Jizhong Zhou

89.3k total citations · 29 hit papers
770 papers, 62.0k citations indexed

About

Jizhong Zhou is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Jizhong Zhou has authored 770 papers receiving a total of 62.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 443 papers in Ecology, 333 papers in Molecular Biology and 145 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Jizhong Zhou's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (381 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (144 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (140 papers). Jizhong Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (381 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (144 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (140 papers). Jizhong Zhou collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Jizhong Zhou's co-authors include Zhili He, Ye Deng, Liyou Wu, Yunfeng Yang, Daliang Ning, James M. Tiedje, Joy D. Van Nostrand, Feng Luo, J.M. Tiedje and Mary Ann Bruns and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Jizhong Zhou

756 papers receiving 61.0k citations

Hit Papers

DNA recovery from soils of diverse composition 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 2012 2017 2021 2016 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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.

  1. DNA recovery from soils of diverse composition
    1996 2.4k citations Jizhong Zhou et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
  2. Molecular ecological network analyses
    2012 2.4k citations Ye Deng, Yunfeng Yang et al. profile →
  3. Stochastic Community Assembly: Does It Matter in Microbial Ecology?
    2017 1.9k citations Jizhong Zhou, Daliang Ning profile →
  4. Climate warming enhances microbial network complexity and stability
    2021 1.4k citations Mengting Yuan, Daliang Ning et al. profile →
  5. The interconnected rhizosphere: High network complexity dominates rhizosphere assemblages
    2016 896 citations Zhili He, Jizhong Zhou et al. profile →
  6. A quantitative framework reveals ecological drivers of grassland microbial community assembly in response to warming
    2020 853 citations Daliang Ning, Mengting Yuan et al. profile →
  7. Functional Molecular Ecological Networks
    2010 834 citations Jizhong Zhou, Ye Deng et al. mBio profile →
  8. Phylogenetic Molecular Ecological Network of Soil Microbial Communities in Response to Elevated CO 2
    2011 804 citations Jizhong Zhou, Ye Deng et al. mBio profile →
  9. A general framework for quantitatively assessing ecological stochasticity
    2019 761 citations Daliang Ning, Ye Deng et al. profile →
  10. Stochasticity, succession, and environmental perturbations in a fluidic ecosystem
    2014 670 citations Jizhong Zhou, Ye Deng et al. profile →
  11. A Proposed Genus Boundary for the Prokaryotes Based on Genomic Insights
    2014 666 citations Qi‐Long Qin, Bin-Bin Xie et al. Journal of Bacteriology profile →
  12. Correlation detection strategies in microbial data sets vary widely in sensitivity and precision
    2016 542 citations Ye Deng, Jizhong Zhou et al. The ISME Journal profile →
  13. Spatial and Resource Factors Influencing High Microbial Diversity in Soil
    2002 538 citations Jizhong Zhou, Liyou Wu et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
  14. Temperature mediates continental-scale diversity of microbes in forest soils
    2016 503 citations Jizhong Zhou, Ye Deng et al. profile →
  15. Microbial mediation of carbon-cycle feedbacks to climate warming
    2011 501 citations Jizhong Zhou, Kai Xue et al. profile →
  16. Current Production and Metal Oxide Reduction by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 Wild Type and Mutants
    2007 469 citations Jizhong Zhou et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
  17. Microbial regulation of the soil carbon cycle: evidence from gene–enzyme relationships
    2016 445 citations Jizhong Zhou et al. The ISME Journal profile →
  18. Biodegradation of Polyethylene and Plastic Mixtures in Mealworms (Larvae ofTenebrio molitor) and Effects on the Gut Microbiome
    2018 389 citations Shu-Hong Gao, Daliang Ning et al. profile →
  19. Root exudates drive soil‐microbe‐nutrient feedbacks in response to plant growth
    2020 275 citations Jizhong Zhou et al. profile →
  20. Differentiation strategies of soil rare and abundant microbial taxa in response to changing climatic regimes
    2020 247 citations Yuting Liang, Mengting Yuan et al. profile →
  21. Land use conversion increases network complexity and stability of soil microbial communities in a temperate grassland
    2023 103 citations Carolyn R. Cornell, Daliang Ning et al. The ISME Journal profile →
  22. Microbes and Climate Change: a Research Prospectus for the Future
    2022 103 citations James M. Tiedje, Craig S. Criddle et al. mBio profile →
  23. Microbially mediated mechanisms underlie soil carbon accrual by conservation agriculture under decade-long warming
    2024 102 citations Ye Deng, Yunfeng Yang et al. profile →
  24. Home‐based microbial solution to boost crop growth in low‐fertility soil
    2023 80 citations Mengting Yuan, Jixian Ding et al. profile →
  25. Legume rhizodeposition promotes nitrogen fixation by soil microbiota under crop diversification
    2024 72 citations Ertao Wang, Jizhong Zhou et al. profile →
  26. Reducing the uncertainty in estimating soil microbial-derived carbon storage
    2024 68 citations Jixian Ding, Weigen Huang et al. profile →
  27. Relative increases in CH4 and CO2 emissions from wetlands under global warming dependent on soil carbon substrates
    2024 68 citations Weigen Huang, Jizhong Zhou et al. profile →
  28. Community assembly of organisms regulates soil microbial functional potential through dual mechanisms
    2024 65 citations Jizhong Zhou, Jiabao Zhang et al. profile →
  29. Nutrient and moisture limitations reveal keystone metabolites linking rhizosphere metabolomes and microbiomes
    2024 45 citations Mengting Yuan, Liyou Wu 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
Jizhong Zhou United States 122 30.4k 20.7k 12.6k 11.3k 10.7k 770 62.0k
James M. Tiedje United States 140 35.8k 1.2× 34.4k 1.7× 26.2k 2.1× 11.9k 1.1× 12.9k 1.2× 609 95.0k
Noah Fierer United States 118 39.4k 1.3× 29.4k 1.4× 7.7k 0.6× 26.3k 2.3× 20.2k 1.9× 274 89.4k
Philip Hugenholtz Australia 105 31.2k 1.0× 40.2k 1.9× 9.2k 0.7× 2.3k 0.2× 8.7k 0.8× 416 77.7k
Frank Oliver Glöckner Germany 60 25.3k 0.8× 28.2k 1.4× 5.6k 0.4× 2.5k 0.2× 7.8k 0.7× 158 57.0k
R. C. Edgar United States 32 25.3k 0.8× 41.7k 2.0× 5.4k 0.4× 4.2k 0.4× 21.7k 2.0× 50 89.7k
James I. Prosser United Kingdom 87 17.5k 0.6× 8.3k 0.4× 11.1k 0.9× 7.8k 0.7× 5.8k 0.5× 266 29.6k
Yong‐Guan Zhu China 139 12.6k 0.4× 9.2k 0.4× 39.4k 3.1× 8.1k 0.7× 15.9k 1.5× 1.1k 75.4k
Zhili He China 82 14.2k 0.5× 9.1k 0.4× 6.1k 0.5× 5.0k 0.4× 4.9k 0.5× 401 27.9k
Wolfgang Ludwig Germany 80 23.1k 0.8× 22.9k 1.1× 9.4k 0.7× 1.5k 0.1× 4.4k 0.4× 311 50.1k
Michael Wagner Austria 121 23.7k 0.8× 15.2k 0.7× 21.9k 1.7× 1.8k 0.2× 2.6k 0.2× 358 51.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jizhong Zhou

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All Works

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Huang, Weigen, Chengrong Peng, Xiaoyan Jing, et al.. (2025). Enhancement of rice production and soil carbon sequestration utilizing nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria. Applied Soil Ecology. 207. 105940–105940. 1 indexed citations
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Ouyang, Yang, Rohit Gupte, Xiao‐Jun Allen Liu, et al.. (2025). Microfluidic droplets with amended culture media cultivate a greater diversity of soil microorganisms. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 91(3). e0179424–e0179424. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Chen, Jizhong Zhou, Haiyan Yu, Xin Pan, & Huaixiang Tian. (2025). Impact of kdcA, pdhD, and codY gene regulation in Lactococcus lactis 408 on 3-methylbutanal formation during cheddar cheese ripening. Food Microbiology. 130. 104768–104768.
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Lou, Yilai, Liangshan Feng, Ning Hu, et al.. (2024). Climate-smart agriculture: Insights and challenges. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 1(1). 100003–100003. 24 indexed citations
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Wang, Hao, Xiaodan Ma, Carolyn R. Cornell, et al.. (2023). Molecular mechanism of adsorbing triclocarban by the activated sludge in wastewater treatment systems. Chemical Engineering Journal. 463. 142431–142431. 22 indexed citations
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Yuan, Mengting, Ertao Wang, Yang Bai, et al.. (2023). Root microbiota confers rice resistance to aluminium toxicity and phosphorus deficiency in acidic soils. Nature Food. 4(10). 912–924. 78 indexed citations
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Liang, Qi‐Yun, Daliang Ning, Guanjun Chen, et al.. (2023). Niche Modification by Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Drives Microbial Community Assembly in Anoxic Marine Sediments. mBio. 14(2). e0353522–e0353522. 7 indexed citations
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Tao, Xuanyu, et al.. (2023). Target integration of an exogenous β-glucosidase enhances cellulose degradation and ethanol production in Clostridium cellulolyticum. Bioresource Technology. 376. 128849–128849. 11 indexed citations
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Wu, Bo, Feifei Liu, Aifen Zhou, et al.. (2020). Experimental evolution reveals nitrate tolerance mechanisms in Desulfovibrio vulgaris. The ISME Journal. 14(11). 2862–2876. 14 indexed citations
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Tao, Xuanyu, Tao Xu, Megan L. Kempher, Jiantao Liu, & Jizhong Zhou. (2020). Precise promoter integration improves cellulose bioconversion and thermotolerance in Clostridium cellulolyticum. Metabolic Engineering. 60. 110–118. 18 indexed citations
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Li, Yongchun, Yongfu Li, Scott X. Chang, et al.. (2018). Biochar reduces soil heterotrophic respiration in a subtropical plantation through increasing soil organic carbon recalcitrancy and decreasing carbon-degrading microbial activity. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 122. 173–185. 193 indexed citations
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Qin, Qi‐Long, Bin-Bin Xie, Xi‐Ying Zhang, et al.. (2014). A Proposed Genus Boundary for the Prokaryotes Based on Genomic Insights. Journal of Bacteriology. 196(12). 2210–2215. 666 indexed citations breakdown →
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He, Zhili, Jinbo Xiong, Angela D. Kent, et al.. (2013). Distinct responses of soil microbial communities to elevated CO2 and O3 in a soybean agro-ecosystem. The ISME Journal. 8(3). 714–726. 67 indexed citations
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Beazley, Melanie J., Robert J. Martinez, Yvette M. Piceno, et al.. (2012). Microbial Community Analysis of a Coastal Salt Marsh Affected by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e41305–e41305. 144 indexed citations
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Nostrand, Joy D. Van, Liyou Wu, Wei‐Min Wu, et al.. (2011). Dynamics of Microbial Community Composition and Function during In Situ Bioremediation of a Uranium-Contaminated Aquifer. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 77(11). 3860–3869. 46 indexed citations
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Walker, C. B., Zhili He, Zamin K. Yang, et al.. (2009). The Electron Transfer System of Syntrophically Grown Desulfovibrio vulgaris. Journal of Bacteriology. 191(18). 5793–5801. 115 indexed citations
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Hagen, Jürgen von & Jizhong Zhou. (2006). The Interaction Between Capital Controls and Exchange Rate Regimes: Evidence from Developing Countries. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Liyou, Dorothea K. Thompson, Guangshan Li, et al.. (2001). Development and Evaluation of Functional Gene Arrays for Detection of Selected Genes in the Environment. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 67(12). 5780–5790. 261 indexed citations

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