Xinning Zhang

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
72 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Xinning Zhang is a scholar working on Ecology, Pollution and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Xinning Zhang has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Ecology, 13 papers in Pollution and 13 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Xinning Zhang's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (11 papers), Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins (9 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (8 papers). Xinning Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (11 papers), Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins (9 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (8 papers). Xinning Zhang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Hong Kong. Xinning Zhang's co-authors include Daniel M. Sigman, Anne M. L. Kraepiel, François M. M. Morel, Bess B. Ward, Jean‐Philippe Bellenger, Aimee Gillespie, Alex L. Sessions, Romain Darnajoux, Zi Liang Wu and Oliver Baars and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Xinning Zhang

69 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

A Mechanically Robust and Versatile Liquid‐Free Ionic Conductive Elastomer

2021 309 citations Burebi Yiming, Ying Han et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Global Nitrogen Cycle: Critical Enzymes, Organisms, and Processes for Nitrogen Budgets and Dynamics

2020 291 citations Xinning Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xinning Zhang United States	26	663	564	373	361	310	72	2.8k
Dongyan Liu China	41	531 0.8×	607 1.1×	390 1.0×	679 1.9×	242 0.8×	155	5.6k
Yonghua Wang China	35	377 0.6×	442 0.8×	123 0.3×	294 0.8×	368 1.2×	158	3.6k
Ping Zhao China	33	188 0.3×	454 0.8×	315 0.8×	220 0.6×	178 0.6×	201	3.5k
Yumin Ye China	28	571 0.9×	428 0.8×	219 0.6×	199 0.6×	103 0.3×	92	2.3k
Nan Sun China	33	491 0.7×	292 0.5×	334 0.9×	231 0.6×	98 0.3×	178	3.3k
Yafeng Zhang China	32	441 0.7×	310 0.5×	94 0.3×	185 0.5×	171 0.6×	126	3.2k
Miao Wu China	23	562 0.8×	189 0.3×	81 0.2×	334 0.9×	102 0.3×	52	1.7k
Naoyuki Miyata Japan	27	305 0.5×	139 0.2×	190 0.5×	163 0.5×	121 0.4×	111	2.4k
Jie Qin China	31	267 0.4×	316 0.6×	115 0.3×	442 1.2×	179 0.6×	128	3.8k
Jing Geng China	33	328 0.5×	265 0.5×	153 0.4×	238 0.7×	1.4k 4.4×	140	3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Xinning Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xinning Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xinning Zhang

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

Zhang, Xinning, et al.. (2025). Distinct microbiomes underlie divergent responses of methane emissions from diverse wetland soils to oxygen shifts. ISME Communications. 5(1). ycaf063–ycaf063. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Xinning, et al.. (2025). FOCAS: Transcriptome-wide screening of individual m6A sites functionally dissects epitranscriptomic control of gene expression in cancer. Cell. 189(3). 922–938.e23.

Choi, Paula Jungwon, Xinning Zhang, Noman Khalid Khanzada, et al.. (2024). Utilization of unrejected ammonium for fouling prevention in a forward osmosis process tested with real primary wastewater from Hong Kong. Desalination. 576. 117293–117293. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Xinning, et al.. (2024). Metastasis of ovarian dysgerminoma in a postmenopausal patient: a rare case report. Annals of Medicine and Surgery. 86(8). 4788–4792. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Xinning, et al.. (2024). Dexmedetomidine nasal administration improves perioperative sleep quality and neurocognitive deficits in elderly patients undergoing general anesthesia. BMC Anesthesiology. 24(1). 42–42. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Xinning, Paula Jungwon Choi, Noman Khalid Khanzada, Pak Wai Wong, & Alicia Kyoungjin An. (2023). Highly permeable chlorine-resistant forward osmosis membrane by grafting novel sulfonamide monomers. Desalination. 564. 116754–116754. 10 indexed citations

Farid, Muhammad Usman, Jehad A. Kharraz, Jiawei Sun, et al.. (2023). Advancements in Nanoenabled Membrane Distillation for a Sustainable Water‐Energy‐Environment Nexus. Advanced Materials. 36(17). e2307950–e2307950. 76 indexed citations

Situ, Junjian, Xinning Zhang, Xiaofan Zhou, et al.. (2023). The ankyrin repeat-containing protein PlANK1 mediates mycelial growth, oospore development, and virulence in Peronophythora litchii. Phytopathology Research. 5(1). 1 indexed citations

Darnajoux, Romain, et al.. (2023). A genomic view of environmental and life history controls on microbial nitrogen acquisition strategies. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 16(1). e13220–e13220. 1 indexed citations

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Darnajoux, Romain, et al.. (2022). Ammonium Sensitivity of Biological Nitrogen Fixation by Anaerobic Diazotrophs in Cultures and Benthic Marine Sediments. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 127(7). 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xinning, Xuran Li, Xin Li, et al.. (2022). Hemoglobin-binding α-synuclein levels in erythrocytes are elevated in patients with multiple system atrophy. Neuroscience Letters. 789. 136868–136868. 5 indexed citations

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Li, Gaopeng, et al.. (2022). Comprehensive analysis of a TPX2-related TRHDE-AS1/PKIA ceRNA network involving prognostic signatures in Hepatitis B virus-infected hepatocellular carcinoma. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 12. 1025900–1025900. 6 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yanhua, Jiaxin Guo, Yuchao Li, et al.. (2022). Superhydrophobic and superoleophilic PH-CNT membrane for emulsified oil-water separation. Desalination. 526. 115536–115536. 66 indexed citations

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Yiming, Burebi, Ying Han, Zilong Han, et al.. (2021). A Mechanically Robust and Versatile Liquid‐Free Ionic Conductive Elastomer. Advanced Materials. 33(11). e2006111–e2006111. 309 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yiming, Burebi, Xiao Guo, Nasir Ali, et al.. (2021). Ambiently and Mechanically Stable Ionogels for Soft Ionotronics. Advanced Functional Materials. 31(33). 163 indexed citations

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Li, Nannan, Xinning Zhang, Yao Wang, et al.. (2021). A study on the characteristics of cognitive function in patients with multiple system atrophy in China. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 4995–4995. 6 indexed citations

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Yang, Judy Q., Xinning Zhang, Ian C. Bourg, & Howard A. Stone. (2021). 4D imaging reveals mechanisms of clay-carbon protection and release. Nature Communications. 12(1). 622–622. 73 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xinning, Yingdong Qu, Rongde Li, & Junhua You. (2015). MECHANISM OF CRACK NUCLEATION AND PROPA- GATION OF FERRITE DUCTILE IRON DURING IMPACT FRACTURE UNDER LOW TEMPERATURES. Acta Metallurgica Sinica. 51(11). 1333–1340. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xinning, et al.. (2014). SOX10 is a novel oncogene in hepatocellular carcinoma through Wnt/β-catenin/TCF4 cascade. Tumor Biology. 35(10). 9935–9940. 39 indexed citations

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Rosenthal, Adam, Xinning Zhang, Simon Lucey, et al.. (2013). Localizing transcripts to single cells suggests an important role of uncultured deltaproteobacteria in the termite gut hydrogen economy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(40). 16163–16168. 25 indexed citations

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