Zhongge Zhang

6.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
50 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Zhongge Zhang is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhongge Zhang has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Genetics, 32 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Zhongge Zhang's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (35 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (13 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (7 papers). Zhongge Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (35 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (13 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (7 papers). Zhongge Zhang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Zhongge Zhang's co-authors include Terence Hwa, Milton H. Saier, Carl W. Gunderson, Matthew P. Scott, Stefan Klumpp, Hiroyuki Okano, Thomas E. Kuhlman, Sheng Hui, Erel Levine and Markus Basan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Zhongge Zhang

48 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Interdependence of Cell Growth and Gene Expression: Origins and Consequences

2010 972 citations Matthew P. Scott, Carl W. Gunderson et al. Science profile →
Growth Rate-Dependent Global Effects on Gene Expression in Bacteria

2009 500 citations Stefan Klumpp, Zhongge Zhang et al. Cell profile →
Overflow metabolism in Escherichia coli results from efficient proteome allocation

2015 485 citations Markus Basan, Sheng Hui et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhongge Zhang United States	22	3.3k	1.9k	529	367	250	50	4.1k
Daniel Wall United States	39	3.2k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	644 1.2×	320 0.9×	569 2.3×	85	4.6k
Johannes Geiselmann France	31	2.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	399 0.8×	138 0.4×	290 1.2×	63	3.0k
Ariel B. Lindner France	26	2.4k 0.7×	869 0.5×	493 0.9×	259 0.7×	158 0.6×	56	3.1k
Anat Bren Israel	23	2.0k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	268 0.5×	235 0.6×	156 0.6×	31	2.5k
Balázs Papp Hungary	41	5.0k 1.5×	1.9k 1.0×	476 0.9×	428 1.2×	143 0.6×	84	6.5k
Deborah A. Siegele United States	23	2.6k 0.8×	1.7k 0.9×	972 1.8×	138 0.4×	384 1.5×	41	3.7k
Haeyoung Jeong South Korea	29	2.2k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	600 1.1×	414 1.1×	179 0.7×	111	3.5k
Remy Chait United States	17	2.6k 0.8×	2.3k 1.2×	642 1.2×	464 1.3×	407 1.6×	22	4.8k
B G Hall United States	26	2.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	394 0.7×	162 0.4×	182 0.7×	57	3.6k
Chikara Furusawa Japan	40	4.1k 1.2×	1.0k 0.5×	221 0.4×	1.0k 2.8×	57 0.2×	162	5.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhongge Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhongge Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhongge Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhongge Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhongge Zhang 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 Zhongge Zhang. Zhongge Zhang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Zhongge, et al.. (2025). Transcriptional mechanism by which IS5 activates the fucAO operon in Escherichia coli. Nucleic Acids Research. 53(5). 1 indexed citations

Luo, Lin, Yanling Wang, Rui Zhu, et al.. (2025). Predictors of depression among Chinese college students: a machine learning approach. BMC Public Health. 25(1). 470–470. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Zhongge, et al.. (2024). Investigating How Genomic Contexts Impact IS5 Transposition Within the Escherichia coli Genome. Microorganisms. 12(12). 2600–2600. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Zhongge, et al.. (2024). Comprehensive Characterization of fucAO Operon Activation in Escherichia coli. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(7). 3946–3946. 4 indexed citations

Rodionova, Irina A., Ye Gao, Jonathan M. Monk, et al.. (2022). A systems approach discovers the role and characteristics of seven LysR type transcription factors in Escherichia coli. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 14 indexed citations

Balakrishnan, Rohan, Matteo Mori, Igor Šegota, et al.. (2022). Principles of gene regulation quantitatively connect DNA to RNA and proteins in bacteria. Science. 378(6624). eabk2066–eabk2066. 72 indexed citations

Balakrishnan, Rohan, et al.. (2022). Cellular perception of growth rate and the mechanistic origin of bacterial growth law. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(20). e2201585119–e2201585119. 49 indexed citations

Honda, Tomoya, Jonas Cremer, Leonardo Mancini, et al.. (2022). Coordination of gene expression with cell size enables Escherichia coli to efficiently maintain motility across conditions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(37). e2110342119–e2110342119. 15 indexed citations

Zhang, Zhongge, et al.. (2022). Insertion Sequence (IS) Element-Mediated Activating Mutations of the Cryptic Aromatic β-Glucoside Utilization (BglGFB) Operon Are Promoted by the Anti-Terminator Protein (BglG) in Escherichia coli. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(3). 1505–1505. 7 indexed citations

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Mori, Matteo, Zhongge Zhang, Amir Banaei‐Esfahani, et al.. (2021). From coarse to fine: the absolute Escherichia coli proteome under diverse growth conditions. Molecular Systems Biology. 17(5). e9536–e9536. 79 indexed citations

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Aboulwafa, Mohammad, Zhongge Zhang, & Milton H. Saier. (2020). Protein-Protein Interactions in the Cytoplasmic Membrane of Escherichia coli: Influence of the Overexpression of Diverse Transporter-Encoding Genes on the Activities of PTS Sugar Uptake Systems. Microbial Physiology. 30(1-6). 36–49. 4 indexed citations

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Rodionova, Irina A., et al.. (2019). A Riboflavin Transporter in Bdellovibrio exovorous JSS. Microbial Physiology. 29(1-6). 27–34. 3 indexed citations

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Basan, Markus, Sheng Hui, Hiroyuki Okano, et al.. (2015). Overflow metabolism in Escherichia coli results from efficient proteome allocation. Nature. 528(7580). 99–104. 485 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Huayou, Rui Tian, Zhong Ni, et al.. (2014). Conformational Transition Pathway in the Inhibitor Binding Process of Human Monoacylglycerol Lipase. The Protein Journal. 33(6). 503–511. 5 indexed citations

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Kim, Minsu, Zhongge Zhang, Hiroyuki Okano, et al.. (2013). The Innate Growth Bistability and Fitness Landscapes of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. Science. 342(6162). 1237435–1237435. 142 indexed citations

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Chan, Henry Lik‐Yuen, et al.. (2012). Genetic Engineering of the Phosphocarrier Protein NPr of the Escherichia coli Phosphotransferase System Selectively Improves Sugar Uptake Activity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(35). 29931–29939. 4 indexed citations

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Scott, Matthew P., et al.. (2010). Interdependence of Cell Growth and Gene Expression: Origins and Consequences. Science. 330(6007). 1099–1102. 972 indexed citations breakdown →

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Klumpp, Stefan, Zhongge Zhang, & Terence Hwa. (2009). Growth Rate-Dependent Global Effects on Gene Expression in Bacteria. Cell. 139(7). 1366–1375. 500 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kuhlman, Thomas E., Zhongge Zhang, Milton H. Saier, & Terence Hwa. (2007). Combinatorial transcriptional control of the lactose operon of Escherichia coli. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(14). 6043–6048. 179 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhongge, Jérôme N. Feige, Anne B. Chang, et al.. (2003). A transporter of Escherichia coli specific for l- and d-methionine is the prototype for a new family within the ABC superfamily. Archives of Microbiology. 180(2). 88–100. 52 indexed citations

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