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Guojie Zhang

Guojie Zhang

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Genetics
China
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
98
Citations
46283
World Ranking
798
National Ranking
12

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in China Leader Award

Overview

Guojie Zhang is affiliated with Zhejiang University in China and has an extensive research record in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. With 288 publications in this area, their work primarily spans Genetics, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Plant and animal studies
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Zhang has contributed to various journals and publication venues with notable frequency. The main venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • GigaScience
  • Nature
  • Cell

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Zhang are:

  • M. Thomas P. Gilbert
  • Shaohong Feng
  • Erich D. Jarvis
  • Tomàs Marquès-Bonet
  • Dong-Dong Wu

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Guojie Zhang include:

  • Progressive Cactus is a multiple-genome aligner for the thousand-genome era, 2020, Nature
  • The era of reference genomes in conservation genomics, 2022, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • The Earth BioGenome Project 2020: Starting the clock, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • How genomics can help biodiversity conservation, 2023, Trends in Genetics
  • Evolution of the germline mutation rate across vertebrates, 2023, Nature

Best Publications

  • Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species

    Arang Rhie;Shane A. McCarthy;Shane A. McCarthy;Olivier Fedrigo;Joana Damas

  • The oyster genome reveals stress adaptation and complexity of shell formation

    Guofan Zhang;Xiaodong Fang;Ximing Guo;Li Li

  • Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds

    Erich D. Jarvis;Siavash Mirarab;Andre J. Aberer;Bo Li;Bo Li;Bo Li

  • The genome of the cucumber, Cucumis sativus L.

    Sanwen Huang;Ruiqiang Li;Zhonghua Zhang;Li Li

  • Analyses of pig genomes provide insight into porcine demography and evolution

    Martien A. M. Groenen;Alan L. Archibald;Hirohide Uenishi;Christopher K. Tuggle

  • The sequence and de novo assembly of the giant panda genome

    Ruiqiang Li;Wei Fan;Geng Tian;Hongmei Zhu

  • Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation.

    Guojie Zhang;Guojie Zhang;Cai Li;Qiye Li;Bo Li

  • The diploid genome sequence of an Asian individual.

    Jun Wang;Wei Wang;Ruiqiang Li;Ruiqiang Li;Yingrui Li;Yingrui Li;Yingrui Li

  • The yak genome and adaptation to life at high altitude

    Qiang Qiu;Guojie Zhang;Tao Ma;Wubin Qian

  • Earth BioGenome Project: Sequencing life for the future of life.

    Harris A. Lewin;Gene E. Robinson;W. John Kress;William J. Baker

  • Recalibrating Equus evolution using the genome sequence of an early Middle Pleistocene horse.

    Ludovic Orlando;Aurelien Ginolhac;Guojie Zhang;Duane Froese

  • Resequencing 50 accessions of cultivated and wild rice yields markers for identifying agronomically important genes

    Xun Xu;Xin Liu;Song Ge;Jeffrey D Jensen

  • Whole-genome sequence of a flatfish provides insights into ZW sex chromosome evolution and adaptation to a benthic lifestyle

    Songlin Chen;Guojie Zhang;Changwei Shao;Quanfei Huang

  • Assemblathon 2: evaluating de novo methods of genome assembly in three vertebrate species

    Keith R. Bradnam;Joseph N. Fass;Anton Alexandrov;Paul Baranay

  • The half-life of DNA in bone: measuring decay kinetics in 158 dated fossils

    Morten E. Allentoft;Morten E. Allentoft;Morten E. Allentoft;Matthew Collins;David Harker;James Haile

  • Comparative Analysis of Bat Genomes Provides Insight into the Evolution of Flight and Immunity

    Guojie Zhang;Christopher Cowled;Zhengli Shi;Zhiyong Huang

  • Assemblathon 2: evaluating de novo methods of genome assembly in three vertebrate species

    Keith R. Bradnam;Joseph N. Fass;Anton Alexandrov;Paul Baranay

  • Genome sequencing reveals insights into physiology and longevity of the naked mole rat

    Eun Bae Kim;Xiaodong Fang;Alexey A. Fushan;Zhiyong Huang

  • Sequencing and automated whole-genome optical mapping of the genome of a domestic goat (Capra hircus)

    Yang Dong;Yang Dong;Min Xie;Yu Jiang;Yu Jiang;Nianqing Xiao

  • Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species

    Arang Rhie;Shane A. McCarthy;Olivier Fedrigo;Joana Damas

Frequent Co-Authors

M. Thomas P. Gilbert
M. Thomas P. Gilbert University of Copenhagen
Erich D. Jarvis
Erich D. Jarvis Rockefeller University
huanming yang
huanming yang Beijing Genomics Institute
Wen Wang
Wen Wang Northwestern Polytechnical University
Stephen J. O'Brien
Stephen J. O'Brien Nova Southeastern University
Warren E. Johnson
Warren E. Johnson Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Xiaodong Fang
Xiaodong Fang Beijing Genomics Institute
Oliver A. Ryder
Oliver A. Ryder University of California, San Diego
Yong Zhang
Yong Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jun Wang
Jun Wang University of Central Florida

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