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Zhiqiang Lu 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 Zhiqiang Lu sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 59 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Zhiqiang Lu 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 Zhiqiang Lu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Zhiqiang Lu is a researcher affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, their subfields include Insect Science, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, and Genetics.

The researcher's main topics of study focus on Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms, Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Genetic diversity and population structure, Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, and Insect and Pesticide Research.

Among the recent papers associated with this researcher are the following:

  • Hybrid speciation via inheritance of alternate alleles of parental isolating genes, 2020, Molecular Plant
  • T6SS secretes an LPS-binding effector to recruit OMVs for exploitative competition and horizontal gene transfer, 2021, The ISME Journal
  • JNK pathway plays a key role in the immune system of the pea aphid and is regulated by microRNA-184, 2020, PLoS Pathogens
  • Genomic basis of homoploid hybrid speciation within chestnut trees, 2020, Nature Communications
  • T6SS translocates a micropeptide to suppress STING-mediated innate immunity by sequestering manganese, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Zhiqiang Lu frequently publishes with several co-authors, including Jianquan Liu, Li Ma, Yongzhi Yang, Ying Li, and Caihua Chen.

The researcher's work appears consistently in several publication venues, including Developmental & Comparative Immunology, SSRN Electronic Journal, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Water, and Electronics.

Best Publications

  • Comparative Genomics of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus

    C. Carrillo;E. R. Tulman;E. R. Tulman;G. Delhon;G. Delhon;Z. Lu

  • The Genomes of Sheeppox and Goatpox Viruses

    E. R. Tulman;C. L. Afonso;Z. Lu;L. Zsak

  • North American and European porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses differ in non-structural protein coding regions.

    R. Allende;R. Allende;T. L. Lewis;Z. Lu;Daniel L Rock

  • Genome of Lumpy Skin Disease Virus

    E. R. Tulman;C. L. Afonso;Z. Lu;L. Zsak

  • The Genome of Fowlpox Virus

    C. L. Afonso;E. R. Tulman;Z. Lu;L. Zsak

  • The Genome of a Very Virulent Marek's Disease Virus

    E. R. Tulman;C. L. Afonso;Z. Lu;L. Zsak

  • Genomes of the Parapoxviruses Orf Virus and Bovine Papular Stomatitis Virus

    G. Delhon;G. Delhon;E. R. Tulman;C. L. Afonso;Z. Lu

  • The Genome of Melanoplus sanguinipes Entomopoxvirus

    C. L. Afonso;E. R. Tulman;Z. Lu;E. Oma

  • An African swine fever virus gene with similarity to the proto-oncogene bcl-2 and the Epstein-Barr virus gene BHRF1.

    J G Neilan;Z Lu;C L Afonso;G F Kutish

  • African Swine Fever Virus Multigene Family 360 and 530 Genes Affect Host Interferon Response

    C. L. Afonso;M. E. Piccone;K. M. Zaffuto;J. Neilan

  • Mutations in the genome of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus responsible for the attenuation phenotype.

    R. Allende;G. F. Kutish;W. Laegreid;Z. Lu

  • The Genome of Canarypox Virus

    E. R. Tulman;C. L. Afonso;Z. Lu;L. Zsak

  • Genome of bovine herpesvirus 5.

    Gustavo A. Delhon;M. P. Moraes;Z. Lu;C. L. Afonso

  • An African swine fever virus virulence-associated gene NL-S with similarity to the herpes simplex virus ICP34.5 gene.

    L. Zsak;Z. Lu;G. F. Kutish;J. G. Neilan

  • Genome sequence of a baculovirus pathogenic for Culex nigripalpus.

    C. L. Afonso;E. R. Tulman;Z. Lu;C. A. Balinsky

  • Preclinical Diagnosis of African Swine Fever in Contact-Exposed Swine by a Real-Time PCR Assay

    L. Zsak;M. V. Borca;G. R. Risatti;A. Zsak

  • The E2 glycoprotein of classical swine fever virus is a virulence determinant in swine

    G. R. Risatti;M. V. Borca;G. F. Kutish;Z. Lu

  • The Genome of Turkey Herpesvirus

    C. L. Afonso;E. R. Tulman;Z. Lu;L. Zsak

  • An African swine fever virus ERV1-ALR homologue, 9GL, affects virion maturation and viral growth in macrophages and viral virulence in swine.

    T. Lewis;L. Zsak;T. G. Burrage;Z. Lu

  • A highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus generated from an infectious cDNA clone retains the in vivo virulence and transmissibility properties of the parental virus.

    Ha M Truong;Z Lu;Gerald F Kutish;Judith Galeota

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel L. Rock
Daniel L. Rock University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Gerald F. Kutish
Gerald F. Kutish University of Connecticut
Manuel V. Borca
Manuel V. Borca United States Department of Agriculture
Claudio L. Afonso
Claudio L. Afonso United States Department of Agriculture
Luis L. Rodriguez
Luis L. Rodriguez United States Department of Agriculture
Fernando A. Osorio
Fernando A. Osorio University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Asit K. Pattnaik
Asit K. Pattnaik University of Nebraska–Lincoln
James J. Becnel
James J. Becnel Agricultural Research Service

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