Zhenyu Yao

725 total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 457 citations indexed

About

Zhenyu Yao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhenyu Yao has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 457 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Epidemiology and 6 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Zhenyu Yao's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (8 papers), Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (5 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (3 papers). Zhenyu Yao is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (8 papers), Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (5 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (3 papers). Zhenyu Yao collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Australia. Zhenyu Yao's co-authors include Ling Gao, Jiajun Zhao, Wenyu Jia, Qingbo Guan, Shanshan Shao, Tao Bo, Christopher G. Proud, Xuemin Wang, Wenbin Chen and Chongbo Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell Metabolism, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications and Journal of Chromatography A.

In The Last Decade

Zhenyu Yao

25 papers receiving 452 citations

Hit Papers

Hepatic selective insulin... 2024 2026 2024 25 50 75
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. Hepatic selective insulin resistance at the intersection of insulin signaling and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
    2024 83 citations Tao Bo, Ling Gao et al. Cell Metabolism profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhenyu Yao China 8 252 104 79 67 67 27 457
Sumei Lu China 15 268 1.1× 66 0.6× 88 1.1× 91 1.4× 129 1.9× 30 506
Yumiko Takei Japan 7 190 0.8× 100 1.0× 79 1.0× 101 1.5× 43 0.6× 12 474
Melissa R. Iñigo United States 10 231 0.9× 73 0.7× 56 0.7× 133 2.0× 56 0.8× 11 466
Sophie Carter Canada 11 265 1.1× 124 1.2× 54 0.7× 148 2.2× 51 0.8× 18 541
Xiaolong Zhao China 13 128 0.5× 85 0.8× 128 1.6× 58 0.9× 25 0.4× 32 412
Lijun Dai China 13 153 0.6× 78 0.8× 76 1.0× 69 1.0× 54 0.8× 30 470
Layla Al-Mansoori Qatar 10 147 0.6× 81 0.8× 39 0.5× 114 1.7× 23 0.3× 30 392
Zhenfeng Song United States 13 122 0.5× 83 0.8× 60 0.8× 58 0.9× 37 0.6× 22 357

Countries citing papers authored by Zhenyu Yao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhenyu Yao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhenyu Yao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhenyu Yao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhenyu Yao 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 Zhenyu Yao. Zhenyu Yao 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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Ma, Yicheng, et al.. (2025). Genetically predicted basal metabolic rate and infectious diseases: a Mendelian randomization study. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 101(1199). 836–844.
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Liu, Shun, Nan Wei, Xiaoqi Chen, et al.. (2025). Identification of optimal cutoffs for obesity and lipid-related indices in screening activities of daily living disability in Chinese middle-aged and elderly adults. Frontiers in Nutrition. 12. 1599851–1599851. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Tao, et al.. (2025). Landscapes, highlights and trending topics of ferroptosis research in the liver: A bibliometric analysis. Toxicology and Industrial Health. 41(7). 386–397. 1 indexed citations
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Ma, Xiaolin, Wei Bian, Wenting Song, et al.. (2025). Metabolome profiling across liver lobes and metabolic shifts of the MASLD mice. Genes & Nutrition. 20(1). 9–9. 1 indexed citations
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Bo, Tao, Ling Gao, Zhenyu Yao, et al.. (2024). Hepatic selective insulin resistance at the intersection of insulin signaling and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. Cell Metabolism. 36(5). 947–968. 83 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xu, Yanhong, et al.. (2024). Dietary inflammatory index as a predictor of prediabetes in women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus. Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome. 16(1). 265–265. 3 indexed citations
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Yao, Zhenyu, et al.. (2024). Association of serum calcium and metabolically healthy obese in US adults: a cross-sectional study. Annals of Medicine. 56(1). 2403721–2403721. 3 indexed citations
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Yao, Zhenyu, Chunhui Zhao, Yue Zhang, et al.. (2024). Gastroesophageal reflux disease increases the risk of essential hypertension: results from the Nationwide Readmission Database and Mendelian randomization analysis. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 100(1182). 242–251. 2 indexed citations
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Gong, Ying, et al.. (2021). Changes in hepatic triglyceride content with the activation of ER stress and increased FGF21 secretion during pregnancy. Nutrition & Metabolism. 18(1). 40–40. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Danying, Yanmin Zhang, Liyu Zhang, et al.. (2020). [Genotype-phenotype analysis of a homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia pedigree].. PubMed. 58(2). 101–106. 1 indexed citations
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Yao, Zhenyu, Meng Zhao, Ying Gong, et al.. (2020). Relation of Gut Microbes and L-Thyroxine Through Altered Thyroxine Metabolism in Subclinical Hypothyroidism Subjects. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 10. 495–495. 31 indexed citations
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Chen, Wenbin, Shanshan Shao, Jie Han, et al.. (2020). Comparison of Erythrocyte Membrane Lipid Profiles between NAFLD Patients with or without Hyperlipidemia. International Journal of Endocrinology. 2020. 1–12. 11 indexed citations
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Yao, Zhenyu, Wenbin Chen, Shanshan Shao, et al.. (2018). Role of exosome-associated microRNA in diagnostic and therapeutic applications to metabolic disorders. Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE B. 19(3). 183–198. 42 indexed citations
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Shao, Shanshan, Zhenyu Yao, Yongfeng Song, et al.. (2018). Ablation of prolactin receptor increases hepatic triglyceride accumulation. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 498(3). 693–699. 48 indexed citations
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Jia, Wenyu, Zhenyu Yao, Jiajun Zhao, Qingbo Guan, & Ling Gao. (2017). New perspectives of physiological and pathological functions of nucleolin (NCL). Life Sciences. 186. 1–10. 169 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiu Jun, Zhilong Wang, Qiaoran Liu, et al.. (2014). Role of spinal GABAA receptor reduction induced by stress in rat thermal hyperalgesia. Experimental Brain Research. 232(11). 3413–3420. 5 indexed citations
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Loh, Kai‐Chee, Zhenyu Yao, Miranda G.S. Yap, & M.C.M. Chung. (1994). Rapid Purification of Recombinant Human Tumor Necrosis Factor Beta. Protein Expression and Purification. 5(1). 70–75. 5 indexed citations
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Yao, Zhenyu, Mandy C. Kao, Kai‐Chee Loh, & M.C.M. Chung. (1994). Antibody against branched epitope as an affinity ligand to separate the parent protein. Journal of Chromatography A. 679(1). 190–194. 5 indexed citations
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Yao, Zhenyu & C L Monismith. (1986). BEHAVIOR OF ASPHALT MIXTURES WITH CARBON BLACK REINFORCEMENT (WITH DISCUSSION). Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists Proc. 55. 4 indexed citations

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