Xiaoyun Zhang

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Xiaoyun Zhang is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaoyun Zhang has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Organic Chemistry, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Xiaoyun Zhang's work include Click Chemistry and Applications (8 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (8 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (8 papers). Xiaoyun Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Click Chemistry and Applications (8 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (8 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (8 papers). Xiaoyun Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Portugal. Xiaoyun Zhang's co-authors include Shankar Balasubramanian, Yun Liang, Yuan Yang, Xiaoguang Lei, Santosh Adhikari, Hui Huang, Jiazhen Shen, Marco Catalano, Aleks Ponjavic and Marco Di Antonio and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Genetics, Nature Biotechnology and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Xiaoyun Zhang

33 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Single-molecule visualization of DNA G-quadruplex formation in live cells
    2020 283 citations Marco Di Antonio, Aleks Ponjavic et al. Nature Chemistry profile →

Peers

Xiaoyun Zhang
Daniela Verga France
Boya Feng China
Robert A. Heald United Kingdom
Xinqiang Fang China
Basudeb Maji India
Patrick Mailliet France
Laurent F. Bornaghi Australia
Scott Grecian United States
Helena M. Lovick United States
Daniela Verga France
Xiaoyun Zhang
Citations per year, relative to Xiaoyun Zhang Xiaoyun Zhang (= 1×) peers Daniela Verga

Countries citing papers authored by Xiaoyun Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaoyun Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaoyun Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiaoyun Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiaoyun 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 Xiaoyun Zhang. Xiaoyun 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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Su, Zhenhe, Shezeng Li, Xiuyun Lu, et al.. (2025). Defense Responses Stimulated by Bacillus subtilis NCD-2 Through Salicylate- and Jasmonate-Dependent Signaling Pathways Protect Cotton Against Verticillium Wilt. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(7). 2987–2987. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaoyun, Larry Melidis, Yuqi Chen, et al.. (2025). Optical control of gene expression using a DNA G-quadruplex targeting reversible photoswitch. Nature Chemistry. 17(6). 875–882. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Guohua, Fan Yang, Sai Che, et al.. (2024). Asphalt induced highly dispersed CoP/MoO2 heterojunction embedded in porous N-doped carbon for pH-universal water splitting. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 80. 440–448. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaoyun, et al.. (2024). The effect of long-term exposure to moderate high altitude on adipokines and insulin sensitivity. Cytokine. 185. 156823–156823. 3 indexed citations
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Yu, Zutao, Jochen Spiegel, Larry Melidis, et al.. (2023). Chem-map profiles drug binding to chromatin in cells. Nature Biotechnology. 41(9). 1265–1271. 35 indexed citations
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Su, Hong, Jingjing Deng, Yan Wei, et al.. (2022). Development of digital diagnostic templates by cluster analysis based on 2249 lateral cephalograms of Chinese Han population. Head & Face Medicine. 18(1). 5–5.
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Zhang, Xiaoyun, Jochen Spiegel, Sergio Martínez Cuesta, Santosh Adhikari, & Shankar Balasubramanian. (2021). Chemical profiling of DNA G-quadruplex-interacting proteins in live cells. Nature Chemistry. 13(7). 626–633. 99 indexed citations
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Shen, Jiazhen, Dhaval Varshney, Angela Simeone, et al.. (2021). Promoter G-quadruplex folding precedes transcription and is controlled by chromatin. Genome biology. 22(1). 143–143. 73 indexed citations
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Antonio, Marco Di, Aleks Ponjavic, Rohan T. Ranasinghe, et al.. (2020). Single-molecule visualization of DNA G-quadruplex formation in live cells. Nature Chemistry. 12(9). 832–837. 283 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Xiaoyun, Shuo‐Qing Zhang, Q. Li, et al.. (2020). Computation-Guided Development of the “Click” ortho-Quinone Methide Cycloaddition with Improved Kinetics. Organic Letters. 22(8). 2920–2924. 5 indexed citations
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Hänsel‐Hertsch, Robert, Angela Simeone, Abigail Shea, et al.. (2020). Landscape of G-quadruplex DNA structural regions in breast cancer. Nature Genetics. 52(9). 878–883. 142 indexed citations
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Fan, Xiao, Xiaoyun Zhang, & Xiaoguang Lei. (2018). Recent Developments and Applications of Photoconjugation Chemistry. CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry. 72(11). 782–782. 6 indexed citations
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Ye, Zi, Xiaoyun Zhang, Yuangang Zhu, et al.. (2018). Chemoproteomic Profiling Reveals Ethacrynic Acid Targets Adenine Nucleotide Translocases to Impair Mitochondrial Function. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 15(6). 2413–2422. 14 indexed citations
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Jones, Alexander M., Xiaoyun Zhang, & Xiaoguang Lei. (2017). Covalent Probe Finds Carboxylic Acid. Cell chemical biology. 24(5). 537–539. 14 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaoyun, Jianhua Wang, Dan Tan, et al.. (2017). Carboxylate-Selective Chemical Cross-Linkers for Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Protein Structures. Analytical Chemistry. 90(2). 1195–1201. 42 indexed citations
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Yang, Yuan, et al.. (2013). Copper catalyzed three-component synthesis of benzothiazolones from o-iodoanilines, DMF, and potassium sulfide. RSC Advances. 4(12). 6090–6090. 25 indexed citations
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Yang, Yuan, Xiaoyun Zhang, & Yun Liang. (2012). Copper-catalyzed coupling of 1,2-dibromo-1-styrenes with sulfonamides for the preparation of ynamides. Tetrahedron Letters. 53(48). 6557–6560. 18 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaoyun, Yuan Yang, & Yun Liang. (2012). Palladium-catalyzed double N-arylation to synthesize multisubstituted dibenzoazepine derivatives. Tetrahedron Letters. 53(47). 6406–6408. 21 indexed citations

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