Yi Zhu

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Yi Zhu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi Zhu has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Physiology and 14 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Yi Zhu's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (19 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (9 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (8 papers). Yi Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (19 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (9 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (8 papers). Yi Zhu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Yi Zhu's co-authors include Rao Ms, J K Reddy, Chao Qi, Julie R. Korenberg, David Noya, Philipp E. Scherer, Wei Sun, E. Dale Abel, Adam R. Wende and Mengle Shao and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Yi Zhu

56 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Structural organization of mouse peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (mPPAR gamma) gene: alternative promoter use and different splicing yield two mPPAR gamma isoforms.

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yi Zhu United States	32	1.7k	1.3k	815	659	496	60	3.2k
Andrew W. Norris United States	29	1.6k 0.9×	1.7k 1.3×	967 1.2×	389 0.6×	522 1.1×	73	4.0k
Hye Lim Noh United States	26	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	839 1.0×	456 0.7×	422 0.9×	40	2.8k
Masaya Tanno Japan	36	2.2k 1.3×	875 0.7×	706 0.9×	949 1.4×	465 0.9×	122	4.6k
Kathleen R. Markan United States	16	1.3k 0.8×	1.6k 1.2×	915 1.1×	398 0.6×	280 0.6×	19	2.9k
Pascal Escher Switzerland	26	2.8k 1.6×	1.1k 0.9×	554 0.7×	588 0.9×	298 0.6×	53	4.0k
Robert E. McGehee United States	27	1.6k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	1.3k 1.6×	387 0.6×	607 1.2×	48	3.6k
Anna Planavila Spain	24	1.6k 0.9×	937 0.7×	516 0.6×	566 0.9×	297 0.6×	47	2.7k
Niklas Mejhert Sweden	33	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	876 1.1×	337 0.5×	289 0.6×	54	2.8k
Muneyoshi Okada Japan	32	1.1k 0.7×	846 0.7×	923 1.1×	1.1k 1.6×	389 0.8×	120	3.2k
Josep A. Villena Spain	27	1.7k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	691 0.8×	238 0.4×	348 0.7×	42	3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Yi Zhu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yi Zhu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi Zhu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yi Zhu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yi Zhu 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 Yi Zhu. Yi Zhu 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

Xu, Yuan, Deborah R. Surman, Lacey E. Dobrolecki, et al.. (2025). Co-Targeting BCL-xL with MCL-1 Induces Lethal Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Diffuse Mesothelioma. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 24(10). 1640–1652.

Straub, Leon G., Jan‐Bernd Funcke, Nolwenn Joffin, et al.. (2025). Defining lipedema's molecular hallmarks by multi-omics approach for disease prediction in women. Metabolism. 168. 156191–156191. 4 indexed citations

Zhao, Shangang, Qingzhang Zhu, Jan‐Bernd Funcke, et al.. (2025). The adiponectin-PPARγ axis in hepatic stellate cells regulates liver fibrosis. Cell Reports. 44(1). 115165–115165. 6 indexed citations

Li, Huiqiao, Yanru Deng, Anying Song, et al.. (2024). Hyaluronan Mediates Cold-Induced Adipose Tissue Beiging. Cells. 13(15). 1233–1233. 1 indexed citations

Zhu, Yi, et al.. (2024). Novel anthropometric indicators of visceral obesity predict the severity of hyperlipidemic acute pancreatitis. Lipids in Health and Disease. 23(1). 120–120. 12 indexed citations

Li, Huiqiao, Yue Liu, Jing Qi, et al.. (2023). Dimethyl Sulfoxide Inhibits Bile Acid Synthesis in Healthy Mice but Does Not Protect Mice from Bile-Acid-Induced Liver Damage. Biology. 12(8). 1105–1105. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Shangang, Na Li, Wei Xiong, et al.. (2023). Leptin Reduction as a Required Component for Weight Loss. Diabetes. 73(2). 197–210. 16 indexed citations

Zhu, Yi, Na Li, Yu An, et al.. (2022). Activating Connexin43 gap junctions primes adipose tissue for therapeutic intervention. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 12(7). 3063–3072. 6 indexed citations

Zhao, Shangang, Na Li, Yi Zhu, et al.. (2020). Partial leptin deficiency confers resistance to diet-induced obesity in mice. Molecular Metabolism. 37. 100995–100995. 63 indexed citations

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Zhu, Qingzhang, Yu An, Zhuzhen Zhang, et al.. (2020). Suppressing adipocyte inflammation promotes insulin resistance in mice. Molecular Metabolism. 39. 101010–101010. 64 indexed citations

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Song, Anying, Min Jee Jang, Leonard Medrano, et al.. (2019). Low- and high-thermogenic brown adipocyte subpopulations coexist in murine adipose tissue. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 130(1). 247–257. 142 indexed citations

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Crewe, Clair, Yi Zhu, Vivian A. Paschoal, et al.. (2019). SREBP-regulated adipocyte lipogenesis is dependent on substrate availability and redox modulation of mTORC1. JCI Insight. 4(15). 51 indexed citations

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Deng, Yingfeng, Zhao V. Wang, Ruth Gordillo, et al.. (2018). Adipocyte Xbp1s overexpression drives uridine production and reduces obesity. Molecular Metabolism. 11. 1–17. 36 indexed citations

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Wang, Qiong, Caroline Tao, Lei Jiang, et al.. (2015). Distinct regulatory mechanisms governing embryonic versus adult adipocyte maturation. Nature Cell Biology. 17(9). 1099–1111. 109 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yue, Yu Zhang, Ziheng Zhang, et al.. (2015). Downregulation of cancer stem cell properties via mTOR signaling pathway inhibition by rapamycin in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. International Journal of Oncology. 47(3). 909–917. 34 indexed citations

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Pereira, Renata O., Adam R. Wende, Curtis D. Olsen, et al.. (2014). GLUT1 deficiency in cardiomyocytes does not accelerate the transition from compensated hypertrophy to heart failure. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 72. 95–103. 40 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yi, Karla Maria Pereira Pires, Kevin J. Whitehead, et al.. (2013). Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin (Mtor) Is Essential for Murine Embryonic Heart Development and Growth. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e54221–e54221. 74 indexed citations

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Wang, Cheng, et al.. (2009). Globular adiponectin inhibits angiotensin II‐induced nuclear factor κB activation through AMP‐activated protein kinase in cardiac hypertrophy. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 222(1). 149–155. 43 indexed citations

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Xie, Yan, Yi Zhu, Weizhong Zhu, et al.. (2005). Role of dual-site phospholamban phosphorylation in intermittent hypoxia-induced cardioprotection against ischemia-reperfusion injury. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 288(6). H2594–H2602. 33 indexed citations

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Wu, Jing, Xiaoyan Zhang, Nanping Wang, et al.. (2004). Liver X receptor-α mediates cholesterol efflux in glomerular mesangial cells. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 287(5). F886–F895. 50 indexed citations

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