Zhigang Zhou

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
203 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Zhigang Zhou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhigang Zhou has authored 203 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Molecular Biology, 42 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 27 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Zhigang Zhou's work include Algal biology and biofuel production (41 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (27 papers) and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (12 papers). Zhigang Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Algal biology and biofuel production (41 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (27 papers) and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (12 papers). Zhigang Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Zhigang Zhou's co-authors include Zheng Sun, Jeffry D. Madura, Tiejun Cheng, Qingliang Li, Yanli Wang, Stephen H. Bryant, Carol Beth Post, Sheeja Rajasingh, Johnson Rajasingh and Buddhadeb Dawn and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Zhigang Zhou

187 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Structure-Based Virtual Screening for Drug Discovery: a P... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400
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. Structure-Based Virtual Screening for Drug Discovery: a Problem-Centric Review
    2012 406 citations Zhigang Zhou 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
Zhigang Zhou China 36 2.5k 561 545 396 377 203 4.6k
Xin Meng China 34 2.7k 1.1× 547 1.0× 404 0.7× 938 2.4× 39 0.1× 159 4.7k
Zhong Yao China 37 2.1k 0.8× 228 0.4× 163 0.3× 268 0.7× 79 0.2× 159 4.2k
Ge Liu China 34 2.4k 0.9× 416 0.7× 170 0.3× 375 0.9× 40 0.1× 127 4.7k
Jia Jia China 32 1.9k 0.8× 391 0.7× 79 0.1× 243 0.6× 70 0.2× 303 4.4k
Michael V. Berridge New Zealand 41 3.3k 1.3× 839 1.5× 79 0.1× 575 1.5× 112 0.3× 124 7.4k
Swadesh K. Das United States 44 3.2k 1.3× 1.0k 1.9× 223 0.4× 258 0.7× 52 0.1× 153 6.3k
Chen Ding China 39 4.1k 1.6× 706 1.3× 193 0.4× 177 0.4× 36 0.1× 191 6.6k
Wenqi Wang China 46 4.0k 1.6× 1.2k 2.2× 259 0.5× 454 1.1× 32 0.1× 250 7.6k
Zhe Zhang China 29 1.7k 0.7× 395 0.7× 47 0.1× 211 0.5× 166 0.4× 88 3.7k
Xiaofang Wang China 33 1.7k 0.7× 578 1.0× 62 0.1× 154 0.4× 62 0.2× 216 3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhigang Zhou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhigang Zhou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhigang Zhou

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhigang Zhou. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhigang Zhou 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 Zhigang Zhou. Zhigang Zhou 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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Zhou, Zhigang, et al.. (2026). Enhanced lubrication mechanism and performance of Fe3O4/graphene nanolubricant under magnetic field. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 39. 100034–100034.
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Hu, Yu, et al.. (2025). Influence of feed flow rate and feed concentration on the ammonia absorption refrigeration system. Thermal Science. 29(6 Part B). 4587–4598.
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Sun, Han, et al.. (2024). Optimizing tomato waste hydrolysate for enhanced fucoxanthin biosynthesis in mixotrophic cultivation of Isochrysis galbana. Bioresource Technology. 413. 131453–131453. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Kejun, Zhigang Zhou, Zhiqiang Qiu, et al.. (2024). Chestnut-Inspired Hollow Hydroxyapatite 3D Printing Scaffolds Accelerate Bone Regeneration by Recruiting Calcium Ions and Regulating Inflammation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(8). 9768–9786. 12 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhihui, Xin Zhao, Bingbing Guo, et al.. (2024). Protective effects of microalgal carotenoids against glycosylation-induced collagen degradation in skin. Journal of Functional Foods. 113. 106014–106014. 3 indexed citations
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Wei, Cun, et al.. (2023). Regional Renewable Energy Optimization Based on Economic Benefits and Carbon Emissions. Energy Engineering. 120(6). 1465–1484.
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Lei, Haoyuan, Zhigang Zhou, Zhen Tan, et al.. (2023). Icariin-loaded 3D-printed porous Ti6Al4V reconstruction rods for the treatment of necrotic femoral heads. Acta Biomaterialia. 169. 625–640. 23 indexed citations
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Marlein, Christopher R., Rachel E. Piddock, Lyubov Zaitseva, et al.. (2019). CD38-Driven Mitochondrial Trafficking Promotes Bioenergetic Plasticity in Multiple Myeloma. Cancer Research. 79(9). 2285–2297. 165 indexed citations
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Wang, Yichong, Zhigang Zhou, Wei Wang, Ming Liu, & Yongping Bao. (2017). Differential effects of sulforaphane in regulation of angiogenesis in a co-culture model of endothelial cells and pericytes. Oncology Reports. 37(5). 2905–2912. 11 indexed citations
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Zhou, Zhigang, Liping Wan, Chun Wang, & Kun Zhou. (2015). Integration of Shh and Wnt Signaling Pathways Regulating Hematopoiesis. DNA and Cell Biology. 34(12). 710–716. 4 indexed citations
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Zhou, Zhigang. (2011). Comparison of increased arachidonic acid content in Myrmecia incisa cultured during the course of nitrogen or phosphorus starvation. JOURNAL OF FISHERIES OF CHINA. 9 indexed citations
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Zhou, Zhigang. (2009). Bioinformatic analysis of a suppression subtractive cDNA library from Laminaria japonica male gametophytes. Journal of Fishery Sciences of China. 2 indexed citations
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Zhou, Zhigang. (2008). STUDY ON THE CHANGE OF KASHGAR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OASIS OVER 30 YEAR PERIOD BASED ON RS/GIS. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Zhigang. (2006). Customer Relationship Management Based on Data Mining. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yuan, et al.. (2006). Population genetic structure of Coilia ectenes sampled from Yangtze River estuary revealed by RAPD-PCR and ISSR-PCR markers. Shanghai Shuichan Daxue xuebao. 15(4). 390–397. 2 indexed citations
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Zhou, Zhigang, et al.. (2006). Structure modeling, ligand binding, and binding affinity calculation (LR‐MM‐PBSA) of human heparanase for inhibition and drug design. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 65(3). 580–592. 33 indexed citations
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Riksen, Niels P., Zhigang Zhou, Wim J.G. Oyen, et al.. (2006). Caffeine Prevents Protection in Two Human Models of Ischemic Preconditioning. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 48(4). 700–707. 56 indexed citations

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