Fang Zhang

10.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
276 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Fang Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Fang Zhang has authored 276 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Physiology and 29 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Fang Zhang's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (22 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (11 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (10 papers). Fang Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (22 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (11 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (10 papers). Fang Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Fang Zhang's co-authors include Qiwei Zhai, Tingting Yan, Xinjian Ge, Fan Chen, Xianglin Shi, Cheng Sun, Philipp E. Scherer, Ben Zhou, Yucheng Guan and Meijuan Zou and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Fang Zhang

257 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

SIRT1 Improves Insulin Sensitivity under Insulin-Resistant Conditions by Repressing PTP1B

2007 627 citations Fang Zhang, Qiwei Zhai et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fang Zhang China	46	3.2k	1.4k	886	831	714	276	7.6k
Shing‐Hwa Liu Taiwan	57	4.1k 1.3×	1.3k 0.9×	1.3k 1.5×	986 1.2×	516 0.7×	404	11.9k
Yu Li China	54	4.2k 1.3×	1.5k 1.0×	2.2k 2.5×	764 0.9×	575 0.8×	330	10.3k
Olivier Toussaint Belgium	45	3.8k 1.2×	2.9k 2.1×	517 0.6×	663 0.8×	532 0.7×	138	8.7k
Zhou Zhou China	45	2.3k 0.7×	779 0.6×	635 0.7×	750 0.9×	848 1.2×	145	6.8k
Dmitry B. Zorov Russia	48	8.9k 2.8×	2.0k 1.4×	1.5k 1.6×	976 1.2×	448 0.6×	221	15.2k
Takashi Matsui Japan	57	6.9k 2.1×	1.6k 1.2×	870 1.0×	872 1.0×	271 0.4×	271	13.0k
Guang‐Hui Liu China	61	7.9k 2.4×	1.8k 1.3×	994 1.1×	1.2k 1.5×	2.7k 3.8×	334	14.3k
Steven J. Sollott United States	39	8.1k 2.5×	2.4k 1.7×	1.2k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	417 0.6×	80	14.7k
Guanghui Wang China	61	6.6k 2.0×	1.1k 0.8×	2.0k 2.3×	1.3k 1.5×	630 0.9×	415	12.8k
Shimin Zhao China	49	5.7k 1.8×	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.3×	1.9k 2.2×	453 0.6×	174	10.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Fang Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fang Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fang Zhang

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Fan, Haifeng, Zhigang Chen, Fang Zhang, et al.. (2025). Seawater temperatures during the early to middle Ediacaran: Phosphate oxygen isotope records. Chemical Geology. 678. 122642–122642. 1 indexed citations

Dong, Zhuo, Xiong Yin, Ke Zhang, et al.. (2025). Carbon Dot‐Supported Single‐Atom Materials Boost the Efficiency and Stability of Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(45). 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Fang, et al.. (2025). Tissue-specific variation in stable isotope δ13C and δ15N values and lipid correction of jellyfish for stable isotope analysis. Hydrobiologia. 852(21). 5261–5273.

Zhang, Fang, et al.. (2024). Single‐cell RNA sequencing in exploring the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy. Clinical and Translational Medicine. 14(7). e1751–e1751. 10 indexed citations

Zhang, Fang, et al.. (2024). Mechanisms of N2O Emission in Drip-Irrigated Saline Soils: Unraveling the Role of Soil Moisture Variation in Nitrification and Denitrification. Agronomy. 15(1). 10–10. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Fang, et al.. (2023). Independent association of the Meckel’s cave with trigeminal neuralgia and development of a screening tool. European Journal of Radiology. 171. 111272–111272. 2 indexed citations

Wu, Jiali, et al.. (2023). A 3-miRNA Risk Scoring Signature in Early Diabetic Retinopathy. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(5). 1777–1777. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Ying, et al.. (2023). Establishment and Validation of Models Based on Clinical Parameters/Symptoms for Diagnostic and Prognostic Assessment of Neonatal Sepsis. Iranian Journal of Pediatrics. 33(6). 1 indexed citations

Wang, Han, Bowen Cui, Huiying Sun, et al.. (2022). Aberrant GATA2 Activation in Pediatric B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 9. 795529–795529. 6 indexed citations

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Yan, Yi‐Lin, et al.. (2022). Pyroptosis-Related Patterns Predict Tumor Immune Landscape and Immunotherapy Response in Bladder Cancer. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 9. 815290–815290. 5 indexed citations

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He, Qian, Hui Xiao, Beibei Zhang, et al.. (2021). Practice in Information Technology Support for Fangcang Shelter Hospital during COVID-19 Epidemic in Wuhan, China. Journal of Medical Systems. 45(4). 42–42. 11 indexed citations

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Zeng, Fuping, Kelin Wang, Zhaoxia Zeng, et al.. (2019). Emergy and Economic Evaluation of Seven Typical Agroforestry Planting Patterns in the Karst Region of Southwest China. Forests. 10(2). 138–138. 24 indexed citations

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Cai, Jia, et al.. (2018). A potential carrier for anti-tumor targeted delivery-hyaluronic acid nanoparticles. Carbohydrate Polymers. 208. 356–364. 105 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhiyuan, Yalan Cheng, Yi Luan, et al.. (2018). Short‐term tamoxifen treatment has long‐term effects on metabolism in high‐fat diet‐fed mice with involvement of Nmnat2 in POMC neurons. FEBS Letters. 592(19). 3305–3316. 13 indexed citations

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Du, Hu, Fuping Zeng, Kelin Wang, et al.. (2017). Spatial distribution of tree species in evergreen-deciduous broadleaf karst forests in southwest China. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 15664–15664. 64 indexed citations

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Wu, Haiqiang, Fang Zhang, Neil R. Williamson, et al.. (2014). Effects of Secondary Metabolite Extract from Phomopsis occulta on β-Amyloid Aggregation. PLoS ONE. 9(10). e109438–e109438. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hui, Dan Su, Minli Mo, et al.. (2013). miR-30b and miR-30c expression predicted response to tyrosine kinase inhibitors as first line treatment in non-small cell lung cancer. Chinese Medical Journal. 126(23). 4435–4439. 27 indexed citations

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Zhang, Fang, et al.. (2012). Evaluation of Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life and Cost Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 18(12). 1108–1120. 29 indexed citations

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Zhang, Fang. (2012). Xiaoyao San Treatment of Depression 60 Cases. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Fang. (2011). Thinking on Linkage of Essential Drug List with Medical Insurance Directory and Reimbursement List of New Rural Co-operative Medical System. Zhongguo yaofang. 1 indexed citations

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