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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 61 1912 1721 155 139 167 12057

Xiaodong Zhang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xiaodong Zhang between 1990 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xiaodong Zhang published across 37 years, from 1990 to 2026, averaging 8.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 39 publications in 2023. 27 of the 325 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 39. Peak 39 publications in 2023. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 39 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 25 publications 2026: 2 publications
1990 2026

325 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xiaodong Zhang: publications per year, 1990 to 2026
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 1
1992 4
1993 8
1994 4
1995 7
1996 2
1997 2
1998 6
1999 1
2000 3
2001 3
2002 3
2003 4
2004 14
2005 9
2006 10
2007 14
2008 12
2009 7
2010 11
2011 5
2012 8
2013 3
2014 10
2015 5
2016 4
2017 8
2018 13
2019 8
2020 13
2021 8
2022 25
2023 39
2024 23
2025 25
2026 2
Total 325
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Xiaodong Zhang publications per year - data summary

  • Xiaodong Zhang, a Molecular Biology scholar from Imperial College London, has 325 publications recorded across 37 years, from 1990 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1990 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 39 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1990, 1991 and 1999, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 8.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.8 per year counting only the 37 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 114 publications, 35% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1990-2002: 45 publications (3.5 per year); 2003-2015: 112 publications (8.6 per year); 2016-2026: 168 publications (15.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Xiaodong Zhang 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 Xiaodong Zhang 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, 167–176 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: 167 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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
167–176 131 167
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
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
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Xiaodong Zhang 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.
  • Xiaodong Zhang, a Molecular Biology scholar from Imperial College London, records 167 publications - the 46th percentile of the discipline.
  • 46% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Xiaodong Zhang, and about 54% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 177–186 publications range, and Xiaodong Zhang ranks below 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).

Xiaodong Zhang 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 Xiaodong Zhang 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, 60–61 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: 61 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 61
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
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
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Xiaodong Zhang 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.
  • Xiaodong Zhang, a Molecular Biology scholar from Imperial College London, records 61 D-Index - the 39th percentile of the discipline.
  • 39% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Xiaodong Zhang, and about 61% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Xiaodong Zhang ranks below 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).

Overview

Xiaodong Zhang is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their research output includes over 100 publications, covering key subfields such as Molecular Biology, Oncology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Plant Science, and Cell Biology.

The main topics addressed in Zhang's work span several biological and medical areas, including:

  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes

Zhang has published in a variety of scientific venues, with a notable number of contributions to:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Heart Rhythm
  • Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Zhang include:

  • Residues, bioaccumulation, and trophic transfer of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in highly urbanized rivers affected by water diversion (2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials)
  • Microplastic pollution in an urbanized river affected by water diversion: Combining with active biomonitoring (2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials)
  • Downregulation of microRNA-6125 promotes colorectal cancer growth through YTHDF2-dependent recognition of N6-methyladenosine-modified GSK3β (2021, Clinical and Translational Medicine)
  • Efficacy and Safety of Niraparib as Maintenance Treatment in Patients With Extensive-Stage SCLC After First-Line Chemotherapy: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase 3 Study (2021, Journal of Thoracic Oncology)
  • Graph LSTM with Context-Gated Mechanism for Spoken Language Understanding (2020, Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence)

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Luke A. Yates
  • Luigi Di Biase
  • Fuzhou Ye
  • Martin Buck
  • Andrea Natale

Best Publications

  • The TetR Family of Transcriptional Repressors

    Juan L. Ramos;Manuel Martínez-Bueno;Antonio J. Molina-Henares;Wilson Terán

  • Structure of the AAA ATPase p97.

    Xiaodong Zhang;Anthony Shaw;Paul A. Bates;Richard H. Newman

  • Structure of an XRCC1 BRCT domain: a new protein-protein interaction module.

    Xiaodong Zhang;Solange Moréra;Solange Moréra;Paul A. Bates;Philip C. Whitehead

  • Apollon ubiquitinates SMAC and caspase-9, and has an essential cytoprotection function

    Yanyan Hao;Keiko Sekine;Atsushi Kawabata;Hitoshi Nakamura;Hitoshi Nakamura

  • VCIP135, a novel essential factor for p97/p47-mediated membrane fusion, is required for Golgi and ER assembly in vivo.

    Keiji Uchiyama;Eija Jokitalo;Fumi Kano;Masayuki Murata

  • Structure of the haemagglutinin-esterase-fusion glycoprotein of influenza C virus

    Peter B. Rosenthal;Xiaodong Zhang;Frank Formanowski;Wolfgang Fitz;Wolfgang Fitz

  • Structural basis of the interaction between the AAA ATPase p97/VCP and its adaptor protein p47

    Ingrid Dreveny;Hisao Kondo;Keiji Uchiyama;Anthony Shaw

  • The BRCA1 C-terminal domain: structure and function

    Trevor Huyton;Paul A Bates;Xiaodong Zhang;Michael J.E Sternberg

  • The crystal structure of murine p97/VCP at 3.6A.

    Trevor Huyton;Valerie E Pye;Louise C Briggs;Terence C Flynn

  • Mechanochemical ATPases and transcriptional activation

    X. Zhang;M. Chaney;Siva R. Wigneshweraraj;J. Schumacher

  • Structural insights into the activity of enhancer-binding proteins

    Mathieu Rappas;Jorg Schumacher;Fabienne Beuron;Hajime Niwa

  • Mapping and measuring DNA to protein ratios in mammalian sperm head by XANES imaging.

    Xiaodong Zhang;Rod Balhorn;Joe Mazrimas;Janos Kirz

  • Structure and regulation of the human INO80–nucleosome complex

    Rafael Ayala;Oliver Willhoft;Ricardo J. Aramayo;Martin Wilkinson

  • RNA polymerase and transcription elongation factor Spt4/5 complex structure

    Brianna J. Klein;Daniel Bose;Kevin J. Baker;Zahirah M. Yusoff

  • Structure of the Whole Cytosolic Region of ATP-Dependent Protease FtsH

    Ryoji Suno;Hajime Niwa;Daisuke Tsuchiya;Xiaodong Zhang

  • Modus operandi of the bacterial RNA polymerase containing the σ54 promoter‐specificity factor

    Sivaramesh Wigneshweraraj;Daniel Bose;Patricia C. Burrows;Nicolas Joly

  • Insights into adaptor binding to the AAA protein p97

    Heidi O. Yeung;Patrik Kloppsteck;Hajime Niwa;Rivka L. Isaacson

  • The 'glutamate switch' provides a link between ATPase activity and ligand binding in AAA+ proteins

    Xiaodong Zhang;Dale B Wigley

  • Crystal structures of multidrug binding protein TtgR in complex with antibiotics and plant antimicrobials.

    Yilmaz Alguel;Cuixiang Meng;Wilson Terán;Tino Krell

  • The Role of the N-Domain in the ATPase Activity of the Mammalian AAA ATPase p97/VCP

    Hajime Niwa;Caroline A. Ewens;Chun Tsang;Heidi O. Yeung

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Buck
Martin Buck Imperial College London
Paul S. Freemont
Paul S. Freemont Imperial College London
Harald Ade
Harald Ade North Carolina State University
Stephen Matthews
Stephen Matthews Imperial College London
Tino Krell
Tino Krell Spanish National Research Council
Dale B. Wigley
Dale B. Wigley Imperial College London
Paul A. Bates
Paul A. Bates The Francis Crick Institute
Carol V. Robinson
Carol V. Robinson University of Oxford
Peter G. Stockley
Peter G. Stockley University of Leeds
Peter M. J. Burgers
Peter M. J. Burgers Washington University in St. Louis

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