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Hong Zhu

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
31997
World Ranking
6128
National Ranking
192

Hong Zhu 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 Hong Zhu sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 343 publications — 85th percentile

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

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

Hong Zhu 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 Hong Zhu 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: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hong Zhu is affiliated with Zhejiang University in China and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans multiple subfields, including molecular biology, oncology, plant science, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and cell biology.

Their research covers several main topics, such as:

  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Extracellular Vesicles in Disease
  • TGF-β Signaling in Diseases
  • Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Calpain Protease Function and Regulation

Hong Zhu has published multiple recent papers, including:

  • "Cancer associated-fibroblast-derived exosomes in cancer progression" (2021) in Molecular Cancer
  • "On-Target Anti-TGF-β Therapies Are Not Succeeding in Clinical Cancer Treatments: What Are Remaining Challenges?" (2020) in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • "Mycoviral gene integration converts a plant pathogenic fungus into a biocontrol agent" (2022) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "TGFβ2-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition and NF-κB pathway activation contribute to osimertinib resistance" (2020) in Acta Pharmacologica Sinica
  • "Adaptive Event-Triggered Fuzzy Positioning Control for Unmanned Marine Vehicles With Actuator Saturation and Hybrid Attacks" (2023) in IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Adilson Fonseca Teixeira
  • Rodney B. Luwor
  • Peter ten Dijke
  • Josie Iaria
  • Jie Zhong

Hong Zhu's publications appear regularly in these venues:

  • Cells
  • Archives of Virology
  • PubMed
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Letters

Best Publications

  • Cleavage of BID by Caspase 8 Mediates the Mitochondrial Damage in the Fas Pathway of Apoptosis

    Honglin Li;Hong Zhu;Chi Jie Xu;Junying Yuan

  • Caspase-12 mediates endoplasmic-reticulum-specific apoptosis and cytotoxicity by amyloid-beta.

    Toshiyuki Nakagawa;Hong Zhu;Nobuhiro Morishima;En Li

  • Induction of apoptosis in fibroblasts by IL-1β-converting enzyme, a mammalian homolog of the C. elegans cell death gene ced-3

    Masayuki Miura;Hong Zhu;Rocco J. Rotello;Erika A. Hartwieg

  • Ich-1, an Ice/ced-3-related gene, encodes both positive and negative regulators of programmed cell death

    Lin Wang;Masayuki Miura;Louise Bergeron;Hong Zhu

  • Murine Caspase-11, an ICE-Interacting Protease, Is Essential for the Activation of ICE

    Suyue Wang;Masayuki Miura;Yong-keun Jung;Hong Zhu

  • The PHD Finger of the Chromatin-Associated Protein ING2 Functions as a Nuclear Phosphoinositide Receptor

    Or Gozani;Philip Karuman;David R. Jones;Dmitri Ivanov

  • Dissecting eIF4E action in tumorigenesis

    Hans-Guido Wendel;Ricardo L.A. Silva;Abba Malina;John R. Mills

  • Small molecule regulators of autophagy identified by an image-based high-throughput screen

    Lihong Zhang;Jia Yu;Heling Pan;Ping Hu

  • RIPK1 mediates axonal degeneration by promoting inflammation and necroptosis in ALS.

    Yasushi Ito;Dimitry Ofengeim;Ayaz Najafov;Sudeshna Das

  • Bidirectional Control of Social Hierarchy by Synaptic Efficacy in Medial Prefrontal Cortex

    Fei Wang;Jun Zhu;Hong Zhu;Qi Zhang

  • The Peutz-Jegher gene product LKB1 is a mediator of p53-dependent cell death.

    Philip Karuman;Or Gozani;Robert D. Odze;Xun Clare Zhou

  • TBK1 Suppresses RIPK1-Driven Apoptosis and Inflammation during Development and in Aging

    Daichao Xu;Taijie Jin;Hong Zhu;Hongbo Chen

  • RIPK1 mediates a disease-associated microglial response in Alzheimer’s disease

    Dimitry Ofengeim;Sonia Mazzitelli;Yasushi Ito;Judy Park DeWitt

  • Identification and Characterization of Ich-3, a Member of the Interleukin-1β Converting Enzyme (ICE)/Ced-3 Family and an Upstream Regulator of ICE

    Suyue Wang;Masayuki Miura;Yong-keun Jung;Hong Zhu

  • Specific Cleavage of α-Fodrin during Fas- and Tumor Necrosis Factor-induced Apoptosis Is Mediated by an Interleukin-1β-converting Enzyme/Ced-3 Protease Distinct from the Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Protease

    Vincent L. Cryns;Louise Bergeron;Hong Zhu;Honglin Li

  • Wedelolactone suppresses LPS-induced caspase-11 expression by directly inhibiting the IKK complex.

    M Kobori;Z Yang;D Gong;V Heissmeyer

  • History of winning remodels thalamo-PFC circuit to reinforce social dominance

    Tingting Zhou;Hong Zhu;Zhengxiao Fan;Fei Wang

  • A novel role for RIP1 kinase in mediating TNFα production

    D E Christofferson;Yan Li;J Hitomi;Wen Zhou

  • Activation of Caspase-2 in Apoptosis

    Honglin Li;Louise Bergeron;Vince Cryns;Mark S. Pasternack

  • Essential role for caspase-8 in transcription-independent apoptosis triggered by p53.

    Han-Fei Ding;Yi-Ling Lin;Gaël McGill;Peter Juo

Frequent Co-Authors

Junying Yuan
Junying Yuan Harvard University
Jin-Jian Lu
Jin-Jian Lu University of Macau
Xiuping Chen
Xiuping Chen University of Macau
Irene E. Kochevar
Irene E. Kochevar Harvard University
Guangming Lu
Guangming Lu Nanjing University
Jeffrey R. Holt
Jeffrey R. Holt Boston Children's Hospital
Xuhong Qian
Xuhong Qian East China University of Science and Technology
Daniel B. Polley
Daniel B. Polley Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Joshua Z. Levin
Joshua Z. Levin Broad Institute
Jun Zhang
Jun Zhang Zhejiang University of Technology

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