De‐Xing Zhang

5.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
63 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

De‐Xing Zhang is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, De‐Xing Zhang has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Genetics, 25 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in De‐Xing Zhang's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (21 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (13 papers) and Amphibian and Reptile Biology (7 papers). De‐Xing Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (21 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (13 papers) and Amphibian and Reptile Biology (7 papers). De‐Xing Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Hong Kong. De‐Xing Zhang's co-authors include Godfrey M. Hewitt, Jacek M. Szymura, David H. Lunt, G. M. Hewitt, Douda Bensasson, Lijun He, Ziheng Yang, Tianqi Zhu, Chi Zhang and Ya-Jie Ji and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Bioinformatics.

In The Last Decade

De‐Xing Zhang

62 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Nuclear integrations: challenges for mitochondrial DNA ma... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 2003 1997 1996 250 500 750
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. Nuclear integrations: challenges for mitochondrial DNA markers
    1996 792 citations De‐Xing Zhang, Godfrey M. Hewitt profile →
  2. Nuclear DNA analyses in genetic studies of populations: practice, problems and prospects
    2003 582 citations De‐Xing Zhang, Godfrey M. Hewitt Molecular Ecology profile →
  3. Insect mitochondrial control region: A review of its structure, evolution and usefulness in evolutionary studies
    1997 553 citations De‐Xing Zhang, Godfrey M. Hewitt profile →
  4. The insect cytochrome oxidase I gene: evolutionary patterns and conserved primers for phylogenetic studies
    1996 533 citations David H. Lunt, De‐Xing Zhang et al. Insect Molecular Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
De‐Xing Zhang China 25 2.1k 1.9k 1.4k 1.2k 1.0k 63 4.6k
Johannes Bergsten Sweden 26 1.1k 0.5× 925 0.5× 1.9k 1.3× 689 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 69 3.5k
Laura Kvist Finland 23 1.9k 0.9× 1.4k 0.7× 1.6k 1.1× 281 0.2× 1.7k 1.7× 91 4.4k
Camilo Salazar Colombia 33 2.6k 1.3× 875 0.5× 1.6k 1.2× 410 0.4× 485 0.5× 73 3.7k
Karen Meusemann Germany 33 1.7k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 2.0k 1.4× 969 0.8× 644 0.6× 63 3.8k
Lars Podsiadłowski Germany 37 1.0k 0.5× 1.3k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 894 0.8× 841 0.8× 82 3.4k
Stephen L. Cameron Australia 41 2.8k 1.4× 3.1k 1.6× 3.6k 2.6× 2.5k 2.2× 1.6k 1.6× 126 7.0k
Teiji Sota Japan 39 1.9k 0.9× 519 0.3× 2.6k 1.9× 1.4k 1.2× 1.7k 1.6× 205 4.8k
Lori Lawson Handley United Kingdom 28 1.1k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 796 0.6× 635 0.5× 2.0k 2.0× 47 3.6k
Rowan D. H. Barrett Canada 29 3.0k 1.5× 1.2k 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 322 0.3× 1.6k 1.5× 79 5.2k
Felix A. H. Sperling Canada 45 3.6k 1.7× 1.5k 0.8× 3.9k 2.8× 2.9k 2.5× 1.7k 1.7× 184 7.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by De‐Xing Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of De‐Xing Zhang

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhu, Siyu, Wen Liu, Jianlin Liu, et al.. (2025). Gender differences in the associations of adverse childhood experiences with depression and anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders. 378. 47–57. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, De‐Xing, Maria Leung, Herman Hay Ming Lo, et al.. (2024). Effects of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for Chinese adults with PTSD symptoms: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry. 24(1). 400–400.
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Zhang, De‐Xing, Wen Yuan, Wangnan Cao, et al.. (2023). Personality Traits and the Response to Lifestyle Interventions for Adult Obesity: A Systematic Review. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Wei, et al.. (2023). Evolution and phylogenetic diversity of the aquaporin gene family in arachnids. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 240. 124480–124480. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, De‐Xing. (2015). Unorthodox reflections on molecular ecology research in China. Biodiversity Science. 23(5). 559–569. 1 indexed citations
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Leng, Liang & De‐Xing Zhang. (2012). Time matters: Some interesting properties of the population differentiation measures GST and D overlooked in the equilibrium perspective. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 51(1). 44–60. 4 indexed citations
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Zhu, Tianqi, Yucheng Hu, Zhiming Ma, et al.. (2011). Efficient simulation under a population genetics model of carcinogenesis. Bioinformatics. 27(6). 837–843. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, De‐Xing, et al.. (2010). CVhaplot: a consensus tool for statistical haplotyping. Molecular Ecology Resources. 10(6). 1066–1070. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, De‐Xing, et al.. (2009). Unexpected relationships of substructured populations in Chinese Locusta migratoria. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 9(1). 144–144. 37 indexed citations
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Ji, Ya-Jie, et al.. (2008). Eight polymorphic microsatellite markers developed in the Chinese scorpion, Mesobuthus martensii (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Molecular Ecology Resources. 8(6). 1454–1456. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Helen, et al.. (2004). Ten polymorphic microsatellite DNA loci for paternity and population genetics analysis in the fen raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius). Molecular Ecology Notes. 4(2). 274–276. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, De‐Xing, et al.. (2003). Isolation, characterization and cross‐species amplification of eight microsatellite DNA loci in the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria). Molecular Ecology Notes. 3(4). 483–486. 22 indexed citations
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Lunt, David H., et al.. (1996). The insect cytochrome oxidase I gene: evolutionary patterns and conserved primers for phylogenetic studies. Insect Molecular Biology. 5(3). 153–165. 533 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, De‐Xing & Godfrey M. Hewitt. (1996). Highly conserved nuclear copies of the mitochondrial control region in the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria: some implications for population studies. Molecular Ecology. 5(2). 295–300. 48 indexed citations
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Zhang, De‐Xing & Godfrey M. Hewitt. (1996). Highly conserved nuclear copies of the mitochondrial control region in the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria: some implications for population studies. Molecular Ecology. 5(2). 295–300. 61 indexed citations
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Kersanach, Ralf, Henner Brinkmann, Marie-Françoise Liaud, et al.. (1994). Five identical intron positions in ancient duplicated genes of eubacterial origin. Nature. 367(6461). 387–389. 93 indexed citations
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Liaud, Marie-Fran�oise, De‐Xing Zhang, & R. Cerff. (1990). Differential intron loss and endosymbiotic transfer of chloroplast glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase genes to the nucleus.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 87(22). 8918–8922. 44 indexed citations

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