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Biology and Biochemistry
China
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
103
Citations
52420
World Ranking
1290
National Ranking
26

Medicine

D-Index
103
Citations
53221
World Ranking
7215
National Ranking
77

Kang 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 Kang Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 359 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kang 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 Kang 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: 103 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Kang Zhang is affiliated with Macau University of Science and Technology in China and specializes in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to agricultural and biological sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields, including molecular biology, plant science, food science, animal science and zoology, and immunology.

The scientist's work focuses on core topics such as genomics and phylogenetic studies, plant molecular biology research, chromosomal and genetic variations, plant disease resistance and genetics, plant gene expression analysis, plant virus research studies, and gut microbiota and health.

Recent significant publications by Kang Zhang include:

  • The genome evolution and low-phosphorus adaptation in white lupin, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Improved Brassica oleracea JZS assembly reveals significant changing of LTR-RT dynamics in different morphotypes, 2020, Theoretical and Applied Genetics
  • Large-scale gene expression alterations introduced by structural variation drive morphotype diversification in Brassica oleracea, 2024, Nature Genetics
  • Refining Cancer Management Using Integrated Liquid Biopsy, 2020, Theranostics
  • Construction of a high-density mutant population of Chinese cabbage facilitates the genetic dissection of agronomic traits, 2022, Molecular Plant

Kang Zhang collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Feng Cheng, Jianxi Li, Jingyan Zhang, Lingkui Zhang, and Shumin Chen, reflecting a broad collaborative network.

Key publication venues where Kang Zhang has contributed multiple works include:

  • The Plant Journal
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Molecular Plant
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Frontiers in Plant Science

Kang Zhang's research integrates diverse aspects of molecular biology and plant science, contributing to both fundamental and applied scientific knowledge, particularly in genomics and gene expression allied to plant biology.

Among the recognitions received, Kang Zhang was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Identifying Medical Diagnoses and Treatable Diseases by Image-Based Deep Learning

    Daniel S. Kermany;Daniel S. Kermany;Michael Goldbaum;Wenjia Cai;Carolina C.S. Valentim

  • Genome-wide Methylation Profiles Reveal Quantitative Views of Human Aging Rates

    Gregory Hannum;Justin Guinney;Ling Zhao;Ling Zhao;Li Zhang

  • Nanoparticle biointerfacing by platelet membrane cloaking

    Che Ming J. Hu;Ronnie H. Fang;Kuei Chun Wang;Brian T. Luk

  • A large genome-wide association study of age-related macular degeneration highlights contributions of rare and common variants

    Lars G. Fritsche;Wilmar Igl;Jessica N.Cooke Bailey;Felix Grassmann

  • The practical implementation of artificial intelligence technologies in medicine.

    Jianxing He;Sally L. Baxter;Sally L. Baxter;Jie Xu;Jiming Xu

  • In vivo genome editing via CRISPR/Cas9 mediated homology-independent targeted integration

    Keiichiro Suzuki;Yuji Tsunekawa;Reyna Hernández-Benítez;Reyna Hernández-Benítez;Jun Wu;Jun Wu

  • Seven-year outcomes in ranibizumab-treated patients in ANCHOR, MARINA, and HORIZON: a multicenter cohort study (SEVEN-UP).

    Soraya Rofagha;Robert B. Bhisitkul;David S. Boyer;SriniVas R. Sadda

  • Sequence- and target-independent angiogenesis suppression by siRNA via TLR3

    Mark E. Kleinman;Kiyoshi Yamada;Atsunobu Takeda;Vasu Chandrasekaran

  • Vascular development in the retina and inner ear: Control by Norrin and frizzled-4, a high-affinity ligand-receptor pair

    Qiang Xu;Yanshu Wang;Alain Dabdoub;Philip M Smallwood

  • A Variant of the HTRA1 Gene Increases Susceptibility to Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    Zhenglin Yang;Nicola J. Camp;Hui Sun;Zongzhong Tong

  • Seven new loci associated with age-related macular degeneration

    Lars G. Fritsche;Lars G. Fritsche;Wei Chen;Wei Chen;Matthew Schu;Brian L. Yaspan

  • Sustained axon regeneration induced by co-deletion of PTEN and SOCS3

    Fang Sun;Kevin K. Park;Stephane Belin;Dongqing Wang

  • 3D printing of functional biomaterials for tissue engineering.

    Wei Zhu;Xuanyi Ma;Maling Gou;Deqing Mei

  • Drusen complement components C3a and C5a promote choroidal neovascularization

    Miho Nozaki;Brian J. Raisler;Eiji Sakurai;J. Vidya Sarma

  • Reprogramming of Human Primary Somatic Cells by OCT4 and Chemical Compounds

    Saiyong Zhu;Wenlin Li;Hongyan Zhou;Wanguo Wei

  • Circulating tumour DNA methylation markers for diagnosis and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma

    Rui Hua Xu;Wei Wei;Wei Wei;Michal Krawczyk;Wenqiu Wang

  • Direct reprogramming of mouse fibroblasts to neural progenitors

    Janghwan Kim;Jem A. Efe;Saiyong Zhu;Maria Talantova

  • Evaluation and accurate diagnoses of pediatric diseases using artificial intelligence

    Huiying Liang;Brian Y. Tsui;Hao Ni;Carolina C. S. Valentim

  • Direct Conversion of Fibroblasts to Neurons by Reprogramming PTB-Regulated microRNA Circuits

    Yuanchao Xue;Kunfu Ouyang;Jie Huang;Yu Zhou;Yu Zhou

  • Labeled Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and Chest X-Ray Images for Classification

    Daniel Kermany;Kang Zhang;Michael Goldbaum

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhenglin Yang
Zhenglin Yang University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Donald J. Zack
Donald J. Zack Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Robert N. Weinreb
Robert N. Weinreb University of California, San Diego
Liangfang Zhang
Liangfang Zhang University of California, San Diego
Margaret A. Pericak-Vance
Margaret A. Pericak-Vance University of Miami
Douglas Vollrath
Douglas Vollrath Stanford University
Srinivas R. Sadda
Srinivas R. Sadda University of California, Los Angeles
Anthony T. Moore
Anthony T. Moore University of California, San Francisco
Michael A. Hauser
Michael A. Hauser Duke University
Shaochen Chen
Shaochen Chen University of California, San Diego

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