Yong Zhang

15.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
259 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Yong Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Yong Zhang has authored 259 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 159 papers in Molecular Biology, 132 papers in Plant Science and 23 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Yong Zhang's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (73 papers), Plant Virus Research Studies (32 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (21 papers). Yong Zhang is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (73 papers), Plant Virus Research Studies (32 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (21 papers). Yong Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Maldives. Yong Zhang's co-authors include Daniel F. Voytas, Yiping Qi, Tomáš Čermák, Xuelian Zheng, Joshua A. Baller, Adam J. Bogdanove, Xu Tang, Michelle Christian, Zhaohui Zhong and Tao Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Yong Zhang

241 papers receiving 9.1k citations

Hit Papers

Efficient design and assembly of custom TALEN and other T... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2015 2017 2015 2023 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Efficient design and assembly of custom TALEN and other TAL effector-based constructs for DNA targeting
    2011 1.6k citations Yong Zhang et al. profile →
  2. A CRISPR/Cas9 Toolbox for Multiplexed Plant Genome Editing and Transcriptional Regulation
    2015 501 citations Xu Tang, Xuelian Zheng et al. profile →
  3. A CRISPR–Cpf1 system for efficient genome editing and transcriptional repression in plants
    2017 447 citations Xu Tang, Tao Zhang et al. Nature Plants profile →
  4. High-frequency, precise modification of the tomato genome
    2015 445 citations Yong Zhang et al. profile →
  5. An efficient CRISPR–Cas12a promoter editing system for crop improvement
    2023 96 citations Jianping Zhou, Guanqing Liu et al. Nature Plants profile →

Peers

Yong Zhang
Hui Yang China
Caixia Gao China
Xiaowo Wang China
Daniel F. Voytas United States
Keith Lindsey United Kingdom
Jiayang Li China
Robert J. Schmitz United States
Kan Wang United States
Donald P. Weeks United States
Hui Yang China
Yong Zhang
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Countries citing papers authored by Yong Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yong Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yong Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yong Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yong 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 Yong Zhang. Yong 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
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Dong, X., et al.. (2025). Chitosan oligosaccharide-modified Pleurotus ostreatus mycelium for microplastic removal based on the green design concept. Industrial Crops and Products. 233. 121456–121456.
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Li, Mengyao, Xiaoyan Li, Weilong Li, et al.. (2024). Effects of exogenous application of the strigolactone GR24 on quality and flavor components during postharvest storage of celery. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 212. 112900–112900. 6 indexed citations
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He, Wen, Rui Xie, Hao Wang, et al.. (2024). The starch excess and key genes underlying citrus leaf chlorosis by rootstock-scion incompatibility. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 282(Pt 4). 137111–137111. 2 indexed citations
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Fan, Tingting, et al.. (2024). An improved plant prime editor for efficient generation of multiple-nucleotide variations and structural variations in rice. Plant Communications. 5(9). 100976–100976. 8 indexed citations
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Liu, Shishi, Yao He, Tingting Fan, et al.. (2024). PAM‐relaxed and temperature‐tolerant CRISPR‐Mb3Cas12a single transcript unit systems for efficient singular and multiplexed genome editing in rice, maize, and tomato. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 23(1). 156–173. 5 indexed citations
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Cheng, Yu Jian, Haimin Zhang, Yong Zhang, et al.. (2024). CircCDR1as orchestrates the advancement of asthma triggered by PM2.5 through the modulation of ferroptosis. The Science of The Total Environment. 950. 175328–175328. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Bo, Muna Alariqi, Zhongping Xu, et al.. (2024). Robust CRISPR/Mb2Cas12a genome editing tools in cotton plants. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(3). e209–e209. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Yina, et al.. (2023). Establishment of Bactrian Camel Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Prediction of Their Unique Pluripotency Genes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 1917–1917. 5 indexed citations
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Wu, Hao, Bing He, Longjun Zeng, et al.. (2023). Gibberellin signaling regulates lignin biosynthesis to modulate rice seed shattering. The Plant Cell. 35(12). 4383–4404. 12 indexed citations
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Wu, Yuechao, Qiurong Ren, Zhaohui Zhong, et al.. (2022). Genome‐wide analyses of PAM‐relaxed Cas9 genome editors reveal substantial off‐target effects by ABE8e in rice. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 20(9). 1670–1682. 40 indexed citations
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Ren, Qiurong, Simon Sretenovic, Shishi Liu, et al.. (2021). PAM-less plant genome editing using a CRISPR–SpRY toolbox. Nature Plants. 7(1). 25–33. 166 indexed citations
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Wang, Di, Yong Zhang, Junbo Chen, et al.. (2021). Detection of SARS-CoV-2 and Its Mutated Variants via CRISPR-Cas13-Based Transcription Amplification. Analytical Chemistry. 93(7). 3393–3402. 140 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yong, et al.. (2020). Exosomal CircGDI2 Suppresses Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Progression Through the Regulation of MiR-424-5p/SCAI Axis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Guan, Yanfang, Yong Zhang, Hao Liu, & Zhou Nie. (2020). CircRNA_102272 Promotes Cisplatin-Resistance in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Decreasing MiR-326 Targeting of RUNX2. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations
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G, Li, et al.. (2020). Hsa_circ_0046263 Drives the Carcinogenesis and Metastasis of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Through the Promotion of NOVA2 by Absorbing Mir-940 as a Molecular Sponge. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Han, Zhenwei, Yong Zhang, Yin Sun, et al.. (2018). ERβ-Mediated Alteration of circATP2B1 and miR-204-3p Signaling Promotes Invasion of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. Cancer Research. 78(10). 2550–2563. 65 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yong, Jia Fan, Yong Liu, et al.. (2016). Effects of Plant Defense Signal Molecules Jasmonic Acid and Salicylic Acid on the Expression of Detoxification Enzyme Glutathione S-transferases and Salivary Protein C002 in Myzus persicae. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Haibo, Yongsheng Wang, Yan Zhang, et al.. (2015). TALE nickase-mediated SP110 knockin endows cattle with increased resistance to tuberculosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(13). E1530–9. 132 indexed citations

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