Wei Zhang

10.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
351 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Wei Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Zhang has authored 351 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 158 papers in Molecular Biology, 66 papers in Oncology and 65 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Wei Zhang's work include Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism (51 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (32 papers) and Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (26 papers). Wei Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism (51 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (32 papers) and Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (26 papers). Wei Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Macao. Wei Zhang's co-authors include Zhaoqian Liu, Hong‐Hao Zhou, Hong‐Hao Zhou, Hong‐Hao Zhou, Ji‐Ye Yin, Weihua Huang, Xi Li, Lan Fan, Yao Chen and Yijing He and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Wei Zhang

328 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

Drug-microbiota interactions: an emerging priority for pr... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 40 80 120
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. Drug-microbiota interactions: an emerging priority for precision medicine
    2023 126 citations Weihua Huang, Wei Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wei Zhang China 44 3.1k 1.4k 1.3k 993 594 351 7.0k
Hong‐Hao Zhou China 49 3.6k 1.2× 1.5k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 1.7k 1.7× 569 1.0× 258 7.8k
Jürgen Borlak Germany 49 3.8k 1.2× 1.4k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 1.6k 1.6× 729 1.2× 201 8.7k
Boon Cher Goh Singapore 53 4.2k 1.4× 1.7k 1.3× 3.1k 2.5× 880 0.9× 585 1.0× 227 8.8k
Mario Dicato Luxembourg 57 5.1k 1.7× 999 0.7× 1.6k 1.2× 421 0.4× 770 1.3× 219 10.8k
Ying‐Yong Zhao China 66 6.2k 2.0× 783 0.6× 688 0.5× 1.3k 1.3× 596 1.0× 233 11.7k
Shu‐Feng Zhou China 55 4.1k 1.3× 771 0.6× 2.1k 1.7× 2.8k 2.9× 564 0.9× 340 11.7k
Christopher E. Goldring United Kingdom 43 3.8k 1.2× 814 0.6× 743 0.6× 1.5k 1.6× 652 1.1× 124 7.1k
Vishal S. Vaidya United States 48 2.1k 0.7× 807 0.6× 444 0.3× 631 0.6× 1.1k 1.8× 104 8.8k
Stamatios Theocharis Greece 41 3.2k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 314 0.3× 921 1.6× 356 7.3k
Yatrik M. Shah United States 57 5.1k 1.6× 2.8k 2.0× 1.7k 1.3× 700 0.7× 1.0k 1.8× 171 10.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wei Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wei 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 Wei Zhang. Wei 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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Chen, Man‐Yun, Yuhui Hu, Ting Chen, et al.. (2025). A critical role for Phocaeicola vulgatus in negatively impacting metformin response in diabetes. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 15(5). 2511–2528. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei, Yuhang Yang, Dawei Ye, et al.. (2025). Estradiol metabolism by gut microbiota in women’s depression pathogenesis: inspiration from nature. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 16. 1505991–1505991. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei, et al.. (2025). Cystathionine γ-lyase downregulation promotes liver injury and necroptosis through reprogramming of methionine cycle. Redox Report. 30(1). 2531650–2531650. 1 indexed citations
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Feng, Yu‐Qi, et al.. (2025). Metaproteomics of human microbiota: Progress and key challenges for precision medicine. Process Biochemistry. 156. 59–75. 1 indexed citations
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Yan, Peng, Sihan Wang, Yulong Zhang, et al.. (2024). Effects of bile acids on the growth, composition and metabolism of gut bacteria. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 10(1). 112–112. 23 indexed citations
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Du, Bin, Wei Zhang, Yang Wang, et al.. (2024). Optimal dosing regimen of caspofungin in adolescents with allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 79(10). 2678–2687.
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Hu, Zhongjie, et al.. (2023). ATP7B R778L mutant hepatocytes resist copper toxicity by activating autophagy and inhibiting necroptosis. Cell Death Discovery. 9(1). 344–344. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Lin, Li Shao, Zhi Liu, et al.. (2023). Metabolic characteristics of ginsenosides from Panax ginseng in rat feces mediated by gut microbiota. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 237. 115786–115786. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Man‐Yun, et al.. (2023). Bacteroides ovatus accelerates metformin-induced vitamin B12 deficiency in type 2 diabetes patients by accumulating cobalamin. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 9(1). 8 indexed citations
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Gao, Yongchao, Hanchen Zhang, Lin Tang, et al.. (2023). Cancer Nanobombs Delivering Artoxplatin with a Polyigniter Bearing Hydrophobic Ferrocene Units Upregulate PD‐L1 Expression and Stimulate Stronger Anticancer Immunity. Advanced Science. 11(4). e2300806–e2300806. 23 indexed citations
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Li, Wei, Chengfang Zhou, Ping Liao, et al.. (2022). Dissecting the role of cell signaling versus CD8+ T cell modulation in propranolol antitumor activity. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 100(9). 1299–1306. 11 indexed citations
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Gao, Yongchao, et al.. (2021). Six genes involved in prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma identified by Cox hazard regression. BMC Bioinformatics. 22(1). 10 indexed citations
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Xin, Jun, et al.. (2021). LINC00992 exerts oncogenic activities in prostate cancer via regulation of SOX4. Experimental Cell Research. 408(1). 112855–112855. 7 indexed citations
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Wu, Yue‐E, Yakun Wang, Bo‐Hao Tang, et al.. (2020). Population Pharmacokinetics and Dosing Optimization of Amoxicillin in Chinese Infants. The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 61(4). 538–546. 6 indexed citations
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Tan, Wei Phin, Wei Zhang, Huiping Li, et al.. (2015). [Analysis of satisfactions for services among outpatients and inpatients at the age of equal to or more than 15 years old in Hunan province].. PubMed. 40(10). 1148–55. 1 indexed citations

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