Zepeng Qu

794 total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 560 citations indexed

About

Zepeng Qu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zepeng Qu has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 560 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Surgery and 4 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Zepeng Qu's work include Xenotransplantation and immune response (4 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (3 papers) and Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (3 papers). Zepeng Qu is often cited by papers focused on Xenotransplantation and immune response (4 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (3 papers) and Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (3 papers). Zepeng Qu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Macao. Zepeng Qu's co-authors include Zhaohong Zhang, Lei Dai, Jingran Sun, Shengying Li, Jianhua Tang, Lei Du, Xingwang Zhang, Fengwei Li, Ce Geng and Wei Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Zepeng Qu

19 papers receiving 559 citations

Hit Papers

Selective utilization of medicinal polysaccharides by hum... 2025 2026 2025 5 10 15 20 25
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. Selective utilization of medicinal polysaccharides by human gut Bacteroides and Parabacteroides species
    2025 25 citations Zepeng Qu, Hongbin Liu et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zepeng Qu China 11 308 97 89 89 52 21 560
Maximilian J. L. J. Fürst Netherlands 16 594 1.9× 81 0.8× 27 0.3× 35 0.4× 39 0.8× 25 768
Guo‐Bin Ding China 17 279 0.9× 69 0.7× 32 0.4× 29 0.3× 20 0.4× 38 626
Jiaxin Wu China 14 346 1.1× 52 0.5× 68 0.8× 33 0.4× 40 0.8× 35 615
Pu Xue United States 8 650 2.1× 47 0.5× 47 0.5× 30 0.3× 12 0.2× 11 806
Bosung Kim South Korea 12 217 0.7× 60 0.6× 24 0.3× 11 0.1× 12 0.2× 31 536
Jung Eun Kim South Korea 11 156 0.5× 26 0.3× 26 0.3× 48 0.5× 16 0.3× 17 443
Jiaming Wu China 12 243 0.8× 64 0.7× 33 0.4× 52 0.6× 27 0.5× 25 485
Bastian Vögeli Germany 16 617 2.0× 102 1.1× 86 1.0× 56 0.6× 7 0.1× 23 731
Uwe Knüpfer Germany 15 399 1.3× 23 0.2× 108 1.2× 12 0.1× 21 0.4× 20 597

Countries citing papers authored by Zepeng Qu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zepeng Qu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zepeng Qu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zepeng Qu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zepeng Qu 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 Zepeng Qu. Zepeng Qu 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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Qu, Zepeng, Hongbin Liu, Jumin Huang, et al.. (2025). Selective utilization of medicinal polysaccharides by human gut Bacteroides and Parabacteroides species. Nature Communications. 16(1). 638–638. 25 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wu, Lu, Hongbin Liu, Xu‐Wen Wang, et al.. (2025). Longitudinal profiling of the human gut microbiome reveals temporal and personalized responses to inulin. PubMed. 2(3). 3 indexed citations
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Zuo, Wenlong, Lanxiang Wang, Junyu Chen, et al.. (2023). Spatial profiling of microbial communities by sequential FISH with error-robust encoding. Nature Communications. 14(1). 1477–1477. 42 indexed citations
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Shen, Juntao, Jieqiong Zhang, Yake Li, et al.. (2023). Large-scale phage cultivation for commensal human gut bacteria. Cell Host & Microbe. 31(4). 665–677.e7. 30 indexed citations
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Tan, Yang, Juntao Shen, Zepeng Qu, et al.. (2022). CRISPR/Cas-Based Genome Editing for Human Gut Commensal Bacteroides Species. ACS Synthetic Biology. 11(1). 464–472. 47 indexed citations
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Qu, Zepeng, David K. C. Cooper, Zuhui Pu, et al.. (2021). Potential roles of mesenchymal stromal cells in islet allo‐ and xenotransplantation for type 1 diabetes mellitus. Xenotransplantation. 28(3). e12678–e12678. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Fengwei, Li Ma, Xingwang Zhang, et al.. (2020). Structure-guided manipulation of the regioselectivity of the cyclosporine A hydroxylase CYP-sb21 from Sebekia benihana. Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology. 5(3). 236–243. 4 indexed citations
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Qu, Zepeng, et al.. (2020). Research advances in synthetic microbial communities. 1(6). 621. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Ming, Ying Lu, Junfang Zhang, et al.. (2019). Circulating pig‐specific DNA as a novel biomarker for monitoring xenograft rejection. Xenotransplantation. 26(4). e12522–e12522. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei, Lei Du, Zepeng Qu, et al.. (2019). Compartmentalized biosynthesis of mycophenolic acid. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(27). 13305–13310. 69 indexed citations
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Qu, Zepeng, Hidetaka Hara, Wenjie Dai, et al.. (2019). Downregulation of Gabarapl1 significantly attenuates antibody binding to porcine aortic endothelial cells. Xenotransplantation. 26(6). e12537–e12537. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei, Lei Du, Fengwei Li, et al.. (2018). Mechanistic Insights into Interactions between Bacterial Class I P450 Enzymes and Redox Partners. ACS Catalysis. 8(11). 9992–10003. 90 indexed citations
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Zhou, Ying, Shengnan Wei, Siyi Li, et al.. (2017). Sol-gel synthesis of Er3+:Y3Al5O12/TiO2Ta2O5/MoO2 composite membrane for visible-light driving photocatalytic hydrogen generation. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 42(26). 16362–16374. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Junfang, Ying Lu, Ming Zhou, et al.. (2017). Potential Antigens Involved in Delayed Xenograft Rejection in a Ggta1/Cmah Dko Pig-to-Monkey Model. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 10024–10024. 15 indexed citations
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Cui, Lu, Yuan Guan, Zepeng Qu, et al.. (2013). WNT signaling determines tumorigenicity and function of ESC-derived retinal progenitors. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 123(4). 1647–1661. 47 indexed citations
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Guan, Yuan, Lu Cui, Zepeng Qu, et al.. (2013). Subretinal Transplantation of Rat MSCs and Erythropoietin Gene Modified Rat MSCs for Protecting and Rescuing Degenerative Retina in Rats. Current Molecular Medicine. 13(9). 1419–1431. 51 indexed citations

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