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D-Index
77
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29400
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1748
National Ranking
40

Chung-I Wu publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chung-I Wu sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 210 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Chung-I Wu D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chung-I Wu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Chung-I Wu is affiliated with Sun Yat-sen University in China and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work spans a range of topics including evolution and genetic dynamics, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, cancer genomics and diagnostics, as well as genetic diversity and population structure.

Recent notable publications include:

  • Evolution of coastal forests based on a full set of mangrove genomes, 2022, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • The twin-beginnings of COVID-19 in Asia and Europe-one prevails quickly, 2021, National Science Review
  • Two decades of suspect evidence for adaptive molecular evolution-negative selection confounding positive-selection signals, 2021, National Science Review
  • Genomic evidence for rediploidization and adaptive evolution following the whole-genome triplication, 2024, Nature Communications
  • A theoretical exploration of the origin and early evolution of a pandemic, 2020, Science Bulletin

The scientist frequently collaborates with a number of coauthors, including Haijun Wen, Yongsen Ruan, Xuemei Lu, Zhongqi Liufu, and Suhua Shi. These collaborations reflect an ongoing research network contributing to the development of their fields of study.

Chung-I Wu publishes often in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), National Science Review, Molecular Biology and Evolution, eLife, and Science China Life Sciences. These venues align with the main domains of their research work.

The main fields of study covered by this researcher include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these fields, their subfields of focus encompass:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Cancer Research
  • Modeling and Simulation

Their research addresses several key topics such as:

  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research

Chung-I Wu was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny.

    Andrew G. Clark;Michael B. Eisen;Michael B. Eisen;Douglas R. Smith;Casey M. Bergman

  • Hitchhiking Under Positive Darwinian Selection

    Justin C. Fay;Chung-I Wu

  • The genic view of the process of speciation

    Chung-I Wu

  • A new method for estimating synonymous and nonsynonymous rates of nucleotide substitution considering the relative likelihood of nucleotide and codon changes.

    Wen-Hsiung Li;Chung-I Wu;Chi-Cheng Luo

  • Evidence for higher rates of nucleotide substitution in rodents than in man

    Chung-I. Wu;Wen-Hsiung Li

  • Cross-host evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus in palm civet and human

    Huai-Dong Song;Chang-Chun Tu;Guo-Wei Zhang;Sheng-Yue Wang

  • Positive and Negative Selection on the Human Genome

    Justin C. Fay;Gerald J. Wyckoff;Chung-I Wu

  • Molecular Evolution of the SARS Coronavirus, during the Course of the SARS Epidemic in China

    Jian Feng He;Guo Wen Peng;Jun Min;De Wen Yu

  • Rapid evolution of male reproductive genes in the descent of man

    Gerald J. Wyckoff;Wen Wang;Chung-I Wu

  • Genes and speciation

    Chung-I Wu;Chau-Ti Ting

  • A Rapidly Evolving Homeobox at the Site of a Hybrid Sterility Gene

    Chau-Ti Ting;Shun-Chern Tsaur;Mao-Lien Wu;Chung-I Wu

  • Sperm, but Not Oocyte, DNA Methylome Is Inherited by Zebrafish Early Embryos

    Lan Jiang;Jing Zhang;Jing-Jing Wang;Jing-Jing Wang;Lu Wang;Lu Wang

  • Nonrandomness of point mutation as reflected in nucleotide substitutions in pseudogenes and its evolutionary implications

    Wen-Hsiung Li;Chung-I Wu;Chi-Cheng Luo

  • Evolution of Postmating Reproductive Isolation: The Composite Nature of Haldane's Rule and Its Genetic Bases

    Chung-I Wu;Andrew W. Davis

  • Testing the neutral theory of molecular evolution with genomic data from Drosophila

    Justin C. Fay;Gerald J. Wyckoff;Chung-I Wu

  • Statistical Tests for Detecting Positive Selection by Utilizing High-Frequency Variants

    Kai Zeng;Yunxin Fu;Yunxin Fu;Suhua Shi;Chung I. Wu

  • Extremely high genetic diversity in a single tumor points to prevalence of non-Darwinian cell evolution

    Shaoping Ling;Zheng Hu;Zuyu Yang;Fang Yang

  • The genomics of selection in dogs and the parallel evolution between dogs and humans

    Guo-dong Wang;Weiwei Zhai;He-chuan Yang;He-chuan Yang;Ruo-xi Fan

  • Out of southern East Asia: the natural history of domestic dogs across the world.

    Guo-Dong Wang;Weiwei Zhai;He-Chuan Yang;He-Chuan Yang;He-Chuan Yang;Lu Wang

  • Genes and speciation

    Chung-I Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Ya-Ping Zhang
Ya-Ping Zhang Kunming Institute of Zoology
Wen-Hsiung Li
Wen-Hsiung Li Academia Sinica
Norman C. Duke
Norman C. Duke James Cook University
Anlong Xu
Anlong Xu Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Richard R. Hudson
Richard R. Hudson University of Chicago
David M. Irwin
David M. Irwin University of Toronto
Yunxin Fu
Yunxin Fu The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Jerry A. Coyne
Jerry A. Coyne University of Chicago
Guoping Zhao
Guoping Zhao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sumio Sugano
Sumio Sugano University of Tokyo

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