Zongxin Ling

11.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
110 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Zongxin Ling is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Zongxin Ling has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Epidemiology and 26 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Zongxin Ling's work include Gut microbiota and health (68 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (19 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (16 papers). Zongxin Ling is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (68 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (19 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (16 papers). Zongxin Ling collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Zongxin Ling's co-authors include Lanjuan Li, Yiwen Cheng, Charlie Xiang, Xia Liu, Xiaojuan Tong, Weiguang Chen, Fanlong Liu, Mingfei Yao, Longxian Lv and Jiaming Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Zongxin Ling

108 papers receiving 8.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Human Intestinal Lumen and Mucosa-Associated Microbiota in Patients with Colorectal Cancer

2012 797 citations Zongxin Ling et al. profile →
The Human Microbiota in Health and Disease

2017 599 citations Zongxin Ling, Lanjuan Li et al. profile →
The Intestinal Microbiota and Colorectal Cancer

2020 374 citations Yiwen Cheng, Zongxin Ling et al. Frontiers in Immunology profile →
Maternal infection during pregnancy and risk of autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2016 288 citations Li Shao, Zongxin Ling et al. profile →
Probiotic Gastrointestinal Transit and Colonization After Oral Administration: A Long Journey

2021 267 citations Zongxin Ling, Lanjuan Li et al. profile →
A Borondifluoride‐Complex‐Based Photothermal Agent with an 80 % Photothermal Conversion Efficiency for Photothermal Therapy in the NIR‐II Window

2021 249 citations Zhiyong Jiang, Changli Zhang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Gut Microbiota: A Novel Therapeutic Target for Parkinson’s Disease

2022 120 citations Xia Liu, Xiumei Yan et al. Frontiers in Immunology profile →

Peers

Zongxin Ling

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Nadim J. Ajami United States

Maayan Levy Israel

Koji Hase Japan

Monia Michaud United States

Carey Ann Gallini United States

Simon R. Carding United Kingdom

Hsin‐Chih Lai Taiwan

Hong Wei China

M. Andrea Azcárate-Peril United States

Geraint B. Rogers Australia

Nadim J. Ajami United States

Zongxin Ling

5.2k ×1.1

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1.6k ×1.4

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2.5k ×2.4

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701 ×0.7

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Citations per year, relative to Zongxin Ling Zongxin Ling (= 1×) peers Nadim J. Ajami

Countries citing papers authored by Zongxin Ling

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zongxin Ling

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zongxin Ling

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zongxin Ling. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zongxin Ling 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 Zongxin Ling. Zongxin Ling 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

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Cheng, Yiwen, et al.. (2025). Advances in the Development and Application of Human Organoids: Techniques, Applications, and Future Perspectives. Cell Transplantation. 34. 4241361127–4241361127. 5 indexed citations

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Ling, Zongxin, Xia Liu, Jingchen Zhang, et al.. (2025). Gut microbiota dysbiosis and systemic immune dysfunction in critical ill patients with multidrug-resistant bacterial colonization and infection. Journal of Translational Medicine. 23(1). 981–981. 3 indexed citations

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Cheng, Yiwen, Zhi Yang, Xia Liu, et al.. (2025). Alterations in fecal microbiota composition and cytokine expression profiles in adolescents with depression: a case-control study. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 12177–12177. 6 indexed citations

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Liu, Xia, Zongxin Ling, Yiwen Cheng, et al.. (2024). Oral fungal dysbiosis and systemic immune dysfunction in Chinese patients with schizophrenia. Translational Psychiatry. 14(1). 475–475. 3 indexed citations

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Ling, Zongxin, Zhiyong Lan, Yiwen Cheng, et al.. (2024). Altered gut microbiota and systemic immunity in Chinese patients with schizophrenia comorbid with metabolic syndrome. Journal of Translational Medicine. 22(1). 729–729. 10 indexed citations

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Zhao, Na, Yiwen Cheng, Yiran Xu, et al.. (2023). Exploring the gut mycobiome: differential composition and clinical associations in hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and their comorbidity. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1317809–1317809. 7 indexed citations

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Cheng, Yiwen, Xia Liu, Benjamin Rolnik, et al.. (2023). The Roles and Mechanisms of Gut Microbiota in Food Allergy. 2023. 1–16. 12 indexed citations

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Tang, Ruiqi, Rongrong Liu, Hua Zha, et al.. (2023). Gut microbiota induced epigenetic modifications in the non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease pathogenesis. Engineering in Life Sciences. 24(5). 2300016–2300016. 12 indexed citations

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Ling, Zongxin, Yiwen Cheng, Xia Liu, et al.. (2023). Altered oral microbiota and immune dysfunction in Chinese elderly patients with schizophrenia: a cross-sectional study. Translational Psychiatry. 13(1). 383–383. 18 indexed citations

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Cheng, Yiwen, et al.. (2023). Fecal Microbiota Underlying the Coexistence of Schizophrenia and Multiple Sclerosis in Chinese Patients. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 2023(1). 5602401–5602401. 2 indexed citations

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Ling, Zongxin, Hang Xiao, & Wei Chen. (2022). Gut Microbiome: The Cornerstone of Life and Health. 2022. 1–3. 45 indexed citations

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Cheng, Yiwen, Jiaming Liu, & Zongxin Ling. (2021). Short-chain fatty acids-producing probiotics: A novel source of psychobiotics. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 62(28). 7929–7959. 97 indexed citations

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Jiang, Zhiyong, Changli Zhang, Xiaoqing Wang, et al.. (2021). A Borondifluoride‐Complex‐Based Photothermal Agent with an 80 % Photothermal Conversion Efficiency for Photothermal Therapy in the NIR‐II Window. Angewandte Chemie. 133(41). 22550–22558. 24 indexed citations

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Jiang, Zhiyong, Changli Zhang, Xiaoqing Wang, et al.. (2021). A Borondifluoride‐Complex‐Based Photothermal Agent with an 80 % Photothermal Conversion Efficiency for Photothermal Therapy in the NIR‐II Window. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(41). 22376–22384. 249 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Xia, et al.. (2020). Alterations of the Predominant Fecal Microbiota and Disruption of the Gut Mucosal Barrier in Patients with Early‐Stage Colorectal Cancer. BioMed Research International. 2020(1). 2948282–2948282. 53 indexed citations

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Ling, Zongxin, Xia Liu, Yiwen Cheng, Xiumei Yan, & Shaochang Wu. (2020). Gut microbiota and aging. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 62(13). 3509–3534. 210 indexed citations

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Zheng, Nengneng, et al.. (2019). Lactobacillus inersIs Associated with Vaginal Dysbiosis in Healthy Pregnant Women: A Preliminary Study. BioMed Research International. 2019. 1–9. 32 indexed citations

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Chen, Jiang, et al.. (2018). Role of probiotics in the treatment of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in patients with HBV-induced liver cirrhosis. Journal of International Medical Research. 46(9). 3596–3604. 77 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaosun, Li Shao, Xia Liu, et al.. (2018). Alterations of Gastric Mucosal Microbiota Across Different Stomach Microhabitats in a Cohort of 276 Patients with Gastric Cancer. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Yin, Wang, Yuhua Zhou, Zongxin Ling, et al.. (2016). Motif-Based Text Mining of Microbial Metagenome Redundancy Profiling Data for Disease Classification. BioMed Research International. 2016. 1–11. 3 indexed citations

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