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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 67 1572 1407 791 695 170 16080

Lihua Julie Zhu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lihua Julie Zhu between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lihua Julie Zhu published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 8.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2025. 37 of the 261 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2025. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 0 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 27 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 35 publications 2026: 2 publications
1995 2026

261 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lihua Julie Zhu: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 1
2006 0
2007 4
2008 3
2009 4
2010 5
2011 7
2012 12
2013 7
2014 11
2015 9
2016 16
2017 11
2018 19
2019 17
2020 19
2021 13
2022 17
2023 27
2024 21
2025 35
2026 2
Total 261
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Lihua Julie Zhu publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 167–176 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 170 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131 170
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Lihua Julie Zhu D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 66–67 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95 67
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Overview

Lihua Julie Zhu is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a focus on molecular biology, immunology, cancer research, physiology, and oncology.

Their body of work includes significant contributions to topics such as:

  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA modifications and cancer

Lihua Julie Zhu's recent publications include:

  • "Lats1/2 Sustain Intestinal Stem Cells and Wnt Activation through TEAD-Dependent and Independent Transcription" (2020, Cell Stem Cell)
  • "Selenium detoxification is required for cancer-cell survival" (2020, Nature Metabolism)
  • "Replication Gaps Underlie BRCA Deficiency and Therapy Response" (2020, Cancer Research)
  • "An improved zebrafish transcriptome annotation for sensitive and comprehensive detection of cell type-specific genes" (2020, eLife)
  • "UPRmt scales mitochondrial network expansion with protein synthesis via mitochondrial import in Caenorhabditis elegans" (2021, Nature Communications)

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Zhu include Rui Li, Haibo Liu, Marcus Ruscetti, Karl Simin, and Kai Hu. They have contributed extensively to fields within molecular biology and cancer research through these collaborations.

Zhu's research has been published predominantly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Cancer Research, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Cell Reports. These publication outlets reflect a broad participation in both preprint and peer-reviewed journals relevant to biomedical sciences.

Best Publications

  • ChIPpeakAnno: a Bioconductor package to annotate ChIP-seq and ChIP-chip data

    Lihua Julie Zhu;Claude Gazin;Nathan D. Lawson;Herve Pages

  • Targeted gene inactivation in zebrafish using engineered zinc-finger nucleases

    Xiangdong Meng;Marcus Blaine Noyes;Lihua Julie Zhu;Nathan D. Lawson

  • Therapeutic genome editing by combined viral and non-viral delivery of CRISPR system components in vivo

    Hao Yin;Chun-Qing Song;Joseph R. Dorkin;Lihua Julie Zhu

  • Thioredoxin-Interacting Protein Mediates ER Stress-Induced β Cell Death through Initiation of the Inflammasome

    Christine M. Oslowski;Takashi Hara;Takashi Hara;Takashi Hara;Bryan O'Sullivan-Murphy;Kohsuke Kanekura;Kohsuke Kanekura

  • Structure-guided chemical modification of guide RNA enables potent non-viral in vivo genome editing

    Hao Yin;Chun-Qing Song;Sneha Suresh;Qiongqiong Wu

  • Prominin2 Drives Ferroptosis Resistance by Stimulating Iron Export

    Caitlin W. Brown;John J. Amante;Peter Chhoy;Ameer L. Elaimy

  • Uncoupling lifespan and healthspan in Caenorhabditis elegans longevity mutants.

    Ankita Bansal;Lihua Julie Zhu;Kelvin Yen;Heidi A. Tissenbaum

  • Diet-Induced Developmental Acceleration Independent of TOR and Insulin in C. elegans

    Lesley T. MacNeil;Emma Watson;H. Efsun Arda;Lihua Julie Zhu

  • Annotating the human genome with Disease Ontology

    John D. Osborne;Jared M. Flatow;Michelle Holko;Simon M. Lin

  • FlyFactorSurvey: a database of Drosophila transcription factor binding specificities determined using the bacterial one-hybrid system

    Lihua Julie Zhu;Ryan G. Christensen;Majid Kazemian;Christopher J. Hull

  • Tead and AP1 Coordinate Transcription and Motility

    Xiangfan Liu;Huapeng Li;Mihir S. Rajurkar;Qi Li

  • Partial DNA-guided Cas9 enables genome editing with reduced off-target activity.

    Hao Yin;Chun-Qing Song;Sneha Suresh;Suet-Yan Kwan

  • CRISPRseek: a bioconductor package to identify target-specific guide RNAs for CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing systems.

    Lihua Julie Zhu;Benjamin R. Holmes;Neil Aronin;Michael H. Brodsky

  • ATACseqQC: a Bioconductor package for post-alignment quality assessment of ATAC-seq data.

    Jianhong Ou;Haibo Liu;Jun Yu;Michelle A. Kelliher

  • A genome-wide RNA interference screen reveals an essential CREB3L2-ATF5-MCL1 survival pathway in malignant glioma with therapeutic implications

    Zhi Sheng;Li Li;Lihua Julie Zhu;Thomas W. Smith

  • miR-221 Is Required for Endothelial Tip Cell Behaviors during Vascular Development

    Stefania Nicoli;Carl-Philipp Knyphausen;Carl-Philipp Knyphausen;Lihua Julie Zhu;Abirami Lakshmanan

  • TRIM37 is a new histone H2A ubiquitin ligase and breast cancer oncoprotein

    Sanchita Bhatnagar;Claude Gazin;Lynn Chamberlain;Jianhong Ou

  • trackViewer: a Bioconductor package for interactive and integrative visualization of multi-omics data

    Jianhong Ou;Lihua Julie Zhu

  • Adenine base editing in an adult mouse model of tyrosinaemia.

    Chun-Qing Song;Tingting Jiang;Michelle Richter;Michelle Richter;Michelle Richter;Luke H. Rhym

  • DNA-binding-domain fusions enhance the targeting range and precision of Cas9

    Mehmet Fatih Bolukbasi;Ankit Gupta;Sarah Oikemus;Alan G Derr

Frequent Co-Authors

Scot A. Wolfe
Scot A. Wolfe University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Nathan D. Lawson
Nathan D. Lawson University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Paul D. Kaufman
Paul D. Kaufman University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Erik J. Sontheimer
Erik J. Sontheimer University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Oliver J. Rando
Oliver J. Rando University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Arthur M. Mercurio
Arthur M. Mercurio University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Fumihiko Urano
Fumihiko Urano Washington University in St. Louis
Y. Tony Ip
Y. Tony Ip University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Ximing J. Yang
Ximing J. Yang Northwestern University

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