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Youjun Zhang is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in China. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these broad fields, they have produced a significant number of publications, especially in the subfields of Insect Science, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Genetics, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's work covers a variety of specialized topics, including:

  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control

Recent significant papers authored by or involving Youjun Zhang include:

  • Whitefly hijacks a plant detoxification gene that neutralizes plant toxins, 2021, Cell
  • MAPK-directed activation of the whitefly transcription factor CREB leads to P450-mediated imidacloprid resistance, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • MAPK-dependent hormonal signaling plasticity contributes to overcoming Bacillus thuringiensis toxin action in an insect host, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Investigation of kinetic compensation effect in lignocellulosic biomass torrefaction: Kinetic and thermodynamic analyses, 2020, Energy
  • Epitranscriptomic regulation of insecticide resistance, 2021, Science Advances

Youjun Zhang's work has appeared frequently in various publication venues, reflecting a focus on pesticide and insect-related studies. The venues with the greatest number of publications include:

  • Pest Management Science (24 publications)
  • Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology (20 publications)
  • Insect Science (12 publications)
  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (12 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (9 publications)

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, among whom are:

  • Qingjun Wu
  • Xuguo Zhou
  • Wen Xie
  • Zhaojiang Guo
  • Shaoli Wang

Best Publications

  • Genome sequence and analysis of the tuber crop potato.

    Xu X;Pan S;Cheng S

  • Genome sequencing of the sweetpotato whitefly Bemisia tabaci MED/Q

    Wen Xie;Chunhai Chen;Zezhong Yang;Litao Guo

  • THE INTRODUCTION OF THE EXOTIC Q BIOTYPE OF BEMISIA TABACI FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION INTO CHINA ON ORNAMENTAL CROPS

    Dong Chu;You Jun Zhang;Judith K. Brown;Bin Cong

  • Further Spread of and Domination by Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Biotype Q on Field Crops in China

    Huipeng Pan;Dong Chu;Daqing Ge;Shaoli Wang

  • Change in the biotype composition of Bemisia tabaci in Shandong Province of China from 2005 to 2008.

    Dong Chu;Fang Hao Wan;You Jun Zhang;Judith K. Brown

  • MAPK Signaling Pathway Alters Expression of Midgut ALP and ABCC Genes and Causes Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac Toxin in Diamondback Moth

    Zhaojiang Guo;Shi Kang;Defeng Chen;Qingjun Wu

  • Analysis of genetic diversity among different geographical populations and determination of biotypes of Bemisia tabaci in China

    L. P. Zhang;Y. J. Zhang;W. J. Zhang;Q. J. Wu

  • Reference Gene Selection for qRT-PCR Analysis in the Sweetpotato Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

    Rumei Li;Wen Xie;Shaoli Wang;Qingjun Wu

  • Multiple Forms of Vector Manipulation by a Plant-Infecting Virus: Bemisia tabaci and Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus

    Baiming Liu;Evan L Preisser;Dong Chu;Huipeng Pan

  • Whitefly hijacks a plant detoxification gene that neutralizes plant toxins

    Jixing Xia;Zhaojiang Guo;Zezhong Yang;Haolin Han

  • Rapid Spread of Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus in China Is Aided Differentially by Two Invasive Whiteflies

    Huipeng Pan;Dong Chu;Wenqian Yan;Qi Su

  • Exploring valid reference genes for quantitative real-time PCR analysis in Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae).

    Wei Fu;Wen Xie;Zhuo Zhang;Shaoli Wang

  • Pyrolysis temperature affects phosphorus transformation in biochar: Chemical fractionation and (31)P NMR analysis.

    Gang Xu;You Zhang;Hongbo Shao;Junna Sun;Junna Sun

  • Life history of western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysan., Thripae), on five different vegetable leaves

    Z.-J. Zhang;Q.-J. Wu;X.-F. Li;Y.-J. Zhang

  • Cross-resistance study and biochemical mechanisms of thiamethoxam resistance in B-biotype Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae).

    Yuntao Feng;Qingjun Wu;Shaoli Wang;Xiaoli Chang

  • Progress and Prospects of CRISPR/Cas Systems in Insects and Other Arthropods

    Dan Sun;Zhaojiang Guo;Yong Liu;Youjun Zhang

  • MAPK-directed activation of the whitefly transcription factor CREB leads to P450-mediated imidacloprid resistance.

    Xin Yang;Shun Deng;Xuegao Wei;Jing Yang

  • Sublethal effects of spinosad on Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae)

    Xian-Hui Yin;Xian-Hui Yin;Qing-Jun Wu;Xue-Feng Li;You-Jun Zhang

  • Selection of Reference Genes for the Normalization of RT-qPCR Data in Gene Expression Studies in Insects: A Systematic Review.

    Jing Lü;Chunxiao Yang;Youjun Zhang;Huipeng Pan

  • Two cytochrome P450 genes are involved in imidacloprid resistance in field populations of the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, in China.

    Xin Yang;Wen Xie;Shao-li Wang;Qing-jun Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Wen Xie
Wen Xie University of Pittsburgh
Xuguo Zhou
Xuguo Zhou University of Kentucky
Yong Liu
Yong Liu Central South University
Evan L. Preisser
Evan L. Preisser University of Rhode Island
Judith K. Brown
Judith K. Brown University of Arizona
Xiwu Gao
Xiwu Gao China Agricultural University
Yukio Sugiura
Yukio Sugiura Kyoto University
Shiroh Futaki
Shiroh Futaki Kyoto University
Alejandra Bravo
Alejandra Bravo National Autonomous University of Mexico
Zhangjun Fei
Zhangjun Fei Cornell University

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