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103
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World Ranking
679
National Ranking
10

Ya-Ping Zhang 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 Ya-Ping Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 588 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ya-Ping Zhang 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 Ya-Ping Zhang sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 103 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in China Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in China Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in China Leader Award

Overview

Ya-Ping Zhang is affiliated with the Kunming Institute of Zoology in China. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant number of publications totaling 265. Within these domains, their subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Genetics, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Animal Science and Zoology.

Their work covers a range of main research topics, including:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies

Ya-Ping Zhang has contributed extensively to scientific literature, publishing in various venues. The most frequent publication platforms include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • National Science Review

Notable recent papers by Ya-Ping Zhang include:

  • "Ultrasensitive supersandwich-type electrochemical sensor for SARS-CoV-2 from the infected COVID-19 patients using a smartphone" (2020), published in Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
  • "863 genomes reveal the origin and domestication of chicken" (2020), published in Cell Research
  • "The wild species genome ancestry of domestic chickens" (2020), published in BMC Biology
  • "Phylogenomic analyses provide insights into primate evolution" (2023), published in Science
  • "Genomic regions under selection in the feralization of the dingoes" (2020), published in Nature Communications

The scientist collaborates frequently with others in the research community. Their most common co-authors include:

  • Min-Sheng Peng
  • Guodong Wang
  • Adeniyi C. Adeola
  • Ali Esmailizadeh
  • Dong-Dong Wu

Best Publications

  • Molecular phylogenetics and the origins of placental mammals

    William J. Murphy;Eduardo Eizirik;Eduardo Eizirik;Warren E. Johnson;Ya Ping Zhang

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

    Ruiqiang Li;Wei Fan;Geng Tian;Hongmei Zhu

  • Genetic Evidence for an East Asian Origin of Domestic Dogs

    Peter Savolainen;Ya-ping Zhang;Jing Luo;Joakim Lundeberg

  • Genome-wide SNP and haplotype analyses reveal a rich history underlying dog domestication

    Bridgett M. Vonholdt;John P. Pollinger;Kirk E. Lohmueller;Eunjung Han

  • Genome 10K: A Proposal to Obtain Whole-Genome Sequence for 10 000 Vertebrate Species

    David Haussler;Stephen J. O'Brien;Oliver A. Ryder;F. Keith Barker

  • Evidence of positive selection acting at the human dopamine receptor D4 gene locus

    Yuan-Chun Ding;Han-Chang Chi;Deborah L. Grady;Atsuyuki Morishima

  • Phylogeographic differentiation of mitochondrial DNA in Han Chinese

    Yong Gang Yao;Qing Peng Kong;Hans Jürgen Bandelt;Toomas Kivisild

  • Sequencing and automated whole-genome optical mapping of the genome of a domestic goat (Capra hircus)

    Yang Dong;Yang Dong;Min Xie;Yu Jiang;Yu Jiang;Nianqing Xiao

  • Multiple maternal origins of chickens: out of the Asian jungles.

    Yi-Ping Liu;Gui-Sheng Wu;Gui-Sheng Wu;Gui-Sheng Wu;Yong-Gang Yao;Yong-Wang Miao

  • mtDNA Data Indicate a Single Origin for Dogs South of Yangtze River, Less Than 16,300 Years Ago, from Numerous Wolves

    Jun-feng Pang;Cornelya F C Kluetsch;Xiao-Ju Zou;Ai-bing Zhang

  • Updating the East Asian mtDNA phylogeny: a prerequisite for the identification of pathogenic mutations

    Qing-Peng Kong;Qing-Peng Kong;Qing-Peng Kong;Hans-Jürgen Bandelt;Chang Sun;Chang Sun;Chang Sun;Yong-Gang Yao

  • Phylogeny of East Asian Mitochondrial DNA Lineages Inferred from Complete Sequences

    Qing-Peng Kong;Yong-Gang Yao;Yong-Gang Yao;Chang Sun;Chang Sun;Hans-Jürgen Bandelt

  • Adaptive evolution of a duplicated pancreatic ribonuclease gene in a leaf-eating monkey.

    Jianzhi Zhang;Jianzhi Zhang;Ya ping Zhang;Helene F. Rosenberg

  • Phylogeny of Mitochondrial DNA Macrohaplogroup N in India, Based on Complete Sequencing: Implications for the Peopling of South Asia

    Malliya gounder Palanichamy;Malliya gounder Palanichamy;Chang Sun;Chang Sun;Suraksha Agrawal;Hans-Jürgen Bandelt

  • Pleistocene isolation in the Northwestern Pacific marginal seas and limited dispersal in a marine fish, Chelon haematocheilus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845).

    Jin-Xian Liu;Jin-Xian Liu;Jin-Xian Liu;Tian-Xiang Gao;Shi-Fang Wu;Ya-Ping Zhang;Ya-Ping Zhang

  • The genomics of selection in dogs and the parallel evolution between dogs and humans

    Guo-dong Wang;Weiwei Zhai;He-chuan Yang;He-chuan Yang;Ruo-xi Fan

  • Molecular systematics of Xenocyprinae (teleostei: cyprinidae): taxonomy, biogeography, and coevolution of a special group restricted in East Asia.

    Wuhan Xiao;Yaping Zhang;Huanzhang Liu

  • Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder children with a 7-repeat allele of the dopamine receptor D4 gene have extreme behavior but normal performance on critical neuropsychological tests of attention.

    James Swanson;James Swanson;Jaap Oosterlaan;Michael Andrew Murias;Sabrina Schuck

  • Out of southern East Asia: the natural history of domestic dogs across the world.

    Guo-Dong Wang;Weiwei Zhai;He-Chuan Yang;He-Chuan Yang;He-Chuan Yang;Lu Wang

  • Different Matrilineal Contributions to Genetic Structure of Ethnic Groups in the Silk Road Region in China

    Yong-Gang Yao;Qing-Peng Kong;Cheng-Ye Wang;Chun-Ling Zhu

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert W. Murphy
Robert W. Murphy University of Toronto
David M. Irwin
David M. Irwin University of Toronto
Yong-Gang Yao
Yong-Gang Yao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Oliver A. Ryder
Oliver A. Ryder University of California, San Diego
Yunxin Fu
Yunxin Fu The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Ali Esmailizadeh
Ali Esmailizadeh Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
Guojie Zhang
Guojie Zhang Zhejiang University
Hans-Jürgen Bandelt
Hans-Jürgen Bandelt Universität Hamburg
David M. Hillis
David M. Hillis The University of Texas at Austin
Olivier Hanotte
Olivier Hanotte University of Nottingham

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