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Yu-Zhong Zhang

Yu-Zhong Zhang

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
12865
World Ranking
10861
National Ranking
340

Yu-Zhong 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 Yu-Zhong Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 340 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yu-Zhong 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 Yu-Zhong Zhang sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yu-Zhong Zhang is affiliated with Shandong University in China and has an extensive publication record primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science. Their research involves multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Ecology, Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, and Plant Science.

The main topics that characterize their scientific work include:

  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

Yu-Zhong Zhang's frequent coauthors are:

  • Xiu-Lan Chen
  • Chunyang Li
  • Peng Wang
  • Xi-Ying Zhang
  • Yin Chen

The scientist often publishes in the following venues:

  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Nature Communications
  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
  • Marine Drugs

Selected recent papers of Yu-Zhong Zhang include:

  • A predator-prey interaction between a marine Pseudoalteromonas sp. and Gram-positive bacteria, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Structure and function of the Arctic and Antarctic marine microbiota as revealed by metagenomics, 2020, Microbiome
  • Aerobic oxidation of methane significantly reduces global diffusive methane emissions from shallow marine waters, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Structural variability, coordination and adaptation of a native photosynthetic machinery, 2020, Nature Plants
  • Printable and Stretchable Conductive Elastomers for Monitoring Dynamic Strain with High Fidelity, 2022, Advanced Functional Materials

Best Publications

  • A Proposed Genus Boundary for the Prokaryotes Based on Genomic Insights

    Qi-Long Qin;Bin-Bin Xie;Xi-Ying Zhang;Xiu-Lan Chen

  • Characterization, structure and function of linker polypeptides in phycobilisomes of cyanobacteria and red algae: an overview.

    Lu-Ning Liu;Xiu-Lan Chen;Yu-Zhong Zhang;Bai-Cheng Zhou;Bai-Cheng Zhou

  • A predator-prey interaction between a marine Pseudoalteromonas sp. and Gram-positive bacteria

    Bai-Lu Tang;Jie Yang;Xiu-Lan Chen;Peng Wang;Peng Wang

  • Preparation and functional evaluation of oligopeptide-enriched hydrolysate from shrimp (Acetes chinensis) treated with crude protease from Bacillus sp. SM98011

    Hailun He;Xiulan Chen;Caiyun Sun;Yuzhong Zhang

  • One-step chromatography method for efficient separation and purification of R-phycoerythrin from Polysiphonia urceolata

    Lu-Ning Liu;Xiu-Lan Chen;Xi-Ying Zhang;Yu-Zhong Zhang

  • Gene cloning, expression and characterization of a new cold-active and salt-tolerant endo-β-1,4-xylanase from marine Glaciecola mesophila KMM 241

    Bing Guo;Xiu-Lan Chen;Cai-Yun Sun;Bai-Cheng Zhou

  • Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Hydrolysates Produced on a Plant Scale Have Antitumor Activity and Immunostimulating Effects in BALB/c Mice

    Yu-Kai Wang;Hai-Lun He;Guo-Fan Wang;Hao Wu

  • Purification and identification of novel angiotensin-I-converting enzyme inhibitory peptides from shark meat hydrolysate

    Hao Wu;Hai-Lun He;Xiu-Lan Chen;Cai-Yun Sun

  • Antimicrobial peptaibols from Trichoderma pseudokoningii induce programmed cell death in plant fungal pathogens

    Mei Shi;Lei Chen;Xiao-Wei Wang;Tian Zhang

  • High throughput and rapid screening of marine protein hydrolysates enriched in peptides with angiotensin-I-converting enzyme inhibitory activity by capillary electrophoresis.

    Hai-Lun He;Xiu-Lan Chen;Hao Wu;Cai-Yun Sun

  • Antimicrobial peptaibols induce defense responses and systemic resistance in tobacco against tobacco mosaic virus

    Yan Luo;Dan-Dan Zhang;Xiao-Wei Dong;Pei-Bao Zhao

  • Structural characterization and ecological roles of a novel exopolysaccharide from the deep-sea psychrotolerant bacterium Pseudoalteromonas sp. SM9913.

    Guokui Qin;Lizhi Zhu;Xiulan Chen;Peng George Wang;Peng George Wang

  • Diversity of Both the Cultivable Protease-Producing Bacteria and Their Extracellular Proteases in the Sediments of the South China Sea

    Ming-Yang Zhou;Xiu-Lan Chen;Hui-Lin Zhao;Hong-Yue Dang

  • Nitrogen Starvation Impacts the Photosynthetic Performance of Porphyridium cruentum as Revealed by Chlorophyll a Fluorescence

    Long-Sheng Zhao;Kang Li;Qian-Min Wang;Xiao-Yan Song

  • Diversity, Structures, and Collagen-Degrading Mechanisms of Bacterial Collagenolytic Proteases.

    Yu-Zhong Zhang;Li-Yuan Ran;Chun-Yang Li;Xiu-Lan Chen

  • Characterization and Biotechnological Potential Analysis of a New Exopolysaccharide from the Arctic Marine Bacterium Polaribacter sp. SM1127.

    Mei-Ling Sun;Fang Zhao;Mei Shi;Xi-Ying Zhang

  • Comparative genomics reveals a deep-sea sediment-adapted life style of Pseudoalteromonas sp. SM9913

    Qi-Long Qin;Yang Li;Yan-Jiao Zhang;Zhe-Min Zhou

  • Antimicrobial peptaibols, novel suppressors of tumor cells, targeted calcium-mediated apoptosis and autophagy in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells

    Mei Shi;Hong-Na Wang;Shu-Tao Xie;Yan Luo

  • Two different proteases produced by a deep-sea psychrotrophic bacterial strain, Pseudoaltermonas sp. SM9913

    Xiu-Lan Chen;Yu-Zhong Zhang;Pei-Ji Gao;Xi-Wu Luan

  • Purification and Characterization of a Bifunctional Alginate Lyase from Pseudoalteromonas sp. SM0524

    Jian-Wei Li;Sheng Dong;Jie Song;Chun-Bo Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiu-Lan Chen
Xiu-Lan Chen Shandong University
Andrew McMinn
Andrew McMinn University of Tasmania
Gui-Peng Yang
Gui-Peng Yang Ocean University of China
Thijs J. Aartsma
Thijs J. Aartsma Leiden University
Aharon Oren
Aharon Oren Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Min Wang
Min Wang Qingdao University
Curtis A. Suttle
Curtis A. Suttle University of British Columbia
Wolfgang R. Hess
Wolfgang R. Hess University of Freiburg
Jun Yu
Jun Yu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Xianxi Zhang
Xianxi Zhang Liaocheng University

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