Zhen Zhao

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Zhen Zhao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Zhao has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Oncology and 6 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Zhen Zhao's work include Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (7 papers), Protein Degradation and Inhibitors (5 papers) and Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (5 papers). Zhen Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (7 papers), Protein Degradation and Inhibitors (5 papers) and Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (5 papers). Zhen Zhao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Austria. Zhen Zhao's co-authors include Scott W. Lowe, Jessica E. Bolden, Scott C. Kogan, Mila E. McCurrach, Vishal Thapar, Danielle Grace, Amaia Lujambio, Darjus F. Tschaharganeh, Johanna A. Joyce and Valery Krizhanovsky and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Zhao

33 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Non-Cell-Autonomous Tumor Suppression by p53 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 200 400 600
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. Non-Cell-Autonomous Tumor Suppression by p53
    2013 615 citations Amaia Lujambio, Leila Akkari et al. Cell 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 Zhao United States 17 1.5k 745 382 381 371 34 2.4k
Ignacio Varela Spain 23 2.4k 1.6× 386 0.5× 569 1.5× 599 1.6× 335 0.9× 54 3.3k
Xiaofen Ye United States 17 1.5k 1.0× 446 0.6× 167 0.4× 206 0.5× 378 1.0× 33 2.1k
Miriam Erlacher Germany 23 1.6k 1.1× 561 0.8× 266 0.7× 330 0.9× 145 0.4× 78 2.5k
Françoise Porteu France 26 1.3k 0.8× 533 0.7× 272 0.7× 603 1.6× 211 0.6× 51 2.6k
Tushar D. Bhagat United States 24 1.5k 1.0× 452 0.6× 689 1.8× 410 1.1× 122 0.3× 55 2.4k
Frédéric Mazurier France 29 1.6k 1.1× 498 0.7× 457 1.2× 758 2.0× 186 0.5× 67 2.8k
Keita Kirito Japan 29 1.2k 0.8× 433 0.6× 265 0.7× 1.1k 2.8× 197 0.5× 128 2.3k
Sathish Kumar Mungamuri India 20 1.2k 0.8× 554 0.7× 294 0.8× 125 0.3× 148 0.4× 42 1.9k
Roberta Riccioni Italy 23 1.4k 0.9× 523 0.7× 302 0.8× 812 2.1× 185 0.5× 45 2.1k

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

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Zhen Zhao. 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 Zhao. The network helps show where Zhen Zhao may publish in the future.

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

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tonelli, Claudia, Astrid Deschênes, Melissa A. Yao, et al.. (2025). FGFR2 Abrogation Intercepts Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Development. Cancer Research. 85(11). 1960–1977. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Zhen, et al.. (2023). Monitoring the Opening of Rapid Palatal Expansion (RPE) in a 3D-Printed Skull Model Using Fiber Optic F–P Sensors. Sensors. 23(16). 7168–7168. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Hao, Jie Ping, Guangming Zhou, et al.. (2022). CommPath: An R package for inference and analysis of pathway-mediated cell-cell communication chain from single-cell transcriptomics. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 20. 5978–5983. 14 indexed citations
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Lu, Hao, Yuan Xing, Zhen Zhao, et al.. (2022). A Study on the Radiosensitivity of Radiation-Induced Lung Injury at the Acute Phase Based on Single-Cell Transcriptomics. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 941976–941976. 9 indexed citations
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Hao, Ying, Li Li, Guohua Yu, et al.. (2021). Quantitative proteomics reveal the protective effects of EDS against osteoarthritis via attenuating inflammation and modulating immune response. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 271. 113780–113780. 14 indexed citations
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Liu, Yan, Ping Shi, Zhen Zhao, et al.. (2021). Long non-coding RNA GHET1 promotes thyroid cancer cell proliferation and invasion. Translational Cancer Research. 10(9). 4148–4157. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Zhen, Qiongye Dong, Xuehui Liu, et al.. (2019). Dynamic transcriptome profiling in DNA damage-induced cellular senescence and transient cell-cycle arrest. Genomics. 112(2). 1309–1317. 28 indexed citations
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Krishnamoorthy, Gnana P., Natalie R. Davidson, Steven D. Leach, et al.. (2018). EIF1AX and RAS Mutations Cooperate to Drive Thyroid Tumorigenesis through ATF4 and c-MYC. Cancer Discovery. 9(2). 264–281. 71 indexed citations
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Zhao, Zhen, et al.. (2015). Quantitative combination of natural anti-oxidants prevents metabolic syndrome by reducing oxidative stress. Redox Biology. 6. 206–217. 39 indexed citations
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Bolden, Jessica E., Nilgun Tasdemir, Lukas E. Dow, et al.. (2014). Inducible In Vivo Silencing of Brd4 Identifies Potential Toxicities of Sustained BET Protein Inhibition. Cell Reports. 8(6). 1919–1929. 141 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yongtong, Zhen Zhao, Yang Luo, et al.. (2014). The granulocyte macrophage–colony stimulating factor surface modified MB49 bladder cancer stem cells vaccine against metastatic bladder cancer. Stem Cell Research. 13(1). 111–122. 26 indexed citations
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Qian, Yu, Lei Yang, Yan-qing Ding, Zhen Zhao, & Huiping Liu. (2013). [Expression of Dickkopf-1 in human colon carcinoma cell lines].. PubMed. 33(6). 923–5, 933. 1 indexed citations
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Lujambio, Amaia, Leila Akkari, Janelle Simon, et al.. (2013). Non-Cell-Autonomous Tumor Suppression by p53. Cell. 153(2). 449–460. 615 indexed citations breakdown →
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Aksoy, Ozlem, Agustin Chicas, Zhen Zhao, et al.. (2012). The atypical E2F family member E2F7 couples the p53 and RB pathways during cellular senescence. Genes & Development. 26(14). 1546–1557. 101 indexed citations
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Chicas, Agustin, Xiaowo Wang, Chaolin Zhang, et al.. (2010). Dissecting the Unique Role of the Retinoblastoma Tumor Suppressor during Cellular Senescence. Cancer Cell. 17(4). 376–387. 296 indexed citations
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Zhao, Zhen, Johannes Zuber, Ernesto Díaz-Flores, et al.. (2010). p53 loss promotes acute myeloid leukemia by enabling aberrant self-renewal. Genes & Development. 24(13). 1389–1402. 132 indexed citations
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Wendel, Hans-Guido, Abba Malina, Zhen Zhao, et al.. (2006). Determinants of Sensitivity and Resistance to Rapamycin-Chemotherapy Drug Combinations In vivo. Cancer Research. 66(15). 7639–7646. 84 indexed citations
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Fu, Wei‐Neng, et al.. (2002). [Studies of the deletion and expression of cytokeratin 13 gene in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma].. PubMed. 29(5). 390–5. 3 indexed citations

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