Rong Gao

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Rong Gao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rong Gao has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Genetics and 7 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Rong Gao's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (16 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (9 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (7 papers). Rong Gao is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (16 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (9 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (7 papers). Rong Gao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Taiwan. Rong Gao's co-authors include Ann Stock, Timothy R. Mack, Hansong Dong, Peiqing Liu, Feng Sun, Tao Yuan, David G. Lynn, Beibei Lü, Daniel J. Canney and Xiaojie Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Rong Gao

33 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Biological Insights from Structures of Two-Component Proteins

2009 610 citations Rong Gao, Ann Stock profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rong Gao United States	18	1.1k	790	388	264	168	35	1.8k
Ralf Heermann Germany	27	1.4k 1.2×	747 0.9×	383 1.0×	250 0.9×	215 1.3×	83	2.2k
Josette Pidoux France	9	1.1k 1.0×	779 1.0×	175 0.5×	285 1.1×	271 1.6×	12	1.7k
Joel Jessee United States	13	1.3k 1.1×	643 0.8×	233 0.6×	281 1.1×	145 0.9×	17	1.8k
Pieter W. Postma Netherlands	26	2.0k 1.8×	1.1k 1.4×	216 0.6×	280 1.1×	161 1.0×	49	2.9k
Shu Ishikawa Japan	22	1.6k 1.4×	1.3k 1.6×	229 0.6×	746 2.8×	155 0.9×	67	2.3k
Christina Herzberg Germany	29	1.8k 1.6×	1.2k 1.5×	208 0.5×	658 2.5×	133 0.8×	44	2.7k
Chung‐Dar Lu United States	32	1.8k 1.6×	768 1.0×	225 0.6×	415 1.6×	183 1.1×	69	2.6k
Boris Görke Germany	25	2.0k 1.8×	1.4k 1.8×	240 0.6×	616 2.3×	228 1.4×	46	3.0k
Michał Obuchowski Poland	23	875 0.8×	488 0.6×	271 0.7×	535 2.0×	88 0.5×	62	1.6k
Dominique Le Coq France	24	1.5k 1.3×	894 1.1×	484 1.2×	520 2.0×	156 0.9×	40	2.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rong Gao

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gao, Rong, et al.. (2025). Alzheimer’s disease: an integrative bioinformatics and machine learning analysis reveals glutamine metabolism-associated gene biomarkers. BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology. 26(1). 19–19.

Li, Dongdong, et al.. (2024). A real-time controllable pressure-driven smart window with Cu2+ solution. Energy and Buildings. 329. 115236–115236. 16 indexed citations

Gao, Rong, Jin Wang, Xuemin He, et al.. (2022). Comprehensive analysis of endoplasmic reticulum-related and secretome gene expression profiles in the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 13. 967016–967016. 13 indexed citations

Gao, Rong, et al.. (2022). Exploring the mono-/bistability range of positively autoregulated signaling systems in the presence of competing transcription factor binding sites. PLoS Computational Biology. 18(11). e1010738–e1010738. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Huwei, et al.. (2022). Trehalose promotes the formation of Lanzhou lily bulblets by increasing carbohydrate content. The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology. 97(4). 503–513. 7 indexed citations

Zhou, Yitian, Qinqin Pu, Jiandong Chen, et al.. (2021). Thiol-based functional mimicry of phosphorylation of the two-component system response regulator ArcA promotes pathogenesis in enteric pathogens. Cell Reports. 37(12). 110147–110147. 13 indexed citations

Gao, Rong & Ann Stock. (2018). Overcoming the Cost of Positive Autoregulation by Accelerating the Response with a Coupled Negative Feedback. Cell Reports. 24(11). 3061–3071.e6. 19 indexed citations

Gao, Rong & Ann Stock. (2018). Quantitative Analysis of Intracellular Response Regulator Phosphatase Activity of Histidine Kinases. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 607. 301–319. 10 indexed citations

Gao, Rong & Ann Stock. (2017). Quantitative Kinetic Analyses of Shutting Off a Two-Component System. mBio. 8(3). 28 indexed citations

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Gao, Rong & Ann Stock. (2015). Temporal Hierarchy of Gene Expression Mediated by Transcription Factor Binding Affinity and Activation Dynamics. mBio. 6(3). e00686–15. 41 indexed citations

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Liu, Peiqing, Feng Sun, Rong Gao, & Hansong Dong. (2012). RAP2.6L overexpression delays waterlogging induced premature senescence by increasing stomatal closure more than antioxidant enzyme activity. Plant Molecular Biology. 79(6). 609–622. 84 indexed citations

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Li, Baoyan, Rong Gao, Beibei Lü, et al.. (2012). Tobacco TTG2 Quells Resistance to Pathogens by Sequestering NPR1 from Nuclear Localisation. Journal of Cell Science. 125(Pt 20). 4913–22. 19 indexed citations

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Lü, Beibei, Weiwei Sun, Shuping Zhang, et al.. (2011). HrpNEa-induced deterrent effect on phloem feeding of the green peach aphid Myzus persicae requires AtGSL5 and AtMYB44 genes in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Biosciences. 36(1). 123–137. 38 indexed citations

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Gao, Rong & Daniel J. Canney. (2010). A Versatile and Practical Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Sterically HinderedN-Arylpiperazines. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 75(21). 7451–7453. 11 indexed citations

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Gao, Rong & Daniel J. Canney. (2009). A modified Prins reaction for the facile synthesis of structurally diverse substituted 5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3,3-dihydrofurane-2(3H)-ones. Tetrahedron Letters. 50(43). 5914–5916. 4 indexed citations

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Mack, Timothy R., Rong Gao, & Ann Stock. (2009). Probing the Roles of the Two Different Dimers Mediated by the Receiver Domain of the Response Regulator PhoB. Journal of Molecular Biology. 389(2). 349–364. 36 indexed citations

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Gao, Rong, Tao Yuan, & Ann Stock. (2008). System‐level mapping of Escherichia coli response regulator dimerization with FRET hybrids. Molecular Microbiology. 69(6). 1358–1372. 46 indexed citations

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Gao, Rong & David G. Lynn. (2007). Integration of Rotation and Piston Motions in Coiled-Coil Signal Transduction. Journal of Bacteriology. 189(16). 6048–6056. 21 indexed citations

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Gao, Rong, Timothy R. Mack, & Ann Stock. (2007). Bacterial response regulators: versatile regulatory strategies from common domains. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 32(5). 225–234. 258 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiao Wei, Rong Gao, Jin Han, et al.. (2006). Distribution of the alleles at loci D16S539, D7S820, and D13S317 in hydatidiform mole genome from Chinese women and its relationship with clinical prognosis. Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics. 164(2). 133–136. 1 indexed citations

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