Ren Zhang

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
77 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Ren Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ren Zhang has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 9 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Ren Zhang's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (21 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (20 papers) and Machine Learning in Bioinformatics (12 papers). Ren Zhang is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (21 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (20 papers) and Machine Learning in Bioinformatics (12 papers). Ren Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Ren Zhang's co-authors include Chun‐Ting Zhang, John C. Walker, Feng Gao, Yan Lin, Hao Luo, Abdul‐Badi Abou‐Samra, Chun-Ting Zhang, Kezhong Zhang, Zhiyao Fu and Jiaju Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Ren Zhang

77 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.

DEG 10, an update of the database of essential genes that includes both protein-coding genes and noncoding genomic elements: Table 1.

2013 423 citations Feng Gao, Chun-Ting Zhang et al. profile →
The MYB transcription factor RcMYB1 plays a central role in rose anthocyanin biosynthesis

2023 94 citations Guoren He, Ren Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ren Zhang China	29	2.3k	1.2k	677	661	353	77	4.0k
S. M. Brown United States	20	1.9k 0.8×	201 0.2×	444 0.7×	886 1.3×	786 2.2×	29	4.1k
Krishnamurthy Ramaswamy United States	35	1.9k 0.8×	395 0.3×	201 0.3×	71 0.1×	225 0.6×	144	3.9k
Yanan Cao China	31	1.4k 0.6×	158 0.1×	142 0.2×	265 0.4×	442 1.3×	151	3.5k
Rocío Bautista Spain	28	736 0.3×	244 0.2×	366 0.5×	441 0.7×	63 0.2×	70	1.8k
Francisco Alvarado United States	25	1.1k 0.5×	429 0.4×	266 0.4×	79 0.1×	140 0.4×	95	2.3k
Tatsuya Moriyama Japan	31	1.1k 0.5×	158 0.1×	176 0.3×	349 0.5×	266 0.8×	150	2.9k
Jun Okuda Japan	27	912 0.4×	343 0.3×	231 0.3×	117 0.2×	101 0.3×	145	3.1k
Akiko Ueda Japan	22	579 0.3×	282 0.2×	251 0.4×	94 0.1×	277 0.8×	107	2.2k
Dong Li China	28	2.0k 0.9×	90 0.1×	116 0.2×	249 0.4×	181 0.5×	124	3.3k
Xiaobin Li China	34	1.5k 0.7×	76 0.1×	102 0.2×	372 0.6×	270 0.8×	207	3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Ren Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ren Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ren Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ren 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 Ren Zhang. Ren 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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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Chao, Zhiyao Fu, & Ren Zhang. (2024). Reduced expressions of TCA cycle genes during aging in humans and mice. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 738. 150917–150917. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Qi, Donghong Ju, Xuequn Chen, et al.. (2024). ER-tethered stress sensor CREBH regulates mitochondrial unfolded protein response to maintain energy homeostasis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(49). e2410486121–e2410486121. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Zhao, Qi Chen, Jie‐Mei Wang, et al.. (2024). Inhalation exposure to airborne PM_2.5 attenuates hepatic metabolic pathways through S-nitrosylation of the primary ER stress sensor. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 328(1). C212–C226. 1 indexed citations

Song, Zhenfeng, et al.. (2023). A hepatokine derived from the ER protein CREBH promotes triglyceride metabolism by stimulating lipoprotein lipase activity. Science Signaling. 16(768). eadd6702–eadd6702. 16 indexed citations

Wang, Huanhuan, et al.. (2023). Transcriptomic-based analysis to identify candidate genes for blue color rose breeding. Plant Molecular Biology. 111(4-5). 439–454. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Ren, Wan‐Qiu Liu, Shengjie Ling, & Jian Li. (2023). Combining Cell-Free Expression and Multifactor Optimization for Enhanced Biosynthesis of Cinnamyl Alcohol. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 71(22). 8551–8557. 8 indexed citations

Kim, Hyunbae, Zhiyao Fu, Zhao Yang, et al.. (2022). The mitochondrial NAD kinase functions as a major metabolic regulator upon increased energy demand. Molecular Metabolism. 64. 101562–101562. 12 indexed citations

Kim, Hyunbae, Juncheng Wei, Zhenfeng Song, et al.. (2021). Regulation of hepatic circadian metabolism by the E3 ubiquitin ligase HRD1-controlled CREBH/PPARα transcriptional program. Molecular Metabolism. 49. 101192–101192. 22 indexed citations

Kim, Hyunbae, Roberto Méndez, Ze Zheng, et al.. (2014). Liver-Enriched Transcription Factor CREBH Interacts With Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor α to Regulate Metabolic Hormone FGF21. Endocrinology. 155(3). 769–782. 105 indexed citations

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Fu, Zhiyao, et al.. (2014). Elevated circulating lipasin/betatrophin in human type 2 diabetes and obesity. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 5013–5013. 201 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ren & Abdul‐Badi Abou‐Samra. (2013). Emerging roles of Lipasin as a critical lipid regulator. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 432(3). 401–405. 101 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ren, Fayi Yao, Feng Gao, & Abdul‐Badi Abou‐Samra. (2012). Nrac, a Novel Nutritionally-Regulated Adipose and Cardiac-Enriched Gene. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e46254–e46254. 6 indexed citations

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Abraham, Sam, Toni A. Chapman, Ren Zhang, et al.. (2011). Molecular Characterization of Escherichia coli Strains That Cause Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Urinary Tract Infections. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 50(3). 1027–1030. 27 indexed citations

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Lin, Yan‐Xia, et al.. (2010). Assessment of length distributions between non-coding and coding sequences amongst two model organisms. International Journal of Data Mining and Bioinformatics. 4(5). 535–535. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chun‐Ting & Ren Zhang. (2008). Gene Essentiality Analysis Based on DEG, a Database of Essential Genes. Methods in molecular biology. 416. 391–400. 29 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chun‐Ting, Ju Wang, & Ren Zhang. (2001). A Novel Method to Calculate the G+C Content of Genomic DNA Sequences. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 19(2). 333–341. 47 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chun-Ting & Ren Zhang. (1999). Skewed distribution of protein secondary structure contents over the conformational triangle. Protein Engineering Design and Selection. 12(10). 807–810. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Ningning, et al.. (1998). The relationship between the effect of exogenous 6-BA in retarding soybean leaf senescence and plasma membrane protein phosphorylation. 24(3). 305–308. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ren & John C. Walker. (1993). Structure and expression of the S locus-related genes of maize. Plant Molecular Biology. 21(6). 1171–1174. 16 indexed citations

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Walker, John C. & Ren Zhang. (1990). Relationship of a putative receptor protein kinase from maize to the S-locus glycoproteins of Brassica. Nature. 345(6277). 743–746. 286 indexed citations

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