World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Award Badge
Molecular Biology
China
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 83 896 797 14 14 271 28299

Qimin Zhan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Qimin Zhan between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Qimin Zhan published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 15 papers a year. Output peaked at 156 publications in 2023. 25 of the 511 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 156. Peak 156 publications in 2023. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 7 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 28 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 156 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 11 publications
1992 2025

511 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Qimin Zhan: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 1
1994 7
1995 2
1996 5
1997 5
1998 5
1999 4
2000 3
2001 4
2002 6
2003 5
2004 3
2005 12
2006 10
2007 7
2008 7
2009 13
2010 9
2011 11
2012 28
2013 15
2014 22
2015 25
2016 17
2017 11
2018 10
2019 24
2020 20
2021 19
2022 19
2023 156
2024 14
2025 11
Total 511
Download as CSV

Qimin Zhan publications per year - data summary

  • Qimin Zhan, a Molecular Biology scholar from Peking University Stomatological Hospital, has 511 publications recorded across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1992 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 156 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1992 and 1993, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 15.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 15.0 per year counting only the 34 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 219 publications, 43% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1992-2003: 48 publications (4.0 per year); 2004-2015: 162 publications (13.5 per year); 2016-2025: 301 publications (30.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Qimin Zhan 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 Qimin Zhan 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, 267–276 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: 271 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View publications distribution as a table
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
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 54 271
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
Download as CSV

Qimin Zhan publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,076 Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 53 ranges running from 47–56 to 564+ publications.
  • Qimin Zhan, a Molecular Biology scholar from Peking University Stomatological Hospital, records 271 publications - the 76th percentile of the discipline.
  • 76% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Qimin Zhan, and about 24% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 177–186 publications range, and Qimin Zhan ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 117–126 publications, holding 177 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 53% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 177–186 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 564 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Qimin Zhan 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 Qimin Zhan 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, 82–83 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: 83 D-Index — 71st percentile

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

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60 83
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
Download as CSV

Qimin Zhan D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,076 Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 40–41 to 145+ D-Index.
  • Qimin Zhan, a Molecular Biology scholar from Peking University Stomatological Hospital, records 83 D-Index - the 71st percentile of the discipline.
  • 71% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Qimin Zhan, and about 29% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Qimin Zhan ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 64–65 D-Index, holding 131 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 50% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 66–67 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in China Leader Award
  • 2014 - OSA Fellows Qiwen Zhan University of Dayton, U.S.A. For seminal contributions to the development of new optical polarization engineering techniques for controlling light-matter interactions on the nanometer scale.
  • 2013 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

Qimin Zhan is affiliated with Peking Union Medical College Hospital in China. Their research focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions in medicine. The primary subfields of study reflect an emphasis on molecular biology, cancer research, oncology, surgery, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including RNA modifications and cancer, cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, esophageal cancer research and treatment, cancer-related gene regulation, circular RNAs in diseases, epigenetics and DNA methylation, and cancer involving hypoxia and metabolism.

Frequent collaborators include Weimin Zhang, Yan Wang, Qingnan Wu, Yongmei Song, and Jinting Li. These coauthors have contributed extensively alongside Zhan, reflecting ongoing collaborative projects.

Key publication venues for Zhan's research are:

  • Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • Chinese Journal of Cancer Research
  • Nature Communications
  • Medical Review
  • Cancer Research

Selected recent papers illustrate the focus and scope of their research activity:

  • "Liver tumour immune microenvironment subtypes and neutrophil heterogeneity," 2022, Nature
  • "Whole-genome sequencing of 508 patients identifies key molecular features associated with poor prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma," 2020, Cell Research
  • "Integrated multi-omics profiling yields a clinically relevant molecular classification for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma," 2022, Cancer Cell
  • "Nuclear genome-derived circular RNA circPUM1 localizes in mitochondria and regulates oxidative phosphorylation in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma," 2022, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • "Gut microbiota-mediated nucleotide synthesis attenuates the response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer," 2022, Cancer Cell

Their contributions have earned recognition through awards such as the OSA Fellows in 2014 for contributions to optical polarization engineering techniques and SPIE Fellow status in 2013.

Best Publications

  • A mammalian cell cycle checkpoint pathway utilizing p53 and GADD45 is defective in ataxia-telangiectasia

    Michael B. Kastan;Qimin Zhan;Wafik S. El-Deiry

  • Interaction of the p53-regulated protein Gadd45 with proliferating cell nuclear antigen.

    ML Smith;IT Chen;Q Zhan;I Bae

  • Identification of genomic alterations in oesophageal squamous cell cancer

    Yongmei Song;Lin Li;Yunwei Ou;Zhibo Gao

  • GADD45 induction of a G2/M cell cycle checkpoint

    Xin Wei Wang;Qimin Zhan;J. D. Coursen;M. A. Khan

  • Association with Cdc2 and inhibition of Cdc2/Cyclin B1 kinase activity by the p53-regulated protein Gadd45.

    Qimin Zhan;M. J. Antinore;Xin Wei Wang;F. Carrier;F. Carrier

  • Disruption of p53 function sensitizes breast cancer MCF-7 cells to cisplatin and pentoxifylline

    Fan S;Smith Ml;Rivet Dj nd;Duba D

  • Genomic instability in Gadd45a- deficient mice

    M. C. Hollander;M. S. Sheikh;D. V. Bulavin;K. Lundgren

  • Induction of cellular p53 activity by DNA-damaging agents and growth arrest.

    Qimin Zhan;F. Carrier;A. J. Fornace

  • The gadd and MyD genes define a novel set of mammalian genes encoding acidic proteins that synergistically suppress cell growth.

    Q Zhan;K A Lord;I Alamo;M C Hollander

  • Induction of bax by genotoxic stress in human cells correlates with normal p53 status and apoptosis.

    Qimin Zhan;Sajan Fan;Insoo Bae;C. Guillouf

  • Involvement of the p53 tumor suppressor in repair of u.v.-type DNA damage

    Smith Ml;Chen It;Zhan Q;O'Connor Pm

  • Interactions between p53 and MDM2 in a mammalian cell cycle checkpoint pathway

    Chaw Yuan Chen;Jonathan D. Oliner;Qimin Zhan;Albert J. Fornace

  • Genomic Analyses Reveal Mutational Signatures and Frequently Altered Genes in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    Ling Zhang;Yong Zhou;Caixia Cheng;Heyang Cui

  • Genome-wide association study identifies three new susceptibility loci for esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma in Chinese populations

    Chen Wu;Zhibin Hu;Zhonghu He;Weihua Jia

  • The p53-dependent γ-Ray Response of GADD45

    Qimin Zhan;Insoo Bae;Michael B. Kastan;Albert J. Fornace

  • Human In vivo Radiation-Induced Biomarkers Gene Expression Changes in Radiotherapy Patients

    Sally A. Amundson;Marcy B. Grace;Christopher B. McLeland;Michael W. Epperly

  • Genome-wide association analyses of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Chinese identify multiple susceptibility loci and gene-environment interactions

    Chen Wu;Chen Wu;Peter Kraft;Kan Zhai;Jiang Chang

  • The GADD45 inhibition of Cdc2 kinase correlates with GADD45-mediated growth suppression.

    Shunqian Jin;Michael J. Antinore;Feng-Di T. Lung;Xin Dong

  • ATF3 induction following DNA damage is regulated by distinct signaling pathways and over-expression of ATF3 protein suppresses cells growth.

    Feiyue Fan;Shunqian Jin;Sally A Amundson;Tong Tong

  • Spatial intratumoral heterogeneity and temporal clonal evolution in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

    Jia-Jie Hao;De-Chen Lin;De-Chen Lin;Huy Q Dinh;Anand Mayakonda

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert J. Fornace
Albert J. Fornace Georgetown University
Yu Zhang
Yu Zhang Peking University
Mingzhou Guo
Mingzhou Guo Chinese PLA General Hospital
James G. Herman
James G. Herman University of Pittsburgh
Patrick M. O'Connor
Patrick M. O'Connor National Institutes of Health
Zhihua Liu
Zhihua Liu Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Dongxin Lin
Dongxin Lin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chen Wu
Chen Wu Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Chuanyue Wu
Chuanyue Wu University of Pittsburgh
Jiang Chang
Jiang Chang University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

If you're interested in molecular biology, a range of online programs and career pathways can support your goals—whether you’re transitioning from the military, working full-time, or seeking to upskill. Many military friendly colleges online offer flexible degree options tailored for veterans and active-duty personnel, making advanced study in scientific or health-related fields more accessible.

Careers that complement a molecular biology background—such as social work, psychology, or mental health counseling—are now easier to enter with online master’s degrees. If you’re drawn to community support roles, consider enrolling in one of the best online msw programs to gain crucial therapeutic and advocacy skills.

For those interested in understanding human behavior or mental health within a scientific context, the accelerated psychology masters programs and online masters degree in mental health counseling can provide a fast route to specialized roles. Combining molecular biology with these disciplines can expand your career opportunities in research, healthcare, and beyond.

Best Scientists Citing Qimin Zhan

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles