Tong Zhang

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
148 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Tong Zhang is a scholar working on Immunology, Virology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tong Zhang has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Immunology, 61 papers in Virology and 34 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Tong Zhang's work include HIV Research and Treatment (61 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (56 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (30 papers). Tong Zhang is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (61 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (56 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (30 papers). Tong Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Tong Zhang's co-authors include Charles L. Sentman, Amorette Barber, Hao Wu, Bin Su, Ming-Ru Wu, Xin Zhang, Xiaodong Yang, Leslie R. DeMars, Yanmei Jiao and Oliver D.K. Maddocks and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Tong Zhang

135 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tong Zhang China	31	1.5k	1.2k	1.1k	701	519	148	3.7k
Liping Wang China	24	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	716 0.6×	961 1.4×	582 1.1×	86	3.5k
Lijun Wu China	37	2.7k 1.8×	1.4k 1.2×	2.1k 1.9×	265 0.4×	231 0.4×	106	5.6k
Ingrid Schmid United States	30	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	352 0.3×	578 0.8×	375 0.7×	63	3.2k
Enrico Lugli Italy	36	4.1k 2.7×	1.6k 1.3×	2.8k 2.5×	454 0.6×	487 0.9×	75	6.6k
Masaaki Miyazawa Japan	38	1.9k 1.2×	839 0.7×	411 0.4×	860 1.2×	363 0.7×	187	5.0k
Shuying Liu China	29	785 0.5×	686 0.6×	436 0.4×	788 1.1×	457 0.9×	85	2.8k
Gang Peng United States	31	590 0.4×	1.4k 1.2×	456 0.4×	434 0.6×	209 0.4×	119	3.2k
Li Zhou China	37	775 0.5×	2.1k 1.8×	558 0.5×	165 0.2×	435 0.8×	145	4.2k
Carole Seguin‐Devaux Luxembourg	26	808 0.5×	638 0.5×	343 0.3×	426 0.6×	560 1.1×	82	2.7k
Navneet K. Dhillon United States	31	491 0.3×	1.4k 1.2×	659 0.6×	436 0.6×	353 0.7×	93	3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Tong Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tong Zhang

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Lína, et al.. (2025). Case report: Spontaneous renal hemorrhage in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1544263–1544263.

Yang, Lijuan, Siyu Chen, Wei Zhao, et al.. (2025). Genome-wide association analysis reveals genetic loci and candidate genes for white diarrhea in Jingyuan chickens. Research in Veterinary Science. 186. 105568–105568. 1 indexed citations

Xue, Zhiwei, Dong-Dong Yang, Zhou Jin, et al.. (2025). IGF-1 secreted by mesenchymal stem cells affects the function of lymphatic endothelial progenitor cells: a potential strategy for the treatment of lymphedema. Frontiers in Genetics. 16. 1584095–1584095.

Chen, Xue, et al.. (2024). Crosstalk between gut microbiome and neuroinflammation in pathogenesis of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 457. 122889–122889. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Mei, et al.. (2024). Prevalence, incidence, and case fatality of tuberculous meningitis in adults living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 2145–2145. 2 indexed citations

Han, Xiaoxu, Hongxia Yan, Xin Zhang, et al.. (2024). Advances in technology for the laboratory diagnosis of individuals with HIV/AIDS coinfected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Biosafety and Health. 6(3). 133–142. 1 indexed citations

Xiao, Jing, Hongxia Yan, Bo Wang, et al.. (2024). Memory stem CD8+T cells in HIV/Mtb mono- and co-infection: characteristics, implications, and clinical significance. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 14. 1485825–1485825. 2 indexed citations

Xia, Wei, Bin Su, Yan‐Mei Jiao, et al.. (2020). Syphilitic infection impairs immunity by inducing both apoptosis and pyroptosis of CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T lymphocytes. Innate Immunity. 27(1). 99–106. 10 indexed citations

Zhang, Yu, Bin Su, Hanping Li, et al.. (2020). Triple HIV-1 Infection Is Associated With Faster CD4+ T-Cell Decline. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 21–21. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Yue, Tong Zhang, Yuqing Liu, et al.. (2019). Expression profiling and functional characterization of rice transcription factor OsWRKY68.. Zhongguo nongye Kexue. 52(12). 2021–2032. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Fang, Yong Yang, Bing Li, et al.. (2019). Functional Analysis of M-Locus Protein Kinase Revealed a Novel Regulatory Mechanism of Self-Incompatibility in Brassica napus L.. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(13). 3303–3303. 33 indexed citations

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Liu, Yongjian, Lei Jia, Bin Su, et al.. (2019). The Genetic Diversity of HIV-1 Quasispecies Within Primary Infected Individuals. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 36(5). 440–449. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Haihong, Yan‐Mei Jiao, Hongjun Li, et al.. (2014). Longitudinal Changes in Total, 2-LTR Circular, and Integrated HIV-1 DNA During the First Year of HIV-1 Infection in CD4 _Low and CD4 _High Patient Groups with HIV-1 Subtype AE. Viral Immunology. 27(9). 478–482. 3 indexed citations

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Jiao, Yanmei, Jingjing Song, Yonghong Zhang, et al.. (2014). Short Communication: Longitudinal Changes in Peripheral Blood NK Cells During the First Year of HIV-1 Infection in CD4 _Low and CD4 _High Patient Groups. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 31(2). 229–236. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Tong & Charles L. Sentman. (2011). Cancer Immunotherapy Using a Bispecific NK Receptor Fusion Protein that Engages both T Cells and Tumor Cells. Cancer Research. 71(6). 2066–2076. 56 indexed citations

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Barber, Amorette, Tong Zhang, Leslie R. DeMars, et al.. (2007). Chimeric NKG2D Receptor–Bearing T Cells as Immunotherapy for Ovarian Cancer. Cancer Research. 67(10). 5003–5008. 86 indexed citations

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Zhang, Tong, Amorette Barber, & Charles L. Sentman. (2007). Chimeric NKG2D–Modified T Cells Inhibit Systemic T-Cell Lymphoma Growth in a Manner Involving Multiple Cytokines and Cytotoxic Pathways. Cancer Research. 67(22). 11029–11036. 70 indexed citations

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Zhang, Tong, Amorette Barber, & Charles L. Sentman. (2006). Generation of Antitumor Responses by Genetic Modification of Primary Human T Cells with a Chimeric NKG2D Receptor. Cancer Research. 66(11). 5927–5933. 109 indexed citations

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Zhang, Tong, Tom C. Tsang, & David T. Harris. (2003). Efficient Transduction of Murine Primary T Cells Requires a Combination of High Viral Titer, Preferred Tropism, and Proper Timing of Transduction. Journal of Hematotherapy & Stem Cell Research. 12(1). 123–130. 11 indexed citations

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Zhang, Tong, et al.. (2003). KN-93 Blocked the Induction and Early-phase Maintenance of LTP of C-Fiber-Evoked Field Potentials in Spinal Dorsal Horn. Journal of Sun Yat-sen University. 1 indexed citations

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