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Microbiology

D-Index
85
Citations
35305
World Ranking
860
National Ranking
21

Genetics

D-Index
84
Citations
34652
World Ranking
1346
National Ranking
29

Guoping Zhao publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

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

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 353 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Guoping Zhao D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Guoping Zhao is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research spans multiple fields within the life sciences, predominantly in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to medicine. Their work encompasses major subfields such as molecular biology, infectious diseases, ecology, pharmacology, and epidemiology.

The scientist's research interests cover a variety of topics, including:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research
  • CRISPR and genetic engineering
  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies
  • Antibiotic resistance in bacteria
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Microbial natural products and biosynthesis

Guoping Zhao has frequently published in several venues, with multiple articles appearing in:

  • Microbiology Spectrum
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Scientific Reports

Some of their recent significant papers include:

  • "Database Resources of the National Genomics Data Center, China National Center for Bioinformation in 2022" (2021, Nucleic Acids Research)
  • "Viral and host factors related to the clinical outcome of COVID-19" (2020, Nature)
  • "Database Resources of the National Genomics Data Center, China National Center for Bioinformation in 2021" (2020, Nucleic Acids Research)
  • "Database Resources of the National Genomics Data Center, China National Center for Bioinformation in 2023" (2022, Nucleic Acids Research)
  • "Game changers in science and technology - now and beyond" (2023, Technological Forecasting and Social Change)

Collaborations with other researchers include frequent co-authorship with:

  • Guoqing Zhang
  • Lei Zhang
  • Biao Tang
  • Xiaoyan You
  • Min Yue

Guoping Zhao was recognized as a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 2011.

Best Publications

  • CRISPR-Cas12a-assisted nucleic acid detection.

    Shi-Yuan Li;Qiu-Xiang Cheng;Jing-Man Wang;Xiao-Yan Li

  • Symbiotic gut microbes modulate human metabolic phenotypes

    Min Li;Baohong Wang;Menghui Zhang;Mattias Rantalainen

  • Acetylation of metabolic enzymes coordinates carbon source utilization and metabolic flux.

    Qijun Wang;Yakun Zhang;Chen Yang;Hui Xiong;Hui Xiong

  • Interactions between gut microbiota, host genetics and diet relevant to development of metabolic syndromes in mice

    Chenhong Zhang;Menghui Zhang;Shengyue Wang;Ruijun Han

  • CRISPR-Cas12a has both cis- and trans-cleavage activities on single-stranded DNA.

    Shi-Yuan Li;Qiu-Xiang Cheng;Jia-Kun Liu;Xiao-Qun Nie

  • Genome-wide association study in a Chinese Han population identifies nine new susceptibility loci for systemic lupus erythematosus

    Jian-Wen Han;Jian-Wen Han;Hou-Feng Zheng;Hou-Feng Zheng;Yong Cui;Yong Cui;Liang-Dan Sun;Liang-Dan Sun

  • Viral and host factors related to the clinical outcome of COVID-19.

    Xiaonan Zhang;Yun Tan;Yun Ling;Gang Lu

  • Cross-host evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus in palm civet and human

    Huai-Dong Song;Chang-Chun Tu;Guo-Wei Zhang;Sheng-Yue Wang

  • Mapping human genetic diversity in Asia

    Mahmood Ameen Abdulla;Ikhlak Ahmed;Anunchai Assawamakin;Anunchai Assawamakin;Jong Bhak

  • Unique physiological and pathogenic features of Leptospira interrogans revealed by whole-genome sequencing

    Shuang-Xi Ren;Shuang-Xi Ren;Gang Fu;Xiu-Gao Jiang;Rong Zeng

  • Origin and diversity of novel avian influenza A H7N9 viruses causing human infection: phylogenetic, structural, and coalescent analyses

    Di Liu;Weifeng Shi;Yi Shi;Dayan Wang

  • Genomic perspectives on the evolution of fungal entomopathogenicity in Beauveria bassiana

    Guohua Xiao;Sheng-Hua Ying;Peng Zheng;Zheng-Liang Wang

  • HOLMESv2: A CRISPR-Cas12b-Assisted Platform for Nucleic Acid Detection and DNA Methylation Quantitation

    Linxian Li;Linxian Li;Shiyuan Li;Na Wu;Na Wu;Jiacheng Wu

  • Genome sequencing and comparative transcriptomics of the model entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and M. acridum.

    Qiang Gao;Kai Jin;Sheng-Hua Ying;Yongjun Zhang

  • Molecular Evolution of the SARS Coronavirus, during the Course of the SARS Epidemic in China

    Jian Feng He;Guo Wen Peng;Jun Min;De Wen Yu

  • The Schistosoma japonicum genome reveals features of host-parasite interplay

    Yan Zhou;Huajun Zheng;Yangyi Chen;Lei Zhang

  • Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome caused by Streptococcus suis serotype 2.

    Jiaqi Tang;Changjun Wang;Youjun Feng;Weizhong Yang

  • Genome-based analysis of virulence genes in a non-biofilm-forming Staphylococcus epidermidis strain (ATCC 12228).

    Yue-Qing Zhang;Shuang-Xi Ren;Hua-Lin Li;Yong-Xiang Wang

  • Structural modulation of gut microbiota in life-long calorie-restricted mice.

    Chenhong Zhang;Shoufeng Li;Liu(杨柳) Yang;Ping Huang

  • Comparative and functional genomic analyses of the pathogenicity of phytopathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris

    Wei Qian;Yantao Jia;Shuang-Xi Ren;Yong-Qiang He

Frequent Co-Authors

Shengyue Wang
Shengyue Wang Chinese National Human Genome Center
Yixue Li
Yixue Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ying Wang
Ying Wang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Xiangyin Kong
Xiangyin Kong Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhu Chen
Zhu Chen Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Wei Huang
Wei Huang Northwestern Polytechnical University
Rong Zeng
Rong Zeng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Liping Zhao
Liping Zhao Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Runsheng Chen
Runsheng Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chengshu Wang
Chengshu Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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