Tong Zhu

20.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
173 papers, 14.6k citations indexed

About

Tong Zhu is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Tong Zhu has authored 173 papers receiving a total of 14.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 128 papers in Plant Science, 79 papers in Molecular Biology and 22 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Tong Zhu's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (54 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (25 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (25 papers). Tong Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (54 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (25 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (25 papers). Tong Zhu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Tong Zhu's co-authors include Hur‐Song Chang, Xun Wang, Joel A. Kreps, Steven J. Rothstein, Jane Glazebrook, Bin Han, Yong‐Mei Bi, Yajun Wu, Jeff Harper and Wenqiong Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Tong Zhu

167 papers receiving 14.1k citations

Hit Papers

Orchestrated Transcription of Key Pathways in Arabidopsis... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 2002 2002 2003 2003 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Orchestrated Transcription of Key Pathways in Arabidopsis by the Circadian Clock
    2000 1.3k citations Hur‐Song Chang, Tong Zhu et al. profile →
  2. Transcriptome Changes for Arabidopsis in Response to Salt, Osmotic, and Cold Stress,
    2002 1.2k citations Hur‐Song Chang, Tong Zhu et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
  3. Transcriptional Profiling Reveals Novel Interactions between Wounding, Pathogen, Abiotic Stress, and Hormonal Responses in Arabidopsis,
    2002 684 citations Hur‐Song Chang, Xun Wang et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
  4. Quantitative Nature of Arabidopsis Responses during Compatible and Incompatible Interactions with the Bacterial PathogenPseudomonas syringae [W]
    2003 582 citations Tong Zhu et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  5. Crosstalk between cytosolic and plastidial pathways of isoprenoid biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana
    2003 544 citations Hur‐Song Chang, Tong Zhu et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tong Zhu United States 63 12.1k 7.2k 1.0k 559 453 173 14.6k
Steven J. Rothstein Canada 69 10.6k 0.9× 7.3k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 506 0.9× 796 1.8× 164 14.0k
Chengjie Chen China 27 8.6k 0.7× 8.2k 1.1× 847 0.8× 464 0.8× 571 1.3× 75 13.4k
Masaru Ohme‐Takagi Japan 70 17.8k 1.5× 13.8k 1.9× 544 0.5× 510 0.9× 618 1.4× 167 20.0k
Yves Gibon France 65 14.0k 1.2× 8.5k 1.2× 999 1.0× 302 0.5× 514 1.1× 174 18.1k
Setsuko Komatsu Japan 66 12.0k 1.0× 6.0k 0.8× 512 0.5× 405 0.7× 416 0.9× 437 15.4k
Yehua He China 15 8.0k 0.7× 7.6k 1.1× 740 0.7× 437 0.8× 492 1.1× 39 12.1k
Kenneth A. Feldmann United States 58 13.5k 1.1× 10.9k 1.5× 852 0.9× 441 0.8× 556 1.2× 91 15.7k
Shozo Fujioka Japan 73 16.8k 1.4× 12.2k 1.7× 1.6k 1.6× 273 0.5× 366 0.8× 215 19.2k
Bernd Mueller‐Roeber Germany 69 11.6k 1.0× 9.2k 1.3× 542 0.5× 226 0.4× 420 0.9× 180 14.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Tong Zhu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tong Zhu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tong Zhu

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Guo, Zhanpeng, Dake Wang, Baofeng Zhao, et al.. (2025). Engineered hybrid exosomes responsive to reactive oxygen species target the treatment of spinal cord injury by repairing mitochondrial damage and promoting neuronal function recovery. Chemical Engineering Journal. 507. 160669–160669. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Jie, et al.. (2025). Research on the Quality Variation Patterns During the Fermentation Process of Coffee-Grounds Craft Beer. Foods. 14(6). 1014–1014. 1 indexed citations
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Zhu, Tong, Jingyi Chen, M. X. Luo, et al.. (2025). Biomimetic gingival hydrogel promotes the integrated repair of peri-implant gingiva and bone by mobilizing multiple cells. Biomaterials. 326. 123707–123707.
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Zhu, Tong, Hong Wang, Zhihui Feng, et al.. (2025). Two-Photon FLIM Imaging of Mitochondrial Microenvironment in Apoptosis, Ferroptosis, and Fatty Liver Disease Models Using a Carbazole-Pyridinium Probe. Analytical Chemistry. 97(32). 17424–17432. 1 indexed citations
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Dai, Ying, Chunhong Li, Jinqi Liu, et al.. (2024). Enhancing the stability of mung bean-based milk: Insights from protein characteristics and raw material selection. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 265(Pt 2). 131030–131030. 10 indexed citations
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Lu, Jing, Wenyuan Zhang, Tong Zhu, et al.. (2024). The impact of heating-induced lactosylation on the digestibility of lactotransferrin. Food Chemistry. 465(Pt 1). 141942–141942. 1 indexed citations
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Zhu, Tong, Jingyi Chen, Yichen Xu, et al.. (2024). Biomechanical behaviour of tilted abutment after fixed partial denture restoration of CAD/CAM materials. BMC Oral Health. 24(1). 1128–1128. 2 indexed citations
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Zhu, Tong, Lijuan Zou, Yan Li, et al.. (2018). Mitochondrial alternative oxidase‐dependent autophagy involved in ethylene‐mediated drought tolerance in Solanum lycopersicum. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 16(12). 2063–2076. 114 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xuedong, Tong Zhu, Lisha Zhu, et al.. (2016). Medicago truncatula genotypes Jemalong A17 and R108 show contrasting variations under drought stress. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 109. 190–198. 12 indexed citations
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Coneva, Viktoriya, José A. Casaretto, Ashraf El‐Kereamy, et al.. (2014). Metabolic and co-expression network-based analyses associated with nitrate response in rice. BMC Genomics. 15(1). 1056–1056. 35 indexed citations
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Pawlowski, Wojciech P., Rachel Wang, Inna Golubovskaya, et al.. (2009). Maize AMEIOTIC1 is essential for multiple early meiotic processes and likely required for the initiation of meiosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(9). 3603–3608. 99 indexed citations
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Jiang, Keni, et al.. (2009). The maize root stem cell niche: a partnership between two sister cell populations. Planta. 231(2). 411–424. 27 indexed citations
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Mazzella, Marı́a Agustina, María Verónica Arana, Roberto J. Staneloni, et al.. (2005). Phytochrome Control of the Arabidopsis Transcriptome Anticipates Seedling Exposure to Light. The Plant Cell. 17(9). 2507–2516. 35 indexed citations
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Güimil, Sonia, Hur‐Song Chang, Tong Zhu, et al.. (2005). Comparative transcriptomics of rice reveals an ancient pattern of response to microbial colonization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(22). 8066–8070. 267 indexed citations
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Zhu, Tong, et al.. (2002). Transcription Profiling of the Early Gravitropic Response in Arabidopsis Using High-Density Oligonucleotide Probe Microarrays,. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 130(2). 720–728. 84 indexed citations
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Tepperman, James M., Tong Zhu, Hur‐Song Chang, Xun Wang, & Peter H. Quail. (2001). Multiple transcription-factor genes are early targets of phytochrome A signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 98(16). 9437–9442. 386 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yan, et al.. (2000). STUDIES ON THE BIOLOGY AND INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF ZEUZERA COFFEAE NIETNER ON PUNICA GRANATUM. Xi'nan Nongye Daxue xuebao. 221. 36–38. 1 indexed citations

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