Zhen Zhao

9.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
143 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Zhen Zhao is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Zhao has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Epidemiology, 31 papers in Infectious Diseases and 28 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Zhen Zhao's work include Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (18 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (16 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (11 papers). Zhen Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (18 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (16 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (11 papers). Zhen Zhao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Zhen Zhao's co-authors include Philip J Smith, Jia Fan, Ye Hu, Edgar K. Marcuse, Xue‐Feng Yu, Wenhua Zhou, Christopher J. Lyon, Christina Dorell, Beth F. Hibbs and Sharon G. Humiston and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Zhao

125 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Parental Delay or Refusal of Vaccine Doses, Childhood Vaccination Coverage at 24 Months of Age, and the Health Belief Model

2011 351 citations Zhen Zhao et al. profile →
A CRISPR–Cas9-triggered strand displacement amplification method for ultrasensitive DNA detection

2018 295 citations Zhen Zhao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhen Zhao United States	28	1.1k	1.1k	1.0k	519	435	143	3.9k
Rabih Halwani Saudi Arabia	40	962 0.8×	1.3k 1.2×	455 0.4×	307 0.6×	123 0.3×	194	5.1k
Christopher D. Hillyer United States	46	705 0.6×	1.0k 1.0×	852 0.8×	136 0.3×	89 0.2×	212	7.0k
William J. Muller United States	27	1.5k 1.4×	1.3k 1.2×	931 0.9×	52 0.1×	589 1.4×	99	4.9k
Andreas Kronbichler Austria	39	889 0.8×	882 0.8×	592 0.6×	107 0.2×	234 0.5×	218	5.2k
S. A. Roberts United Kingdom	47	1.6k 1.4×	177 0.2×	800 0.8×	250 0.5×	807 1.9×	165	6.5k
Sílvia de Sanjosé Spain	34	1.3k 1.1×	268 0.3×	4.5k 4.5×	350 0.7×	756 1.7×	171	7.6k
Stephen A. Roberts United Kingdom	38	744 0.7×	163 0.2×	661 0.6×	265 0.5×	296 0.7×	138	6.0k
Sanjeev Misra India	31	731 0.6×	672 0.6×	248 0.2×	115 0.2×	409 0.9×	190	3.7k
Robert A. Vierkant United States	53	2.0k 1.7×	666 0.6×	1.9k 1.9×	301 0.6×	2.1k 4.8×	305	9.8k
Taisheng Li China	40	944 0.8×	5.0k 4.7×	1.5k 1.5×	115 0.2×	125 0.3×	245	8.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhen Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhen Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Zhao

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

Zhao, Zhen, et al.. (2025). Air temperature and particulate matter 2.5 are key environmental drivers of negative air ion dynamics: Results from long-term monitoring in subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest. Trees Forests and People. 21. 100944–100944.

Zhao, Zhen, Sabrina Racine‐Brzostek, J. Alex, et al.. (2025). Comparative evaluation of five tacrolimus assays in transplant recipients: implications for optimizing therapeutic drug monitoring. PubMed. 4. 1716789–1716789.

Liu, Yijun, Zhen Zhao, Qi Yu, et al.. (2025). Machine learning-based phenotyping and assessment of treatment responses in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. EClinicalMedicine. 88. 103462–103462. 1 indexed citations

Kalomeris, Taylor, Yaxin Li, Sabrina Racine‐Brzostek, et al.. (2025). Preanalytical Considerations of Handling Suspected Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease Specimens Within the Clinical Pathology Laboratories: A Survey-Based Approach. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(1). 204–204.

Kumánovics, Attila, Stacy E.F. Melanson, Tanzy Love, et al.. (2024). Performance of Three Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Anti-S and One Anti-N Immunoassays for the Monitoring of Immune Status and Vaccine Response. Viruses. 16(2). 292–292. 1 indexed citations

Li, Yaxin, et al.. (2024). The significance of antigen-antibody-binding avidity in clinical diagnosis. Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences. 62(1). 9–23. 4 indexed citations

Yang, He S., Yingheng Wang, Mark A. Zaydman, et al.. (2023). Generalizability of a Machine Learning Model for Improving Utilization of Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide Testing across Multiple Clinical Centers. Clinical Chemistry. 69(11). 1260–1269. 7 indexed citations

Zhao, Zhen, Attila Kumánovics, Tanzy Love, et al.. (2023). T Cell Responses Correlate with Self-Reported Disease Severity and Neutralizing Antibody Responses Predict Protection against SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Infection. Viruses. 15(3). 709–709. 5 indexed citations

Ma, Lucy, Zhen Zhao, Sabrina Racine‐Brzostek, & He S. Yang. (2021). A rare case of persistent pseudohypobicarbonatemia arising from chemistry analyzer-specific interference. Clinica Chimica Acta. 519. 308–310.

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Racine‐Brzostek, Sabrina, Jim Yee, Ashley Sukhu, et al.. (2021). Rapid, robust, and sustainable antibody responses to mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in convalescent COVID-19 individuals. JCI Insight. 6(20). 16 indexed citations

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Racine‐Brzostek, Sabrina, Mohsen Karbaschi, Christian Gaebler, et al.. (2021). TOP-Plus Is a Versatile Biosensor Platform for Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Durability. Clinical Chemistry. 67(9). 1249–1258. 9 indexed citations

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Zhao, Zhen, et al.. (2021). An Interesting Case of Isolated False-Reactive Hepatitis B Surface Antigen. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2021. 1–3. 1 indexed citations

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Gómez-Escobar, Luis G., Justin J. Choi, Alain Borczuk, et al.. (2021). Cytokine signatures of end organ injury in COVID-19. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 12606–12606. 31 indexed citations

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Yang, He S., Yu Hou, Hao Zhang, et al.. (2021). Machine Learning Highlights Downtrending of COVID-19 Patients with a Distinct Laboratory Profile. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2021. 7574903–7574903. 3 indexed citations

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Yang, He S., Yu Hou, Ljiljana V. Vasović, et al.. (2020). Routine Laboratory Blood Tests Predict SARS-CoV-2 Infection Using Machine Learning. Clinical Chemistry. 66(11). 1396–1404. 76 indexed citations

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Racine‐Brzostek, Sabrina, He S. Yang, Amy Chadburn, et al.. (2020). COVID-19 Viral and Serology Testing in New York City Health Care Workers. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 154(5). 592–595. 8 indexed citations

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Liu, Lu, et al.. (2019). MicroRNA-424 regulates cisplatin resistance of gastric cancer by targeting SMURF1 based on GEO database and primary validation in human gastric cancer tissues. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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DeSimone, Robert A., C. Mazur, Ljiljana V. Vasović, et al.. (2019). Red blood cells donated by smokers: A pilot investigation of recipient transfusion outcomes. Transfusion. 59(8). 2537–2543. 18 indexed citations

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Wang, Yaping, et al.. (2017). Plasma miRNA-134 is a diagnostic biomarker for acute pulmonary embolism in middle and high altitude areas. Biomedical Research-tokyo. 28(12). 5494–5498. 3 indexed citations

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Burman, William J., Stefan Goldberg, John L. Johnson, et al.. (2006). Moxifloxacin versus Ethambutol in the First 2 Months of Treatment for Pulmonary Tuberculosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 174(3). 331–338. 207 indexed citations

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