Aifen Zhou

3.3k total citations
37 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Aifen Zhou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Aifen Zhou has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Ecology and 10 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Aifen Zhou's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (17 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (8 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (6 papers). Aifen Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (17 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (8 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (6 papers). Aifen Zhou collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Aifen Zhou's co-authors include Jizhong Zhou, Zhili He, Joy D. Van Nostrand, Jia Li, Terry C. Hazen, Ye Deng, Christopher L. Hemme, Adam P. Arkin, John C. Walker and Judy D. Wall and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Aifen Zhou

35 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Aifen Zhou United States 21 653 609 545 271 180 37 1.7k
Paola Quatrini Italy 22 508 0.8× 408 0.7× 564 1.0× 376 1.4× 180 1.0× 62 1.8k
Ana Fernández Scavino Uruguay 18 650 1.0× 503 0.8× 528 1.0× 432 1.6× 210 1.2× 32 1.7k
Longfei Shu China 29 787 1.2× 618 1.0× 635 1.2× 312 1.2× 287 1.6× 87 2.3k
Jie‐Liang Liang China 16 443 0.7× 395 0.6× 537 1.0× 377 1.4× 240 1.3× 36 1.5k
Leonardo Erijman Argentina 24 511 0.8× 517 0.8× 665 1.2× 255 0.9× 84 0.5× 55 1.7k
Jianping Xie China 23 742 1.1× 406 0.7× 287 0.5× 198 0.7× 160 0.9× 57 2.1k
Marie Simonin France 24 574 0.9× 387 0.6× 473 0.9× 684 2.5× 99 0.6× 48 2.2k
Christopher E. Bagwell United States 21 771 1.2× 381 0.6× 311 0.6× 226 0.8× 209 1.2× 42 1.3k
Xu Liu China 24 573 0.9× 249 0.4× 381 0.7× 452 1.7× 203 1.1× 88 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Aifen Zhou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Aifen Zhou

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All Works

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Ouyang, Yang, Rohit Gupte, Xiao‐Jun Allen Liu, et al.. (2025). Microfluidic droplets with amended culture media cultivate a greater diversity of soil microorganisms. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 91(3). e0179424–e0179424. 2 indexed citations
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Hunt, Kristopher A., Xuanyu Tao, Ralph S. Tanner, et al.. (2025). Higher-order microbial interactions revealed by comparative metabolic modeling of synthetic communities with varying species composition. ISME Communications. 5(1). ycaf142–ycaf142.
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Tao, Xuanyu, Aifen Zhou, Dongyu Wang, et al.. (2023). Polyethylene Degradation by a Rhodococcous Strain Isolated from Naturally Weathered Plastic Waste Enrichment. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(37). 13901–13911. 64 indexed citations
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Tao, Xuanyu, Aifen Zhou, Megan L. Kempher, et al.. (2022). Development of a Markerless Deletion Mutagenesis System in Nitrate-Reducing Bacterium Rhodanobacter denitrificans. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 88(14). e0040122–e0040122. 11 indexed citations
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Peng, Mugen, Lauren Michelle Lui, Torben Nielsen, et al.. (2022). Genomic Features and Pervasive Negative Selection in Rhodanobacter Strains Isolated from Nitrate and Heavy Metal Contaminated Aquifer. Microbiology Spectrum. 10(1). e0259121–e0259121. 18 indexed citations
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Wang, Jiaming, Yumeng Wang, Xin Li, et al.. (2022). Different performances in polyethylene or polystyrene plastics long-term feeding and biodegradation by Zophobas atratus and Tenebrio molitor larvae, and core gut bacterial- and fungal-microbiome responses. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 10(6). 108957–108957. 27 indexed citations
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Wang, Yumeng, Yuhang Yang, Nan Qi, et al.. (2021). Biodegradation of foam plastics by Zophobas atratus larvae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) associated with changes of gut digestive enzymes activities and microbiome. Chemosphere. 282. 131006–131006. 77 indexed citations
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Ouyang, Yang, Danmei Chen, Ying Fu, et al.. (2021). Direct cell extraction from fresh and stored soil samples: Impact on microbial viability and community compositions. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 155. 108178–108178. 31 indexed citations
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Wu, Bo, Feifei Liu, Aifen Zhou, et al.. (2020). Experimental evolution reveals nitrate tolerance mechanisms in Desulfovibrio vulgaris. The ISME Journal. 14(11). 2862–2876. 14 indexed citations
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Mu, Da‐Shuai, Shuo Wang, Qi‐Yun Liang, et al.. (2020). Bradymonabacteria, a novel bacterial predator group with versatile survival strategies in saline environments. Microbiome. 8(1). 126–126. 50 indexed citations
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Song, Da, Xingjuan Chen, Meiying Xu, et al.. (2019). Adaptive Evolution of Sphingobium hydrophobicum C1T in Electronic Waste Contaminated River Sediment. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 2263–2263. 9 indexed citations
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Zhou, Aifen, Kristina L. Hillesland, Zhili He, et al.. (2015). Rapid selective sweep of pre-existing polymorphisms and slow fixation of new mutations in experimental evolution of Desulfovibrio vulgaris. The ISME Journal. 9(11). 2360–2372. 20 indexed citations
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Zhou, Aifen, Zhili He, Yujia Qin, et al.. (2013). StressChip as a High-Throughput Tool for Assessing Microbial Community Responses to Environmental Stresses. Environmental Science & Technology. 47(17). 9841–9849. 15 indexed citations
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Lin, Lu, Houhui Song, Qichao Tu, et al.. (2011). The Thermoanaerobacter Glycobiome Reveals Mechanisms of Pentose and Hexose Co-Utilization in Bacteria. PLoS Genetics. 7(10). e1002318–e1002318. 37 indexed citations
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Zhou, Jizhong, Qiang He, Christopher L. Hemme, et al.. (2011). How sulphate-reducing microorganisms cope with stress: lessons from systems biology. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 9(6). 452–466. 164 indexed citations
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Zhou, Aifen, Zhili He, Alyssa M. Redding‐Johanson, et al.. (2010). Hydrogen peroxide‐induced oxidative stress responses in Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough. Environmental Microbiology. 12(10). 2645–2657. 42 indexed citations
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Zhou, Aifen & Jia Li. (2005). Arabidopsis BRS1 Is a Secreted and Active Serine Carboxypeptidase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(42). 35554–35561. 43 indexed citations
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Zhou, Aifen, Huachun Wang, John C. Walker, & Jia Li. (2004). BRL1, a leucine‐rich repeat receptor‐like protein kinase, is functionally redundant with BRI1 in regulating Arabidopsis brassinosteroid signaling. The Plant Journal. 40(3). 399–409. 121 indexed citations

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