Yong‐An Zhang

14.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
321 papers, 11.3k citations indexed

About

Yong‐An Zhang is a scholar working on Immunology, Aquatic Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yong‐An Zhang has authored 321 papers receiving a total of 11.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 218 papers in Immunology, 89 papers in Aquatic Science and 70 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yong‐An Zhang's work include Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (169 papers), Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (89 papers) and interferon and immune responses (49 papers). Yong‐An Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (169 papers), Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (89 papers) and interferon and immune responses (49 papers). Yong‐An Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Yong‐An Zhang's co-authors include Xiao‐Qiu Zhou, Wei‐Dan Jiang, Lin Feng, J. Oriol Sunyer, Pei Wu, Sheng‐Yao Kuang, Jun Jiang, Irene Salinas, Wu‐Neng Tang and Ling Tang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Nature Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Yong‐An Zhang

310 papers receiving 11.2k 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.

IgT, a primitive immunoglobulin class specialized in mucosal immunity

2010 705 citations Yong‐An Zhang, Jun Li et al. profile →
Teleost skin, an ancient mucosal surface that elicits gut-like immune responses

2013 402 citations David Parra, Yong‐An Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yong‐An Zhang China	56	8.2k	4.6k	2.1k	1.1k	892	321	11.3k
José Meseguer Spain	69	9.8k 1.2×	5.8k 1.3×	1.4k 0.7×	1.5k 1.3×	527 0.6×	223	12.6k
Alberto Cuesta Spain	51	6.0k 0.7×	3.8k 0.8×	932 0.4×	912 0.8×	573 0.6×	202	8.9k
Christopher J. Secombes United Kingdom	81	18.6k 2.3×	6.8k 1.5×	2.5k 1.2×	2.8k 2.5×	1.2k 1.3×	414	21.7k
Masahiro Sakai Japan	49	7.0k 0.9×	3.0k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	614 0.5×	312 0.3×	325	9.7k
Samuel Martín United Kingdom	52	4.1k 0.5×	3.0k 0.6×	2.1k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	327 0.4×	201	8.1k
Jun Zou United Kingdom	59	9.2k 1.1×	1.7k 0.4×	1.6k 0.7×	646 0.6×	564 0.6×	221	10.6k
Zhigang Zhou China	46	3.8k 0.5×	3.0k 0.6×	2.4k 1.1×	537 0.5×	426 0.5×	160	7.1k
Shaoping Weng China	47	6.4k 0.8×	1.4k 0.3×	1.9k 0.9×	953 0.8×	737 0.8×	307	8.1k
Se Chang Park South Korea	43	2.9k 0.4×	1.1k 0.2×	1.5k 0.7×	1.9k 1.7×	307 0.3×	275	6.6k
Juan L. Barja Spain	47	3.8k 0.5×	923 0.2×	2.1k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	409 0.5×	198	6.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Yong‐An Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yong‐An Zhang

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Yang, Guan‐Jun, et al.. (2025). Contribution of interleukins in the regulation of teleost fish immunity: A review from the perspective of regulating macrophages. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 158. 110173–110173. 3 indexed citations

Wu, Liting, Esther Morel, Rocío Simón, et al.. (2025). Teleost IgM+ plasma-like cells: beyond antibody secretion. The Journal of Immunology. 214(1). 40–54.

Wang, Qingxiang, et al.. (2025). Graded exciplex: Enhancing efficiency through exciton leakage suppression and recombination region restriction for organic light-emitting diodes. Journal of Luminescence. 281. 121175–121175. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Zhen, Jingzhuang Zhao, Yizhi Shao, et al.. (2024). Production and evaluation of a bivalent adjuvant inactivated vaccine against infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus and infectious pancreatic necrosis virus. Aquaculture. 597. 741914–741914. 2 indexed citations

Tan, Shufang, et al.. (2024). Establishment of methods for visual and rapid detection of Nocardia seriolae based on isothermal recombinase polymerase amplification. Aquaculture. 598. 742022–742022.

Yan, Lei, Guixiang Tong, Pengcheng He, et al.. (2024). Genetic diversity, antibiotic resistance, and pathogenicity of Aeromonas veronii isolated from farmed largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) in the main aquaculture regions of China. Aquaculture. 592. 741150–741150. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Lan, Zhihao Wu, Tianyu Ma, et al.. (2024). Identification of ClpB, a molecular chaperone involved in the stress tolerance and virulence of Streptococcus agalactiae. Veterinary Research. 55(1). 60–60. 4 indexed citations

Cui, Zhengwei, Jie Wang, Yazhen Hu, et al.. (2024). Phagocytic Plasma Cells in Teleost Fish Provide Insights into the Origin and Evolution of B Cells in Vertebrates. The Journal of Immunology. 213(5). 730–742. 2 indexed citations

Qin, Wei, Yankai Liu, Jun Xiao, et al.. (2023). DDX23 of black carp negatively regulates MAVS-mediated antiviral signaling in innate immune activation. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 146. 104727–104727. 2 indexed citations

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Hou, Yuting, Zhihao Wu, Li Ren, et al.. (2023). Characterization and application of a lytic jumbo phage ZPAH34 against multidrug-resistant Aeromonas hydrophila. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 6 indexed citations

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Hu, Yazhen, et al.. (2023). Antimicrobial Protein LECT2-b Helps Maintain Gut Microbiota Homeostasis via Selectively Targeting Certain Pathogenic Bacteria. The Journal of Immunology. 212(1). 81–95. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhao‐Xi, Shubo Liu, Hongxin Guan, et al.. (2020). Structural and Functional Characterization of the Phosphoprotein Central Domain of Spring Viremia of Carp Virus. Journal of Virology. 94(15). 11 indexed citations

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Cui, Zhengwei, Xiang-Yang Zhang, Xiang-Yang Zhang, et al.. (2020). Membrane IgM+ plasma cells in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella): Insights into the conserved evolution of IgM+ plasma cells in vertebrates. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 106. 103613–103613. 24 indexed citations

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Bi, Xiangyu, Yong‐An Zhang, Feng Zhang, et al.. (2020). MOF Nanosheet-Based Mixed Matrix Membranes with Metal–Organic Coordination Interfacial Interaction for Gas Separation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(43). 49101–49110. 106 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xu‐Jie, Xiang-Yang Zhang, Peng Wang, & Yong‐An Zhang. (2018). Identification of another primordial CD80/86 molecule in rainbow trout: Insights into the origin and evolution of CD80 and CD86 in vertebrates. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 89. 73–82. 12 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xu‐Jie, Peng Wang, Nu Zhang, et al.. (2017). B Cell Functions Can Be Modulated by Antimicrobial Peptides in Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss: Novel Insights into the Innate Nature of B Cells in Fish. Frontiers in Immunology. 8. 388–388. 43 indexed citations

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Feng, Lin, Wei‐Dan Jiang, Yang Liu, et al.. (2016). Deficiency of dietary niacin impaired gill immunity and antioxidant capacity, and changes its tight junction proteins via regulating NF-κB, TOR, Nrf2 and MLCK signaling pathways in young grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 55. 212–222. 28 indexed citations

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Feng, Lin, Wei‐Dan Jiang, Yang Liu, et al.. (2014). Dietary tryptophan modulates intestinal immune response, barrier function, antioxidant status and gene expression of TOR and Nrf2 in young grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 40(1). 275–287. 189 indexed citations

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Parra, David, Aja M. Rieger, Jun Li, et al.. (2011). Pivotal Advance: Peritoneal cavity B-1 B cells have phagocytic and microbicidal capacities and present phagocytosed antigen to CD4+ T cells. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 91(4). 525–536. 157 indexed citations

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Zhang, Huan, Yong‐An Zhang, Yuzhu Wang, et al.. (2007). Advances in establishment of insect cell lines. Acta Entomologica Sinica. 834–839. 4 indexed citations

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