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D-Index
53
Citations
9867
World Ranking
16190
National Ranking
462

Yong Zhang publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 305 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Yong Zhang D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yong Zhang is affiliated with Northwest A&F University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a total of 226 publications in these areas. Additionally, Zhang has a significant body of work related to Medicine, reflected in 83 publications.

Zhang's research focuses notably on molecular biology and genetics, with key subfields including:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Science
  • Genetics
  • Physiology
  • Cancer Research

Main topics of scientific investigation covered by Zhang's work comprise:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics

Zhang has frequently published in prominent venues including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) - 14 publications
  • Cell Proliferation - 4 publications
  • PubMed - 4 publications
  • Nature Communications - 3 publications
  • The FASEB Journal - 3 publications

Several notable papers authored by Yong Zhang include:

  • Coxiella burnetii inhibits host immunity by a protein phosphatase adapted from glycolysis, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Health status assessment and remaining useful life prediction of aero-engine based on BiGRU and MMoE, 2021, Reliability Engineering & System Safety

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues such as Zhaowei Yu, Shaorong Gao, Haoran Lin, Guifen Liu, and Wen Wang.

Best Publications

  • Exogenous Melatonin Confers Salt Stress Tolerance to Watermelon by Improving Photosynthesis and Redox Homeostasis.

    Hao Li;Jingjing Chang;Hejie Chen;Zhongyuan Wang

  • Increased pre-implantation development of cloned bovine embryos treated with 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine and trichostatin A.

    X. Ding;Y. Wang;D. Zhang;Z. Guo

  • Single Cas9 nickase induced generation of NRAMP1 knockin cattle with reduced off-target effects.

    Yuanpeng Gao;Haibo Wu;Yongsheng Wang;Xin Liu

  • Local melatonin application induces cold tolerance in distant organs of Citrullus lanatus L. via long distance transport

    Hao Li;Jingjing Chang;Junxian Zheng;Yuchuan Dong

  • Induction of umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells into neuron-like cells in vitro.

    Lingling Hou;Hua Cao;Dongmei Wang;Guorong Wei

  • Melatonin improves age-induced fertility decline and attenuates ovarian mitochondrial oxidative stress in mice.

    Chao Song;Wei Peng;Songna Yin;Jiamin Zhao

  • TALE nickase-mediated SP110 knockin endows cattle with increased resistance to tuberculosis

    Haibo Wu;Yongsheng Wang;Yan Zhang;Mingqi Yang

  • H3K9 demethylase KDM4E is an epigenetic regulator for bovine embryonic development and a defective factor for nuclear reprogramming.

    Xin Liu;Yizhi Wang;Yuanpeng Gao;Jianmin Su

  • Zinc-finger nickase-mediated insertion of the lysostaphin gene into the beta-casein locus in cloned cows

    Xu Liu;Yongsheng Wang;Wenjiang Guo;Bohao Chang

  • Nlrp2, a Maternal Effect Gene Required for Early Embryonic Development in the Mouse

    Hui Peng;Bohao Chang;Chenglong Lu;Jianmin Su

  • DNA methyltransferases and methyl-binding proteins of mammals.

    Jie Lan;Song Hua;Xiaoning He;Yong Zhang

  • LncRNA XIST mediates bovine mammary epithelial cell inflammatory response via NF-κB/NLRP3 inflammasome pathway

    Mengru Ma;Yifei Pei;Xixi Wang;Jiaxin Feng

  • Melatonin supplementation during in vitro maturation of oocyte enhances subsequent development of bovine cloned embryos

    Quanli An;Wei Peng;Yuyao Cheng;Zhenzhen Lu

  • Effects of embryo-derived exosomes on the development of bovine cloned embryos.

    Pengxiang Qu;Suzhu Qing;Ruiqi Liu;Hongyu Qin

  • Generation of induced pluripotent stem cells from newborn marmoset skin fibroblasts.

    Yuehong Wu;Yong Zhang;Anuja Mishra;Suzette D. Tardif

  • Gene targeting by TALEN-induced homologous recombination in goats directs production of β-lactoglobulin-free, high-human lactoferrin milk

    Chenchen Cui;Yujie Song;Jun Liu;Hengtao Ge

  • The effects of 5-aza-2'- deoxycytidine and trichostatin A on gene expression and DNA methylation status in cloned bovine blastocysts.

    Yongsheng Wang;Jianmin Su;Lijun Wang;Wenbing Xu

  • Glutathione-dependent induction of local and systemic defense against oxidative stress by exogenous melatonin in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.).

    Hao Li;Jie He;Xiaozhen Yang;Xin Li

  • Genome-wide analysis of DNA methylation in bovine placentas.

    Jianmin Su;Yongsheng Wang;Xupeng Xing;Jun Liu

  • Generation of mastitis resistance in cows by targeting human lysozyme gene to β-casein locus using zinc-finger nucleases

    Xu Liu;Yongsheng Wang;Yuchen Tian;Yuan Yu

Frequent Co-Authors

Jun S. Liu
Jun S. Liu Harvard University
Randall S. Prather
Randall S. Prather University of Missouri
Guang-Hui Liu
Guang-Hui Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Weiya Zhang
Weiya Zhang University of Nottingham

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