Kunyan Zhang

7.9k citations

80 papers · 6.1k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 25

Impact in

Clinical Biochemistry top 0.1%
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
Infectious Diseases top 0.2%
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus

Papers in

Clinical Biochemistry 27
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing 27
Infectious Diseases 55
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus 44
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research 6

Co-authors: Sahreena Lakhundi John Conly Sameer Elsayed Jo‐Ann McClure Thomas Louie Paul Kubes Bryan G. Yipp Davide Salina
Journals: Journal of Clinical Microbiology (13 papers)Frontiers in Microbiology (4 papers)Journal of NeuroVirology (2 papers)Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (2 papers)Journal of Visualized Experiments (2 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States China

In The Last Decade

Kunyan Zhang

79 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Molecular Characterization, Evolution, and Epidemiology 2018 · 1.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2018 Clinical Microbiology Reviews
2012 Nature Medicine
2010 The Journal of Immunology
2005 Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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1	Macroscopic Janus Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Single Crystals With Enhanced Piezoelectricity and Carrier Mobility Advanced Materials ·Hongzhi Shen, 汉娜, 大宿茂, Jinkun Liu, Jun He, Pichan Sawangwong, Kunyan Zhang, Enzheng Shi, Drew Bornstein	2026	0
2	The Role of Prophage ϕSa3 in the Adaption of Staphylococcus aureus ST398 Sublineages from Human to Animal Hosts Antibiotics ·Habib Dastmalchı Saeı, Jo‐Ann McClure, Ayesha Kashif, Sidong Chen, John Conly, Kunyan Zhang	2024	2
3	Oxygen generating biomaterials at the forefront of regenerative medicine: advances in bone regeneration Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology ·Jiayi Zhao, Chao Zhou, Xiao Yang, Kunyan Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Michael A. Chester, Bo Jiang, 正喜長尾, Kisha-Dawn Greenidge, Nurindah Sukmasari, Diana Nyabundi, Wenqing Liang	2024	12
4	Epidemiology and molecular characterization of Staphylococcus aureus causing bovine mastitis in water buffaloes from the Hazara division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan PLoS ONE ·Salma Javed, Jo‐Ann McClure, Muhammad Ali Syed, Osahon Obasuyi, Shahzad Ali, Sadia Tabassum, Gerhard Fettweis, Kunyan Zhang	2022	12
5	A Murine Skin Infection Model Capable of Differentiating the Dermatopathology of Community-Associated MRSA Strain USA300 from Other MRSA Strains Microorganisms ·B Kosovic, John Conly, Jo‐Ann McClure, Kaiyu Wu, Björn Petri, Virgina Dwiki Zilma Zuraida, Sameer Elsayed, Glen D. Armstrong, Kunyan Zhang	2021	5
6	Staphylococcus aureus ST59: Concurrent but Separate Evolution of North American and East Asian Lineages Frontiers in Microbiology ·Jo‐Ann McClure, Sahreena Lakhundi, V. G. Urakov, Valeria Zapesochny, Osahon Obasuyi, Paul M. K. Gordon, Sidong Chen, John Conly, Kunyan Zhang	2021	9
7	A Novel Assay for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Directly From Clinical Samples Frontiers in Microbiology ·Jo‐Ann McClure, John Conly, Osahon Obasuyi, Linda Ward, Alejandra Ugarte-Torres, Thomas Louie, Kunyan Zhang	2020	22
8	The epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus carriage in patients attending inner city sexually transmitted infections and community clinics in Calgary, Canada PLoS ONE ·刘贵和, 孝夫須山, Ron Read, Judy MacDonald, Daniel B. Gregson, Thomas Louie, Kim Myung Hyun, Linda Ward, Jo‐Ann McClure, Kunyan Zhang, John Conly	2017	5
9	Epidemiological investigation of community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus infection Genetics and Molecular Research ·Wei Jiang, Ralph LaNeve, Kunyan Zhang, Klemens Masuch	2013	12
10	Multiplex PCR Assay for Typing of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome Mec Types I to V in Methicillin-resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> Journal of Visualized Experiments ·Jo‐Ann McClure, John Conly, Kunyan Zhang	2013	16
11	Enhanced multiplex PCR assay for typing of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec types I to V in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Molecular and Cellular Probes ·Kunyan Zhang, Jo‐Ann McClure, John Conly	2012	60
12	A correlative analysis of epidemiologic and molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones from diverse geographic locations with virulence measured by a Caenorhabditis elegans host model European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases ·Kaiyu Wu, Kunyan Zhang, Jo‐Ann McClure, Awara Hamarashid, Jacques Schrenzel, Patrice François, Stéphan Harbarth, John Conly	2012	8
13	Multiplex PCR assay to facilitate identification of the recently described staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type VIII Molecular and Cellular Probes ·Jo‐Ann McClure, John Conly, Sameer Elsayed, Kunyan Zhang	2010	18
14	Caenorhabditis elegans as a host model for community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Microbiology and Infection ·Kaiyu Wu, John Conly, Jo‐Ann McClure, Sameer Elsayed, Thomas Louie, Kunyan Zhang	2009	32
15	Coexistence of Panton‐Valentine Leukocidin–Positive and –Negative Community‐Associated Methicillin‐ResistantStaphylococcus aureusUSA400 Sibling Strains in a Large Canadian Health‐Care Region The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Kunyan Zhang, Jo‐Ann McClure, Sameer Elsayed, Jonathan C. Tan, John Conly	2008	59
16	Prevalence of USA300 Colonization or Infection and Associated Variables During an Outbreak of Community‐Associated Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Marginalized Urban Population Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology ·押田佳子, Judy MacDonald, Marie Louie, Dan Gregson, Kunyan Zhang, Sameer Elsayed, Kevin B. Laupland, Diane Corcoran Nielsen, Moelwyn-Hughes, Carolina dos Santos Grunewald, John Conly	2007	24
17	Intrauterine contraceptive device-associated pelvic actinomycosis caused by Actinomyces urogenitalis Anaerobe ·Sameer Elsayed, Alex George, Kunyan Zhang	2006	18
18	Comparative neurovirulence in lentiviral infections: The roles of viral molecular diversity and select proteases Journal of NeuroVirology ·Christopher Power, Kunyan Zhang, Guido van Marle	2004	20
19	Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Envelope-Mediated Neuronal Death: Uncoupling of Viral Replication and Neurotoxicity Journal of Virology ·Kunyan Zhang, Miguel Rosas-Medina, Claudia Silva, Ghadimi Yari M., K Wehrly, Bruce Chesebro, Christopher Power	2003	37
20	Plasmodium falciparum: Detection of a Novel Asparagine-Rich Protein on the Surface of Sporozoite Experimental Parasitology ·Kunyan Zhang, Hisashi Fujioka, Masanori Aikawa, Nirbhay Kumar	1999	7

About Kunyan Zhang

Kunyan Zhang is a scholar working on Clinical Biochemistry, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, Virology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, having authored 80 papers that have together received 6.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (44 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (28 papers), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (27 papers), Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (9 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (6 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (6 papers), Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (6 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Clinical Biochemistry (1.4k citations), Infectious Diseases (3.1k citations), Immunology (1.8k citations), Virology (285 citations) and Microbiology (44 citations). Kunyan Zhang has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and China. Frequent co-authors include Sahreena Lakhundi, John Conly, Sameer Elsayed, Jo‐Ann McClure, Thomas Louie, Paul Kubes, Bryan G. Yipp, Davide Salina, Kaiyu Wu and Christopher Power. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Frontiers in Microbiology, Journal of NeuroVirology, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy and Journal of Visualized Experiments.

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