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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 82 1029 926 28 28 363 47481

Zheng Zhang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zheng Zhang between 1993 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zheng Zhang published across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026, averaging 16.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 71 publications in 2020. 37 of the 573 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 71. Peak 71 publications in 2020. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 71 publications 2021: 59 publications 2022: 55 publications 2023: 58 publications 2024: 46 publications 2025: 34 publications 2026: 3 publications
1993 2026

573 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zheng Zhang: publications per year, 1993 to 2026
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 2
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 0
1999 1
2000 0
2001 2
2002 2
2003 2
2004 6
2005 9
2006 10
2007 14
2008 10
2009 19
2010 15
2011 14
2012 16
2013 23
2014 13
2015 18
2016 17
2017 17
2018 18
2019 17
2020 71
2021 59
2022 55
2023 58
2024 46
2025 34
2026 3
Total 573
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Zheng Zhang publications per year - data summary

  • Zheng Zhang, a Microbiology scholar from Southern University of Science and Technology, has 573 publications recorded across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1993 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2020, with 71 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1993, 1997 and 1999, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 34 years in the span carry no publications at all (1995, 1996, 1998 and 2000).
  • The rate of publication averages 16.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 19.1 per year counting only the 30 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 196 publications, 34% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1993-2004: 17 publications (1.4 per year); 2005-2016: 178 publications (14.8 per year); 2017-2026: 378 publications (37.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Zheng 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 Zheng 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, 355–364 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: 363 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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
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 62 363
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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Zheng Zhang publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 55–64 to 679+ publications.
  • Zheng Zhang, a Microbiology scholar from Southern University of Science and Technology, records 363 publications - the 86th percentile of the discipline.
  • 86% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Zheng Zhang, and about 14% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Zheng Zhang ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 135–144 publications, holding 288 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 54% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 205–214 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 679 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Zheng 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 Zheng 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, 82 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: 82 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.

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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
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 82
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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Zheng Zhang D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 88 ranges running from 40 to 127+ D-Index.
  • Zheng Zhang, a Microbiology scholar from Southern University of Science and Technology, records 82 D-Index - the 81st percentile of the discipline.
  • 81% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Zheng Zhang, and about 19% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 63 D-Index range, and Zheng Zhang ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58 D-Index, holding 162 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 47% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 61 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more, 95 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Overview

Zheng Zhang is affiliated with the Southern University of Science and Technology in China. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with a significant emphasis on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Epidemiology, and Neurology. Zhang's work has concentrated heavily on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, covering areas such as COVID-19 clinical research, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, long-term effects of COVID-19, immune cell function and interaction, as well as monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research. The scientist also investigates immune cells in cancer.

Key recent research publications by Zheng Zhang include:

  • Antibody Responses to SARS-CoV-2 in Patients With Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019, 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Single-cell landscape of bronchoalveolar immune cells in patients with COVID-19, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • Genome Composition and Divergence of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Originating in China, 2020, Cell Host & Microbe
  • Treatment of 5 Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 With Convalescent Plasma, 2020, JAMA
  • Clinical and biochemical indexes from 2019-nCoV infected patients linked to viral loads and lung injury, 2020, Science China Life Sciences

Zhang frequently collaborates with several other researchers, notably Bin Ju, Lin Cheng, Xuejiao Liao, Lei Liu, and Jing Yuan. Collaborative work with these co-authors appears consistently in related scientific literature.

The scientist's studies are often published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), SSRN Electronic Journal, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, UNC Libraries, and Cell Discovery.

Best Publications

  • Single-cell landscape of bronchoalveolar immune cells in patients with COVID-19.

    Mingfeng Liao;Yang Liu;Jing Yuan;Yanling Wen

  • Treatment of 5 Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 With Convalescent Plasma.

    Chenguang Shen;Zhaoqin Wang;Fang Zhao;Yang Yang

  • Clinical and biochemical indexes from 2019-nCoV infected patients linked to viral loads and lung injury.

    Yingxia Liu;Yang Yang;Cong Zhang;Cong Zhang;Fengming Huang

  • Human neutralizing antibodies elicited by SARS-CoV-2 infection.

    Bin Ju;Qi Zhang;Jiwan Ge;Ruoke Wang

  • The global burden of liver disease: The major impact of China

    Fu‐Sheng Wang;Jian‐Gao Fan;Zheng Zhang;Bin Gao

  • Experimental Treatment with Favipiravir for COVID-19: An Open-Label Control Study.

    Qingxian Cai;Minghui Yang;Dongjing Liu;Jun Chen

  • Genomewide association study of leprosy.

    Fu-Ren Zhang;Wei Huang;Shu-Min Chen;Liang-Dan Sun

  • Increased regulatory T cells correlate with CD8 T-cell impairment and poor survival in hepatocellular carcinoma patients.

    Junliang Fu;Dongping Xu;Zhenwen Liu;Ming Shi

  • Single cell RNA sequencing of 13 human tissues identify cell types and receptors of human coronaviruses.

    Furong Qi;Shen Qian;Shuye Zhang;Zheng Zhang

  • COVID-19 immune features revealed by a large-scale single-cell transcriptome atlas.

    Xianwen Ren;Wen Wen;Xiaoying Fan;Wenhong Hou

  • Elevated Calprotectin and Abnormal Myeloid Cell Subsets Discriminate Severe from Mild COVID-19.

    Aymeric Silvin;Nicolas Chapuis;Garett Dunsmore;Anne-Gaëlle Goubet

  • Relationship Between the ABO Blood Group and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Susceptibility.

    Jiao Zhao;Yan Yang;Hanping Huang;Dong Li

  • Evaluating the accuracy of different respiratory specimens in the laboratory diagnosis and monitoring the viral shedding of 2019-nCoV infections

    Yang Yang;Minghui Yang;Chenguang Shen;Fuxiang Wang

  • SARS-CoV-2 invades host cells via a novel route: CD147-spike protein

    Ke Wang;Wei Chen;Yu-Sen Zhou;Jian-Qi Lian

  • Interleukin-17-producing CD4(+) T cells increase with severity of liver damage in patients with chronic hepatitis B.

    Ji-Yuan Zhang;Zheng Zhang;Fang Lin;Zheng-Sheng Zou

  • Antibody Responses to SARS-CoV-2 in Patients of Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019

    Juanjuan Zhao;Quan Yuan;Haiyan Wang;Wei Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Fu-Sheng Wang
Fu-Sheng Wang Chinese PLA General Hospital
Yang Yang
Yang Yang University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Yang-Xin Fu
Yang-Xin Fu Tsinghua University
George K. K. Lau
George K. K. Lau Humanity & Health
Yang Liu
Yang Liu University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Lishan Su
Lishan Su University of Maryland, Baltimore
Bin Gao
Bin Gao National Institutes of Health
George F. Gao
George F. Gao Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention
Yuelong Shu
Yuelong Shu Sun Yat-sen University
Ido Amit
Ido Amit Weizmann Institute of Science

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