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Jie Zheng

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
12869
World Ranking
16522
National Ranking
6842

Jie Zheng 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 Jie Zheng sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 140 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jie Zheng 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 Jie Zheng 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: 52 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jie Zheng is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States and has an active research profile primarily focused on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans several subfields, including molecular biology, ophthalmology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, public health, environmental and occupational health, and cell biology.

Their research topics reflect a strong focus on ocular health and molecular signaling pathways. These topics include:

  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Corneal Surgery and Treatments
  • Corneal surgery and disorders
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer
  • Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
  • Cancer-related gene regulation

Jie Zheng has contributed several recent publications in notable journals. These include:

  • "HIF-1α in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (Review)" (2021) published in Molecular Medicine Reports
  • "Human limbal epithelial stem cell regulation, bioengineering and function" (2021) published in Progress in Retinal and Eye Research
  • "Premise and peril of Wnt signaling activation through GSK-3β inhibition" (2022) published in iScience
  • "Wnt signaling activation: targets and therapeutic opportunities for stem cell therapy and regenerative medicine" (2021) published in RSC Chemical Biology
  • "Stability and Function of Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Immortalized Human Corneal Stromal Stem Cells: A Proof of Concept Study" (2022) published in The AAPS Journal

Their frequent collaborators include Sophie X. Deng, Sarah Robertson, Clémence Bonnet, Hua Mei, and Luis Sanchez.

Jie Zheng's publications appear most often in these venues:

  • Scientific Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • iScience
  • Genes
  • Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports

Best Publications

  • Rational design and characterization of a Rac GTPase-specific small molecule inhibitor

    Yuan Gao;J. Bradley Dickerson;Fukun Guo;Jie Zheng

  • THE STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY OF TYPE II FATTY ACID BIOSYNTHESIS

    Stephen W. White;Jie Zheng;Yo ng-Mei Zhang;Charles O. Rock

  • Large-Scale Sequence Analysis of Avian Influenza Isolates

    John C. Obenauer;Jackie Denson;Perdeep K. Mehta;Xiaoping Su

  • Direct binding of the PDZ domain of Dishevelled to a conserved internal sequence in the C-terminal region of Frizzled.

    Hing-C. Wong;Audrey Bourdelas;Anke Krauss;Ho-Jin Lee

  • PDZ domains and their binding partners: structure, specificity, and modification

    Ho-Jin Lee;Jie J Zheng

  • Macrophage Wnt7b is critical for kidney repair and regeneration

    Shuei Liong Lin;Bing Li;Sujata Rao;Eun Jin Yeo

  • A single amino acid in the SH3 domain of Hck determines its high affinity and specificity in binding to HIV-1 Nef protein

    Chi Hon Lee;Benjamin Leung;Mark A. Lemmon;Jie Zheng

  • Structural basis for the specific interaction of lysine-containing proline-rich peptides with the N-terminal SH3 domain of c-Crk

    Xiaodong Wu;Beatrice Knudsen;Stephan M Feller;Jie Zheng

  • Identification of the Binding Site for Acidic Phospholipids on the PH Domain of Dynamin: Implications for Stimulation of GTPase Activity

    Jie Zheng;Sean M. Cahill;Mark A. Lemmon;David Fushman

  • Association of an Inherited Genetic Variant With Vincristine-Related Peripheral Neuropathy in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

    Barthelemy Diouf;Kristine R. Crews;Glen Lew;Deqing Pei

  • An Antagonist of Dishevelled Protein-Protein Interaction Suppresses β-Catenin–Dependent Tumor Cell Growth

    Naoaki Fujii;Liang You;Zhidong Xu;Kazutsugu Uematsu

  • Crystal Structure of a Full-Length beta-Catenin

    Yi Xing;Ken Ichi Takemaru;Jing Liu;Jason D. Berndt

  • Identification of a specific inhibitor of the Dishevelled PDZ domain

    Jufang Shan;De Li Shi;Junmei Wang;Jie Zheng

  • Discovery and Characterization of a Small Molecule Inhibitor of the PDZ Domain of Dishevelled

    David Grandy;Jufang Shan;Xinxin Zhang;Sujata Rao

  • Structural basis of the recognition of the dishevelled DEP domain in the Wnt signaling pathway.

    Hing C. Wong;Junhao Mao;Jason T. Nguyen;Shamala Srinivas

  • The LRP5 high-bone-mass G171V mutation disrupts LRP5 interaction with Mesd.

    Yazhou Zhang;Yang Wang;Xiaofeng Li;Jianhong Zhang

  • Electrochemical cues regulate assembly of the Frizzled/Dishevelled complex at the plasma membrane during planar epithelial polarization

    Matias Simons;William J. Gault;Daniel Gotthardt;Rajeev Rohatgi

  • Physiological signals and oncogenesis mediated through Crk family adapter proteins.

    Stephan M. Feller;Guido Posern;Jan Voss;Christian Kardinal

  • Multiple mechanisms for Wnt11-mediated repression of the canonical Wnt signaling pathway

    Peter Maye;Jie Zheng;Lin Li;Dianqing Wu

  • The solution structure of acyl carrier protein from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Hing Cm Wong;Gaohua Liu;Yong-Mei Zhang;Charles Om Rock;Charles Om Rock

Frequent Co-Authors

David Cowburn
David Cowburn Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dianqing Wu
Dianqing Wu Yale University
Beatrice S. Knudsen
Beatrice S. Knudsen University of Utah
Yi Zheng
Yi Zheng Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Yong-Mei Zhang
Yong-Mei Zhang Medical University of South Carolina
George Barany
George Barany University of Minnesota
Mary V. Relling
Mary V. Relling St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Hidesaburo Hanafusa
Hidesaburo Hanafusa Osaka Bioscience Institute
Charles O. Rock
Charles O. Rock St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
William E. Evans
William E. Evans St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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