Zhen Lin

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Zhen Lin is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Lin has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Oncology and 24 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Zhen Lin's work include Viral-associated cancers and disorders (35 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (18 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (11 papers). Zhen Lin is often cited by papers focused on Viral-associated cancers and disorders (35 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (18 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (11 papers). Zhen Lin collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Zhen Lin's co-authors include Erik K. Flemington, Claire Fewell, Qinyan Yin, Jennifer Cameron, Melody Baddoo, Jane McBride, Michael J. Strong, Michelle Lacey, Xia Wang and Christopher M. Taylor and has published in prestigious journals such as Blood, ACS Nano and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Lin

76 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

  1. A smartphone-read ultrasensitive and quantitative saliva test for COVID-19
    2021 196 citations Bo Ning, Tao Yu et al. Science Advances profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhen Lin United States 29 1.6k 998 994 493 458 76 3.0k
Michael C. Schmid United Kingdom 32 1.6k 1.0× 591 0.6× 1.6k 1.6× 176 0.4× 1.6k 3.6× 53 4.1k
Eisaku Kondo Japan 26 1.5k 0.9× 278 0.3× 507 0.5× 264 0.5× 530 1.2× 67 2.6k
Hironori Yoshiyama Japan 30 1.1k 0.7× 507 0.5× 1.7k 1.7× 465 0.9× 1.6k 3.6× 84 3.7k
Jacqueline Lehmann‐Che France 31 1.5k 0.9× 1.3k 1.3× 1.0k 1.0× 226 0.5× 315 0.7× 89 3.4k
Fang Ting Liang United States 33 1.1k 0.6× 535 0.5× 2.9k 2.9× 297 0.6× 627 1.4× 98 6.0k
Jan Mollenhauer Germany 30 1.7k 1.0× 413 0.4× 557 0.6× 260 0.5× 781 1.7× 98 3.3k
Michael P. Gantier Australia 32 1.9k 1.2× 1.2k 1.2× 287 0.3× 277 0.6× 1.2k 2.7× 70 3.3k
Robert Jan Lebbink Netherlands 29 1.7k 1.0× 333 0.3× 483 0.5× 525 1.1× 860 1.9× 67 3.1k
Chen Zhao China 23 1.2k 0.7× 175 0.2× 576 0.6× 534 1.1× 1.2k 2.6× 64 2.7k
Asuka Nanbo Japan 27 1.1k 0.7× 393 0.4× 877 0.9× 716 1.5× 594 1.3× 65 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhen Lin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhen Lin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Zhen Lin. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Zhen Lin. The network helps show where Zhen Lin may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Lin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhen Lin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhen Lin 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 Zhen Lin. Zhen Lin 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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Xie, Xiaojun, et al.. (2025). Transcriptional coupling of telomeric retrotransposons with the cell cycle. Science Advances. 11(1). eadr2299–eadr2299. 2 indexed citations
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Yan, Shengmin, et al.. (2024). Cholestatic insult triggers alcohol-associated hepatitis in mice. Hepatology Communications. 8(11). 3 indexed citations
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Swan, Kenneth F., Gabriella Pridjian, Jay K. Kolls, et al.. (2024). Gammaherpesvirus Infection Stimulates Lung Tumor-Promoting Inflammation. Pathogens. 13(9). 747–747. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Jungang, Zhen Lin, Samantha Kendrick, et al.. (2022). Identification of natural compounds tubercidin and lycorine HCl against small‐cell lung cancer and BCAT1 as a therapeutic target. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 26(9). 2557–2565. 8 indexed citations
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Ning, Bo, Tao Yu, Shengwei Zhang, et al.. (2021). A smartphone-read ultrasensitive and quantitative saliva test for COVID-19. Science Advances. 7(2). 196 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhao, Mengmeng, Asuka Nanbo, Zhiqiang Qin, et al.. (2020). Ubiquitin Modification of the Epstein-Barr Virus Immediate Early Transactivator Zta. Journal of Virology. 94(22). 11 indexed citations
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Sun, Lichun, Chenhong Zhu, Ping Li, et al.. (2019). The Pathogenesis and Therapeutics of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. ICUS and Nursing Web Journal. 13(2). 3 indexed citations
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Gomes, Angélica M., et al.. (2018). Gas6 is dispensable for pubertal mammary gland development. PLoS ONE. 13(12). e0208550–e0208550. 9 indexed citations
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Ungerleider, Nathan, Monica Concha, Zhen Lin, et al.. (2018). The Epstein Barr virus circRNAome. PLoS Pathogens. 14(8). e1007206–e1007206. 112 indexed citations
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Zhu, Bo, Xiaoding Hu, Xiaofeng Jin, et al.. (2017). Knockout of the Nogo-B Gene Attenuates Tumor Growth and Metastasis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Neoplasia. 19(7). 583–593. 26 indexed citations
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Dai, Lu, et al.. (2017). Ribonucleotide reductase represents a novel therapeutic target in primary effusion lymphoma. Oncogene. 36(35). 5068–5074. 14 indexed citations
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Strong, Michael J., Eugene Blanchard, Zhen Lin, et al.. (2016). A comprehensive next generation sequencing-based virome assessment in brain tissue suggests no major virus - tumor association. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 4(1). 71–71. 48 indexed citations
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Strong, Michael J., Thomas Laskow, Eugene Blanchard, et al.. (2015). Latent Expression of the Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-Encoded Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I TAP Inhibitor, BNLF2a , in EBV-Positive Gastric Carcinomas. Journal of Virology. 89(19). 10110–10114. 28 indexed citations
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O’Grady, Tina, Subing Cao, Michael J. Strong, et al.. (2013). Global Bidirectional Transcription of the Epstein-Barr Virus Genome during Reactivation. Journal of Virology. 88(3). 1604–1616. 47 indexed citations
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Strong, Michael J., Guorong Xu, Joseph Coco, et al.. (2013). Differences in Gastric Carcinoma Microenvironment Stratify According to EBV Infection Intensity: Implications for Possible Immune Adjuvant Therapy. PLoS Pathogens. 9(5). e1003341–e1003341. 128 indexed citations
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Strong, Michael J., Tina O’Grady, Zhen Lin, et al.. (2013). Epstein-Barr Virus and Human Herpesvirus 6 Detection in a Non-Hodgkin's Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Cohort by Using RNA Sequencing. Journal of Virology. 87(23). 13059–13062. 32 indexed citations
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Luo, Fayong, et al.. (2013). Co-treatment with arsenic trioxide and ganciclovir reduces tumor volume in a murine xenograft model of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Virology Journal. 10(1). 152–152. 11 indexed citations
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Block, Gregory J., Bin Shan, Kyle Esteves, et al.. (2011). Arsenic mediated disruption of promyelocytic leukemia protein nuclear bodies induces ganciclovir susceptibility in Epstein–Barr positive epithelial cells. Virology. 416(1-2). 86–97. 24 indexed citations
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Xu, Guorong, Claire Fewell, Christopher M. Taylor, et al.. (2010). Transcriptome and targetome analysis in MIR155 expressing cells using RNA-seq. RNA. 16(8). 1610–1622. 52 indexed citations

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