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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 71 5605 5088 1028 1016 183 16730

Xiaolei Zuo publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xiaolei Zuo between 2007 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xiaolei Zuo published across 19 years, from 2007 to 2025, averaging 13.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2023. 48 of the 256 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2007 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2023. 2007: 2 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 1 publication 2013: 6 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 26 publications
2007 2025

256 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xiaolei Zuo: publications per year, 2007 to 2025
Year Publications
2007 2
2008 2
2009 3
2010 7
2011 1
2012 1
2013 6
2014 19
2015 16
2016 16
2017 11
2018 16
2019 18
2020 23
2021 22
2022 19
2023 26
2024 22
2025 26
Total 256
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Xiaolei Zuo publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

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

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 181–200 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 183 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344 183
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Xiaolei Zuo D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 70–71 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646 71
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Xiaolei Zuo is affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China. Their research primarily falls within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on Molecular Biology as well as intersections with Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Ecology, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's body of work encompasses key topics that include:

  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • DNA and Biological Computing
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications

Significant recent publications from Xiaolei Zuo span a range of influential journals and cover various aspects of nucleic acids and biosensing technologies. These include:

  • "Nucleic Acid Tests for Clinical Translation" (2021), published in Chemical Reviews
  • "COVID-19: A Call for Physical Scientists and Engineers" (2020), published in ACS Nano
  • "DNA Walkers for Biosensing Development" (2022), published in Advanced Science
  • "DNA-based programmable gate arrays for general-purpose DNA computing" (2023), published in Nature
  • "Nucleic Acids Analysis" (2020), published in Science China Chemistry

Xiaolei Zuo frequently publishes in leading scientific journals. Their most common publication venues include:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Nano Letters
  • Advanced Materials

Collaboration has been a notable aspect of their research activity. The scientist often works with co-authors such as:

  • Chunhai Fan
  • Lihua Wang
  • Fan Li
  • Jiang Li
  • Xiuhai Mao

Best Publications

  • A target-responsive electrochemical aptamer switch (TREAS) for reagentless detection of nanomolar ATP.

    Xiaolei Zuo;Shiping Song;Jiong Zhang;Dun Pan

  • High Specificity, Electrochemical Sandwich Assays Based on Single Aptamer Sequences and Suitable for the Direct Detection of Small-Molecule Targets in Blood and Other Complex Matrices

    Xiaolei Zuo;Yi Xiao;Kevin W. Plaxco

  • Colorimetric detection of DNA, small molecules, proteins, and ions using unmodified gold nanoparticles and conjugated polyelectrolytes

    Fan Xia;Xiaolei Zuo;Renqiang Yang;Yi Xiao

  • Sensitive and Selective Amplified Fluorescence DNA Detection Based on Exonuclease III-Aided Target Recycling

    Xiaolei Zuo;Fan Xia;Yi Xiao;Kevin W Plaxco

  • Hybridization chain reaction amplification of microRNA detection with a tetrahedral DNA nanostructure-based electrochemical biosensor.

    Zhilei Ge;Meihua Lin;Ping Wang;Hao Pei

  • Programmable Engineering of a Biosensing Interface with Tetrahedral DNA Nanostructures for Ultrasensitive DNA Detection

    Meihua Lin;Jingjing Wang;Guobao Zhou;Guobao Zhou;Jianbang Wang;Jianbang Wang

  • Functional DNA Nanostructures for Theranostic Applications

    Hao Pei;Xiaolei Zuo;Dan Zhu;Qing Huang

  • An Exonuclease III‐Powered, On‐Particle Stochastic DNA Walker

    Xiangmeng Qu;Dan Zhu;Dan Zhu;Guangbao Yao;Shao Su

  • Electrochemical detection of nucleic acids, proteins, small molecules and cells using a DNA-nanostructure-based universal biosensing platform

    Meihua Lin;Ping Song;Guobao Zhou;Xiaolei Zuo

  • Lab in a Tube: Ultrasensitive Detection of MicroRNAs at the Single-Cell Level and in Breast Cancer Patients Using Quadratic Isothermal Amplification

    Ruixue Duan;Xiaolei Zuo;Shutao Wang;Xiyun Quan

  • Recent Development of Sandwich Assay Based on the Nanobiotechnologies for Proteins, Nucleic Acids, Small Molecules, and Ions

    Juwen Shen;Yuebin Li;Yuebin Li;Haoshuang Gu;Fan Xia

  • Fluorescent biosensors enabled by graphene and graphene oxide.

    Huan Zhang;Honglu Zhang;Ali Aldalbahi;Xiaolei Zuo

  • Graphene Oxide-Facilitated Electron Transfer of Metalloproteins at Electrode Surfaces

    Xiaolei Zuo;Shijiang He;Di Li;Cheng Peng

  • Creating SERS Hot Spots on MoS2 Nanosheets with in Situ Grown Gold Nanoparticles

    Shao Su;Chi Zhang;Lihui Yuwen;Jie Chao

  • Gold nanoparticle-decorated MoS2 nanosheets for simultaneous detection of ascorbic acid, dopamine and uric acid

    Haofan Sun;Jie Chao;Xiaolei Zuo;Shao Su

  • DNA Hydrogel with Aptamer-Toehold-Based Recognition, Cloaking, and Decloaking of Circulating Tumor Cells for Live Cell Analysis

    Ping Song;Ping Song;Dekai Ye;Xiaolei Zuo;Xiaolei Zuo;Jiang Li

  • Programming nanoparticle valence bonds with single-stranded DNA encoders

    Guangbao Yao;Guangbao Yao;Jiang Li;Qian Li;Xiaoliang Chen

  • An Electrochemical Supersandwich Assay for Sensitive and Selective DNA Detection in Complex Matrices

    Fan Xia;Ryan J. White;Xiaolei Zuo;Adriana Patterson

  • Nucleic Acid Tests for Clinical Translation.

    Min Li;Fangfei Yin;Lu Song;Lu Song;Xiuhai Mao

  • DNA Nanostructure-Programmed Like-Charge Attraction at the Cell-Membrane Interface.

    Hongming Ding;Jiang Li;Nan Chen;Xingjie Hu

  • Ultrasensitive Electrochemical Detection of Prostate-Specific Antigen by Using Antibodies Anchored on a DNA Nanostructural Scaffold

    Xiaoqing Chen;Guobao Zhou;Guobao Zhou;Ping Song;Jingjing Wang;Jingjing Wang

  • COVID-19: A Call for Physical Scientists and Engineers.

    Haiyue Huang;Chunhai Fan;Min Li;Hua Li Nie

Frequent Co-Authors

Chunhai Fan
Chunhai Fan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jiye Shi
Jiye Shi UCB Pharma (Belgium)
Shiping Song
Shiping Song Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lihua Wang
Lihua Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ali Aldalbahi
Ali Aldalbahi King Saud University
Hao Pei
Hao Pei East China Normal University
Qing Huang
Qing Huang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shao Su
Shao Su Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Lianhui Wang
Lianhui Wang Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Fan Xia
Fan Xia China University of Geosciences

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