Cong Zhang

2.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
58 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Cong Zhang is a scholar working on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Cong Zhang has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, 29 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 19 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in Cong Zhang's work include Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories (31 papers), Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (28 papers) and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (18 papers). Cong Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories (31 papers), Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (28 papers) and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (18 papers). Cong Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Poland and Germany. Cong Zhang's co-authors include Yongge Ma, Siqi Liu, Tong-Jie Zhang, Shuo Yuan, Han Zhang, Jerzy Lewandowski, Jinsong Yang, Jinsong Yang, Xiangdong Zhang and Lin Ai and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Cong Zhang

56 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Four new observationalH(z) data from luminous red galaxie... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2023 2025 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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. Four new observationalH(z) data from luminous red galaxies in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey data release seven
    2014 584 citations Cong Zhang et al. profile →
  2. Quantum Oppenheimer-Snyder and Swiss Cheese Models
    2023 121 citations Jerzy Lewandowski, Yongge Ma et al. profile →
  3. Black holes and covariance in effective quantum gravity
    2025 31 citations Cong Zhang, Jerzy Lewandowski et al. Physical review. D profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cong Zhang China 19 971 772 401 170 118 58 1.7k
Kimyeong Lee South Korea 39 1.8k 1.8× 3.4k 4.4× 1.4k 3.4× 21 0.1× 43 0.4× 146 4.9k
Richard A Booth United Kingdom 29 2.3k 2.4× 108 0.1× 24 0.1× 652 3.8× 86 0.7× 161 2.7k
J. R. Johnson United States 32 2.7k 2.8× 417 0.5× 33 0.1× 92 0.5× 32 0.3× 130 3.4k
Anil Kumar Yadav India 22 1.1k 1.1× 802 1.0× 71 0.2× 19 0.1× 20 0.2× 97 1.5k
M. Steffen Germany 34 3.5k 3.6× 442 0.6× 45 0.1× 70 0.4× 14 0.1× 164 3.7k
R. B. Metcalf Italy 28 1.9k 1.9× 620 0.8× 106 0.3× 5 0.0× 4 0.0× 80 2.5k
Ryoichi Hayatsu United States 23 1.0k 1.0× 69 0.1× 18 0.0× 245 1.4× 126 1.1× 49 1.7k
Sam M. Austin United States 32 403 0.4× 2.5k 3.2× 58 0.1× 283 1.7× 11 0.1× 140 3.4k
Xinmin Zhang China 46 5.7k 5.9× 5.5k 7.2× 648 1.6× 6 0.0× 7 0.1× 179 7.1k
Yoshiharu Kawamura Japan 18 487 0.5× 1.2k 1.5× 221 0.6× 9 0.1× 8 0.1× 90 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Cong Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cong Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cong Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Cong Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Cong Zhang based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Cong Zhang. Cong Zhang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Cong, et al.. (2025). Quantum representation of reduced twisted geometry in loop quantum gravity. Physical review. D. 112(2).
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Liu, Hongguang, et al.. (2025). Semiclassical propagator for coherent state on twisted geometry. Physical review. D. 111(4). 2 indexed citations
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Lin, Cong, Peipei Li, Xue Wang, et al.. (2025). Cannabidiol alleviates methamphetamine addiction via targeting ATP5A1 and modulating the ATP–ADO–A1R signaling pathway. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 15(10). 5261–5276.
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Liu, Hongguang, et al.. (2025). Cosmological dynamics from covariant loop quantum gravity with scalar matter. Physical review. D. 111(8). 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Cong, Jerzy Lewandowski, Yongge Ma, & Jinsong Yang. (2025). Black holes and covariance in effective quantum gravity: A solution without Cauchy horizons. Physical review. D. 112(4). 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yan, et al.. (2024). Co-expression of IL-21-Enhanced NKG2D CAR-NK cell therapy for lung cancer. BMC Cancer. 24(1). 119–119. 25 indexed citations
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Kunz, Jutta, et al.. (2023). Light ring behind wormhole throat: Geodesics, images, and shadows. Physical review. D. 107(10). 27 indexed citations
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Zhang, Cong, Hongguang Liu, & Muxin Han. (2023). Fermions in loop quantum gravity and resolution of doubling problem. Classical and Quantum Gravity. 40(20). 205022–205022. 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiangjing, et al.. (2023). Conformally invariant Brans-Dicke loop quantum cosmology: A quantum geometric model of linking theory. Physical review. D. 108(12). 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Cong, et al.. (2022). Thermodynamics of isolated horizons in loop quantum gravity. Physical review. D. 106(12). 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiangdong, et al.. (2022). Twisted geometry coherent states in all dimensional loop quantum gravity: Construction and peakedness properties. Physical review. D. 105(6). 10 indexed citations
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Lewandowski, Jerzy & Cong Zhang. (2022). Fermion coupling to loop quantum gravity: Canonical formulation. Physical review. D. 105(12). 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Cong, et al.. (2021). Superposition type coherent states in all dimensional loop quantum gravity. Physical review. D. 104(4). 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Cong. (2021). Reduced phase space quantization of black holes: Path integrals and effective dynamics. Physical review. D. 104(12). 18 indexed citations
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Zhang, Cong & Xiangdong Zhang. (2020). Quantum geometry and effective dynamics of Janis-Newman-Winicour singularities. Physical review. D. 101(8). 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Cong, Jerzy Lewandowski, & Yongge Ma. (2018). Towards the self-adjointness of a Hamiltonian operator in loop quantum gravity. Physical review. D. 98(8). 15 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaonan, Zhengtao Liu, Zhenguang Yan, et al.. (2013). Development of aquatic life criteria for triclosan and comparison of the sensitivity between native and non-native species. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 260. 1017–1022. 77 indexed citations
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Hu, Yifeng, Qing Sun, Cong Zhang, et al.. (2013). Inhibition of transforming growth factor beta-activated kinase 1 confers neuroprotection after traumatic brain injury in rats. Neuroscience. 238. 209–217. 38 indexed citations
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Ouyang, Jie, et al.. (2008). Macrocyclic compounds as chiral solvating agents for phosphinic, phosphonic, and phosphoric acids. Tetrahedron Asymmetry. 19(1). 31–37. 20 indexed citations

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