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Zhijian Tu publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhijian Tu sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 96 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Zhijian Tu D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhijian Tu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Zhijian Tu is a researcher affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States, specializing in areas related to Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research focus is notably concentrated in several subfields including Insect Science, Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Genetics, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their main topics of scientific investigation cover various aspects of insect biology and genetics. These include:

  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Insect resistance and genetics
  • Insect and arachnid ecology and behavior
  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies
  • CRISPR and genetic engineering
  • Chromosomal and genetic variations

Zhijian Tu has contributed to multiple publications in prominent venues, with frequent publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Insect Molecular Biology
  • Current Opinion in Insect Science
  • Nature Communications
  • Genome biology

Selected recent papers illustrate the scope of their research collaborations and topics:

  • "Improved reference genome of the arboviral vector Aedes albopictus," 2020, Genome biology
  • "Brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål), genome: putative underpinnings of polyphagy, insecticide resistance potential and biology of a top worldwide pest," 2020, BMC Genomics
  • "Nix alone is sufficient to convert female Aedes aegypti into fertile males and myo-sex is needed for male flight," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Anopheles mosquitoes reveal new principles of 3D genome organization in insects," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "miRNA-1-3p is an early embryonic male sex-determining factor in the Oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis," 2020, Nature Communications

The scientist collaborates frequently with others in their field. Notable coauthors include Atashi Sharma, Igor V. Sharakhov, James K. Biedler, Maria V. Sharakhova, and Varvara Lukyanchikova, reflecting collaborative efforts across multiple studies.

Best Publications

  • The Genome Sequence of the Malaria Mosquito Anopheles gambiae

    Robert A. Holt;G. Mani Subramanian;Aaron Halpern;Granger G. Sutton

  • The genome of the model beetle and pest Tribolium castaneum.

    Stephen Richards;Richard A. Gibbs;George M. Weinstock;Susan J. Brown

  • Genome sequence of Aedes aegypti, a major arbovirus vector

    Vishvanath Nene;Jennifer R. Wortman;Daniel Lawson;Brian Haas

  • Improved reference genome of Aedes aegypti informs arbovirus vector control

    Benjamin J. Matthews;Benjamin J. Matthews;Olga Dudchenko;Olga Dudchenko;Sarah B. Kingan;Sergey Koren

  • Highly evolvable malaria vectors: The genomes of 16 Anopheles mosquitoes

    Daniel E. Neafsey;Robert M. Waterhouse;Mohammad R. Abai;Sergey S. Aganezov

  • Sequencing of Culex quinquefasciatus Establishes a Platform for Mosquito Comparative Genomics

    Peter Arensburger;Karine Megy;Robert M Waterhouse;Robert M Waterhouse;Jenica Abrudan

  • Genomic insights into the Ixodes scapularis tick vector of Lyme disease

    Monika Gulia-Nuss;Monika Gulia-Nuss;Andrew B. Nuss;Andrew B. Nuss;Jason M. Meyer;Jason M. Meyer;Daniel E. Sonenshine

  • Insertion polymorphisms of SINE200 retrotransposons within speciation islands of Anopheles gambiae molecular forms

    Federica Santolamazza;Emiliano Mancini;Frédéric Simard;Yumin Qi

  • Multi-Platform Next-Generation Sequencing of the Domestic Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo): Genome Assembly and Analysis

    Rami A. Dalloul;Julie A Long;Aleksey V. Zimin;Luqman Aslam

  • Genome of Rhodnius prolixus, an insect vector of Chagas disease, reveals unique adaptations to hematophagy and parasite infection

    Rafael D. Mesquita;Raquel J. Vionette-Amaral;Carl Lowenberger;Rolando Rivera-Pomar

  • A male-determining factor in the mosquito Aedes aegypti

    Andrew Brantley Hall;Sanjay Basu;Xiaofang Jiang;Yumin Qi

  • Genome sequence of the Asian Tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, reveals insights into its biology, genetics, and evolution

    Xiao-Guang Chen;Xuanting Jiang;Jinbao Gu;Meng Xu

  • On the distribution and genetic differentiation of Anopheles gambiae s.s. molecular forms

    Alessandra della Torre;Zhijian Tu;Vincenzo Petrarca

  • Genome sequence of the tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans ): Vector of African trypanosomiasis

    Junichi Watanabe;Masahira Hattori;Matthew Berriman;Michael J. Lehane

  • Comparative genomics shows that viral integrations are abundant and express piRNAs in the arboviral vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus

    Umberto Palatini;Pascal Miesen;Rebeca Carballar-Lejarazu;Lino Ometto

  • Eight novel families of miniature inverted repeat transposable elements in the African malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae

    Zhijian Tu

  • Six novel Y chromosome genes in Anopheles mosquitoes discovered by independently sequencing males and females.

    Andrew Brantley Hall;Yumin Qi;Vladimir A. Timoshevskiy;Maria V. Sharakhova

  • Genome analysis of a major urban malaria vector mosquito, Anopheles stephensi

    Xiaofang Jiang;Ashley Peery;A. Brantley Hall;Atashi Sharma

  • Three novel families of miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements are associated with genes of the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti

    Zhijian Tu

  • Control of Mosquito-Borne Infectious Diseases: Sex and Gene Drive

    Zach N. Adelman;Zhijian Tu

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Spencer Johnston
J. Spencer Johnston Texas A&M University
Adam M. Phillippy
Adam M. Phillippy National Institutes of Health
Sergey Koren
Sergey Koren National Institutes of Health
Kostas Bourtzis
Kostas Bourtzis International Atomic Energy Agency
Daniel E. Neafsey
Daniel E. Neafsey Broad Institute
José M. C. Ribeiro
José M. C. Ribeiro National Institutes of Health
Hugh M. Robertson
Hugh M. Robertson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Omar S. Akbari
Omar S. Akbari University of California, San Diego
Evgeny M. Zdobnov
Evgeny M. Zdobnov Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Jeffrey R. Powell
Jeffrey R. Powell Yale University

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