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Established · publishing since 1995

Publications

132

Citations

2,359

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

32

Publishing since 1995

Research summary
AI-generated

This publication record appears to combine work from multiple different researchers who share the name Nan Zhang, spanning topics as varied as cancer molecular biology, perovskite solar cell materials, plant genetics, and clinical medicine. Because of this, it is difficult to describe a single coherent research program; the biochemistry/genetics-related subset of publications focuses on gene regulation and RNA modification mechanisms in cancer, such as microRNA and m6A RNA methylation effects on tumor cell behavior. Prospective students should verify which specific research group and institutional affiliation this profile refers to before drawing conclusions about research focus.

Cancer molecular biology and gene regulationRNA modification (e.g., m6A methylation, microRNA)Plant genomics and stress responseMaterials science for solar cells (likely a different individual)Clinical and translational medicine case studies

Publication counts have grown unevenly over the past decade, rising from single digits around 2017 to a peak of 18 in 2025, though the diversity of unrelated subfields suggests this trend may reflect multiple same-named authors rather than one continuous research trajectory.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 10.6/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 8 publications182019: 6 publications192020: 15 publications202021: 10 publications212022: 13 publications222023: 13 publications232024: 8 publications242025: 18 publications18252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Research Square×8
  • Cancer Cell International×6
  • Figshare×5
  • The Analyst×3
  • Journal of Oncology×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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