Kun Zhang

39.5k total citations · 11 hit papers
281 papers, 16.6k citations indexed

About

Kun Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Kun Zhang has authored 281 papers receiving a total of 16.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 174 papers in Molecular Biology, 44 papers in Genetics and 25 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Kun Zhang's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (39 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (29 papers) and Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (21 papers). Kun Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (39 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (29 papers) and Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (21 papers). Kun Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Kun Zhang's co-authors include Dinh Diep, Jin Li, Blue B. Lake, George M. Church, Joshua M. Akey, Nongluk Plongthongkum, Song Chen, Ho-Lim Fung, Yuan Gao and Bin Xie and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Kun Zhang

270 papers receiving 16.3k citations

Hit Papers

Accurate Multiplex Polony... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2005 2011 2002 2017 2011 250 500 750
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. Accurate Multiplex Polony Sequencing of an Evolved Bacterial Genome
    2005 860 citations Jay Shendure, Gregory J. Porreca et al. Science profile →
  2. Increased methylation variation in epigenetic domains across cancer types
    2011 752 citations Dinh Diep, Kun Zhang et al. profile →
  3. Interrogating a High-Density SNP Map for Signatures of Natural Selection
    2002 709 citations Kun Zhang et al. profile →
  4. Integrative single-cell analysis of transcriptional and epigenetic states in the human adult brain
    2017 569 citations Brandon C. Sos, Peter V. Kharchenko et al. profile →
  5. Neuronal activity modifies the DNA methylation landscape in the adult brain
    2011 507 citations Bin Xie, Kun Zhang et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
  6. High-throughput sequencing of the transcriptome and chromatin accessibility in the same cell
    2019 495 citations Kun Zhang et al. profile →
  7. Genome-wide Regulation of 5hmC, 5mC, and Gene Expression by Tet1 Hydroxylase in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells
    2011 493 citations Kun Zhang et al. profile →
  8. Identification of methylation haplotype blocks aids in deconvolution of heterogeneous tissue samples and tumor tissue-of-origin mapping from plasma DNA
    2017 330 citations Dinh Diep, Kun Zhang et al. profile →
  9. Fast and sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA using suboptimal protospacer adjacent motifs for Cas12a
    2022 272 citations Kun Zhang et al. profile →
  10. Synthesis and anti-α-glucosidase activity evaluation of betulinic acid derivatives
    2023 83 citations Kun Zhang et al. profile →
  11. Fast and sensitive CRISPR detection by minimized interference of target amplification
    2024 61 citations Kun 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
Kun Zhang China 55 12.0k 3.4k 2.0k 1.0k 851 281 16.6k
Qi Zhou China 59 9.9k 0.8× 2.1k 0.6× 1.7k 0.9× 761 0.7× 652 0.8× 428 13.6k
Yuan Gao China 55 12.6k 1.0× 3.0k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 505 0.5× 1.3k 1.5× 289 17.1k
Shuo Lin United States 71 12.2k 1.0× 2.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 839 0.8× 2.0k 2.3× 293 19.7k
Jie Qiao China 67 8.0k 0.7× 2.0k 0.6× 2.1k 1.1× 774 0.8× 2.5k 3.0× 751 19.7k
Gregory M. Cooper United States 46 8.5k 0.7× 7.5k 2.2× 1.3k 0.6× 754 0.7× 626 0.7× 180 16.0k
Xinyu Zhao China 54 6.9k 0.6× 2.6k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 421 0.4× 558 0.7× 336 12.1k
Randall T. Peterson United States 58 11.0k 0.9× 1.7k 0.5× 728 0.4× 467 0.5× 1.2k 1.4× 155 17.2k
Feng Chen China 64 9.7k 0.8× 1.8k 0.5× 2.2k 1.1× 923 0.9× 2.1k 2.5× 730 19.1k
Xingxu Huang China 55 10.6k 0.9× 2.6k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 805 0.8× 870 1.0× 247 14.0k
Hitoshi Niwa Japan 51 14.8k 1.2× 2.9k 0.9× 971 0.5× 1.0k 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 178 19.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kun Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kun Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kun Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kun 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 Kun Zhang. Kun Zhang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lü, Bin, Kun Zhang, Jia Shi, et al.. (2025). Selenium nanoparticles combined with calycosin treated sepsis through synergistic anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. Nanoscale. 17(26). 15866–15878. 1 indexed citations
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Ninh, Van K., David Calcagno, Justin Yu, et al.. (2024). Spatially clustered type I interferon responses at injury borderzones. Nature. 633(8028). 174–181. 16 indexed citations
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Li, Jianwei, et al.. (2024). Case report: Novel germline c.587delA pathogenic variant in familial multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 15. 1467882–1467882.
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Zhang, Yida, Viktor Petukhov, Evan Biederstedt, et al.. (2024). Gene panel selection for targeted spatial transcriptomics. Genome biology. 25(1). 35–35. 7 indexed citations
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Feng, Wei, et al.. (2024). Dynamic Analysis of Geared Rotor System with Hybrid Uncertainties. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 37(1). 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiaoxian, Ying Sun, Zhen Zhang, et al.. (2023). On-demand detachable adhesive hydrogel based on dual dynamic covalent cross-linked with NIR/pH dual-responsive properties for diabetic wound healing. Chemical Engineering Journal. 479. 147646–147646. 54 indexed citations
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Yang, Chunxia, Kun Zhang, Kun Zhang, et al.. (2022). Co-Expression Network Modeling Identifies Specific Inflammation and Neurological Disease-Related Genes mRNA Modules in Mood Disorder. Frontiers in Genetics. 13. 865015–865015. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Kun, Jiahui Zhang, Jiahui Zhang, et al.. (2022). Analysis of the effect of phototherapy on intestinal probiotics and metabolism in newborns with jaundice. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 10. 878473–878473. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Wendy S., et al.. (2021). Single-cell transcriptomics reveals opposing roles of Shp2 in Myc-driven liver tumor cells and microenvironment. Cell Reports. 37(6). 109974–109974. 35 indexed citations
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Zhang, Kun, Feng Jiang, Hai‐Bin Luo, & Fangwei Liu. (2021). Occupational noise exposure and the prevalence of dyslipidemia in a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 1258–1258. 13 indexed citations
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Park, Soohyung, Chan‐Wang Jerry Lio, Edahí González‐Avalos, et al.. (2020). 5-Azacytidine Transiently Restores Dysregulated Erythroid Differentiation Gene Expression in TET2-Deficient Erythroleukemia Cells. Molecular Cancer Research. 19(3). 451–464. 4 indexed citations
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Jin, Jingwei, Panpan Wu, Dongli Li, et al.. (2020). Understanding the interaction of estrogenic ligands with estrogen receptors: a survey of the functional and binding kinetic studies. PubMed. 38(2). 142–168. 6 indexed citations
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Yang, Shengping, Kun Zhang, & Zhide Fang. (2020). Robust RNA-seq data analysis using an integrated method of ROC curve and Kolmogorov–Smirnov test. Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation. 51(12). 7444–7457. 5 indexed citations
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Preißl, Sebastian, Rongxin Fang, Hui Huang, et al.. (2018). Single-nucleus analysis of accessible chromatin in developing mouse forebrain reveals cell-type-specific transcriptional regulation. Nature Neuroscience. 21(3). 432–439. 195 indexed citations
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Huang, Huarong, Yan He, Lanyue Zhang, et al.. (2018). Phenethyl isothiocyanate in combination with dibenzoylmethane inhibits the androgen-independent growth of prostate cancer cells. Food & Function. 9(4). 2398–2408. 11 indexed citations
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Edge, Peter, Ho Suk Lee, Vikas Bansal, et al.. (2017). Ultraaccurate genome sequencing and haplotyping of single human cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(47). 12512–12517. 35 indexed citations
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Li, Jin Billy, Erez Y. Levanon, Jung-Ki Yoon, et al.. (2009). Genome-Wide Identification of Human RNA Editing Sites by Parallel DNA Capturing and Sequencing. Science. 324(5931). 1210–1213. 434 indexed citations
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Shendure, Jay, Gregory J. Porreca, Nikos B. Reppas, et al.. (2005). Accurate Multiplex Polony Sequencing of an Evolved Bacterial Genome. Science. 309(5741). 1728–1732. 860 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jayle, Christophe, Michel Eugène, Kun Zhang, et al.. (2004). Evidence for protective roles of polyethylene glycol plus high sodium solution and trimetazidine against consequences of renal medulla ischaemia during cold preservation and reperfusion in a pig kidney model. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 19(7). 1742–1751. 12 indexed citations

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