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Wen Zhang

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1998
RNA modifications and cancerRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyRNA Research and SplicingHepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology

Publications

104

Citations

2,636

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

28

Publishing since 1998

Research summary
AI-generated

Wen Zhang's research centers on RNA modifications and how chemical marks on RNA molecules (such as m6A, m1A, pseudouridine, and tRNA modifications) affect protein synthesis, cell growth, and disease. The work spans molecular mechanisms of RNA biology, cancer biomarker discovery, and clinical and diagnostic applications including prenatal genetic testing and pathogen detection. Some publications also touch on microbial biochemistry and fermentation.

RNA modifications and translationtRNA structure and functionCancer biomarkers and prognosisClinical and prenatal genetic diagnosticsMicrobial and fermentation biochemistry

Publication activity has grown over the last decade, rising from about 3 papers per year in 2017 to roughly 10 in recent years, averaging 6.6 per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

Current awards run through November 2026 — about under a year of funding on record from today. Awards are often renewed, so this is what is currently public, not a forecast.

  • ActiveNSF 2554176through Nov 2026 · $40k awarded

    Conference: NSF Student Travel Support for the 40th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-2026)

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 1,668 established Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology PIs within our index
Citations: 2,636cohort median 3,422
h-index: 29cohort median 27
Publications / year (recent): 6.6cohort median 4.8

Typically publishes in teams of ~9 · 6% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 44 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.6/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 3 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 6 publications202021: 5 publications212022: 10 publications10222023: 8 publications232024: 5 publications242025: 10 publications102526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • RNA×3
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×3
  • Research Square×3
  • Nature Communications×2
  • Nucleic Acids Research×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 27, 2026.

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