Yushan Zhu

10.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
66 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Yushan Zhu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yushan Zhu has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Epidemiology and 10 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Yushan Zhu's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (31 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (16 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (8 papers). Yushan Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (31 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (16 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (8 papers). Yushan Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Yushan Zhu's co-authors include Quan Chen, Guo Chen, Kaili Ma, Changqian Zhou, Du Feng, Lei Liu, Weili Tian, Hao Wu, Wenhui Li and Chenglong Mu 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

Yushan Zhu

65 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

A Regulatory Signaling Loop Comprising the PGAM5 Phosphatase and CK2 Controls Receptor-Mediated Mitophagy

2014 463 citations Guo Chen, Zhe Han et al. Molecular Cell profile →
ULK 1 translocates to mitochondria and phosphorylates FUNDC 1 to regulate mitophagy

2014 450 citations Weili Tian, Changqian Zhou et al. profile →
Mitophagy, Mitochondrial Homeostasis, and Cell Fate

2020 425 citations Guo Chen, Yushan Zhu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yushan Zhu China	33	3.1k	2.3k	814	600	439	66	4.8k
Michelangelo Campanella United Kingdom	38	3.0k 1.0×	1.9k 0.8×	660 0.8×	670 1.1×	455 1.0×	85	5.0k
Du Feng China	31	3.4k 1.1×	2.3k 1.0×	797 1.0×	588 1.0×	869 2.0×	88	5.1k
Shouqing Luo United Kingdom	30	3.4k 1.1×	3.6k 1.6×	1.3k 1.6×	800 1.3×	366 0.8×	52	6.4k
Satoko Arakawa Japan	27	2.7k 0.9×	3.1k 1.3×	984 1.2×	788 1.3×	465 1.1×	49	5.2k
Tomotake Kanki Japan	34	3.1k 1.0×	2.4k 1.0×	863 1.1×	502 0.8×	184 0.4×	75	4.5k
Norihiko Furuya Japan	18	1.7k 0.6×	2.5k 1.1×	762 0.9×	400 0.7×	372 0.8×	27	3.5k
Koji Yamano Japan	32	4.0k 1.3×	2.5k 1.1×	786 1.0×	725 1.2×	224 0.5×	55	5.6k
Elena Shvets Israel	18	2.4k 0.8×	3.5k 1.5×	1.5k 1.8×	583 1.0×	296 0.7×	20	5.0k
Katiuscia Bianchi United Kingdom	17	2.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.5×	871 1.1×	564 0.9×	344 0.8×	27	4.1k
Xiao Huan Liang United States	7	3.1k 1.0×	4.6k 2.0×	1.2k 1.4×	356 0.6×	561 1.3×	9	5.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Yushan Zhu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yushan Zhu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yan, Hao, Mei Gao, Yu Zhang, et al.. (2025). Use of Fluid Gelatin in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Undergoing Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial. Orthopaedic Surgery. 17(5). 1340–1348.

Cao, Yue, Xuebiao Yao, Yushan Zhu, et al.. (2025). Triple combination exposure to MPs, Pb2+ and As3+ induces ferroptosis at environmentally relevant concentrations in early development of zebrafish. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 292. 117942–117942. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Qiangqiang, Qian Luo, Jianyu Feng, et al.. (2022). Hypoxia-induced proteasomal degradation of DBC1 by SIAH2 in breast cancer progression. eLife. 11. 13 indexed citations

Tian, Yujia, et al.. (2022). Classification of JAK1 Inhibitors and SAR Research by Machine Learning Methods. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 100039–100039. 6 indexed citations

Geng, Guangfeng, Zefeng Xu, Nan Peng, et al.. (2021). PTBP1 is necessary for dendritic cells to regulate T‐cell homeostasis and antitumour immunity. Immunology. 163(1). 74–85. 20 indexed citations

Geng, Guangfeng, Jinhua Liu, Zefeng Xu, et al.. (2021). Receptor-mediated mitophagy regulates EPO production and protects against renal anemia. eLife. 10. 17 indexed citations

Xu, C., W. Wang, Wei Zhuang, et al.. (2018). P1.03-27 Somatic Mutations in BRCA2 Genes Are Associated with Prognosis in Chinese Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 13(10). S522–S522. 2 indexed citations

Huang, Xiaofang, Xin Zhou, Xiaoyu Hu, et al.. (2017). Sequences flanking the transmembrane segments facilitate mitochondrial localization and membrane fusion by mitofusin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(46). E9863–E9872. 34 indexed citations

Song, Pingping, Shanshan Li, Hao Wu, et al.. (2016). Parkin promotes proteasomal degradation of p62: implication of selective vulnerability of neuronal cells in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease. Protein & Cell. 7(2). 114–129. 81 indexed citations

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Wang, Lei, Xiaoying Ye, Qiang Zhao, et al.. (2014). Drp1 Is Dispensable for Mitochondria Biogenesis in Induction to Pluripotency but Required for Differentiation of Embryonic Stem Cells. Stem Cells and Development. 23(20). 2422–2434. 41 indexed citations

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Wang, Lei, Xiaolin Yang, Siwei Li, et al.. (2014). Structural and mechanistic insights into MICU1 regulation of mitochondrial calcium uptake. The EMBO Journal. 33(6). 594–604. 102 indexed citations

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Chen, Guo, Zhe Han, Du Feng, et al.. (2014). A Regulatory Signaling Loop Comprising the PGAM5 Phosphatase and CK2 Controls Receptor-Mediated Mitophagy. Molecular Cell. 54(3). 362–377. 463 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhu, Yushan, Guo Chen, Linbo Chen, et al.. (2014). Monitoring Mitophagy in Mammalian Cells. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 547. 39–55. 36 indexed citations

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Du, Lei, Guanhua Rao, Hongyi Wang, et al.. (2013). CD44-Positive Cancer Stem Cells Expressing Cellular Prion Protein Contribute to Metastatic Capacity in Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Research. 73(8). 2682–2694. 88 indexed citations

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Rao, Guanhua, Hongyi Wang, Baowei Li, et al.. (2012). Reciprocal Interactions between Tumor-Associated Macrophages and CD44-Positive Cancer Cells via Osteopontin/CD44 Promote Tumorigenicity in Colorectal Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 19(4). 785–797. 118 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yushan. (2011). Association analysis of GSTT1 and GSTM1 genes with hereditary susceptibility to age-related hearing loss among Chinese. 1 indexed citations

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Ni, Biyun, Qi Ma, Baowei Li, et al.. (2011). Phenylarsine Oxide Induces Apoptosis in Bax- and Bak-Deficient Cells through Upregulation of Bim. Clinical Cancer Research. 18(1). 140–151. 9 indexed citations

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Sun, Xiulan, et al.. (2010). Risk assessment of AFB1 in soy sauce. Zhongguo weishengtaixue zazhi. 22(8). 748–753. 1 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yushan. (2002). Effects of Cadmium and Lead on Cocoon Quality and DNA of Blood Cell in Silkworm (Bombyx mori). Journal of Agro-environmental Science. 2 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yushan, et al.. (1998). Isolation of Soybean Kunitz Trypsin Inhibitor Gene and Its Application in Plant Insect-resistant Genetic Engineering. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 40(5). 405–411. 14 indexed citations

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