Chengzu Long

6.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
32 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Chengzu Long is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Chengzu Long has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Plant Science and 5 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Chengzu Long's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (14 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (6 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (5 papers). Chengzu Long is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (14 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (6 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (5 papers). Chengzu Long collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Chengzu Long's co-authors include She Chen, Rhonda Bassel‐Duby, Eric N. Olson, John M. Shelton, John McAnally, Alex A. Mireault, Hui Li, Leonela Amoasii, Feng Shao and Huanyu Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Chengzu Long

32 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Sorting of Small RNAs into Arabidopsis Argonaute Complexe... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2008 2015 2014 2007 250 500 750 1000
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Sorting of Small RNAs into Arabidopsis Argonaute Complexes Is Directed by the 5′ Terminal Nucleotide
    2008 1.1k citations Shijun Mi, Tao Cai et al. Cell profile →
  2. Postnatal genome editing partially restores dystrophin expression in a mouse model of muscular dystrophy
    2015 701 citations Chengzu Long, Leonela Amoasii et al. Science profile →
  3. Prevention of muscular dystrophy in mice by CRISPR/Cas9–mediated editing of germline DNA
    2014 554 citations Chengzu Long, John McAnally et al. Science profile →
  4. A Pseudomonas syringae Effector Inactivates MAPKs to Suppress PAMP-Induced Immunity in Plants
    2007 526 citations Feng Shao, Hongtao Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chengzu Long United States 24 3.5k 1.8k 826 331 321 32 5.1k
Evan H. Whitehead United States 10 5.5k 1.6× 429 0.2× 1.0k 1.3× 286 0.9× 94 0.3× 20 6.2k
Robert C. Orchard United States 22 2.7k 0.8× 272 0.2× 703 0.9× 362 1.1× 199 0.6× 45 4.1k
Benjamin P. Kleinstiver United States 28 8.4k 2.4× 1.0k 0.6× 1.9k 2.3× 324 1.0× 86 0.3× 66 8.7k
Alejandro Chavez United States 27 4.3k 1.2× 423 0.2× 736 0.9× 114 0.3× 51 0.2× 48 5.2k
Aditya Raguram United States 19 6.6k 1.9× 1.2k 0.6× 1.9k 2.4× 350 1.1× 28 0.1× 23 7.2k
Thomas Lahaye Germany 37 4.3k 1.2× 4.3k 2.4× 861 1.0× 77 0.2× 72 0.2× 76 7.4k
Gavin J. Knott United States 21 3.5k 1.0× 385 0.2× 504 0.6× 172 0.5× 72 0.2× 36 3.9k
Jens Boch Germany 32 3.4k 1.0× 3.3k 1.9× 847 1.0× 58 0.2× 84 0.3× 58 6.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chengzu Long

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chengzu Long

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yang, Qiaoyan, et al.. (2024). T4 DNA polymerase prevents deleterious on-target DNA damage and enhances precise CRISPR editing. The EMBO Journal. 43(17). 3733–3751. 1 indexed citations
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Konishi, Colin T., Qinkun Zhang, Qiaoyan Yang, et al.. (2024). Modeling and correction of protein conformational disease in iPSC-derived neurons through personalized base editing. Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids. 36(1). 102441–102441. 2 indexed citations
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Konishi, Colin T. & Chengzu Long. (2021). Progress and challenges in CRISPR-mediated therapeutic genome editing for monogenic diseases. Journal of Biomedical Research. 35(2). 148–148. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Jian-Ying, Yu Kang, Qiaoyan Yang, et al.. (2021). <i>PINK1</i> gene mutation by pair truncated sgRNA/Cas9-D10A in cynomolgus monkeys. 动物学研究. 42(4). 469–477. 18 indexed citations
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Wang, Fang, Weiqi Zhang, Qiaoyan Yang, et al.. (2020). Generation of a Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome monkey model by base editing. Protein & Cell. 11(11). 809–824. 51 indexed citations
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Amoasii, Leonela, Hui Li, Yu Zhang, et al.. (2019). In vivo non-invasive monitoring of dystrophin correction in a new Duchenne muscular dystrophy reporter mouse. Nature Communications. 10(1). 4537–4537. 37 indexed citations
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Long, Chengzu, Hui Li, Malte Tiburcy, et al.. (2018). Correction of diverse muscular dystrophy mutations in human engineered heart muscle by single-site genome editing. Science Advances. 4(1). eaap9004–eaap9004. 190 indexed citations
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Amoasii, Leonela, Chengzu Long, Hui Li, et al.. (2017). Single-cut genome editing restores dystrophin expression in a new mouse model of muscular dystrophy. Science Translational Medicine. 9(418). 197 indexed citations
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Kyrychenko, Viktoriia, Sergii Kyrychenko, Malte Tiburcy, et al.. (2017). Functional correction of dystrophin actin binding domain mutations by genome editing. JCI Insight. 2(18). 81 indexed citations
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Long, Chengzu, Leonela Amoasii, Rhonda Bassel‐Duby, & Eric N. Olson. (2016). Genome Editing of Monogenic Neuromuscular Diseases. JAMA Neurology. 73(11). 1349–1349. 28 indexed citations
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Long, Chengzu, Leonela Amoasii, Alex A. Mireault, et al.. (2015). Postnatal genome editing partially restores dystrophin expression in a mouse model of muscular dystrophy. Science. 351(6271). 400–403. 701 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Jing, H.J. Zhang, Koppara Samuel, et al.. (2015). Effects of dietary pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium on growth, carcass characteristics, redox status, and mitochondria metabolism in broilers. Poultry Science. 94(2). 215–225. 23 indexed citations
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Long, Chengzu, John McAnally, John M. Shelton, et al.. (2014). Prevention of muscular dystrophy in mice by CRISPR/Cas9–mediated editing of germline DNA. Science. 345(6201). 1184–1188. 554 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xu, Mo, Chengzu Long, Xiuzhen Chen, et al.. (2010). Partitioning of Histone H3-H4 Tetramers During DNA Replication–Dependent Chromatin Assembly. Science. 328(5974). 94–98. 261 indexed citations
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Wen, Yuan, Jingwei Xie, Chengzu Long, et al.. (2009). Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein L Is a Subunit of Human KMT3a/Set2 Complex Required for H3 Lys-36 Trimethylation Activity in Vivo. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(23). 15701–15707. 82 indexed citations
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Monaghan, Jacqueline, Fang Xu, Minghui Gao, et al.. (2009). Two Prp19-Like U-Box Proteins in the MOS4-Associated Complex Play Redundant Roles in Plant Innate Immunity. PLoS Pathogens. 5(7). e1000526–e1000526. 138 indexed citations
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Mi, Shijun, Tao Cai, Yemiao Chen, et al.. (2008). Sorting of Small RNAs into Arabidopsis Argonaute Complexes Is Directed by the 5′ Terminal Nucleotide. Cell. 133(1). 116–127. 1053 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhu, Yongqun, Hongtao Li, Chengzu Long, et al.. (2007). Structural Insights into the Enzymatic Mechanism of the Pathogenic MAPK Phosphothreonine Lyase. Molecular Cell. 28(5). 899–913. 113 indexed citations
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Li, Hongtao, Hao Xu, Yan Zhou, et al.. (2007). The Phosphothreonine Lyase Activity of a Bacterial Type III Effector Family. Science. 315(5814). 1000–1003. 330 indexed citations

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