Yannan Zhao

9.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
180 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Yannan Zhao is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Yannan Zhao has authored 180 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Surgery, 43 papers in Molecular Biology and 38 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Yannan Zhao's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (37 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (35 papers) and Spinal Cord Injury Research (31 papers). Yannan Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (37 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (35 papers) and Spinal Cord Injury Research (31 papers). Yannan Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Sweden. Yannan Zhao's co-authors include Brian G. Trewyn, Jianwu Dai, Victor S.-Y. Lin, Zhifeng Xiao, Igor I. Slowing, Bing Chen, Caixia Fan, Jin Han, Guannan Zhang and He Shen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yannan Zhao

175 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle-Based Double Drug Delivery... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2011 200 400 600
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.

  1. Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle-Based Double Drug Delivery System for Glucose-Responsive Controlled Release of Insulin and Cyclic AMP
    2009 666 citations Yannan Zhao et al. profile →
  2. Interaction of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles with Human Red Blood Cell Membranes: Size and Surface Effects
    2011 468 citations Yannan Zhao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yannan Zhao China 47 2.1k 2.0k 1.8k 1.4k 1.3k 180 7.1k
Masoud Soleimani Iran 47 1.7k 0.8× 4.0k 1.9× 1.9k 1.1× 2.0k 1.4× 711 0.5× 422 9.4k
He Shen China 46 1.7k 0.8× 1.9k 0.9× 4.4k 2.5× 710 0.5× 614 0.5× 153 8.1k
Yumin Yang China 50 3.5k 1.7× 1.6k 0.8× 2.6k 1.5× 1.3k 0.9× 3.1k 2.4× 228 7.9k
Jong‐Hoon Kim South Korea 43 479 0.2× 4.2k 2.1× 1.7k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 861 0.7× 226 8.7k
Lei Fan China 48 1.1k 0.5× 1.8k 0.9× 3.1k 1.7× 636 0.4× 575 0.4× 174 8.1k
Zongjin Li China 55 1.3k 0.6× 5.3k 2.6× 1.4k 0.8× 2.2k 1.5× 324 0.2× 201 9.2k
Joost P. G. Sluijter Netherlands 63 1.7k 0.8× 7.4k 3.6× 1.8k 1.0× 3.3k 2.3× 322 0.2× 265 12.7k
Xiaojun Zhou China 49 2.3k 1.1× 2.2k 1.1× 3.8k 2.1× 973 0.7× 252 0.2× 239 8.4k
Betty Tyler United States 51 2.5k 1.2× 2.5k 1.2× 2.6k 1.5× 364 0.3× 437 0.3× 206 8.7k
Cecilia Sahlgren Finland 40 1.7k 0.8× 3.0k 1.5× 1.8k 1.0× 363 0.3× 356 0.3× 104 6.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Yannan Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yannan Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yannan Zhao

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhao, Yannan, Jiepeng Liu, Xuhong Zhou, et al.. (2025). Customized design of wind turbine towers based on a multi-layer optimization model and integrated simulation. Structures. 79. 109527–109527. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Jiepeng, et al.. (2025). Generative design of steel-prestressed concrete hybrid wind turbine tower based on machine learning and multi-objective optimization. Engineering Structures. 341. 120835–120835. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yannan, et al.. (2024). Analysis on construction and evolution dynamics for multi-lump solutions of the dispersive long wave equations. Nonlinear Dynamics. 112(20). 18473–18489. 1 indexed citations
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Jiang, Lingxi, Danni Zheng, Juan Ni, et al.. (2024). P2.10B.04 Paclitaxel Liposome Combined with Immunotherapy in the First-Line Treatment of Advanced NSCLC: A Multicenter Real-World Study. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 19(10). S248–S249. 1 indexed citations
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Xue, Xiaoyu, Xianming Wu, Yongheng Fan, et al.. (2024). Heterogeneous fibroblasts contribute to fibrotic scar formation after spinal cord injury in mice and monkeys. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6321–6321. 20 indexed citations
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Fan, Yongheng, Xianming Wu, Sufang Han, et al.. (2023). Single-cell analysis reveals region-heterogeneous responses in rhesus monkey spinal cord with complete injury. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4796–4796. 26 indexed citations
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Gong, Chengcheng, Yi Li, Yizhao Xie, et al.. (2023). Clinicopathological characteristics, evolution, treatment pattern and outcomes of hormone-receptor-positive/HER2-low metastatic breast cancer. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1270453–1270453. 6 indexed citations
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Long, Ge, Dingyang Liu, Xi He, et al.. (2020). A dual functional collagen scaffold coordinates angiogenesis and inflammation for diabetic wound healing. Biomaterials Science. 8(22). 6337–6349. 53 indexed citations
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Xie, Jiaxin, Xiaoting Yan, Guoqiang Xu, et al.. (2020). ITRAQ-based proteomics reveals the potential mechanism of fluoride-induced myocardial contraction function damage. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 197. 110605–110605. 23 indexed citations
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Chen, Poshen B., Audrey S. Black, Yannan Zhao, et al.. (2020). Directed remodeling of the mouse gut microbiome inhibits the development of atherosclerosis. Nature Biotechnology. 38(11). 1288–1297. 92 indexed citations
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Cui, Yi, Xu Bai, Yanyun Yin, et al.. (2020). Collagen particles with collagen-binding bone morphogenetic protein-2 promote vertebral laminar regeneration in infant rabbits. Biomedical Materials. 15(5). 55008–55008. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaoran, Haimin Zhang, Yan Zhuang, et al.. (2019). Aligned Scaffolds with Biomolecular Gradients for Regenerative Medicine. Polymers. 11(2). 341–341. 36 indexed citations
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Xu, Yan, Zhifeng Xiao, Yannan Zhao, et al.. (2017). The combination of three-dimensional and rotary cell culture system promotes the proliferation and maintains the differentiation potential of rat BMSCs. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 192–192. 33 indexed citations
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Gao, Jian, Jianzhou Liu, Yuan Gao, et al.. (2011). A Myocardial Patch Made of Collagen Membranes Loaded with Collagen-Binding Human Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Accelerates Healing of the Injured Rabbit Heart. Tissue Engineering Part A. 17(21-22). 2739–2747. 45 indexed citations
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Gao, Yuan, Bin Wang, Zhifeng Xiao, et al.. (2009). Nogo-66 Regulates Nanog Expression Through Stat3 Pathway in Murine Embryonic Stem Cells. Stem Cells and Development. 19(1). 53–60. 16 indexed citations
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Yang, Yifan, Yannan Zhao, Bing Chen, et al.. (2009). Collagen-Binding Human Epidermal Growth Factor Promotes Cellularization of Collagen Scaffolds. Tissue Engineering Part A. 15(11). 3589–3596. 30 indexed citations
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Zhao, Wenxue, Qianqian Han, Hang Lin, et al.. (2008). Human Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Fused with Kringle4 Peptide Binds to a Fibrin Scaffold and Enhances Angiogenesis. Tissue Engineering Part A. 15(5). 991–998. 21 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yannan, Hang Lin, Jing Zhang, et al.. (2008). Crosslinked Three-Dimensional Demineralized Bone Matrix for the Adipose-Derived Stromal Cell Proliferation and Differentiation. Tissue Engineering Part A. 15(1). 13–21. 33 indexed citations

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