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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
7965
World Ranking
18431
National Ranking
7524

Cheng Cheng Zhang publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cheng Cheng Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 289 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Cheng Cheng Zhang D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Cheng Cheng Zhang is affiliated with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as medicine. The main subfields of Zhang's research include molecular biology, plant science, cancer research, immunology, and surgery.

Their research focuses on several key topics, including autophagy in disease and therapy, microRNA in disease regulation, cancer-related molecular mechanisms, circular RNAs in diseases, cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism, aquaculture nutrition and growth, and environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology.

Among Zhang's recent publications are the following:

  • "IGF2BP3 facilitates cell proliferation and tumorigenesis via modulation of JAK/STAT signalling pathway in human bladder cancer" (2020, Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine)
  • "Tumor hypoxia: From basic knowledge to therapeutic implications" (2023, Seminars in Cancer Biology)
  • "Angiotensin IV attenuates diabetic cardiomyopathy via suppressing FoxO1-induced excessive autophagy, apoptosis and fibrosis" (2021, Theranostics)
  • "Tiliroside Ameliorates Ulcerative Colitis by Restoring the M1/M2 Macrophage Balance via the HIF-1α/glycolysis Pathway" (2021, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • "African Swine Fever Virus MGF360-12L Inhibits Type I Interferon Production by Blocking the Interaction of Importin α and NF-κB Signaling Pathway" (2020, Virologica Sinica)

Zhang frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Liming Tao, Wenping Xu, Yang Zhang, Zhong Li, and Jiagao Cheng. These coauthors have appeared in multiple publications with Zhang, highlighting ongoing collaborative efforts.

Publication venues where Zhang has frequently published include:

  • Chemosphere
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Research Square
  • Aquaculture
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

  • The Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Generates Cells with Properties of Stem Cells

    Sendurai A. Mani;Wenjun Guo;Mai Jing Liao;Elinor Ng Eaton

  • Enhanced muscle fat oxidation and glucose transport by ACRP30 globular domain: Acetyl–CoA carboxylase inhibition and AMP-activated protein kinase activation

    Eva Tomas;Tsu-Shuen Tsao;Asish K. Saha;Heather E. Murrey

  • The distinct metabolic profile of hematopoietic stem cells reflects their location in a hypoxic niche

    Tugba Simsek;Fatih Kocabas;Junke Zheng;Ralph J. DeBerardinis

  • Phagocytosis checkpoints as new targets for cancer immunotherapy.

    Mingye Feng;Wen Jiang;Betty Y.S. Kim;Cheng Cheng Zhang

  • Hypoxia induces heart regeneration in adult mice

    Yuji Nakada;Diana C. Canseco;Suwannee Thet;Salim Abdisalaam

  • Full deacylation of polyethylenimine dramatically boosts its gene delivery efficiency and specificity to mouse lung

    Mini Thomas;James J. Lu;Qing Ge;Chengcheng Zhang

  • Angiopoietin-like proteins stimulate ex vivo expansion of hematopoietic stem cells.

    Cheng Cheng Zhang;Megan Kaba;Guangtao Ge;Kathleen Xie

  • Prion protein is expressed on long-term repopulating hematopoietic stem cells and is important for their self-renewal.

    Cheng Cheng Zhang;Andrew D. Steele;Susan Lindquist;Harvey F. Lodish

  • Mitogen-activated Protein (MAP) Kinase Regulates Production of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Release of Arachidonic Acid in Mast Cells INDICATIONS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN p38 AND p42 MAP KINASES

    Cheng Zhang;Rudolf A. Baumgartner;Koji Yamada;Michael A. Beaven

  • Hypoxia fate mapping identifies cycling cardiomyocytes in the adult heart

    Wataru Kimura;Feng Xiao;Diana C. Canseco;Shalini Muralidhar

  • Inhibitory receptors bind ANGPTLs and support blood stem cells and leukaemia development

    Junke Zheng;Junke Zheng;Masato Umikawa;Masato Umikawa;Changhao Cui;Jiyuan Li

  • Angiopoietin-like 5 and IGFBP2 stimulate ex vivo expansion of human cord blood hematopoietic stem cells as assayed by NOD/SCID transplantation

    Cheng Cheng Zhang;Cheng Cheng Zhang;Megan Kaba;Satoru Iizuka;HoangDinh Huynh

  • LILRB4 signalling in leukaemia cells mediates T cell suppression and tumour infiltration

    Mi Deng;Xun Gui;Jaehyup Kim;Li Xie

  • Insulin-like growth factor 2 expressed in a novel fetal liver cell population is a growth factor for hematopoietic stem cells.

    Cheng Cheng Zhang;Harvey F. Lodish

  • Murine hematopoietic stem cells change their surface phenotype during ex vivo expansion.

    Cheng Cheng Zhang;Harvey F. Lodish

  • Cytokines regulating hematopoietic stem cell function

    Chengcheng Zhang;Harvey F. Lodish

  • The basic leucine zipper transcription factor NFIL3 directs the development of a common innate lymphoid cell precursor

    Xiaofei Yu;Yuhao Wang;Mi Deng;Yun Li

  • Meis1 regulates the metabolic phenotype and oxidant defense of hematopoietic stem cells

    Fatih Kocabas;Junke Zheng;Junke Zheng;Suwannee Thet;Neal G. Copeland

  • Enrichment of a population of mammary gland cells that form mammospheres and have in vivo repopulating activity.

    Mai-Jing Liao;Cheng Cheng Zhang;Beiyan Zhou;Drazen B. Zimonjic

  • POLAR-guided signalling complex assembly and localization drive asymmetric cell division

    Anaxi Houbaert;Cheng Zhang;Manish Tiwari;Kun Wang;Kun Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Harvey F. Lodish
Harvey F. Lodish MIT
Zhiqiang An
Zhiqiang An The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Jinwei Gao
Jinwei Gao South China Normal University
Guo-Qiang Chen
Guo-Qiang Chen Tsinghua University
Ralph J. DeBerardinis
Ralph J. DeBerardinis The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Liping Tang
Liping Tang The University of Texas at Arlington
Benjamin P C Chen
Benjamin P C Chen The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Hisashi Arase
Hisashi Arase Osaka University
David J. Shapiro
David J. Shapiro University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Lora V. Hooper
Lora V. Hooper The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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Jinwei Gao

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Herbert Levine

Herbert Levine

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Alain Puisieux

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Massimo Cristofanilli

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Publications: 32

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Axel Schambach

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Publications: 28

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Thomas Brabletz

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Publications: 28

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Takashi Kadowaki

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Publications: 26

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James M. Reuben

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Publications: 26

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Jean Paul Thiery

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