Yuling Zhao

6.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
40 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Yuling Zhao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Yuling Zhao has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Neurology and 7 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Yuling Zhao's work include Extracellular vesicles in disease (15 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (12 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (7 papers). Yuling Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Extracellular vesicles in disease (15 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (12 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (7 papers). Yuling Zhao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and China. Yuling Zhao's co-authors include Matthew J. Haney, Elena V. Batrakova, Alexander V. Kabanov, Natalia L. Klyachko, Marina Sokolsky‐Papkov, Aleksandr Piroyan, Myoung Soo Kim, Irina M. Le‐Deygen, Dongfen Yuan and Evgeniya G. Plotnikova and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Biomaterials and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yuling Zhao

39 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

Exosomes as drug delivery vehicles for Parkinson's diseas... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2015 2017 2017 500 1000 1.5k
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. Exosomes as drug delivery vehicles for Parkinson's disease therapy
    2015 1.6k citations Matthew J. Haney, Natalia L. Klyachko et al. profile →
  2. Development of exosome-encapsulated paclitaxel to overcome MDR in cancer cells
    2015 1.2k citations Myoung Soo Kim, Matthew J. Haney et al. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine profile →
  3. Engineering macrophage-derived exosomes for targeted paclitaxel delivery to pulmonary metastases: in vitro and in vivo evaluations
    2017 573 citations Myoung Soo Kim, Matthew J. Haney et al. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine profile →
  4. Macrophage exosomes as natural nanocarriers for protein delivery to inflamed brain
    2017 501 citations Dongfen Yuan, Yuling Zhao et al. Biomaterials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yuling Zhao United States 24 4.4k 2.3k 957 594 520 40 5.4k
Marina Sokolsky‐Papkov United States 30 3.2k 0.7× 1.5k 0.7× 1.4k 1.4× 373 0.6× 1.4k 2.7× 63 5.3k
Minhyung Lee South Korea 36 2.5k 0.6× 696 0.3× 495 0.5× 267 0.4× 556 1.1× 133 3.7k
Kasper Bendix Johnsen Denmark 22 2.1k 0.5× 1.0k 0.4× 492 0.5× 181 0.3× 495 1.0× 38 3.1k
Dongmei Sun United States 11 2.8k 0.6× 1.6k 0.7× 345 0.4× 342 0.6× 195 0.4× 26 3.4k
Ke Xu China 38 2.1k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 540 0.6× 444 0.7× 262 0.5× 145 4.2k
Gang Li China 37 3.0k 0.7× 1.7k 0.7× 288 0.3× 700 1.2× 122 0.2× 176 4.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Yuling Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yuling Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yuling Zhao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yuling Zhao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yuling 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 Yuling Zhao. Yuling 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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Le‐Deygen, Irina M., Yuling Zhao, Alexander V. Kabanov, et al.. (2025). Engineering macrophage-derived exosomes for targeted paclitaxel delivery to pulmonary metastases: in vitro and in vivo evaluations. UNC Libraries. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yongliang, et al.. (2025). Environmental impacts and carbon reduction benefits of mining photovoltaic systems: A case study of Ningdong coal base. Journal of Cleaner Production. 511. 145650–145650.
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Zhang, Wenhua, Gang Ren, Zhiwen Chen, et al.. (2024). Metabolic and molecular basis of flavonoid biosynthesis in Lycii fructus: An integration of metabolomic and transcriptomic analysis. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 255. 116653–116653. 4 indexed citations
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Rodriguez, Myosotys, et al.. (2023). Implication of the Autophagy-Related Protein Beclin1 in the Regulation of EcoHIV Replication and Inflammatory Responses. Viruses. 15(9). 1923–1923. 3 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yuling, Matthew J. Haney, John K. Fallon, et al.. (2022). Using Extracellular Vesicles Released by GDNF-Transfected Macrophages for Therapy of Parkinson Disease. Cells. 11(12). 1933–1933. 23 indexed citations
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Tang, Xiaochun, Shuzhen Liu, Yanxiang Cui, & Yuling Zhao. (2021). MicroRNA-4732 is downregulated in non-small cell lung cancer and inhibits tumor cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. Respiratory Medicine and Research. 80. 100865–100865. 6 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yuling, et al.. (2019). MiR-153 regulates cardiomyocyte apoptosis by targeting Nrf2/HO-1 signaling. Chromosome Research. 27(3). 167–178. 25 indexed citations
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Haney, Matthew J., Yuling Zhao, Juli R. Bagó, et al.. (2019). Macrophage-Derived Extracellular Vesicles as Drug Delivery Systems for Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) Therapy. Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology. 15(3). 487–500. 191 indexed citations
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Jiang, Yuhang, James M. Fay, Chi‐Duen Poon, et al.. (2017). Nanoformulation of Brain‐Derived Neurotrophic Factor with Target Receptor‐Triggered‐Release in the Central Nervous System. Advanced Functional Materials. 28(6). 53 indexed citations
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Kim, Myoung Soo, Matthew J. Haney, Yuling Zhao, et al.. (2017). Engineering macrophage-derived exosomes for targeted paclitaxel delivery to pulmonary metastases: in vitro and in vivo evaluations. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine. 14(1). 195–204. 573 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yuan, Dongfen, Yuling Zhao, William A. Banks, et al.. (2017). Macrophage exosomes as natural nanocarriers for protein delivery to inflamed brain. Biomaterials. 142. 1–12. 501 indexed citations breakdown →
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Klyachko, Natalia L., Roberta Polak, Matthew J. Haney, et al.. (2017). Macrophages with cellular backpacks for targeted drug delivery to the brain. Biomaterials. 140. 79–87. 139 indexed citations
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Kim, Myoung Soo, Matthew J. Haney, Yuling Zhao, et al.. (2015). Development of exosome-encapsulated paclitaxel to overcome MDR in cancer cells. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine. 12(3). 655–664. 1215 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhao, Yuling & Matthew J. Haney. (2011). Active Targeted Macrophage-mediated Delivery of Catalase to Affected Brain Regions in Models of Parkinson?s Disease. Journal of Nanomedicine & Nanotechnology. 1(S4). 70 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yuling, Naihao Lu, Hailing Li, et al.. (2007). High glucose induced human umbilical vein endothelial cell injury: involvement of protein tyrosine nitration. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 311(1-2). 19–29. 22 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yuling, Hailing Li, Zhonghong Gao, Yuefa Gong, & Huibi Xu. (2006). Effects of flavonoids extracted from Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi on hemin–nitrite–H2O2 induced liver injury. European Journal of Pharmacology. 536(1-2). 192–199. 61 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yan, Hailing Li, Yuling Zhao, & Zhonghong Gao. (2006). Dietary supplementation of baicalin and quercetin attenuates iron overload induced mouse liver injury. European Journal of Pharmacology. 535(1-3). 263–269. 78 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yuling, Hailing Li, Zhonghong Gao, & Huibi Xu. (2005). Effects of dietary baicalin supplementation on iron overload-induced mouse liver oxidative injury. European Journal of Pharmacology. 509(2-3). 195–200. 93 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yuling, Zhonghong Gao, Hailing Li, & Huibi Xu. (2004). Hemin/nitrite/H2O2 induces brain homogenate oxidation and nitration: effects of some flavonoids. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1675(1-3). 105–112. 25 indexed citations

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