Yan Zou

6.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
40 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Yan Zou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Aging. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Zou has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Plant Science and 10 papers in Aging. Recurrent topics in Yan Zou's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (10 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (9 papers) and Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (8 papers). Yan Zou is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (10 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (9 papers) and Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (8 papers). Yan Zou collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Taiwan. Yan Zou's co-authors include Jian‐Min Zhou, Xiaoyan Tang, Huiqiong Lin, Yulei Shang, Run Cai, Yujing Wang, Huamin Chen, Jie Zhang, She Chen and Li Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yan Zou

36 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Firefly Luciferase Complementation Imaging Assay for Protein-Protein Interactions in Plants

2007 1.2k citations Huamin Chen, Yan Zou et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
Receptor-like Cytoplasmic Kinases Integrate Signaling from Multiple Plant Immune Receptors and Are Targeted by a Pseudomonas syringae Effector

2010 628 citations Jie Zhang, Wei Li et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →
A Pseudomonas syringae Effector Inactivates MAPKs to Suppress PAMP-Induced Immunity in Plants

2007 526 citations Jie Zhang, Yan Zou et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yan Zou China	18	3.4k	1.8k	299	265	236	40	4.3k
Giovanna Serino Italy	25	1.9k 0.6×	2.8k 1.5×	315 1.1×	137 0.5×	152 0.6×	42	3.5k
Christophe Béclin France	25	2.5k 0.7×	2.3k 1.3×	143 0.5×	312 1.2×	134 0.6×	37	3.9k
Chengzu Long United States	24	1.8k 0.5×	3.5k 2.0×	146 0.5×	157 0.6×	826 3.5×	32	5.1k
Paula Grisafi United States	23	2.5k 0.7×	3.6k 2.0×	593 2.0×	185 0.7×	331 1.4×	28	4.9k
Byung‐Ho Kang United States	38	2.4k 0.7×	2.8k 1.6×	918 3.1×	42 0.2×	132 0.6×	100	4.5k
Tatsuya Maeda Japan	35	2.1k 0.6×	4.6k 2.5×	1.3k 4.2×	86 0.3×	322 1.4×	79	5.8k
Peng Qin China	28	1.5k 0.4×	1.6k 0.9×	209 0.7×	51 0.2×	451 1.9×	91	3.0k
Hui‐Shan Guo China	46	5.5k 1.6×	3.6k 2.0×	496 1.7×	313 1.2×	164 0.7×	104	7.1k
Michael Freitag United States	46	3.2k 1.0×	3.9k 2.2×	1.4k 4.6×	57 0.2×	304 1.3×	92	5.7k
Roger B. Deal United States	29	2.4k 0.7×	2.8k 1.5×	101 0.3×	64 0.2×	220 0.9×	45	3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Yan Zou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yan Zou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yan Zou

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

Li, Tingting, Yunpeng Zhao, Yan Zou, & Yue Wang. (2025). Caenorhabditis elegans as a model for studying intercellular communication via extracellular vesicles. Journal of Biosciences. 50(1).

Wang, Shurong, Dongmei Liu, Ruoke Wang, et al.. (2025). Efficient metabolic fingerprinting profiling of extracellular vesicles for precise cancer diagnosis and treatment monitoring. Materials Today Bio. 32. 101857–101857.

Zhou, Xiaoming, Bingtao Zhang, Yan Zou, et al.. (2025). Integrative multi-omics and machine learning identify CALR as a diagnostic and therapeutic target in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Experimental Neurology. 393. 115396–115396.

Zhang, Shihao, Xueyan Hu, Yun‐Qing Song, et al.. (2024). The study of halogen effect on the reactivity of the serine-targeting covalent warheads. Frontiers in Chemistry. 12. 1504453–1504453. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Xinjian, Chengyu Fan, Yanfen Liu, & Yan Zou. (2023). The interconnection of endoplasmic reticulum and microtubule and its implication in Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 21. 1670–1677. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Yifeng, Xianhao Zhou, Xiaoyan Yang, et al.. (2022). A functional SNP rs895819 on pre-miR-27a is associated with bipolar disorder by targeting NCAM1. Communications Biology. 5(1). 309–309. 6 indexed citations

Suzuki, Nobuko, Yan Zou, HaoSheng Sun, et al.. (2022). Two intrinsic timing mechanisms set start and end times for dendritic arborization of a nociceptive neuron. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(45). e2210053119–e2210053119. 6 indexed citations

Feng, Zhi-Gang, Yupeng Zhao, Tingting Li, et al.. (2020). CATP-8/P5A ATPase Regulates ER Processing of the DMA-1 Receptor for Dendritic Branching. Cell Reports. 32(10). 108101–108101. 20 indexed citations

Chiu, Hui, Yan Zou, Nobuko Suzuki, et al.. (2018). Engulfing cells promote neuronal regeneration and remove neuronal debris through distinct biochemical functions of CED-1. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4842–4842. 17 indexed citations

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Mao, Shaoshuai, Yingchuan Qi, Huanhu Zhu, et al.. (2018). A Tet/Q Hybrid System for Robust and Versatile Control of Transgene Expression in C. elegans. iScience. 11. 224–237. 15 indexed citations

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Zou, Yan, Satya Chintamanani, Ping He, et al.. (2015). A gain‐of‐function mutation in Msl10 triggers cell death and wound‐induced hyperaccumulation of jasmonic acid in Arabidopsis. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 58(6). 600–609. 27 indexed citations

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Zou, Yan, Massimiliano Stagi, Xiaogang Wang, et al.. (2015). Gene-Silencing Screen for Mammalian Axon Regeneration Identifies Inpp5f (Sac2) as an Endogenous Suppressor of Repair after Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(29). 10429–10439. 31 indexed citations

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Zou, Yan, Hui Chiu, Anna Zinovyeva, et al.. (2013). Developmental Decline in Neuronal Regeneration by the Progressive Change of Two Intrinsic Timers. Science. 340(6130). 372–376. 120 indexed citations

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Xu, Juan, Chuanxing Li, Yun Xiao, et al.. (2011). Prioritizing Candidate Disease miRNAs by Topological Features in the miRNA Target–Dysregulated Network: Case Study of Prostate Cancer. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 10(10). 1857–1866. 201 indexed citations

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Cheng, Shuting, Zhou Jiang, Yan Zou, et al.. (2011). Downregulation of Clock in circulatory system leads to an enhancement of fibrinolysis in mice. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 236(9). 1078–1084. 7 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jie, Wei Li, T. Xiang, et al.. (2010). Receptor-like Cytoplasmic Kinases Integrate Signaling from Multiple Plant Immune Receptors and Are Targeted by a Pseudomonas syringae Effector. Cell Host & Microbe. 7(4). 290–301. 628 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Su‐Xia, Yan Zou, Li-Jing Liu, Ping Wu, & Lin Lü. (2009). Aripiprazole blocks reinstatement but not expression of morphine conditioned place preference in rats. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 92(2). 370–375. 15 indexed citations

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Chen, Huamin, Yan Zou, Yulei Shang, et al.. (2007). Firefly Luciferase Complementation Imaging Assay for Protein-Protein Interactions in Plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 146(2). 323–324. 1159 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhu, Kangshun, Jie Qin, Zhi-Jiang Zhang, et al.. (2007). Clinical significance of multislice spiral CT scans in hepatic veins occlusion in Budd-Chiari syndrome. Chinese Medical Journal. 120(2). 100–105. 13 indexed citations

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Li, Xinyan, Huiqiong Lin, Weiguo Zhang, et al.. (2005). Flagellin induces innate immunity in nonhost interactions that is suppressed by Pseudomonas syringae effectors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(36). 12990–12995. 224 indexed citations

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