasive fibrosis indexes in predicting acute liver function deterioration after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization].. PubMed. 96(9). 716–9. 5 indexed citations

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Zhao, Qiyi, Zhanlian Huang, Min He, Zhiliang Gao, & Dong‐Ming Kuang. (2016). BTLA identifies dysfunctional PD-1-expressing CD4⁺ T cells in human hepatocellular carcinoma. OncoImmunology. 5(12). e1254855–e1254855. 37 indexed citations

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Kuang, Dong‐Ming, Christos Xiao, Qiyi Zhao, et al.. (2014). B7-H1–expressing antigen-presenting cells mediate polarization of protumorigenic Th22 subsets. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 124(10). 4657–4667. 68 indexed citations

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Huang, Zhanlian, Hong Deng, Qiyi Zhao, et al.. (2013). Peginterferon-α2a combined with response-guided short-term lamivudine improves response rate in hepatitis B e antigen-positive hepatitis B patients. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 25(10). 1–1. 9 indexed citations

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Zhao, Qiyi, Christos Xiao, Yan Wu, et al.. (2011). Interleukin‐17‐educated monocytes suppress cytotoxic T‐cell function through B7‐H1 in hepatocellular carcinoma patients. European Journal of Immunology. 41(8). 2314–2322. 77 indexed citations

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Kuang, Dong‐Ming, Peng Chen, Qiyi Zhao, et al.. (2010). Tumor-Activated Monocytes Promote Expansion of IL-17–Producing CD8+ T Cells in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients. The Journal of Immunology. 185(3). 1544–1549. 129 indexed citations

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Kuang, Dong‐Ming, Peng Chen, Qiyi Zhao, et al.. (2009). Activated Monocytes in Peritumoral Stroma of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Promote Expansion of Memory T Helper 17 Cells. Hepatology. 51(1). 154–164. 220 indexed citations

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Kuang, Dong‐Ming, Qiyi Zhao, Jing Xu, et al.. (2008). Tumor-Educated Tolerogenic Dendritic Cells Induce CD3ε Down-Regulation and Apoptosis of T Cells through Oxygen-Dependent Pathways. The Journal of Immunology. 181(5). 3089–3098. 62 indexed citations

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