Qiyun Zhu: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Qiyun Zhu's h-index is 52 (88 i10-index, 42,439+ total citations across 4+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of July 2026. Qiyun Zhu is affiliated with Arizona State University.
Qiyun Zhu is a researcher affiliated with Arizona State University, specializing in Bioinformatics, Metagenomics, Phylogenetics. Their work has been cited 42,439 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Qiyun Zhu's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 4 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 52
- i10-Index
- 88
- Total Citations
- 42,439
- Citing Countries
- 28
As of July 2026.
Qiyun Zhu has an h-index of 52 and 42,439 total citations across 4 publications, with research cited by institutions in 28 countries.
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Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
201925,325
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The researcher developed QIIME 2, a highly cited framework enabling reproducible, interactive, scalable, and extensible microbiome data science, establishing a standard for computational analysis in the field.
The researcher established a foundational framework for cataloging Earth's multiscale microbial diversity, creating a seminal reference that has been widely adopted by the independent scientific community.
The researcher established foundational best practices for microbiome analysis, a seminal contribution widely adopted by the independent scientific community as evidenced by over 2,000 citations.
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About Qiyun Zhu's research
Qiyun Zhu is a researcher in Bioinformatics, Metagenomics and Phylogenetics at Arizona State University. Their work has been cited 42,439 times across 4 publications (h-index 52), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2” (2019), has accumulated 25,325 citations. Other influential works include “A communal catalogue reveals Earth’s multiscale microbial diversity” (2017) with 3,067 citations and “Best practices for analysing microbiomes” (2018) with 2,174 citations.
Citations of Qiyun Zhu's research come primarily from United States, China and Australia, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.











