Sicong Zhang

3.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
32 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Sicong Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Sicong Zhang has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Plant Science and 7 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Sicong Zhang's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (7 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (7 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (6 papers). Sicong Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (7 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (7 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (6 papers). Sicong Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Netherlands. Sicong Zhang's co-authors include Suyun Huang, Aidong Zhou, Kangyu Lin, Chuan He, Yaohui Chen, Sadhan Majumder, Keping Xie, Oliver Bögler, Shaoping Zheng and Erik P. Sulman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The EMBO Journal and Nature Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Sicong Zhang

30 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

m 6 A Demethylase ALKBH5 Maintains Tumorigenicity of Glioblastoma Stem-like Cells by Sustaining FOXM1 Expression and Cell Proliferation Program

2017 1.1k citations Sicong Zhang, Aidong Zhou et al. Cancer Cell profile →
YTHDF3 Induces the Translation of m6A-Enriched Gene Transcripts to Promote Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis

2020 298 citations Guoqiang Chang, Lei Shi et al. Cancer Cell profile →
EGFR/SRC/ERK-stabilized YTHDF2 promotes cholesterol dysregulation and invasive growth of glioblastoma

2021 231 citations Runping Fang, Xin Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sicong Zhang China	16	2.3k	1.1k	293	260	137	32	2.6k
Yuval Tabach Israel	20	1.6k 0.7×	460 0.4×	479 1.6×	90 0.3×	75 0.5×	49	2.1k
Zejuan Li United States	22	2.1k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	201 0.7×	110 0.4×	17 0.1×	49	2.6k
Cheuk‐Ting Law Hong Kong	17	2.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	307 1.0×	181 0.7×	45 0.3×	20	2.4k
Yamei Niu China	15	1.3k 0.6×	564 0.5×	121 0.4×	129 0.5×	26 0.2×	34	1.4k
Katherine E. Bohnsack Germany	20	1.8k 0.8×	609 0.5×	118 0.4×	131 0.5×	25 0.2×	43	1.9k
Palak Shah United States	15	1.1k 0.5×	450 0.4×	208 0.7×	89 0.3×	15 0.1×	26	1.5k
Lina Liu China	18	1.1k 0.5×	660 0.6×	329 1.1×	75 0.3×	14 0.1×	34	1.6k
Josée Guirouilh‐Barbat France	24	1.5k 0.6×	269 0.2×	534 1.8×	32 0.1×	167 1.2×	40	1.7k
Fang Zhao China	18	762 0.3×	365 0.3×	217 0.7×	23 0.1×	61 0.4×	44	1.4k
Hui Dai United States	23	1.3k 0.6×	280 0.2×	677 2.3×	21 0.1×	52 0.4×	58	1.6k

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Zhang, Can, Sicong Zhang, Xuheng Gao, et al.. (2025). The Effect of Phenamacril on Soil Microbial Communities and Resistance Development in Fusarium fujikuroi. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 73(27). 16715–16725. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Sicong & Robert G. Roeder. (2024). Resistance of estrogen receptor function to BET bromodomain inhibition is mediated by transcriptional coactivator cooperativity. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 32(1). 98–112. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Zhiwen, Shan Zhong, Sicong Zhang, et al.. (2024). A novel and ubiquitous miRNA-involved regulatory module ensures precise phosphorylation of RNA polymerase II and proper transcription. PLoS Pathogens. 20(4). e1012138–e1012138. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Sicong, et al.. (2024). Type I arginine methyltransferases play crucial roles in development and pathogenesis of Phytophthora capsici. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 278(Pt 3). 134671–134671.

Zhang, Sicong, et al.. (2024). N6-methyloxyadenine-mediated detoxification and ferroptosis confer a trade-off between multi-fungicide resistance and fitness. mBio. 15(3). e0317723–e0317723. 4 indexed citations

Zhong, Shan, et al.. (2024). Distinct small RNAs are expressed at different stages of Phytophthora capsici and play important roles in development and pathogenesis. Frontiers in Genetics. 15. 1296533–1296533.

Liu, Tengfei, Jing Ji, Yuanyuan Cheng, et al.. (2023). CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated editing of GmTAP1 confers enhanced resistance to Phytophthora sojae in soybean. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 65(7). 1609–1612. 28 indexed citations

Zhao, Hanqing, Sicong Zhang, Weiwei Duan, et al.. (2023). A Phytophthora receptor-like kinase regulates oospore development and can activate pattern-triggered plant immunity. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4593–4593. 7 indexed citations

Wang, Zhiwen, et al.. (2023). Functionalized Carbon Dot‐Delivered RNA Nano Fungicides as Superior Tools to Control Phytophthora Pathogens through Plant RdRP1 Mediated Spray‐Induced Gene Silencing. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(22). 49 indexed citations

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Wang, Weizhen, Xin Zhou, Fan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Sterol-Sensing Domain (SSD)-Containing Proteins in Sterol Auxotrophic Phytophthora capsici Mediate Sterol Signaling and Play a Role in Asexual Reproduction and Pathogenicity. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(1). e0379722–e0379722. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Weizhen, et al.. (2022). Phytophthora capsici sterol reductase PcDHCR7 has a role in mycelium development and pathogenicity. Open Biology. 12(4). 210282–210282. 13 indexed citations

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Fang, Runping, Xin Chen, Sicong Zhang, et al.. (2021). EGFR/SRC/ERK-stabilized YTHDF2 promotes cholesterol dysregulation and invasive growth of glioblastoma. Nature Communications. 12(1). 177–177. 231 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ding, Liucheng, et al.. (2020). <p>The Long Non-Coding RNA <em>IDH1-AS1</em> Promotes Prostate Cancer Progression by Enhancing IDH1 Enzyme Activity</p>. OncoTargets and Therapy. Volume 13. 7897–7906. 5 indexed citations

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Chang, Guoqiang, Lei Shi, Youqiong Ye, et al.. (2020). YTHDF3 Induces the Translation of m6A-Enriched Gene Transcripts to Promote Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis. Cancer Cell. 38(6). 857–871.e7. 298 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Yaohui, Runping Fang, Yue Chen, et al.. (2019). Wnt-Induced Stabilization of KDM4C Is Required for Wnt/β-Catenin Target Gene Expression and Glioblastoma Tumorigenesis. Cancer Research. 80(5). 1049–1063. 47 indexed citations

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Zhang, Sicong, Aidong Zhou, Oliver Bögler, Sadhan Majumder, & Suyun Huang. (2017). Abstract 4996: The m6A hallmark of cancer: RNA demethylase ALKBH5 maintains tumorigenicity of glioblastoma stem-like cells by sustaining FOXM1 expression and cell proliferation. Cancer Research. 77(13_Supplement). 4996–4996. 3 indexed citations

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Chen, Yaohui, Li Yu, Jianfei Xue, et al.. (2016). Wnt‐induced deubiquitination FoxM1 ensures nucleus β‐catenin transactivation. The EMBO Journal. 35(6). 668–684. 90 indexed citations

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Zhou, Aidong, Kangyu Lin, Sicong Zhang, et al.. (2016). Nuclear GSK3β promotes tumorigenesis by phosphorylating KDM1A and inducing its deubiquitylation by USP22. Nature Cell Biology. 18(9). 954–966. 134 indexed citations

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Wei, Ping, Sicong Zhang, Jun Yao, et al.. (2015). FoxM1 Drives a Feed-Forward STAT3-Activation Signaling Loop That Promotes the Self-Renewal and Tumorigenicity of Glioblastoma Stem-like Cells. Cancer Research. 75(11). 2337–2348. 79 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhongyong, Sicong Zhang, Timothy L. Siu, & Suyun Huang. (2015). Glioblastoma Multiforme Formation and EMT: Role of FoxM1 Transcription Factor. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 21(10). 1268–1271. 48 indexed citations

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