2012年毕业于中国农业大学资源与环境学院植物营养系，获博士学位

目前主持国家重点研发专项课题“果树养分推荐方法与限量标准”1项，国家自然科学基金1项，中国博士后基金1项，中央高校学科团队基金1项。现主要从事果园土壤改良、果树养分需求规律与养分推荐方法建立、果树专用肥的研究和推广等工作，以期通过土壤培肥和科学施肥等技术提高果园产量和改善果实品质

代表性论文： Wang Y-H, Zou C-Q, Mirza Z, Li H, Zhang Z-Z, Li D-P, Xu C-L, Zhou X-B, Shi X-J, Xie D-T, He X-H, Zhang Y-Q*. 2016. Cost of agronomic biofortification of wheat with zinc in China. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 36 (3) : 44-49. Zhang Y-Q, Wang YH, Zhang ZZ, Li DP, Ni JP, Shi XJ, Xie DT. 2016. Water storage capacity of mulberry leaves as affected by foliar shape and nitrogen deposition. Bangladesh J Bot 45 (4):741-751. Zhang Y-Q, Wen M-X, Li X-P, Shi X-J. 2014. Long-term fertilisation causes excess supply and loss of phosphorus in purple paddy soil. Jounal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 94(6): 1175-1183. Zhang Y-Q, Wen M-X, Zhang L-M, Shi X-J. 2014. Agronomic and microbial responses to long-term straw return in purple paddy soil. Journal of Pure and applied microbiology 8(3) :1939-1946. Zhang Y-Q, Pang L-L, Yan P, Liu D-Y, Zhang W, Yost R, et al. 2013. Zinc fertilizer placement affects zinc content in maize plant. Plant and Soil 372:81–92. Zhang Y-Q, Yazici MA, Gokmen OO, Cakmak I, Zhang F-S, Zou C-Q. 2013. Comparison of Winter Wheat Genotypes Differing in Zinc Efficiency and Origin: The Zinc Uptake and Enzyme Activity. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 44(19): 2875-2883. Zhang Y-Q, Deng Y, Chen R-Y, Cui Z-L, Chen X-P, Russell Y, Zhang F-S, Zou C-Q. 2012. The zinc reduction in wheat grain upon increased phosphorus supply and its mitigation by foliar zinc application. Plant and Soil 361(1-2): 143-152. Zhang Y-Q, Sun Y-X, Ye Y-L, Karim M R, Xue Y-F, Yan P, Meng Q-F, Cui Z-L, Cakmak I, Zhang F-S, Zou C-Q. 2012. Zinc biofortification of wheat through fertilizer applications in different locations of China. Field Crops Research 125, 1-7. Zhang Y-Q, Shi R-L, Karim MR, Zhang F-S, Zou C-Q. 2010. Iron and zinc concentrations in grain and flour of winter wheat as affected by foliar application. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 58, 12268-12274.