Z. Hong Zhou

14.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
214 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Z. Hong Zhou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Z. Hong Zhou has authored 214 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Molecular Biology, 55 papers in Epidemiology and 37 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Z. Hong Zhou's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (35 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (35 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (30 papers). Z. Hong Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (35 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (35 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (30 papers). Z. Hong Zhou collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Z. Hong Zhou's co-authors include P. Ge, Jiansen Jiang, Xuekui Yu, Xinghong Dai, Guo‐Qiang Bi, Stan Schein, Lily Wu, Yun-Tao Liu, Ivo Atanasov and Yanxiang Cui and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Z. Hong Zhou

201 papers receiving 9.8k 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.

Cryo-EM of full-length α-synuclein reveals fibril polymorphs with a common structural kernel

2018 470 citations P. Ge, Z. Hong Zhou et al. Nature Communications profile →
Isotropic reconstruction for electron tomography with deep learning

2022 173 citations Yun-Tao Liu, Hui Wang et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Z. Hong Zhou United States	55	4.9k	1.8k	1.5k	1.4k	1.1k	214	9.9k
Wen Jiang United States	49	6.6k 1.3×	867 0.5×	1.5k 1.0×	2.5k 1.8×	884 0.8×	169	10.2k
J. Bernard Heymann United States	41	4.2k 0.9×	995 0.6×	559 0.4×	949 0.7×	617 0.5×	99	7.1k
John L. Rubinstein Canada	45	8.7k 1.8×	729 0.4×	941 0.6×	756 0.6×	952 0.8×	138	12.7k
José L. Carrascosa Spain	59	4.9k 1.0×	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	2.9k 2.1×	1.6k 1.4×	217	9.6k
Wim J. H. Hagen Germany	35	5.7k 1.2×	669 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	839 0.6×	706 0.6×	57	8.5k
Phoebe L. Stewart United States	53	5.3k 1.1×	662 0.4×	1.2k 0.8×	714 0.5×	2.5k 2.2×	125	8.2k
Henning Stahlberg Switzerland	56	7.5k 1.5×	515 0.3×	578 0.4×	681 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	220	12.3k
Clinton S. Potter United States	50	5.8k 1.2×	843 0.5×	839 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	680 0.6×	133	9.7k
Guy Schoehn France	53	5.5k 1.1×	1.5k 0.8×	1.8k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	1.6k 1.4×	184	9.3k
Tristan I. Croll United Kingdom	30	5.6k 1.1×	502 0.3×	1.0k 0.7×	654 0.5×	783 0.7×	68	9.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Z. Hong Zhou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Z. Hong Zhou

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Z. Hong Zhou

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Xia, Xian, Michelle M. Shimogawa, Hui Wang, et al.. (2025). Trypanosome doublet microtubule structures reveal flagellum assembly and motility mechanisms. Science. 387(6739). eadr3314–eadr3314. 5 indexed citations

Jih, Jonathan, et al.. (2025). Structure of a new capsid form and comparison with A-, B-, and C-capsids clarify herpesvirus assembly. Journal of Virology. 99(7). e0050425–e0050425. 1 indexed citations

Tao, Chang-Lu, Yun-Tao Liu, Xiaowei Li, et al.. (2025). “Kiss-shrink-run” unifies mechanisms for synaptic vesicle exocytosis and hyperfast recycling. Science. 390(6770). eads7954–eads7954.

Sun, Chuanqi, et al.. (2025). Structural basis of a distinct α-synuclein strain that promotes tau inclusion in neurons. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 301(4). 108351–108351. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Shiheng, Tiantian Su, Xian Xia, & Z. Hong Zhou. (2024). Native DGC structure rationalizes muscular dystrophy-causing mutations. Nature. 637(8048). 1261–1271. 5 indexed citations

Cui, Yanxiang, et al.. (2023). Asymmetric reconstruction of the aquareovirus core at near-atomic resolution and mechanism of transcription initiation. Protein & Cell. 14(7). 546–550.

Ito, Fumiaki, et al.. (2023). Structural basis of HIV-1 Vif-mediated E3 ligase targeting of host APOBEC3H. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5241–5241. 11 indexed citations

He, Yao, Henry Chan, Yaqiang Wang, et al.. (2022). Structure of Tetrahymena telomerase-bound CST with polymerase α-primase. Nature. 608(7924). 813–818. 30 indexed citations

Ho, Chi-Min, Jonathan Jih, Mason Lai, et al.. (2021). Native structure of the RhopH complex, a key determinant of malaria parasite nutrient acquisition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(35). 20 indexed citations

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Liu, Yun-Tao, Sakar Shivakoti, Fan Jia, et al.. (2020). Biphasic exocytosis of herpesvirus from hippocampal neurons and mechanistic implication to membrane fusion. Cell Discovery. 6(1). 2–2. 8 indexed citations

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Kerviel, Adeline, P. Ge, Mason Lai, et al.. (2019). Atomic structure of the translation regulatory protein NS1 of bluetongue virus. Nature Microbiology. 4(5). 837–845. 24 indexed citations

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Gao, Yang, Yanxiang Cui, Tara Fox, et al.. (2019). Structures and operating principles of the replisome. Science. 363(6429). 107 indexed citations

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Yang, Xue, Daniel L. Clemens, Bai‐Yu Lee, et al.. (2019). Atomic Structure of the Francisella T6SS Central Spike Reveals a Unique α-Helical Lid and a Putative Cargo. Structure. 27(12). 1811–1819.e6. 6 indexed citations

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Park, Kyoungwon, Yung Kuo, Volodymyr V. Shvadchak, et al.. (2018). Membrane insertion of—and membrane potential sensing by—semiconductor voltage nanosensors: Feasibility demonstration. Science Advances. 4(1). e1601453–e1601453. 33 indexed citations

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Yu, Xuekui, Jonathan Jih, Jiansen Jiang, & Z. Hong Zhou. (2017). Atomic structure of the human cytomegalovirus capsid with its securing tegument layer of pp150. Science. 356(6345). 83 indexed citations

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Liu, Shiheng, Xueni Li, Lingdi Zhang, et al.. (2017). Structure of the yeast spliceosomal postcatalytic P complex. Science. 358(6368). 1278–1283. 81 indexed citations

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AhYoung, Andrew P., Jiansen Jiang, Jiang Zhang, et al.. (2015). Conserved SMP domains of the ERMES complex bind phospholipids and mediate tether assembly. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(25). E3179–88. 157 indexed citations

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Volland, Stefanie, Louise Hughes, Christina Kong, et al.. (2015). Three-dimensional organization of nascent rod outer segment disk membranes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(48). 14870–14875. 68 indexed citations

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Liu, Hongrong, Lei Jin, Ivo Atanasov, et al.. (2010). Atomic Structure of Human Adenovirus by Cryo-EM Reveals Interactions Among Protein Networks. Science. 329(5995). 1038–1043. 281 indexed citations

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Ge, P., Jun Tsao, Stan Schein, et al.. (2010). Cryo-EM Model of the Bullet-Shaped Vesicular Stomatitis Virus. Science. 327(5966). 689–693. 191 indexed citations

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