Youjun Zhang

14.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
426 papers, 11.3k citations indexed

About

Youjun Zhang is a scholar working on Insect Science, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Youjun Zhang has authored 426 papers receiving a total of 11.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 305 papers in Insect Science, 205 papers in Molecular Biology and 187 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Youjun Zhang's work include Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (244 papers), Insect Resistance and Genetics (163 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (142 papers). Youjun Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (244 papers), Insect Resistance and Genetics (163 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (142 papers). Youjun Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Youjun Zhang's co-authors include Qingjun Wu, Wen Xie, Shaoli Wang, Dong Chu, Xuguo Zhou, Huipeng Pan, Zhaojiang Guo, Baoyun Xu, Xin Yang and Qi Su and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Youjun Zhang

409 papers receiving 11.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Whitefly hijacks a plant detoxification gene that neutralizes plant toxins

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Author						Papers	Cites
Youjun Zhang	7.5k	5.3k	5.1k	812	797	426	11.3k
Jin‐Jun Wang	5.4k 0.7×	4.3k 0.8×	2.7k 0.5×	839 1.0×	1.3k 1.6×	465	9.1k
Kun Yan Zhu	5.4k 0.7×	6.8k 1.3×	3.9k 0.8×	362 0.4×	850 1.1×	313	10.3k
Chuan‐Xi Zhang	4.0k 0.5×	3.9k 0.7×	2.2k 0.4×	601 0.7×	1.2k 1.5×	337	7.5k
Chengshu Wang	5.5k 0.7×	4.5k 0.9×	3.1k 0.6×	399 0.5×	870 1.1×	189	9.7k
Jianhong Li	2.7k 0.4×	2.7k 0.5×	1.8k 0.3×	374 0.5×	476 0.6×	210	5.8k
Minsheng You	2.7k 0.4×	1.9k 0.4×	1.6k 0.3×	732 0.9×	525 0.7×	199	5.2k
Michael E. Scharf	3.3k 0.4×	3.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.2×	1.6k 2.0×	2.5k 3.1×	180	7.2k
Sheng Yang He	4.0k 0.5×	6.9k 1.3×	23.5k 4.6×	1.6k 1.9×	580 0.7×	170	26.5k
Ke‐Qin Zhang	2.5k 0.3×	4.2k 0.8×	6.2k 1.2×	344 0.4×	397 0.5×	363	10.6k
Jianzhen Zhang	2.5k 0.3×	3.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.2×	259 0.3×	675 0.8×	219	5.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Youjun Zhang

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All Works

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Liu, Junna, Zhaoyang Li, Zheng Zhong, et al.. (2025). Silencing of LIM homeodomain transcription factor 1 alpha (Lmx1a) gene caused larval molting failure and adult reproductive deficiency in Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata. Insect Science. 1 indexed citations

Cheng, Gong, Tian Tian, Xin Yang, et al.. (2025). Silencing of the plant‐derived horizontally transferred gene BtSC5DL effectively controls Bemisia tabaci MED . Pest Management Science. 81(6). 2759–2768. 3 indexed citations

Giustini, Cécile, Mattia Storti, Denis Baurain, et al.. (2025). A Mitochondrially Related Plastidial Transporter Regulates Photosynthesis in the Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Physiologia Plantarum. 177(6). e70640–e70640.

Yang, Fengbo, Tianyu Huang, Tong Zheng Hong, et al.. (2024). Herbivore-induced volatiles reduce the susceptibility of neighboring tomato plants to transmission of a whitefly-borne begomovirus. Journal of Experimental Botany. 75(20). 6663–6675. 3 indexed citations

Fu, Buli, Jinyu Hu, Jing Yang, et al.. (2024). Field‐evolved resistance to nitenpyram is associated with fitness costs in whitefly. Pest Management Science. 80(11). 5684–5693. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Jing, Hongyi Cao, Ying Zhang, et al.. (2024). Identification and analysis of JHBP/TO family genes and their roles in the reproductive fitness cost of resistance in Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande). Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 204. 106058–106058. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Rong, Jing Yang, Jinyu Hu, et al.. (2024). Glutathione S-transferase directly metabolizes imidacloprid in the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 201. 105863–105863. 8 indexed citations

Xu, Dandan, Chao He, Ke Wang, et al.. (2024). Expression reduction and a variant of a P450 gene mediate chlorpyrifos resistance in Tetranychus urticae Koch. Journal of Advanced Research. 74. 1–11. 7 indexed citations

Guo, Zhaojiang, Gong Cheng, Jixing Xia, et al.. (2024). Two horizontally acquired bacterial genes steer the exceptionally efficient and flexible nitrogenous waste cycling in whiteflies. Science Advances. 10(5). eadi3105–eadi3105. 11 indexed citations

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Tang, Juan, Haowei Shen, Rong Zhang, et al.. (2023). Seed priming with rutin enhances tomato resistance against the whitefly Bemisia tabaci. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 194. 105470–105470. 15 indexed citations

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Du, Tianhua, Cheng Yin, Lianyou Gui, et al.. (2023). Over-expression of UDP-glycosyltransferase UGT353G2 confers resistance to neonicotinoids in whitefly (Bemisia tabaci). Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 196. 105635–105635. 17 indexed citations

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Liu, Junna, Mujuan Guo, Satyabrata Nanda, et al.. (2023). RNAi-based silencing of proteasome 20S subunit alpha 2 affected the survival and development of Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 195. 105547–105547. 5 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jin‐Cheng, et al.. (2023). Ecological Factors Associated with the Distribution of Bemisia tabaci Cryptic Species and Their Facultative Endosymbionts. Insects. 14(3). 252–252. 7 indexed citations

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Tao, Min, Kun Zhang, Jing Wang, et al.. (2022). Obstructor, a Frankliniella occidentalis protein, promotes transmission of tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus. Insect Science. 30(3). 741–757. 7 indexed citations

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Guo, Mujuan, Satyabrata Nanda, Shimin Chen, et al.. (2021). Oral RNAi toxicity assay suggests clathrin heavy chain as a promising molecular target for controlling the 28‐spotted potato ladybird, Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata. Pest Management Science. 78(9). 3871–3879. 20 indexed citations

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Liu, Baiming, Evan L. Preisser, Xiaoguo Jiao, Weihong Xu, & Youjun Zhang. (2021). Lethal and Sublethal Effects of Flupyradifurone onBemisia tabaciMED (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Feeding Behavior and TYLCV Transmission in Tomato. Journal of Economic Entomology. 114(3). 1072–1080. 8 indexed citations

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Xie, Wen, Buli Fu, Si Xiao, et al.. (2021). Annual analysis of field‐evolved insecticide resistance in Bemisia tabaci across China. Pest Management Science. 77(6). 2990–3001. 28 indexed citations

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Ren, Li, Shuaibin Zhang, Xin Liu, et al.. (2021). Two zinc-finger proteins control the initiation and elongation of long stalk trichomes in tomato. Journal of genetics and genomics. 48(12). 1057–1069. 17 indexed citations

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Lü, Jing, Wei Guo, Shimin Chen, et al.. (2020). Double‐stranded RNAs targeting HvRPS18 and HvRPL13 reveal potential targets for pest management of the 28‐spotted ladybeetle, Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata. Pest Management Science. 76(8). 2663–2673. 21 indexed citations

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Zhang, Youjun, et al.. (2017). Comparison of transcatheter and surgical treatment of paravalvular leak: Results from a 5‐year follow‐up study. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 94(2). E88–E95. 6 indexed citations

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