Conggang Zhang

3.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
26 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Conggang Zhang is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Conggang Zhang has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Immunology, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Conggang Zhang's work include interferon and immune responses (15 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (8 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (5 papers). Conggang Zhang is often cited by papers focused on interferon and immune responses (15 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (8 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (5 papers). Conggang Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Conggang Zhang's co-authors include Zhijian J. Chen, Guijun Shang, Xiao‐chen Bai, Xuewu Zhang, Xiang Gui, Xuedong Liu, Yanfei Hou, Zhimeng Wang, Eric Bunker and Huili Su and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Conggang Zhang

23 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Structural basis of STING binding with and phosphorylatio... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 2019 2023 2025 250 500 750
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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. Structural basis of STING binding with and phosphorylation by TBK1
    2019 765 citations Conggang Zhang, Guijun Shang et al. Nature profile →
  2. Cryo-EM structures of STING reveal its mechanism of activation by cyclic GMP–AMP
    2019 530 citations Guijun Shang, Conggang Zhang et al. Nature profile →
  3. NF-κB activation enhances STING signaling by altering microtubule-mediated STING trafficking
    2023 108 citations Lulu Zhang, Zhimeng Wang et al. Cell Reports profile →
  4. Regulation of cGAS–STING signalling and its diversity of cellular outcomes
    2025 61 citations Conggang Zhang et al. Nature reviews. Immunology profile →

Peers

Conggang Zhang
Samantha L. Bell United States
Yan Fang China
Maria Foti Italy
Mengze Lv China
Chiara Medaglia Italy
Seyed Mohammad Gheibi Hayat Iran
Anne K. Zaiss United States
Xuefang Cao United States
Amol Suryawanshi United States
Samantha L. Bell United States
Conggang Zhang
Citations per year, relative to Conggang Zhang Conggang Zhang (= 1×) peers Samantha L. Bell

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Fields of papers citing papers by Conggang Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Conggang Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Conggang Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Conggang 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 Conggang Zhang. Conggang 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, Conggang, et al.. (2025). Regulation of cGAS–STING signalling and its diversity of cellular outcomes. Nature reviews. Immunology. 25(6). 425–444. 61 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Zhimeng, Yanfei Hou, Jiaming Yang, et al.. (2025). Membrane integrity changes upon viral infection activate sphingomyelinase SMPDL3B to restrict cGAS-STING signaling via cGAMP degradation. Immunity. 58(11). 2670–2684.e10. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Yi, et al.. (2024). BL-918 activates PINK1/Parkin signaling pathway to ameliorate the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(8). 107543–107543. 6 indexed citations
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Han, Xiaoxu, Xiuwen Wang, Hongxia Yan, et al.. (2024). The cGAS-STING pathway in HIV-1 and Mycobacterium tuberculosis coinfection. Infection. 53(2). 495–511.
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Wang, Zhimeng, Jing Liu, Jing Han, et al.. (2024). Herpes simplex virus 1 accelerates the progression of Alzheimer’s disease by modulating microglial phagocytosis and activating NLRP3 pathway. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 21(1). 176–176. 18 indexed citations
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Hu, Shuiqing, Yawei Hu, Yanfei Hou, et al.. (2023). Discovery of Podofilox as a Potent cGAMP–STING Signaling Enhancer with Antitumor Activity. Cancer Immunology Research. 11(5). 583–599. 20 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lulu, Zhimeng Wang, Peiyuan Liu, et al.. (2023). NF-κB activation enhances STING signaling by altering microtubule-mediated STING trafficking. Cell Reports. 42(3). 112185–112185. 108 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hou, Yanfei, Zhimeng Wang, Shilong Fan, et al.. (2023). SMPDL3A is a cGAMP-degrading enzyme induced by LXR-mediated lipid metabolism to restrict cGAS-STING DNA sensing. Immunity. 56(11). 2492–2507.e10. 54 indexed citations
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Wang, Chaoyu, Ruoshi Zhang, Jia He, et al.. (2023). Ultrasound-responsive low-dose doxorubicin liposomes trigger mitochondrial DNA release and activate cGAS-STING-mediated antitumour immunity. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3877–3877. 95 indexed citations
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Yang, Xikang, Yanfei Hou, Xue Jin, et al.. (2022). USP15 promotes cGAS activation through deubiquitylation and liquid condensation. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(19). 11093–11108. 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lulu, Yanfei Hou, Zhimeng Wang, et al.. (2022). LL-37 transports immunoreactive cGAMP to activate STING signaling and enhance interferon-mediated host antiviral immunity. Cell Reports. 39(9). 110880–110880. 63 indexed citations
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Hu, Shuiqing, Yan Fang, Xiang Chen, et al.. (2021). cGAS restricts colon cancer development by protecting intestinal barrier integrity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(23). 53 indexed citations
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Zhang, Conggang, Rongchun Wang, Zeyu Liu, et al.. (2019). The plant triterpenoid celastrol blocks PINK1-dependent mitophagy by disrupting PINK1's association with the mitochondrial protein TOM20. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(18). 7472–7487. 25 indexed citations
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Shang, Guijun, Conggang Zhang, Zhijian J. Chen, Xiao‐chen Bai, & Xuewu Zhang. (2019). Cryo-EM structures of STING reveal its mechanism of activation by cyclic GMP–AMP. Nature. 567(7748). 389–393. 530 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Conggang, Guijun Shang, Xiang Gui, et al.. (2019). Structural basis of STING binding with and phosphorylation by TBK1. Nature. 567(7748). 394–398. 765 indexed citations breakdown →
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Su, Tiantian, Jing Su, Shiheng Liu, et al.. (2018). Structural and Biochemical Characterization of BdsA from Bacillus subtilis WU-S2B, a Key Enzyme in the “4S” Desulfurization Pathway. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 231–231. 20 indexed citations
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Zhang, Conggang, Yinghua Peng, Eric Bunker, et al.. (2014). PINK1 Triggers Autocatalytic Activation of Parkin to Specify Cell Fate Decisions. Current Biology. 24(16). 1854–1865. 85 indexed citations
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Zhang, Conggang, et al.. (2014). Role of Glucose Metabolism and ATP in Maintaining PINK1 Levels during Parkin-mediated Mitochondrial Damage Responses. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(2). 904–917. 51 indexed citations
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Liu, Shiheng, Conggang Zhang, Ning Li, et al.. (2012). Structural insight into the ISC domain of VibB fromVibrio choleraeat atomic resolution: a snapshot just before the enzymatic reaction. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 68(10). 1329–1338. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Ning, Conggang Zhang, Bingqing Li, et al.. (2012). Unique Iron Coordination in Iron-chelating Molecule Vibriobactin Helps Vibrio cholerae Evade Mammalian Siderocalin-mediated Immune Response. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(12). 8912–8919. 27 indexed citations

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