Tuo Shao

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
45 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Tuo Shao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Tuo Shao has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Epidemiology and 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Tuo Shao's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (12 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (8 papers) and Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (6 papers). Tuo Shao is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (12 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (8 papers) and Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (6 papers). Tuo Shao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Tuo Shao's co-authors include Craig J. McClain, Wenke Feng, Fengyuan Li, Shirish Barve, Zelin Gu, Yunhuan Liu, Raymond T. Chung, Xiang Zhang, Liqing He and Qi Cheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Blood, Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Tuo Shao

41 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Hepatic transferrin plays a role in systemic iron homeost... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2020 2019 100 200 300 400
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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. Hepatic transferrin plays a role in systemic iron homeostasis and liver ferroptosis
    2020 449 citations Yingying Yu, Li Jiang et al. Blood profile →
  2. Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG Prevents Liver Fibrosis Through Inhibiting Hepatic Bile Acid Synthesis and Enhancing Bile Acid Excretion in Mice
    2019 263 citations Fengyuan Li, Tuo Shao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tuo Shao United States 17 709 437 328 262 214 45 1.6k
Wenbin Chen China 20 798 1.1× 402 0.9× 90 0.3× 241 0.9× 164 0.8× 57 1.5k
Wenli Li China 21 576 0.8× 247 0.6× 442 1.3× 274 1.0× 82 0.4× 131 1.6k
Takujiro Homma Japan 25 879 1.2× 253 0.6× 391 1.2× 302 1.2× 229 1.1× 74 1.8k
Qichao Huang China 24 1.6k 2.2× 331 0.8× 179 0.5× 805 3.1× 187 0.9× 49 2.2k
Biguang Tuo China 27 1.1k 1.5× 163 0.4× 378 1.2× 157 0.6× 191 0.9× 146 2.1k
Catherine Riva France 19 486 0.7× 174 0.4× 194 0.6× 190 0.7× 207 1.0× 42 1.5k
Songqing He China 30 1.2k 1.7× 440 1.0× 212 0.6× 622 2.4× 141 0.7× 108 2.4k
Shao‐Chun Lu Taiwan 25 554 0.8× 368 0.8× 89 0.3× 188 0.7× 177 0.8× 54 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Tuo Shao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tuo Shao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tuo Shao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tuo Shao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tuo Shao 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 Tuo Shao. Tuo Shao 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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Wang, Yuchen, Qiong Sun, Menachem Hanani, et al.. (2025). Demyelination-related pain: role of lysophosphatidic acid in satellite glial cell–neuron crosstalk. Journal of Translational Medicine. 23(1). 1425–1425.
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Xu, Min, Xiaoqiong Duan, Wenting Li, et al.. (2024). HIV coinfection exacerbates HBV-induced liver fibrogenesis through a HIF-1α- and TGF-β1-dependent pathway. Journal of Hepatology. 80(6). 868–881. 15 indexed citations
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Shao, Tuo, et al.. (2024). Ironing out MAFLD: Therapeutic targeting of liver ferroptosis. Cell Metabolism. 36(10). 2167–2169. 5 indexed citations
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Shao, Tuo, et al.. (2024). Development and Validation of Diagnostic Models for Transcriptomic Signature Genes for Multiple Tissues in Osteoarthritis. Journal of Inflammation Research. Volume 17. 5113–5127.
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Duan, Xiaoqiong, Yujia Li, Min Xu, et al.. (2023). Vaccination increased host antiviral gene expression and reduced COVID-19 severity during the Omicron variant outbreak in Fuyang City, China. International Immunopharmacology. 120. 110333–110333. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Li, Fengyuan Li, Tuo Shao, et al.. (2023). FGF21 Depletion Attenuates Colitis through Intestinal Epithelial IL-22-STAT3 Activation in Mice. Nutrients. 15(9). 2086–2086. 9 indexed citations
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Deng, Xiaoyun, Fernando Salgado-Polo, Tuo Shao, et al.. (2021). Imaging Autotaxin In Vivo with 18F-Labeled Positron Emission Tomography Ligands. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 64(20). 15053–15068. 4 indexed citations
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Haider, Ahmed, Zhiwei Xiao, Xiaotian Xia, et al.. (2021). Development of a triazolobenzodiazepine-based PET probe for subtype-selective vasopressin 1A receptor imaging. Pharmacological Research. 173. 105886–105886. 2 indexed citations
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Salloum, Shadi, Annie J. Kruger, Jacinta A. Holmes, et al.. (2021). Fatty Acids Activate the Transcriptional Coactivator YAP1 to Promote Liver Fibrosis via p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase. Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 12(4). 1297–1310. 37 indexed citations
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Yu, Yingying, Li Jiang, Hao Wang, et al.. (2020). Hepatic transferrin plays a role in systemic iron homeostasis and liver ferroptosis. Blood. 136(6). 726–739. 449 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Lingling, Kuan Hu, Tuo Shao, et al.. (2020). Recent developments on PET radiotracers for TSPO and their applications in neuroimaging. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 11(2). 373–393. 116 indexed citations
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Deng, Xiaoyun, Yiding Zhang, Zhen Chen, et al.. (2020). Synthesis and preliminary evaluation of 4-hydroxy-6-(3-[11C]methoxyphenethyl)pyridazin-3(2H)-one, a 11C-labeled -amino acid oxidase (DAAO) inhibitor for PET imaging. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 30(16). 127326–127326. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhen, Jiahui Chen, Natalia Mast, et al.. (2020). Synthesis and pharmacokinetic study of a 11C-labeled cholesterol 24-hydroxylase inhibitor using ‘in-loop’ [11C]CO2 fixation method. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 30(9). 127068–127068. 10 indexed citations
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Shao, Tuo, Zhen Chen, Vasily Belov, et al.. (2020). [18F]-Alfatide PET imaging of integrin αvβ3 for the non-invasive quantification of liver fibrosis. Journal of Hepatology. 73(1). 161–169. 29 indexed citations
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Chen, Jiahui, Zhen Chen, Hualong Fu, et al.. (2020). Radiosynthesis and preliminary evaluation of 11C-labeled 4-cyclopropyl-7-(3-methoxyphenoxy)-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[e] [1,2,4] thiadiazine 1,1-dioxide for PET imaging AMPA receptors. Tetrahedron Letters. 61(12). 151635–151635. 6 indexed citations
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Zhen, Linlin, Tuo Shao, Victor Luria, et al.. (2018). EphB2 Deficiency Induces Depression-Like Behaviors and Memory Impairment: Involvement of NMDA 2B Receptor Dependent Signaling. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 9. 862–862. 27 indexed citations
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Kong, Xiaoxia, Ying Yang, Li Ren, et al.. (2017). Activation of autophagy attenuates EtOH-LPS-induced hepatic steatosis and injury through MD2 associated TLR4 signaling. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 9292–9292. 28 indexed citations
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Ma, Xing, Rui Wang, Xin Zhao, et al.. (2012). Antidepressant-like effect of flaxseed secoisolariciresinol diglycoside in ovariectomized mice subjected to unpredictable chronic stress. Metabolic Brain Disease. 28(1). 77–84. 28 indexed citations
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Shao, Tuo, et al.. (2012). Antidepressant effect of trans-resveratrol combined with piperine on chronic stressed rats and related mechanism. Zhongguo yaolixue yu dulixue zazhi. 26(5). 610–617. 1 indexed citations

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