Ruan Zhang

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Ruan Zhang is a scholar working on Immunology, Materials Chemistry and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruan Zhang has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Immunology, 8 papers in Materials Chemistry and 5 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Ruan Zhang's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (13 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (10 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (6 papers). Ruan Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (13 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (10 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (6 papers). Ruan Zhang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Ruan Zhang's co-authors include Laurence A. Turka, Alexandria Huynh, Bruce R. Blazar, Arlene H. Sharpe, Jonathan S. Maltzman, Rathi N. Pillai, Suresh S. Ramalingam, Gordon J. Freeman, Bogumila T. Konieczny and Andreas Wieland and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Ruan Zhang

25 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Rescue of exhausted CD8 T cells by PD-1–targeted therapies is CD28-dependent

2017 724 citations Alice O. Kamphorst, Andreas Wieland et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ruan Zhang United States	15	1.1k	717	310	140	139	26	1.6k
Hong Zhong China	19	688 0.7×	641 0.9×	901 2.9×	69 0.5×	41 0.3×	58	1.9k
Ulrike Köhl Germany	23	593 0.6×	593 0.8×	356 1.1×	30 0.2×	37 0.3×	61	1.3k
Norihiko Takahashi Japan	21	569 0.5×	624 0.9×	494 1.6×	65 0.5×	56 0.4×	78	1.6k
Haidong Tang China	13	972 0.9×	930 1.3×	387 1.2×	22 0.2×	187 1.3×	25	1.9k
Christian M. Capitini United States	23	702 0.7×	670 0.9×	530 1.7×	23 0.2×	39 0.3×	87	1.7k
Barbara Petit France	16	293 0.3×	408 0.6×	149 0.5×	150 1.1×	53 0.4×	31	1.0k
Felix B. Salazar United States	18	605 0.6×	700 1.0×	371 1.2×	17 0.1×	90 0.6×	29	1.6k
Qing Ma United States	24	711 0.7×	557 0.8×	528 1.7×	16 0.1×	87 0.6×	74	1.7k
Peter M. Ferguson Australia	21	473 0.4×	666 0.9×	477 1.5×	22 0.2×	124 0.9×	68	1.5k
Hong Pang United States	6	608 0.6×	416 0.6×	208 0.7×	18 0.1×	72 0.5×	6	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ruan Zhang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Yong, et al.. (2025). Two-dimensional perovskite PrNb2O7 for multifunctional electronic and optoelectronic devices. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 703(Pt 1). 139135–139135.

Liu, Hao, Ruan Zhang, Kenji Watanabe, et al.. (2024). Tunable Ambipolar Transport in a 2D Kagome Semiconductor. Advanced Optical Materials. 13(2). 2 indexed citations

Xie, Binghe, et al.. (2024). Resonant Tunneling-Enhanced Photoresponsivity in a Twisted Graphene van der Waals Heterostructure. Nano Letters. 24(9). 2870–2875. 4 indexed citations

Chen, An, Ruan Zhang, Jianmin Zeng, et al.. (2023). Strong In-Plane Optoelectronic Anisotropy and Polarization Sensitivity in Low-Symmetry 2D Violet Phosphorus. Nano Letters. 23(23). 10821–10831. 27 indexed citations

Ge, Shili, Maggie Chu, Joseph Kahwaji, et al.. (2022). Viral‐specific cytotoxic T‐cell responses in HLA‐sensitized kidney transplant patients maintained on everolimus and low‐dose tacrolimus. Transplant Infectious Disease. 24(2). e13805–e13805. 1 indexed citations

Hardy, Melinda Y., Gautam Goel, Amy K. Russell, et al.. (2021). A Sensitive Whole Blood Assay Detects Antigen-Stimulated Cytokine Release From CD4+ T Cells and Facilitates Immunomonitoring in a Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Nexvax2 in Coeliac Disease. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 661622–661622. 22 indexed citations

Jordan, Stanley C., Maggie Chu, Ashley Vo, et al.. (2021). Divergent Immune Responses to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines in Immunocompromised Patients. Transplantation. 106(1). e90–e91. 3 indexed citations

Contreras‐Ruiz, Laura, Sofia Sousa, Ruan Zhang, et al.. (2021). Ex vivo generation of regulatory T cells from liver transplant recipients using costimulation blockade. American Journal of Transplantation. 22(2). 504–518. 6 indexed citations

Marangoni, Francesco, Ruan Zhang, V. Mani, et al.. (2018). Tumor Tolerance–Promoting Function of Regulatory T Cells Is Optimized by CD28, but Strictly Dependent on Calcineurin. The Journal of Immunology. 200(10). 3647–3661. 19 indexed citations

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Kamphorst, Alice O., Andreas Wieland, Tahseen H. Nasti, et al.. (2017). Rescue of exhausted CD8 T cells by PD-1–targeted therapies is CD28-dependent. Science. 355(6332). 1423–1427. 724 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Ruan, Peter T. Sage, Kelsey Finn, et al.. (2017). B Cells Drive Autoimmunity in Mice with CD28-Deficient Regulatory T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 199(12). 3972–3980. 16 indexed citations

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DuPage, Michel, Gaurav Chopra, Wendy Rosenthal, et al.. (2015). The Chromatin-Modifying Enzyme Ezh2 Is Critical for the Maintenance of Regulatory T Cell Identity after Activation. Immunity. 42(2). 227–238. 236 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ruan, Christopher M. Borges, Martin Fan, John E. Harris, & Laurence A. Turka. (2015). Requirement for CD28 in Effector Regulatory T Cell Differentiation, CCR6 Induction, and Skin Homing. The Journal of Immunology. 195(9). 4154–4161. 23 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ruan, et al.. (2013). An obligate cell-intrinsic function for CD28 in Tregs. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 123(2). 580–93. 167 indexed citations

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Rahman, Adeeb, Ruan Zhang, Christopher D. Blosser, et al.. (2011). Antiviral memory CD8 T-cell differentiation, maintenance, and secondary expansion occur independently of MyD88. Blood. 117(11). 3123–3130. 22 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaohe, Jodi L. Karnell, Bu Yin, et al.. (2010). Distinct roles for PTEN in prevention of T cell lymphoma and autoimmunity in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 120(7). 2497–2507. 67 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ruan, Na Zhang, & Daniel L. Mueller. (2008). Casitas B-Lineage Lymphoma b Inhibits Antigen Recognition and Slows Cell Cycle Progression at Late Times during CD4+ T Cell Clonal Expansion. The Journal of Immunology. 181(8). 5331–5339. 18 indexed citations

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Nandiwada, Sarada L., Wei Li, Ruan Zhang, & Daniel L. Mueller. (2006). p300/Cyclic AMP-Responsive Element Binding-Binding Protein Mediates Transcriptional Coactivation by the CD28 T Cell Costimulatory Receptor. The Journal of Immunology. 177(1). 401–413. 14 indexed citations

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Bonnevier, Jody, Ruan Zhang, & Daniel L. Mueller. (2005). E3 ubiquitin ligases and their control of T cell autoreactivity.. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 7(6). 233–233. 12 indexed citations

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Yang, Sheng, He Huang, Ruan Zhang, et al.. (2001). Expression and Purification of Extracellular Penicillin G Acylase in Bacillus subtilis. Protein Expression and Purification. 21(1). 60–64. 28 indexed citations

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