Weixing Zhao

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Weixing Zhao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Weixing Zhao has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Oncology and 8 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Weixing Zhao's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (37 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (20 papers) and PARP inhibition in cancer therapy (15 papers). Weixing Zhao is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (37 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (20 papers) and PARP inhibition in cancer therapy (15 papers). Weixing Zhao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Weixing Zhao's co-authors include Patrick Sung, Youngho Kwon, Jindong Zhao, Claudia Wiese, Lucy Lu, Eric C. Greene, Peter Chi, Justin B. Steinfeld, David G. Maranon and Robert Hromas and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Weixing Zhao

69 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Stochastic optimization of combined energy and computation task scheduling strategies of hybrid system with multi-energy storage system and data center

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weixing Zhao United States	28	2.1k	516	349	340	218	75	2.5k
Lina Li China	26	1.2k 0.6×	284 0.6×	392 1.1×	165 0.5×	110 0.5×	90	1.7k
Nigel J. O’Neil Canada	22	2.0k 0.9×	509 1.0×	387 1.1×	219 0.6×	216 1.0×	37	2.4k
Kyoichi Isono Japan	29	2.2k 1.0×	202 0.4×	170 0.5×	357 1.1×	249 1.1×	58	2.6k
Christian Delphin France	22	2.4k 1.1×	516 1.0×	291 0.8×	217 0.6×	64 0.3×	29	2.9k
Qian Qin China	20	1.6k 0.7×	238 0.5×	376 1.1×	231 0.7×	108 0.5×	62	2.1k
Abdalla Mohamed Sweden	18	1.3k 0.6×	223 0.4×	64 0.2×	245 0.7×	99 0.5×	31	2.1k
Christopher C. Ebmeier United States	21	2.9k 1.4×	264 0.5×	224 0.6×	368 1.1×	401 1.8×	53	3.4k
Alexandre Maréchal Canada	16	2.7k 1.3×	753 1.5×	311 0.9×	242 0.7×	548 2.5×	33	3.1k
Annika Sonntag United Kingdom	13	1.7k 0.8×	721 1.4×	773 2.2×	113 0.3×	234 1.1×	15	2.5k
Agnieszka Gambus United Kingdom	16	1.8k 0.9×	226 0.4×	163 0.5×	317 0.9×	137 0.6×	28	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Weixing Zhao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weixing Zhao

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Huang, Xinyue, Weixing Zhao, Rui Feng, et al.. (2025). Linking gut microbiome profiles and white matter integrity to social behavior in young autistic children: from the perspective of individual variation. Science Bulletin. 70(12). 1927–1931.

Yu, Feng, Weixing Zhao, Xinyue Huang, et al.. (2025). Diffusion trajectory of atypical morphological development in autism spectrum disorder. Communications Biology. 8(1). 1476–1476. 1 indexed citations

Li, Wenjing, Jeffrey N. Katz, Neelam Sharma, et al.. (2025). Distinct roles of the two BRCA2 DNA-binding domains in DNA damage repair and replication fork preservation. Cell Reports. 44(5). 115654–115654.

Li, Wenjing, Tzeh Keong Foo, Jae‐Hoon Ji, et al.. (2024). DSS1 restrains BRCA2’s engagement with dsDNA for homologous recombination, replication fork protection, and R-loop homeostasis. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7081–7081. 6 indexed citations

Dong, Wenjie, et al.. (2024). Regional Climate Damage Quantification and Its Impacts on Future Emission Pathways Using the RICE Model. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. 41(9). 1843–1852.

Rawal, Yashpal, Shuo Zhou, Hardeep Kaur, et al.. (2023). Structural insights into BCDX2 complex function in homologous recombination. Nature. 619(7970). 640–649. 22 indexed citations

Tuttle, Lisa M., Wenjing Li, Alex Zelter, et al.. (2023). BRCA1 / BARD1 intrinsically disordered regions facilitate chromatin recruitment and ubiquitylation. The EMBO Journal. 42(15). e113565–e113565. 11 indexed citations

Zhao, Weixing, et al.. (2022). BRCA1/BARD1 is a nucleosome reader and writer. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 47(7). 582–595. 10 indexed citations

Burrell, Anika L., Daniel P. Farrell, Jianming Kang, et al.. (2021). BRCA1/BARD1 site-specific ubiquitylation of nucleosomal H2A is directed by BARD1. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 28(3). 268–277. 58 indexed citations

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Foo, Tzeh Keong, Joonyoung Her, Haiyan Zheng, et al.. (2021). ATR/ATM-Mediated Phosphorylation of BRCA1 T1394 Promotes Homologous Recombinational Repair and G2–M Checkpoint Maintenance. Cancer Research. 81(18). 4676–4684. 18 indexed citations

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Xue, Chaoyou, Justin B. Steinfeld, Weixing Zhao, et al.. (2020). Single-molecule visualization of human RECQ5 interactions with single-stranded DNA recombination intermediates. Nucleic Acids Research. 49(1). 285–305. 16 indexed citations

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Zhao, Weixing, Justin B. Steinfeld, Fengshan Liang, et al.. (2017). BRCA1–BARD1 promotes RAD51-mediated homologous DNA pairing. Nature. 550(7676). 360–365. 264 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jinghang, Na Song, Dan Zang, et al.. (2017). c-Myc promotes tumor proliferation and anti-apoptosis by repressing p21 in rhabdomyosarcomas. Molecular Medicine Reports. 16(4). 4089–4094. 14 indexed citations

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Zhao, Lingyun, et al.. (2016). Cryo-EM structures of human RAD51 recombinase filaments during catalysis of DNA-strand exchange. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 24(1). 40–46. 99 indexed citations

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Lee, Ja Yil, Tsuyoshi Terakawa, Zhi Qi, et al.. (2015). Base triplet stepping by the Rad51/RecA family of recombinases. Science. 349(6251). 977–981. 129 indexed citations

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Zhao, Weixing. (2012). Optimization of Extraction Technology of Polysoccharides from Radix Pseudostellarial with Ultrosonic. Lishizhen Medicine and Materia Medica Research. 1 indexed citations

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Raynard, Steven, Weixing Zhao, Wendy Bussen, et al.. (2008). Functional Role of BLAP75 in BLM-Topoisomerase IIIα-dependent Holliday Junction Processing. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(23). 15701–15708. 58 indexed citations

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Chen, Xing, et al.. (2007). Sample pretreatment microfluidic chip for DNA extraction from rat peripheral blood. Frontiers of Chemistry in China. 2(1). 74–78. 1 indexed citations

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Zhao, Weixing. (2006). Residue Determination of Prochloraz and Its Major Metabolites by HPLC in Paddy Water and Soil. Nongye huanjing kexue xuebao. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Xiuling, et al.. (2000). The study of trace elements in the hair of patients with esophageal carcinoma in highrisk area. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 6. 32–32. 1 indexed citations

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