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D-Index
81
Citations
19236
World Ranking
1122
National Ranking
508

Z. Hong Zhou 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 Z. Hong Zhou sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 355 publications — 85th percentile

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

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

Z. Hong Zhou 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 Z. Hong Zhou sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Z. Hong Zhou is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains primarily within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. They have published extensively, with a particular focus on structural biology, molecular biology, epidemiology, infectious diseases, and ecology.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these broader categories, their subfields of research specialize in:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Structural Biology
  • Ecology

Z. Hong Zhou's research covers a range of scientific topics, notable among which are:

  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

The scientist has published in several frequent venues, indicating a consistent focus on specific journals and platforms. These venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Virology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Nature

Frequent co-authors with whom Z. Hong Zhou has collaborated include:

  • Yun-Tao Liu
  • Shiheng Liu
  • Xian Xia
  • Hui Wang
  • Kang Zhou

Recent published papers authored or co-authored by Zhou highlight their work in structural biology and electron microscopy. These include:

  • Isotropic reconstruction for electron tomography with deep learning, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Action of a minimal contractile bactericidal nanomachine, 2020, Nature
  • Mesophasic organization of GABAA receptors in hippocampal inhibitory synapses, 2020, Nature Neuroscience
  • Cryo-EM structure of a human prion fibril with a hydrophobic, protease-resistant core, 2020, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
  • Structure of active human telomerase with telomere shelterin protein TPP1, 2022, Nature

Best Publications

  • A new class of highly potent, broadly neutralizing antibodies isolated from viremic patients infected with dengue virus

    Wanwisa Dejnirattisai;Wiyada Wongwiwat;Sunpetchuda Supasa;Sunpetchuda Supasa;Xiaokang Zhang;Xiaokang Zhang

  • A novel intracellular protein delivery platform based on single-protein nanocapsules

    Ming Yan;Juanjuan Du;Zhen Gu;Min Liang

  • Cryo-EM structure of the mature dengue virus at 3.5-A resolution.

    Xiaokang Zhang;Peng Ge;Peng Ge;Peng Ge;Xuekui Yu;Xuekui Yu;Xuekui Yu;Jennifer M Brannan;Jennifer M Brannan

  • Atomic Structure of Human Adenovirus by Cryo-EM Reveals Interactions Among Protein Networks

    Hongrong Liu;Hongrong Liu;Hongrong Liu;Lei Jin;Lei Jin;Sok Boon S. Koh;Ivo Atanasov

  • Influenza Virus Morphogenesis and Budding

    Debi P. Nayak;Rilwan A. Balogun;Hiroshi Yamada;Z. Hong Zhou

  • Seeing the herpesvirus capsid at 8.5 A.

    Z. Hong Zhou;Matthew Dougherty;Joanita Jakana;Jing He

  • Aspect ratio determines the quantity of mesoporous silica nanoparticle uptake by a small GTPase-dependent macropinocytosis mechanism.

    Huan Meng;Sui Yang;Zongxi Li;Tian Xia

  • 3.3 Å Cryo-EM Structure of a Nonenveloped Virus Reveals a Priming Mechanism for Cell Entry

    Xing Zhang;Lei Jin;Qin Fang;Wong H. Hui

  • Visualization of tegument-capsid interactions and DNA in intact herpes simplex virus type 1 virions.

    Z. Hong Zhou;Dong Hua Chen;Joanita Jakana;Frazer J. Rixon

  • 3.88 Å structure of cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus by cryo-electron microscopy

    Xuekui Yu;Lei Jin;Lei Jin;Z. Hong Zhou;Z. Hong Zhou

  • Cryo-Em Model of the Bullet-Shaped Vesicular Stomatitis Virus.

    Peng Ge;Jun Tsao;Stan Schein;Stan Schein;Todd J. Green

  • Atomic structure of anthrax protective antigen pore elucidates toxin translocation

    Jiansen Jiang;Bradley L. Pentelute;R. John Collier;Z. Hong Zhou

  • Three-dimensional visualization of tegument/capsid interactions in the intact human cytomegalovirus.

    Dong H. Chen;Dong H. Chen;Hong Jiang;Manfred Lee;Fenyong Liu

  • Towards atomic resolution structural determination by single-particle cryo-electron microscopy.

    Z Hong Zhou

  • Protein Subunit Structures in the Herpes Simplex Virus A-capsid Determined from 400 kV Spot-scan Electron Cryomicroscopy

    Z.Hong Zhou;B.V.Venkataram Prasad;Joanita Jakana;Frazer J. Rixon

  • Conserved SMP domains of the ERMES complex bind phospholipids and mediate tether assembly

    Andrew P. AhYoung;Jiansen Jiang;Jiang Zhang;Xuan Khoi Dang

  • Structure of the Full-Length TRPV2 Channel by Cryo-EM

    Kevin W. Huynh;Matthew R. Cohen;Jiansen Jiang;Amrita Samanta

  • Quantitative Imaging of Single, Unstained Viruses with Coherent X Rays

    Changyong Song;Huaidong Jiang;Adrian Mancuso;Bagrat Amirbekian

  • Differentiation and Characterization of Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses by Cryo-electron Tomography and Correlative Microscopy

    Chang-Lu Tao;Yun-Tao Liu;Rong Sun;Bin Zhang

  • Activation of DegP chaperone-protease via formation of large cage-like oligomers upon binding to substrate proteins

    Jiansen Jiang;Xuefeng Zhang;Yong Chen;Yi Wu

  • A unified mechanism for intron and exon definition and back-splicing.

    Xueni Li;Shiheng Liu;Lingdi Zhang;Aaron Issaian

  • Electron cryomicroscopy and bioinformatics suggest protein fold models for rice dwarf virus.

    Z. Hong Zhou;Z. Hong Zhou;Matthew L. Baker;Wen Jiang;Matthew Dougherty

Frequent Co-Authors

Guo-Qiang Bi
Guo-Qiang Bi University of Science and Technology of China
Wah Chiu
Wah Chiu Stanford University
Ren Sun
Ren Sun University of California, Los Angeles
Lily Wu
Lily Wu University of California, Los Angeles
Rui Zhao
Rui Zhao University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Robert P. Gunsalus
Robert P. Gunsalus University of California, Los Angeles
Polly Roy
Polly Roy London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Frazer J. Rixon
Frazer J. Rixon University of Glasgow
Tibor Rohacs
Tibor Rohacs Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Timothy J. Deming
Timothy J. Deming University of California, Los Angeles

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