Zhichao Li

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
119 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Zhichao Li is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhichao Li has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 35 papers in Molecular Biology and 17 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Zhichao Li's work include Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (17 papers), Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (8 papers) and Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (7 papers). Zhichao Li is often cited by papers focused on Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (17 papers), Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (8 papers) and Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (7 papers). Zhichao Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Zhichao Li's co-authors include Ying Luo, Haiying Dong, Wen Niu, Dun-Quan Xu, Mingqing Dong, Yanxia Wang, Pengtao Zhao, Lei Yu, Manling Liu and Wujiao Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Nature Communications and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Zhichao Li

112 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

ROS-mediated lysosomal membrane permeabilization and autophagy inhibition regulate bleomycin-induced cellular senescence

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhichao Li China	30	972	609	381	361	305	119	2.5k
Lingbin Meng United States	26	1.3k 1.3×	462 0.8×	427 1.1×	338 0.9×	326 1.1×	74	2.8k
Jianhua Tong China	39	2.1k 2.2×	510 0.8×	321 0.8×	231 0.6×	367 1.2×	141	4.2k
Fei Li China	29	1.0k 1.1×	223 0.4×	360 0.9×	228 0.6×	220 0.7×	112	2.4k
Shinji Goto Japan	31	1.4k 1.5×	360 0.6×	334 0.9×	270 0.7×	263 0.9×	97	3.0k
Robert A. Smith Australia	31	1.4k 1.4×	390 0.6×	495 1.3×	647 1.8×	215 0.7×	85	3.1k
Xuesong Chen China	35	1.6k 1.7×	315 0.5×	535 1.4×	439 1.2×	184 0.6×	193	3.8k
Yujing Liu China	30	1.5k 1.6×	230 0.4×	252 0.7×	421 1.2×	345 1.1×	166	3.3k
Xue Li China	32	2.0k 2.1×	393 0.6×	472 1.2×	650 1.8×	327 1.1×	200	3.9k
Bin Wu China	27	1.1k 1.1×	335 0.6×	219 0.6×	367 1.0×	190 0.6×	121	2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhichao Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhichao Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhichao Li 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 Zhichao Li. Zhichao Li is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Li, Yujuan, Lei Pan, Xian Guo, et al.. (2025). Tanshinone IIA + Osthole alleviates ferroptosis in LPS-induced acute lung injury by Keap1-Nrf2/HO-1 pathway. Microbial Pathogenesis. 203. 107347–107347. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Ruici, et al.. (2025). Patient-derived organoid co-culture systems as next-generation models for bladder cancer stem cell research. Cancer Letters. 625. 217793–217793. 3 indexed citations

Li, Anlin, Zhixin Yu, Zihui Tan, et al.. (2023). STK11/LKB1-Deficient Phenotype Rather Than Mutation Diminishes Immunotherapy Efficacy and Represents STING/Type I Interferon/CD8+ T-Cell Dysfunction in NSCLC. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 18(12). 1714–1730. 21 indexed citations

Chen, Jian, Xiu‐Yu Shi, Zhichao Li, et al.. (2023). Safety and efficacy of melatonin supplementation as an add‐on treatment for infantile epileptic spasms syndrome: A randomized, placebo‐controlled, double‐blind trial. Journal of Pineal Research. 76(1). 5 indexed citations

Chen, Xi, Jinwei Dong, Lin Huang, et al.. (2023). Characterizing the 2020 summer floods in South China and effects on croplands. iScience. 26(7). 107096–107096. 6 indexed citations

Li, Zhichao, Feng Zhao, Gang Wang, et al.. (2023). Changes in the pulmonary function of CT-guided microwave ablation for patients with malignant lung tumors. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics. 19(6). 1669–1674. 11 indexed citations

Wang, Chenguang, Haibo Xu, Wujiao Li, et al.. (2022). Hypertension Promotes the Proliferation and Migration of ccRCC Cells by Downregulation of TIMP3 in Tumor Endothelial Cells through the miR-21–5p/TGFBR2/P38/EGR1 Axis. Molecular Cancer Research. 21(1). 62–75. 8 indexed citations

Li, Zhichao, et al.. (2022). Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy improves clinical outcomes in patients with repeated implantation failure. Reproductive and Developmental Medicine. 7(1). 12–19. 2 indexed citations

He, Li, Kai‐Hua Jia, Rengang Zhang, et al.. (2021). Chromosome‐scale assembly of the genome of Salix dunnii reveals a male‐heterogametic sex determination system on chromosome 7. Molecular Ecology Resources. 21(6). 1966–1982. 37 indexed citations

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Yu, Lei, Zhichao Li, Hongbin Mei, et al.. (2021). Patient‐derived organoids of bladder cancer recapitulate antigen expression profiles and serve as a personal evaluation model for CAR‐T cells in vitro. Clinical & Translational Immunology. 10(2). e1248–e1248. 71 indexed citations

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Li, Zhichao, Jun Lu, Francis M. Chen, et al.. (2018). TRPV6 protects ER stress-induced apoptosis via ATF6α-TRPV6-JNK pathway in human embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 120. 1–11. 13 indexed citations

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Li, Yan, Yanxia Wang, Dun-Quan Xu, et al.. (2014). Tanshinone IIA Attenuates Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis via Modulating Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2/ Angiotensin-(1-7) Axis in Rats. International Journal of Medical Sciences. 11(6). 578–586. 44 indexed citations

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Dong, Mingqing, Wei Liu, Li Wang, et al.. (2014). 1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 Ameliorates Seawater Aspiration-Induced Acute Lung Injury via NF-κB and RhoA/Rho Kinase Pathways. PLoS ONE. 9(8). e104507–e104507. 28 indexed citations

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Wang, Li, et al.. (2014). Endothelial Semaphorin 7A Promotes Inflammation in Seawater Aspiration-Induced Acute Lung Injury. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 15(11). 19650–19661. 21 indexed citations

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Liu, Manling, Yanxia Wang, Lianhe Zheng, et al.. (2014). Fasudil reversed MCT-induced and chronic hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension by attenuating oxidative stress and inhibiting the expression of Trx1 and HIF-1α. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 201. 38–46. 19 indexed citations

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Dong, Haiying, Min Xu, Zhenyu Ji, et al.. (2013). Leptin Attenuates Lipopolysaccharide or Oleic Acid-Induced Acute Lung Injury in Mice. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 49(6). 1057–1063. 12 indexed citations

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Shi, Yun, Xiangjun Chen, Dun-Quan Xu, et al.. (2013). Osthole protects lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in mice by preventing down-regulation of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 48(4-5). 819–824. 47 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiangjun, Bo Zhang, Yun Shi, et al.. (2013). Osthole improves acute lung injury in mice by up-regulating Nrf-2/thioredoxin 1. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 188(2). 214–222. 33 indexed citations

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Zhao, Pengtao, Jiahuan Li, Xiaoyan Xie, et al.. (2011). 17β-Estradiol administration attenuates seawater aspiration-induced acute lung injury in rats. Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 24(6). 673–681. 19 indexed citations

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Xu, Min, Mingqing Dong, Fa-Le Cao, et al.. (2009). Tanshinone IIA reduces lethality and acute lung injury in LPS-treated mice by inhibition of PLA2 activity. European Journal of Pharmacology. 607(1-3). 194–200. 32 indexed citations

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