Qi Zhang

25.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
663 papers, 16.7k citations indexed

About

Qi Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qi Zhang has authored 663 papers receiving a total of 16.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 292 papers in Molecular Biology, 188 papers in Cancer Research and 141 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Qi Zhang's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (84 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (67 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (64 papers). Qi Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (84 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (67 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (64 papers). Qi Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Qi Zhang's co-authors include Guihua Chen, Yinan Deng, Yan Tai, Tuanjie Li, Yingcai Zhang, Weicheng Liang, Changchang Jia, Shitao Rao, Dongbo Qiu and Guoying Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Qi Zhang

626 papers receiving 16.5k 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.

  1. Translation of the circular RNA circβ-catenin promotes liver cancer cell growth through activation of the Wnt pathway
    2019 369 citations Qi Zhang et al. profile →
  2. Mechanistic Insights into Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi-Mediated Drought Stress Tolerance in Plants
    2019 229 citations Qi Zhang et al. profile →
  3. Exhaustion-associated cholesterol deficiency dampens the cytotoxic arm of antitumor immunity
    2023 118 citations Qi Zhang et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Qi Zhang 7.7k 4.4k 3.8k 3.3k 1.7k 663 16.7k
Yi Li 9.7k 1.3× 3.2k 0.7× 5.4k 1.4× 3.5k 1.1× 1.7k 1.0× 695 19.1k
Chih‐Hsin Tang 7.8k 1.0× 3.3k 0.8× 3.5k 0.9× 2.4k 0.7× 1.0k 0.6× 464 15.8k
Yong Li 11.5k 1.5× 6.4k 1.5× 4.6k 1.2× 3.9k 1.2× 1.1k 0.7× 439 19.5k
Xin Zhang 10.3k 1.3× 5.6k 1.3× 3.5k 0.9× 2.1k 0.6× 1.5k 0.9× 980 19.1k
Xin Wang 13.1k 1.7× 5.2k 1.2× 4.2k 1.1× 4.0k 1.2× 1.7k 1.0× 1.1k 24.4k
Michele Caraglia 7.4k 1.0× 3.2k 0.7× 5.0k 1.3× 1.5k 0.5× 1.4k 0.8× 488 16.0k
Stephen J. Weiss 9.6k 1.3× 6.4k 1.4× 5.1k 1.3× 4.4k 1.3× 1.8k 1.0× 148 23.6k
Wen G. Jiang 14.5k 1.9× 5.0k 1.1× 6.4k 1.7× 2.6k 0.8× 1.8k 1.0× 830 25.5k
Athanasios G. Papavassiliou 8.0k 1.0× 2.7k 0.6× 3.2k 0.8× 1.6k 0.5× 1.6k 0.9× 488 17.5k
Yan Wang 10.6k 1.4× 3.0k 0.7× 2.9k 0.8× 1.8k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 756 17.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Qi Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qi Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Qi Zhang. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Qi Zhang. The network helps show where Qi Zhang may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qi Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Qi Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Qi 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 Qi Zhang. Qi 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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Ji, Lijuan, Qi Zhang, Ruili Wang, Dongdong Zhang, & Changjiang Xu. (2025). Association of C₂HEST Score and New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Medical Science Monitor. 31. e949555–e949555.
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Yang, Fan, Beibei Ni, Chao Yuan, et al.. (2025). Mesenchymal stromal cell-derived extracellular vesicles as nanotherapeutics for concanavalin a-induced hepatitis: modulating the gut‒liver axis. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 16(1). 4–4. 3 indexed citations
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Fan, Xinfeng, et al.. (2024). CircBRIP1: a plasma diagnostic marker for non-small-cell lung cancer. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 150(2). 83–83. 5 indexed citations
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Fang, Lu, Changjie Liu, Zongzhe Jiang, et al.. (2024). Annexin A1 binds PDZ and LIM domain 7 to inhibit adipogenesis and prevent obesity. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 9(1). 218–218. 6 indexed citations
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Zhuang, Lin, Li Zhang, Qi Zhang, et al.. (2024). Gpbar-1/cAMP/PKA signaling mitigates macrophage-mediated acute cholestatic liver injury via antagonizing NLRP3-ASC inflammasome. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1870(6). 167266–167266. 3 indexed citations
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Xun, Jing, Botao Wang, Xiaolin Jiang, et al.. (2024). RGS1 targeted by miR-191-3p inhibited the stemness properties of esophageal cancer cells by suppressing CXCR4/PI3K/AKT signaling. Acta Histochemica. 126(5-7). 152190–152190. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaoqing, Lin Su, Zhuo Zhang, et al.. (2023). Detection of multiple types of cancer driver mutations using targeted RNA sequencing in non–small cell lung cancer. Cancer. 129(15). 2422–2430. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Hui, Hongyi Liu, Yifei Liu, et al.. (2023). Exploring the dynamics and influencing factors of CD4 T cell activation using single-cell RNA-seq. iScience. 26(9). 107588–107588. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Yangyang, Wei Zhang, Jiangchao Wu, et al.. (2023). Tumor micronecrosis predicts poor prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation. BMC Cancer. 23(1). 86–86. 1 indexed citations
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Wei, Tao, Qi Zhang, Xiang Li, et al.. (2018). Monitoring Tumor Burden in Response to FOLFIRINOX Chemotherapy Via Profiling Circulating Cell-Free DNA in Pancreatic Cancer. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 18(1). 196–203. 70 indexed citations
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Jiang, Yuming, Jingjing Xie, Zhen Han, et al.. (2018). Immunomarker Support Vector Machine Classifier for Prediction of Gastric Cancer Survival and Adjuvant Chemotherapeutic Benefit. Clinical Cancer Research. 24(22). 5574–5584. 118 indexed citations
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Huang, Bingqing, Huipeng Yang, Xixi Cheng, et al.. (2017). tRF/miR-1280 Suppresses Stem Cell–like Cells and Metastasis in Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Research. 77(12). 3194–3206. 201 indexed citations
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Dai, Tingting, et al.. (2017). Overexpression of Prox1 Induces the Differentiation of Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells into Lymphatic Endothelial-Like Cells In Vitro. Cellular Reprogramming. 19(1). 54–63. 15 indexed citations
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Cai, Songjie, Masayuki Fujino, Qi Zhang, et al.. (2017). iPSC-Derived Regulatory Dendritic Cells Inhibit Allograft Rejection by Generating Alloantigen-Specific Regulatory T Cells. Stem Cell Reports. 8(5). 1174–1189. 37 indexed citations
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Li, Tuanjie, Yuming Jiang, Yanfeng Hu, et al.. (2016). Interleukin-17–Producing Neutrophils Link Inflammatory Stimuli to Disease Progression by Promoting Angiogenesis in Gastric Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 23(6). 1575–1585. 130 indexed citations
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Li, Han, Wei Wang, Yueju Liu, et al.. (2013). Closed patella fracture combined with cruciate ligament injury: a case control study. Chinese Medical Journal. 126(20). 3856–3859. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qi, Jing Pan, Paula E. North, et al.. (2012). Aerosolized 3-Bromopyruvate Inhibits Lung Tumorigenesis without Causing Liver Toxicity. Cancer Prevention Research. 5(5). 717–725. 35 indexed citations

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