Heng Zhu

22.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
170 papers, 12.8k citations indexed

About

Heng Zhu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heng Zhu has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 12.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Molecular Biology, 40 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 20 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Heng Zhu's work include Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications (48 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (39 papers) and Gene expression and cancer classification (21 papers). Heng Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications (48 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (39 papers) and Gene expression and cancer classification (21 papers). Heng Zhu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Taiwan. Heng Zhu's co-authors include M Snyder, Jiang Qian, Mark Gerstein, Sheng‐ce Tao, Guohua Wang, Antonio Casamayor, Paul Bertone, Shaohui Hu, Seth Blackshaw and Ralph A. Dean and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Heng Zhu

167 papers receiving 12.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Global Analysis of Protein Activities Using Proteome Chips

2001 1.5k citations Heng Zhu, M Snyder et al. profile →
Protein chip technology

2003 694 citations Heng Zhu, M Snyder Current Opinion in Chemical Biology profile →
Analysis of yeast protein kinases using protein chips

2000 612 citations Heng Zhu, M Snyder et al. profile →
Distribution, recognition and regulation of non-CpG methylation in the adult mammalian brain

2013 538 citations Heng Zhu, Hongjun Song et al. profile →
Transcription factors as readers and effectors of DNA methylation

2016 436 citations Heng Zhu, Guohua Wang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heng Zhu United States	56	10.2k	2.3k	1.3k	1.2k	980	170	12.8k
Alain Van Dorsselaer France	59	7.9k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	559 0.4×	1.4k 1.1×	925 0.9×	263	12.8k
Joshua LaBaer United States	46	6.9k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	929 0.7×	584 0.5×	1.7k 1.7×	200	10.1k
Nicolle H. Packer Australia	68	10.0k 1.0×	1.2k 0.5×	774 0.6×	2.8k 2.3×	788 0.8×	286	14.2k
Jörg D. Hoheisel Germany	52	8.7k 0.9×	876 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	354 0.3×	914 0.9×	238	11.7k
Robert M. Stroud United States	74	11.7k 1.1×	1.2k 0.5×	595 0.5×	766 0.6×	1.6k 1.7×	296	17.8k
Keith V. Wood United States	40	9.9k 1.0×	794 0.3×	1.3k 1.1×	298 0.3×	913 0.9×	71	12.8k
William J. Dreyer United States	44	6.5k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	713 0.6×	768 0.6×	596 0.6×	111	11.1k
Theodore L. Steck United States	64	13.1k 1.3×	492 0.2×	1.1k 0.8×	781 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	174	22.0k
Martin R. Larsen Denmark	59	8.4k 0.8×	511 0.2×	412 0.3×	4.0k 3.4×	955 1.0×	260	13.0k
Osamu Nureki Japan	74	19.5k 1.9×	760 0.3×	754 0.6×	429 0.4×	2.0k 2.1×	367	23.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Heng Zhu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heng Zhu

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kang, Bong Gu, Sung-Ung Kang, Jean-Philippe Gagné, et al.. (2025). Proteome-wide microarray-based screening of PAR-binding proteins. Nucleic Acids Research. 53(7). 2 indexed citations

Zhu, Heng, et al.. (2024). Therapeutic potential of tLyp-1-EV-shCTCF in inhibiting liver cancer stem cell self-renewal and immune escape via SALL3 modulation in hepatocellular carcinoma. Translational Oncology. 49. 102048–102048. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Yuguo, et al.. (2023). Therapeutic mechanism of Liangxue-Guyuan-Yishen decoction on intestinal stem cells and tight junction proteins in gastrointestinal acute radiation syndrome rats. Journal of Radiation Research. 64(6). 880–892. 8 indexed citations

Liu, Chenxi, Guang Song, Songxin Yan, et al.. (2023). Identification of Anti-SNRPA as a Novel Serological Biomarker for Systemic Sclerosis Diagnosis. Journal of Proteome Research. 22(10). 3254–3263. 4 indexed citations

Gao, Min, et al.. (2023). Potential effects of sea level rise on the soil-atmosphere greenhouse gas emissions in Kandelia obovata mangrove forests. Acta Oceanologica Sinica. 42(4). 25–32. 6 indexed citations

Huang, Yingying, et al.. (2022). Effect of site elevation and soil depth on the biomass and carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus stocks of roots in planted Kandelia obovata mangrove forests. Restoration Ecology. 31(3). 3 indexed citations

Hong, Hualong, Qiang Wang, Minyue Dai, et al.. (2021). Fluorescent dissolved organic matter facilitates the phytoavailability of copper in the coastal wetlands influenced by artificial topography. The Science of The Total Environment. 790. 147855–147855. 41 indexed citations

Song, Guang, Guohua Wang, Ying Cheng, et al.. (2021). An all-to-all approach to the identification of sequence-specific readers for epigenetic DNA modifications on cytosine. Nature Communications. 12(1). 795–795. 20 indexed citations

Wen, Xiaoting, Guang Song, Chaojun Hu, et al.. (2020). Identification of Novel Serological Autoantibodies in Takayasu Arteritis Patients Using HuProt Arrays. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 20. 100036–100036. 12 indexed citations

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Zhu, Heng, et al.. (2020). Developments and Applications of Functional Protein Microarrays. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 19(6). 916–927. 58 indexed citations

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Ma, Guangzhong, Shuang Liu, Atish Prakash, et al.. (2019). Development and application of a high-content virion display human GPCR array. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1997–1997. 11 indexed citations

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Wang, Guohua, Jianan Wang, Jun Wan, et al.. (2018). MeDReaders: a database for transcription factors that bind to methylated DNA. PMC. 1 indexed citations

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Cox, Eric, Woochang Hwang, Jianfei Hu, et al.. (2017). Global Analysis of SUMO-Binding Proteins Identifies SUMOylation as a Key Regulator of the INO80 Chromatin Remodeling Complex. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 16(5). 812–823. 17 indexed citations

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Hwang, Woochang, Verity F. Oliver, Shannath L. Merbs, Heng Zhu, & Jiang Qian. (2015). Prediction of promoters and enhancers using multiple DNA methylation-associated features. BMC Genomics. 16(S7). S11–S11. 15 indexed citations

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Chen, Chien‐Sheng, Chengxi Liu, He‐wei Jiang, et al.. (2015). YcgC represents a new protein deacetylase family in prokaryotes. eLife. 4. 45 indexed citations

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Merbs, Shannath L., Jun Wan, Guohua Wang, et al.. (2015). Distinct Modes of Positive and Negative Gene Expression Regulation by Tissue-specific Differential DNA Methylation. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 56(7). 5504–5504. 7 indexed citations

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Lee, Yun-Il, Ho Chul Kang, Yunjong Lee, et al.. (2013). Protein Microarray Characterization of the S-Nitrosoproteome. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 13(1). 63–72. 50 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kai, Yue Chen, Zhihong Zhang, et al.. (2010). Unrestrictive identification of non‐phosphorylation PTMs in yeast kinases by MS and PTMap. PROTEOMICS. 10(5). 896–903. 7 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiong, Xueping Yu, Donald J. Zack, Heng Zhu, & Jiang Qian. (2008). TiGER: A database for tissue-specific gene expression and regulation. BMC Bioinformatics. 9(1). 271–271. 296 indexed citations

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Zhu, Heng & M Snyder. (2003). Protein chip technology. Current Opinion in Chemical Biology. 7(1). 55–63. 694 indexed citations breakdown →

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