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Dehua Pei

Dehua Pei

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 69 6356 5769 1926 1600 220 13437
Biology and Biochemistry 69 7561 6971 3436 3084 218 13470

Dehua Pei publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dehua Pei between 1989 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dehua Pei published across 38 years, from 1989 to 2026, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2019. 5 of the 236 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2019. 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 4 publications 2026: 1 publication
1989 2026

236 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dehua Pei: publications per year, 1989 to 2026
Year Publications
1989 2
1990 2
1991 2
1992 0
1993 2
1994 3
1995 0
1996 2
1997 4
1998 5
1999 6
2000 11
2001 4
2002 6
2003 11
2004 12
2005 8
2006 9
2007 9
2008 8
2009 8
2010 5
2011 12
2012 3
2013 8
2014 7
2015 8
2016 5
2017 9
2018 7
2019 17
2020 11
2021 7
2022 8
2023 3
2024 7
2025 4
2026 1
Total 236
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Dehua Pei publications per year - data summary

  • Dehua Pei, a Chemistry scholar from The Ohio State University, has 236 publications recorded across 38 years, from 1989 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1989 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2019, with 17 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2026, with 1 publication.
  • 2 of the 38 years in the span carry no publications at all (1992 and 1995).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.6 per year counting only the 36 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 23 publications, 10% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1989-2001: 43 publications (3.3 per year); 2002-2014: 106 publications (8.2 per year); 2015-2026: 87 publications (7.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Dehua Pei publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dehua Pei sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 201–220 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 220 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281 220
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Dehua Pei publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 61–80 to 1,295+ publications.
  • Dehua Pei, a Chemistry scholar from The Ohio State University, records 220 publications - the 40th percentile of the discipline.
  • 40% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Dehua Pei, and about 60% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Dehua Pei ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 161–180 publications, holding 1,350 scientists (8% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 361–380 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Dehua Pei D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 68–69 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683 69
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Dehua Pei D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 159+ D-Index.
  • Dehua Pei, a Chemistry scholar from The Ohio State University, records 69 D-Index - the 66th percentile of the discipline.
  • 66% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Dehua Pei, and about 34% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Dehua Pei ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 56–57 D-Index, holding 1,051 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Dehua Pei is a researcher affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States, specializing in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with a strong focus on Molecular Biology. Their scholarly work encompasses various subfields including Immunology, Microbiology, Genetics, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The main topics covered in their research include RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, Advanced Biosensing and Bioanalysis Techniques, Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities, Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins, Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling, and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior.

Their body of work is published extensively in notable scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • ACS Chemical Biology
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Molecular Pharmaceutics
  • Nature Communications

Dehua Pei has collaborated with several researchers across different projects. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Ashweta Sahni
  • Ziqing Qian
  • Marina Buyanova
  • Amritendu Koley
  • Heba Salim

Recent publications by Dehua Pei showcase the breadth and depth of their research interests:

  • "Design of target specific peptide inhibitors using generative deep learning and molecular dynamics simulations" (2024, Nature Communications)
  • "Cell-Penetrating Peptides Escape the Endosome by Inducing Vesicle Budding and Collapse" (2020, ACS Chemical Biology)
  • "How Do Biomolecules Cross the Cell Membrane?" (2022, Accounts of Chemical Research)
  • "Targeting intracellular protein-protein interactions with macrocyclic peptides" (2021, Trends in Pharmacological Sciences)
  • "An intracellular nanobody targeting T4SS effector inhibits Ehrlichia infection" (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

Dehua Pei's research addresses molecular mechanisms relevant to intracellular delivery, protein-protein interactions, and antimicrobial strategies, highlighting multidisciplinary approaches involving peptide design, deep learning, and molecular modeling.

Best Publications

  • Targetable Kinase-Activating Lesions in Ph-like Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

    K. G. Roberts;Y. Li;D. Payne-Turner;R. C. Harvey

  • Understanding Cell Penetration of Cyclic Peptides.

    Patrick G Dougherty;Ashweta Sahni;Dehua Pei

  • Overcoming Endosomal Entrapment in Drug Delivery

    Dehua Pei;Marina Buyanova

  • Discovery and Mechanism of Highly Efficient Cyclic Cell-Penetrating Peptides

    Ziqing Qian;Agnieszka Martyna;Ryan L. Hard;Jiang Wang

  • Intramolecular regulation of protein tyrosine phosphatase SH-PTP1: a new function for Src homology 2 domains

    Dehua Pei;Ulrike Lorenz;Ulrike Lorenz;Ursula Klingmuller;Benjamin G. Neel;Benjamin G. Neel

  • Protein N-terminal processing: substrate specificity of Escherichia coli and human methionine aminopeptidases.

    Qing Xiao;Feiran Zhang;Benjamin A. Nacev;Jun O. Liu

  • Lck-dependent tyrosyl phosphorylation of the phosphotyrosine phosphatase SH-PTP1 in murine T cells

    U. Lorenz;K. S. Ravichandran;Dehua Pei;C. T. Walsh

  • PEPTIDE DEFORMYLASE : A NEW TYPE OF MONONUCLEAR IRON PROTEIN

    P. T. Ravi Rajagopalan;and X. Christopher Yu;Dehua Pei

  • Efficient delivery of cyclic peptides into mammalian cells with short sequence motifs.

    Ziqing Qian;Tao Liu;Yu Yu Liu;Roger Briesewitz

  • Early endosomal escape of a cyclic cell-penetrating peptide allows effective cytosolic cargo delivery.

    Ziqing Qian;Jonathan R. LaRochelle;Bisheng Jiang;Wenlong Lian

  • Crystal Structure of the Escherichia coli Peptide Deformylase

    M.K Chan;W Gong;P.T Rajagopalan;B Hao

  • Decoding protein-protein interactions through combinatorial chemistry: sequence specificity of SHP-1, SHP-2, and SHIP SH2 domains.

    Michael C Sweeney;Anne-Sophie Wavreille;Junguk Park;Jonathan P Butchar

  • Inhibition of Ras Signaling by Blocking Ras–Effector Interactions with Cyclic Peptides

    Punit Upadhyaya;Ziqing Qian;Nicholas G. Selner;Sarah R. Clippinger

  • Differential functions of the two Src homology 2 domains in protein tyrosine phosphatase SH-PTP1

    Dehua Pei;Jun Wang;Christopher T. Walsh

  • Macrocycles as protein-protein interaction inhibitors.

    Patrick G. Dougherty;Ziqing Qian;Dehua Pei

  • α-Haloacetophenone Derivatives As Photoreversible Covalent Inhibitors of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases

    Gulnur Arabaci;† Xiao-Chuan Guo;Kirk D. Beebe;and K. Mark Coggeshall

  • Purification, characterization, and inhibition of peptide deformylase from Escherichia coli.

    P. T. Ravi Rajagopalan;and Abhijit Datta;Dehua Pei

  • Bicyclic Peptides as Next-Generation Therapeutics.

    Curran A. Rhodes;Dehua Pei

  • Screening Bicyclic Peptide Libraries for Protein–Protein Interaction Inhibitors: Discovery of a Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Antagonist

    Wenlong Lian;Punit Upadhyaya;Curran A. Rhodes;Yusen Liu

  • S-Ribosylhomocysteinase (LuxS) is a mononuclear iron protein.

    Jinge Zhu;Eric Dizin;Xubo Hu;Anne-Sophie Wavreille

  • Characterization of cobalt(II)-substituted peptide deformylase: function of the metal ion and the catalytic residue Glu-133.

    Rajagopalan Pt;Grimme S;Pei D

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter G. Schultz
Peter G. Schultz Scripps Research Institute
Benjamin G. Neel
Benjamin G. Neel New York University Langone Medical Center
Christopher T. Walsh
Christopher T. Walsh Stanford University
John W. Christman
John W. Christman The Ohio State University
Ross E. Dalbey
Ross E. Dalbey The Ohio State University
David R. Corey
David R. Corey The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Meenakshi Devidas
Meenakshi Devidas St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Wim G. J. Hol
Wim G. J. Hol University of Washington
Li Ding
Li Ding Washington University in St. Louis
Gang Wu
Gang Wu Washington University in St. Louis

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