Steven Zhao

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
17 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Steven Zhao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven Zhao has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Cancer Research and 4 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Steven Zhao's work include Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (6 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (3 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (3 papers). Steven Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (6 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (3 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (3 papers). Steven Zhao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Canada. Steven Zhao's co-authors include Kathryn E. Wellen, Adam Kinnaird, Evangelos D. Michelakis, Alessandro Carrer, Nathaniel W. Snyder, Sophie Trefely, Joyce V. Lee, Sully Fernandez, Benjamin A. García and Aalim M. Weljie and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Steven Zhao

17 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Dietary fructose feeds hepatic lipogenesis via microbiota-derived acetate

2020 388 citations Steven Zhao, Cholsoon Jang et al. Nature profile →
The β1-adrenergic receptor links sympathetic nerves to T cell exhaustion

2023 124 citations Anna-Maria Globig, Steven Zhao et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Steven Zhao United States	11	1.3k	720	382	379	254	17	2.1k
Alessandro Carrer United States	15	1.4k 1.0×	751 1.0×	357 0.9×	324 0.9×	387 1.5×	22	2.1k
Bożena Samborska Canada	14	1.4k 1.0×	698 1.0×	352 0.9×	452 1.2×	236 0.9×	18	2.1k
Gha Young Lee South Korea	20	1.2k 0.9×	512 0.7×	610 1.6×	553 1.5×	181 0.7×	39	2.2k
Bhavapriya Vaitheesvaran United States	17	1.2k 0.9×	348 0.5×	575 1.5×	598 1.6×	246 1.0×	20	2.3k
Sophie Trefely United States	26	2.0k 1.5×	825 1.1×	561 1.5×	769 2.0×	262 1.0×	38	3.2k
Elena Ansó Spain	12	1.5k 1.1×	793 1.1×	255 0.7×	366 1.0×	323 1.3×	14	2.3k
Chih‐Chuan Liang China	25	1.4k 1.1×	407 0.6×	295 0.8×	461 1.2×	146 0.6×	100	2.7k
Stéphane J. H. Ricoult United States	10	1.4k 1.0×	572 0.8×	326 0.9×	311 0.8×	179 0.7×	13	2.0k
Marcus D. Goncalves United States	21	1.5k 1.1×	545 0.8×	275 0.7×	733 1.9×	423 1.7×	64	2.5k
Xuemei Tong China	23	1.3k 1.0×	775 1.1×	163 0.4×	164 0.4×	217 0.9×	45	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Steven Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Steven Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steven Zhao

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

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17 of 17 papers shown

Globig, Anna-Maria, Steven Zhao, Vivien I. Maltez, et al.. (2023). The β1-adrenergic receptor links sympathetic nerves to T cell exhaustion. Nature. 622(7982). 383–392. 124 indexed citations breakdown →

Miller, Katelyn D., Seamus O’Connor, Toshitha Kannan, et al.. (2023). Acetate acts as a metabolic immunomodulator by bolstering T-cell effector function and potentiating antitumor immunity in breast cancer. Nature Cancer. 4(10). 1491–1507. 78 indexed citations

Trinh, Vincent Quoc‐Huy, H. Carlo Maurer, Nikki K. Lytle, et al.. (2022). Eicosanoids in the Pancreatic Tumor Microenvironment—A Multicellular, Multifaceted Progression. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(4). 682–697. 5 indexed citations

Rajasundaram, Skanda, et al.. (2022). Morning cortisol and circulating inflammatory cytokine levels: a mendelian randomisation study. Endocrine Abstracts. 2 indexed citations

Zhao, Steven, et al.. (2021). Metabolic regulation of T cells in the tumor microenvironment by nutrient availability and diet. Seminars in Immunology. 52. 101485–101485. 34 indexed citations

Zhao, Steven, Cholsoon Jang, Joyce Liu, et al.. (2020). Dietary fructose feeds hepatic lipogenesis via microbiota-derived acetate. Nature. 579(7800). 586–591. 388 indexed citations breakdown →

Carrer, Alessandro, Sophie Trefely, Steven Zhao, et al.. (2019). Acetyl-CoA Metabolism Supports Multistep Pancreatic Tumorigenesis. Cancer Discovery. 9(3). 416–435. 227 indexed citations

Fernandez, Sully, John M. Viola, AnnMarie Torres, et al.. (2019). Adipocyte ACLY Facilitates Dietary Carbohydrate Handling to Maintain Metabolic Homeostasis in Females. Cell Reports. 27(9). 2772–2784.e6. 60 indexed citations

Zhao, Steven. (2019). From Sugar To Acetate - The Origins Of Acetyl-Coa Dictate Its Use In Cells And In Mice. ScholarlyCommons (University of Pennsylvania). 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaojing, Daniel E. Cooper, Ahmad A. Cluntun, et al.. (2019). Abstract 792: Acetate production from glucose and coupling to mitochondrial metabolism in mammals. 792–792. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaojing, Daniel E. Cooper, Ahmad A. Cluntun, et al.. (2018). Acetate Production from Glucose and Coupling to Mitochondrial Metabolism in Mammals. Cell. 175(2). 502–513.e13. 283 indexed citations

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Lee, Joyce V., Corbett T. Berry, Payel Sen, et al.. (2018). Acetyl-CoA promotes glioblastoma cell adhesion and migration through Ca²⁺–NFAT signaling. Genes & Development. 32(7-8). 497–511. 91 indexed citations

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Fernandez, Sully, John M. Viola, AnnMarie Torres, et al.. (2018). Adipocyte ACLY Facilitates Dietary Carbohydrate Handling and Protects Against Insulin Resistance in Females. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Sivanand, Sharanya, Seth D. Rhoades, Qinqin Jiang, et al.. (2017). Nuclear Acetyl-CoA Production by ACLY Promotes Homologous Recombination. Molecular Cell. 67(2). 252–265.e6. 207 indexed citations

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Kinnaird, Adam, Steven Zhao, Kathryn E. Wellen, & Evangelos D. Michelakis. (2016). Metabolic control of epigenetics in cancer. Nature reviews. Cancer. 16(11). 694–707. 303 indexed citations

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Zhao, Steven, AnnMarie Torres, Ryan A. Henry, et al.. (2016). ATP-Citrate Lyase Controls a Glucose-to-Acetate Metabolic Switch. Cell Reports. 17(4). 1037–1052. 282 indexed citations

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Goraczniak, Rafal, B. Wall, Mark A. Behlke, et al.. (2013). U1 Adaptor Oligonucleotides Targeting BCL2 and GRM1 Suppress Growth of Human Melanoma Xenografts In Vivo. Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids. 2. e92–e92. 5 indexed citations

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