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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 71 1346 1199 682 594 203 27710

Heng Zhu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Heng Zhu between 1993 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Heng Zhu published across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026, averaging 7.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2011. 10 of the 240 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2011. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 5 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 9 publications 2026: 1 publication
1993 2026

240 publications in total across all disciplines

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Heng Zhu: publications per year, 1993 to 2026
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 1
2001 3
2002 3
2003 5
2004 3
2005 1
2006 5
2007 7
2008 5
2009 12
2010 10
2011 19
2012 15
2013 13
2014 15
2015 17
2016 15
2017 13
2018 16
2019 10
2020 6
2021 10
2022 9
2023 13
2024 3
2025 9
2026 1
Total 240
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Heng Zhu publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Heng Zhu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 197–206 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 203 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100 203
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Heng Zhu D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 70–71 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106 71
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Overview

Heng Zhu is affiliated with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, alongside medicine. Their work has notably contributed to molecular biology, ecology, epidemiology, immunology, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

Their recent publications cover a range of subjects primarily focused on proteogenomics and protein characterization. These include:

  • Proteogenomic Landscape of Breast Cancer Tumorigenesis and Targeted Therapy, 2020, Cell
  • Integrated Proteomic and Glycoproteomic Characterization of Human High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma, 2020, Cell Reports
  • Developments and Applications of Functional Protein Microarrays, 2020, Molecular & Cellular Proteomics
  • Fluorescent dissolved organic matter facilitates the phytoavailability of copper in the coastal wetlands influenced by artificial topography, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Integrated Proteogenomic Characterization of Human High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer, 2025, Cell

The primary topics of Heng Zhu's work focus on:

  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Antibiotic resistance in bacteria
  • Liver disease diagnosis and treatment
  • Alcohol consumption and health effects

Heng Zhu frequently publishes in prominent scientific venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular & Cellular Proteomics
  • Cell
  • Nature Communications
  • eLife

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their career, with frequent coauthors including Jiang Qian, Guang Song, Cedric Moore, Jianbo Pan, and Hongjun Song. These collaborative efforts contribute to the depth and breadth in their research outputs across multiple complex biochemical and medical topics.

Best Publications

  • Global analysis of protein activities using proteome chips

    Michael Snyder;Heng Zhu;Paul Bertone;Scott M. Bidlingmaier

  • Proteogenomic characterization of human colon and rectal cancer

    Bing Zhang;Jing Wang;Xiaojing Wang;Jing Zhu

  • Protein chip technology

    Heng Zhu;Michael Snyder

  • Global Analysis of Protein Phosphorylation in Yeast

    Jason Ptacek;Geeta Devgan;Gregory Michaud;Heng Zhu

  • Analysis of yeast protein kinases using protein chips.

    Heng Zhu;James F. Klemic;Swan Chang;Paul Bertone

  • Integrated Proteogenomic Characterization of Human High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

    Hui Zhang;Tao Liu;Zhen Zhang;Samuel H. Payne

  • Protein analysis on a proteomic scale.

    Eric Phizicky;Philippe I. H. Bastiaens;Heng Zhu;Michael Snyder

  • Distribution, recognition and regulation of non-CpG methylation in the adult mammalian brain

    Junjie U. Guo;Yijing Su;Joo Heon Shin;Jaehoon Shin

  • Integrated Proteogenomic Characterization of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma.

    David J. Clark;Saravana M. Dhanasekaran;Francesca Petralia;Jianbo Pan

  • Isolation of genomic DNAs from plants, fungi and bacteria using benzyl chloride.

    Heng Zhu;Feng Qu;Li huang Zhu

  • Proteogenomic Analysis of Human Colon Cancer Reveals New Therapeutic Opportunities.

    Suhas Vasaikar;Chen Huang;Xiaojing Wang;Vladislav A. Petyuk

  • Protein arrays and microarrays

    Heng Zhu;Michael Snyder

  • Transcription factors as readers and effectors of DNA methylation

    Heng Zhu;Guohua Wang;Jiang Qian

  • Lysine Acetylation Is a Highly Abundant and Evolutionarily Conserved Modification in Escherichia Coli

    Junmei Zhang;Robert Sprung;Jimin Pei;Xiaohong Tan

  • TiGER: a database for tissue-specific gene expression and regulation.

    Xiong Liu;Xueping Yu;Donald J Zack;Heng Zhu

  • Profiling the human protein-DNA interactome reveals ERK2 as a transcriptional repressor of interferon signaling.

    Shaohui Hu;Zhi Xie;Akishi Onishi;Xueping Yu

  • A nuclease that mediates cell death induced by DNA damage and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1

    Yingfei Wang;Ran An;Ran An;George K. Umanah;Hyejin Park

  • DNA methylation presents distinct binding sites for human transcription factors

    Shaohui Hu;Jun Wan;Yijing Su;Qifeng Song

  • Proteogenomic Landscape of Breast Cancer Tumorigenesis and Targeted Therapy.

    Karsten Krug;Eric J. Jaehnig;Shankha Satpathy;Lili Blumenberg

  • Protein acetylation microarray reveals that NuA4 controls key metabolic target regulating gluconeogenesis.

    Yu yi Lin;Jin ying Lu;Junmei Zhang;Wendy Walter

Frequent Co-Authors

Jiang Qian
Jiang Qian Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Michael Snyder
Michael Snyder Stanford University
Seth Blackshaw
Seth Blackshaw Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Hongjun Song
Hongjun Song University of Pennsylvania
Guo Li Ming
Guo Li Ming University of Pennsylvania
David Fenyö
David Fenyö New York University
S. Diane Hayward
S. Diane Hayward Johns Hopkins University
Yingming Zhao
Yingming Zhao University of Chicago
Jef D. Boeke
Jef D. Boeke New York University
Mark Gerstein
Mark Gerstein Yale University

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