Yu Zhang

16.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
579 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

Yu Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Zhang has authored 579 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Molecular Biology, 96 papers in Food Science and 92 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Yu Zhang's work include Gut microbiota and health (69 papers), Potato Plant Research (51 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (50 papers). Yu Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (69 papers), Potato Plant Research (51 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (50 papers). Yu Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Yu Zhang's co-authors include Jingjing Jiao, Pan Zhuang, Mengmeng Huang, Ying Zhang, Yiping Ren, Jingnan Chen, Jun Wang, Ying Zhang, Xijin Xu and Xia Huo and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yu Zhang

548 papers receiving 11.4k 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.

  1. Flavonoids from Whole-Grain Oat Alleviated High-Fat Diet-Induced Hyperlipidemia via Regulating Bile Acid Metabolism and Gut Microbiota in Mice
    2021 158 citations Yu Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yu Zhang China 57 3.1k 2.3k 2.0k 1.6k 1.4k 579 11.7k
Antonio García‐Ríos Spain 65 3.6k 1.2× 1.3k 0.6× 1.9k 0.9× 1.8k 1.2× 1.1k 0.8× 335 15.0k
Mohamed M. Abdel‐Daim Egypt 73 4.0k 1.3× 1.4k 0.6× 3.7k 1.8× 1.8k 1.1× 1.4k 0.9× 497 19.3k
Jiaqi Wang China 58 5.7k 1.8× 2.2k 1.0× 2.3k 1.2× 1.3k 0.8× 1.7k 1.1× 732 15.6k
César G. Fraga Argentina 67 4.1k 1.3× 1.4k 0.6× 1.9k 0.9× 1.6k 1.0× 2.7k 1.9× 155 14.9k
Lars Ove Dragsted Denmark 64 5.0k 1.6× 1.4k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 2.4k 1.6× 2.2k 1.5× 271 13.4k
Talha Bin Emran Bangladesh 64 4.5k 1.5× 1.8k 0.8× 2.5k 1.2× 590 0.4× 728 0.5× 531 17.0k
Gaber El‐Saber Batiha Egypt 52 3.9k 1.2× 1.7k 0.7× 2.2k 1.1× 1.1k 0.7× 645 0.4× 554 14.0k
Seyed Mohammad Nabavi Iran 71 6.1k 2.0× 2.1k 0.9× 3.0k 1.5× 1.4k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 274 16.5k
Daniela Călina Romania 60 3.3k 1.1× 1.1k 0.5× 1.7k 0.8× 858 0.6× 676 0.5× 291 10.8k
Torsten Bohn Luxembourg 48 2.1k 0.7× 2.3k 1.0× 1.7k 0.8× 718 0.5× 2.0k 1.4× 184 9.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Yu Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yu Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yu Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yu 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 Yu Zhang. Yu 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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Zhang, Yu, Xuyang Wen, Ti‐Fei Yuan, et al.. (2025). Hijacking of the nervous system in cancer: mechanism and therapeutic targets. Molecular Cancer. 24(1). 44–44. 12 indexed citations
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Shang, Xingchen, Yinchao Zhang, Yu Zhang, et al.. (2025). The association between neutrophil to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and gallstones: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 25(1). 157–157. 4 indexed citations
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Hu, Junmei, et al.. (2024). The immune regulatory mechanism of ketamine-induced psychiatric disorders: A new perspective on drug-induced psychiatric symptoms. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 136. 111194–111194.
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Liu, Junxi, Xiaoke Zhang, Yan Liu, et al.. (2024). Intestinal lymphatic transport of Smilax china L. pectic polysaccharide via Peyer's patches and its uptake and transport mechanisms in mononuclear phagocytes. Carbohydrate Polymers. 339. 122256–122256. 5 indexed citations
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Fu, Libi, et al.. (2024). The effect of building bottlenecks on crowd dynamics involving individuals with simulated disabilities. Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 654. 130157–130157. 1 indexed citations
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Kang, Min, Siyuan Wang, Chenzhe Xu, et al.. (2024). Simulating the effects of low-temperature stress during flowering stage on leaf-level photosynthesis with current rice models. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 354. 110087–110087. 7 indexed citations
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Xu, Yong‐Jiang, Cong Chen, Jiachen Shi, et al.. (2024). Multiomics Analysis Revealed Colorectal Cancer Pathogenesis. Journal of Proteome Research. 23(6). 2100–2111. 9 indexed citations
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Liu, Yun, Jun Xu, Xinhua S. Ren, et al.. (2022). Cholecystectomy-induced secondary bile acids accumulation ameliorates colitis through inhibiting monocyte/macrophage recruitment. Gut Microbes. 14(1). 2107387–2107387. 31 indexed citations
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Zhuang, Pan, Fei Wu, Lei Mao, et al.. (2021). Egg and cholesterol consumption and mortality from cardiovascular and different causes in the United States: A population-based cohort study. PLoS Medicine. 18(2). e1003508–e1003508. 56 indexed citations
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Li, Nian, Rong Yang, Xiaoyang Liao, et al.. (2021). Corrigendum: Effects of the Modified DASH Diet on Adults With Elevated Blood Pressure or Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Frontiers in Nutrition. 8. 5 indexed citations
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Zhuang, Pan, Jingjing Jiao, Fei Wu, Lei Mao, & Yu Zhang. (2020). Egg and egg-sourced cholesterol consumption in relation to mortality: Findings from population-based nationwide cohort. Clinical Nutrition. 39(11). 3520–3527. 28 indexed citations
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Huang, Mengmeng, Fanghuan Zhu, Jingjing Jiao, Jun Wang, & Yu Zhang. (2018). Exposure to acrylamide disrupts cardiomyocyte interactions during ventricular morphogenesis in zebrafish embryos. The Science of The Total Environment. 656. 1337–1345. 21 indexed citations
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Ge, Yueting, Wei Liu, Haiteng Tao, et al.. (2018). Effect of industrial trans-fatty acids-enriched diet on gut microbiota of C57BL/6 mice. European Journal of Nutrition. 58(7). 2625–2638. 45 indexed citations
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Zhuang, Pan, Qiyang Shou, Yanhua Lu, et al.. (2017). Arachidonic acid sex-dependently affects obesity through linking gut microbiota-driven inflammation to hypothalamus-adipose-liver axis. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1863(11). 2715–2726. 77 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yu, et al.. (2007). Metabolism of flavoneC-glucosides andp-coumaric acid from antioxidant of bamboo leaves (AOB) in rats. British Journal Of Nutrition. 97(3). 484–494. 86 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yu, et al.. (2004). Safety evaluation of a triterpenoid-rich extract from bamboo shavings. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 42(11). 1867–1875. 51 indexed citations

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