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9937
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Zuoyan Zhu 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 Zuoyan Zhu sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 250 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zuoyan Zhu 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 Zuoyan Zhu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zuoyan Zhu is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Immunology. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Physiology and Plant Science.

The primary topics Zhu's work covers include:

  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Animal Genetics and Reproduction
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth

Zuoyan Zhu has published frequently in several scientific journals, with notable venues including:

  • Aquaculture
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Developmental & Comparative Immunology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Their recent notable papers are:

  • "Autophagy Inhibits Grass Carp Reovirus (GCRV) Replication and Protects Ctenopharyngodon idella Kidney (CIK) Cells from Excessive Inflammatory Responses after GCRV Infection", 2020, Biomolecules
  • "Efficient generation of zebrafish maternal-zygotic mutants through transplantation of ectopically induced and Cas9/gRNA targeted primordial germ cells", 2020, Journal of Genetics and Genomics
  • "Chromosome-level genome assemblies of Channa argus and Channa maculata and comparative analysis of their temperature adaptability", 2021, GigaScience
  • "Multi-Omics Sequencing Provides Insights Into Age-Dependent Susceptibility of Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) to Reovirus", 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Surrogate production of genome-edited sperm from a different subfamily by spermatogonial stem cell transplantation", 2021, Science China Life Sciences

Frequent co-authors associated with Zhu's work include:

  • Yongming Li
  • Lanjie Liao
  • Yaping Wang
  • Wei Hu
  • Libo He

Best Publications

  • Heritable gene targeting in zebrafish using customized TALENs

    Peng Huang;An Xiao;Mingguo Zhou;Zuoyan Zhu

  • Chromosomal deletions and inversions mediated by TALENs and CRISPR/Cas in zebrafish

    An Xiao;Zhanxiang Wang;Yingying Hu;Yingdan Wu

  • The draft genome of the grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) provides insights into its evolution and vegetarian adaptation

    Yaping Wang;Ying Lu;Yong Zhang;Zemin Ning

  • CasOT: a genome-wide Cas9/gRNA off-target searching tool

    An Xiao;Zhenchao Cheng;Lei Kong;Zuoyan Zhu

  • TALEN-mediated precise genome modification by homologous recombination in zebrafish

    Yao Zu;Xiangjun Tong;Zhanxiang Wang;Da Liu

  • Molecular basis and genetic improvement of economically important traits in aquaculture animals

    Jian Fang Gui;Zuo Yan Zhu

  • Visualization of monoaminergic neurons and neurotoxicity of MPTP in live transgenic zebrafish.

    Lu Wen;Wei Wei;Wenchao Gu;Peng Huang

  • Efficient genome-wide mutagenesis of zebrafish genes by retroviral insertions

    Dongmei Wang;Li En Jao;Naizhong Zheng;Kyle Dolan

  • Cytoplasmic Impact on Cross-Genus Cloned Fish Derived from Transgenic Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) Nuclei and Goldfish (Carassius auratus) Enucleated Eggs

    Yong-Hua Sun;Shang-Ping Chen;Ya-Ping Wang;Wei Hu

  • Reverse genetic approaches in zebrafish.

    Peng Huang;Zuoyan Zhu;Shuo Lin;Bo Zhang

  • Transcriptome analysis of head kidney in grass carp and discovery of immune-related genes.

    Jin Chen;Cai Li;Rong Huang;Fukuan Du

  • RNA-seq profiles from grass carp tissues after reovirus (GCRV) infection based on singular and modular enrichment analyses.

    Mijuan Shi;Rong Huang;Fukuan Du;Yongyan Pei

  • Mettl3 Mutation Disrupts Gamete Maturation and Reduces Fertility in Zebrafish.

    Hui Xia;Chengrong Zhong;Xingxing Wu;Ji Chen

  • Toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway can be triggered by grass carp reovirus and Aeromonas hydrophila infection in rare minnow Gobiocypris rarus.

    Jianguo Su;Chunrong Yang;Feng Xiong;Yaping Wang

  • Introduction of the human lactoferrin gene into grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) to increase resistance against GCH virus.

    Jiayu Zhong;Yaping Wang;Zuoyan Zhu

  • Differences in responses of grass carp to different types of grass carp reovirus (GCRV) and the mechanism of hemorrhage revealed by transcriptome sequencing

    Libo He;Aidi Zhang;Yongyan Pei;Pengfei Chu

  • Regulation of transcriptionally active genes via the catalytically inactive Cas9 in C. elegans and D. rerio.

    Lijiang Long;Hong Guo;Di Yao;Kai Xiong

  • Inheritable and Precise Large Genomic Deletions of Non-Coding RNA Genes in Zebrafish Using TALENs

    Yun Liu;Daji Luo;Daji Luo;Hui Zhao;Zuoyan Zhu

  • Efficient RNA interference in zebrafish embryos using siRNA synthesized with SP6 RNA polymerase.

    Wei-Yi Liu;Yan Wang;Yong-Hua Sun;Yun Wang

  • Cloning and characterization of the grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) Toll-like receptor 22 gene, a fish-specific gene.

    Jianjian Lv;Rong Huang;Huaying Li;Daji Luo

Frequent Co-Authors

Shuo Lin
Shuo Lin University of California, Los Angeles
Vance L. Trudeau
Vance L. Trudeau University of Ottawa
Zhijun Li
Zhijun Li Tongji University
Erqing Xie
Erqing Xie Lanzhou University
Wenping Hu
Wenping Hu Tianjin University
Manyuan Long
Manyuan Long University of Chicago
Perry B. Hackett
Perry B. Hackett University of Minnesota
Z.G. Wang
Z.G. Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Boquan Jin
Boquan Jin Air Force Medical University
Christopher H. K. Cheng
Christopher H. K. Cheng Chinese University of Hong Kong

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