Xiao Zhao

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Xiao Zhao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiao Zhao has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 8 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Xiao Zhao's work include Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (6 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (4 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (4 papers). Xiao Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (6 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (4 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (4 papers). Xiao Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Xiao Zhao's co-authors include Guangjun Nie, Kenneth W. Yip, Fei‐Fei Liu, He Ren, Peter P. Liu, Jennifer Kwan, Jihui Hao, Tianjiao Ji, Yinlong Zhang and Yaosheng Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Xiao Zhao

50 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Targeting metabolic dysregulation for fibrosis therapy

2019 348 citations Xiao Zhao, Jennifer Kwan et al. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiao Zhao China	21	1.3k	587	533	471	446	53	2.7k
Jinlong Yin South Korea	25	1.2k 0.9×	517 0.9×	411 0.8×	271 0.6×	350 0.8×	53	2.0k
Munitta Muthana United Kingdom	24	1.5k 1.2×	563 1.0×	479 0.9×	1.2k 2.5×	272 0.6×	65	3.7k
Katsuto Tamai Japan	32	1.7k 1.3×	250 0.4×	248 0.5×	462 1.0×	333 0.7×	129	3.6k
Cian M. McCrudden United Kingdom	32	1.4k 1.1×	235 0.4×	279 0.5×	506 1.1×	217 0.5×	52	3.1k
Michael W. Heartlein United States	25	2.8k 2.2×	263 0.4×	208 0.4×	205 0.4×	259 0.6×	37	3.3k
Frank Czubayko Germany	34	2.9k 2.3×	611 1.0×	385 0.7×	493 1.0×	474 1.1×	53	4.1k
Praveen Kumar Dubey India	26	950 0.7×	279 0.5×	177 0.3×	287 0.6×	305 0.7×	81	2.3k
Walker Wharton United States	27	1.9k 1.5×	311 0.5×	250 0.5×	921 2.0×	257 0.6×	74	3.5k
Kenji Yokoi United States	29	1.5k 1.2×	456 0.8×	624 1.2×	730 1.5×	342 0.8×	90	2.8k
Lei Wei China	21	785 0.6×	313 0.5×	328 0.6×	274 0.6×	93 0.2×	67	2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiao Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiao Zhao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiao Zhao

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Qi, et al.. (2025). Tracing heavy metal migration in stone coal mining watersheds: Insights from coupled SWAT-MIKE21-ECO lab simulations. Chemosphere. 385. 144588–144588.

Zhao, Xiao, et al.. (2025). Antifungal effects of Metformin against Candida albicans by autophagy regulation. The Journal of Microbiology. 63(4). e2411008–e2411008. 2 indexed citations

Learned, Kim O., Jennifer Wang, Xiao Zhao, et al.. (2024). [¹⁸F]-FDG Uptake as a Marker of Residual Anaplastic and Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma followingBRAF-Targeted Therapy. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 46(6). 1260–1267.

Lesluyes, Tom, Toby M. Baker, Maxime Tarabichi, et al.. (2024). Reconstructing oral cavity tumor evolution through brush biopsy. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 22591–22591.

Wang, Jennifer, Xu Li, Maitrayee Goswami, et al.. (2022). Impact of Somatic Mutations on Survival Outcomes in Patients With Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma. JCO Precision Oncology. 6(6). e2100504–e2100504. 45 indexed citations

Zhao, Xiao, Jennifer Kwan, Kenneth W. Yip, Peter P. Liu, & Fei‐Fei Liu. (2019). Targeting metabolic dysregulation for fibrosis therapy. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 19(1). 57–75. 348 indexed citations breakdown →

Zhao, Xiao, Laleh Soltan Ghoraie, Kenneth W. Yip, et al.. (2018). Metabolic regulation of dermal fibroblasts contributes to skin extracellular matrix homeostasis and fibrosis. Nature Metabolism. 1(1). 147–157. 162 indexed citations

Inoue, Minoru, Masahiro Enomoto, Yuhki Koike, et al.. (2018). Plasma redox imbalance caused by albumin oxidation promotes lung-predominant NETosis and pulmonary cancer metastasis. Nature Communications. 9(1). 5116–5116. 81 indexed citations

Ding, Yanping, Gang Liu, Yang Xiao, et al.. (2016). Cancer Cell-derived Exosomes Induce Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase-dependent Monocyte Survival by Transport of Functional Receptor Tyrosine Kinases. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(16). 8453–8464. 86 indexed citations

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Gao, Chuntao, Shasha Li, Tiansuo Zhao, et al.. (2015). SCF, Regulated by HIF-1α, Promotes Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Cell Progression. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0121338–e0121338. 29 indexed citations

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Li, Xiaotong, Yu Qi, Xiao Zhao, et al.. (2015). BmRobo2/3 is required for axon guidance in the silkworm Bombyx mori. Gene. 577(2). 174–179. 6 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xiao, Zhaoyang Liu, & Qingxin Liu. (2015). Gene coexpression networks reveal key drivers of phenotypic divergence in porcine muscle. BMC Genomics. 16(1). 50–50. 13 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xiao, Feng Li, Yiye Li, et al.. (2015). Co-delivery of HIF1α siRNA and gemcitabine via biocompatible lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticles for effective treatment of pancreatic cancer. Biomaterials. 46. 13–25. 205 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xiao, Song Gao, He Ren, et al.. (2014). Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 Promotes Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Invasion and Metastasis by Activating Transcription of the Actin-Bundling Protein Fascin. Cancer Research. 74(9). 2455–2464. 140 indexed citations

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Huang, Ling, Xiao Zhao, Yu Qi, Cui Weizheng, & Qingxin Liu. (2014). Evidence for the coevolution of axon guidance molecule Netrin and its receptor Frazzled. Gene. 544(1). 25–31. 3 indexed citations

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Chen, Weiquan, Yaosheng Chen, Limei Qin, et al.. (2011). Transcription Factor Sp1 Is Essential for the Regulation of the Porcine Caveolin-1 Gene. DNA and Cell Biology. 30(7). 491–497. 5 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xiao, Delin Mo, Anning Li, et al.. (2011). Characterization and Transcriptional Regulation Analysis of the Porcine PAQR6 Gene. DNA and Cell Biology. 30(11). 947–954. 6 indexed citations

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Li, Anning, Yaosheng Chen, Xiao Zhao, et al.. (2010). Characterization and transcriptional regulation analysis of the porcine TNFAIP8L2 gene. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 284(3). 185–195. 18 indexed citations

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Xiao, Shuqi, Delin Mo, Qiwei Wang, et al.. (2010). Aberrant host immune response induced by highly virulent PRRSV identified by digital gene expression tag profiling. BMC Genomics. 11(1). 544–544. 78 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhisheng, Delin Mo, Peiqing Cong, et al.. (2009). Molecular cloning, expression patterns and subcellular localization of porcine TMCO1 gene. Molecular Biology Reports. 37(3). 1611–1618. 19 indexed citations

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