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Weiwen Zhang

Weiwen Zhang

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
11515
World Ranking
12634
National Ranking
398

Weiwen 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 Weiwen Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 221 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Weiwen 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 Weiwen Zhang 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: 59 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Weiwen Zhang is affiliated with Zhejiang University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Molecular Biology. Their research encompasses a wide array of subfields including Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment; Ecology; Immunology; and Economics and Econometrics.

The primary topics covered by Weiwen Zhang's work include:

  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Energy, Environment, Economic Growth

Weiwen Zhang has published numerous papers, with recent notable publications including:

  • "Effect of the carbon emissions trading policy on the co-benefits of carbon emissions reduction and air pollution control," 2022, Energy Policy
  • "An immune cell atlas reveals the dynamics of human macrophage specification during prenatal development," 2023, Cell
  • "Construction and analysis of an artificial consortium based on the fast-growing cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus UTEX 2973 to produce the platform chemical 3-hydroxypropionic acid from CO2," 2020, Biotechnology for Biofuels
  • "Engineering consortia by polymeric microbial swarmbots," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "CMV high-risk status and posttransplant outcomes in kidney transplant recipients treated with belatacept," 2020, American Journal of Transplantation

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues, with the most common being:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Cities
  • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Collaboration is an important aspect of Weiwen Zhang's research, working often with several co-authors including:

  • Lei Chen (57 co-authored papers)
  • Tao Sun (34 co-authored papers)
  • Fangzhong Wang (16 co-authored papers)
  • Xinyu Song (15 co-authored papers)
  • Zhaoyingzi Dong (8 co-authored papers)

Best Publications

  • Integrating multiple 'omics' analysis for microbial biology: application and methodologies.

    Weiwen Zhang;Feng Li;Lei Nie

  • Metabolic flexibility of sulfate-reducing bacteria.

    Caroline M. Plugge;Weiwen Zhang;Johannes C. M. Scholten;Alfons J. M. Stams

  • Performance evaluation of a low-temperature solar Rankine cycle system utilizing R245fa

    X.D. Wang;L. Zhao;J.L. Wang;W.Z. Zhang

  • Correlation of mRNA Expression and Protein Abundance Affected by Multiple Sequence Features Related to Translational Efficiency in Desulfovibrio vulgaris: A Quantitative Analysis

    Lei Nie;Gang Wu;Weiwen Zhang

  • Integrative analysis of transcriptomic and proteomic data: challenges, solutions and applications.

    Lei Nie;Gang Wu;David E Culley;Johannes C M Scholten

  • WGCNA Application to Proteomic and Metabolomic Data Analysis.

    G. Pei;L. Chen;W. Zhang

  • Application of synthetic biology in cyanobacteria and algae.

    Bo Wang;Jiangxin Wang;Weiwen Zhang;Deirdre R. Meldrum

  • Correlation between mRNA and protein abundance in Desulfovibrio vulgaris: A multiple regression to identify sources of variations

    Lei Nie;Gang Wu;Weiwen Zhang

  • Crystal Structure of OxyB, a Cytochrome P450 Implicated in an Oxidative Phenol Coupling Reaction during Vancomycin Biosynthesis

    Katja Zerbe;Olena Pylypenko;Francesca Vitali;Weiwen Zhang

  • Engineering cyanobacteria for photosynthetic production of 3-hydroxybutyrate directly from CO2.

    Bo Wang;Shawn Pugh;David R. Nielsen;Weiwen Zhang

  • Quantitative iTRAQ LC–MS/MS Proteomics Reveals Metabolic Responses to Biofuel Ethanol in Cyanobacterial Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

    Jianjun Qiao;Jianjun Qiao;Jiangxin Wang;Jiangxin Wang;Lei Chen;Lei Chen;Xiaoxu Tian;Xiaoxu Tian

  • Chemicals to enhance microalgal growth and accumulation of high-value bioproducts.

    Xinheng Yu;Lei Chen;Weiwen Zhang

  • Reconstruction of xylose utilization pathway and regulons in Firmicutes

    Yang Gu;Yi Ding;Cong Ren;Zhe Sun

  • Predicted highly expressed genes in the genomes of Streptomyces coelicolor and Streptomyces avermitilis and the implications for their metabolism

    Gang Wu;David E. Culley;Weiwen Zhang

  • Quantitative proteomics reveals dynamic responses of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 to next-generation biofuel butanol.

    Xiaoxu Tian;Lei Chen;Lei Chen;Jiangxin Wang;Jiangxin Wang;Jianjun Qiao;Jianjun Qiao

  • Integrated proteomic and metabolomic analysis of an artificial microbial community for two-step production of vitamin C.

    Qian Ma;Jian Zhou;Weiwen Zhang;Xinxin Meng

  • Biosynthesis of platform chemical 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) directly from CO2 in cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

    Yunpeng Wang;Tao Sun;Xingyan Gao;Mengliang Shi

  • Metabolomic and network analysis of astaxanthin-producing Haematococcus pluvialis under various stress conditions.

    Yingxue Su;Jiangxin Wang;Mengliang Shi;Xiangfeng Niu

  • Identification of two-component system AfsQ1/Q2 regulon and its cross-regulation with GlnR in Streptomyces coelicolor.

    Rui Wang;Yvonne Mast;Jin Wang;Weiwen Zhang

  • Distribution and evolution of multiple-step phosphorelay in prokaryotes: lateral domain recruitment involved in the formation of hybrid-type histidine kinases.

    Weiwen Zhang;Liang Shi

Frequent Co-Authors

Gang Wu
Gang Wu St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Sheng Yang
Sheng Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ying-Jin Yuan
Ying-Jin Yuan Tianjin University
Caroline M. Plugge
Caroline M. Plugge Wageningen University & Research
Guoping Zhao
Guoping Zhao Chinese Academy of Sciences
George C. Runger
George C. Runger Arizona State University
Johan H. J. Leveau
Johan H. J. Leveau University of California, Davis
Marina A. Gritsenko
Marina A. Gritsenko Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
David G. Camp
David G. Camp Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Dmitry A. Rodionov
Dmitry A. Rodionov Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

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