Wenqing Gao

15.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
57 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

Wenqing Gao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenqing Gao has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Immunology and 11 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Wenqing Gao's work include Inflammasome and immune disorders (10 papers), interferon and immune responses (7 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (7 papers). Wenqing Gao is often cited by papers focused on Inflammasome and immune disorders (10 papers), interferon and immune responses (7 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (7 papers). Wenqing Gao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Wenqing Gao's co-authors include Feng Shao, Jianjin Shi, Yupeng Wang, Jingjin Ding, Wang Liu, Xuyan Shi, Huabin He, Peng Li, Liyan Hu and Yue Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Wenqing Gao

56 papers receiving 11.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Chemotherapy drugs induce pyroptosis through caspase-3 cleavage of a gasdermin

2017 2.4k citations Wenqing Gao, Feng Shao et al. Nature profile →
Pyroptosis: Gasdermin-Mediated Programmed Necrotic Cell Death

2016 2.3k citations Wenqing Gao, Feng Shao et al. profile →
Inflammatory caspases are innate immune receptors for intracellular LPS

2014 1.8k citations Wenqing Gao, Feng Shao et al. Nature profile →
Sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide is a functional receptor for human hepatitis B and D virus

2012 1.6k citations Wenqing Gao et al. profile →
A bioorthogonal system reveals antitumour immune function of pyroptosis

2020 810 citations Wenqing Gao, Feng Shao et al. Nature profile →
Innate immune sensing of bacterial modifications of Rho GTPases by the Pyrin inflammasome

2014 648 citations Wenqing Gao, Lin Li et al. Nature profile →
A Bacterial Effector Reveals the V-ATPase-ATG16L1 Axis that Initiates Xenophagy

2019 265 citations Yue Xu, Qiuhe Lu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wenqing Gao China	26	8.2k	3.5k	2.4k	1.3k	1.1k	57	11.8k
Christian Kurts Germany	66	3.4k 0.4×	9.7k 2.7×	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	903 0.8×	196	14.9k
Seth L. Masters Australia	50	7.0k 0.9×	4.7k 1.3×	1.8k 0.8×	753 0.6×	262 0.2×	99	10.4k
Stephanie C. Eisenbarth United States	45	7.8k 1.0×	7.9k 2.2×	2.3k 1.0×	472 0.4×	358 0.3×	91	16.4k
Nobuhiko Kayagaki Japan	57	11.5k 1.4×	9.2k 2.6×	2.0k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	392 0.3×	98	17.4k
Kim Newton United States	48	12.0k 1.5×	7.1k 2.0×	1.8k 0.8×	801 0.6×	171 0.1×	77	15.9k
Franz Bauernfeind Germany	21	9.1k 1.1×	6.7k 1.9×	1.9k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	160 0.1×	24	12.8k
Hiroko Tsutsui Japan	54	7.0k 0.9×	10.3k 2.9×	2.7k 1.1×	230 0.2×	1.2k 1.0×	144	17.2k
Jianjin Shi China	11	11.1k 1.3×	5.1k 1.4×	1.3k 0.5×	1.9k 1.5×	132 0.1×	11	13.1k
Reinhard Voll Germany	54	4.5k 0.5×	8.0k 2.2×	970 0.4×	477 0.4×	234 0.2×	244	13.7k
Brian G. Monks United States	36	7.0k 0.9×	8.5k 2.4×	2.1k 0.9×	513 0.4×	169 0.1×	53	14.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenqing Gao

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Idris, Adi, Wenqing Gao, Aroon Supramaniam, et al.. (2025). Intranasal delivery of engineered anti-SARS-CoV-2 extracellular vesicles therapeutically represses lung infection and inflammation. Drug Delivery and Translational Research. 15(11). 4115–4125. 1 indexed citations

Li, Yuanyuan, Wenqing Gao, Qingqing Guo, et al.. (2025). RING1 dictates GSDMD-mediated inflammatory response and host susceptibility to pathogen infection. Cell Death and Differentiation. 32(11). 2066–2077.

Zhang, Shijie, Yan Wang, Xiaodong Zhang, et al.. (2024). ATP6AP1 as a potential prognostic biomarker in CRC by comprehensive analysis and verification. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 4018–4018. 2 indexed citations

Yin, Yue, et al.. (2024). Development and validation of the Chinese patient-centered integrated care scale. BMC Health Services Research. 24(1). 1668–1668. 1 indexed citations

Gao, Wenqing, et al.. (2024). Will cellular immunotherapies end neurodegenerative diseases?. Trends in Immunology. 45(5). 329–337. 9 indexed citations

Li, Yuanyuan, et al.. (2024). Transcription factor Sp1 transcriptionally enhances GSDME expression for pyroptosis. Cell Death and Disease. 15(1). 66–66. 25 indexed citations

Salvador, Andrea Francesca, Taitea Dykstra, Justin Rustenhoven, et al.. (2023). Age-dependent immune and lymphatic responses after spinal cord injury. Neuron. 111(14). 2155–2169.e9. 28 indexed citations

Pan, Fusheng, Runnan Zhang, Yuhan Wang, et al.. (2023). Engineering metal-covalent organic framework-based hybrid oxygenation membranes for facilitated blood-gas exchange. Journal of Membrane Science. 687. 122088–122088. 11 indexed citations

Wang, Xin, Lili Zhao, Yan Wang, et al.. (2023). Identification and clinical validation of key genes as the potential biomarkers in colorectal adenoma. BMC Cancer. 23(1). 39–39. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Sen, Wenqing Gao, Rui Ge, et al.. (2021). E3 ligase TRIM25 ubiquitinates RIP3 to inhibit TNF induced cell necrosis. Cell Death and Differentiation. 28(10). 2888–2899. 41 indexed citations

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Huang, Lei, Quan Zhou, Xiaomin Hu, et al.. (2021). Diagnosis and etiological identification in severe constrictive pericarditis in a 14-year-old girl: a case report. Translational Pediatrics. 10(1). 209–214. 2 indexed citations

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Anderson, Mark G., Hugh D. Falls, Michael J. Mitten, et al.. (2020). Targeting Multiple EGFR-expressing Tumors with a Highly Potent Tumor-selective Antibody–Drug Conjugate. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 19(10). 2117–2125. 30 indexed citations

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Chen, Zijun, Zhengyang Li, Xiaojian Hu, et al.. (2020). Human Helicase DDX: Structural Basis of Human Helicase DDX21 in RNA Binding, Unwinding, and Antiviral Signal Activation (Adv. Sci. 14/2020). Advanced Science. 7(14). 2 indexed citations

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Li, Yingchun, Jonathan A. Hickson, Deanna L. Haasch, et al.. (2018). ABT-165, a Dual Variable Domain Immunoglobulin (DVD-Ig) Targeting DLL4 and VEGF, Demonstrates Superior Efficacy and Favorable Safety Profiles in Preclinical Models. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 17(5). 1039–1050. 35 indexed citations

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Gao, Wenqing, et al.. (2017). Paclitaxel-mediated human aryl hydrocarbon receptor mRNA translation by an internal ribosomal entry site-dependent mechanism. Oncology Reports. 38(5). 3211–3219. 5 indexed citations

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Hopkins, Todd A., Yan Shi, Luis E. Rodrı́guez, et al.. (2015). Mechanistic Dissection of PARP1 Trapping and the Impact on In Vivo Tolerability and Efficacy of PARP Inhibitors. Molecular Cancer Research. 13(11). 1465–1477. 198 indexed citations

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Lu, Qiuhe, Qing Yao, Yue Xu, et al.. (2014). An Iron-Containing Dodecameric Heptosyltransferase Family Modifies Bacterial Autotransporters in Pathogenesis. Cell Host & Microbe. 16(3). 351–363. 38 indexed citations

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Li, Shan, Li Zhang, Qing Yao, et al.. (2013). Pathogen blocks host death receptor signalling by arginine GlcNAcylation of death domains. Nature. 501(7466). 242–246. 215 indexed citations

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Chen, Xuan, Wang Zhang, Wenqing Gao, et al.. (2012). Hemokinin-1 As an Adjuvant Molecule Enhancing Humoral and Memory Responses to HBsAg DNA Vaccination. Viral Immunology. 25(4). 289–296. 9 indexed citations

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Gao, Wenqing, Zengru Wu, Casey E. Bohl, et al.. (2005). CHARACTERIZATION OF THE IN VITRO METABOLISM OF SELECTIVE ANDROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATOR USING HUMAN, RAT, AND DOG LIVER ENZYME PREPARATIONS. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 34(2). 243–253. 27 indexed citations

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