Zhou Du

9.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
64 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Zhou Du is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhou Du has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 12 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhou Du's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (9 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (9 papers) and Antenna Design and Analysis (9 papers). Zhou Du is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (9 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (9 papers) and Antenna Design and Analysis (9 papers). Zhou Du collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Finland. Zhou Du's co-authors include Zhen Su, Xin Zhou, Zhenhai Zhang, Yi Ling, Xin Yi, Wenying Xu, Tian Tian, Qi You, Hengyu Yan and Yue Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Zhou Du

62 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

agriGO: a GO analysis too... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2017 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. agriGO: a GO analysis toolkit for the agricultural community
    2010 2.0k citations Zhou Du, Xin Zhou et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  2. agriGO v2.0: a GO analysis toolkit for the agricultural community, 2017 update
    2017 1.7k citations Tian Tian, Yue Liu et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Zhou Du 4.0k 3.5k 891 704 502 64 6.9k
Mika Hirakawa 5.1k 1.3× 1.7k 0.5× 828 0.9× 956 1.4× 604 1.2× 13 7.8k
Toshiaki Tokimatsu 4.0k 1.0× 1.8k 0.5× 603 0.7× 597 0.8× 491 1.0× 31 6.6k
Lorian Schaeffer 7.1k 1.8× 2.8k 0.8× 1.5k 1.7× 1.4k 1.9× 858 1.7× 6 11.0k
Ting‐Fung Chan 3.3k 0.8× 947 0.3× 906 1.0× 657 0.9× 460 0.9× 189 5.7k
Qi Zheng 2.0k 0.5× 1.5k 0.4× 689 0.8× 430 0.6× 347 0.7× 213 4.6k
Xiaowo Wang 5.7k 1.4× 1.6k 0.5× 1.7k 1.9× 816 1.2× 825 1.6× 110 8.4k
Liang Zhang 3.4k 0.9× 1.3k 0.4× 1.8k 2.0× 483 0.7× 495 1.0× 260 6.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhou Du

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhou Du

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhou Du

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhou Du. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhou Du 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 Zhou Du. Zhou Du 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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Li, Qiang, Lei Zhang, Yuhan Sun, et al.. (2025). p53 Modulates the Gut‐Liver Axis via PI3K/AKT/Wnt Signaling Pathways in Type 2 Diabetes. The FASEB Journal. 39(16). e70898–e70898.
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Li, Yang, Zhou Du, Tianyu Li, et al.. (2023). MitoQ ameliorates PM2.5-induced pulmonary fibrosis through regulating the mitochondria DNA homeostasis. Chemosphere. 330. 138745–138745. 11 indexed citations
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Du, Zhou, Yang Li, Mengqi Sun, et al.. (2022). Combined exposure to PM2.5 and high-fat diet facilitates the hepatic lipid metabolism disorders via ROS/miR-155/PPARγ pathway. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 190. 16–27. 17 indexed citations
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Du, Zhou, Shuang Liang, Yang Li, et al.. (2022). Melatonin Alleviates PM2.5‐Induced Hepatic Steatosis and Metabolic‐Associated Fatty Liver Disease in ApoE-/- Mice. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2022(1). 8688643–8688643. 14 indexed citations
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Jiang, Jinjin, Shuang Liang, Jingyi Zhang, et al.. (2020). Melatonin ameliorates PM2.5‐induced cardiac perivascular fibrosis through regulating mitochondrial redox homeostasis. Journal of Pineal Research. 70(1). e12686–e12686. 62 indexed citations
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Liang, Shuang, Jingyi Zhang, Ruihong Ning, et al.. (2020). The critical role of endothelial function in fine particulate matter-induced atherosclerosis. Particle and Fibre Toxicology. 17(1). 61–61. 94 indexed citations
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Tian, Tian, Yue Liu, Hengyu Yan, et al.. (2017). agriGO v2.0: a GO analysis toolkit for the agricultural community, 2017 update. Nucleic Acids Research. 45(W1). W122–W129. 1667 indexed citations breakdown →
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Frock, Richard L., Zhou Du, Jiazhi Hu, et al.. (2016). Orientation-specific RAG activity in chromosomal loop domains contributes to Tcrd V(D)J recombination during T cell development. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 213(9). 1921–1936. 29 indexed citations
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Lin, Sherry, Zhaoqing Ba, Zhou Du, et al.. (2016). Highly sensitive and unbiased approach for elucidating antibody repertoires. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(28). 7846–7851. 42 indexed citations
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Wei, Pei‐Chi, Amelia Chang, Jennifer Kao, et al.. (2016). Long Neural Genes Harbor Recurrent DNA Break Clusters in Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells. Cell. 164(4). 644–655. 183 indexed citations
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Viikari, Ville, Zhou Du, Vasilii Semkin, Juha Ala‐Laurinaho, & Antti V. Räisänen. (2015). Reflection coefficient method for characterizing antennas on probe stations. European Conference on Antennas and Propagation. 1–4. 2 indexed citations
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Yeap, Leng-Siew, Joyce K. Hwang, Zhou Du, et al.. (2015). Sequence-Intrinsic Mechanisms that Target AID Mutational Outcomes on Antibody Genes. Cell. 163(5). 1124–1137. 115 indexed citations
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Du, Zhou, Ville Viikari, Juha Ala‐Laurinaho, & Antti V. Räisänen. (2014). 2D antenna radiation pattern retrieval using reflection coefficient measurement. Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference. 846–848. 6 indexed citations
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Du, Zhou, Aleksi Tamminen, Juha Ala‐Laurinaho, et al.. (2013). Design and optimization of reconfigurable reflectarray element with MEMS phase shifter. European Conference on Antennas and Propagation. 2422–2426. 3 indexed citations
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Du, Zhou, Hui Li, Qiang Wei, et al.. (2013). Genome-Wide Analysis of Histone Modifications: H3K4me2, H3K4me3, H3K9ac, and H3K27ac in Oryza sativa L. Japonica. Molecular Plant. 6(5). 1463–1472. 100 indexed citations
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Bartholomew, Clinton R., Tsukasa Suzuki, Zhou Du, et al.. (2012). Ume6 transcription factor is part of a signaling cascade that regulates autophagy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(28). 11206–11210. 88 indexed citations
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Du, Zhou, et al.. (2011). Millimeter wave beam steering with a MEMS-based high impedance surface. European Microwave Conference. 1043–1046. 1 indexed citations
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Du, Zhou, Xin Zhou, Yi Ling, Zhenhai Zhang, & Zhen Su. (2010). agriGO: a GO analysis toolkit for the agricultural community. Nucleic Acids Research. 38(suppl_2). W64–W70. 2030 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kanki, Tomotake, Ke Wang, Misuzu Baba, et al.. (2009). A Genomic Screen for Yeast Mutants Defective in Selective Mitochondria Autophagy. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 20(22). 4730–4738. 207 indexed citations

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