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86
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2996
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78

Jian-Zhi Wang 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 Jian-Zhi Wang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 426 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jian-Zhi Wang 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 Jian-Zhi Wang sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 86 D-Index — 85th percentile

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

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Overview

Jian-Zhi Wang is affiliated with Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China and conducts research primarily within the fields of medicine, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. Their work encompasses a range of subfields including physiology, molecular biology, neurology, pharmacology, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The scientist's research focus centers significantly on Alzheimer's disease and related neurodegenerative conditions. Main topics covered in their work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, cholinesterase and neurodegenerative diseases, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, dementia and cognitive impairment research, GDF15 and related biomarkers, and ubiquitin and proteasome pathways.

Recent papers by Jian-Zhi Wang include the following:

  • Current understanding of metal ions in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease, 2020, Translational Neurodegeneration
  • A novel small-molecule PROTAC selectively promotes tau clearance to improve cognitive functions in Alzheimer-like models, 2021, Theranostics
  • Biomarkers used in Alzheimer's disease diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, 2021, Ageing Research Reviews
  • Human tau accumulation promotes glycogen synthase kinase-3β acetylation and thus upregulates the kinase: A vicious cycle in Alzheimer neurodegeneration, 2022, EBioMedicine
  • A novel dephosphorylation targeting chimera selectively promoting tau removal in tauopathies, 2021, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy

Jian-Zhi Wang frequently collaborates with several coauthors, notable among them:

  • Xiaochuan Wang (18 coauthored works)
  • Dan Ke (15 coauthored works)
  • Yanchao Liu (14 coauthored works)
  • Rong Liu (14 coauthored works)
  • Qiuzhi Zhou (13 coauthored works)

The scientist has published extensively in specific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Alzheimer s Disease (7 publications)
  • Aging (4 publications)
  • Theranostics (3 publications)
  • Molecular Neurobiology (3 publications)
  • Aging Cell (3 publications)

The breadth of Jian-Zhi Wang's research indicates an interdisciplinary approach to understanding and addressing neurological diseases, particularly Alzheimer's disease, spanning biochemical mechanisms, biomarkers, neurodegeneration, and therapeutic strategies. Their collaborations and publishing record reflect active engagement in the scientific community focused on advancing knowledge in these domains.

Best Publications

  • Tau-mediated iron export prevents ferroptotic damage after ischemic stroke

    Tuo Qz;Tuo Qz;Tuo Qz;Lei P;Lei P;Jackman Ka;Li Xl

  • Kinases and phosphatases and tau sites involved in Alzheimer neurofibrillary degeneration

    Jian-Zhi Wang;Inge Grundke-Iqbal;Khalid Iqbal

  • Abnormal hyperphosphorylation of tau: sites, regulation, and molecular mechanism of neurofibrillary degeneration.

    Jian-Zhi Wang;Yi-Yuan Xia;Inge Grundke-Iqbal;Khalid Iqbal

  • Phosphatase Activity Toward Abnormally Phosphorylated τ: Decrease in Alzheimer Disease Brain

    Cheng‐Xin Gong;Sadia Shaikh;Jian‐Zhi Wang;Tanweer Zaidi

  • Microtubule-associated protein tau in development, degeneration and protection of neurons

    Jian-Zhi Wang;Fei Liu

  • Glycosylation of microtubule-associated protein tau: an abnormal posttranslational modification in Alzheimer's disease.

    Jian-Zhi Wang;Inge Grundke-Iqbal;Khalid Iqbal

  • Cleavage of tau by asparagine endopeptidase mediates the neurofibrillary pathology in Alzheimer’s disease

    Zhentao Zhang;Mingke Song;Xia Liu;Seong Su Kang

  • Dephosphorylation of Alzheimer Paired Helical Filaments by Protein Phosphatase-2A and −2B

    Jian-Zhi Wang;Cheng-Xin Gong;Tanweer Zaidi;Inge Grundke-Iqbal

  • Current understanding of metal ions in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease

    Lu Wang;Ya-Ling Yin;Xin-Zi Liu;Peng Shen

  • Activation of Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 Inhibits Long-Term Potentiation with Synapse-Associated Impairments

    Ling-Qiang Zhu;Shao-Hui Wang;Dan Liu;Yang-Yang Yin

  • Overactivation of glycogen synthase kinase-3 by inhibition of phosphoinositol-3 kinase and protein kinase C leads to hyperphosphorylation of tau and impairment of spatial memory.

    Shi Jie Liu;Ai Hong Zhang;Hong Lian Li;Qun Wang

  • Phosphorylation of tau antagonizes apoptosis by stabilizing beta-catenin, a mechanism involved in Alzheimer's neurodegeneration.

    Hong Lian Li;Hai Hong Wang;Shi Jie Liu;Yan Qiu Deng

  • τ is phosphorylated by GSK‐3 at several sites found in Alzheimer disease and its biological activity markedly inhibited only after it is prephosphorylated by A‐kinase

    Jian-zhi Wang;Qiongli Wu;Alan Smith;Inge Grundke-Iqbal

  • The dual roles of cytokines in Alzheimer’s disease: update on interleukins, TNF-α, TGF-β and IFN-γ

    Cong Zheng;Xin-Wen Zhou;Jian-Zhi Wang

  • Tau Becomes a More Favorable Substrate for GSK-3 When It Is Prephosphorylated by PKA in Rat Brain

    Shi Jie Liu;Jia Yu Zhang;Hong Lian Li;Zheng Yu Fang

  • Levels of nonphosphorylated and phosphorylated tau in cerebrospinal fluid of Alzheimer's disease patients : an ultrasensitive bienzyme-substrate-recycle enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

    Yuan Yuan Hu;Shan Shu He;Xiaochuan Wang;Qiu Hong Duan

  • Melatonin in Alzheimer’s Disease

    Li Lin;Qiong-Xia Huang;Shu-Sheng Yang;Jiang Chu

  • Antioxidants protect PINK1-dependent dopaminergic neurons in Drosophila

    Danling Wang;Li Qian;Hui Xiong;Jiandong Liu

  • SUMOylation at K340 inhibits tau degradation through deregulating its phosphorylation and ubiquitination

    Hong-Bin Luo;Yi-Yuan Xia;Xi-Ji Shu;Zan-Chao Liu

  • EPAC null mutation impairs learning and social interactions via aberrant regulation of miR-124 and Zif268 translation

    Ying Yang;Xiaogang Shu;Xiaogang Shu;Dan Liu;You Shang;You Shang

Frequent Co-Authors

Keqiang Ye
Keqiang Ye Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
Inge Grundke-Iqbal
Inge Grundke-Iqbal University of York
Bin Zhang
Bin Zhang Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Youming Lu
Youming Lu Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Cheng-Xin Gong
Cheng-Xin Gong City University of New York
Heng-Ye Man
Heng-Ye Man Boston University
Jukka Westermarck
Jukka Westermarck Åbo Akademi University
Huaxi Xu
Huaxi Xu Xiamen University
Khalid Iqbal
Khalid Iqbal University of York
Yuan Gao
Yuan Gao Northeastern University

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