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Shaorong Gao

Shaorong Gao

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
66
Citations
14429
World Ranking
1623
National Ranking
37

Shaorong Gao publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shaorong Gao sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 241 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Shaorong Gao D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shaorong Gao sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Shaorong Gao is affiliated with Tongji University in China and has a substantial publication record primarily in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional work in medicine. Their research spans molecular biology, genetics, public health, pediatrics, perinatology, child health, and cancer research.

The main research topics covered by Shaorong Gao include:

  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Shaorong Gao are:

  • FTO mediates LINE1 m 6 A demethylation and chromatin regulation in mESCs and mouse development (2022, Science)
  • Insights into epigenetic patterns in mammalian early embryos (2020, Protein & Cell)
  • Nuclear m6A reader YTHDC1 regulates the scaffold function of LINE1 RNA in mouse ESCs and early embryos (2021, Protein & Cell)
  • DUX-miR-344-ZMYM2-Mediated Activation of MERVL LTRs Induces a Totipotent 2C-like State (2020, Cell stem cell)
  • Heterochromatin establishment during early mammalian development is regulated by pericentromeric RNA and characterized by non-repressive H3K9me3 (2020, Nature Cell Biology)

Frequent co-authors working with Shaorong Gao include:

  • Xiaochen Kou
  • Yanhong Zhao
  • Jiayu Chen
  • Yawei Gao
  • Jiqing Yin

Publication venues where Shaorong Gao has contributed frequently include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Protein & Cell
  • Nature Communications
  • Cell stem cell
  • Cell Reports

Best Publications

  • iPS cells can support full-term development of tetraploid blastocyst-complemented embryos.

    Lan Kang;Jianle Wang;Yu Zhang;Zhaohui Kou

  • Distinct features of H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 chromatin domains in pre-implantation embryos

    Xiaoyu Liu;Chenfei Wang;Wenqiang Liu;Jingyi Li

  • Allelic reprogramming of the histone modification H3K4me3 in early mammalian development

    Bingjie Zhang;Hui Zheng;Bo Huang;Bo Huang;Wenzhi Li

  • Replacement of Oct4 by Tet1 during iPSC Induction Reveals an Important Role of DNA Methylation and Hydroxymethylation in Reprogramming

    Yawei Gao;Jiayu Chen;Ke Li;Tong Wu

  • Reprogramming of H3K9me3-dependent heterochromatin during mammalian embryo development

    Chenfei Wang;Xiaoyu Liu;Yawei Gao;Lei Yang

  • Dense Chromatin Activates Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 to Regulate H3 Lysine 27 Methylation

    Wen Yuan;Tong Wu;Hang Fu;Chao Dai

  • Proteome of mouse oocytes at different developmental stages

    Shufang Wang;Zhaohui Kou;Zhiyi Jing;Yu Zhang

  • Stella safeguards the oocyte methylome by preventing de novo methylation mediated by DNMT1

    Yingfeng Li;Yingfeng Li;Zhuqiang Zhang;Jiayu Chen;Wenqiang Liu

  • Dynamic Reprogramming of Histone Acetylation and Methylation in the First Cell Cycle of Cloned Mouse Embryos

    Fengchao Wang;Zhaohui Kou;Yu Zhang;Shaorong Gao

  • Somatic Cell-Like Features of Cloned Mouse Embryos Prepared with Cultured Myoblast Nuclei

    Shaorong Gao;Young Gie Chung;Jean W. Williams;Joan Riley

  • Identification of key factors conquering developmental arrest of somatic cell cloned embryos by combining embryo biopsy and single-cell sequencing.

    Wenqiang Liu;Xiaoyu Liu;Chenfei Wang;Yawei Gao

  • Protein Expression Landscape of Mouse Embryos during Pre-implantation Development.

    Yawei Gao;Xiaoyu Liu;Bin Tang;Chong Li

  • Rapid H1 linker histone transitions following fertilization or somatic cell nuclear transfer: evidence for a uniform developmental program in mice

    Shaorong Gao;Young Gie Chung;Missag H Parseghian;Gretchen J King

  • X chromosome reactivation and regulation in cloned embryos.

    Leisha D. Nolen;Shaorong Gao;Zhiming Han;Mellissa R.W. Mann

  • Modeling Dravet syndrome using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and directly converted neurons

    Jiao Jiao;Yuanyuan Yang;Yiwu Shi;Jiayu Chen

  • Differentiated cells are more efficient than adult stem cells for cloning by somatic cell nuclear transfer.

    Li-Ying Sung;Shaorong Gao;Hongmei Shen;Hui Yu

  • Genetic correction of β-thalassemia patient-specific iPS cells and its use in improving hemoglobin production in irradiated SCID mice

    Yixuan Wang;Chen-Guang Zheng;Yonghua Jiang;Jiqin Zhang

  • Insights into epigenetic patterns in mammalian early embryos

    Ruimin Xu;Chong Li;Xiaoyu Liu;Shaorong Gao

  • Histone methyltransferase G9a contributes to H3K27 methylation in vivo.

    Hui Wu;Xiuzhen Chen;Jun Xiong;Yingfeng Li

  • SIRT6 Controls Hematopoietic Stem Cell Homeostasis through Epigenetic Regulation of Wnt Signaling

    Hu Wang;Daojun Diao;Zhencan Shi;Xudong Zhu

Frequent Co-Authors

Yu Zhang
Yu Zhang Peking University
Keith E. Latham
Keith E. Latham Michigan State University
Yong Zhang
Yong Zhang Tongji University
Tong Wu
Tong Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Cizhong Jiang
Cizhong Jiang Tongji University
Hailin Wang
Hailin Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Miguel A. Esteban
Miguel A. Esteban Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health
Hans R. Schöler
Hans R. Schöler Max Planck Society
Qing-Yuan Sun
Qing-Yuan Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hung-Fat Tse
Hung-Fat Tse University of Hong Kong

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