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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
22354
World Ranking
4758
National Ranking
2302

Zhongtang Yu 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 Zhongtang Yu sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 240 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhongtang Yu 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 Zhongtang Yu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zhongtang Yu is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States and has an extensive publication record in agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research primarily focuses on ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, gut microbiota and health, and reproductive physiology in livestock among other topics.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, the following subfields are prominent:

  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology
  • Plant Science
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Key research topics covered by Zhongtang Yu's work include:

  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Animal health and immunology
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

Zhongtang Yu has published extensively in several notable venues, with multiple publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Research Square

Recent significant papers include:

  • "Full adoption of the most effective strategies to mitigate methane emissions by ruminants can help meet the 1.5 °C target by 2030 but not 2050," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Ruminal microbiota-host interaction and its effect on nutrient metabolism," 2020, Animal Nutrition
  • "An overview of aflatoxin B1 biotransformation and aflatoxin M1 secretion in lactating dairy cows," 2021, Animal Nutrition
  • "Genomic insights into the phylogeny and biomass-degrading enzymes of rumen ciliates," 2022, The ISME Journal
  • "Considerations and best practices in animal science 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing microbiome studies," 2022, Journal of Animal Science

Frequent collaborators include Ming Yan, Tansol Park, Dengpan Bu, Shengtao Gao, and Lu Ma, each contributing to multiple joint publications with Zhongtang Yu.

Best Publications

  • Improved extraction of PCR-quality community DNA from digesta and fecal samples.

    Zhongtang Yu;Mark Morrison

  • Intestinal microbiome of poultry and its interaction with host and diet.

    Deng Pan;Zhongtang Yu

  • Comparisons of different hypervariable regions of rrs genes for use in fingerprinting of microbial communities by PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis.

    Zhongtang Yu;Mark Morrison

  • Bacterial census of poultry intestinal microbiome

    S. Wei;M. Morrison;M. Morrison;Z. Yu

  • A meta-analysis of the microbial diversity observed in anaerobic digesters.

    Michael C. Nelson;Mark Morrison;Zhongtang Yu

  • Development of an Assay to Quantify Rumen Ciliate Protozoal Biomass in Cows Using Real-Time PCR

    John T. Sylvester;Sanjay K. R. Karnati;Zhongtang Yu;Mark Morrison

  • Effects of Essential Oils on Methane Production and Fermentation by, and Abundance and Diversity of, Rumen Microbial Populations

    Amlan K. Patra;Zhongtang Yu

  • Rumen methanogens and mitigation of methane emission by anti-methanogenic compounds and substances

    Amlan Patra;Amlan Patra;Tansol Park;Minseok Kim;Zhongtang Yu

  • Dysbiosis of fecal microbiota in Crohn's disease patients as revealed by a custom phylogenetic microarray.

    Seungha Kang;Stuart E. Denman;Mark Morrison;Mark Morrison;Zhongtang Yu

  • Status of the phylogenetic diversity census of ruminal microbiomes

    Minseok Kim;Mark Morrison;Mark Morrison;Zhongtang Yu

  • Exposure to a social stressor disrupts the community structure of the colonic mucosa-associated microbiota

    Jeffrey D Galley;Michael C Nelson;Zhongtang Yu;Scot E Dowd

  • Evaluation of different partial 16S rRNA gene sequence regions for phylogenetic analysis of microbiomes

    Minseok Kim;Mark Morrison;Mark Morrison;Zhongtang Yu

  • Degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at low temperature under aerobic and nitrate-reducing conditions in enrichment cultures from northern soils.

    Mikael Eriksson;Mikael Eriksson;Erik Sodersten;Erik Sodersten;Zhongtang Yu;Gunnel Dalhammar

  • Ruminal nitrogen metabolism: perspectives for integration of microbiology and nutrition for dairy.

    J.L. Firkins;Z. Yu;M. Morrison

  • Development and application of real-time PCR assays for quantification of erm genes conferring resistance to macrolides-lincosamides-streptogramin B in livestock manure and manure management systems.

    Jing Chen;Zhongtang Yu;Frederick C. Michel;Thomas Wittum

  • Electricity generation from cellulose by rumen microorganisms in microbial fuel cells

    Hamid Rismani-Yazdi;Ann D. Christy;Burk A. Dehority;Mark Morrison;Mark Morrison

  • Prediction of enteric methane production, yield, and intensity in dairy cattle using an intercontinental database

    Mutian Niu;Ermias Kebreab;Alexander N. Hristov;Joonpyo Oh

  • Gut dysbiosis impairs recovery after spinal cord injury

    Kristina A. Kigerl;Jodie C.E. Hall;Lingling Wang;Xiaokui Mo

  • Novel microbial diversity adherent to plant biomass in the herbivore gastrointestinal tract, as revealed by ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis and rrs gene sequencing.

    Ross Larue;Zhongtang Yu;Victoria A. Parisi;Adrian R. Egan

  • Critical evaluation of essential oils as rumen modifiers in ruminant nutrition: A review

    Gabriella Cobellis;Gabriella Cobellis;Massimo Trabalza-Marinucci;Zhongtang Yu

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Morrison
Mark Morrison University of Queensland
Amlan Kumar Patra
Amlan Kumar Patra West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences
Jeffrey L. Firkins
Jeffrey L. Firkins The Ohio State University
William W. Mohn
William W. Mohn University of British Columbia
Yebo Li
Yebo Li The Ohio State University
Christopher K. Reynolds
Christopher K. Reynolds University of Reading
Ermias Kebreab
Ermias Kebreab University of California, Davis
Angela Schwarm
Angela Schwarm Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Alexander N. Hristov
Alexander N. Hristov Pennsylvania State University
Jan Dijkstra
Jan Dijkstra Wageningen University & Research

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