Michael Q. Zhang

6.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
49 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Michael Q. Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Q. Zhang has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Cancer Research and 3 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Michael Q. Zhang's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (13 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (13 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (11 papers). Michael Q. Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (13 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (13 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (11 papers). Michael Q. Zhang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Michael Q. Zhang's co-authors include Zhenyu Xuan, Gregory J. Hannon, Michelle A. Carmell, Adrian R. Krainer, Luca Cartegni, Hong‐Xiang Liu, Andrew D. Smith, Hirotoshi Kikuchi, Daniel C. Chung and Ramnik J. Xavier and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Michael Q. Zhang

47 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Argonaute family: tentacles that reach into RNAi, developmental control, stem cell maintenance, and tumorigenesis

2002 654 citations Zhenyu Xuan, Michael Q. Zhang et al. profile →
A long nuclear‐retained non‐coding RNA regulates synaptogenesis by modulating gene expression

2010 595 citations Delphine Bernard, Kannanganattu V. Prasanth et al. The EMBO Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Q. Zhang United States	25	3.1k	1.5k	435	424	272	49	4.0k
Hairi Li United States	31	4.6k 1.5×	964 0.6×	327 0.8×	728 1.7×	218 0.8×	43	5.9k
Claudio Santoro Italy	31	3.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	428 1.0×	185 0.4×	358 1.3×	90	4.1k
Oriol Fornés Canada	17	2.9k 0.9×	656 0.4×	540 1.2×	392 0.9×	389 1.4×	34	3.8k
Ran Elkon Israel	39	4.9k 1.6×	1.3k 0.9×	346 0.8×	302 0.7×	320 1.2×	81	5.7k
Irina Khrebtukova United States	20	6.0k 1.9×	1.6k 1.1×	548 1.3×	309 0.7×	465 1.7×	31	6.9k
Maxwell R. Mumbach United States	20	4.6k 1.5×	1.5k 1.0×	343 0.8×	487 1.1×	358 1.3×	27	5.2k
Hervé Pagès United States	7	3.1k 1.0×	635 0.4×	660 1.5×	599 1.4×	455 1.7×	10	4.2k
Guang Hu United States	34	4.3k 1.4×	724 0.5×	549 1.3×	455 1.1×	424 1.6×	94	5.1k
Charles E. Vejnar United States	23	3.0k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	416 1.0×	274 0.6×	242 0.9×	33	3.6k
Darren A. Cusanovich United States	18	4.1k 1.3×	818 0.5×	491 1.1×	236 0.6×	528 1.9×	28	4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Q. Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Q. Zhang

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Jia, Chen, Hong Qian, & Michael Q. Zhang. (2024). Exact Power Spectrum in a Minimal Hybrid Model of Stochastic Gene Expression Oscillations. SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics. 84(3). 1204–1226. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Michael Q.. (2023). Dialog between artificial intelligence & natural intelligence. Quantitative Biology. 11(4). 359–362.

Zhang, Michael Q., et al.. (2021). Data Analytics into Hydraulic Modelling for Better Understanding of Well/Surface Network Limits, Proactively Identify Challenges and, Provide Solutions for Improved System Performance in the Greater Burgan Field. 3 indexed citations

Su, Xiaonan, Ji‐Eun Lee, Yutong Song, et al.. (2020). Molecular basis for histone H3 “K4me3-K9me3/2” methylation pattern readout by Spindlin1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295(49). 16877–16887. 18 indexed citations

Li, Jing, Younghee Lee, Yu Jiang, et al.. (2018). Co-inhibitory Molecule B7 Superfamily Member 1 Expressed by Tumor-Infiltrating Myeloid Cells Induces Dysfunction of Anti-tumor CD8+ T Cells. Immunity. 48(4). 773–786.e5. 165 indexed citations

Gu, Jin, et al.. (2014). Gene module based regulator inference identifying miR-139 as a tumor suppressor in colorectal cancer. Molecular BioSystems. 10(12). 3249–3254. 11 indexed citations

Liao, Will, Weiming Ouyang, Michael Q. Zhang, & Ming O. Li. (2014). Genome wide mapping of Foxo1 binding-sites in murine T lymphocytes. Genomics Data. 2. 280–281. 5 indexed citations

Hu, Long, Chao Di, Yucheng Yang, et al.. (2014). A common set of distinct features that characterize noncoding RNAs across multiple species. Nucleic Acids Research. 43(1). 104–114. 29 indexed citations

Wu, Jie, Olga Anczuków, Adrian R. Krainer, Michael Q. Zhang, & Chaolin Zhang. (2013). OLego: fast and sensitive mapping of spliced mRNA-Seq reads using small seeds. Nucleic Acids Research. 41(10). 5149–5163. 91 indexed citations

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Guo, Weilong, Petko Fiziev, Weihong Yan, et al.. (2013). BS-Seeker2: a versatile aligning pipeline for bisulfite sequencing data. BMC Genomics. 14(1). 774–774. 281 indexed citations

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Li, Ruijuan, Weilong Guo, Jin Gu, Michael Q. Zhang, & Xiaowo Wang. (2012). Chromatin state and microRNA determine different gene expression dynamics responsive to TNF stimulation. Genomics. 100(5). 297–302. 4 indexed citations

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He, Miao, Yu Liu, Xiaowo Wang, et al.. (2012). Cell-Type-Based Analysis of MicroRNA Profiles in the Mouse Brain. Neuron. 73(1). 35–48. 230 indexed citations

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Bernard, Delphine, Kannanganattu V. Prasanth, Vidisha Tripathi, et al.. (2010). A long nuclear‐retained non‐coding RNA regulates synaptogenesis by modulating gene expression. The EMBO Journal. 29(18). 3082–3093. 595 indexed citations breakdown →

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Benita, Yair, Hirotoshi Kikuchi, Andrew D. Smith, et al.. (2009). An integrative genomics approach identifies Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1 (HIF-1)-target genes that form the core response to hypoxia. Nucleic Acids Research. 37(14). 4587–4602. 361 indexed citations

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Hodges, Emily, Andrew D. Smith, Jude Kendall, et al.. (2009). High definition profiling of mammalian DNA methylation by array capture and single molecule bisulfite sequencing. Genome Research. 19(9). 1593–1605. 175 indexed citations

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Das, Debopriya, et al.. (2008). Regulation of the PDK4 Isozyme by the Rb-E2F1 Complex. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(41). 27410–27417. 90 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hua, Zhenhua Li, Michael Q. Zhang, Michael Katz, & Bin-Xian Zhang. (2008). Heat Shock Protein 90β1 Is Essential for Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid-induced Mitochondrial Ca2+ Efflux. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(12). 7580–7589. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaowo, Jin Gu, Michael Q. Zhang, & Yanda Li. (2007). Identification of phylogenetically conserved microRNA cis-regulatory elements across 12 Drosophila species. Bioinformatics. 24(2). 165–171. 12 indexed citations

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Jiang, Tao, Ying Xu, & Michael Q. Zhang. (2002). Computational Methods for Promoter Recognition. 249–267. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Michael Q., et al.. (1994). Mechanisms of Heliothis virescens resistance to exogenous ecdysteroids.. 182–201. 2 indexed citations

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