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D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
73
Citations
20688
World Ranking
5898
National Ranking
2789

Jin Zhang 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 Jin Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 268 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jin Zhang 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 Jin Zhang 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: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jin Zhang is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to Medicine.

Their work focuses on several subfields, including:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biophysics
  • Physiology
  • Cell Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Jin Zhang's research topics cover areas such as:

  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
  • PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence Research
  • Cellular Transport and Secretion

Their publications have appeared frequently in venues including:

  • The FASEB Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Plant Disease

Among recent papers, notable works include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Impairs Endothelial Function via Downregulation of ACE 2, 2021, Circulation Research
  • Liquid-liquid phase separation drives cellular function and dysfunction in cancer, 2022, Nature reviews. Cancer
  • Phase Separation of a PKA Regulatory Subunit Controls cAMP Compartmentation and Oncogenic Signaling, 2020, Cell
  • Liquid-liquid phase separation: Orchestrating cell signaling through time and space, 2021, Molecular Cell
  • An ultrasensitive biosensor for high-resolution kinase activity imaging in awake mice, 2020, Nature Chemical Biology

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Sohum Mehta
  • Brian Tenner
  • Yanghao Zhong
  • Xin Zhou
  • Jinfan Zhang

Jin Zhang has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in both 2007 and 2014.

Best Publications

  • Creating new fluorescent probes for cell biology.

    Jin Zhang;Robert E. Campbell;Alice Y. Ting;Alice Y. Ting;Roger Y. Tsien

  • Genetically encoded reporters of protein kinase A activity reveal impact of substrate tethering

    Jin Zhang;Yuliang Ma;Susan S. Taylor;Roger Y. Tsien

  • Nitric Oxide in the Nervous System

    J. Zhang;S. H. Snyder

  • A genetically encoded fluorescent reporter reveals oscillatory phosphorylation by protein kinase C

    Jonathan D Violin;Jin Jin Zhang;Roger Y. Tsien;Alexandra C Newton

  • The Growing and Glowing Toolbox of Fluorescent and Photoactive Proteins.

    Erik A. Rodriguez;Robert E. Campbell;John Y. Lin;Michael Z. Lin

  • Fluorescent indicators of cAMP and Epac activation reveal differential dynamics of cAMP signaling within discrete subcellular compartments.

    Lisa M. DiPilato;Xiaodong Cheng;Jin Zhang

  • SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Impairs Endothelial Function via Downregulation of ACE 2.

    Yuyang Lei;Jiao Zhang;Jiao Zhang;Cara R. Schiavon;Ming He

  • Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Biosensors Illuminate the Spatiotemporal Regulation of Signaling Networks.

    Eric C. Greenwald;Sohum Mehta;Jin Zhang

  • Insulin disrupts β-adrenergic signalling to protein kinase A in adipocytes

    Jin Zhang;Jin Zhang;Christopher J. Hupfeld;Susan S. Taylor;Jerrold M. Olefsky

  • Genetically-encodable Fluorescent Biosensors for Tracking Signaling Dynamics in Living Cells

    Robert H. Newman;Matthew D. Fosbrink;Jin Zhang

  • Subcellular dynamics of protein kinase A activity visualized by FRET-based reporters.

    Michael D. Allen;Jin Zhang

  • A phosphorylation-dependent intramolecular interaction regulates the membrane association and activity of the tumor suppressor PTEN

    Meghdad Rahdar;Takanari Inoue;Tobias Meyer;Jin Zhang

  • β2-Adrenergic Receptor Signaling and Desensitization Elucidated by Quantitative Modeling of Real Time cAMP Dynamics

    Jonathan D. Violin;Lisa M. DiPilato;Necmettin Yildirim;Timothy C. Elston

  • Spatio-temporal dynamics of protein kinase B/Akt signaling revealed by a genetically encoded fluorescent reporter

    Maya T. Kunkel;Qiang Ni;Roger Y. Tsien;Jin Zhang

  • Phase Separation of a PKA Regulatory Subunit Controls cAMP Compartmentation and Oncogenic Signaling.

    Jason Z. Zhang;Tsan Wen Lu;Lucas M. Stolerman;Brian Tenner

  • A genetically encoded near-infrared fluorescent calcium ion indicator

    Yong Qian;Kiryl D Piatkevich;Benedict Mc Larney;Ahmed S Abdelfattah

  • Widely accessible method for superresolution fluorescence imaging of living systems

    Peter Dedecker;Gary C. H. Mo;Thomas Dertinger;Jin Zhang

  • PI3K/Akt signaling requires spatial compartmentalization in plasma membrane microdomains

    Xinxin Gao;Pamela R. Lowry;Xin Zhou;Charlene Depry

  • Visualization of PKA activity in plasma membrane microdomains

    Charlene Depry;Michael D. Allen;Michael D. Allen;Jin Zhang

  • ERRATUM: CREATING NEW FLUORESCENT PROBES FOR CELL BIOLOGY

    Jin Zhang;Robert E. Campbell;Alice Y. Ting;Alice Y. Ting;Roger Y. Tsien

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhongfan Liu
Zhongfan Liu Peking University
Andre Levchenko
Andre Levchenko Yale University
Roger Y. Tsien
Roger Y. Tsien University of California, San Diego
Liming Xie
Liming Xie National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
JoAnn Trejo
JoAnn Trejo University of California, San Diego
Philip A. Cole
Philip A. Cole Brigham and Women's Hospital
Mildred S. Dresselhaus
Mildred S. Dresselhaus MIT
Zhaowei Liu
Zhaowei Liu University of California, San Diego
Jing Kong
Jing Kong MIT
Yingying Zhang
Yingying Zhang Tsinghua University

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Philip A. Cole

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George S. Baillie

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