Zhongji Liao

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Zhongji Liao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Allergy and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhongji Liao has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Immunology and Allergy and 7 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Zhongji Liao's work include Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (8 papers), Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (7 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (4 papers). Zhongji Liao is often cited by papers focused on Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (8 papers), Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (7 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (4 papers). Zhongji Liao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Puerto Rico and Brazil. Zhongji Liao's co-authors include Gary A. Weisman, Cheikh I. Seye, Laurie Erb, Peng Zhao, Alan R. Saltiel, Xiaoli Sun, Joseph L. Witztum, Fernando A. González, Yuliya Skorobogatko and Maeran Uhm and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Zhongji Liao

21 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

An AMPK–caspase-6 axis controls liver damage in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

2020 236 citations Peng Zhao, Xiaoli Sun et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhongji Liao United States	14	656	541	355	245	232	21	1.6k
Claudia C.S. Chini United States	25	1.1k 1.6×	1.1k 2.0×	505 1.4×	367 1.5×	618 2.7×	40	3.1k
Kay Barnes United Kingdom	25	1.0k 1.6×	302 0.6×	136 0.4×	235 1.0×	602 2.6×	36	2.0k
Luis A. Rajman United States	8	1.0k 1.6×	362 0.7×	327 0.9×	192 0.8×	561 2.4×	9	2.1k
Christoph Westphal United States	21	1.2k 1.8×	182 0.3×	422 1.2×	102 0.4×	567 2.4×	24	2.3k
Hayato Takeuchi Japan	14	780 1.2×	106 0.2×	621 1.7×	88 0.4×	106 0.5×	33	1.5k
Risa Korenaga Japan	21	881 1.3×	241 0.4×	91 0.3×	349 1.4×	587 2.5×	25	2.1k
Scott R. Johnstone United States	25	1.7k 2.6×	117 0.2×	205 0.6×	441 1.8×	607 2.6×	50	2.5k
Gordon P. Meares United States	24	800 1.2×	88 0.2×	285 0.8×	387 1.6×	246 1.1×	34	1.8k
Chris N. Goulbourne United States	22	1.1k 1.7×	91 0.2×	280 0.8×	107 0.4×	474 2.0×	44	2.0k
Aashish Joshi United States	11	1.7k 2.6×	266 0.5×	1.7k 4.7×	134 0.5×	368 1.6×	13	2.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhongji Liao

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liao, Zhongji & Sanford J. Shattil. (2025). Talin, a Rap1 effector for integrin activation at the plasma membrane, also promotes Rap1 activity by disrupting sequestration of Rap1 by SHANK3. Journal of Cell Science. 138(4). 2 indexed citations

Zhao, Peng, Xiaoli Sun, Zhongji Liao, et al.. (2022). The TBK1/IKKε inhibitor amlexanox improves dyslipidemia and prevents atherosclerosis. JCI Insight. 7(17). 9 indexed citations

Liao, Zhongji, et al.. (2021). Optogenetics-based localization of talin to the plasma membrane promotes activation of β3 integrins. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 296. 100675–100675. 7 indexed citations

Zhao, Peng, Xiaoli Sun, Zhongji Liao, et al.. (2020). An AMPK–caspase-6 axis controls liver damage in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Science. 367(6478). 652–660. 236 indexed citations breakdown →

Sun, Xiaoli, Jason S. Seidman, Peng Zhao, et al.. (2019). Neutralization of Oxidized Phospholipids Ameliorates Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis. Cell Metabolism. 31(1). 189–206.e8. 156 indexed citations

Zhao, Peng, Xiaoli Sun, Shannon M. Reilly, et al.. (2018). TBK1 at the Crossroads of Inflammation and Energy Homeostasis in Adipose Tissue. Cell. 172(4). 731–743.e12. 208 indexed citations

Liao, Zhongji & Joseph M. Cantor. (2016). Endothelial Cells Require CD98 for Efficient Angiogenesis—Brief Report. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 36(11). 2163–2166. 10 indexed citations

Liao, Zhongji, Hisashi Kato, Manjula Pandey, et al.. (2015). Interaction of kindlin-2 with integrin β3 promotes outside-in signaling responses by the αVβ3 vitronectin receptor. Blood. 125(12). 1995–2004. 27 indexed citations

Liao, Zhongji, Cao Chen, Virginia H. Huxley, et al.. (2014). The P2Y<sub>2</sub> Receptor Interacts with VE-Cadherin and VEGF Receptor-2 to Regulate Rac1 Activity in Endothelial Cells. Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering. 7(14). 1105–1121. 11 indexed citations

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Kato, Hisashi, Zhongji Liao, John V. Mitsios, et al.. (2012). The Primacy of β1 Integrin Activation in the Metastatic Cascade. PLoS ONE. 7(10). e46576–e46576. 58 indexed citations

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Baker, Olga J., David J. Schulz, Jean M. Camden, et al.. (2010). Rat Parotid Gland Cell Differentiation in Three-Dimensional Culture. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 16(5). 1135–1144. 30 indexed citations

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Liao, Zhongji, Cheikh I. Seye, Gary A. Weisman, & Laurie Erb. (2007). The P2Y2 nucleotide receptor requires interaction with αv integrins to access and activate G12. Journal of Cell Science. 120(9). 1654–1662. 69 indexed citations

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Erb, Laurie, Zhongji Liao, Cheikh I. Seye, & Gary A. Weisman. (2006). P2 receptors: intracellular signaling. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 452(5). 552–562. 211 indexed citations

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Weisman, Gary A., et al.. (2006). P2 Receptors in Health and Disease. Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews. 22(1). 171–196. 9 indexed citations

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Kong, Qiongman, Min Wang, Zhongji Liao, et al.. (2005). P2X7 nucleotide receptors mediate caspase-8/9/3-dependent apoptosis in rat primary cortical neurons. Purinergic Signalling. 1(4). 337–347. 48 indexed citations

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Liao, Zhongji, Fernando A. González, Nataliya Chorna, et al.. (2005). The P2Y2 Nucleotide Receptor Interacts with αv Integrins to Activate Go and Induce Cell Migration. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(47). 39050–39057. 93 indexed citations

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Jacques-Silva, Maria C., Richard Rodnight, Guido Lenz, et al.. (2004). P2X₇ receptors stimulate AKT phosphorylation in astrocytes. British Journal of Pharmacology. 141(7). 1106–1117. 111 indexed citations

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Liu, Jun, Zhongji Liao, Jean M. Camden, et al.. (2004). Src Homology 3 Binding Sites in the P2Y2 Nucleotide Receptor Interact with Src and Regulate Activities of Src, Proline-rich Tyrosine Kinase 2, and Growth Factor Receptors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(9). 8212–8218. 142 indexed citations

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Xu, Jianfeng, Yu‐I Weng, Brent W. Krugh, et al.. (2002). Role of PKC and MAPK in cytosolic PLA₂ phosphorylation and arachadonic acid release in primary murine astrocytes. Journal of Neurochemistry. 83(2). 259–270. 104 indexed citations

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Xu, Jianfeng, Yu‐I Weng, Ágnes Simonyi, et al.. (2002). Role of PKC and MAPK in cytosolic PLA₂ phosphorylation and arachadonic acid release in primary murine astrocytes. Journal of Neurochemistry. 83(5). 1239–1239. 1 indexed citations

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