研究领域：
有害藻华分子生态学；滩涂植物功能微生物资源利用
教育与工作经历:
1. 2009-2013：厦门大学博士；
2. 2013-2016：中科院城市环境研究所博士后；
3. 2016-2019：福建农林大学师资博士后；
4. 2019-至今：威尼斯87978797副教授。
承担课程：
《海洋技术概论》和《分子生物学》
科研成果
主持项目：
1. 国家自然科学青年基金，节水灌溉调控大麦根鞘建成及其与ABA关联的机制研究，2020.01- 2022.12，主持。
2. 福建省面上基金，大麦根系ABA协同根鞘微生物调控根系应答干旱胁迫的机制研究，2021.11-2024.11，主持。
代表性论文：
1. Zhang Y, Xu F, Ding Y, Du H, Zhang Q, Dang X, …, Xu W. Abscisic acid mediates barley rhizosheath formation under mild soil drying by promoting root hair growth and auxin response. Plant, Cell & Environment. 2021;44(6)https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.14036.
2. Wang J, Ding Y, Cao Y, Xu W, Zhang Y. Rhizosheath microbes induce root immune response under soil drying. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 2021;16(8):1920752. doi: 10.1080/15592324.2021.1920752.
3.Zhang Y, Du H, Xu F, Ding Y, Gui Y, Zhang J, …, Xu W. Root-Bacteria Associations Boost Rhizosheath Formation in Moderately Dry Soil through Ethylene Responses. Plant Physiology. 2020;183(2):780-92. doi: 10.1104/pp.19.01020.
4.Zhang Y, Du H, Gui Y, Xu F, Liu J, Zhang J, …, Xu W, Moderate water stress in rice induces rhizosheath formation associated with abscisic acid and auxin responses. Journal of Experimental Botany. 2020;71(9):2740–51. doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraa021.
5.Zhang Y, Wang X, Xu F, Song T, Du H, Gui Y, …, Xu W. Combining Irrigation Scheme and Phosphorous Application Levels for Grain Yield and Their Impacts on Rhizosphere Microbial Communities of Two Rice Varieties in a Field Trial. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2019;67(38):10577-86. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b03124.
6.Zhang Y, Chen S, Hao X, Su JQ, Xue X, Yan Y, …, Ye J. Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Adaptive Responses of an Enterobacteriaceae Strain LSJC7 to Arsenic Exposure. Front Microbiol. 2016;7(636):1-12. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00636.
7.Zhang Y, Zhang S-F, He Z-P, Lin L, Wang D-Z. Proteomic analysis provides new insights into the adaptive response of a dinoflagellate Prorocentrum donghaiense to changing ambient nitrogen. Plant, Cell & Environment. 2015;38(10):2128-42. doi: 10.1111/pce.12538.