Yu Zhang

13.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
563 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Yu Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Zhang has authored 563 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 272 papers in Molecular Biology, 176 papers in Cancer Research and 95 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Yu Zhang's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (114 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (78 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (63 papers). Yu Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (114 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (78 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (63 papers). Yu Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Yu Zhang's co-authors include Hua Lu, Shelya X. Zeng, Jun‐Ming Liao, Gang Chen, Fang Liu, Guowu Wang, Ran Chen, Daniel Nguyen, Yi Lü and Lan Cao and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yu Zhang

518 papers receiving 9.5k 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.

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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
Yu Zhang China	48	5.4k	3.5k	1.4k	963	842	563	9.6k
Jing Zhang China	50	7.5k 1.4×	3.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	1.0k 1.1×	905 1.1×	511	11.1k
Yan Wang China	48	4.8k 0.9×	2.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	964 1.0×	718 0.9×	512	9.8k
Ying Liu China	53	5.6k 1.0×	2.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	803 0.8×	1.3k 1.5×	471	10.7k
Jing He China	47	5.7k 1.0×	3.1k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	825 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	626	10.2k
Qian Zhang China	51	6.2k 1.1×	3.6k 1.0×	1.8k 1.3×	977 1.0×	1.1k 1.3×	472	11.4k
Cheng Wang China	60	7.0k 1.3×	5.2k 1.5×	939 0.7×	942 1.0×	688 0.8×	411	12.0k
Bin Liu China	48	4.8k 0.9×	1.9k 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	760 0.9×	495	9.1k
Rui Chen China	57	7.3k 1.3×	3.6k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	962 1.0×	1.3k 1.6×	514	13.5k
Lili Li China	49	4.8k 0.9×	1.7k 0.5×	1.9k 1.3×	642 0.7×	756 0.9×	376	8.8k
Yang Yang China	54	6.0k 1.1×	2.0k 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	803 0.8×	1.4k 1.6×	531	12.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Yu Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yu Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu Zhang

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

Zhang, Yu, et al.. (2025). Berberine protects against dysentery by targeting both Shigella filamentous temperature sensitive protein Z and host pyroptosis: Resolving in vitro–vivo effect discrepancy. Phytomedicine. 139. 156517–156517. 5 indexed citations

Zhao, Jinxin, Yu Zhang, Meng Zhang, et al.. (2025). Revisiting therapeutic options against resistant klebsiella pneumoniae infection: Phage therapy is key. Microbiological Research. 293. 128083–128083. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Wei, Yu Zhang, Qian Wu, et al.. (2025). Effect of population aging on pulmonary tuberculosis burden in Zhejiang Province, China: a population-based study. Frontiers in Public Health. 13. 1647139–1647139.

Fu, Kun, et al.. (2025). Optimizing the Follow‐Up Interval After Successful Cold Knife Conization of CIN3: A 10‐Year Retrospective Cohort Study. Cancer Medicine. 14(7). e70825–e70825. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Yu, et al.. (2024). Effects of different nitric oxide synthases on pulmonary and systemic hemodynamics in hypoxic stress rat model. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(2). 344–352.

Liu, Mengjie, Chaofan Li, Jingkun Qu, et al.. (2023). Baicalein enhances immune response in TNBC by inhibiting leptin expression of adipocytes. Cancer Science. 114(10). 3834–3847. 12 indexed citations

Lu, Yiting, Di Zhang, Xinchang Liu, et al.. (2023). Identification of a novel frameshift mutation in the SCNN1B causing Liddle syndrome. Science Bulletin. 68(4). 383–387. 3 indexed citations

Shen, Xi, Siyu Yang, Jintao Fu, et al.. (2023). Diterpenoid Alkaloids from Delphinium ajacis and Their Anti‐inflammatory Activity. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 21(2). e202301958–e202301958. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Xin, Yu Zhang, Yang Xu, et al.. (2023). Genomic alterations of cerebrospinal fluid cell-free DNA in leptomeningeal metastases of gastric cancer. Journal of Translational Medicine. 21(1). 296–296. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yaohua, Xu‐Sheng Liu, Yan Gao, et al.. (2023). SFXN1 as a potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarker of LUAD is associated with 18F-FDG metabolic parameters. Lung Cancer. 188. 107449–107449. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Xinyi, et al.. (2023). Deep Learning Radiomics Nomogram Based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Differentiating Type I/II Epithelial Ovarian Cancer. Academic Radiology. 31(6). 2391–2401. 12 indexed citations

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Wang, Jieqiong, Yajie Chen, Canhua Huang, et al.. (2021). Valosin-Containing Protein Stabilizes Mutant p53 to Promote Pancreatic Cancer Growth. Cancer Research. 81(15). 4041–4053. 13 indexed citations

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Fu, Kun, Ming Lei, Wenqing Yang, et al.. (2021). The treatment strategy of patients with positive margins after cervical cold knife conization—A 7‐year retrospective study in China. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 156(1). 159–165. 5 indexed citations

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Li, Jie, Chaoyun Pan, Austin C. Boese, et al.. (2020). DGKA Provides Platinum Resistance in Ovarian Cancer Through Activation of c-JUN–WEE1 Signaling. Clinical Cancer Research. 26(14). 3843–3855. 48 indexed citations

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Cheng, Xiang, Yu Zhang, Feifeng Song, et al.. (2020). URM1 Promoted Tumor Growth and Suppressed Apoptosis via the JNK Signaling Pathway in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Peng, You, et al.. (2020). MiR-146b-5p Regulates the Expression of Long Noncoding RNA MALAT1 and Its Effect on the Invasion and Proliferation of Papillary Thyroid Cancer. Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals. 36(5). 433–440. 13 indexed citations

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Chen, Neng‐Hua, Wen Li, Yingying Li, et al.. (2018). New Acetophenone Derivatives from Acronychia oligophlebia and Their Anti‐inflammatory and Antioxidant Activities. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 15(5). e18000080–e18000080. 10 indexed citations

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Zhu, Xin, et al.. (2015). Novel BCOR mutation in a boy with Lenz microphthalmia/oculo-facio-cardio-dental (OFCD) syndrome. Gene. 571(1). 142–144. 15 indexed citations

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Yu, Yongjiang, Yu Zhang, Wenbin Guan, et al.. (2014). Androgen Receptor Promotes the Oncogenic Function of Overexpressed Jagged1 in Prostate Cancer by Enhancing Cyclin B1 Expression via Akt Phosphorylation. Molecular Cancer Research. 12(6). 830–842. 34 indexed citations

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Yao, Jian, Linhui Liang, Yu Zhang, et al.. (2012). GNAI1 Suppresses Tumor Cell Migration and Invasion and is Post-Transcriptionally Regulated by Mir-320a/c/d in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5 indexed citations

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