Rong Zeng

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
166 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Rong Zeng is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rong Zeng has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Organic Chemistry, 40 papers in Molecular Biology and 19 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Rong Zeng's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (49 papers), Radical Photochemical Reactions (23 papers) and Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (16 papers). Rong Zeng is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (49 papers), Radical Photochemical Reactions (23 papers) and Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (16 papers). Rong Zeng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Rong Zeng's co-authors include Shengming Ma, Chunling Fu, Warren J. Leonard, Rosanne Spolski, Jun‐Long Li, Zongnan Zhang, Qing‐Zhu Li, Guangbin Dong, Ni Xiong and Guoxiang Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Rong Zeng

161 papers receiving 5.6k 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.

Synergy of IL-21 and IL-15 in regulating CD8+ T cell expansion and function

2005 592 citations Rong Zeng, Rosanne Spolski et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rong Zeng China	40	2.7k	966	929	610	469	166	5.7k
Min Jiang China	45	2.4k 0.9×	244 0.3×	2.0k 2.2×	529 0.9×	225 0.5×	219	6.2k
Fan Yang China	41	1.6k 0.6×	375 0.4×	2.1k 2.2×	920 1.5×	197 0.4×	182	5.5k
Wei Lü China	37	1.3k 0.5×	158 0.2×	2.2k 2.3×	516 0.8×	139 0.3×	239	4.6k
Yanping Zhu China	37	2.3k 0.9×	196 0.2×	709 0.8×	160 0.3×	155 0.3×	169	3.9k
Wei Yi China	43	4.7k 1.8×	102 0.1×	1.4k 1.5×	231 0.4×	727 1.6×	274	7.8k
Yiqun Li China	32	1.8k 0.7×	141 0.1×	534 0.6×	197 0.3×	202 0.4×	167	3.5k
Wen Zhou China	32	900 0.3×	849 0.9×	1.4k 1.5×	1.4k 2.2×	80 0.2×	87	3.8k
Hiroshi Fujii Japan	28	634 0.2×	157 0.2×	1.3k 1.3×	227 0.4×	466 1.0×	135	3.6k
Saı̈d Sebti Morocco	44	2.1k 0.8×	128 0.1×	2.1k 2.2×	967 1.6×	366 0.8×	159	5.3k
Xueqi Fu China	38	337 0.1×	372 0.4×	2.5k 2.7×	683 1.1×	261 0.6×	179	4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Rong Zeng

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rong Zeng

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

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Xu, Bo, Tao Yu, He Liu, et al.. (2025). Design, synthesis, and biological activity study of 6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives against multidrug resistance in Eca109/VCR cells. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 291. 117542–117542. 1 indexed citations

Zeng, Rong, Chengxiang Zhou, Zuguang Yang, et al.. (2025). Synthesis of Functionalized (Poly)Siloxanes via Iron‐Catalyzed C–H Bond Alkylation with Polar Olefins ^†. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 43(24). 3489–3495.

Hong, Mei, Rong Zeng, Junjie Zhang, et al.. (2025). OLFML3 Promotes IRG1 Mitochondrial Localization and Modulates Mitochondrial Function in Macrophages. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 21(5). 2275–2295. 2 indexed citations

Ding, Hao, Yan Deng, Rong Zeng, et al.. (2025). PEITC restores chemosensitivity in cisplatin-resistant non-small cell lung cancer by targeting c-Myc/miR-424-5p. Discover Oncology. 16(1). 1999–1999.

Li, Xinyang, Zongnan Zhang, Jie Feng, et al.. (2024). Precisely succinonitrile-functionalized PEO electrolytes toward room-temperature all-solid-state lithium batteries. Science China Materials. 67(5). 1412–1421. 23 indexed citations

Xue, Ting, Cheng Ma, Le Liu, et al.. (2024). Characterization of A π–π stacking cocrystal of 4-nitrophthalonitrile directed toward application in photocatalysis. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1455–1455. 32 indexed citations

Liu, Yijun, Linglu Wang, Rong Zeng, et al.. (2023). Exposure levels and determinants of placental polybrominated diphenyl ethers in Chinese pregnant women. Environmental Research. 241. 117615–117615. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Yanqing, Qing‐Zhu Li, Rong Zeng, et al.. (2022). Radical Acylalkylation of 1,3-Enynes To Access Allenic Ketones via N-Heterocyclic Carbene Organocatalysis. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 87(8). 5229–5241. 45 indexed citations

Mu, Chao, Chunling Guo, Ao Li, et al.. (2021). Discovery of sertraline and its derivatives able to combat drug-resistant gastric cancer cell via inducing apoptosis. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 41. 127997–127997. 15 indexed citations

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Ma, Yanling, et al.. (2019). A Novel Amidase Signature Family Amidase from the Marine Actinomycete Salinispora arenicola CNS-205. Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy. 13(4). 557–563. 3 indexed citations

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Zhu, Hongping, Ke Xie, Xiang‐Hong He, et al.. (2019). Organocatalytic diastereoselective [3+2] cyclization of MBH carbonates with dinucleophiles: synthesis of bicyclic imidazoline derivatives that inhibit MDM2–p53 interaction. Chemical Communications. 55(76). 11374–11377. 27 indexed citations

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Xiong, Ni, et al.. (2019). Metal‐Metal Cooperation in Dinucleating Complexes Involving Late Transition Metals Directed towards Organic Catalysis. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 38(2). 185–201. 48 indexed citations

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Yu, Huanghe, Rong Zeng, Ye Lin, et al.. (2019). Kadsura heteroclita stem suppresses the onset and progression of adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats. Phytomedicine. 58. 152876–152876. 40 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiang, Rong Zeng, Xinliang Feng, et al.. (2018). Intermolecular Cyclopropanation of Iodonium Ylides and Electron‐Deficient Alkenes through a Highly Efficient Catalyst‐Free Process. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry. 7(10). 2065–2068. 12 indexed citations

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Zhang, Tao, Yuan Liu, Rong Zeng, et al.. (2017). Association of donor small ubiquitin‐like modifier 4 rs237025 genetic variant with tacrolimus elimination in the early period after liver transplantation. Liver International. 38(4). 724–732. 11 indexed citations

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Duan, Lei, et al.. (2015). Rating the quality of evidence: the GRADE system in systematic reviews/meta-analyses of AKI.. PubMed. 37(7). 1089–93. 2 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhonghua, et al.. (2008). Toxicity of Aromatic Ketone to Yeast Cell and Improvement of the Asymmetric Reduction of Aromatic Ketone Catalyzed by Yeast Cell with the Introduction of Resin Adsorption. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhonghua, Rong Zeng, Yu Wang, Guanghui Wang, & Shan‐Jing Yao. (2007). Isolation of microbe for asymmetric reduction of prochiral aromatic ketone and its reaction characters. Frontiers of Chemical Engineering in China. 1(4). 416–420. 4 indexed citations

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Zeng, Rong, Rosanne Spolski, Steven E. Finkelstein, et al.. (2005). Synergy of IL-21 and IL-15 in regulating CD8+ T cell expansion and function. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 201(1). 139–148. 592 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zeng, Rong, Yutaka Aoki, Minoru Yoshida, Ken‐ichi Arai, & Sumiko Watanabe. (2002). Stat5B Shuttles Between Cytoplasm and Nucleus in a Cytokine-Dependent and -Independent Manner. The Journal of Immunology. 168(9). 4567–4575. 58 indexed citations

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