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Kai Zhao

Medicine · The Ohio State University

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 1999
Nasal Surgery and Airway StudiesOlfactory and Sensory Function StudiesSinusitis and nasal conditionsGenetic diversity and population structureAdvanced Chemical Sensor Technologies

Publications

174

Citations

4,753

Est. group size

~12

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

28

Publishing since 1999

Research summary
AI-generated

This name appears to be associated with a mix of publications on nasal airflow, smell/taste function, and sinus-related surgery, alongside many unrelated papers (gravitational wave telescopes, forensic genetics, robotics, orthopedics), suggesting the publication list may combine work from multiple different researchers sharing the same name. The core identifiable theme is olfaction (sense of smell) and nasal airway physiology, including how the nose processes odors, effects of surgery and disease (like COVID-19 or cancer treatment) on smell and taste, and computational modeling of nasal airflow.

Olfaction and smell perceptionNasal airway and sinus functionEffects of disease/treatment on smell and tasteComputational modeling of nasal anatomyRhinology and nasal surgery outcomes

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, with a dip around 2023 followed by a peak in 2024 and a decline in 2025, though this pattern may reflect a mix of unrelated authors sharing the same name rather than a single research trajectory.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 10.4/year recently
2017: 16 publications172018: 12 publications182019: 15 publications192020: 14 publications202021: 18 publications212022: 14 publications222023: 8 publications232024: 19 publications19242025: 9 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology×16
  • The Laryngoscope×7
  • Figshare×5
  • European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology×3
  • PLoS Computational Biology×3
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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