Ye Zhan

13.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
38 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Ye Zhan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ye Zhan has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Genetics and 8 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Ye Zhan's work include Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (14 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (9 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (6 papers). Ye Zhan is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (14 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (9 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (6 papers). Ye Zhan collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Ye Zhan's co-authors include Job Dekker, N. M. Naumova, Bryan R. Lajoie, Rachel Patton McCord, Jon-Matthew Belton, Johan H. Gibcus, Maxim Imakaev, Leonid A. Mirny, Geoffrey Fudenberg and Stuart S. Levine and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Ye Zhan

37 papers receiving 5.7k 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.

Mediator and cohesin connect gene expression and chromatin architecture

2010 1.4k citations Michael H. Kagey, Jamie J. Newman et al. Nature profile →
Hi–C: A comprehensive technique to capture the conformation of genomes

2012 736 citations Rachel Patton McCord, N. M. Naumova et al. profile →
Organization of the Mitotic Chromosome

2013 692 citations N. M. Naumova, Maxim Imakaev et al. Science profile →
Misuse of RPKM or TPM normalization when comparing across samples and sequencing protocols

2020 264 citations Shanrong Zhao, Ye Zhan et al. RNA profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ye Zhan United States	25	4.8k	1.4k	935	516	334	38	5.7k
Steffen Heyne Germany	10	4.1k 0.9×	936 0.7×	628 0.7×	513 1.0×	466 1.4×	14	5.1k
Juan M. Vaquerizas Germany	36	5.3k 1.1×	839 0.6×	944 1.0×	549 1.1×	339 1.0×	59	6.2k
Gil Ast Israel	42	7.0k 1.4×	1.0k 0.7×	687 0.7×	834 1.6×	290 0.9×	76	7.8k
Samuel Marguerat United Kingdom	37	4.2k 0.9×	770 0.5×	636 0.7×	580 1.1×	443 1.3×	70	5.7k
Fabian Kilpert Germany	14	4.1k 0.9×	942 0.7×	641 0.7×	476 0.9×	492 1.5×	18	5.2k
Christian Haudenschild United States	18	2.6k 0.5×	1.7k 1.2×	940 1.0×	471 0.9×	162 0.5×	29	4.1k
Sarah J. Wheelan United States	34	3.1k 0.6×	865 0.6×	705 0.8×	581 1.1×	317 0.9×	84	4.2k
Kathleen H. Burns United States	40	5.2k 1.1×	2.6k 1.9×	1.4k 1.5×	625 1.2×	658 2.0×	129	7.3k
Marcel H. Schulz Germany	25	3.9k 0.8×	849 0.6×	1.3k 1.3×	1.2k 2.3×	305 0.9×	98	5.5k
Heinz Himmelbauer Germany	32	3.5k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	1.3k 1.4×	637 1.2×	397 1.2×	129	5.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Ye Zhan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ye Zhan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ye Zhan. 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 Ye Zhan. The network helps show where Ye Zhan may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ye Zhan

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

Ning, Yu, et al.. (2025). Chromosome-level genome assembly for clubrush (Scirpus × mariqueter) endemic to China. Scientific Data. 12(1). 839–839.

Kocanova, Silvia, Isabelle Goiffon, Betül Akgöl Oksuz, et al.. (2023). Enhancer-driven 3D chromatin domain folding modulates transcription in human mammary tumor cells. Life Science Alliance. 7(2). e202302154–e202302154. 6 indexed citations

Tigano, Anna, Arne Jacobs, Aryn P. Wilder, et al.. (2021). Chromosome-Level Assembly of the Atlantic Silverside Genome Reveals Extreme Levels of Sequence Diversity and Structural Genetic Variation. Genome Biology and Evolution. 13(6). 25 indexed citations

Nand, Ankita, et al.. (2021). Genetic and spatial organization of the unusual chromosomes of the dinoflagellate Symbiodinium microadriaticum. Nature Genetics. 53(5). 618–629. 47 indexed citations

Danese, Silvio, Maria Kłopocka, Ellen Scherl, et al.. (2021). Anti-TL1A Antibody PF-06480605 Safety and Efficacy for Ulcerative Colitis: A Phase 2a Single-Arm Study. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 19(11). 2324–2332.e6. 60 indexed citations

Zhao, Shanrong, Ye Zhan, & Robert V. Stanton. (2020). Misuse of RPKM or TPM normalization when comparing across samples and sequencing protocols. RNA. 26(8). 903–909. 264 indexed citations breakdown →

Dossin, François, Inês Pinheiro, Jan J Żylicz, et al.. (2020). SPEN integrates transcriptional and epigenetic control of X-inactivation. Nature. 578(7795). 455–460. 140 indexed citations

Gisselbrecht, Stephen S., Alexandre Palagi, Jesse V. Kurland, et al.. (2019). Transcriptional Silencers in Drosophila Serve a Dual Role as Transcriptional Enhancers in Alternate Cellular Contexts. Molecular Cell. 77(2). 324–337.e8. 78 indexed citations

Gdula, Michał R., Tatyana B. Nesterova, Greta Pintacuda, et al.. (2018). The non-canonical SMC protein SmcHD1 antagonises TAD formation and compartmentalisation on the inactive X chromosome. Nature Communications. 10(1). 30–30. 80 indexed citations

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Rodríguez-Carballo, Eddie, Lucille Lopez‐Delisle, Ye Zhan, et al.. (2017). The HoxD cluster is a dynamic and resilient TAD boundary controlling the segregation of antagonistic regulatory landscapes. Genes & Development. 31(22). 2264–2281. 114 indexed citations

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Giorgetti, Luca, Bryan R. Lajoie, Ava C. Carter, et al.. (2016). Structural organization of the inactive X chromosome in the mouse. Nature. 535(7613). 575–579. 283 indexed citations

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Kind, Jop, Ludo Pagie, Sandra S. de Vries, et al.. (2015). Genome-wide Maps of Nuclear Lamina Interactions in Single Human Cells. Cell. 163(1). 134–147. 332 indexed citations

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Ramírez, Fidel, Sarah Toscano, Kin Chung Lam, et al.. (2015). High-Affinity Sites Form an Interaction Network to Facilitate Spreading of the MSL Complex across the X Chromosome in Drosophila. Molecular Cell. 60(1). 146–162. 58 indexed citations

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Gregg, Jennifer L., et al.. (2014). NADPH Oxidase NOX4 Supports Renal Tumorigenesis by Promoting the Expression and Nuclear Accumulation of HIF2α. Cancer Research. 74(13). 3501–3511. 58 indexed citations

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Naumova, N. M., Maxim Imakaev, Geoffrey Fudenberg, et al.. (2013). Organization of the Mitotic Chromosome. Science. 342(6161). 948–953. 692 indexed citations breakdown →

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Seitan, Vlad C., André J. Faure, Ye Zhan, et al.. (2013). Cohesin-based chromatin interactions enable regulated gene expression within preexisting architectural compartments. Genome Research. 23(12). 2066–2077. 244 indexed citations

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Moissiard, Guillaume, Shawn Cokus, Suhua Feng, et al.. (2012). MORC Family ATPases Required for Heterochromatin Condensation and Gene Silencing. Science. 336(6087). 1448–1451. 259 indexed citations

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McCord, Rachel Patton, Ashley Nazario-Toole, Haoyue Zhang, et al.. (2012). Correlated alterations in genome organization, histone methylation, and DNA–lamin A/C interactions in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome. Genome Research. 23(2). 260–269. 239 indexed citations

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Kagey, Michael H., Jamie J. Newman, Steve Bilodeau, et al.. (2010). Mediator and cohesin connect gene expression and chromatin architecture. Nature. 467(7314). 430–435. 1430 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhan, Ye. (2000). The Slowing Down in the Bistability Chemical Reaction. 1 indexed citations

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