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Ke-Qin Zhang

Ke-Qin Zhang

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
16576
World Ranking
7413
National Ranking
235

Ke-Qin 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 Ke-Qin Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 413 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ke-Qin 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 Ke-Qin Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Bacteria

Ke-Qin Zhang mainly focuses on Microbiology, Nematode, Proteases, Genetics and Extracellular. His Microbiology research includes themes of Biochemistry, Bacteria, Chitinase, Nematophagous fungus and Virulence. His studies in Biochemistry integrate themes in fields like Alkaloid and Pseudomonadaceae.

His Nematode study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Endophyte, Biological pest control, Botany and Rhizosphere. His Proteases study incorporates themes from Serine protease and Serine. His Extracellular course of study focuses on Enzyme and Function.

His most cited work include:

  • Bacteria Used in the Biological Control of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes: Populations, Mechanisms of Action, and Future Prospects (209 citations)
  • Moderate mutation rate in the SARS coronavirus genome and its implications. (163 citations)
  • Genomic and Proteomic Analyses of the Fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora Provide Insights into Nematode-Trap Formation (157 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Ke-Qin Zhang mostly deals with Microbiology, Nematode, Biochemistry, Fungus and Botany. The Microbiology study combines topics in areas such as Serine protease, Protease, Proteases, Bacteria and Virulence. His Proteases research incorporates elements of Extracellular and Serine.

His research integrates issues of Biological pest control and Ascomycota in his study of Nematode. In his research on the topic of Fungus, Germination and Spore is strongly related with Conidium. His Botany study combines topics in areas such as Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, Biodiversity, Phylogenetics and Phylogenetic tree.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Microbiology (36.60%)
  • Nematode (30.72%)
  • Biochemistry (28.10%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2020)?

  • Fungus (25.49%)
  • Nematode (30.72%)
  • Biochemistry (28.10%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Ke-Qin Zhang mainly investigates Fungus, Nematode, Biochemistry, Botany and Conidium. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Fermentation, Chemical constituents and Mutant. The various areas that Ke-Qin Zhang examines in his Nematode study include Bacteria, Cell wall, Ascomycota and Microbiology.

He studies Pathogen, a branch of Microbiology. The Protein biosynthesis, Biotransformation, Host–pathogen interaction and Glycosylation research Ke-Qin Zhang does as part of his general Biochemistry study is frequently linked to other disciplines of science, such as Nematocida, therefore creating a link between diverse domains of science. The study incorporates disciplines such as Tylenchoidea, Rhizosphere, Root microbiome and Phylogenetic tree in addition to Botany.

Between 2014 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Molecular mechanisms of nematode-nematophagous microbe interactions: basis for biological control of plant-parasitic nematodes. (93 citations)
  • Metagenomic insights into communities, functions of endophytes and their associates with infection by root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita , in tomato roots (77 citations)
  • mir-233 Modulates the Unfolded Protein Response in C. elegans during Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection (36 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Bacteria

His primary scientific interests are in Nematode, Ecology, Evolutionary biology, Biochemistry and Gene. His Nematode research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Agricultural crops, Biological pest control and Microbiology. Ke-Qin Zhang has included themes like Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria, Terra incognita, Bacteroidetes and Fungus in his Microbiology study.

His Evolutionary biology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in SUPERFAMILY, Genome, Protease, Adaptation and Evolution of fungi. His work on Glycosylation, Escherichia coli and Affinity chromatography is typically connected to Heterologous expression as part of general Biochemistry study, connecting several disciplines of science. The concepts of his Gene study are interwoven with issues in Host, Cell wall and Mycelium.

Best Publications

  • Bacteria Used in the Biological Control of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes: Populations, Mechanisms of Action, and Future Prospects

    Baoyu Tian;Baoyu Tian;Jinkui Yang;Ke-Qin Zhang

  • Genomic and Proteomic Analyses of the Fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora Provide Insights into Nematode-Trap Formation

    Jinkui Yang;Lei Wang;Xinglai Ji;Yun Feng

  • Molecular mechanisms of nematode-nematophagous microbe interactions: basis for biological control of plant-parasitic nematodes.

    Juan Li;Chenggang Zou;Jianping Xu;Xinglai Ji

  • Moderate mutation rate in the SARS coronavirus genome and its implications.

    Zhongming Zhao;Haipeng Li;Xiaozhuang Wu;Yixi Zhong

  • Culture-independent methods for studying environmental microorganisms: methods, application, and perspective.

    Can Su;Liping Lei;Yanqing Duan;Ke-Qin Zhang

  • Genetic diversity and recombination in natural populations of the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora from China

    Ying Zhang;Min Qiao;Jianping Xu;Jianping Xu;Yang Cao

  • Metagenomic insights into communities, functions of endophytes and their associates with infection by root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, in tomato roots

    Bao-Yu Tian;Yi Cao;Ke-Qin Zhang

  • Extracellular enzymes and the pathogenesis of nematophagous fungi

    Jinkui Yang;Baoyu Tian;Lianming Liang;Ke-Qin Zhang

  • Extracellular enzymes serving as virulence factors in nematophagous fungi involved in infection of the host

    Xiaowei Huang;Ninghui Zhao;Keqin Zhang

  • Characterisation of volatiles produced from Bacillus megaterium YFM3.25 and their nematicidal activity against Meloidogyne incognita

    Ying Huang;ChuanKun Xu;Li Ma;KeQin Zhang

  • An extracellular protease from Brevibacillus laterosporus G4 without parasporal crystals can serve as a pathogenic factor in infection of nematodes.

    Xiaowei Huang;Baoyu Tian;Qiuhong Niu;Jinkui Yang

  • A Trojan horse mechanism of bacterial pathogenesis against nematodes.

    Qiuhong Niu;Xiaowei Huang;Lin Zhang;Jianping Xu

  • Phylogenetics and evolution of nematode-trapping fungi (Orbiliales) estimated from nuclear and protein coding genes

    Yan Li;Kevin D. Hyde;Rajesh Jeewon;Lei Cai

  • Isolation and characterization of a serine protease from the nematophagous fungus, Lecanicillium psalliotae, displaying nematicidal activity

    Jinkui Yang;Xiaowei Huang;Baoyu Tian;Miao Wang

  • Protein dynamics and motions in relation to their functions: several case studies and the underlying mechanisms

    Li Quan Yang;Peng Sang;Yan Tao;Yunxin Fu

  • Molecular tools for functional genomics in filamentous fungi: recent advances and new strategies.

    Dewei Jiang;Wei Zhu;Yunchuan Wang;Chang Sun

  • Nematicidal substances from fungi.

    Guohong Li;Keqin Zhang;Jianping Xu;Jinyan Dong

  • Fungi-Nematode Interactions: Diversity, Ecology, and Biocontrol Prospects in Agriculture

    Ying Zhang;Shuoshuo Li;Haixia Li;Ruirui Wang

  • The molecular mechanism of endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced apoptosis in PC-12 neuronal cells: the protective effect of insulin-like growth factor I.

    Cheng-Gang Zou;Xiu-Zhen Cao;Yue-Shui Zhao;Shun-Yu Gao

  • Isolation of Heat Shock Factor HsfA1a-Binding Sites in vivo Revealed Variations of Heat Shock Elements in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Lihong Guo;Shanna Chen;Kaihui Liu;Yanfang Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianping Xu
Jianping Xu McMaster University
Yunxin Fu
Yunxin Fu The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Zhiyong Lou
Zhiyong Lou Tsinghua University
Ya-Ping Zhang
Ya-Ping Zhang Kunming Institute of Zoology
Zihe Rao
Zihe Rao Tsinghua University
Kevin D. Hyde
Kevin D. Hyde Mae Fah Luang University
Zhiqiang An
Zhiqiang An The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Lei Cai
Lei Cai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yuemao Shen
Yuemao Shen Shandong University
Mark Bartlam
Mark Bartlam Nankai University

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