Zhugen Yang

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
109 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Zhugen Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhugen Yang has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Molecular Biology, 53 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 21 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Zhugen Yang's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (54 papers), Biosensors and Analytical Detection (47 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing (21 papers). Zhugen Yang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (54 papers), Biosensors and Analytical Detection (47 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing (21 papers). Zhugen Yang collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and United States. Zhugen Yang's co-authors include Kang Mao, Hua Zhang, Yuwei Pan, Nikhil Bhalla, Jonathan M. Cooper, Kancheng Mai, Xiqing Li, Amir Farokh Payam, Julien Reboud and Zishou Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Zhugen Yang

105 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

Biosensors for rapid detection of bacterial pathogens in ... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150
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. Biosensors for rapid detection of bacterial pathogens in water, food and environment
    2022 169 citations Daping He, Zhugen Yang 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
Zhugen Yang United Kingdom 40 1.9k 1.8k 822 549 517 109 4.3k
Zhixian Gao China 45 2.8k 1.4× 3.4k 1.9× 256 0.3× 429 0.8× 841 1.6× 299 6.7k
Hanchang Shi China 45 1.9k 1.0× 2.0k 1.1× 281 0.3× 1.4k 2.6× 816 1.6× 190 5.7k
Eric S. McLamore United States 34 1.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 171 0.2× 203 0.4× 869 1.7× 136 3.4k
Bin Lü China 46 631 0.3× 555 0.3× 497 0.6× 448 0.8× 842 1.6× 235 6.1k
Neha Bhardwaj India 37 1.3k 0.7× 1.5k 0.9× 166 0.2× 198 0.4× 856 1.7× 90 4.3k
Minhaz Uddin Ahmed Brunei 36 2.2k 1.2× 2.7k 1.6× 268 0.3× 268 0.5× 927 1.8× 138 4.1k
Yan Zhang China 42 646 0.3× 1.8k 1.0× 238 0.3× 698 1.3× 331 0.6× 272 6.2k
Ángel Maquieira Spain 43 2.8k 1.5× 2.8k 1.6× 144 0.2× 553 1.0× 1.4k 2.7× 256 7.1k
Robert S. Marks Israel 44 2.6k 1.3× 3.2k 1.8× 402 0.5× 116 0.2× 1.6k 3.1× 250 6.3k
Yong Chen China 33 1.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 106 0.1× 277 0.5× 622 1.2× 182 4.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhugen Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhugen Yang

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

All Works

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Lea‐Smith, David J., Francis Hassard, Frédéric Coulon, et al.. (2025). Engineering biology applications for environmental solutions: potential and challenges. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3538–3538. 11 indexed citations
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Zhu, Nuanfei, Zhihua Qiao, Zhugen Yang, et al.. (2025). Chromium Speciation Monitoring Platform for Drinking Water: Machine Learning-Assisted Dual-Emission Fluorescence Sensor Array. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 12(7). 792–798. 1 indexed citations
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Dou, Jibo, Zhugen Yang, Baljit Singh, et al.. (2024). Discussion: Embracing microfluidics to advance environmental science and technology. The Science of The Total Environment. 937. 173597–173597. 5 indexed citations
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Ji, Xiaodong, Huihui Jin, Wei Qian, et al.. (2024). Flexible, scalable hierarchical graphene foam decorated with nickel layer for highly sensitive enzyme-free glucose sensing. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1004. 175902–175902. 4 indexed citations
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Zhu, Nuanfei, et al.. (2024). Efficient DNA walker guided by ordered cruciform-shaped DNA track for ultrasensitive and rapid electrochemical detection of lead ion. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1302. 342492–342492. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Ruilong, Hong-Zhe Li, Kai Yang, et al.. (2024). High-Throughput Single-Cell Metabolic Labeling, Sorting, and Sequencing of Active Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in the Environment. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(40). 17838–17849. 3 indexed citations
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Wei, Dali, Hu Zhang, Tao Yu, et al.. (2024). Dual-Emission Single Sensing Element-Assembled Fluorescent Sensor Arrays for the Rapid Discrimination of Multiple Surfactants in Environments. Analytical Chemistry. 96(12). 4987–4996. 30 indexed citations
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Adeniyi, Omotayo, Ojodomo J. Achadu, Hervé Ménard, et al.. (2024). Molecularly Imprinted Viral Protein Integrated Zn–Cu–In–Se–P Quantum Dots Superlattice for Quantitative Ratiometric Electrochemical Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein in Saliva. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 7(15). 17630–17647. 9 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhugen. (2023). Low-cost and rapid sensors for wastewater surveillance at low-resource settings. Nature Water. 1(5). 405–407. 16 indexed citations
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Zhu, Nuanfei, Hu Zhang, Jian Zhong Cui, et al.. (2023). Poly-adenine-mediated tetrahedral DNA nanostructure with multiple target-recognition sites for ultrasensitive and rapid electrochemical detection of Aflatoxin B1. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1283. 341947–341947. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Jin, Kaixuan Wang, Hanyong Peng, et al.. (2023). Entropy-Driven Three-Dimensional DNA Nanofireworks for Simultaneous Real-Time Imaging of Telomerase and MicroRNA in Living Cells. Analytical Chemistry. 95(8). 4138–4146. 26 indexed citations
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Zhou, Cailing, Yuwei Pan, Shifu Ge, Frédéric Coulon, & Zhugen Yang. (2021). Rapid methods for antimicrobial resistance diagnosis in contaminated soils for effective remediation strategy. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 137. 116203–116203. 9 indexed citations
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Mao, Kang, Hua Zhang, Yuwei Pan, et al.. (2020). Nanomaterial-based aptamer sensors for analysis of illicit drugs and evaluation of drugs consumption for wastewater-based epidemiology. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 130. 115975–115975. 31 indexed citations
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Ali, Waqar, Kang Mao, Hua Zhang, et al.. (2020). Comprehensive review of the basic chemical behaviours, sources, processes, and endpoints of trace element contamination in paddy soil-rice systems in rice-growing countries. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 397. 122720–122720. 194 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhugen, Gaolian Xu, Julien Reboud, et al.. (2018). Rapid Veterinary Diagnosis of Bovine Reproductive Infectious Diseases from Semen Using Paper-Origami DNA Microfluidics. ACS Sensors. 3(2). 403–409. 79 indexed citations
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Gracia‐Lor, Emma, Nikolaos I. Rousis, Ettore Zuccato, et al.. (2017). Estimation of caffeine intake from analysis of caffeine metabolites in wastewater. The Science of The Total Environment. 609. 1582–1588. 97 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhugen, Erika Castrignanò, Pedro Estrela, Christopher G. Frost, & Barbara Kasprzyk‐Hordern. (2016). Community Sewage Sensors towards Evaluation of Drug Use Trends: Detection of Cocaine in Wastewater with DNA-Directed Immobilization Aptamer Sensors. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 21024–21024. 46 indexed citations

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