Si‐Ming Zhang

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Si‐Ming Zhang is a scholar working on Parasitology, Ecology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Si‐Ming Zhang has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Parasitology, 24 papers in Ecology and 15 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Si‐Ming Zhang's work include Parasites and Host Interactions (31 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (23 papers) and Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (10 papers). Si‐Ming Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Parasites and Host Interactions (31 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (23 papers) and Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (10 papers). Si‐Ming Zhang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Kenya. Si‐Ming Zhang's co-authors include Eric S. Loker, Coen M. Adema, Thomas B. Kepler, Patrick C. Hanington, Yong Zeng, Bin Liu, Xue Feng, Lijun Lu, Lijing Bu and Guangyu Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Si‐Ming Zhang

58 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Invertebrate immune systems – not homogeneous, not simple, not well understood

2004 567 citations Eric S. Loker, Coen M. Adema et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Si‐Ming Zhang United States	25	1.1k	778	752	345	272	60	2.5k
T. Sminia Netherlands	37	1.9k 1.7×	552 0.7×	712 0.9×	601 1.7×	330 1.2×	118	4.0k
Michael K. Stoskopf United States	24	379 0.3×	407 0.5×	778 1.0×	458 1.3×	328 1.2×	163	2.7k
Gregory A. Lewbart United States	26	770 0.7×	216 0.3×	500 0.7×	159 0.5×	446 1.6×	226	2.6k
Roy P. Yanong United States	22	790 0.7×	112 0.1×	482 0.6×	345 1.0×	190 0.7×	109	2.3k
Fabrice Mérien New Zealand	36	487 0.4×	1.6k 2.1×	268 0.4×	383 1.1×	402 1.5×	88	3.6k
Lee G. Luna United States	4	473 0.4×	267 0.3×	403 0.5×	735 2.1×	318 1.2×	7	4.3k
Gregory Beck United States	27	917 0.8×	381 0.5×	138 0.2×	369 1.1×	43 0.2×	70	2.0k
Luiz Lehmann Coutinho Brazil	43	371 0.3×	158 0.2×	317 0.4×	1.9k 5.6×	251 0.9×	308	5.9k
Michael J. Dykstra United States	28	342 0.3×	170 0.2×	247 0.3×	826 2.4×	236 0.9×	80	2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Si‐Ming Zhang

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Mudge, Joann, et al.. (2025). Whole-genome sequencing and genome-wide transcriptome profiling of the freshwater planorbid snail Bulinus ugandae (Mollusca: Gastropoda), a Nilotic bulinine refractory to Schistosoma haematobium. BMC Genomics. 26(1). 1089–1089.

Sha, Fei, et al.. (2024). An investigation on traction for deep-sea mining vehicle considering the interference effect between adjacent grousers. Ocean Engineering. 318. 120174–120174.

Habib, Mohamed R., Lijing Bu, Marijan Posavi, et al.. (2024). Yolk proteins of the schistosomiasis vector snail Biomphalaria glabrata revealed by multi-omics analysis. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 1820–1820. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Si‐Ming, et al.. (2023). The Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Axonal Degeneration and Retrograde Retinal Ganglion Cell Death. DNA and Cell Biology. 42(11). 653–667. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Liang, et al.. (2023). Promotion of axon regeneration and protection on injured retinal ganglion cells by rCXCL2. Inflammation and Regeneration. 43(1). 31–31. 8 indexed citations

Zhang, Si‐Ming, et al.. (2022). Comparative mitogenomics of freshwater snails of the genus Bulinus, obligatory vectors of Schistosoma haematobium, causative agent of human urogenital schistosomiasis. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 5357–5357. 14 indexed citations

Bu, Lijing, Daibin Zhong, Lijun Lu, et al.. (2022). Compatibility between snails and schistosomes: insights from new genetic resources, comparative genomics, and genetic mapping. Communications Biology. 5(1). 940–940. 17 indexed citations

Zhang, Si‐Ming, Lijing Bu, Martina R. Laidemitt, et al.. (2018). Complete mitochondrial and rDNA complex sequences of important vector species of Biomphalaria, obligatory hosts of the human-infecting blood fluke, Schistosoma mansoni. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 7341–7341. 25 indexed citations

Zhang, Si‐Ming, Sarah K. Buddenborg, Coen M. Adema, John T. Sullivan, & Eric S. Loker. (2015). Altered Gene Expression in the Schistosome-Transmitting Snail Biomphalaria glabrata following Exposure to Niclosamide, the Active Ingredient in the Widely Used Molluscicide Bayluscide. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 9(10). e0004131–e0004131. 24 indexed citations

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Zhang, Si‐Ming, Eric S. Loker, & John T. Sullivan. (2015). Pathogen-associated molecular patterns activate expression of genes involved in cell proliferation, immunity and detoxification in the amebocyte-producing organ of the snail Biomphalaria glabrata. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 56. 25–36. 32 indexed citations

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Mutuku, Martin W., Moses Mwangi, Joseph M. Kinuthia, et al.. (2014). Field-derived Schistosoma mansoni and Biomphalaria pfeifferi in Kenya: a compatible association characterized by lack of strong local adaptation, and presence of some snails able to persistently produce cercariae for over a year. Parasites & Vectors. 7(1). 533–533. 35 indexed citations

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Zhang, Si‐Ming, et al.. (2012). Identification of plumbagin and sanguinarine as effective chemotherapeutic agents for treatment of schistosomiasis. International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance. 3. 28–34. 59 indexed citations

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Zhang, Si‐Ming, et al.. (2012). In Vitro Cercariae Transformation: Comparison of Mechanical and Nonmechanical Methods and Observation of Morphological Changes of Detached Cercariae Tails. Journal of Parasitology. 98(6). 1257–1261. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Si‐Ming, et al.. (2011). Identification and characterization of five transcription factors that are associated with evolutionarily conserved immune signaling pathways in the schistosome-transmitting snail Biomphalaria glabrata. Molecular Immunology. 48(15-16). 1868–1881. 38 indexed citations

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Zhang, Si‐Ming, Hong Nian, Bo Wang, Eric S. Loker, & Coen M. Adema. (2009). Schistosomin from the snail Biomphalaria glabrata: Expression studies suggest no involvement in trematode-mediated castration. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 165(1). 79–86. 15 indexed citations

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Zhang, Si‐Ming, Yong Zeng, & Eric S. Loker. (2007). Characterization of immune genes from the schistosome host snail Biomphalaria glabrata that encode peptidoglycan recognition proteins and gram-negative bacteria binding protein. Immunogenetics. 59(11). 883–898. 52 indexed citations

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Zhang, Si‐Ming, Coen M. Adema, Thomas B. Kepler, & Eric S. Loker. (2004). Diversification of Ig Superfamily Genes in an Invertebrate. Science. 305(5681). 251–254. 306 indexed citations

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Zhang, Si‐Ming & Eric S. Loker. (2004). Representation of an immune responsive gene family encoding fibrinogen-related proteins in the freshwater mollusc Biomphalaria glabrata, an intermediate host for Schistosoma mansoni. Gene. 341. 255–266. 79 indexed citations

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Zhang, Si‐Ming, et al.. (2002). Mitochondrial DNA variations of silver carp and grass carp in populations of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River revealed by using RFLP-PCR.. Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica. 26(2). 142–147. 10 indexed citations

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Yao, Hong, et al.. (1994). Automated karyotype analysis of silver carp chromosomes with IBAS-2000 image analysis system. Journal of Fishery Sciences of China. 1(2). 18–25. 2 indexed citations

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