Rui Zhang

12.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
255 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Rui Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rui Zhang has authored 255 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 151 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Cancer Research and 30 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Rui Zhang's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (29 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (24 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (23 papers). Rui Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (29 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (24 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (23 papers). Rui Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Rui Zhang's co-authors include Jin Billy Li, Patricia Deng, Wanying Chen, Tao Huang, Nannan Gu, Bing Su, Bing Su, Jianheng Liu, Gokul Ramaswami and Xinrui Shi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Rui Zhang

242 papers receiving 6.2k 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.

Dynamic landscape and evolution of m6A methylation in human

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rui Zhang China	39	3.9k	1.3k	632	549	450	255	6.2k
Ting‐Fung Chan Hong Kong	41	3.3k 0.8×	906 0.7×	947 1.5×	657 1.2×	460 1.0×	189	5.7k
Jinyi Liu China	44	3.4k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	611 1.0×	345 0.6×	507 1.1×	322	7.4k
Carole L. Yauk Canada	50	3.2k 0.8×	2.3k 1.7×	641 1.0×	546 1.0×	305 0.7×	262	8.1k
Xiaobing Li China	44	2.4k 0.6×	713 0.5×	601 1.0×	668 1.2×	889 2.0×	301	6.8k
Geet Duggal United States	8	4.1k 1.0×	756 0.6×	1.2k 1.9×	696 1.3×	825 1.8×	9	6.9k
Carlos Frederico Martins Menck Brazil	44	4.4k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	893 1.4×	511 0.9×	231 0.5×	220	7.1k
Gabriela Vaz Meirelles Brazil	16	3.9k 1.0×	947 0.7×	375 0.6×	651 1.2×	852 1.9×	18	6.7k
Ravindra Kumar India	41	2.9k 0.8×	448 0.3×	661 1.0×	495 0.9×	381 0.8×	237	7.0k
Na Zhang China	37	3.8k 1.0×	754 0.6×	841 1.3×	852 1.6×	1.3k 2.8×	244	7.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Rui Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rui Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rui Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rui Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rui 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 Rui Zhang. Rui 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, Rui, Jian Yin, Jian Yin, et al.. (2025). Aliphatic components formed closed pores of coal-derived hard carbon for Na-ion storage. Journal of Energy Storage. 131. 117624–117624.

Bao, Qiong, et al.. (2024). Potential risk and efficiency analysis of decision-making dilemmas in connected dual-vehicle interactions at uncontrolled intersections. Technology in Society. 79. 102734–102734. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Xuerui, Shuai Liu, Zhen Yu, et al.. (2024). Cognatishimia coralii sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from seawater surrounding corals. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 74(7). 1 indexed citations

Li, Jiaxin, Rui Zhang, Miao Ren, et al.. (2023). WDR77 inhibits prion-like aggregation of MAVS to limit antiviral innate immune response. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4824–4824. 6 indexed citations

Xu, Dong, Jie Cheng, Shen Xu, et al.. (2022). Understanding the Relationship between China’s Eco-Environmental Quality and Urbanization Using Multisource Remote Sensing Data. Remote Sensing. 14(1). 198–198. 33 indexed citations

Zhang, Rui, Juan Du, Yu‐Yao Cao, et al.. (2022). Hydrogen sulfide treatment retrieves the inhibition of growth and development characteristics in silkworm (Bombyx mori) via phosphoacetyl glucosamine mutase gene knock down. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology. 110(1). e21873–e21873. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Jianheng, et al.. (2020). Sequence- and structure-selective mRNA m5C methylation by NSUN6 in animals. National Science Review. 8(6). nwaa273–nwaa273. 61 indexed citations

Zhang, Rui, Xiaoming Zhao, Xiaojian Liu, et al.. (2020). Effect of RNAi‐mediated silencing of two Knickkopf family genes (LmKnk2 and LmKnk3) on cuticle formation and insecticide susceptibility in Locusta migratoria. Pest Management Science. 76(9). 2907–2917. 6 indexed citations

Zhang, Rui, Shujing Xu, Xinyue Li, et al.. (2019). Examining the molecular characteristics of glycoside hydrolase family 20 β-N-acetylglucosaminidases with high activity. Bioengineered. 10(1). 71–77. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Yinglin, Yinglin Liu, Yukun Liu, et al.. (2016). Diagnostic value of amniotic fluid inflammatory biomarkers for subclinical chorioamnionitis. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 134(2). 160–164. 15 indexed citations

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Zhang, Rui, et al.. (2016). Molecular cloning and expression of the retinoid X receptor gene in Argopecten irradians. 40(9). 8. 1 indexed citations

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Ramaswami, Gokul, Patricia Deng, Rui Zhang, et al.. (2015). Genetic mapping uncovers cis-regulatory landscape of RNA editing. Nature Communications. 6(1). 8194–8194. 64 indexed citations

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Liu, Lei, Ning Wang, Lirong Xu, et al.. (2015). A Novel Method of Determining Wax Cohesiveness by Using A Texture Analyzer. Journal of Texture Studies. 47(2). 161–166. 8 indexed citations

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Hong, Xin, Thanh Nguyen, Qingfeng Chen, et al.. (2014). Opposing activities of the R as and H ippo pathways converge on regulation of YAP protein turnover. The EMBO Journal. 33(21). 2447–2457. 94 indexed citations

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Wang, Yunhui, Zhenhua Wang, Xin Chen, & Rui Zhang. (2014). The relationship between thyroid dysfunction and pregnancy outcomes in pregnant women. Zhonghua neifenmi daixie zazhi. 30(12). 1058–1062. 1 indexed citations

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Ramaswami, Gokul, Rui Zhang, Robert Piskol, et al.. (2013). Identifying RNA editing sites using RNA sequencing data alone. Nature Methods. 10(2). 128–132. 289 indexed citations

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Zhang, Rui. (2010). Study of the Relationship between Polymorphisms of Interleukin 27 Gene in Promoter Region and Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Rui, Jianguo He, Hongjun Su, et al.. (2010). Monoclonal Antibodies Produced Against VP3 of a Novel Mud Crab Dicistrovirus. Hybridoma. 29(5). 437–440. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Rui, Juan Pu, Jixun Zhao, et al.. (2009). Phylogenetic characterization of Newcastle disease virus isolated in the mainland of China during 2001–2009. Veterinary Microbiology. 141(3-4). 246–257. 90 indexed citations

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Chen, Quanjia, et al.. (2004). Structural Characteristic and Genetic Expression of nodulin-like Gene and Its Promoter in Cotton. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 46(12). 1424–1433. 3 indexed citations

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