Xiaodong Zhang

14.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
301 papers, 11.3k citations indexed

About

Xiaodong Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaodong Zhang has authored 301 papers receiving a total of 11.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 155 papers in Molecular Biology, 61 papers in Genetics and 45 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Xiaodong Zhang's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (52 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (47 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (29 papers). Xiaodong Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (52 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (47 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (29 papers). Xiaodong Zhang collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and United States. Xiaodong Zhang's co-authors include Paul S. Freemont, Martin Buck, Hisao Kondo, Juan L. Ramos, María‐Trinidad Gallegos, Mathieu Rappas, Wilson Terán, Daniel Bose, Jörg Schumacher and Janos Kirz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Xiaodong Zhang

289 papers receiving 11.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaodong Zhang United Kingdom	60	7.0k	2.2k	2.2k	1.0k	984	301	11.3k
Henning Stahlberg Switzerland	56	7.5k 1.1×	920 0.4×	1.2k 0.5×	963 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	220	12.3k
Kay Diederichs Germany	58	7.6k 1.1×	605 0.3×	1.9k 0.9×	2.5k 2.4×	1.0k 1.0×	176	11.7k
Petr V. Konarev Russia	39	7.0k 1.0×	894 0.4×	1.0k 0.5×	2.8k 2.7×	451 0.5×	183	10.6k
Fei Long United Kingdom	19	8.4k 1.2×	999 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	3.0k 2.9×	914 0.9×	40	11.6k
M.R. Sawaya United States	84	21.3k 3.0×	1.8k 0.9×	2.2k 1.0×	4.4k 4.2×	879 0.9×	243	27.9k
Masaki Yamamoto Japan	53	10.2k 1.5×	615 0.3×	763 0.4×	2.5k 2.4×	673 0.7×	394	16.6k
Alexey I. Nesvizhskii United States	66	20.0k 2.8×	2.4k 1.1×	1.4k 0.6×	615 0.6×	1.7k 1.7×	228	26.6k
Arie J. Verkleij Netherlands	73	11.1k 1.6×	2.5k 1.2×	942 0.4×	799 0.8×	886 0.9×	260	16.8k
Eva Nogales United States	82	19.9k 2.8×	9.4k 4.4×	2.1k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	2.5k 2.5×	235	24.9k
Pier Giorgio Righetti Italy	71	12.8k 1.8×	1.3k 0.6×	1.0k 0.5×	859 0.8×	699 0.7×	719	25.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiaodong Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaodong Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiaodong Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiaodong 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 Xiaodong Zhang. Xiaodong 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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20 of 20 papers shown

Xu, Qianqian, et al.. (2025). Uncovering a novel biosynthetic gene cluster for sordarin through genome mining in the fungus Talaromyces adpressus. Bioresources and Bioprocessing. 12(1). 35–35. 2 indexed citations

Li, Guoqiang, et al.. (2025). Restructuring at Au/AlOOH Interface Enables Enhanced CO ₂ Photoreduction by Synergistically Optimizing Charge Separation and H ₂ O Activation. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(34). 3 indexed citations

Yates, Luke A., et al.. (2024). Molecular basis of FIGNL1 in dissociating RAD51 from DNA and chromatin. Science. 387(6732). 426–431. 10 indexed citations

Biase, Luigi Di, Aung Lin, Jacopo Marazzato, et al.. (2023). LA workflow recommendations for intracardiac echocardiography integration with artificial intelligence 3D algorithm. EP Europace. 25(Supplement_1).

Ferrara, Skylar J., et al.. (2023). Fully Reduced and Mixed-Valent Multi-Copper Aggregates Supported by Tetradentate Diamino Bis(thiolate) Ligands. Inorganic Chemistry. 62(25). 9854–9871. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Ting, et al.. (2023). Gut-Skin Axis: Unravelling the Link Between Gut Microbiome andChronic Kidney Disease-Related Skin Lesions. Endocrine Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets. 24(1). 39–49. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaodong, et al.. (2023). Missense mutations in CRX homeodomain cause dominant retinopathies through two distinct mechanisms. eLife. 12. 9 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaodong, Kai Hao, Shuxin Li, et al.. (2022). Channel catfish virus ORF25 and ORF63 genes are essential for viral replication in vitro. Journal of Fish Diseases. 45(5). 655–666. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Kai‐Jie, Tao Huang, Xiaodong Zhang, et al.. (2022). Drivers of Global Methane Emissions Embodied in International Beef Trade. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(16). 11256–11265. 13 indexed citations

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Rocca, Domenico G. Della, Michele Magnocavallo, Veronica Natale, et al.. (2021). Clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of atrioesophageal fistula resulting from atrial fibrillation ablation. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 32(9). 2441–2450. 19 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaodong, Tao Huang, Mengqian Li, et al.. (2021). Trade-driven black carbon climate forcing and environmental equality under China's west-east energy transmission. Journal of Cleaner Production. 313. 127896–127896. 26 indexed citations

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Jiang, Runren, Guanghua Lu, Zhenhua Yan, et al.. (2019). Enhanced photocatalytic activity of a hydrogen bond-assisted 2D/2D Z-scheme SnNb2O6/Bi2WO6 system: Highly efficient separation of photoinduced carriers. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 552. 678–688. 51 indexed citations

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Huang, Lianzhe, Dehong Ma, Sujian Li, Xiaodong Zhang, & Houfeng Wang. (2019). Text Level Graph Neural Network for Text Classification. 3442–3448. 198 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaodong, et al.. (2018). Analysis on the correlation between chalcone synthase gene polymorphism and content of liquiritin in licorice.. Yaoxue xuebao. 53(4). 646–658. 6 indexed citations

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Yates, Luke A., Ricardo Aramayo, Nilisha Pokhrel, et al.. (2018). A structural and dynamic model for the assembly of Replication Protein A on single-stranded DNA. Nature Communications. 9(1). 5447–5447. 100 indexed citations

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Zhu, Wenjing, et al.. (2014). [Study on the polarized reflectance characteristics of single greenhouse tomato nutrient deficiency leaves].. PubMed. 34(1). 145–50. 1 indexed citations

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Klein, Brianna J., et al.. (2010). RNA polymerase and transcription elongation factor Spt4/5 complex structure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(2). 546–550. 124 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaodong, Ailan Guo, Jianshi Yu, et al.. (2007). Identification of STAT3 as a substrate of receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase T. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(10). 4060–4064. 173 indexed citations

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Rappas, Mathieu, Jörg Schumacher, Fabienne Beuron, et al.. (2005). Structural Insights into the Activity of Enhancer-Binding Proteins. Science. 307(5717). 1972–1975. 138 indexed citations

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Uchiyama, Keiji, Eija Jokitalo, Fumi Kano, et al.. (2002). VCIP135, a novel essential factor for p97/p47-mediated membrane fusion, is required for Golgi and ER assembly in vivo. The Journal of Cell Biology. 159(5). 855–866. 175 indexed citations

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