Rongbin Zhou

23.7k total citations · 14 hit papers
111 papers, 18.1k citations indexed

About

Rongbin Zhou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Rongbin Zhou has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 18.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Molecular Biology, 50 papers in Immunology and 14 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Rongbin Zhou's work include Inflammasome and immune disorders (47 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (19 papers) and Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide (13 papers). Rongbin Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Inflammasome and immune disorders (47 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (19 papers) and Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide (13 papers). Rongbin Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, Poland and United States. Rongbin Zhou's co-authors include Jürg Tschopp, Philippe Menu, Amir S. Yazdi, Wei Jiang, Aubry Tardivel, Tao Gong, Bernard Thorens, Inpyo Choi, Yi Huang and Zhigang Tian and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Rongbin Zhou

105 papers receiving 18.0k citations

Hit Papers

A role for mitochondria in NLRP3 inflammasome activation 2009 2026 2014 2020 2010 2009 2019 2021 2010 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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. A role for mitochondria in NLRP3 inflammasome activation
    2010 4.4k citations Rongbin Zhou, Amir S. Yazdi et al. Nature profile →
  2. Thioredoxin-interacting protein links oxidative stress to inflammasome activation
    2009 2.2k citations Rongbin Zhou, Aubry Tardivel et al. profile →
  3. DAMP-sensing receptors in sterile inflammation and inflammatory diseases
    2019 1.2k citations Tao Gong, Wei Jiang et al. profile →
  4. NLRP3 inflammasome activation and cell death
    2021 993 citations Yi Huang, Rongbin Zhou et al. Cellular and Molecular Immunology profile →
  5. The NLRP3 Inflammasome: A Sensor for Metabolic Danger?
    2010 924 citations Rongbin Zhou, Jürg Tschopp et al. profile →
  6. Dopamine Controls Systemic Inflammation through Inhibition of NLRP3 Inflammasome
    2015 827 citations Yiqing Yan, Wei Jiang et al. profile →
  7. Omega-3 Fatty Acids Prevent Inflammation and Metabolic Disorder through Inhibition of NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation
    2013 605 citations Yiqing Yan, Wei Jiang et al. profile →
  8. Oridonin is a covalent NLRP3 inhibitor with strong anti-inflammasome activity
    2018 604 citations Hongbin He, Wei Jiang et al. profile →
  9. Identification of a selective and direct NLRP3 inhibitor to treat inflammatory disorders
    2017 592 citations Hongbin He, Tengchuan Jin et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  10. Tranilast directly targets NLRP 3 to treat inflammasome‐driven diseases
    2018 421 citations Yi Huang, Xiaqiong Wang et al. profile →
  11. The lncRNA Neat1 promotes activation of inflammasomes in macrophages
    2019 362 citations Rongbin Zhou et al. profile →
  12. DAMPs and DAMP-sensing receptors in inflammation and diseases
    2024 185 citations Ming Ma, Wei Jiang et al. profile →
  13. DAMP sensing and sterile inflammation: intracellular, intercellular and inter-organ pathways
    2024 60 citations Yi Huang, Wei Jiang et al. profile →
  14. NLRP3 inflammasome in neuroinflammation and central nervous system diseases
    2025 49 citations Yi Huang, Rongbin Zhou et al. Cellular and Molecular Immunology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rongbin Zhou China 50 12.1k 5.7k 2.9k 1.9k 1.5k 111 18.1k
Aubry Tardivel Switzerland 38 8.9k 0.7× 6.0k 1.1× 1.7k 0.6× 1.7k 0.9× 1.9k 1.3× 54 14.1k
Angelika Bierhaus Germany 74 6.2k 0.5× 4.5k 0.8× 2.4k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 1.8k 1.2× 247 22.7k
Yang Yang China 73 9.7k 0.8× 2.6k 0.5× 2.2k 0.7× 1.8k 1.0× 550 0.4× 595 19.4k
Josef Pfeilschifter Germany 79 11.8k 1.0× 4.8k 0.9× 2.0k 0.7× 1.9k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 544 24.4k
Britta Siegmund Germany 61 5.3k 0.4× 3.9k 0.7× 2.9k 1.0× 2.2k 1.2× 653 0.4× 428 15.1k
Motohiro Takeya Japan 75 5.8k 0.5× 7.0k 1.2× 1.8k 0.6× 2.2k 1.1× 467 0.3× 337 18.2k
Nobuyo Maeda United States 72 8.0k 0.7× 4.8k 0.9× 2.8k 1.0× 4.3k 2.3× 794 0.5× 265 22.1k
Giamila Fantuzzi United States 64 7.0k 0.6× 6.5k 1.1× 5.6k 1.9× 1.9k 1.0× 611 0.4× 198 19.6k
Holger K. Eltzschig United States 88 7.9k 0.7× 4.4k 0.8× 2.3k 0.8× 4.2k 2.2× 1.0k 0.7× 290 27.3k
Hajime Kono Japan 24 5.9k 0.5× 5.0k 0.9× 1.8k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 973 0.7× 60 10.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rongbin Zhou

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rongbin Zhou. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rongbin Zhou 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 Rongbin Zhou. Rongbin Zhou is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhou, Yubo, Bolong Lin, Ming Ma, et al.. (2025). Demyelination-derived lysophosphatidylserine promotes microglial dysfunction and neuropathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 22(2). 134–149. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Guo‐Yang, et al.. (2024). Ascorbyl palmitate ameliorates inflammatory diseases by inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome. International Immunopharmacology. 131. 111915–111915. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Chaoliang, Yadong Xie, Shishan Wang, et al.. (2024). Enterococcus-derived tyramine hijacks α2A-adrenergic receptor in intestinal stem cells to exacerbate colitis. Cell Host & Microbe. 32(6). 950–963.e8. 23 indexed citations
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Ma, Hongdi, Wanyin Tao, Jiyu Tong, et al.. (2023). A lncRNA from an inflammatory bowel disease risk locus maintains intestinal host-commensal homeostasis. Cell Research. 33(5). 372–388. 28 indexed citations
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Jin, Xiangyu, Rongbin Zhou, & Yi Huang. (2022). Role of inflammasomes in HIV-1 infection and treatment. Trends in Molecular Medicine. 28(5). 421–434. 21 indexed citations
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Xu, Zhihao, Ying Zhou, Muziying Liu, et al.. (2021). Homotypic CARD-CARD interaction is critical for the activation of NLRP1 inflammasome. Cell Death and Disease. 12(1). 57–57. 16 indexed citations
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Liu, Muziying, Kang Zhou, Zhihao Xu, et al.. (2020). Crystal structure of caspase-11 CARD provides insights into caspase-11 activation. Cell Discovery. 6(1). 70–70. 21 indexed citations
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Yin, Xueying, Huan Ma, Weihong Zeng, et al.. (2019). Crystal structure and activation mechanism of DR3 death domain. FEBS Journal. 286(13). 2593–2610. 7 indexed citations
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Zhu, Shasha, Chenxi Tian, Shiyu Bai, et al.. (2019). Immunometabolism regulates TCR recycling and iNKT cell functions. Science Signaling. 12(570). 19 indexed citations
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Li, Yajuan, Yi Huang, Xiaocong Cao, et al.. (2018). Functional and structural characterization of zebrafish ASC. FEBS Journal. 285(14). 2691–2707. 28 indexed citations
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Gong, Tao, Xiaqiong Wang, Yanqing Yang, et al.. (2017). Plant Lectins Activate the NLRP3 Inflammasome To Promote Inflammatory Disorders. The Journal of Immunology. 198(5). 2082–2092. 58 indexed citations
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Huang, Rongrong, Yuan Zhang, Bing Han, et al.. (2017). Circular RNA HIPK2 regulates astrocyte activation via cooperation of autophagy and ER stress by targeting MIR124–2HG. Autophagy. 13(10). 1722–1741. 221 indexed citations
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Xu, Tengda, Xuezhong Yu, Hong Shen, et al.. (2016). Drawing up multidimensional emergency medicine overcrowding scale. Zhonghua jizhen yixue zazhi. 25(6). 814–819.
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Lang, Xueting, Tiantian Tang, Tengchuan Jin, et al.. (2016). TRIM65-catalized ubiquitination is essential for MDA5-mediated antiviral innate immunity. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 214(2). 459–473. 137 indexed citations
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Ou, Juanjuan, Jia Deng, Xing Wei, et al.. (2013). Fibronectin extra domain A (EDA) sustains CD133+/CD44+ subpopulation of colorectal cancer cells. Stem Cell Research. 11(2). 820–833. 51 indexed citations
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Menu, Philippe, Rongbin Zhou, Aubry Tardivel, et al.. (2012). ER stress activates the NLRP3 inflammasome via an UPR-independent pathway. Cell Death and Disease. 3(1). e261–e261. 275 indexed citations
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Zhou, Rongbin. (2011). Colloidal Gold Immunochromatography Assay for Cardiac Markers in the Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Zhongguo quanke yixue. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Rongbin, Amir S. Yazdi, Philippe Menu, & Jürg Tschopp. (2010). A role for mitochondria in NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Nature. 469(7329). 221–225. 4437 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jiang, Wei, Rui Sun, Rongbin Zhou, Haiming Wei, & Zhigang Tian. (2009). TLR-9 Activation Aggravates Concanavalin A-Induced Hepatitis via Promoting Accumulation and Activation of Liver CD4+ NKT Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 182(6). 3768–3774. 53 indexed citations

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