Shan Rao

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Shan Rao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shan Rao has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Cancer Research and 4 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Shan Rao's work include Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (3 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (3 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (3 papers). Shan Rao is often cited by papers focused on Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (3 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (3 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (3 papers). Shan Rao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Shan Rao's co-authors include Qianjin Liao, Linda Oyang, Yujuan Zhou, Longzheng Xia, Jiaxin Liang, Shiming Tan, Jinguan Lin, Pin Yi, Min Su and Yaqian Han and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Oncogene and Oikos.

In The Last Decade

Shan Rao

13 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

The cancer metabolic reprogramming and immune response 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 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. The cancer metabolic reprogramming and immune response
    2021 799 citations Longzheng Xia, Linda Oyang et al. Molecular Cancer profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shan Rao China 11 872 668 311 291 197 19 1.4k
Pin Yi China 11 797 0.9× 606 0.9× 290 0.9× 258 0.9× 190 1.0× 14 1.3k
Yiyun Lin United States 16 866 1.0× 574 0.9× 295 0.9× 320 1.1× 184 0.9× 32 1.4k
Edward L. LaGory United States 18 927 1.1× 718 1.1× 242 0.8× 312 1.1× 256 1.3× 25 1.5k
Alexandra Avgustinova Spain 10 1.2k 1.4× 919 1.4× 308 1.0× 532 1.8× 178 0.9× 13 1.9k
Yuan Rong China 18 799 0.9× 507 0.8× 337 1.1× 320 1.1× 149 0.8× 28 1.3k
Fan Zeng China 19 759 0.9× 442 0.7× 295 0.9× 226 0.8× 368 1.9× 38 1.4k
Micol Eleonora Fiori Italy 16 1.2k 1.4× 774 1.2× 207 0.7× 472 1.6× 166 0.8× 21 1.7k
Yuanzhong Wu China 21 1.3k 1.5× 544 0.8× 154 0.5× 262 0.9× 164 0.8× 50 1.6k
Diana J. Azzam United States 13 1.1k 1.3× 618 0.9× 236 0.8× 549 1.9× 127 0.6× 23 1.6k
Huiyin Lan China 11 931 1.1× 529 0.8× 608 2.0× 508 1.7× 141 0.7× 18 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Shan Rao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shan Rao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shan Rao

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Li, Xueqi, Yufei Liu, Qiwen Zheng, et al.. (2025). Circular RNA circ_0004470 accelerates the occurrence of lung cancer by promoting DNA damage and cell cycle arrest. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 301(5). 108456–108456.
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Rao, Shan, et al.. (2023). Seven-decade forest succession reveals how species colonization and extinction drive long-term community structure dynamics. Journal of Plant Ecology. 16(5). 2 indexed citations
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Lin, Jinguan, Longzheng Xia, Linda Oyang, et al.. (2022). The POU2F1-ALDOA axis promotes the proliferation and chemoresistance of colon cancer cells by enhancing glycolysis and the pentose phosphate pathway activity. Oncogene. 41(7). 1024–1039. 67 indexed citations
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Rao, Shan, Linda Oyang, Jiaxin Liang, et al.. (2021). Biological Function of HYOU1 in Tumors and Other Diseases. OncoTargets and Therapy. Volume 14. 1727–1735. 33 indexed citations
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Xia, Longzheng, Linda Oyang, Jinguan Lin, et al.. (2021). The cancer metabolic reprogramming and immune response. Molecular Cancer. 20(1). 28–28. 799 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tsaprailis, Haralampos, Jiajun Liang, & Shan Rao. (2021). Comparative Evaluation of Four Viscoelastic Materials for Coating Patch Repairs. 1–16. 1 indexed citations
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Liang, Jiaxin, Linda Oyang, Shan Rao, et al.. (2021). Rac1, A Potential Target for Tumor Therapy. Frontiers in Oncology. 11. 71 indexed citations
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Tan, Shiming, Pin Yi, Heran Wang, et al.. (2020). RAC1 Involves in the Radioresistance by Mediating Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Lung Cancer. Frontiers in Oncology. 10. 649–649. 21 indexed citations
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Liang, Jiaxin, Longzheng Xia, Linda Oyang, et al.. (2020). The functions and mechanisms of prefoldin complex and prefoldin-subunits. Cell & Bioscience. 10(1). 87–87. 30 indexed citations
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Tian, Yutong, Lu Tang, Pin Yi, et al.. (2020). MiRNAs in Radiotherapy Resistance of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Journal of Cancer. 11(13). 3976–3985. 26 indexed citations
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Tsaprailis, Haralampos, Jiajun Liang, & Shan Rao. (2020). Insights into the Consideration and Selection of Viscoelastic Materials for Potential Use in Field Patch Application. 1–11. 1 indexed citations
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Tan, Shiming, Longzheng Xia, Pin Yi, et al.. (2020). Exosomal miRNAs in tumor microenvironment. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 39(1). 144 indexed citations
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Wang, Heran, Yujuan Zhou, Linda Oyang, et al.. (2019). LPLUNC1 stabilises PHB1 by counteracting TRIM21-mediated ubiquitination to inhibit NF-κB activity in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Oncogene. 38(25). 5062–5075. 43 indexed citations
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Han, Yaqian, Qianjin Liao, Heran Wang, et al.. (2019). High expression of calreticulin indicates poor prognosis and modulates cell migration and invasion via activating Stat3 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Journal of Cancer. 10(22). 5460–5468. 12 indexed citations
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Lin, Jinguan, Longzheng Xia, Jiaxin Liang, et al.. (2019). The roles of glucose metabolic reprogramming in chemo- and radio-resistance. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 38(1). 218–218. 126 indexed citations

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