Xiulan Zhao

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
97 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Xiulan Zhao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiulan Zhao has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Plant Science and 18 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Xiulan Zhao's work include Garlic and Onion Studies (11 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers) and Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity (10 papers). Xiulan Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Garlic and Onion Studies (11 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers) and Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity (10 papers). Xiulan Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Xiulan Zhao's co-authors include Tao Zeng, Cuili Zhang, Keqin Xie, Li-hua Yu, Zhenping Zhu, Fuyong Song, Yifan Zhang, Shan Shan, Huiwen Zhao and Xianchen Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Xiulan Zhao

94 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Polystyrene nanoplastics penetrate across the blood-brain barrier and induce activation of microglia in the brain of mice

2022 312 citations Shan Shan, Yifan Zhang et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiulan Zhao China	26	642	470	345	326	324	97	2.4k
Zhenquan Jia United States	35	1.5k 2.4×	327 0.7×	503 1.5×	161 0.5×	325 1.0×	98	3.9k
Tong Zhao China	34	1.4k 2.1×	285 0.6×	249 0.7×	113 0.3×	239 0.7×	180	3.6k
Tao Zeng China	28	783 1.2×	500 1.1×	628 1.8×	304 0.9×	590 1.8×	111	2.6k
Hang Xiao China	32	1.1k 1.7×	371 0.8×	138 0.4×	276 0.8×	110 0.3×	132	3.2k
Thamaraiselvan Rengarajan India	16	835 1.3×	290 0.6×	102 0.3×	158 0.5×	142 0.4×	32	2.8k
Hong Sun China	38	1.4k 2.2×	277 0.6×	409 1.2×	240 0.7×	323 1.0×	181	5.1k
Devendra Parmar India	28	1.1k 1.7×	449 1.0×	132 0.4×	283 0.9×	138 0.4×	92	3.0k
Rong Li China	30	1.2k 1.9×	144 0.3×	280 0.8×	89 0.3×	302 0.9×	98	3.1k
Saurabh Chatterjee United States	36	1.2k 1.9×	135 0.3×	174 0.5×	279 0.9×	645 2.0×	113	3.5k
Mei Yang China	29	965 1.5×	280 0.6×	101 0.3×	112 0.3×	365 1.1×	115	2.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiulan Zhao

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Shan, Shan, Cheng Dong, Hui Li, et al.. (2025). Short-term PS-NP exposure in early adulthood induces neuronal damage in middle-aged mice via microglia-mediated neuroinflammation. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 489. 137615–137615. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Ran, et al.. (2025). Hypoxia upregulates the expression of PD-L1 via NPM1 in breast cancer. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer. 13(6). e010151–e010151. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Yifan, Fenghua Li, Wei Li, et al.. (2023). Mycotoxin monitoring in Shandong province, China reveals health risks for enterohepatic diseases shifted from environment to diet: Deoxynivalenol, zearalenone and nivalenol in noodles (2019–2020). Cereal Chemistry. 100(5). 1144–1155. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Huizhi, Yanlei Li, Yanhui Zhang, et al.. (2023). The relevance between hypoxia-dependent spatial transcriptomics and the prognosis and efficacy of immunotherapy in claudin-low breast cancer. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 1042835–1042835. 14 indexed citations

Yu, Zhigang, Z. Sun, Lanzheng Liu, et al.. (2023). Environmental surveillance in Jinan city of East China (2014–2022) reveals improved air quality but remained health risks attributable to PM2.5-bound metal contaminants. Environmental Pollution. 343. 123275–123275. 9 indexed citations

Zhang, Yifan, et al.. (2023). Long-term exposure to low-dose Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate aggravated high fat diet-induced obesity in female mice. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 253. 114679–114679. 16 indexed citations

Wang, Qinghui, et al.. (2021). Inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome by glibenclamide attenuated dopaminergic neurodegeneration and motor deficits in paraquat and maneb-induced mouse Parkinson’s disease model. Toxicology Letters. 349. 1–11. 41 indexed citations

Hou, Liyan, et al.. (2020). Integrin CD11b mediates locus coeruleus noradrenergic neurodegeneration in a mouse Parkinson’s disease model. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 17(1). 148–148. 30 indexed citations

Xu, Lin, Wenchao Zhang, Xianchen Liu, et al.. (2018). Circulatory Levels of Toxic Metals (Aluminum, Cadmium, Mercury, Lead) in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Quantitative Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 62(1). 361–372. 73 indexed citations

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Chen, Jingyi, et al.. (2017). Protective effect of edaravone on central nervous system damage induced by 1-bromopropane in rats. Zhongguo yaolixue yu dulixue zazhi. 237–243. 1 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xiulan, et al.. (2015). Correlation between serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase-10 and acute ischemic stroke. Chin J Neurol. 48(6). 480–485. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Yufei, Xiulan Zhao, Binghui He, & Qi Huang. (2015). [Canonical correspondence analysis of summer phytoplankton community and its environmental factors in Hanfeng Lake].. PubMed. 36(3). 922–7. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Zengjin, Xiaomin Wei, Junlin Yang, et al.. (2015). Chronic exposure to aluminum and risk of Alzheimer’s disease: A meta-analysis. Neuroscience Letters. 610. 200–206. 169 indexed citations

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Jiang, Zhenmao, et al.. (2014). Effects of Deep-ploughing and Soil Amendment Application on Incidence of Tobacco Bacterial Wilt. Tobacco Science & Technology. 1 indexed citations

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Zeng, Tao, Cuili Zhang, Hyun Kyu Song, Xiulan Zhao, & Keqin Xie. (2014). CMZ Reversed Chronic Ethanol-Induced Disturbance of PPAR-α Possibly by Suppressing Oxidative Stress and PGC-1α Acetylation, and Activating the MAPK and GSK3β Pathway. PLoS ONE. 9(6). e98658–e98658. 36 indexed citations

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Chen, Jingjing, et al.. (2013). Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) attenuated paraquat induced lung damage in mice. Inhalation Toxicology. 25(1). 9–16. 15 indexed citations

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Zeng, Tao, Cuili Zhang, Xiulan Zhao, & Keqin Xie. (2012). The Roles of Garlic on the Lipid Parameters: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 53(3). 215–230. 40 indexed citations

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Song, Fuyong, et al.. (2009). Neurofilaments degradation as an early molecular event in tri-ortho-cresyl phosphate (TOCP) induced delayed neuropathy. Toxicology. 258(2-3). 94–100. 11 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xiulan. (2006). INHIBITION OF OXIDIZED LIPOPROTEINS INDUCED APOPTOSIS OF HUMAN UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS BY TEA POLYPHENOLS. Acta Nutrimenta Sinica. 1 indexed citations

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Yu, Sufang, Jinxia Yu, Xiulan Zhao, et al.. (2006). Acrylamide Alters Cytoskeletal Protein Level in Rat Sciatic Nerves. Neurochemical Research. 31(10). 1197–1204. 29 indexed citations

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