2026 Xiao-Fan Zhao: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	61	11126	10254	345	340	205	20293

Overview

Xiao-Fan Zhao is affiliated with Shandong University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research largely focuses on Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, with notable work intersecting domains such as Astronomy and Astrophysics as well as Plant Science.

The scientist's recent published papers include:

Autophagy triggers CTSD (cathepsin D) maturation and localization inside cells to promote apoptosis (2020, Autophagy)
FOXO regulates the expression of antimicrobial peptides and promotes phagocytosis of hemocytes in shrimp antibacterial immunity (2021, PLoS Pathogens)
G protein-coupled receptors function as cell membrane receptors for the steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone (2020, Cell Communication and Signaling)
Scavenger receptor B2, a type III membrane pattern recognition receptor, senses LPS and activates the IMD pathway in crustaceans (2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
Metabolomic Profiles in the Intestine of Shrimp Infected by White Spot Syndrome Virus and Antiviral Function of the Metabolite Linoleic Acid in Shrimp (2021, The Journal of Immunology)

The scientist collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Jin-Xing Wang, Yan-Xue Li, Xin-Le Kang, L. M. Song, and Yan-Li Li.

Publication venues where the scientist's work appears most frequently include:

Radiation Detection Technology and Methods
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
PLoS Genetics
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Xiao-Fan Zhao's research topics cover a variety of specialized areas such as:

Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Insect Resistance and Genetics
Particle Detector Development and Performance
Mosquito-borne diseases and control
Aquaculture disease management and microbiota

Best Publications

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

10661
Citations
A hepatopancreas-specific C-type lectin from the Chinese shrimp Fenneropenaeus chinensis exhibits antimicrobial activity.

Yun-Dong Sun;Li-Dong Fu;Yu-Ping Jia;Xin-Jun Du

247
Citations
A novel C-type lectin (FcLec4) facilitates the clearance of Vibrio anguillarum in vivo in Chinese white shrimp.

Xian-Wei Wang;Xiao-Wen Zhang;Wen-Teng Xu;Xiao-Fan Zhao

221
Citations
Molecular cloning and characterization of a lipopolysaccharide and beta-1,3-glucan binding protein from fleshy prawn (Fenneropenaeus chinensis).

Xin-Jun Du;Xiao-Fan Zhao;Jin-Xing Wang

211
Citations
Binding of a C-type lectin's coiled-coil domain to the Domeless receptor directly activates the JAK/STAT pathway in the shrimp immune response to bacterial infection.

Jie-Jie Sun;Jiang-Feng Lan;Xiao-Fan Zhao;Gerardo R. Vasta

183
Citations
A novel C-type lectin with two CRD domains from Chinese shrimp Fenneropenaeus chinensis functions as a pattern recognition protein.

Xiao-Wen Zhang;Wen-Teng Xu;Xian-Wei Wang;Yi Mu

181
Citations
C-type Lectin Binds to β-Integrin to Promote Hemocytic Phagocytosis in an Invertebrate

Xian-Wei Wang;Xiao-Fan Zhao;Jin-Xing Wang

163
Citations
A shrimp C-type lectin inhibits proliferation of the hemolymph microbiota by maintaining the expression of antimicrobial peptides.

Xian-Wei Wang;Ji-Dong Xu;Xiao-Fan Zhao;Gerardo Raul Vasta

162
Citations
A C-type lectin is involved in the innate immune response of Chinese white shrimp.

Xian-Wei Wang;Wen-Teng Xu;Xiao-Wen Zhang;Xiao-Fan Zhao

153
Citations
Identification and molecular characterization of a peritrophin-like protein from fleshy prawn (Fenneropenaeus chinensis)

Xin-Jun Du;Jin-Xing Wang;Ning Liu;Xiao-Fan Zhao

126
Citations
Molecular cloning and characterization of the translationally controlled tumor protein from Fenneropenaeus chinensis

Shuai Wang;Xiao-Fan Zhao;Jin-Xing Wang

126
Citations
Molecular cloning and expression analysis of chymotrypsin-like serine protease from the Chinese shrimp, Fenneropenaeus chinensis.

Xiu-Zhen Shi;Xiao-Fan Zhao;Jin-Xing Wang

122
Citations
High level expression, purification, and characterization of the shrimp antimicrobial peptide, Ch-penaeidin, in Pichia pastoris

Lei Li;Jin-Xing Wang;Xiao-Fan Zhao;Cui-Jie Kang

118
Citations
Expression of the Helicoverpa cathepsin b‐like proteinase during embryonic development

Xiao-Fan Zhao;Xiao-Meng An;Jin-Xing Wang;Du-Juan Dong

116
Citations
An anti-lipopolysaccharide factor from red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, exhibited antimicrobial activities in vitro and in vivo.

Chen Sun;Wen-Teng Xu;Hong-Wei Zhang;Li-Ping Dong

108
Citations
Molecular cloning and expression analysis of Ch-penaeidin, an antimicrobial peptide from Chinese shrimp, Fenneropenaeus chinensis.

Cui-Jie Kang;Jin-Xing Wang;Xiao-fan Zhao;Xiao-Mei Yang

107
Citations
Purification and characterization of a cysteine proteinase from eggs of the cotton boll worm, Helicoverpa armigera

Xiao-Fan Zhao;Jin-Xing Wang;Yin-Chang Wang

107
Citations
Identification and molecular characterization of a Spätzle-like protein from Chinese shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis).

Xiu-Zhen Shi;Ran-Ran Zhang;Yu-Ping Jia;Xiao-Fan Zhao

106
Citations
A galectin from the kuruma shrimp (Marsupenaeus japonicus) functions as an opsonin and promotes bacterial clearance from hemolymph.

Xiu-Zhen Shi;Lei Wang;Sen Xu;Xiao-Wen Zhang

104
Citations
Molecular cloning and characterization of cecropin from the housefly (Musca domestica), and its expression in Escherichia coli

Yongli Liang;Jin-Xing Wang;Xiao-fan Zhao;Xin-Jun Du

103
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