Zhen Zou

9.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
125 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Zhen Zou is a scholar working on Insect Science, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Zou has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Insect Science, 57 papers in Immunology and 39 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Zhen Zou's work include Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (55 papers), Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (53 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (29 papers). Zhen Zou is often cited by papers focused on Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (55 papers), Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (53 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (29 papers). Zhen Zou collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Kazakhstan. Zhen Zou's co-authors include Alexander S. Raikhel, Haobo Jiang, Tusar T. Saha, Jay D. Evans, Sourav Roy, Michael R. Kanost, Sang Woon Shin, Charles Hétru, Dan Hultmark and Kate Aronstein and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Zou

113 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Immune pathways and defence mechanisms in honey bees Apis mellifera

2006 801 citations Jay D. Evans, Kate Aronstein et al. Insect Molecular Biology profile →
Regulatory Pathways Controlling Female Insect Reproduction

2017 396 citations Tusar T. Saha, Zhen Zou et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhen Zou China	38	3.2k	1.9k	1.7k	1.3k	1.2k	125	5.0k
Mark R. Brown United States	45	3.3k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	3.0k 2.3×	1.4k 1.2×	101	5.8k
Nicolas Buchon United States	35	3.5k 1.1×	3.5k 1.9×	1.6k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	519 0.4×	65	6.0k
Laura Corley Lavine United States	31	2.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	910 0.7×	945 0.8×	73	4.3k
Yeon Soo Han South Korea	34	1.6k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	1.7k 1.0×	426 0.3×	669 0.6×	185	4.0k
Ulrich Theopold Sweden	35	2.1k 0.7×	2.1k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	839 0.6×	377 0.3×	78	3.7k
Osvaldo Marinotti United States	38	2.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	743 0.6×	524 0.4×	117	4.5k
Dominique Ferrandon France	31	3.6k 1.1×	4.5k 2.4×	2.1k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	407 0.3×	66	6.7k
Ioannis Eleftherianos United States	37	2.8k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	483 0.4×	324 0.3×	132	3.8k
Julien Royet France	34	3.0k 0.9×	3.8k 2.0×	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	406 0.3×	64	5.7k
Bruce M. Christensen United States	45	3.9k 1.2×	2.7k 1.5×	1.7k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	531 0.4×	180	6.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhen Zou

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Zou

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Wang, Xueli, et al.. (2025). Lysyl-tRNA synthetase orchestrates translation and hormone signaling during reproduction in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Communications Biology. 8(1). 983–983.

Zeng, Jiayu, et al.. (2024). Universal crRNA Acylation Strategy for Robust Photo‐Initiated One‐Pot CRISPR–Cas12a Nucleic Acid Diagnostics. Angewandte Chemie. 136(23). 9 indexed citations

Wang, Yanhong, Fei Yuan, Yanan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Gut symbiont-derived sphingosine modulates vector competence in Aedes mosquitoes. Nature Communications. 15(1). 8221–8221. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Pinger, Zhengmao Zhang, Jianbo Xu, et al.. (2024). Protein phosphatase SCP4 regulates cartilage development and endochondral osteogenesis via FoxO3a dephosphorylation. Cell Proliferation. 57(9). e13691–e13691. 3 indexed citations

Shi, Kai, et al.. (2024). Leucine aminopeptidase1 controls egg deposition and hatchability in male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Nature Communications. 15(1). 106–106. 4 indexed citations

Li, Xiang, et al.. (2024). A three-dimensional immersed boundary method for accurate simulation of acoustic wavefields with complex surface topography. Journal of Geophysics and Engineering. 21(4). 1339–1355.

Yang, Xi, Limei Ma, Jun Zhang, et al.. (2023). Hypofucosylation of Unc5b regulated by Fut8 enhances macrophage emigration and prevents atherosclerosis. Cell & Bioscience. 13(1). 13–13. 6 indexed citations

Kuang, Wenhua, Xi Wang, C. YUAN, et al.. (2022). Dual roles and evolutionary implications of P26/poxin in antagonizing intracellular cGAS-STING and extracellular melanization immunity. Nature Communications. 13(1). 6934–6934. 5 indexed citations

He, Ya‐Zhou, Yike Ding, Xueli Wang, Zhen Zou, & Alexander S. Raikhel. (2021). E93 confers steroid hormone responsiveness of digestive enzymes to promote blood meal digestion in the midgut of the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 134. 103580–103580. 11 indexed citations

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Shi, Zuokun, Dan Wen, Mengmeng Chang, et al.. (2021). Juvenile Hormone-Sensitive Ribosomal Activity Enhances Viral Replication in Aedes aegypti. mSystems. 6(3). e0119020–e0119020. 9 indexed citations

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Wang, Ruijuan, et al.. (2021). Scavenger receptor B1 mediates phagocytosis and the antimicrobial peptide pathway in the endoparasitic wasp Micropilits mediator. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 119. 104039–104039. 4 indexed citations

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Du, Jie, et al.. (2020). A RhoGAP venom protein from Microplitis mediator suppresses the cellular response of its host Helicoverpa armigera. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 108. 103675–103675. 9 indexed citations

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Wang, Yanhong, Siping Li, Le Kang, et al.. (2020). Comparative Analysis of the Gut Microbiota of Adult Mosquitoes From Eight Locations in Hainan, China. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 10. 596750–596750. 14 indexed citations

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Wang, Ruijuan, Kangkang Chen, Longsheng Xing, et al.. (2020). Reactive oxygen species and antimicrobial peptides are sequentially produced in silkworm midgut in response to bacterial infection. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 110. 103720–103720. 16 indexed citations

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Dong, Fangfang, Dandan Li, Dan Wen, et al.. (2019). Single dose of a rVSV-based vaccine elicits complete protection against severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus. npj Vaccines. 4(1). 5–5. 52 indexed citations

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Wen, Dan, Suhua Li, Fangfang Dong, et al.. (2018). N-glycosylation of Viral E Protein Is the Determinant for Vector Midgut Invasion by Flaviviruses. mBio. 9(1). 51 indexed citations

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Lin, Zhe, Cheng Yang, Ruijuan Wang, et al.. (2018). A Metalloprotease Homolog Venom Protein From a Parasitoid Wasp Suppresses the Toll Pathway in Host Hemocytes. Frontiers in Immunology. 9. 2301–2301. 34 indexed citations

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Zhao, Guozhi, et al.. (2017). 帕博西尼逆转人乳腺癌MCF-7/DOX细胞对多柔比星的耐药性. 37(8). 831. 1 indexed citations

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Lin, Zheguang, Hong Jiang, Jiancheng Li, et al.. (2015). Comparative analysis of peptidoglycan recognition proteins in endoparasitoid wasp Microplitis mediator. Insect Science. 24(1). 2–16. 15 indexed citations

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Evans, Jay D., Kate Aronstein, Yanping Chen, et al.. (2006). Immune pathways and defence mechanisms in honey bees Apis mellifera. Insect Molecular Biology. 15(5). 645–656. 801 indexed citations breakdown →

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