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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 49 15018 13534 3823 3132 107 6469

Gaozhong Shen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gaozhong Shen between 1962 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gaozhong Shen published across 64 years, from 1962 to 2025, averaging 1.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 7 publications in 2008. 5 of the 111 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1962 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 7. Peak 7 publications in 2008. 1962: 1 publication 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 1 publication 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 5 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 1 publication 2013: 0 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 5 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 2 publications
1962 2025

111 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gaozhong Shen: publications per year, 1962 to 2025
Year Publications
1962 1
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 1
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 3
1991 1
1992 0
1993 4
1994 3
1995 1
1996 3
1997 1
1998 5
1999 2
2000 4
2001 1
2002 3
2003 4
2004 4
2005 2
2006 5
2007 2
2008 7
2009 2
2010 5
2011 1
2012 1
2013 0
2014 3
2015 2
2016 2
2017 4
2018 1
2019 5
2020 6
2021 6
2022 5
2023 6
2024 3
2025 2
Total 111
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Gaozhong Shen publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gaozhong Shen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 101–120 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 107 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623 107
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Gaozhong Shen D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 48–49 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835 49
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Gaozhong Shen is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States and has a research focus spanning biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work particularly engages with molecular biology and intersects fields such as cellular and molecular neuroscience, renewable energy, sustainability, and environmental studies, as well as ecology, evolution, behavior, systematics, and plant science.

Shen's research primarily concentrates on photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, with an emphasis on photoreceptor and optogenetics research. Additional focal topics include algal biology and biofuel production, the effects of light on plants, biocrusts and microbial ecology, spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies, and paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils.

Frequent co-authors in Shen's body of work include Donald A. Bryant, Christopher J. Gisriel, John H. Golbeck, Ming-Yang Ho, and Gary W. Brudvig. These collaborative relationships reflect a sustained engagement with researchers specializing in photosynthesis and related biochemical processes.

The scientist has published multiple papers in a range of journals, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry (5 publications)
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics (4 publications)
  • Science Advances (3 publications)
  • Photosynthesis Research (3 publications)
  • Microorganisms (2 publications)

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Shen include:

  • The structure of Photosystem I acclimated to far-red light illuminates an ecologically important acclimation process in photosynthesis, 2020, Science Advances
  • Structure of a monomeric photosystem II core complex from a cyanobacterium acclimated to far-red light reveals the functions of chlorophylls d and f, 2021, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Niche expansion for phototrophic sulfur bacteria at the Proterozoic-Phanerozoic transition, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Structure of a photosystem I-ferredoxin complex from a marine cyanobacterium provides insights into far-red light photoacclimation, 2021, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Evidence that chlorophyll f functions solely as an antenna pigment in far-red-light photosystem I from Fischerella thermalis PCC 7521, 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics

Best Publications

  • Synechocystis sp PCC 6803 strains lacking photosystem I and phycobilisome function.

    Gaozhong Shen;Sammy Boussiba;Wim F. J. Vermaas

  • Recruitment of a Foreign Quinone into the A1 Site of Photosystem I I. GENETIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PHYLLOQUINONE BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY MUTANTS IN SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803

    T. Wade Johnson;Gaozhong Shen;Boris Zybailov;Derrick Kolling

  • Light-dependent chlorophyll f synthase is a highly divergent paralog of PsbA of photosystem II

    Ming Yang Ho;Gaozhong Shen;Daniel P. Canniffe;Chi Zhao

  • Occurrence of Far-Red Light Photoacclimation (FaRLiP) in Diverse Cyanobacteria

    Fei Gan;Gaozhong Shen;Donald A. Bryant

  • Assembly of photosystem I. I. Inactivation of the rubA gene encoding a membrane-associated rubredoxin in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 causes a loss of photosystem I activity.

    Gaozhong Shen;Jindong Zhao;Susan K. Reimer;Mikhail L. Antonkine

  • Expression of genes in cyanobacteria: adaptation of endogenous plasmids as platforms for high-level gene expression in Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002.

    Yu Xu;Richard M. Alvey;Patrick O. Byrne;Joel E. Graham

  • Electron transfer in cyanobacterial Photosystem I. II. Determination of forward electron transfer rates of site-directed mutants in a putative electron transfer pathway from A0 through A1 to FX

    Wu Xu;Parag R. Chitnis;Alfia Valieva;Art van der Est

  • ApcD is necessary for efficient energy transfer from phycobilisomes to photosystem I and helps to prevent photoinhibition in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002.

    Chunxia Dong;Aihui Tang;Jindong Zhao;Jindong Zhao;Conrad W. Mullineaux

  • Identification and Characterization of a New Class of Bilin Lyase THE cpcT GENE ENCODES A BILIN LYASE RESPONSIBLE FOR ATTACHMENT OF PHYCOCYANOBILIN TO CYS-153 ON THE β-SUBUNIT OF PHYCOCYANIN IN SYNECHOCOCCUS SP. PCC 7002

    Gaozhong Shen;Nicolle A. Saunée;Shervonda R. Williams;Eduardo F. Gallo

  • Recruitment of a foreign quinone into the A1 site of photosystem I. Altered kinetics of electron transfer in phylloquinone biosynthetic pathway mutants studied by time-resolved optical, EPR, and electrometric techniques.

    Alexey Yu. Semenov;Ilya R. Vassiliev;Art van der Est;Mahir D. Mamedov

  • Biogenesis of Phycobiliproteins I. cpcS-I AND cpcU MUTANTS OF THE CYANOBACTERIUM SYNECHOCOCCUS sp. PCC 7002 DEFINE A HETERODIMERIC PHYOCOCYANOBILIN LYASE SPECIFIC FOR β-PHYCOCYANIN AND ALLOPHYCOCYANIN SUBUNITS

    Gaozhong Shen;Wendy M. Schluchter;Donald A. Bryant

  • The sufR Gene (sll0088 in Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803) Functions as a Repressor of the sufBCDS Operon in Iron-Sulfur Cluster Biogenesis in Cyanobacteria

    Tao Wang;Gaozhong Shen;Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian;Lee McIntosh

  • Electron transfer in cyanobacterial photosystem I: I. Physiological and spectroscopic characterization of site-directed mutants in a putative electron transfer pathway from A0 through A1 to FX.

    Wu Xu;Parag Chitnis;Alfia Valieva;Art van der Est

  • Regulatory Roles for IscA and SufA in Iron Homeostasis and Redox Stress Responses in the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. Strain PCC 7002

    Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian;Gaozhong Shen;Donald A. Bryant;John H. Golbeck

  • Evidence for asymmetric electron transfer in cyanobacterial photosystem I: analysis of a methionine-to-leucine mutation of the ligand to the primary electron acceptor A0.

    Rachel O. Cohen;Gaozhong Shen;John H. Golbeck;Wu Xu

  • Characterization of psal and psaL Mutants of Synechococcus sp. Strain PCC 7002: A New Model for State Transitions in Cyanobacteria

    Wendy M. Schluchter;Gaozhong Shen;Jindong Zhao;Donald A. Bryant

  • Recruitment of a Foreign Quinone into the A1 Site of Photosystem I: II. STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PHYLLOQUINONE BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY MUTANTS BY ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE AND ELECTRON-NUCLEAR DOUBLE RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY *

    Boris Zybailov;Art van der Est;Stephan G. Zech;Christian Teutloff

  • Phosphatidylglycerol is essential for oligomerization of photosystem I reaction center.

    Ildikó Domonkos;Przemyslaw Malec;Anna Sallai;László Kovács

  • Light regulation of pigment and photosystem biosynthesis in cyanobacteria

    Ming Yang Ho;Nathan T. Soulier;Daniel P. Canniffe;Gaozhong Shen

  • Glu-69 of the D2 protein in photosystem II is a potential ligand to Mn involved in photosynthetic oxygen evolution

    Willem Vermaas;Jeroen Charité;Gaozhong Shen

  • Assembly of photosystem I: II. Rubredoxin is required for the in vivo assembly of Fx in Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 as shown by optical and EPR spectroscopy

    Gaozhong Shen;Mikhail L. Antonkine;Art van der Est;Ilya R. Vassiliev

  • SufR coordinates two [4Fe-4S]2+, 1+ clusters and functions as a transcriptional repressor of the sufBCDS operon and an autoregulator of sufR in cyanobacteria.

    Gaozhong Shen;Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian;Tao Wang;Yingxian Wu

  • Cloning of the psbK gene from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 and characterization of photosystem II in mutants lacking PSII-K.

    Masahiko Ikeuchi;Beth Eggers;Gaozhong Shen;Andrew Webber

  • Roles of xanthophyll carotenoids in protection against photoinhibition and oxidative stress in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7002

    Yuehui Zhu;Joel E. Graham;Marcus Ludwig;Wei Xiong

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald A. Bryant
Donald A. Bryant Pennsylvania State University
John H. Golbeck
John H. Golbeck Pennsylvania State University
Parag R. Chitnis
Parag R. Chitnis Iowa State University
Wim F. J. Vermaas
Wim F. J. Vermaas Arizona State University
Robert Bittl
Robert Bittl Freie Universität Berlin
Lee McIntosh
Lee McIntosh Michigan State University
Jimin Wang
Jimin Wang Yale University
A. Daniel Jones
A. Daniel Jones Michigan State University
Allan Konopka
Allan Konopka Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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