Zhimin Gu

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
28 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Zhimin Gu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Hematology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhimin Gu has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Hematology and 5 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Zhimin Gu's work include Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research (6 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (6 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (3 papers). Zhimin Gu is often cited by papers focused on Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research (6 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (6 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (3 papers). Zhimin Gu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Switzerland. Zhimin Gu's co-authors include Zhiyu Zhao, Sean J. Morrison, Alpaslan Tasdogan, Jessalyn M. Ubellacker, Vijayashree Ramesh, Thomas P. Mathews, Bo Shen, Evann C. Mitchell, Michael L. McCormick and Misty S. Martin-Sandoval and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Zhimin Gu

26 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Lymph protects metastasizing melanoma cells from ferroptosis

2020 625 citations Jessalyn M. Ubellacker, Alpaslan Tasdogan et al. Nature profile →
Metabolic heterogeneity confers differences in melanoma metastatic potential

2019 355 citations Alpaslan Tasdogan, Brandon Faubert et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhimin Gu China	15	1.3k	640	397	283	238	28	1.9k
Jianli Wu United States	21	1.4k 1.0×	876 1.4×	663 1.7×	194 0.7×	147 0.6×	30	1.9k
Yu Yan China	17	814 0.6×	452 0.7×	521 1.3×	183 0.6×	133 0.6×	48	1.3k
Lijun Di China	25	1.0k 0.8×	389 0.6×	188 0.5×	602 2.1×	236 1.0×	102	1.9k
Roch‐Philippe Charles Switzerland	22	1.0k 0.8×	342 0.5×	192 0.5×	447 1.6×	240 1.0×	35	1.9k
Laura Moro Italy	23	1.1k 0.8×	225 0.4×	314 0.8×	436 1.5×	190 0.8×	55	2.2k
Federico Gulluni Italy	16	1.5k 1.1×	333 0.5×	187 0.5×	342 1.2×	169 0.7×	19	2.1k
Chenji Wang China	27	1.5k 1.1×	595 0.9×	406 1.0×	379 1.3×	216 0.9×	85	2.1k
Honyin Chiu United States	6	1.3k 1.0×	318 0.5×	281 0.7×	400 1.4×	308 1.3×	7	2.0k
Sushant K. Kachhap United States	21	1.4k 1.1×	442 0.7×	305 0.8×	405 1.4×	98 0.4×	48	1.9k
Jin‐Ku Lee South Korea	20	903 0.7×	455 0.7×	160 0.4×	467 1.7×	268 1.1×	34	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhimin Gu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhimin Gu

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ma, Kaili, Hongcheng Cheng, Lin Wang, et al.. (2025). Succinate preserves CD8+ T cell fitness to augment antitumor immunity. Immunity. 58(10). 2505–2523.e8. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Fuqiang, et al.. (2025). Signature of leukemia stem cell death pattern predicts prognosis and therapeutic response of acute myeloid leukemia patients. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 31612–31612.

Hu, Dayan, et al.. (2024). Identification of key genes related to growth of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) based on comprehensive transcriptome analysis. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 11. 1499220–1499220.

Zhu, Yao, et al.. (2023). Precise genome editing with base editors. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 75–84. 10 indexed citations

Wang, Xun, Spencer D. Shelton, Anderson R. Frank, et al.. (2022). Scinderin promotes fusion of electron transport chain dysfunctional muscle stem cells with myofibers. Nature Aging. 2(2). 155–169. 18 indexed citations

Gu, Zhimin, Gen Zhang, Richard Wynn, et al.. (2022). Metabolon formation regulates branched-chain amino acid oxidation and homeostasis. Nature Metabolism. 4(12). 1775–1791. 22 indexed citations

Hu, Shuiqing, Yan Fang, Xiang Chen, et al.. (2021). cGAS restricts colon cancer development by protecting intestinal barrier integrity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(23). 53 indexed citations

Liu, Yuxuan, Zhimin Gu, Hui Cao, et al.. (2021). Convergence of oncogenic cooperation at single-cell and single-gene levels drives leukemic transformation. Nature Communications. 12(1). 6323–6323. 8 indexed citations

Gu, Zhimin, Yuxuan Liu, Yuannyu Zhang, et al.. (2021). Silencing of LINE-1 retrotransposons is a selective dependency of myeloid leukemia. Nature Genetics. 53(5). 672–682. 60 indexed citations

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Li, Kailong, Yuannyu Zhang, Xin Liu, et al.. (2020). Noncoding Variants Connect Enhancer Dysregulation with Nuclear Receptor Signaling in Hematopoietic Malignancies. Cancer Discovery. 10(5). 724–745. 30 indexed citations

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Ubellacker, Jessalyn M., Alpaslan Tasdogan, Vijayashree Ramesh, et al.. (2020). Lymph protects metastasizing melanoma cells from ferroptosis. Nature. 585(7823). 113–118. 625 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xie, Lulu, Zhimin Gu, Beitian Jia, et al.. (2020). The Anti-Depressive Effects of Hesperidin and the Relative Mechanisms Based on the NLRP3 Inflammatory Signaling Pathway. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 11. 1251–1251. 60 indexed citations

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Tasdogan, Alpaslan, Brandon Faubert, Vijayashree Ramesh, et al.. (2019). Metabolic heterogeneity confers differences in melanoma metastatic potential. Nature. 577(7788). 115–120. 355 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Xin, Yuannyu Zhang, Yong Chen, et al.. (2017). In Situ Capture of Chromatin Interactions by Biotinylated dCas9. Cell. 170(5). 1028–1043.e19. 208 indexed citations

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Liu, Xin, Yuannyu Zhang, Min Ni, et al.. (2017). Regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis in erythropoiesis by mTORC1-mediated protein translation. Nature Cell Biology. 19(6). 626–638. 121 indexed citations

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Dang, Yalong, et al.. (2016). Lower cognitive function in patients with age-related macular degeneration: a meta-analysis. Clinical Interventions in Aging. 11. 215–215. 14 indexed citations

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Gu, Zhimin, et al.. (2014). Oridonin induces apoptosis in uveal melanoma cells by upregulation of Bim and downregulation of Fatty Acid Synthase. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 457(2). 187–193. 30 indexed citations

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Corbin, Amie S., Thomas O’Hare, Zhimin Gu, et al.. (2013). KIT Signaling Governs Differential Sensitivity of Mature and Primitive CML Progenitors to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors. Cancer Research. 73(18). 5775–5786. 17 indexed citations

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Eiring, Anna M., Ira L. Kraft, Brent D. G. Page, et al.. (2012). STAT3 Inhibition Synergizes with BCR-ABL1 Inhibition to Overcome Kinase-Independent TKI Resistance in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML). Blood. 120(21). 31–31. 1 indexed citations

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He, Licai, Hanzhang Xu, Zhimin Gu, et al.. (2011). Ikaros is degraded by proteasome-dependent mechanism in the early phase of apoptosis induction. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 406(3). 430–434. 10 indexed citations

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