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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
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Citations
26188
World Ranking
7249
National Ranking
3327

Shuqun 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 Shuqun Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 129 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shuqun 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 Shuqun 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

Shuqun Zhang is affiliated with the University of Missouri in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans several fields including molecular biology, oncology, plant science, cancer research, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's research interests focus on multiple topics such as ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, cancer-related molecular mechanisms, plant molecular biology, RNA modifications and cancer, plant-microbe interactions and immunity, plant stress responses and tolerance, and HER2/EGFR in cancer research.

Shuqun Zhang has published in various reputable scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Frontiers in Genetics
  • Journal of Integrative Plant Biology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Cancer Research
  • The Plant Cell

Notable recent papers authored by or associated with Shuqun Zhang are:

  • Mitogen-activated protein kinase cascades in plant signaling, 2022, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology
  • Interleukin-23 engineering improves CAR T cell function in solid tumors, 2020, Nature Biotechnology
  • Differential Phosphorylation of the Transcription Factor WRKY33 by the Protein Kinases CPK5/CPK6 and MPK3/MPK6 Cooperatively Regulates Camalexin Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis, 2020, The Plant Cell
  • The YDA-MKK4/MKK5-MPK3/MPK6 Cascade Functions Downstream of the RGF1-RGI Ligand-Receptor Pair in Regulating Mitotic Activity in Root Apical Meristem, 2020, Molecular Plant
  • Co-regulation of indole glucosinolates and camalexin biosynthesis by CPK5/CPK6 and MPK3/MPK6 signaling pathways, 2020, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Shuqun Zhang include:

  • Fei Wu
  • Yinbin Zhang
  • Chaofan Li
  • Yifan Cai
  • Cong Feng

Best Publications

  • Mitogen-activated protein kinase cascades in plants: a new nomenclature

    Kazuya Ichimura;Kazuo Shinozaki;Guillaume Tena

  • MAPK cascades in plant disease resistance signaling.

    Xiangzong Meng;Shuqun Zhang

  • Nitric oxide and salicylic acid signaling in plant defense.

    Daniel F. Klessig;Jörg Durner;Robert Noad;Duroy A. Navarre

  • MAPK cascades in plant defense signaling.

    Shuqun Zhang;Daniel F Klessig

  • Phosphorylation of 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylic Acid Synthase by MPK6, a Stress-Responsive Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase, Induces Ethylene Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

    Yidong Liu;Shuqun Zhang

  • A new impulse detector for switching median filters

    Shuqun Zhang;M.A. Karim

  • Stomatal Development and Patterning Are Regulated by Environmentally Responsive Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases in Arabidopsis

    Huachun Wang;Njabulo Ngwenyama;Yidong Liu;John C. Walker

  • Phosphorylation of a WRKY transcription factor by two pathogen-responsive MAPKs drives phytoalexin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis.

    Guohong Mao;Xiangzong Meng;Yidong Liu;Zuyu Zheng

  • Salicylic acid activates a 48-kD MAP kinase in tobacco.

    Shuqun Zhang;Daniel F. Klessig

  • Ancient signals: comparative genomics of plant MAPK and MAPKK gene families

    Louis-Philippe Hamel;Marie-Claude Nicole;Somrudee Sritubtim;Marie-Josée Morency

  • Activation of a mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway is involved in disease resistance in tobacco

    Kwang-Yeol Yang;Yidong Liu;Shuqun Zhang

  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases 3 and 6 Are Required for Full Priming of Stress Responses in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Gerold J.M. Beckers;Michal Jaskiewicz;Yidong Liu;William R. Underwood

  • Rapid Avr9- and Cf-9–Dependent Activation of MAP Kinases in Tobacco Cell Cultures and Leaves: Convergence of Resistance Gene, Elicitor, Wound, and Salicylate Responses

    Tina Romeis;Pedro Piedras;Shuqun Zhang;Daniel F. Klessig

  • Cell death mediated by MAPK is associated with hydrogen peroxide production in Arabidopsis.

    Dongtao Ren;Heping Yang;Shuqun Zhang

  • Mitogen-activated protein kinase cascades in signaling plant growth and development.

    Juan Xu;Shuqun Zhang;Shuqun Zhang

  • Ethylene-Induced Stabilization of ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE3 and EIN3-LIKE1 Is Mediated by Proteasomal Degradation of EIN3 Binding F-Box 1 and 2 That Requires EIN2 in Arabidopsis

    Fengying An;Qiong Zhao;Yusi Ji;Wenyang Li

  • Dual-level regulation of ACC synthase activity by MPK3/MPK6 cascade and its downstream WRKY transcription factor during ethylene induction in Arabidopsis.

    Guojing Li;Xiangzong Meng;Ruigang Wang;Guohong Mao

  • A fungal-responsive MAPK cascade regulates phytoalexin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

    Dongtao Ren;Yidong Liu;Kwang Yeol Yang;Kwang Yeol Yang;Ling Han

  • MEKK1 Is Required for flg22-Induced MPK4 Activation in Arabidopsis Plants

    Maria Cristina Suarez-Rodriguez;Lori Adams-Phillips;Yidong Liu;Huachun Wang

  • Phosphorylation of an ERF Transcription Factor by Arabidopsis MPK3/MPK6 Regulates Plant Defense Gene Induction and Fungal Resistance

    Xiangzong Meng;Juan Xu;Yunxia He;Kwang-Yeol Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel F. Klessig
Daniel F. Klessig Boyce Thompson Institute
John C. Walker
John C. Walker University of Missouri
Barbara Baker
Barbara Baker University of California, Berkeley
Justin Lee
Justin Lee Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry
Hailing Jin
Hailing Jin University of California, Riverside
Zhixiang Chen
Zhixiang Chen Purdue University West Lafayette
Jörg Durner
Jörg Durner Technical University of Munich
Jyoti Shah
Jyoti Shah Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
David Wendehenne
David Wendehenne Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Dierk Scheel
Dierk Scheel Leibniz Association

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