Zibo Chen: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Zibo Chen's h-index is 15 (15 i10-index, 2,898+ total citations across 39+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of June 2026. Zibo Chen is affiliated with Westlake University.
Zibo Chen is a researcher affiliated with Westlake University, specializing in Protein Design, Synthetic Biology. Their work has been cited 2,898 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Zibo Chen's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 39 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 15
- i10-Index
- 15
- Total Citations
- 2,898
- Citing Countries
- 38
As of June 2026.
Zibo Chen has an h-index of 15 and 2,898 total citations across 39 publications, with research cited by institutions in 38 countries.
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The researcher pioneered the de novo design of protein homo-oligomers with modular specificity, subsequently extending this framework to engineer bioactive switches and logic gates.
The researcher pioneered cargo-sorting DNA robots and extended this framework to protein-based base pairing, establishing a foundational approach for molecular-scale autonomous systems.
The researcher developed accurate computational methods for designing multipass transmembrane proteins, establishing a foundational framework widely adopted by independent scientists.
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About Zibo Chen's research
Zibo Chen is a researcher in Protein Design and Synthetic Biology at Westlake University. Their work has been cited 2,898 times across 39 publications (h-index 15), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “A cargo-sorting DNA robot” (2017), has accumulated 639 citations. Other influential works include “De novo design of protein homo-oligomers with modular hydrogen-bond network–mediated specificity” (2016) with 419 citations and “De novo design of bioactive protein switches” (2019) with 335 citations.
Citations of Zibo Chen's research come primarily from United States, China and United Kingdom, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
