Yanan Zhao

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
172 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Yanan Zhao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanan Zhao has authored 172 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Molecular Biology, 34 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 28 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Yanan Zhao's work include Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (16 papers), Wound Healing and Treatments (15 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (13 papers). Yanan Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (16 papers), Wound Healing and Treatments (15 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (13 papers). Yanan Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Yanan Zhao's co-authors include Honglian Dai, Yun Chen, Jingyu Yang, Wenying Wei, Chunfu Wu, Thomas A. Mustoe, Xianglin Mei, Ming Gu, Yuansong Bai and Enyong Dai and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Yanan Zhao

164 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Photothermal Hydrogel Encapsulating Intelligently Bacteria-Capturing Bio-MOF for Infectious Wound Healing

2022 241 citations Yanan Zhao, Honglian Dai et al. ACS Nano profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yanan Zhao China	36	1.3k	1.0k	746	523	505	172	4.3k
Xifan Mei China	38	1.5k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	692 0.9×	434 0.8×	205 0.4×	194	5.0k
Fangxia Guan China	44	2.2k 1.8×	958 1.0×	1.2k 1.5×	866 1.7×	289 0.6×	159	6.3k
Qiu Li China	41	1.2k 1.0×	748 0.7×	1.1k 1.4×	258 0.5×	193 0.4×	219	5.8k
Leila Roshangar Iran	35	1.5k 1.2×	724 0.7×	669 0.9×	214 0.4×	291 0.6×	184	5.1k
Raquel Soares Portugal	39	2.0k 1.6×	693 0.7×	740 1.0×	415 0.8×	333 0.7×	184	5.7k
Zhengwei Cai China	57	1.5k 1.2×	2.0k 2.0×	1.3k 1.7×	596 1.1×	682 1.4×	186	8.9k
Lei Chen China	41	1.4k 1.1×	776 0.8×	816 1.1×	933 1.8×	337 0.7×	242	5.4k
Hamidreza Pazoki–Toroudi Iran	37	1.3k 1.0×	917 0.9×	754 1.0×	323 0.6×	127 0.3×	106	4.3k
Gianfranco Peluso Italy	48	3.3k 2.7×	776 0.8×	808 1.1×	289 0.6×	503 1.0×	217	8.5k
Ying‐Zheng Zhao China	46	1.7k 1.4×	1.8k 1.8×	1.9k 2.5×	561 1.1×	240 0.5×	163	6.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Yanan Zhao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanan Zhao

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

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Liu, Hao, Xingwen Wang, Yanan Zhao, et al.. (2025). LncRNA HITT inhibits autophagy by attenuating ATG12-ATG5-ATG16L1 complex formation. Cancer Letters. 616. 217532–217532. 3 indexed citations

Zhao, Yanan, et al.. (2025). Myricetin and 2-amino-3-methyl-3H-imidazole [4, 5-F] quinoline triggers liver injury by regulating gut microbiota and liver metabolism. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 495. 138930–138930.

Zhao, Yanan, Jiawei Liu, Liangcong Hu, et al.. (2025). Novel “hot spring”-mimetic scaffolds for sequential neurovascular network reconstruction and osteoporosis reversion. Biomaterials. 320. 123191–123191. 9 indexed citations

Guo, Dan, Ke Huang, Ruoxi Ding, et al.. (2025). Association between chronic respiratory diseases and frailty in Chinese elderly: a population-based longitudinal study. BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 12(1). e002171–e002171. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Henglin, Yanan Zhao, Lan Yang, et al.. (2025). Interpretable machine learning-based insights into early-life endocrine disruptor exposure and small vulnerable newborns. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 492. 138067–138067.

Wu, Tingting, et al.. (2024). IL-17A Aggravated Blood–Brain Barrier Disruption via Activating Src Signaling in Epilepsy Mice. Molecular Neurobiology. 61(12). 11012–11025. 3 indexed citations

Hu, Qian, Yanan Zhao, Wan‐Yang Sun, et al.. (2024). CK-666 protects against ferroptosis and renal ischemia-reperfusion injury through a microfilament-independent mechanism. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(12). 107942–107942. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Wen, Shaocheng Zhang, Xue-Fei Cai, et al.. (2024). Affinity molecular assay for detecting Candida albicans using chitin affinity and RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9304–9304. 14 indexed citations

Zhang, Wenlong, Yanan Zhao, Jun Li, et al.. (2023). Comparison of cfDNA content in different cancer types with different extraction methods.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 41(16_suppl). e15026–e15026. 3 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yanan, Zaoqu Liu, Kewei Ren, et al.. (2023). In Situ Nanofiber Patch Boosts Postoperative Hepatocellular Carcinoma Immune Activation by Trimodal Combination Therapy. ACS Nano. 18(1). 245–263. 7 indexed citations

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Liu, Zaoqu, Libo Wang, Chunguang Guo, et al.. (2021). TTN/OBSCN ‘Double‐Hit’ predicts favourable prognosis, ‘immune‐hot’ subtype and potentially better immunotherapeutic efficacy in colorectal cancer. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 25(7). 3239–3251. 45 indexed citations

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Wu, Ping, Zan Tong, Lihua Luo, et al.. (2021). Comprehensive strategy of conduit guidance combined with VEGF producing Schwann cells accelerates peripheral nerve repair. Bioactive Materials. 6(10). 3515–3527. 73 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yanan, et al.. (2021). IL-8, MSPa, MIF, FGF-9, ANG-2 and AgRP collection were identified for the diagnosis of colorectal cancer based on the support vector machine model. Cell Cycle. 20(8). 781–791. 7 indexed citations

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Chen, Feixiang, Weihuang Liu, Qiang Zhang, et al.. (2021). IL-17F depletion accelerates chitosan conduit guided peripheral nerve regeneration. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 9(1). 125–125. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Zaoqu, Taoyuan Lu, Yanli Wang, et al.. (2021). Establishment and experimental validation of an immune miRNA signature for assessing prognosis and immune landscape of patients with colorectal cancer. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 25(14). 6874–6886. 33 indexed citations

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Lu, Fei, Yanan Zhao, Min Ji, et al.. (2020). NLRP3 inflammasome upregulates PD-L1 expression and contributes to immune suppression in lymphoma. Cancer Letters. 497. 178–189. 79 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yanan, Ao Xiao, Ping Wu, et al.. (2020). Fabrication of Hydroxypropyl Chitosan/Soy Protein Isolate Hydrogel for Effective Hemorrhage Control. Tissue Engineering Part A. 27(11-12). 788–795. 20 indexed citations

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Xin, Ping, Shuning Liu, Ye Lu, et al.. (2019). Effects of Huazhuo Jiedu Shugan Decoction on Cognitive and Emotional Disorders in a Rat Model of Epilepsy: Possible Involvement of AC-cAMP-CREB Signaling and NPY Expression. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2019. 1–15. 12 indexed citations

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Wu, Size, et al.. (2016). Measurement of elasticity of normal placenta using the Virtual Touch quantification technique. ULTRASONOGRAPHY. 35(3). 253–257. 25 indexed citations

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Hou, Yue, Xinyue Cao, Yanan Zhao, et al.. (2013). Neuronal injury, but not microglia activation, is associated with ketamine-induced experimental schizophrenic model in mice. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 45. 107–116. 46 indexed citations

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