Yao Zhang

4.0k total citations
105 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Yao Zhang is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yao Zhang has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Ecology, 40 papers in Oceanography and 31 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yao Zhang's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (59 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (36 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (19 papers). Yao Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (59 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (36 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (19 papers). Yao Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Yao Zhang's co-authors include Nianzhi Jiao, Nianzhi Jiao, Zihao Zhao, Minhan Dai, Kai Tang, Shuh‐Ji Kao, Gerhard J. Herndl, Chen‐Tung Arthur Chen, Wei Xiao and Xianhui Wan and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yao Zhang

96 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yao Zhang China 29 1.5k 1.0k 662 445 297 105 2.4k
Nianzhi Jiao China 33 1.9k 1.3× 1.2k 1.2× 829 1.3× 446 1.0× 331 1.1× 116 3.0k
Peng Xing China 28 1.4k 1.0× 974 0.9× 638 1.0× 1.1k 2.6× 309 1.0× 122 2.6k
Yongyu Zhang China 27 979 0.7× 972 0.9× 398 0.6× 204 0.5× 240 0.8× 107 2.3k
Andrew D. Steen United States 20 1.3k 0.9× 540 0.5× 667 1.0× 749 1.7× 187 0.6× 49 2.1k
Qiang Zheng China 26 1.1k 0.7× 624 0.6× 541 0.8× 254 0.6× 139 0.5× 96 1.7k
Hélène Agogué France 23 1.6k 1.1× 740 0.7× 755 1.1× 548 1.2× 336 1.1× 55 2.1k
Wei Qin China 24 1.2k 0.8× 512 0.5× 560 0.8× 447 1.0× 798 2.7× 70 2.2k
Dayong Zhao China 29 1.4k 1.0× 454 0.4× 681 1.0× 414 0.9× 603 2.0× 108 2.2k
Katherine R. Heal United States 16 1.2k 0.8× 624 0.6× 701 1.1× 279 0.6× 198 0.7× 23 1.8k
Keqiang Shao China 25 1.1k 0.7× 507 0.5× 437 0.7× 472 1.1× 330 1.1× 101 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Yao Zhang

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Yao Zhang's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Yao Zhang with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Yao Zhang more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Yao Zhang

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yao Zhang. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yao Zhang. The network helps show where Yao Zhang may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yao Zhang

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Zhang, Xin, Yao Zhang, Sai Ma, et al.. (2025). Population Genetics of an Endemic Species Mongoloniscus sinensis (Isopoda: Oniscidea) and Diversification Dynamics Across Northern China. Ecology and Evolution. 15(10). e72318–e72318.
2.
Fu, Zhanyong, Tian Li, Rui Hu, et al.. (2025). Indirect Prediction Based on Machine Learning and Remote Sensing of Ecological Stoichiometric Ratio Superior to Direct Prediction. Land Degradation and Development. 36(12). 4166–4182. 1 indexed citations
3.
Chen, Xiaofeng, Quanrui Chen, Liang Wang, et al.. (2025). Cosmopolitan marine bacteria facilitate a vast phytoplankton-derived sulfonate-based carbon flow through sulfoquinovosidases. Nature Communications. 17(1). 209–209.
4.
Shen, Hui, Xianhui Wan, Wenbin Zou, et al.. (2024). Physical optima for nitrogen fixation in cyclonic eddies in the Subtropical Northwestern Pacific. Progress In Oceanography. 226. 103298–103298. 2 indexed citations
5.
Deng, Wenchao, et al.. (2024). Impacts of eutrophication on microbial community structure in sediment, seawater, and phyllosphere of seagrass ecosystems. Frontiers in Microbiology. 15. 1449545–1449545. 4 indexed citations
6.
Wang, Lijie, et al.. (2024). Effects of short-term nitrogen and phosphorus addition on soil bacterial community of different halophytes. mSphere. 9(5). e0022624–e0022624. 3 indexed citations
7.
Zhang, Fei, Jie Cui, Yao Zhang, et al.. (2024). Regulating Aggregation‐Induced Emission Luminogen for Multimodal Imaging‐Navigated Synergistic Therapy Involving Anti‐Angiogenesis. Advanced Science. 11(40). e2302713–e2302713. 7 indexed citations
8.
Chen, Xiaowei, Wei Wei, Douglas W.R. Wallace, et al.. (2024). To kill or to piggyback: Switching of viral lysis-lysogeny strategies depending on host dynamics. The Science of The Total Environment. 959. 178233–178233. 2 indexed citations
9.
Gu, Lide, Jiajie Zheng, Yao Zhang, Deli Wang, & Juewen Liu. (2024). Selection and Characterization of DNA Aptamers for Cytidine and Uridine. ChemBioChem. 25(4). e202300656–e202300656. 7 indexed citations
10.
Zhang, Fei, Yao Zhang, Xiaoxiao Wu, et al.. (2024). Engineered Strategies for Lipid Droplets-Targeted AIEgens Based on Tetraphenylethene. Molecules. 29(24). 5904–5904. 2 indexed citations
11.
Chen, Mingming, Xianhui Wan, Chuanjun Du, et al.. (2023). Reduced nitrite accumulation at the primary nitrite maximum in the cyclonic eddies in the western North Pacific subtropical gyre. Science Advances. 9(33). eade2078–eade2078. 14 indexed citations
12.
13.
He, Tianyou, et al.. (2023). PHYTOCHEMICAL DIVERSITY OF CULTIVATED DENDROBIUM NOBILE LINDL. IN SOUTHWESTERN CHINA AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 21(5). 3923–3943. 2 indexed citations
14.
Zhang, Zenghu, Shailesh Nair, Lili Tang, et al.. (2021). Long-Term Survival of Synechococcus and Heterotrophic Bacteria without External Nutrient Supply after Changes in Their Relationship from Antagonism to Mutualism. mBio. 12(4). e0161421–e0161421. 34 indexed citations
15.
Zheng, Zhenzhen, Liwei Zheng, Min Xu, et al.. (2020). Substrate regulation leads to differential responses of microbial ammonia-oxidizing communities to ocean warming. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3511–3511. 33 indexed citations
16.
Zhang, Xinxin, et al.. (2020). Tracing the geographical origin of potato based on mineral elements and stable isotopes.. Shipin Kexue / Food Science. 41(18). 296–302. 1 indexed citations
17.
18.
Zhang, Yao, Chunlei Song, Lei Ji, et al.. (2018). Cause and effect of N/P ratio decline with eutrophication aggravation in shallow lakes. The Science of The Total Environment. 627. 1294–1302. 76 indexed citations
19.
Zhang, Yao, Zihao Zhao, Chen‐Tung Arthur Chen, et al.. (2012). Sulfur Metabolizing Microbes Dominate Microbial Communities in Andesite-Hosted Shallow-Sea Hydrothermal Systems. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e44593–e44593. 44 indexed citations
20.
Zhang, Yao & Nianzhi Jiao. (2007). Dynamics of aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria in the East China Sea. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 61(3). 459–469. 50 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Nianzhi Jiao Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Peng Xing Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Yongyu Zhang Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Andrew D. Steen Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Qiang Zheng Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Hélène Agogué Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Wei Qin Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Dayong Zhao Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Katherine R. Heal Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Keqiang Shao
Rankless by CCL
2026