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Rong Zeng

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
16413
World Ranking
8204
National Ranking
254

Rong Zeng 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 Rong Zeng sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 198 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rong Zeng 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 Rong Zeng 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: 67 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rong Zeng is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields, including molecular biology, plant science, epidemiology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and physiology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach. Key areas of focus include:

  • Metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies
  • Plant stress responses and tolerance
  • Liver disease diagnosis and treatment
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Plant-microbe interactions and immunity
  • Advanced proteomics techniques and applications
  • CRISPR and genetic engineering

Rong Zeng has published in several notable scientific venues, with repeated contributions to these journals:

  • Journal of Molecular Cell Biology
  • Nature Communications
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Physiology
  • Cancer Cell

Frequent collaborators include Qingqing Wu, Xu Lin, Qingrun Li, Yidi Sun, and Chen Li. These coauthors have worked together on numerous projects, indicating a sustained research partnership.

Among the recent papers featuring Rong Zeng as an author or co-author are:

  • "Natural variation in a type-A response regulator confers maize chilling tolerance," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Integrated Omics of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer," 2020, Cancer Cell
  • "A rationally engineered cytosine base editor retains high on-target activity while reducing both DNA and RNA off-target effects," 2020, Nature Methods
  • "The transcription factor bZIP68 negatively regulates cold tolerance in maize," 2022, The Plant Cell
  • "Associations among circulating sphingolipids, β-cell function, and risk of developing type 2 diabetes: A population-based cohort study in China," 2020, PLoS Medicine

Best Publications

  • Acetylation of metabolic enzymes coordinates carbon source utilization and metabolic flux.

    Qijun Wang;Yakun Zhang;Chen Yang;Hui Xiong;Hui Xiong

  • Overview of the HUPO Plasma Proteome Project: results from the pilot phase with 35 collaborating laboratories and multiple analytical groups, generating a core dataset of 3020 proteins and a publicly-available database.

    Gilbert S. Omenn;David J. States;Marcin Adamski;Thomas W. Blackwell

  • Unique physiological and pathogenic features of Leptospira interrogans revealed by whole-genome sequencing

    Shuang-Xi Ren;Shuang-Xi Ren;Gang Fu;Xiu-Gao Jiang;Rong Zeng

  • The HUPO PSI's molecular interaction format--a community standard for the representation of protein interaction data.

    Henning Hermjakob;Luisa Montecchi-Palazzi;Gary Bader;Jérôme Wojcik

  • Regulation of PTEN by Rho small GTPases

    Zhong Li;Xuemei Dong;Zhenglong Wang;Wenzhong Liu

  • Off-target RNA mutation induced by DNA base editing and its elimination by mutagenesis

    Changyang Zhou;Yidi Sun;Yidi Sun;Rui Yan;Yajing Liu;Yajing Liu

  • Estimating accuracy of RNA-Seq and microarrays with proteomics.

    Xing Fu;Ning Fu;Song Guo;Zheng Yan

  • MicroRNA, mRNA, and protein expression link development and aging in human and macaque brain

    Mehmet Somel;Song Guo;Ning Fu;Zheng Yan

  • Mitochondrial PKM2 regulates oxidative stress-induced apoptosis by stabilizing Bcl2

    Ji Liang;Ruixiu Cao;Xiongjun Wang;Yajuan Zhang

  • Synergistic function of DNA methyltransferases Dnmt3a and Dnmt3b in the methylation of Oct4 and Nanog

    Jing Yu Li;Min Tie Pu;Ryutaro Hirasawa;Ryutaro Hirasawa;Bin Zhong Li

  • From Proteomic Analysis to Clinical Significance Overexpression of Cytokeratin 19 Correlates with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Metastasis

    Shi Jian Ding;Yan Li;Ye Xiong Tan;Man Rong Jiang

  • Accurate Qualitative and Quantitative Proteomic Analysis of Clinical Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Laser Capture Microdissection Coupled with Isotope-coded Affinity Tag and Two-dimensional Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry

    Chen Li;Yi Hong;Ye Xiong Tan;Hu Zhou

  • Abrogation of hepatic ATP-citrate lyase protects against fatty liver and ameliorates hyperglycemia in leptin receptor-deficient mice†

    Qiong Wang;Lei Jiang;Jue Wang;Shoufeng Li

  • pFind 2.0: a software package for peptide and protein identification via tandem mass spectrometry.

    Le-heng Wang;De-Quan Li;Yan Fu;Hai-Peng Wang

  • Widespread splicing changes in human brain development and aging

    Pavel Mazin;Pavel Mazin;Jieyi Xiong;Xiling Liu;Zheng Yan

  • Integrated Omics of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

    Chen Li;Chen Li;Yi Di Sun;Guan Yu Yu;Jing Ru Cui

  • Proteome analysis of hepatocellular carcinoma cell strains, MHCC97-H and MHCC97-L, with different metastasis potentials.

    Shi-Jian Ding;Yan Li;Xiao-Xia Shao;Hu Zhou

  • Identification of differentially expressed proteins between human hepatoma and normal liver cell lines by two‐dimensional electrophoresis and liquidchromatography‐ion trap mass spectrometry

    Li-Rong Yu;Rong Zeng;Xiao-Xia Shao;Nan Wang

  • Identification of breast cancer metastasis-associated proteins in an isogenic tumor metastasis model using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and liquid chromatography-ion trap-mass spectrometry.

    Da Qiang Li;Lei Wang;Fei Fei;Yi Feng Hou

  • Ubiquitylation of p62/sequestosome1 activates its autophagy receptor function and controls selective autophagy upon ubiquitin stress

    Hong Peng;Jiao Yang;Jiao Yang;Guangyi Li;Guangyi Li;Qing You;Qing You

Frequent Co-Authors

Yixue Li
Yixue Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Philipp Khaitovich
Philipp Khaitovich Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
Guoping Zhao
Guoping Zhao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wen Gao
Wen Gao Peking University
Luonan Chen
Luonan Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Frank B. Hu
Frank B. Hu Harvard University
Qi Sun
Qi Sun Harvard University
Hongyang Wang
Hongyang Wang Second Military Medical University
Haixu Tang
Haixu Tang Indiana University
Svante Pääbo
Svante Pääbo Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

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