Yanfen Zheng

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Yanfen Zheng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanfen Zheng has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Plant Science and 25 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Yanfen Zheng's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (22 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (17 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (12 papers). Yanfen Zheng is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (22 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (17 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (12 papers). Yanfen Zheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Yanfen Zheng's co-authors include Xiao‐Hua Zhang, Yiqiang Li, Chengsheng Zhang, Min Yu, Jiwen Liu, Jonathan D. Todd, Xianchao Shang, Yanlu Qiao, Yu Mingchao and Shun Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Yanfen Zheng

80 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Purines enrich root-associated Pseudomonas and improve wild soybean growth under salt stress

2024 80 citations Yanfen Zheng, Siqi Ma et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yanfen Zheng China	26	1.1k	670	581	280	267	86	2.3k
Zhiyong Li China	30	872 0.8×	506 0.8×	306 0.5×	197 0.7×	103 0.4×	120	2.5k
Meng Wu China	33	827 0.8×	703 1.0×	1.1k 2.0×	169 0.6×	131 0.5×	153	3.3k
Hongxia Wang China	29	1.1k 1.0×	303 0.5×	876 1.5×	184 0.7×	64 0.2×	123	2.6k
Xumin Wang China	22	1.3k 1.2×	350 0.5×	524 0.9×	112 0.4×	131 0.5×	130	2.5k
Taek‐Kyun Lee South Korea	23	622 0.6×	427 0.6×	602 1.0×	90 0.3×	57 0.2×	127	2.2k
Hong Kum Lee South Korea	27	832 0.8×	582 0.9×	319 0.5×	135 0.5×	39 0.1×	89	2.3k
Hirosuke Oku Japan	36	1.4k 1.3×	652 1.0×	1.7k 2.9×	198 0.7×	126 0.5×	202	4.3k
Chiara Lauritano Italy	33	1.2k 1.1×	514 0.8×	159 0.3×	140 0.5×	73 0.3×	96	3.6k
Chenglong Ji China	32	582 0.5×	487 0.7×	211 0.4×	350 1.3×	69 0.3×	110	2.7k
Zhi‐Pei Liu China	33	1.5k 1.3×	1.3k 1.9×	279 0.5×	291 1.0×	116 0.4×	146	3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Yanfen Zheng

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanfen Zheng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yanfen Zheng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yanfen Zheng 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 Yanfen Zheng. Yanfen Zheng is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zheng, Yanfen, et al.. (2025). Stable DNA Storage Encoding Scheme Based on Repeating Substring Tree. PubMed. 22(5). 2184–2193. 3 indexed citations

Ma, Siqi, Qianru Chen, Yanfen Zheng, et al.. (2025). A tale for two roles: Root-secreted methyl ferulate inhibits P. nicotianae and enriches the rhizosphere Bacillus against black shank disease in tobacco. Microbiome. 13(1). 33–33. 2 indexed citations

Li, Qingyu, Wei Lin, Mei Wang, et al.. (2024). Transcriptomics integrated with metabolomics reveal the competitive relationship between co-cultured Trichoderma asperellum HG1 and Bacillus subtilis Tpb55. Microbiological Research. 280. 127598–127598. 8 indexed citations

Li, Yang, Yang Li, Heng Zhou, et al.. (2024). Chitooligosaccharides and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi alleviate the damage by Phytophthora nicotianae to tobacco seedlings by inducing changes in rhizosphere microecology. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 215. 108986–108986. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Kun, Ben Cao, Tao Ma, et al.. (2024). Storing Images in DNA via base128 Encoding. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. 64(5). 1719–1729. 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Yunhui, Liyan Liu, Kai Sun, et al.. (2024). An S-methyltransferase that produces the climate-active gas dimethylsulfide is widespread across diverse marine bacteria. Nature Microbiology. 9(10). 2614–2625. 3 indexed citations

Zheng, Yanfen, Zhiguo Li, Zhiguo Li, et al.. (2023). Multi-functional nanogel with cascade catalytic performance for treatment of diabetic oral mucosa ulcer. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 11. 1194398–1194398. 9 indexed citations

Wang, Bin, Shihua Zhou, Ben Cao, et al.. (2023). Biomolecule-Driven Two-Factor Authentication Strategy for Access Control of Molecular Devices. ACS Nano. 17(18). 18178–18189. 10 indexed citations

Wu, Guandi, Jiachun Su, Lingxing Zeng, et al.. (2023). LncRNA BCAN-AS1 stabilizes c-Myc via N6-methyladenosine-mediated binding with SNIP1 to promote pancreatic cancer. Cell Death and Differentiation. 30(10). 2213–2230. 13 indexed citations

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Sun, Lijun, et al.. (2022). TripDesign: A DNA Triplex Design Approach Based on Interaction Forces. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 126(43). 8708–8719. 10 indexed citations

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Deng, Junge, Jialiang Zhang, Kaijing Liu, et al.. (2021). N6 -methyladenosine–Mediated Upregulation of WTAPP1 Promotes WTAP Translation and Wnt Signaling to Facilitate Pancreatic Cancer Progression. Cancer Research. 81(20). 5268–5283. 69 indexed citations

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Liu, Jiwen, Shun Zhou, Yanfen Zheng, et al.. (2020). Diversity of culturable heterotrophic bacteria from the Mariana Trench and their ability to degrade macromolecules. Marine Life Science & Technology. 2(2). 181–193. 39 indexed citations

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Zheng, Yanfen, Shun Zhou, Yunhui Zhang, et al.. (2020). Bacteria are important dimethylsulfoniopropionate producers in marine aphotic and high-pressure environments. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4658–4658. 79 indexed citations

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Zhang, Bing, Yi Lin, Qi Bao, Yanfen Zheng, & Lei Lan. (2020). MiR-1193 Inhibits the Malignancy of Cervical Cancer Cells by Targeting Claudin 7 (CLDN7). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Xue, Chun‐Xu, Jiwen Liu, David J. Lea‐Smith, et al.. (2020). Insights into the Vertical Stratification of Microbial Ecological Roles across the Deepest Seawater Column on Earth. Microorganisms. 8(9). 1309–1309. 25 indexed citations

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Sorgeloos, Patrick, Hui Xiao, Hai Wang, et al.. (2020). Possible effects of probiotic strains on suppression of Vibrio and enhancement of growth in rotifer, Brachionus plicatilis.. Iranian journal of fisheries science. 19(6). 3018–3033. 4 indexed citations

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Yuan, Yuan, Jinhui Zhou, Yanfen Zheng, et al.. (2020). Beneficial effects of polysaccharide-rich extracts from Apocynum venetum leaves on hypoglycemic and gut microbiota in type 2 diabetic mice. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 127. 110182–110182. 89 indexed citations

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Yuan, Yuan, Yanfen Zheng, Jinhui Zhou, et al.. (2019). Polyphenol-Rich Extracts from Brown Macroalgae Lessonia trabeculate Attenuate Hyperglycemia and Modulate Gut Microbiota in High-Fat Diet and Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 67(45). 12472–12480. 62 indexed citations

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Zheng, Yanfen, Min Yu, Min Yu, et al.. (2017). Bacterial Community Associated with Healthy and Diseased Pacific White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) Larvae and Rearing Water across Different Growth Stages. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. 1362–1362. 120 indexed citations

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Zheng, Yanfen, Min Yu, Min Yu, et al.. (2015). Comparison of cultivable bacterial communities associated with Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) larvae at different health statuses and growth stages. Aquaculture. 451. 163–169. 105 indexed citations

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