Ruobo Zhou

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
33 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Ruobo Zhou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biophysics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruobo Zhou has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Biophysics and 8 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Ruobo Zhou's work include Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (11 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (8 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (8 papers). Ruobo Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (11 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (8 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (8 papers). Ruobo Zhou collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Korea. Ruobo Zhou's co-authors include Taekjip Ha, Xiaowei Zhuang, Yaron M. Sigal, Michael D. Brenner, Boran Han, Martin A. Schwartz, Michael T. Yang, Brenton D. Hoffman, Christopher S. Chen and Mark A. McLean and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Ruobo Zhou

29 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

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.

Measuring mechanical tension across vinculin reveals regulation of focal adhesion dynamics

2010 1.2k citations Michael D. Brenner, Ruobo Zhou et al. profile →
Visualizing and discovering cellular structures with super-resolution microscopy

2018 482 citations Ruobo Zhou, Xiaowei Zhuang 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
Ruobo Zhou United States	23	2.1k	1.3k	807	671	664	33	3.8k
Rinshi S. Kasai Japan	26	3.1k 1.5×	878 0.7×	760 0.9×	598 0.9×	493 0.7×	44	4.2k
Prabuddha Sengupta United States	32	2.6k 1.3×	813 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	779 1.2×	441 0.7×	46	4.2k
Michelle A. Baird United States	29	2.8k 1.3×	1.5k 1.1×	1.9k 2.4×	852 1.3×	361 0.5×	51	5.3k
Makio Tokunaga Japan	29	2.8k 1.3×	731 0.5×	1.3k 1.6×	658 1.0×	926 1.4×	59	5.7k
Gleb Shtengel United States	25	1.5k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	1.4k 1.8×	907 1.4×	822 1.2×	64	4.2k
Bi‐Chang Chen Taiwan	26	1.8k 0.9×	713 0.5×	1.3k 1.6×	761 1.1×	370 0.6×	67	3.9k
Pakorn Kanchanawong Singapore	22	1.1k 0.6×	1.6k 1.2×	1.2k 1.4×	1.0k 1.6×	554 0.8×	57	3.6k
Peter M. Carlton United States	29	2.6k 1.2×	872 0.7×	1.5k 1.9×	791 1.2×	383 0.6×	40	4.6k
Jay R. Unruh United States	38	3.1k 1.5×	1.4k 1.1×	453 0.6×	429 0.6×	193 0.3×	111	4.4k
Alexa L. Mattheyses United States	26	1.4k 0.7×	680 0.5×	485 0.6×	427 0.6×	251 0.4×	62	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Ruobo Zhou

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Ruobo Zhou's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Ruobo Zhou with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Ruobo Zhou more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Ruobo Zhou

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ruobo Zhou. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Ruobo Zhou. The network helps show where Ruobo Zhou may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ruobo Zhou

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Zhou, Ruobo, et al.. (2026). Code for "CLaSSiNet: A Computational Framework for High-Resolution Classification and Spatial Mapping of Heterogeneous Biological Network Architectures". Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Tan, Song, et al.. (2025). Roles of histone chaperone Nap1 and histone acetylation in regulating phase-separation of nucleosome arrays. Nature Communications. 16(1). 10672–10672.

Zhou, Ruobo, Olivia Yang, Anne‐Cécile Déclais, et al.. (2019). Junction resolving enzymes use multivalency to keep the Holliday junction dynamic. Nature Chemical Biology. 15(3). 269–275. 21 indexed citations

Zhou, Ruobo, Boran Han, Chenglong Xia, & Xiaowei Zhuang. (2019). Membrane-associated periodic skeleton is a signaling platform for RTK transactivation in neurons. Science. 365(6456). 929–934. 88 indexed citations

He, Jiang, Ruobo Zhou, Zhuhao Wu, et al.. (2016). Prevalent presence of periodic actin–spectrin-based membrane skeleton in a broad range of neuronal cell types and animal species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(21). 6029–6034. 121 indexed citations

Wang, Chong, Boran Han, Ruobo Zhou, & Xiaowei Zhuang. (2016). Real-Time Imaging of Translation on Single mRNA Transcripts in Live Cells. Cell. 165(4). 990–1001. 256 indexed citations

Ngo, Thuy T. M., Qiucen Zhang, Ruobo Zhou, Jaya G. Yodh, & Taekjip Ha. (2015). Asymmetric Unwrapping of Nucleosomes under Tension Directed by DNA Local Flexibility. Cell. 160(6). 1135–1144. 237 indexed citations

Hua, Boyang, Ruobo Zhou, Ha Jin Kim, et al.. (2014). An Improved Surface Passivation Method for Single-Molecule Studies. Biophysical Journal. 106(2). 393a–393a.

Hua, Boyang, Kyu Young Han, Ruobo Zhou, et al.. (2014). An improved surface passivation method for single-molecule studies. Nature Methods. 11(12). 1233–1236. 113 indexed citations

10.

George, Nicholas P., Ruobo Zhou, Sarah R. Wessel, et al.. (2013). Structural mechanisms of PriA-mediated DNA replication restart. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(4). 1373–1378. 85 indexed citations

11.

Zhang, Jichuan, Ruobo Zhou, & Taekjip Ha. (2013). Single Molecule Analysis of Thermus Thermophilus SSB Protein Dynamics on Single-Stranded DNA. Biophysical Journal. 104(2). 421a–421a. 1 indexed citations

12.

Wessel, Sarah R., Aimee H. Marceau, Ruobo Zhou, et al.. (2013). PriC-mediated DNA Replication Restart Requires PriC Complex Formation with the Single-stranded DNA-binding Protein. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(24). 17569–17578. 49 indexed citations

13.

Lue, Neal F., et al.. (2013). The Telomere Capping Complex CST Has an Unusual Stoichiometry, Makes Multipartite Interaction with G-Tails, and Unfolds Higher-Order G-Tail Structures. PLoS Genetics. 9(1). e1003145–e1003145. 37 indexed citations

14.

Zhou, Ruobo, et al.. (2012). The SOSS1 single‐stranded DNA binding complex promotes DNA end resection in concert with Exo1. The EMBO Journal. 32(1). 126–139. 71 indexed citations

15.

Zhou, Ruobo & Taekjip Ha. (2012). Single-Molecule Analysis of SSB Dynamics on Single-Stranded DNA. Methods in molecular biology. 922. 85–100. 8 indexed citations

16.

Zhou, Ruobo, Alexander G. Kozlov, Rahul Roy, et al.. (2011). SSB Functions as a Sliding Platform that Migrates on DNA via Reptation. Cell. 146(3). 485–485. 3 indexed citations

17.

Zhou, Ruobo, Alexander G. Kozlov, Rahul Roy, et al.. (2011). SSB Functions as a Sliding Platform that Migrates on DNA via Reptation. Cell. 146(2). 222–232. 167 indexed citations

18.

Brenner, Michael D., Ruobo Zhou, & Taekjip Ha. (2011). Forcing a connection: Impacts of single‐molecule force spectroscopy on in vivo tension sensing. Biopolymers. 95(5). 332–344. 26 indexed citations

19.

Zhou, Ruobo, Rahul Roy, Alexander G. Kozlov, Timothy M. Lohman, & Taekjip Ha. (2010). Probing Protein Diffusion and Dissociation Mechanisms on DNA Using Fluorescence-Force Spectroscopy. Biophysical Journal. 98(3). 269a–269a. 1 indexed citations

20.

Zhou, Ruobo, Michael Schlierf, & Taekjip Ha. (2010). Force–Fluorescence Spectroscopy at the Single-Molecule Level. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 475. 405–426. 26 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact