Zhenyan He

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Zhenyan He is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhenyan He has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Zhenyan He's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (13 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (8 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (8 papers). Zhenyan He is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (13 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (8 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (8 papers). Zhenyan He collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Denmark. Zhenyan He's co-authors include Kevin W. Williams, Hongbo Guo, Yiru Huang, Ningbo Xu, Huijun Zeng, Linh Lieu, Jia Sun, Yong Gao, Jianmin Liu and Ioanna Mosialou and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Clinical Investigation and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Zhenyan He

28 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

MC4R-dependent suppression of appetite by bone-derived lipocalin 2

2017 325 citations Ioanna Mosialou, Steven Shikhel et al. Nature profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhenyan He China	18	458	444	374	232	199	29	1.3k
George A. Kyriazis United States	17	179 0.4×	533 1.2×	267 0.7×	370 1.6×	65 0.3×	38	1.4k
Eva Rother Germany	13	679 1.5×	278 0.6×	530 1.4×	248 1.1×	42 0.2×	19	1.2k
Jesús P. Camiña Spain	22	737 1.6×	451 1.0×	554 1.5×	401 1.7×	35 0.2×	43	1.4k
Paula Mera Spain	18	106 0.2×	670 1.5×	617 1.6×	107 0.5×	134 0.7×	24	1.5k
John-Olov Jansson Sweden	14	240 0.5×	416 0.9×	336 0.9×	68 0.3×	108 0.5×	19	1.5k
Stephanie M. Krasnow United States	21	340 0.7×	317 0.7×	394 1.1×	108 0.5×	41 0.2×	27	1.1k
George Hatzinikolas Australia	17	105 0.2×	345 0.8×	278 0.7×	71 0.3×	135 0.7×	21	1.1k
Niamh Martin United Kingdom	21	510 1.1×	152 0.3×	319 0.9×	331 1.4×	63 0.3×	56	1.5k
Eunhee Kim United States	21	164 0.4×	431 1.0×	224 0.6×	86 0.4×	89 0.4×	37	1.4k
Zhenheng Guo United States	22	320 0.7×	624 1.4×	486 1.3×	52 0.2×	52 0.3×	35	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhenyan He

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He, Zhenyan, Yuting Gao, Zhen Huang, et al.. (2025). Tuning the Near-Infrared J-Aggregate of a Multicationic Photosensitizer through Molecular Coassembly for Symbiotic Photothermal Therapy and Chemotherapy. ACS Nano. 19(10). 10220–10231. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Chenyang, Ningbo Xu, Boyang Liu, et al.. (2025). ALKBH5 facilitates tumor progression via an m6A-YTHDC1-dependent mechanism in glioma. Cancer Letters. 612. 217439–217439. 3 indexed citations

Hwang, Eun‐Sang, et al.. (2024). Upregulation of Xbp1 in NPY/AgRP neurons reverses diet-induced obesity and ameliorates leptin and insulin resistance. Neuropeptides. 108. 102461–102461.

Xu, Ningbo, Xifeng Li, Chunhua Wei, et al.. (2022). Adiponectin Ameliorates GMH-Induced Brain Injury by Regulating Microglia M1/M2 Polarization Via AdipoR1/APPL1/AMPK/PPARγ Signaling Pathway in Neonatal Rats. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 873382–873382. 19 indexed citations

Wang, Xiuxia, Yuanhong Chen, Yang Xiang, et al.. (2022). Activation of ALOX12 by a multi-organelle-orienting photosensitizer drives ACSL4-independent cell ferroptosis. Cell Death and Disease. 13(12). 1040–1040. 30 indexed citations

Zhu, Yi, Na Li, Yu An, et al.. (2022). Activating Connexin43 gap junctions primes adipose tissue for therapeutic intervention. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 12(7). 3063–3072. 6 indexed citations

Tang, Wenhui, Ningbo Xu, Jian Zhou, et al.. (2022). ALKBH5 promotes PD-L1-mediated immune escape through m6A modification of ZDHHC3 in glioma. Cell Death Discovery. 8(1). 497–497. 53 indexed citations

Lian, Changlin, Huijun Zeng, Boyang Liu, et al.. (2021). SNAP25 Inhibits Glioma Progression by Regulating Synapse Plasticity via GLS-Mediated Glutaminolysis. Frontiers in Oncology. 11. 698835–698835. 24 indexed citations

He, Zhenyan, Linh Lieu, Yanbin Dong, et al.. (2021). PERK in POMC neurons connects celastrol with metabolism. JCI Insight. 6(18). 16 indexed citations

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Dong, Yanbin, Jamie R. E. Carty, Nitsan Goldstein, et al.. (2021). Time and metabolic state-dependent effects of GLP-1R agonists on NPY/AgRP and POMC neuronal activity in vivo. Molecular Metabolism. 54. 101352–101352. 54 indexed citations

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Osborne‐Lawrence, Sherri, Juan A. Rodriguez, Zhenyan He, et al.. (2020). Metabolic insights from a GHSR-A203E mutant mouse model. Molecular Metabolism. 39. 101004–101004. 31 indexed citations

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Ratner, Cecilia, Zhenyan He, Kaare V. Grunddal, et al.. (2019). Long-Acting Neurotensin Synergizes With Liraglutide to Reverse Obesity Through a Melanocortin-Dependent Pathway. Diabetes. 68(6). 1329–1340. 35 indexed citations

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He, Zhenyan, Yong Gao, Linh Lieu, et al.. (2019). Direct and indirect effects of liraglutide on hypothalamic POMC and NPY/AgRP neurons – Implications for energy balance and glucose control. Molecular Metabolism. 28. 120–134. 86 indexed citations

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Mani, Bharath K., Nancy Puzziferri, Zhenyan He, et al.. (2019). LEAP2 changes with body mass and food intake in humans and mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 129(9). 3909–3923. 154 indexed citations

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He, Zhenyan, Yong Gao, Amber L. Alhadeff, et al.. (2018). Cellular and synaptic reorganization of arcuate NPY/AgRP and POMC neurons after exercise. Molecular Metabolism. 18. 107–119. 68 indexed citations

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Xu, Ningbo, Boyang Liu, Changlin Lian, et al.. (2018). Long noncoding RNA AC003092.1 promotes temozolomide chemosensitivity through miR-195/TFPI-2 signaling modulation in glioblastoma. Cell Death and Disease. 9(12). 1139–1139. 65 indexed citations

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Mosialou, Ioanna, Steven Shikhel, Jianmin Liu, et al.. (2017). MC4R-dependent suppression of appetite by bone-derived lipocalin 2. Nature. 543(7645). 385–390. 325 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sun, Jia, Yong Gao, Ting Yao, et al.. (2016). Adiponectin potentiates the acute effects of leptin in arcuate Pomc neurons. Molecular Metabolism. 5(10). 882–891. 55 indexed citations

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Liu, Yanting, Ningbo Xu, Boyang Liu, et al.. (2016). Long noncoding RNA RP11-838N2.4 enhances the cytotoxic effects of temozolomide by inhibiting the functions of miR-10a in glioblastoma cell lines. Oncotarget. 7(28). 43835–43851. 49 indexed citations

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Xu, Hua, et al.. (2013). The ER luminal binding protein (BiP) alleviates Cd2+-induced programmed cell death through endoplasmic reticulum stress–cell death signaling pathway in tobacco cells. Journal of Plant Physiology. 170(16). 1434–1441. 52 indexed citations

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