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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 62 2869 2630 67 66 264 14442

Yong-An Zhang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yong-An Zhang between 1998 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yong-An Zhang published across 29 years, from 1998 to 2026, averaging 14.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 41 publications in 2016. 31 of the 416 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 41. Peak 41 publications in 2016. 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 30 publications 2016: 41 publications 2017: 34 publications 2018: 30 publications 2019: 26 publications 2020: 27 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 41 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 30 publications 2026: 1 publication
1998 2026

416 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yong-An Zhang: publications per year, 1998 to 2026
Year Publications
1998 2
1999 0
2000 2
2001 1
2002 2
2003 1
2004 2
2005 7
2006 8
2007 12
2008 3
2009 12
2010 7
2011 12
2012 8
2013 7
2014 13
2015 30
2016 41
2017 34
2018 30
2019 26
2020 27
2021 19
2022 21
2023 41
2024 17
2025 30
2026 1
Total 416
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Yong-An Zhang publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yong-An Zhang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 255–264 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 264 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146 264
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Yong-An Zhang D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 62 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126 62
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Yong-An Zhang is affiliated with Huazhong Agricultural University in China and has a research focus primarily in the field of Immunology and Microbiology, with 182 publications attributed to this area. Their work spans several subfields, including Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, and Plant Science.

The scientist's publication record features significant contributions in various specialized topics, notably:

  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • Viral infections and vectors
  • Immune response and inflammation
  • Invertebrate immune response mechanisms
  • Immune cell function and interaction
  • T-cell and B-cell immunology

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Yong-An Zhang are:

  • MOF Nanosheet-Based Mixed Matrix Membranes with Metal-Organic Coordination Interfacial Interaction for Gas Separation, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Chromosome-level genome assembly of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) provides insights into its genome evolution, 2022, BMC Genomics
  • Membrane IgM+ plasma cells in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella): Insights into the conserved evolution of IgM+ plasma cells in vertebrates, 2020, Developmental & Comparative Immunology
  • Plasmablasts induced by chitosan oligosaccharide secrete natural IgM to enhance the humoral immunity in grass carp, 2022, Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Broad-Spectrum Robust Direct Bactericidal Activity of Fish IFNφ1 Reveals an Antimicrobial Peptide-like Function for Type I IFNs in Vertebrates, 2021, The Journal of Immunology

Frequent publication venues for Yong-An Zhang include:

  • Developmental & Comparative Immunology
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Fish & Shellfish Immunology
  • Aquaculture
  • Journal of Virology

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, including Xu-Jie Zhang, Jianguo Su, Jiagang Tu, Changsong Wu, and Yazhen Hu, with collaboration counts ranging from 15 to 30 joint publications.

Best Publications

  • IgT, a primitive immunoglobulin class specialized in mucosal immunity

    Yong-An Zhang;Irene Salinas;Jun Li;David Parra

  • Mucosal immunoglobulins and B cells of teleost fish

    Irene Salinas;Yong-An Zhang;J. Oriol Sunyer

  • B lymphocytes from early vertebrates have potent phagocytic and microbicidal abilities.

    Jun Li;Daniel R Barreda;Yong-An Zhang;Hani Boshra

  • Teleost skin, an ancient mucosal surface that elicits gut-like immune responses.

    Zhen Xu;David Parra;Daniela Gómez;Irene Salinas

  • Two cathelicidin genes are present in both rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).

    Chin-I Chang;Yong-An Zhang;Yong-An Zhang;Jun Zou;P Nie

  • Sodium butyrate improved intestinal immune function associated with NF-κB and p38MAPK signalling pathways in young grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella).

    Li Tian;Xiao-Qiu Zhou;Wei-Dan Jiang;Wei-Dan Jiang;Yang Liu;Yang Liu

  • Dietary tryptophan modulates intestinal immune response, barrier function, antioxidant status and gene expression of TOR and Nrf2 in young grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella).

    Hailang Wen;Lin Feng;Lin Feng;Weidan Jiang;Weidan Jiang;Yang Liu;Yang Liu

  • Pivotal advance: peritoneal cavity B-1 B cells have phagocytic and microbicidal capacities and present phagocytosed antigen to CD4+ T cells.

    David Parra;Aja M. Rieger;Jun Li;Yong-An Zhang

  • Functional characterisation of the recombinant tumor necrosis factors in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss.

    Jun Zou;S Peddie;Giuseppe Scapigliati;Y Zhang

  • The impaired intestinal mucosal immune system by valine deficiency for young grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) is associated with decreasing immune status and regulating tight junction proteins transcript abundance in the intestine

    Jian-Bo Luo;Lin Feng;Lin Feng;Wei-Dan Jiang;Yang Liu

  • Copper-induced tight junction mRNA expression changes, apoptosis and antioxidant responses via NF-κB, TOR and Nrf2 signaling molecules in the gills of fish: Preventive role of arginine

    Biao Wang;Lin Feng;Wei-Dan Jiang;Pei Wu

  • Sodium butyrate supplementation in high-soybean meal diets for turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.): Effects on inflammatory status, mucosal barriers and microbiota in the intestine.

    Yang Liu;Zhichu Chen;Jihong Dai;Pei Yang

  • Optimal dietary protein level improved growth, disease resistance, intestinal immune and physical barrier function of young grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella).

    Jing Xu;Pei Wu;Wei-Dan Jiang;Wei-Dan Jiang;Yang Liu;Yang Liu

  • Enhanced muscle nutrient content and flesh quality, resulting from tryptophan, is associated with anti-oxidative damage referred to the Nrf2 and TOR signalling factors in young grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella): Avoid tryptophan deficiency or excess

    Wei-Dan Jiang;Hai-Lang Wen;Yang Liu;Jun Jiang

  • Identification and characterization of Bacillus subtilis from grass carp (Ctenopharynodon idellus) for use as probiotic additives in aquatic feed

    Xia Guo;Dan-Dan Chen;Kai-Song Peng;Zheng-Wei Cui

  • Identification of a novel cathelicidin gene in the rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss

    Chin-I Chang;Olga Pleguezuelos;Yong-An Zhang;Yong-An Zhang;Jun Zou

  • Effect of dietary isoleucine on the immunity, antioxidant status, tight junctions and microflora in the intestine of juvenile Jian carp (Cyprinus carpio var. Jian)

    Juan Zhao;Lin Feng;Yang Liu;Weidan Jiang

  • Recent findings on the structure and function of teleost IgT.

    Yong-An Zhang;Irene Salinas;J. Oriol Sunyer

  • Mucosal immunoglobulins protect the olfactory organ of teleost fish against parasitic infection.

    Yong-Yao Yu;Weiguang Kong;Ya-Xing Yin;Fen Dong

  • Differential growth performance, intestinal antioxidant status and relative expression of Nrf2 and its target genes in young grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) fed with graded levels of leucine

    Yu-Ping Deng;Wei-Dan Jiang;Wei-Dan Jiang;Yang Liu;Yang Liu;Jun Jiang;Jun Jiang

  • Distribution of IgM, IgD and IgZ in mandarin fish, Siniperca chuatsi lymphoid tissues and their transcriptional changes after Flavobacterium columnare stimulation

    Jingyun Tian;Baojian Sun;Yanping Luo;Yongan Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiao-Qiu Zhou
Xiao-Qiu Zhou Sichuan Agricultural University
Yang Liu
Yang Liu Sichuan Agricultural University
Pei Wu
Pei Wu Sichuan Agricultural University
Sheng-Yao Kuang
Sheng-Yao Kuang Sichuan Animal Science Academy
J. Oriol Sunyer
J. Oriol Sunyer University of Pennsylvania
Pin Nie
Pin Nie Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiang Yang Zhang
Xiang Yang Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qinghui Ai
Qinghui Ai Ocean University of China
Wenbing Zhang
Wenbing Zhang Tianjin University
Kangsen Mai
Kangsen Mai Ocean University of China

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