Zhanshan Ma

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
126 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Zhanshan Ma is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhanshan Ma has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Genetics and 16 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Zhanshan Ma's work include Gut microbiota and health (62 papers), Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (16 papers) and Reproductive tract infections research (12 papers). Zhanshan Ma is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (62 papers), Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (16 papers) and Reproductive tract infections research (12 papers). Zhanshan Ma collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Zhanshan Ma's co-authors include Lianwei Li, Axel Krings, Larry J. Forney, Wendy Li, Zaid Abdo, Pawel Gajer, Xia Zhou, Joyce M. Sakamoto, Rebecca M. Brotman and Xue Zhong and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Zhanshan Ma

120 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Temporal Dynamics of the Human Vaginal Microbiota 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 250 500 750 1000
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. Temporal Dynamics of the Human Vaginal Microbiota
    2012 1.1k citations Zhanshan Ma, Larry J. Forney 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
Zhanshan Ma China 25 1.8k 957 663 343 336 126 3.3k
James A. Foster United States 34 2.2k 1.3× 435 0.5× 661 1.0× 440 1.3× 141 0.4× 122 4.9k
Jean M. Macklaim Canada 23 3.1k 1.8× 884 0.9× 891 1.3× 952 2.8× 298 0.9× 33 5.5k
Andrew D. Fernandes Canada 17 1.8k 1.0× 393 0.4× 363 0.5× 420 1.2× 110 0.3× 25 3.0k
Matthew L. Settles United States 36 1.5k 0.8× 390 0.4× 539 0.8× 341 1.0× 136 0.4× 96 3.7k
Nicholas Chia United States 41 3.9k 2.3× 554 0.6× 1.0k 1.6× 417 1.2× 273 0.8× 121 6.4k
Qunfeng Dong United States 36 1.5k 0.9× 286 0.3× 1.3k 2.0× 244 0.7× 615 1.8× 104 4.3k
Gregory G. Anderson United States 18 1.4k 0.8× 259 0.3× 890 1.3× 244 0.7× 125 0.4× 54 2.9k
J. Paul Brooks United States 18 963 0.5× 772 0.8× 593 0.9× 191 0.6× 263 0.8× 43 2.2k
Julia Oh United States 35 2.2k 1.3× 196 0.2× 1.1k 1.6× 352 1.0× 88 0.3× 93 7.0k
Wesley O. Johnson United States 40 395 0.2× 507 0.5× 1.1k 1.7× 149 0.4× 390 1.2× 158 6.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhanshan Ma

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhanshan Ma

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhanshan Ma

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhanshan Ma. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhanshan Ma 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 Zhanshan Ma. Zhanshan Ma 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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Ma, Zhanshan, et al.. (2025). Community characteristics and relationship between gut microbiota and intratumoral microbiota in hepatocellular carcinoma. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1500863–1500863. 3 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhanshan, et al.. (2024). Unique and enriched microbes and their potential “allies and foes” in the human gut microbiomes of ASD patients. Research in autism spectrum disorders. 117. 102440–102440.
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Ma, Zhanshan & Peng Shi. (2024). Critical complex network structures in animal gastrointestinal tract microbiomes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 23–23. 3 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhanshan, et al.. (2024). 生态网络框架下生物多样性的度量：以动物肠道菌群为例. 1(1). 51–65. 5 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhanshan. (2024). Towards a unified medical microbiome ecology of the OMU for metagenomes and the OTU for microbes. BMC Bioinformatics. 25(1). 137–137. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Wendy & Zhanshan Ma. (2022). The Upper Respiratory Tract Microbiome Network Impacted by SARS-CoV-2. Microbial Ecology. 86(2). 1428–1437. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Shutao, et al.. (2021). Integrated diversity and shared species analyses of human viromes. Archives of Virology. 166(10). 2743–2749. 3 indexed citations
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Yu, Yang, et al.. (2021). SV-VATS exhibits dual intraoperative and postoperative advantages. Annals of Translational Medicine. 9(12). 970–970. 3 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhanshan, et al.. (2021). Diversity Scaling Analysis of Chinese Gut Microbiomes Across Ethnicities and Lifestyles. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 736393–736393. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Wendy, Yang Sun, Lin Dai, et al.. (2021). Ecological and network analyses identify four microbial species with potential significance for the diagnosis/treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC). BMC Microbiology. 21(1). 138–138. 35 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhanshan. (2020). Testing the Anna Karenina Principle in Human Microbiome-Associated Diseases. iScience. 23(4). 101007–101007. 67 indexed citations
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Li, Lianwei & Zhanshan Ma. (2020). Species Sorting and Neutral Theory Analyses Reveal Archaeal and Bacterial Communities Are Assembled Differently in Hot Springs. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 8. 464–464. 12 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhanshan, Lianwei Li, & Ya‐Ping Zhang. (2020). Defining Individual-Level Genetic Diversity and Similarity Profiles. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 5805–5805. 18 indexed citations
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Kanwal, Madiha, Xiaojie Ding, Zhanshan Ma, et al.. (2017). Characterization of germline mutations in familial lung cancer from the Chinese population. Gene. 641. 94–104. 20 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhanshan & Dandan Ye. (2017). Trios—promising in silico biomarkers for differentiating the effect of disease on the human microbiome network. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 13259–13259. 12 indexed citations
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Tan, Xiaojuan, Nan Qin, Rui Yang, et al.. (2015). Transcriptome analysis of the biofilm formed by methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 11997–11997. 60 indexed citations

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