主持国家自然科学基金青年项目1项（编号：81402792）、陕西省自然科学基金青年项目1项（编号：2019JQ-194），中国博士后科学基金面上资助1项（编号：2017M623200），中央高校基本科研业务费1项（编号：xjj2018169），西安交通大学新教师科研启动基金1项（编号：2017060）。参与陕西省重点研发计划1项（编号：2020ZDLSF05-05），陕西省自然科学基金面上项目1项（编号：2020JM-013）
发表SCI研究论文20余篇，其中以第一作者发表10篇。
(1) Guanqun Zhan, Rongkun Miao, Fuxin Zhang, Gang Chang, Lei Zhang, Xinxin Zhanga, Hui Zhang, Zengjun Guo, Monoterpene indole alkaloids with acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity from the leaves of Rauvolfia vomitoria, Bioorganic Chemistry, 2020, 102: 104136.
(2) Guanqun Zhan, Rongkun Miao, Fuxin Zhang, Xincai Hao, Xi Zheng, Hui Zhang, Xinxin Zhang, Zengjun Guo, Monoterpene indole alkaloids with diverse skeletons from the stems of Rauvolfia vomitoria and their acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activities, Phytochemistry, 2020,177: 112450.
(3) Guanqun Zhan, Rongkun Miao, Fuxin Zhang, Yi Hao, Yu Zhang, Yingxu Zhang, Muhammad Khurm, Xinxin Zhang, Zengjun Guo, Peraksine derivatives with potential anti-inflammatory activities from the stems of Rauvolfia vomitoria, Fitoterapia, 2020, 146, 104704.
(4) Guanqun Zhan, Rongkun Miao, Fuxin Zhang, Xingbin Wang, Xinxin Zhang, Zengjun Guo, Cytotoxic Yohimbine-Type Alkaloids from the Leaves of Rauvolfia vomitoria, Chemistry & Biodiversity, 2020, 17, e2000647.
(5) Guanqun Zhan, Junfei Zhou, Junjun Liu, Jinfeng Huang, Hanqi Zhang, Rong Liu, Guangmin Yao*, Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Alkaloids from the Whole Plants of Zephyranthes carinata, Journal of Natural Products, 2017, 80(9): 2462-2471.
(6) Guanqun Zhan, Junjun Liu, Junfei Zhou, Bin Sun, Haji Akber Aisa, Guangmin Yao*, Amaryllidaceae alkaloids with new framework types from Zephyranthes candida as potent acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2017, 127: 771-780.
(7) Guanqun Zhan, Junfei Zhou, Rong Liu, Tingting Liu, Guoli Guo, Jianping Wang, Ming Xiang, Yongbo Xue, Zengwei Luo, Yonghui Zhang, Guangmin Yao*, Galanthamine, plicamine, and secoplicamine alkaloids from Zephyranthes candida and their anti-acetylcholinesterase and anti-inflammatory activities, Journal of Natural Products, 2016, 79(4): 760-766.
(8) Guanqun Zhan, Junfei Zhou, Tingting Liu, Guijuan Zheng, Haji Akber Aisa, Guangmin Yao*, Flavans with potential anti-inflammatory activities from Zephyranthes candida, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2016, 26(24): 5967-5970.
(9) Guanqun Zhan#, Xiaolan Qu#, Junjun Liu, Qingyi Tong, Junfei Zhou, Bin Sun, Guangmin Yao*, Zephycandidine A, the first naturally occurring imidazo[1,2-f]phenanthridine alkaloid from Zephyranthes candida, exhibits significant anti-tumor and antiacetylcholinesterase activities, Scientific Reports, 2016, 6: 33990.
(10) Qi Ye#, Jue Jiang#, Guanqun Zhan#, Wanyao Yan, Liang Huang, Yufeng Hu, Hexiu Su, Qingyi Tong, Ming Yue, Hua Li, Guangmin Yao*, Yonghui Zhang*, Hudan Liu*, Small molecule activation of NOTCH signaling inhibits acute myeloid leukemia, Scientific Reports, 2016, 6: 26510
