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Yiqian Zhang

The Ohio State UniversityORCID 0009-0004-0296-912XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:benchmarking· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1

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Liangliang ZhangiD· 1 shared Michael Greenacre· 1 shared Satabdi SahaiD· 1 shared Wenhao Li· 1 shared Yushu ShiiD· 1 shared Zihan ZhuiD· 1 shared Zihan Zhu· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Rebuilding microbiome diversity theory on the closed simplex

Yiqian Zhang, Zihan Zhu

The paper introduces HRIC to restore local-regional diversity structure in microbiomes and shows its application across environmental and clinical datasets.

bioRxiv · Sep 3, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Mathematical Foundations of Beta Diversity: Why Common Metrics Fail in Microbiome Analysis

Zihan Zhu, Yiqian Zhang, Wenhao Li, Michael Greenacre, Satabdi Saha, Yushu Shi, Liangliang Zhang

The paper evaluates common beta diversity metrics in microbiome analysis, identifies their mathematical shortcomings, and introduces a classification framework with tools to improve their validity.

Journal of Statistical Theory and Applications · Feb 17, 2026Peer-reviewedBioinformatics