Zhirui Zeng

1.1k total citations
20 papers, 685 citations indexed

About

Zhirui Zeng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhirui Zeng has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 685 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Ecology and 4 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Zhirui Zeng's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (6 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (5 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (4 papers). Zhirui Zeng is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (6 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (5 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (4 papers). Zhirui Zeng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Zhirui Zeng's co-authors include Lixiang Cao, Qian Li, Hongming Tan, Paula V. Welander, Michael M. Tice, Roger E. Summons, Jeremy H. Wei, Yali Huang, Yong Shen and Shining Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

Zhirui Zeng

18 papers receiving 675 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhirui Zeng China 11 348 127 115 99 86 20 685
Yao Sun China 17 272 0.8× 212 1.7× 74 0.6× 94 0.9× 43 0.5× 79 1.0k
Thomas Härtner Germany 14 389 1.1× 119 0.9× 84 0.7× 46 0.5× 94 1.1× 15 694
Randi K. Rothmel United States 17 659 1.9× 217 1.7× 186 1.6× 39 0.4× 129 1.5× 18 1.4k
Charles M. Moore United States 14 409 1.2× 205 1.6× 117 1.0× 37 0.4× 102 1.2× 19 1.1k
Flávia F. Evans Australia 9 449 1.3× 585 4.6× 124 1.1× 59 0.6× 30 0.3× 10 937
Yuzuru Nakaguchi Japan 17 148 0.4× 81 0.6× 70 0.6× 93 0.9× 22 0.3× 54 869
Naowarat Cheeptham Canada 13 239 0.7× 207 1.6× 57 0.5× 12 0.1× 92 1.1× 32 598
Chakkiath Paul Antony Saudi Arabia 14 376 1.1× 498 3.9× 165 1.4× 30 0.3× 74 0.9× 26 927
Jacqueline Goordial Canada 14 294 0.8× 511 4.0× 107 0.9× 109 1.1× 56 0.7× 27 856

Countries citing papers authored by Zhirui Zeng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhirui Zeng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhirui Zeng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhirui Zeng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhirui Zeng 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 Zhirui Zeng. Zhirui Zeng 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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Zheng, Fengfeng, Wei Yang, Chuanlun Zhang, et al.. (2025). Engineering archaeal membrane‐spanning lipid GDGT biosynthesis in bacteria: Implications for early life membrane transformations. PubMed. 4(2). 193–204. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Yufei, Huan Yang, Fengfeng Zheng, et al.. (2025). Temperature-dependent modulation of the methylation degree of (tetra)ester-linked membrane-spanning lipids in an Acidobacterium. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 401. 190–203.
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Yang, Wei, et al.. (2025). Cyclization of archaeal membrane lipids impacts membrane protein activity and archaellum formation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(20). e2423648122–e2423648122.
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Li, Yanan, Ting Yu, Huan Yang, et al.. (2024). Biosynthesis of GMGT lipids by a radical SAM enzyme associated with anaerobic archaea and oxygen-deficient environments. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5256–5256. 7 indexed citations
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Liang, Haoyu, Zheng Zhong, Dengwei Zhang, et al.. (2023). Genomic and metabolic analyses reveal antagonistic lanthipeptides in archaea. Microbiome. 11(1). 74–74. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Yanan, Chang Tian, Wei Yang, et al.. (2023). Isolation of archaeal viruses with lipid membrane from Tengchong acidic hot springs. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1134935–1134935. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Wei, Yufei Chen, Fengfeng Zheng, et al.. (2022). Thermophilic archaeon orchestrates temporal expression of GDGT ring synthases in response to temperature and acidity stress. Environmental Microbiology. 25(2). 575–587. 13 indexed citations
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Zeng, Zhirui, Huahui Chen, Huan Yang, et al.. (2022). Identification of a protein responsible for the synthesis of archaeal membrane-spanning GDGT lipids. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1545–1545. 49 indexed citations
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Chen, Yufei, Fengfeng Zheng, Huan Yang, et al.. (2022). The production of diverse brGDGTs by an Acidobacterium providing a physiological basis for paleoclimate proxies. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 337. 155–165. 77 indexed citations
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Zeng, Zhirui, Kristen R. Farley, Jeremy H. Wei, et al.. (2019). GDGT cyclization proteins identify the dominant archaeal sources of tetraether lipids in the ocean. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(45). 22505–22511. 80 indexed citations
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Zeng, Zhirui, et al.. (2018). Iron fertilization of primary productivity by volcanic ash in the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Western Interior Seaway. Geology. 46(10). 859–862. 36 indexed citations
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Zeng, Zhirui, Xiaolei Liu, Jeremy H. Wei, Roger E. Summons, & Paula V. Welander. (2018). Calditol-linked membrane lipids are required for acid tolerance inSulfolobus acidocaldarius. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(51). 12932–12937. 40 indexed citations
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Zeng, Zhirui & Michael M. Tice. (2017). Electron Transfer Strategies Regulate Carbonate Mineral and Micropore Formation. Astrobiology. 18(1). 28–36. 4 indexed citations
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Zeng, Zhirui & Michael M. Tice. (2014). Promotion and nucleation of carbonate precipitation during microbial iron reduction. Geobiology. 12(4). 362–371. 37 indexed citations
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Ding, Xian, Bo Yin, Qian Li, et al.. (2011). Screening for novel quorum-sensing inhibitors to interfere with the formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 60(12). 1827–1834. 106 indexed citations
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Huang, Yali, Xintian Lai, Xiaocui He, et al.. (2008). Characterization of a Deep-Sea Sediment Metagenomic Clone that Produces Water-Soluble Melanin in Escherichia coli. Marine Biotechnology. 11(1). 124–131. 13 indexed citations
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Zeng, Zhirui, Qian Li, Lixiang Cao, et al.. (2008). Virtual screening for novel quorum sensing inhibitors to eradicate biofilm formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 79(1). 119–126. 134 indexed citations
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Zeng, Zhirui. (1984). GEOMORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF ATOLLS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. Marine Science Bulletin. 3 indexed citations

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