Xia Zhao

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Xia Zhao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Xia Zhao has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Genetics and 6 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Xia Zhao's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (5 papers), Impact of Light on Environment and Health (5 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (4 papers). Xia Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (5 papers), Impact of Light on Environment and Health (5 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (4 papers). Xia Zhao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and New Zealand. Xia Zhao's co-authors include Yuyu Zhou, Xuecao Li, Min Zhao, Deren Li, Xi Li, Max F. Rothschild, Dorian J. Garrick, M. F. Rothschild, H. T. Blair and Ryan A. Hlady and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Hepatology and Genome biology.

In The Last Decade

Xia Zhao

31 papers receiving 975 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A harmonized global nighttime light dataset 1992–2018

2020 399 citations Xuecao Li, Yuyu Zhou et al. Scientific Data profile →

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Xia Zhao

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Yu‐Hsin Tsai Taiwan

Yaping Huang China

Alessio Pollice Italy

Dongfang Wang China

Linbo Zhang China

Xueqi Liu China

Devin White United States

Xiaojie Deng China

Yiling Cai China

Miaomiao Zhao China

Yu‐Hsin Tsai Taiwan

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129 ×0.9

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76 ×0.7

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18 ×0.2

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Countries citing papers authored by Xia Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xia Zhao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xia Zhao

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wagner, Ryan T., Ryan A. Hlady, Xiaoyu Pan, et al.. (2025). SETD2 loss-of-function uniquely sensitizes cells to epigenetic targeting of NSD1-directed H3K36 methylation. Genome biology. 26(1). 22–22. 2 indexed citations

Zhao, Xia, Ryan T. Wagner, Xiaoyu Pan, et al.. (2025). Deciphering the interplay between SETD2 mediated H3K36me3 and RNA N6-methyladenosine in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). Epigenetics. 20(1). 2456418–2456418. 2 indexed citations

Hlady, Ryan A., Xia Zhao, Louis Y. El Khoury, et al.. (2024). Epigenetic heterogeneity hotspots in human liver disease progression. Hepatology. 81(4). 1197–1210. 6 indexed citations

Wagner, Ryan T., Ryan A. Hlady, Xiaoyu Pan, et al.. (2023). SETD2 loss in renal epithelial cells drives epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition in a TGF‐β‐independent manner. Molecular Oncology. 18(1). 44–61. 3 indexed citations

El‐Sappah, Ahmed H., Ahmed S. Elrys, El‐Sayed M. Desoky, et al.. (2021). Comprehensive genome wide identification and expression analysis of MTP gene family in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) under multiple heavy metal stress. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 28(12). 6946–6956. 39 indexed citations

Li, Xuecao, Yuyu Zhou, Min Zhao, & Xia Zhao. (2020). A harmonized global nighttime light dataset 1992–2018. Scientific Data. 7(1). 168–168. 399 indexed citations breakdown →

Zhao, Xia, Xi Li, Yuyu Zhou, & Deren Li. (2020). Analyzing Urban Spatial Connectivity Using Night Light Observations: A Case Study of Three Representative Urban Agglomerations in China. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. 13. 1097–1108. 12 indexed citations

Hlady, Ryan A., Xia Zhao, Ju Dong Yang, et al.. (2019). Genome-wide discovery and validation of diagnostic DNA methylation-based biomarkers for hepatocellular cancer detection in circulating cell free DNA. Theranostics. 9(24). 7239–7250. 66 indexed citations

Zhang, Li, et al.. (2018). Association between MDR1/CYP3A4/OPRM1 gene polymorphisms and the post-caesarean fentanyl analgesic effect on Chinese women. Gene. 661. 78–84. 27 indexed citations

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Liu, Chenlin, Xia Zhao, & Xiuliang Wang. (2018). Identification and characterization of the psychrophilic bacterium CidnaK gene in the Antarctic Chlamydomoas sp. ICE-L under freezing conditions. Journal of Applied Phycology. 30(6). 3519–3528. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Deren, Xia Zhao, & Xi Li. (2016). Remote sensing of human beings – a perspective from nighttime light. Geo-spatial Information Science. 19(1). 69–79. 62 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xia, Suneel Kumar Onteru, Keren E. Dittmer, et al.. (2012). A missense mutation in AGTPBP1 was identified in sheep with a lower motor neuron disease. Heredity. 109(3). 156–162. 20 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xia, Suneel Kumar Onteru, K.G. Thompson, et al.. (2012). In a shake of a lamb's tail: using genomics to unravel a cause of chondrodysplasia in Texel sheep. Animal Genetics. 43(s1). 9–18. 23 indexed citations

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Lin, Ai-Ling, Qin Qin, Xia Zhao, & Timothy Q. Duong. (2011). Blood longitudinal (T 1) and transverse (T 2) relaxation time constants at 11.7 Tesla. Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics Biology and Medicine. 25(3). 245–249. 48 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xia, Keren E. Dittmer, H. T. Blair, et al.. (2011). A Novel Nonsense Mutation in the DMP1 Gene Identified by a Genome-Wide Association Study Is Responsible for Inherited Rickets in Corriedale Sheep. PLoS ONE. 6(7). e21739–e21739. 41 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xia, et al.. (2010). An association study of 20 candidate genes with cryptorchidism in Siberian Husky dogs. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics. 127(4). 327–331. 15 indexed citations

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Du, Zhiqiang, et al.. (2009). Association and Haplotype Analyses of Positional Candidate Genes in Five Genomic Regions Linked to Scrotal Hernia in Commercial Pig Lines. PLoS ONE. 4(3). e4837–e4837. 30 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xia, et al.. (2009). Association of HOXA10, ZFPM2, and MMP2 genes with scrotal hernias evaluated via biological candidate gene analyses in pigs. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 70(8). 1006–1012. 14 indexed citations

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Du, Zhiqiang, et al.. (2008). Association Analyses Between Type 2 Diabetes Genes and Obesity Traits in Pigs. Obesity. 17(2). 323–329. 26 indexed citations

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Bao, Ande, Xia Zhao, William T. Phillips, et al.. (2004). Theoretical study of the influence of a heterogeneous activity distribution on intratumoral absorbed dose distribution. Medical Physics. 32(1). 200–208. 15 indexed citations

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