Defeng Zhang

1.4k total citations
63 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Defeng Zhang is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Defeng Zhang has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Immunology, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Defeng Zhang's work include Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (42 papers), Neonatal and Maternal Infections (10 papers) and interferon and immune responses (6 papers). Defeng Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (42 papers), Neonatal and Maternal Infections (10 papers) and interferon and immune responses (6 papers). Defeng Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Malaysia and Germany. Defeng Zhang's co-authors include Fengying Gao, Mengmeng Yi, Jianmeng Cao, Zhigang Liu, Maixin Lu, Miao Wang, Cunbin Shi, Xiaoli Ke, Yun Xia and Aihua Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Frontiers in Immunology and Frontiers in Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Defeng Zhang

61 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Defeng Zhang China 20 705 294 242 101 99 63 1.0k
Sasimanas Unajak Thailand 21 863 1.2× 325 1.1× 331 1.4× 98 1.0× 145 1.5× 63 1.2k
Shuanghu Cai China 19 875 1.2× 237 0.8× 280 1.2× 98 1.0× 54 0.5× 67 1.1k
Nontawith Areechon Thailand 19 677 1.0× 438 1.5× 168 0.7× 109 1.1× 83 0.8× 63 952
Junfa Yuan China 23 702 1.0× 137 0.5× 307 1.3× 86 0.9× 139 1.4× 63 1.4k
Fatemeh Askarian Norway 18 387 0.5× 252 0.9× 465 1.9× 59 0.6× 68 0.7× 39 1.1k
Seong Won Nho South Korea 18 429 0.6× 80 0.3× 199 0.8× 163 1.6× 61 0.6× 39 763
Xiaozhe Fu China 23 888 1.3× 130 0.4× 334 1.4× 90 0.9× 77 0.8× 61 1.2k
Shuang Cheng China 19 434 0.6× 51 0.2× 292 1.2× 44 0.4× 56 0.6× 57 989
Tze Hann Ng Taiwan 19 1.0k 1.4× 318 1.1× 299 1.2× 166 1.6× 115 1.2× 26 1.3k
Kerry L. Bartie United Kingdom 16 401 0.6× 234 0.8× 221 0.9× 108 1.1× 15 0.2× 27 827

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All Works

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Shi, Ainong, Jun Wang, Lijuan Liu, et al.. (2025). Biological Characterization and Glucosinolate Degradation Mechanisms of Bacillus subtilis BSY82 in Rapeseed Meal. Aquaculture Nutrition. 2025(1). 3661772–3661772.
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Wen, Jing, Yingying Wang, Siyu Wu, et al.. (2024). Interferon regulatory factors inhibit TiLV replication by activating interferon-a3 in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 155. 105152–105152. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Yanghui, Liang Li, Wenze Li, et al.. (2024). Designing and evaluating a novel blood-brain barrier in vitro model of teleost for reproducing alterations in brain infecting. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 156. 110039–110039. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Yue, Defeng Zhang, Liyan Liu, et al.. (2024). In Vitro Antiviral Effect of Compound Chinese Herbal Medicine and Probiotic Fermentation Effect on Siniperca chuatsi. Aquaculture Research. 2024(1). 2 indexed citations
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Wen, Jing, Yingying Wang, Yingying Li, et al.. (2024). Coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor inhibits tilapia lake virus infection via binding to viral segment 8 and 10 encoded protein. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 146. 109438–109438. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Yanjian, Meng Chen, Defeng Zhang, et al.. (2023). Capsular polysaccharide mediates Streptococcus agalactiae to resist Nile tilapia macrophage phagocytosis. Aquaculture. 573. 739587–739587. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Lijuan, Yan Ren, Cunbin Shi, et al.. (2023). The Bacillus velezensis CYS06 Strain Exhibits Promising Applications in Fighting Grass Carp Bacterial Diseases. Fishes. 9(1). 7–7. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Defeng, et al.. (2021). Bacillus velezensis WLYS23 strain possesses antagonistic activity against hybrid snakehead bacterial pathogens. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 131(6). 3056–3068. 29 indexed citations
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Liu, Chun, Qing Wang, Defeng Zhang, et al.. (2020). Investigating of type IV pili to the pathogenicity of Aeromonas schubertii. Aquaculture. 530. 735800–735800. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Defeng, Yanxia Gao, Qingyong Li, et al.. (2019). An effective live attenuated vaccine against Streptococcus agalactiae infection in farmed Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 98. 853–859. 35 indexed citations
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Zhang, Defeng, Yanxia Gao, Xiaoli Ke, et al.. (2019). Bacillus velezensis LF01: in vitro antimicrobial activity against fish pathogens, growth performance enhancement, and disease resistance against streptococcosis in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 103(21-22). 9023–9035. 36 indexed citations
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Gao, Fengying, Dong Zhang, Maixin Lu, et al.. (2019). MHC Class IIB gene polymorphisms associated with resistance/susceptibility to Streptococcus agalactiae in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 133(3). 253–261. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qianqian, Defeng Zhang, Meng Long, et al.. (2019). De novo Assembly and Analysis of Amur Sturgeon (Acipenser schrenckii) Transcriptome in Response to Mycobacterium Marinum Infection to Identify Putative Genes Involved in Immunity. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 29(8). 1324–1334. 8 indexed citations
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Gao, Fengying, Maixin Lu, Miao Wang, et al.. (2018). Molecular characterization and function analysis of three RIG-I-like receptor signaling pathway genes (MDA5, LGP2 and MAVS) in Oreochromis niloticus. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 82. 101–114. 26 indexed citations
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Xia, Yun, Jianmeng Cao, Miao Wang, et al.. (2018). Effects of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis JCM5805 on colonization dynamics of gut microbiota and regulation of immunity in early ontogenetic stages of tilapia. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 86. 53–63. 39 indexed citations
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Fu, Xiaozhe, Ningqiu Li, Qiang Lin, et al.. (2014). Protective immunity against infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus induced by immunization with DNA plasmid containing mcp gene in Chinese perch Siniperca chuatsi. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 40(1). 259–266. 52 indexed citations

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