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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 91 1040 982 507 474 259 29891

Jianzhi Zhang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jianzhi Zhang between 1996 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jianzhi Zhang published across 31 years, from 1996 to 2026, averaging 11.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2023. 22 of the 352 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2023. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 4 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 6 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 35 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 21 publications 2026: 1 publication
1996 2026

352 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jianzhi Zhang: publications per year, 1996 to 2026
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 4
1998 5
1999 3
2000 6
2001 1
2002 6
2003 12
2004 12
2005 13
2006 18
2007 11
2008 10
2009 11
2010 14
2011 9
2012 13
2013 8
2014 8
2015 12
2016 12
2017 9
2018 11
2019 14
2020 15
2021 16
2022 20
2023 35
2024 21
2025 21
2026 1
Total 352
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Jianzhi Zhang publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 255–264 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 259 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92 259
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Jianzhi Zhang D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 90–91 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66 91
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jianzhi Zhang is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and engineering. Their work spans several subfields, including molecular biology, genetics, mechanics of materials, civil and structural engineering, and management, monitoring, policy, and law.

The scientist's research topics cover a broad range of areas, primarily focusing on evolution and genetic dynamics, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, rock mechanics and modeling, genomics and phylogenetic studies, CRISPR and genetic engineering, landslides and related hazards, and genetic diversity and population structure.

Jianzhi Zhang has published frequently in several venues, with notable contributions to Molecular Biology and Evolution, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), SSRN Electronic Journal, Nature Communications, and Nature Ecology & Evolution.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Jianzhi Zhang include:

  • "Synonymous mutations in representative yeast genes are mostly strongly non-neutral," 2022, Nature
  • "AE event rate characteristics of flawed granite: from damage stress to ultimate failure," 2020, Geophysical Journal International
  • "Damage progression and acoustic emission in brittle failure of granite and sandstone," 2021, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • "Dissimilation of synonymous codon usage bias in virus-host coevolution due to translational selection," 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Idiosyncratic epistasis creates universals in mutational effects and evolutionary trajectories," 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution

Frequent collaborators of Jianzhi Zhang include:

  • Siliang Song
  • Xiaoping Zhou
  • Daohan Jiang
  • Tong Si
  • Penghui Shao

Jianzhi Zhang was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Evolution by gene duplication: an update

    Jianzhi Zhang

  • Evaluation of an Improved Branch-Site Likelihood Method for Detecting Positive Selection at the Molecular Level

    Jianzhi Zhang;Rasmus Nielsen;Ziheng Yang

  • Positive Darwinian selection after gene duplication in primate ribonuclease genes

    Jianzhi Zhang;Helene F. Rosenberg;Masatoshi Nei

  • Why do hubs tend to be essential in protein networks

    Xionglei He;Jianzhi Zhang

  • Rapid Subfunctionalization Accompanied by Prolonged and Substantial Neofunctionalization in Duplicate Gene Evolution

    Xionglei He;Jianzhi Zhang

  • The pleiotropic structure of the genotype–phenotype map: the evolvability of complex organisms

    Günter P. Wagner;Jianzhi Zhang

  • Adaptive evolution of a duplicated pancreatic ribonuclease gene in a leaf-eating monkey.

    Jianzhi Zhang;Jianzhi Zhang;Ya ping Zhang;Helene F. Rosenberg

  • Accelerated Protein Evolution and Origins of Human-Specific Features: FOXP2 as an Example

    Jianzhi Zhang;David M. Webb;Ondrej Podlaha

  • Rates of Conservative and Radical Nonsynonymous Nucleotide Substitutions in Mammalian Nuclear Genes

    Jianzhi Zhang

  • Determinants of the rate of protein sequence evolution

    Jianzhi Zhang;Jian Rong Yang

  • Balanced codon usage optimizes eukaryotic translational efficiency.

    Wenfeng Qian;Jian Rong Yang;Jian Rong Yang;Nathaniel M. Pearson;Calum Maclean

  • Accuracies of ancestral amino acid sequences inferred by the parsimony, likelihood, and distance methods

    Jianzhi Zhang;Masatoshi Nei

  • Adaptive Diversification of Bitter Taste Receptor Genes in Mammalian Evolution

    Peng Shi;Jianzhi Zhang;Hui Yang;Hui Yang;Ya ping Zhang;Ya ping Zhang

  • Contrasting Modes of Evolution Between Vertebrate Sweet/Umami Receptor Genes and Bitter Receptor Genes

    Peng Shi;Jianzhi Zhang

  • Detection of convergent and parallel evolution at the amino acid sequence level.

    Jianzhi Zhang;Sudhir Kumar

  • More genes underwent positive selection in chimpanzee evolution than in human evolution

    Margaret A. Bakewell;Peng Shi;Jianzhi Zhang

  • Evolutionary deterioration of the vomeronasal pheromone transduction pathway in catarrhine primates.

    Jianzhi Zhang;David M. Webb

  • Impact of gene expression noise on organismal fitness and the efficacy of natural selection

    Zhi Wang;Jianzhi Zhang

  • Evolution of the Human ASPM Gene, a Major Determinant of Brain Size

    Jianzhi Zhang

  • Positive Darwinian selection after gene duplication in primate ribonuclease genes (ancestral sequenceyanti-pathogenic functionyrapid evolutionysynonymous and nonsynonymous substitution)

    Jianzhi Zhang;Helene F. Rosenberg;Masatoshi Nei

Frequent Co-Authors

Helene F. Rosenberg
Helene F. Rosenberg National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Masatoshi Nei
Masatoshi Nei Pennsylvania State University
Ya-Ping Zhang
Ya-Ping Zhang Kunming Institute of Zoology
Shuyi Zhang
Shuyi Zhang Shenyang Agricultural University
Günter P. Wagner
Günter P. Wagner Yale University
Shi-Mei Zhuang
Shi-Mei Zhuang Sun Yat-sen University
Yoshikazu Ohya
Yoshikazu Ohya University of Tokyo
Alejandro P. Rooney
Alejandro P. Rooney National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
Sudhir Kumar
Sudhir Kumar Temple University
Deborah R. Smith
Deborah R. Smith University of Kansas

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