Heng Zhang

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
132 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Heng Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heng Zhang has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Cancer Research and 17 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Heng Zhang's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (18 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (14 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (13 papers). Heng Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (18 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (14 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (13 papers). Heng Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Heng Zhang's co-authors include Yue Xiong, Shimin Zhao, Qun‐Ying Lei, Zhengyu Zha, Bin Zhao, Kun‐Liang Guan, Chen‐Ying Liu, Jun Yao, Xiaoli Ju and Jiayou Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Heng Zhang

112 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

METTL3 and ALKBH5 oppositely regulate m6A modification of... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300
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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.

  1. METTL3 and ALKBH5 oppositely regulate m6A modification of TFEB mRNA, which dictates the fate of hypoxia/reoxygenation-treated cardiomyocytes
    2019 388 citations Xing Feng, Heng Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heng Zhang China 28 1.7k 748 476 436 320 132 3.1k
Ying Wu China 27 2.0k 1.2× 702 0.9× 298 0.6× 313 0.7× 180 0.6× 102 3.1k
Barbara Wegiel United States 34 2.4k 1.4× 533 0.7× 534 1.1× 332 0.8× 392 1.2× 55 3.5k
Lei Zhao China 30 1.2k 0.7× 502 0.7× 138 0.3× 570 1.3× 267 0.8× 105 2.4k
Sandeep Kumar United States 38 2.1k 1.2× 1.0k 1.4× 407 0.9× 318 0.7× 705 2.2× 129 4.1k
Sławomir Wołczyński Poland 33 1.3k 0.8× 521 0.7× 137 0.3× 456 1.0× 323 1.0× 245 4.0k
Xia Sheng China 28 948 0.6× 332 0.4× 460 1.0× 263 0.6× 252 0.8× 121 2.6k
Xujun Wang China 33 1.5k 0.9× 566 0.8× 265 0.6× 434 1.0× 252 0.8× 99 3.1k
Christopher D. Kontos United States 40 3.2k 1.9× 742 1.0× 360 0.8× 574 1.3× 538 1.7× 88 5.1k
Martin O. Leonard United Kingdom 31 1.7k 1.0× 644 0.9× 129 0.3× 252 0.6× 396 1.2× 69 3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Heng Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heng Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heng Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Heng Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Heng 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 Heng Zhang. Heng 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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Liu, Fen, et al.. (2026). Immune activation and mucin dysregulation in pediatric refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia with mucus plugs. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 15. 1706340–1706340.
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Wang, Linlin, et al.. (2026). Multidentate Coordination Chemistry Enables Adaptive Ionic Cross-Linking of Conductive Binder for Reversible Silicon Anodes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 148(7). 7919–7930.
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Xiong, Erhui, Jiaqi Xu, Yun Lian, et al.. (2025). Overexpression of the GmERF071 gene confers resistance to soybean cyst nematode in soybean. The Plant Genome. 18(2). e70033–e70033. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Heng, et al.. (2025). SMFusion: Semantic-Preserving Fusion of Multimodal Medical Images for Enhanced Clinical Diagnosis. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics. PP. 1–14.
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Wu, Ting, Xin Zhen, Jin‐Yong Zhou, et al.. (2025). Extrachromosomal DNA biogenesis is dependent on DNA looping and religation by YY1-Lig3-PARylation complex. Molecular Cell. 85(16). 3090–3107.e11. 3 indexed citations
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Ye, Lin, et al.. (2024). CircNCX1 modulates cardiomyocyte proliferation through promoting ubiquitination of BRG1. Cellular Signalling. 120. 111193–111193. 7 indexed citations
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Huang, Ying, Hongbo Huang, Tingting Wei, et al.. (2024). Disparities, Trends, and Predictions to 2040 in Gastrointestinal Cancer Incidence, Mortality in the United States. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 120(6). 1367–1380. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Heng, Tong Zhao, Ziyi Wang, et al.. (2024). Differentiation between invasive ductal carcinoma and ductal carcinoma in situ by combining intratumoral and peritumoral ultrasound radiomics. BioMedical Engineering OnLine. 23(1). 117–117. 3 indexed citations
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Wu, Tianhao, Wenfeng Fu, Xue Yao, et al.. (2024). Health-related quality of life in children with childhood acute myeloid leukemia in China: A five-year prospective study. Heliyon. 10(11). e31948–e31948.
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Feng, Xing, Dong Ma, Jiabao Zhao, et al.. (2020). UHMK 1 promotes gastric cancer progression through reprogramming nucleotide metabolism. The EMBO Journal. 39(5). e102541–e102541. 33 indexed citations
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Li, Boan, Fan Feng, Yong-Shou Chen, et al.. (2020). <p>Novel mTOR Inhibitor Enhances the Sensitivity of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells to Molecular Targeting Agents</p>. OncoTargets and Therapy. Volume 13. 7165–7176. 34 indexed citations
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Ding, Guowen, et al.. (2020). Association of Genetic Polymorphisms in FOXA1 with the Progression of Genetic Susceptibility to Gastric Cancer. Gastroenterology Research and Practice. 2020. 1–8. 4 indexed citations
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Fan, Yu, et al.. (2020). Association of Genetic Polymorphisms in TNFRSF11 with the Progression of Genetic Susceptibility to Gastric Cancer. Journal of Oncology. 2020. 1–9. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Jianxia, et al.. (2019). HOXD8/DIAPH2-AS1 epigenetically regulates PAX3 and impairs HTR-8/SVneo cell function under hypoxia. Bioscience Reports. 39(1). 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Chungang, Limei Liu, Xuejiao Chen, et al.. (2017). LSD1 Stimulates Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts to Drive Notch3-Dependent Self-Renewal of Liver Cancer Stem–like Cells. Cancer Research. 78(4). 938–949. 108 indexed citations
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Zhang, Heng, et al.. (2016). [Pollution Level and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Atmospheric PM₂.₅ in Nanjing Before and After the Youth Olympic Games].. PubMed. 37(1). 28–34. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Heng, Chen‐Ying Liu, Zhengyu Zha, et al.. (2009). TEAD Transcription Factors Mediate the Function of TAZ in Cell Growth and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(20). 13355–13362. 459 indexed citations

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