Qian Cong

11.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
121 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Qian Cong is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Qian Cong has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Genetics, 55 papers in Molecular Biology and 37 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Qian Cong's work include Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy (56 papers), Plant and animal studies (35 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (20 papers). Qian Cong is often cited by papers focused on Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy (56 papers), Plant and animal studies (35 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (20 papers). Qian Cong collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Qian Cong's co-authors include Nick V. Grishin, Xin Cai, Jiaxi Wu, Xiang Chen, Siqi Liu, Tuo Li, Youtong Wu, Zhijian J. Chen, Fenghe Du and Nick V. Grishin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Qian Cong

111 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

Phosphorylation of innate immune adaptor proteins MAVS, STING, and TRIF induces IRF3 activation

2015 1.4k citations Qian Cong, Nick V. Grishin et al. Science profile →
Protein interaction networks revealed by proteome coevolution

2019 150 citations Qian Cong, Ivan Anishchenko et al. Science profile →
Cryo-EM structure of a type IV secretion system

2022 72 citations Kevin Macé, Adam Redzej et al. Nature profile →
Genetic manipulation of Patescibacteria provides mechanistic insights into microbial dark matter and the epibiotic lifestyle

2023 52 citations Ian R. Humphreys, Qian Cong et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qian Cong United States	26	1.7k	1.4k	859	544	522	121	3.4k
Teruo Yasunaga Japan	31	2.3k 1.4×	1.5k 1.1×	1.0k 1.2×	474 0.9×	633 1.2×	93	5.1k
Mario A. Fares Ireland	33	2.0k 1.2×	365 0.3×	673 0.8×	304 0.6×	162 0.3×	94	3.2k
Just Justesen Denmark	32	2.3k 1.4×	964 0.7×	558 0.6×	102 0.2×	177 0.3×	90	3.5k
Aidan Budd Germany	18	1.6k 1.0×	636 0.5×	459 0.5×	165 0.3×	101 0.2×	31	2.8k
Michel Ledizet United States	27	1.7k 1.0×	439 0.3×	450 0.5×	66 0.1×	768 1.5×	52	3.5k
Fredj Tekaia France	31	1.4k 0.9×	655 0.5×	273 0.3×	427 0.8×	935 1.8×	61	3.3k
Valérie Labas France	36	2.2k 1.3×	613 0.4×	564 0.7×	83 0.2×	108 0.2×	135	4.3k
Marc Kvansakul Australia	37	2.1k 1.2×	671 0.5×	456 0.5×	102 0.2×	215 0.4×	87	3.4k
Denise V. Tambourgi Brazil	35	1.7k 1.0×	463 0.3×	2.8k 3.3×	197 0.4×	148 0.3×	153	4.1k
John A. Browne Ireland	31	870 0.5×	499 0.4×	440 0.5×	272 0.5×	314 0.6×	108	2.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qian Cong

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

All Works

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Kretsch, Rachael C., Alissa M. Hummer, Shujun He, et al.. (2025). Assessment of Nucleic Acid Structure Prediction in CASP16. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 94(1). 192–217. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Jing, Andriy Kryshtafovych, Jimin Pei, et al.. (2025). Assessment of Protein Complex Predictions in CASP16 : Are We Making Progress?. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 94(1). 106–130.

Pei, Jimin, Antonina Andreeva, Sara Chuguransky, et al.. (2024). Bridging the Gap between Sequence and Structure Classifications of Proteins with AlphaFold Models. Journal of Molecular Biology. 436(22). 168764–168764. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Jing, Qian Cong, Jinhui Shen, et al.. (2024). What one genus of showy moths can say about migration, adaptation, and wing pattern. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(17). e2319726121–e2319726121. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Jing, Timothy King, Qian Cong, et al.. (2024). Range‐wide population genomic structure of the Karner blue butterfly, Plebejus ( Lycaeides ) samuelis. Ecology and Evolution. 14(9). e70044–e70044.

Zhang, Jing, et al.. (2023). Recent advances in predicting and modeling protein–protein interactions. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 48(6). 527–538. 36 indexed citations

Pei, Jimin & Qian Cong. (2023). Computational analysis of regulatory regions in human protein kinases. Protein Science. 32(10). e4764–e4764. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Jing, Qian Cong, Jinhui Shen, et al.. (2023). Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa. 5271(1). 91–114. 1 indexed citations

Pei, Jimin & Qian Cong. (2023). AFTM: a database of transmembrane regions in the human proteome predicted by AlphaFold. Database. 2023. 5 indexed citations

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Kinch, Lisa N., Qian Cong, Jananee Jaishankar, & Kim Orth. (2022). Co-component signal transduction systems: Fast-evolving virulence regulation cassettes discovered in enteric bacteria. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(24). e2203176119–e2203176119. 18 indexed citations

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Pei, Jimin, Jing Zhang, & Qian Cong. (2022). Human mitochondrial protein complexes revealed by large-scale coevolution analysis and deep learning-based structure modeling. Bioinformatics. 38(18). 4301–4311. 28 indexed citations

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Macé, Kevin, Adam Redzej, Natalya Lukoyanova, et al.. (2022). Cryo-EM structure of a type IV secretion system. Nature. 607(7917). 191–196. 72 indexed citations breakdown →

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Robbins, Robert K., Qian Cong, Jing Zhang, et al.. (2022). Genomics‐based higher classification of the species‐rich hairstreaks (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini). Systematic Entomology. 47(3). 445–469. 9 indexed citations

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Opler, Paul A., et al.. (2022). DNA barcodes reveal different speciation scenarios in the four North American Anthocharis Boisduval, Rambur, [Duménil] & Graslin, [1833] (Lepidoptera: Pieridae: Pierinae: Anthocharidini) species groups. Zootaxa. 5194(4). 519–539.

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Cong, Qian, et al.. (2021). Influence of the large‐Z effect during contact between butterfly sister species. Ecology and Evolution. 11(17). 11615–11626. 2 indexed citations

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Robbins, Robert K., Qian Cong, Jing Zhang, et al.. (2021). A switch to feeding on cycads generates parallel accelerated evolution of toxin tolerance in two clades ofEumaeuscaterpillars (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(7). 9 indexed citations

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Cong, Qian, et al.. (2021). Design and Test of Load-Lifting Performance for Hydraulic Linkage of the High-Medium Horsepower Tractor. Applied Sciences. 11(20). 9758–9758. 3 indexed citations

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Cong, Qian, et al.. (2020). Speciation in North American Junonia from a genomic perspective. Systematic Entomology. 45(4). 803–837. 11 indexed citations

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Cong, Qian, Ivan Anishchenko, Sergey Ovchinnikov, & David Baker. (2019). Protein interaction networks revealed by proteome coevolution. Science. 365(6449). 185–189. 150 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Ming, et al.. (2008). Synthetical Evaluation the Quality of the Hospital Work in Each Year with Numerical Analysis. Shuxue de shijian yu renshi. 38(21). 94–96. 1 indexed citations

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