Kechun Zhang

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Kechun Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Kechun Zhang has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 13 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Kechun Zhang's work include Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (28 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (16 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (10 papers). Kechun Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (28 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (16 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (10 papers). Kechun Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Kechun Zhang's co-authors include David A. Tirrell, James C. Liao, Mingyong Xiong, M.R. Sawaya, David Eisenberg, Yi-Shu Tai, Wei Shen, Julia A. Kornfield, Michael Diehl and Jingyu Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Kechun Zhang

79 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

A Review on the Modification of Cellulose and Its Applications

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kechun Zhang China	24	1.3k	962	627	256	198	86	2.6k
Jiantao Zhang China	32	1.1k 0.8×	522 0.5×	398 0.6×	238 0.9×	410 2.1×	137	3.3k
Naoki Yamada Japan	21	550 0.4×	553 0.6×	480 0.8×	222 0.9×	215 1.1×	146	2.0k
Koreyoshi Imamura Japan	30	1.2k 1.0×	736 0.8×	454 0.7×	516 2.0×	241 1.2×	121	3.2k
Yali Cui China	25	939 0.7×	789 0.8×	432 0.7×	489 1.9×	205 1.0×	141	2.3k
Takaharu Sakiyama Japan	29	1.0k 0.8×	685 0.7×	555 0.9×	396 1.5×	271 1.4×	96	3.0k
Yue Tian China	27	909 0.7×	910 0.9×	425 0.7×	1.4k 5.6×	381 1.9×	75	3.3k
Qianyi Zhang China	30	898 0.7×	654 0.7×	179 0.3×	709 2.8×	87 0.4×	108	3.0k
Matthew Wook Chang Singapore	42	3.4k 2.7×	1.8k 1.9×	382 0.6×	635 2.5×	519 2.6×	115	6.0k
Dongliang Yang China	39	853 0.7×	2.5k 2.6×	588 0.9×	2.0k 7.7×	432 2.2×	167	4.6k
Hong Xu China	32	1.1k 0.9×	1.6k 1.6×	894 1.4×	1.1k 4.5×	353 1.8×	92	3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Kechun Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kechun Zhang

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

Zhang, Changxi, et al.. (2025). De Novo Biosynthesis of Methyl Isobutyl Ketone by Engineered Escherichia coli. ACS Synthetic Biology. 14(11). 4508–4519.

Mao, Yongjiang, et al.. (2025). Engineered Glutamate Decarboxylase with Expanded Substrate Scope for One-Step Synthesis of β-Alanine and Aminopropanols. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 13(45). 19647–19657.

Zhang, Changxi, et al.. (2025). Improved biosynthesis of C4 derivatives by engineered thiolase. Metabolic Engineering. 91. 192–203. 2 indexed citations

Zhou, Xiaofeng, Weijun Peng, Jingwei Luo, et al.. (2024). Investigation on the correlation factors of positive Streptococcus pneumoniae antibody and IgG antibody level of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the elderly over 60 years old in Shenzhen. Vaccine. 42(9). 2448–2454. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Kechun, et al.. (2023). Kinetic and Mechanistic Characterization of Oxidation of 2-Thiophenecarboxylic Hydrazide by Hexachloroiridate(IV). Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 97(8). 1676–1684. 1 indexed citations

Li, Minchao, Kechun Zhang, Yue Yuan, et al.. (2023). Characteristics of genotype, drug resistance, and molecular transmission network among newly diagnosed HIV‐1 infections in Shenzhen, China. Journal of Medical Virology. 95(7). e28973–e28973. 10 indexed citations

Zhang, Kechun, Yaqi Chen, Dahui Chen, et al.. (2023). Sexual risk behaviours among factory workers in Shenzhen, China: a cross-sectional study. Sexual Health. 20(4). 315–322. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Jingyu, et al.. (2023). A novel strategy for l-arginine production in engineered Escherichia coli. Microbial Cell Factories. 22(1). 138–138. 6 indexed citations

Liu, Shangbin, Yingjie Chen, Yaqi Chen, et al.. (2023). Reliability and Validity of the Defeat Scale among Internal Migrant Workers in China: Decadence and Low Sense of Achievement. Healthcare. 11(6). 781–781. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kechun, Paul Chan, Siyu Chen, et al.. (2022). Factors Predicting COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in China: An Observational Prospective Cohort Study. Frontiers in Medicine. 9. 838973–838973. 11 indexed citations

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Yuan, Tanwei, Yanxiao Gao, Zhenyu Wang, et al.. (2021). Acceptability of male circumcision for HIV prevention among men who have sex with men in China: a short report. AIDS Care. 34(3). 371–378. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhengyang, Kechun Zhang, & Xiang Cheng. (2019). Rheology of bacterial suspensions under confinement. Rheologica Acta. 58(8). 439–451. 29 indexed citations

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Wang, Jilong, Yi-Shu Tai, Jingyu Wang, et al.. (2016). Engineering of a Highly Efficient Escherichia coli Strain for Mevalonate Fermentation through Chromosomal Integration. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 82(24). 7176–7184. 66 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kechun, et al.. (2014). Novel pathways and products from 2-keto acids. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 29. 1–7. 25 indexed citations

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Xiong, Mingyong, Jin Deng, Jun Zhou, et al.. (2012). A Bio-Catalytic Approach to Aliphatic Ketones. Scientific Reports. 2(1). 311–311. 38 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kechun. (2011). Experimental Study on BFRP-reinforced Pre-damaged Concrete Beam-Column Joints by Simulated Earthquake. Journal of Tongji University. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kechun. (2010). Seismic behavior of BFRP-reinforced pre-damaged concrete beam-column joints. Journal of Central South University(Science and Technology). 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kechun. (2010). Experimental study on seismic behavior of strengthened RC column-beam joints damaged by simulated earthquake. Jianzhu jiegou xuebao. 6 indexed citations

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Ran, Linwu, et al.. (2010). Effects of selenium form on blood and milk selenium concentrations, milk component and milk fatty acid composition in dairy cows. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 90(13). 2214–2219. 48 indexed citations

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Shen, Wei, Kechun Zhang, Julia A. Kornfield, & David A. Tirrell. (2006). Tuning the erosion rate of artificial protein hydrogels through control of network topology. Nature Materials. 5(2). 153–158. 248 indexed citations

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