Sai Zhang

1.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 940 citations indexed

About

Sai Zhang is a scholar working on Plant Science, Animal Science and Zoology and Small Animals. According to data from OpenAlex, Sai Zhang has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 940 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Plant Science, 10 papers in Animal Science and Zoology and 5 papers in Small Animals. Recurrent topics in Sai Zhang's work include Animal Nutrition and Physiology (10 papers), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (5 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (3 papers). Sai Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Animal Nutrition and Physiology (10 papers), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (5 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (3 papers). Sai Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Egypt. Sai Zhang's co-authors include Xiangshu Piao, Hongliang Wang, Longchang Wang, Hafiz Athar Hussain, Kangping Zhang, El-Sayed M. S. Gheith, Xin Pan, Rui Wang, Muhammad Irfan and Saddam Hussain and has published in prestigious journals such as Current Biology, Scientific Reports and Carbohydrate Polymers.

In The Last Decade

Sai Zhang

31 papers receiving 904 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.

Essential oil and aromatic plants as feed additives in non-ruminant nutrition: a review

2015 393 citations Sai Zhang, Hongliang Wang et al. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology profile →
Effects of salicylic acid, zinc and glycine betaine on morpho-physiological growth and yield of maize under drought stress

2021 155 citations Rui Wang, El-Sayed M. S. Gheith et al. Scientific Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sai Zhang China	12	405	387	236	121	79	34	940
Małgorzata Świątkiewicz Poland	16	261 0.6×	485 1.3×	123 0.5×	220 1.8×	74 0.9×	92	930
Anna Czech Poland	20	340 0.8×	666 1.7×	251 1.1×	265 2.2×	149 1.9×	95	1.3k
E. Hańczakowska Poland	16	196 0.5×	430 1.1×	136 0.6×	147 1.2×	73 0.9×	67	774
T. N. Pasha Pakistan	18	332 0.8×	740 1.9×	171 0.7×	92 0.8×	106 1.3×	104	1.2k
Q.W. Meng South Korea	15	242 0.6×	678 1.8×	181 0.8×	143 1.2×	30 0.4×	22	905
Qinghui Shang China	21	216 0.5×	628 1.6×	203 0.9×	270 2.2×	130 1.6×	37	1.1k
Karim El‐Sabrout Egypt	18	230 0.6×	655 1.7×	139 0.6×	75 0.6×	51 0.6×	56	994
Tengfei He China	13	201 0.5×	327 0.8×	93 0.4×	136 1.1×	53 0.7×	32	589
Ghorbanali Sadeghi Iran	19	435 1.1×	688 1.8×	133 0.6×	78 0.6×	116 1.5×	64	1.1k
Mehran Torki Iran	19	349 0.9×	715 1.8×	160 0.7×	52 0.4×	70 0.9×	73	960

Countries citing papers authored by Sai Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sai Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sai Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sai 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 Sai Zhang. Sai 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

Wong, Shaw Voon, Yusof Ahmad, Kang Hai Tan, et al.. (2025). Crashworthiness Research Based on Lightweight Bus of Honeycomb Sandwich Body. Journal of Engineering. 2025(1).

Zhang, Sai, et al.. (2025). Deep eutectic solvents/water systems in different pH for extracting pectin from mango peel: Analysis of physicochemical and structural properties. Food Hydrocolloids. 168. 111578–111578. 3 indexed citations

Xiao, Yansong, Sai Zhang, Yongbin Liu, et al.. (2024). Metagenomic insights into the response of soil microbial communities to pathogenic Ralstonia solanacearum. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15. 1325141–1325141. 7 indexed citations

Yao, Wenxiang, et al.. (2024). The Potential of Defatted Yellow Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) Meal as an Alternative Protein Source for Juvenile Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis). Aquaculture Nutrition. 2024(1). 8782924–8782924.

Liu, Yipeng, Sai Zhang, Song Cao, et al.. (2024). An odorant receptor mediates the avoidance of Plutella xylostella against parasitoid. BMC Biology. 22(1). 61–61. 11 indexed citations

Zhang, Sai, et al.. (2023). Isolation and identification of mycorrhizal helper bacteria of Vaccinium uliginosum and their interaction with mycorrhizal fungi. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1180319–1180319. 9 indexed citations

Zhao, Jinhong, et al.. (2023). Comparison of immersion freezing, osmo‐dehydrofreezing and air freezing on freezing parameters and physicochemical properties of mango (Mangifera indica L.). International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 58(8). 4344–4353. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Yang, Jeremy J. Heath, Sai Zhang, et al.. (2023). A mosaic of endogenous and plant-derived courtship signals in moths. Current Biology. 33(16). 3529–3535.e4. 14 indexed citations

Wang, Rui, El-Sayed M. S. Gheith, Hafiz Athar Hussain, et al.. (2021). Role of exogenous-applied salicylic acid, zinc and glycine betaine to improve drought-tolerance in wheat during reproductive growth stages. BMC Plant Biology. 21(1). 574–574. 41 indexed citations

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Wang, Rui, El-Sayed M. S. Gheith, Hafiz Athar Hussain, et al.. (2021). Effects of salicylic acid, zinc and glycine betaine on morpho-physiological growth and yield of maize under drought stress. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 3195–3195. 155 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Yuxia, et al.. (2021). Preparation and characterization of selenium-rich polysaccharide from Phellinus igniarius and its effects on wound healing. Carbohydrate Polymers. 264. 117982–117982. 51 indexed citations

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Zhang, Sai, Jay S Johnson, Mu Qiao, & N. L. Trottier. (2020). Reduced protein diet with near ideal amino acid profile improves energy efficiency and mitigate heat production associated with lactation in sows. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology. 11(1). 4–4. 11 indexed citations

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Zeng, Zhikai, Sai Zhang, Hongliang Wang, & Xiangshu Piao. (2020). Correction to: Essential oil and aromatic plants as feed additives in non-ruminant nutrition: a review. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology. 11(1). 50–50. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Longchang, et al.. (2016). [Effects of Green Manure Intercropping and Straw Mulching on Winter Rape Rhizosphere Soil Organic Carbon and Soil Respiration].. PubMed. 37(3). 1114–20. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Jundi, et al.. (2015). Evaluation of Energy Digestibility and Prediction of Digestible and Metabolisable Energy in Sunflower Seed Meal Fed to Growing Pigs. Italian Journal of Animal Science. 14(1). 3533–3533. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Sai, et al.. (2015). Essential oil and aromatic plants as feed additives in non-ruminant nutrition: a review. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology. 6(1). 7–7. 393 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Sai, Xiangshu Piao, Xiaokang Ma, et al.. (2015). Comparison of spray‐dried egg and albumen powder with conventional animal protein sources as feed ingredients in diets fed to weaned pigs. Animal Science Journal. 86(8). 772–781. 19 indexed citations

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Zhang, Sai, et al.. (2014). [Soil respiration and carbon balance in wheat field under conservation tillage].. PubMed. 35(6). 2419–25. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Qingyun, Xiangshu Piao, Jundi Liu, et al.. (2014). Determination and prediction of the energy content and amino acid digestibility of peanut meals fed to growing pigs. Archives of Animal Nutrition. 68(3). 196–210. 21 indexed citations

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Li, Meng, et al.. (2012). Relationship between personality. positive psychological resource and depression in elderly:a path model. Zhonghua xingwei yixue yu naokexue zazhi. 21(6). 491–493. 1 indexed citations

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