Rong Zhong

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
187 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Rong Zhong is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Rong Zhong has authored 187 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Molecular Biology, 46 papers in Cancer Research and 38 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Rong Zhong's work include RNA modifications and cancer (38 papers), Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (23 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (23 papers). Rong Zhong is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (38 papers), Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (23 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (23 papers). Rong Zhong collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Rong Zhong's co-authors include Xiaoping Miao, Juntao Ke, Li Zou, Jiao Lou, Beibei Zhu, Jiang Chang, Jianbo Tian, Ying Zhu, Jiaoyuan Li and Na Shen 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

Rong Zhong

184 papers receiving 4.5k 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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rong Zhong China	37	2.4k	1.0k	893	593	463	187	4.6k
Kiyoko Kato Japan	36	2.3k 1.0×	546 0.5×	914 1.0×	476 0.8×	387 0.8×	304	5.4k
Peter Söderkvist Sweden	42	2.7k 1.1×	1.4k 1.4×	1.0k 1.1×	690 1.2×	481 1.0×	174	6.0k
Piotr Dzięgiel Poland	36	2.6k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	1.8k 2.0×	339 0.6×	406 0.9×	424	6.2k
Jeff M.P. Holly United Kingdom	50	2.9k 1.2×	1.3k 1.3×	1.4k 1.5×	961 1.6×	437 0.9×	202	7.3k
Juan Sandoval Spain	39	3.7k 1.6×	1.1k 1.1×	558 0.6×	882 1.5×	373 0.8×	115	5.5k
Fahd Al‐Mulla Kuwait	42	3.0k 1.3×	832 0.8×	917 1.0×	808 1.4×	959 2.1×	328	6.9k
Björn Schumacher Germany	38	4.1k 1.8×	816 0.8×	953 1.1×	407 0.7×	182 0.4×	129	6.7k
Haiyan Li China	40	2.7k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	1.2k 1.3×	355 0.6×	268 0.6×	270	5.8k
Zhihua Chen China	39	2.5k 1.1×	682 0.7×	987 1.1×	341 0.6×	209 0.5×	209	5.6k
Hui Dong China	42	2.3k 1.0×	1.0k 1.0×	876 1.0×	292 0.5×	324 0.7×	225	5.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Rong Zhong

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rong Zhong

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wang, Hongjie, et al.. (2024). Causality of genetically determined metabolites on susceptibility to prevalent urological cancers: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Genetics. 15. 1398165–1398165. 4 indexed citations

Sadeghnezhad, Ehsan, Jing Wang, Rong Zhong, et al.. (2023). VvSnRK1-VvSS3 regulates sugar accumulation during grape berry ripening in response to abscisic acid. Scientia Horticulturae. 320. 112208–112208. 7 indexed citations

He, Heng, Qian Shen, Ming-Ming He, et al.. (2023). In Utero and Childhood/Adolescence Exposure to Tobacco Smoke, Genetic Risk, and Cancer Incidence in Adulthood: A Prospective Cohort Study. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 98(8). 1164–1176. 2 indexed citations

Li, Jiaoyuan, Shanshan Zhang, Yifan Lu, et al.. (2023). Serum vitamin D concentration, vitamin D‐related polymorphisms, and colorectal cancer risk. International Journal of Cancer. 153(2). 278–289. 8 indexed citations

Sadeghnezhad, Ehsan, Abdul Hakeem, Rong Zhong, et al.. (2022). Integrated transcriptomic and metabolic analyses unveil anthocyanins biosynthesis metabolism in three different color cultivars of grape (Vitis vinifera L.). Scientia Horticulturae. 305. 111418–111418. 9 indexed citations

Xu, Fei, et al.. (2022). Early initiation of norepinephrine in patients with septic shock: A propensity score-based analysis. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 54. 287–296. 13 indexed citations

Tang, Yuhan, Peiyi Liu, Rong Zhong, et al.. (2022). No Evidence for a Causal Link between Serum Uric Acid and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease from the Dongfeng‐Tongji Cohort Study. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2022(1). 6687626–6687626. 13 indexed citations

Zhong, Rong, et al.. (2022). Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of magnesium transporter gene family in grape (Vitis vinifera). BMC Plant Biology. 22(1). 217–217. 14 indexed citations

Gurjao, Carino, Rong Zhong, Koichiro Haruki, et al.. (2021). Discovery and Features of an Alkylating Signature in Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Discovery. 11(10). 2446–2455. 42 indexed citations

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Tian, Jianbo, Jiao Lou, Yimin Cai, et al.. (2020). Risk SNP-Mediated Enhancer–Promoter Interaction Drives Colorectal Cancer through Both FADS2 and AP002754.2. Cancer Research. 80(9). 1804–1818. 49 indexed citations

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Shen, Na, Peng Wang, Ying Li, et al.. (2020). Nonreceptor protein tyrosine phosphatases (NRPTPs) gene family associates with the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in a Chinese hepatitis B virus‐related subjects. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 59(8). 980–988. 2 indexed citations

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Cheng, Xiang, Ying Wang, Jianbo Tian, et al.. (2019). SLC10A1 S267F variant influences susceptibility to HBV infection and reduces cholesterol level by impairing bile acid uptake. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 26(10). 1178–1185. 9 indexed citations

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Zhu, Beibei, Ying Zhu, Jianbo Tian, et al.. (2019). A functional variant rs1537373 in 9p21.3 region is associated with pancreatic cancer risk. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 58(5). 760–766. 11 indexed citations

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Chang, Jiang, Jianbo Tian, Yang Yang, et al.. (2018). A Rare Missense Variant in TCF7L2 Associates with Colorectal Cancer Risk by Interacting with a GWAS-Identified Regulatory Variant in the MYC Enhancer. Cancer Research. 78(17). 5164–5172. 52 indexed citations

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Huang, Lei, Odile David, Robert J. Cabay, et al.. (2018). Molecular Classification of Lymph Node Metastases Subtypes Predict for Survival in Head and Neck Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 25(6). 1795–1808. 22 indexed citations

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Wu, Weixiang, Ke Zhang, Shunli Jiang, et al.. (2017). Association of co-exposure to heavy metals with renal function in a hypertensive population. Environment International. 112. 198–206. 53 indexed citations

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Kong, Rui, Shanshan Shao, Jia Wang, et al.. (2015). Genetic variant in DIP2A gene is associated with developmental dyslexia in Chinese population. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 171(2). 203–208. 32 indexed citations

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Xia, Xiaoping, Rui Rui, Sheng Quan, et al.. (2013). MNS16A Tandem Repeats Minisatellite of Human Telomerase Gene and Cancer Risk: A Meta-Analysis. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e73367–e73367. 7 indexed citations

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Qin, Qin, Li Liu, Rong Zhong, et al.. (2013). The Genetic Variant on Chromosome 10p14 Is Associated with Risk of Colorectal Cancer: Results from a Case-Control Study and a Meta-Analysis. PLoS ONE. 8(5). e64310–e64310. 7 indexed citations

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Zhu, Beibei, Weiguo Hu, Liming Cheng, et al.. (2012). A Common SMAD7 Variant Is Associated with Risk of Colorectal Cancer: Evidence from a Case-Control Study and a Meta-Analysis. PLoS ONE. 7(3). e33318–e33318. 18 indexed citations

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