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D-Index
50
Citations
11120
World Ranking
4414
National Ranking
1709

Jun Zhu publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

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

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 152 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Jun Zhu D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jun Zhu is a researcher affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their work spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Genetics, Molecular Medicine, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

Their research encompasses several main topics including:

  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Escherichia coli research studies

Jun Zhu has published in a variety of scholarly venues. Frequent venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Virulence
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Microbiology

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Jun Zhu include:

  • Pathogenicity and virulence regulation of Vibrio cholerae at the interface of host-gut microbiome interactions, 2020, Virulence
  • A commensal-encoded genotoxin drives restriction of Vibrio cholerae colonization and host gut microbiome remodeling, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Siderophore piracy enhances Vibrio cholerae environmental survival and pathogenesis, 2020, Microbiology
  • Ohr and OhrR Are Critical for Organic Peroxide Resistance and Symbiosis in Azorhizobium caulinodans ORS571, 2020, Genes
  • Effects of Regulatory Network Organization and Environment on PmrD Connector Activity and Polymyxin Resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli, 2021, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Jun Zhu include:

  • Hyuntae Byun
  • Mark Goulian
  • Ansel Hsiao
  • Qinqin Pu
  • Jiandong Chen

Best Publications

  • Quorum-sensing regulators control virulence gene expression in Vibrio cholerae

    Jun Zhu;Melissa B. Miller;Russell E. Vance;Michelle Dziejman

  • Quorum Sensing-Dependent Biofilms Enhance Colonization in Vibrio cholerae

    Jun Zhu;John J. Mekalanos

  • The bases of crown gall tumorigenesis.

    Jun Zhu;Philippe M. Oger;Barbara Schrammeijer;Paul J. J. Hooykaas

  • The quorum-sensing transcriptional regulator TraR requires its cognate signaling ligand for protein folding, protease resistance, and dimerization.

    Jun Zhu;Stephen C. Winans

  • ANALOGS OF THE AUTOINDUCER 3-OXOOCTANOYL-HOMOSERINE LACTONE STRONGLY INHIBIT ACTIVITY OF THE TRAR PROTEIN OF AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS

    Jun Zhu;John W. Beaber;Margret I. Moré;Clay Fuqua

  • CsrA and three redundant small RNAs regulate quorum sensing in Vibrio cholerae

    Derrick H. Lenz;Melissa B. Miller;Jun Zhu;Rahul V. Kulkarni

  • Autoinducer binding by the quorum-sensing regulator TraR increases affinity for target promoters in vitro and decreases TraR turnover rates in whole cells.

    Jun Zhu;Stephen C. Winans

  • Agrobacterium Bioassay Strain for Ultrasensitive Detection of N-Acylhomoserine Lactone-Type Quorum-Sensing Molecules: Detection of Autoinducers in Mesorhizobium huakuii

    Jun Zhu;Jun Zhu;Yunrong Chai;Zengtao Zhong;Shunpeng Li

  • Symbiosis within Symbiosis: Evolving Nitrogen-Fixing Legume Symbionts

    Philippe Remigi;Philippe Remigi;Philippe Remigi;Jun Zhu;Jun Zhu;J. Peter W. Young;Catherine Masson-Boivin;Catherine Masson-Boivin

  • A new Vibrio cholerae sRNA modulates colonization and affects release of outer membrane vesicles.

    Tianyan Song;Franziska Mika;Barbro Lindmark;Zhi Liu

  • ToxR regulon of Vibrio cholerae and its expression in vibrios shed by cholera patients

    James Bina;Jun Zhu;Michelle Dziejman;Shah Faruque

  • Metabolism of Bile Salts in Mice Influences Spore Germination in Clostridium difficile

    Jennifer L. Giel;Joseph A. Sorg;Abraham L. Sonenshein;Jun Zhu

  • Bile acids stimulate biofilm formation in Vibrio cholerae

    Deborah T. Hung;Jun Zhu;Derek Sturtevant;John J. Mekalanos

  • A Vibrio cholerae protease needed for killing of Caenorhabditis elegans has a role in protection from natural predator grazing.

    Karolis Vaitkevicius;Barbro Lindmark;Gangwei Ou;Tianyan Song

  • F1C fimbriae play an important role in biofilm formation and intestinal colonization by the Escherichia coli commensal strain Nissle 1917.

    Melissa A. Lasaro;Nina Salinger;Jing Zhang;Yantao Wang

  • Mucosal penetration primes Vibrio cholerae for host colonization by repressing quorum sensing

    Zhi Liu;Tim Miyashiro;Amy Tsou;Ansel Hsiao

  • Genetic and phenotypic diversity of quorum-sensing systems in clinical and environmental isolates of Vibrio cholerae.

    Adam Joelsson;Zhi Liu;Jun Zhu

  • Bile salt–induced intermolecular disulfide bond formation activates Vibrio cholerae virulence

    Menghua Yang;Zhi Liu;Chambers Hughes;Andrew M. Stern

  • A constitutively active variant of the quorum-sensing regulator LuxO affects protease production and biofilm formation in Vibrio cholerae.

    Russell E. Vance;Jun Zhu;John J. Mekalanos

  • Vibrio cholerae anaerobic induction of virulence gene expression is controlled by thiol-based switches of virulence regulator AphB

    Zhi Liu;Menghua Yang;Gregory L. Peterfreund;Amy M. Tsou

Frequent Co-Authors

Biao Kan
Biao Kan Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention
Mark Goulian
Mark Goulian University of Pennsylvania
Stephen C. Winans
Stephen C. Winans Cornell University
John J. Mekalanos
John J. Mekalanos Harvard Medical School
Sun Nyunt Wai
Sun Nyunt Wai Umeå University
Russell E. Vance
Russell E. Vance University of California, Berkeley
Shah M. Faruque
Shah M. Faruque Independent University
Gary K. Schoolnik
Gary K. Schoolnik Stanford University
Clay Fuqua
Clay Fuqua Indiana University
Bonnie L. Bassler
Bonnie L. Bassler Princeton University

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