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67
Citations
75708
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2462
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63

Xiaodong Fang publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xiaodong Fang sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 128 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Xiaodong Fang D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xiaodong Fang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Xiaodong Fang is affiliated with the Beijing Genomics Institute in China and has an extensive publication record in the field of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, genetics, ecology, plant science, and immunology.

The scientist's work focuses primarily on genomics and phylogenetic studies, gut microbiota and health, microbial community ecology and physiology, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, genetic diversity and population structure, as well as CAR-T cell therapy research.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Metagenomic analysis revealed the potential role of gut microbiome in gout (2021, npj Biofilms and Microbiomes)
  • NGenomeSyn: an easy-to-use and flexible tool for publication-ready visualization of syntenic relationships across multiple genomes (2023, Bioinformatics)
  • Altered metabolome and microbiome features provide clues in understanding irritable bowel syndrome and depression comorbidity (2021, The ISME Journal)
  • Donkey genomes provide new insights into domestication and selection for coat color (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Immunogenicity assessment of AAV-based gene therapies: An IQ consortium industry white paper (2022, Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development)

Xiaodong Fang frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Research Square, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Molecular Ecology Resources.

The scientist has collaborated extensively with coauthors including Lu Zhang, Lijuan Han, Yufen Huang, Zhen Yue, and Zhenmiao Zhang. These collaborators have contributed to a significant number of publications alongside Fang's work.

Best Publications

  • A global reference for human genetic variation.

    Adam Auton;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David M. Altshuler;Richard M. Durbin

  • An integrated map of genetic variation from 1,092 human genomes

    Goncalo R Abecasis;Adam Auton;Lisa D Brooks

  • Table S2: Trans-factors and trinucleotide repeat instability Trans-factor

    Arturo López Castel;John D Cleary;Christopher E Pearson

  • De novo assembly of human genomes with massively parallel short read sequencing

    Ruiqiang Li;Hongmei Zhu;Jue Ruan;Wubin Qian

  • The oyster genome reveals stress adaptation and complexity of shell formation

    Guofan Zhang;Xiaodong Fang;Ximing Guo;Li Li

  • The genome of the cucumber, Cucumis sativus L.

    Sanwen Huang;Ruiqiang Li;Zhonghua Zhang;Li Li

  • Genomic variation in 3,010 diverse accessions of Asian cultivated rice

    Wensheng Wang;Ramil Mauleon;Zhiqiang Hu;Dmytro Chebotarov

  • Ataxin-2 intermediate-length polyglutamine expansions are associated with increased risk for ALS

    Andrew C. Elden;Hyung Jun Kim;Michael P. Hart;Alice S. Chen-Plotkin

  • The sequence and de novo assembly of the giant panda genome

    Ruiqiang Li;Wei Fan;Geng Tian;Hongmei Zhu

  • Mapping copy number variation by population-scale genome sequencing

    Ryan E. Mills;Klaudia Walter;Chip Stewart;Robert E. Handsaker

  • The diploid genome sequence of an Asian individual.

    Jun Wang;Wei Wang;Ruiqiang Li;Ruiqiang Li;Yingrui Li;Yingrui Li;Yingrui Li

  • SNP detection for massively parallel whole-genome resequencing

    Ruiqiang Li;Yingrui Li;Xiaodong Fang;Huanming Yang

  • A global reference for human genetic variation

    Adam Auton;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David M. Altshuler;Richard M. Durbin

  • Whole-genome sequencing of cultivated and wild peppers provides insights into Capsicum domestication and specialization

    Cheng Qin;Cheng Qin;Changshui Yu;Yaou Shen;Xiaodong Fang;Xiaodong Fang

  • Comparative Analysis of Bat Genomes Provides Insight into the Evolution of Flight and Immunity

    Guojie Zhang;Christopher Cowled;Zhengli Shi;Zhiyong Huang

  • Genome sequencing reveals insights into physiology and longevity of the naked mole rat

    Eun Bae Kim;Xiaodong Fang;Alexey A. Fushan;Zhiyong Huang

  • A map of human genome variation from population-scale sequencing

    Richard M. Durbin;David L. Altshuler;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David R. Bentley

  • Deep RNA sequencing at single base-pair resolution reveals high complexity of the rice transcriptome

    Guojie Zhang;Guangwu Guo;Xueda Hu;Yong Zhang

  • The locust genome provides insight into swarm formation and long-distance flight

    Xianhui Wang;Xiaodong Fang;Pengcheng Yang;Xuanting Jiang

  • Corrigendum: Genome-wide adaptive complexes to underground stresses in blind mole rats Spalax.

    Xiaodong Fang;Eviatar Nevo;Lijuan Han;Erez Y. Levanon

Frequent Co-Authors

huanming yang
huanming yang Beijing Genomics Institute
Guojie Zhang
Guojie Zhang Zhejiang University
Karsten Kristiansen
Karsten Kristiansen University of Copenhagen
Ruiqiang Li
Ruiqiang Li Novogene (China)
Xiuqing Zhang
Xiuqing Zhang China Agricultural University
Vadim N. Gladyshev
Vadim N. Gladyshev Brigham and Women's Hospital
Xun Xu
Xun Xu Beijing Genomics Institute
Jun Wang
Jun Wang University of Central Florida
Qiang Gao
Qiang Gao Beihang University
Yong Zhang
Yong Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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