Dong Zhang

9.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
252 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Dong Zhang is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dong Zhang has authored 252 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 166 papers in Plant Science, 137 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Dong Zhang's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (83 papers), Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (62 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (60 papers). Dong Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (83 papers), Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (62 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (60 papers). Dong Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Pakistan. Dong Zhang's co-authors include Mingyu Han, Juanjuan Ma, Caiping Zhao, Libo Xing, Yuanwen Teng, Youmei Li, Na An, Sheng Fan, Minjie Qian and Lu Bao and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Dong Zhang

237 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Rare Allele of GS2 Enhances Grain Size and Grain Yield in Rice

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dong Zhang China	42	4.2k	3.1k	579	321	253	252	6.0k
Lin Chen China	38	1.7k 0.4×	3.4k 1.1×	511 0.9×	218 0.7×	126 0.5×	283	6.1k
Jenny Renaut Luxembourg	46	4.6k 1.1×	3.1k 1.0×	284 0.5×	280 0.9×	289 1.1×	214	7.6k
Xiaowu Wang China	52	6.4k 1.5×	5.6k 1.8×	1.8k 3.1×	286 0.9×	403 1.6×	301	10.7k
Bin Han China	38	3.2k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	913 1.6×	340 1.1×	527 2.1×	154	6.5k
Søren K. Rasmussen Denmark	39	3.1k 0.7×	2.2k 0.7×	580 1.0×	229 0.7×	106 0.4×	154	5.1k
Yuan Li China	43	2.5k 0.6×	3.8k 1.2×	769 1.3×	466 1.5×	238 0.9×	274	6.2k
Jie Liu China	41	2.9k 0.7×	3.4k 1.1×	1.9k 3.3×	181 0.6×	142 0.6×	195	6.6k
Toshiya Yamamoto Japan	38	3.2k 0.8×	2.8k 0.9×	708 1.2×	643 2.0×	563 2.2×	245	5.7k
Xizeng Mao United States	16	2.2k 0.5×	3.4k 1.1×	630 1.1×	316 1.0×	216 0.9×	33	6.4k
Yuhong Tang United States	49	5.3k 1.3×	3.9k 1.3×	247 0.4×	209 0.7×	276 1.1×	181	7.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Dong Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dong Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dong Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dong 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 Dong Zhang. Dong Zhang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ahmed, Imtiaz, Dong Zhang, Muhammad Umar Farooq, Zeshan Sheikh, & Xiaohu Dai. (2025). Microplastics exacerbate antibiotic resistance by regulating microbial and functional gene dynamics in sludge and food waste composting. Water Research. 291. 125161–125161.

Su, Huiting, Dong Zhang, Minya Lu, et al.. (2025). The role of mNGS in the diagnosis of talaromycosis and case series. BMC Infectious Diseases. 25(1). 191–191. 2 indexed citations

Xu, Ze, Pei‐Yong Shi, Kamran Shah, et al.. (2023). A peach ethylene response factor PpERF61 is involved in fruit ripening by modulating ripening-related genes and PpSEP1. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 206. 112584–112584. 9 indexed citations

Zhao, Qian, Hao Chen, Dong Zhang, & Juanjuan Ma. (2023). Ectopic expression of the apple cytokinin response regulator MdRR9 gene in tomatoes promotes shoot branching. Scientia Horticulturae. 321. 112228–112228. 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaoyun, Weiwei Yang, Muhammad Mobeen Tahir, et al.. (2023). Contributions of leaf distribution and leaf functions to photosynthesis and water-use efficiency from leaf to canopy in apple: A comparison of interstocks and cultivars. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1117051–1117051. 3 indexed citations

Tahir, Muhammad Mobeen, Xinyue He, Yandong Liu, et al.. (2023). Nitrate stimulates adventitious rooting by increasing auxin content and regulating auxin- and root development-related genes expression in apple. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 5 indexed citations

Li, Yuan, et al.. (2022). Growth and Fruit Yields of Greenhouse Tomato under the Integrated Water and Fertilizer by Moistube Irrigation. Agronomy. 12(7). 1630–1630. 14 indexed citations

Ma, Xiaolong, et al.. (2020). Effect of Bi-axis Bibaum Tree Shape on Growth and Bearing of Young Apple Tree on Dwarf Rootstock. Acta Horticulturae Sinica. 47(3). 541. 2 indexed citations

Li, Yaru, Yue Zhou, Yue Zhou, et al.. (2019). Hypobaric hypoxia regulates iron metabolism in rats. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 120(8). 14076–14087. 19 indexed citations

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Dong, Feng, Xiaolong Ma, Meng Yuan, et al.. (2018). Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of GA2ox, GA3ox and GA20ox in apple.. Acta Horticulturae Sinica. 45(4). 613–626. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaojie, Sheng Fan, Guofang Li, et al.. (2017). Genome-wide Identification of PIN Gene Family，Cloning and Expression Analysis of MdPIN15 During Axillary Bud Burst in Malus. Acta Horticulturae Sinica. 44(11). 2041. 1 indexed citations

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Shao, Hongxia, et al.. (2017). Identification, evolution and expression analysis of the YABBY gene family in apple (Malus×domestica Borkh.). Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis. 29(7). 1129–1138. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Danqin, et al.. (2017). Mining and expression analysis of candidate genes involved in regulating the chilling requirement fulfillment of Paeonia lactiflora ‘Hang Baishao’. BMC Plant Biology. 17(1). 262–262. 22 indexed citations

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Wang, Ruimin, Weiping Zhang, Dong Zhang, et al.. (2016). c‐Jun N‐terminal Kinase mediates prostaglandin‐induced sympathoexcitation in rats with chronic heart failure by reducingGAD1 andGABRA1 expression. Acta Physiologica. 219(2). 494–509. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Dong, et al.. (2014). Crosses of Paeonia ostii 'Feng Dan Bai' as maternal parents and an analysis on the potential in tree peony breeding.. Beijing Linye Daxue xuebao. 36(4). 121–125. 4 indexed citations

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Han, Mingyu, et al.. (2014). Optimizing planting density for production of high‐quality apple nursery stock in China. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. 43(1). 7–17. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Dong. (2012). The Mechanism Analysis of Anthocyanin Accumulation in Red Chinese Sand Pears Enhanced by Wounded Treatments. Acta Horticulturae Sinica. 1 indexed citations

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Cheong, Jae‐Ho, Eun Sung Park, Jiyong Liang, et al.. (2011). Dual Inhibition of Tumor Energy Pathway by 2-Deoxyglucose and Metformin Is Effective against a Broad Spectrum of Preclinical Cancer Models. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 10(12). 2350–2362. 205 indexed citations

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Li, Bowen, et al.. (2010). Determination of tannin in rhizoma of Osmunda japonica.. Zhongguo zhongyiyao xinxi zazhi. 17(11). 45–46. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Dong. (2000). Embryogenic Callus Induction of Maize Leaves and Related to Endogenous IAA and ABA. ACTA AGRONOMICA SINICA. 26(2). 195–199. 1 indexed citations

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