Haisun Zhu

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
23 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Haisun Zhu is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Haisun Zhu has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 10 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 8 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Haisun Zhu's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (11 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (7 papers) and Light effects on plants (7 papers). Haisun Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (11 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (7 papers) and Light effects on plants (7 papers). Haisun Zhu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Czechia and Switzerland. Haisun Zhu's co-authors include Steven M. Reppert, Amy Casselman, Carla B. Green, Hanqin Peng, Yongfei Cai, Jun Zhang, Bing Chen, Sophia Rits‐Volloch, Quan Yuan and Ivo Šauman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Haisun Zhu

22 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Structural impact on SARS-CoV-2 spike protein by D614G substitution

2021 270 citations Jun Zhang, Yongfei Cai et al. Science profile →
Membrane fusion and immune evasion by the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

2021 190 citations Jun Zhang, Tianshu Xiao et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Haisun Zhu United States	18	701	527	428	421	276	23	1.7k
Bronwyn MacInnis United States	23	263 0.4×	416 0.8×	252 0.6×	761 1.8×	162 0.6×	32	2.2k
Joseph A. Dent Canada	22	142 0.2×	414 0.8×	316 0.7×	870 2.1×	183 0.7×	32	2.1k
L. Roux Switzerland	25	536 0.8×	1.6k 3.0×	81 0.2×	802 1.9×	134 0.5×	40	3.9k
Tetsuya Mori United States	32	189 0.3×	596 1.1×	959 2.2×	1.6k 3.7×	844 3.1×	61	2.7k
Joses Ho Singapore	11	504 0.7×	326 0.6×	50 0.1×	451 1.1×	55 0.2×	12	1.4k
Huabin Zhao China	26	530 0.8×	187 0.4×	30 0.1×	908 2.2×	184 0.7×	85	2.3k
Jonathan Bradley United States	23	264 0.4×	1.3k 2.4×	76 0.2×	932 2.2×	148 0.5×	31	2.4k
J E Bergmann United States	23	138 0.2×	415 0.8×	141 0.3×	1.7k 4.0×	102 0.4×	29	2.9k
Antony O.W. Stretton United States	33	82 0.1×	846 1.6×	297 0.7×	1.4k 3.3×	313 1.1×	58	3.3k
Richard J. O. Barnard United States	23	1.1k 1.6×	623 1.2×	108 0.3×	994 2.4×	61 0.2×	47	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Haisun Zhu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Haisun Zhu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Haisun Zhu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Haisun Zhu 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 Haisun Zhu. Haisun Zhu 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

Shi, Wei, Hanqin Peng, Sophia Rits‐Volloch, et al.. (2025). Effect of the S2’ site cleavage on SARS-CoV-2 spike. Nature Communications. 16(1). 11675–11675.

Shi, Wei, Yongfei Cai, Haisun Zhu, et al.. (2023). Cryo-EM structure of SARS-CoV-2 postfusion spike in membrane. Nature. 619(7969). 403–409. 55 indexed citations

Lavine, Christy L., Weichun Tang, Shaowei Wang, et al.. (2023). Antibody‐mediated SARS‐CoV ‐2 entry in cultured cells. EMBO Reports. 24(12). e57724–e57724. 6 indexed citations

Greisen, Per, Yi Li, Rong Zhou, et al.. (2023). Computational design of N‐linked glycans for high throughput epitope profiling. Protein Science. 32(10). e4726–e4726. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Jun, Yongfei Cai, Tianshu Xiao, et al.. (2021). Structural impact on SARS-CoV-2 spike protein by D614G substitution. Science. 372(6541). 525–530. 270 indexed citations breakdown →

Cai, Yongfei, Jun Zhang, Tianshu Xiao, et al.. (2021). Structural basis for enhanced infectivity and immune evasion of SARS-CoV-2 variants. Science. 373(6555). 642–648. 154 indexed citations

Zhang, Jun, Tianshu Xiao, Yongfei Cai, et al.. (2021). Membrane fusion and immune evasion by the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant. Science. 374(6573). 1353–1360. 190 indexed citations breakdown →

Park, James K., Haisun Zhu, Sean O’Sullivan, et al.. (2016). Single-Cell Transcriptional Analysis Reveals Novel Neuronal Phenotypes and Interaction Networks Involved in the Central Circadian Clock. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 10. 481–481. 47 indexed citations

Zhu, Haisun, et al.. (2015). MicroRNA network changes in the brain stem underlie the development of hypertension. Physiological Genomics. 47(9). 388–399. 22 indexed citations

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Zhu, Haisun, et al.. (2012). Integrative Gene Regulatory Network Analysis Reveals Light-Induced Regional Gene Expression Phase Shift Programs in the Mouse Suprachiasmatic Nucleus. PLoS ONE. 7(5). e37833–e37833. 14 indexed citations

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Zhu, Haisun, et al.. (2008). Circadian Genes Are Expressed during Early Development in Xenopus laevis. PLoS ONE. 3(7). e2749–e2749. 21 indexed citations

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Zhu, Haisun, Ivo Šauman, Quan Yuan, et al.. (2008). Cryptochromes Define a Novel Circadian Clock Mechanism in Monarch Butterflies That May Underlie Sun Compass Navigation. PLoS Biology. 6(1). e4–e4. 214 indexed citations

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Zhu, Haisun, Amy Casselman, & Steven M. Reppert. (2008). Chasing Migration Genes: A Brain Expressed Sequence Tag Resource for Summer and Migratory Monarch Butterflies (Danaus plexippus). PLoS ONE. 3(1). e1345–e1345. 41 indexed citations

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Song, Sang-Hun, Nuri Öztürk, Ya‐Ting Kao, et al.. (2007). Formation and Function of Flavin Anion Radical in Cryptochrome 1 Blue-Light Photoreceptor of Monarch Butterfly. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(24). 17608–17612. 82 indexed citations

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Zhu, Haisun, Quan Yuan, Adriana D. Briscoe, et al.. (2006). The two CRYs of the butterfly. Current Biology. 16(7). 730–730. 7 indexed citations

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Šauman, Ivo, Adriana D. Briscoe, Haisun Zhu, et al.. (2005). Connecting the Navigational Clock to Sun Compass Input in Monarch Butterfly Brain. Neuron. 46(3). 457–467. 139 indexed citations

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Reppert, Steven M., Haisun Zhu, & Richard H. White. (2004). Polarized Light Helps Monarch Butterflies Navigate. Current Biology. 14(2). 155–158. 135 indexed citations

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Zhu, Haisun, Francesca Conte, & Carla B. Green. (2003). Nuclear Localization and Transcriptional Repression Are Confined to Separable Domains in the Circadian Protein CRYPTOCHROME. Current Biology. 13(18). 1653–1658. 31 indexed citations

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Zhu, Haisun & Carla B. Green. (2001). A putative flavin electron transport pathway is differentially utilized in Xenopus CRY1 and CRY2. Current Biology. 11(24). 1945–1949. 21 indexed citations

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Zhu, Haisun, et al.. (2000). The Xenopus Clock gene is constitutively expressed in retinal photoreceptors. Molecular Brain Research. 75(2). 303–308. 37 indexed citations

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