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Duanqing Pei

Duanqing Pei

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Molecular Biology
China
2026

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
91
Citations
30870
World Ranking
720
National Ranking
8

Duanqing Pei publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47 publications 564+

This scientist: 340 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Duanqing Pei D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in China Leader Award

Overview

Duanqing Pei is affiliated with the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health in China. Their research spans several interconnected fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Oncology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Surgery. The main topics of their work involve Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Renal and related cancers, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, RNA modifications and cancer, and RNA Research and Splicing.

Pei has contributed extensively to scientific literature, with notable recent publications such as:

  • Challenges and advances in clinical applications of mesenchymal stromal cells, 2021, Journal of Hematology & Oncology
  • The RNA m6A reader YTHDC1 silences retrotransposons and guards ES cell identity, 2021, Nature
  • Glis1 facilitates induction of pluripotency via an epigenome-metabolome-epigenome signalling cascade, 2020, Nature Metabolism
  • Treating COVID-19 with Chloroquine, 2020, Journal of Molecular Cell Biology
  • Preliminary evidence from a multicenter prospective observational study of the safety and efficacy of chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19, 2020, National Science Review

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Pei include:

  • Jiekai Chen
  • Junqi Kuang
  • Jing Liu
  • Mingfeng Zhang
  • Yuanyue Shan

Pei regularly publishes in several scientific venues, with repeated appearances in:

  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell & Bioscience
  • Journal of Hematology & Oncology
  • Nature Metabolism

The size and scope of Pei's research output are reflected in the total number of publications across their main fields of study, with 243 works in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and 65 in Medicine. The interdisciplinary nature and volume of the research indicate ongoing contributions to various areas of cellular and molecular science.

Best Publications

  • A Mesenchymal-to-Epithelial Transition Initiates and Is Required for the Nuclear Reprogramming of Mouse Fibroblasts

    Ronghui Li;Jialiang Liang;Su Ni;Ting Zhou

  • Vitamin C Enhances the Generation of Mouse and Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

    Miguel Angel Esteban;Tao Wang;Baoming Qin;Jiayin Yang

  • Furin-dependent intracellular activation of the human stromelysin-3 zymogen

    Duanqing Pei;Stephen J. Weiss

  • Design of Wide-Spectrum Inhibitors Targeting Coronavirus Main Proteases

    Haitao Yang;Weiqing Xie;Xiaoyu Xue;Xiaoyu Xue;Kailin Yang;Kailin Yang

  • Genomic instability in laminopathy-based premature aging

    Baohua Liu;Jianming Wang;Kui Ming Chan;Wai Mui Tjia

  • Generation of human induced pluripotent stem cells from urine samples

    Ting Zhou;Christina Benda;Sarah Dunzinger;Yinghua Huang

  • H3K9 methylation is a barrier during somatic cell reprogramming into iPSCs

    Jiekai Chen;He Liu;Jing Liu;Jing Qi

  • Generation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines from Tibetan Miniature Pig

    Miguel Angel Esteban;Jianyong Xu;Jiayin Yang;Meixiu Peng

  • Stem cell pluripotency and transcription factor Oct4.

    Guang Jin Pan;Zeng Yi Chang;Hans R. Schöler;Duanqing Pei;Duanqing Pei

  • The Histone Demethylases Jhdm1a/1b Enhance Somatic Cell Reprogramming in a Vitamin-C-Dependent Manner

    Tao Wang;Keshi Chen;Xiaoming Zeng;Jianguo Yang

  • Transmembrane-deletion Mutants of the Membrane-type Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 Process Progelatinase A and Express Intrinsic Matrix-degrading Activity

    Duanqing Pei;Stephen J. Weiss

  • Generation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Urine

    Ting Zhou;Christina Benda;Sarah Duzinger;Yinghua Huang

  • Hallmarks of pluripotency

    Alejandro De Los Angeles;Francesco Ferrari;Ruibin Xi;Ruibin Xi;Yuko Fujiwara

  • Challenges and advances in clinical applications of mesenchymal stromal cells.

    Tian Zhou;Tian Zhou;Zenan Yuan;Jianyu Weng;Duanqing Pei

  • Tet and TDG mediate DNA demethylation essential for mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition in somatic cell reprogramming.

    Xiao Hu;Lei Zhang;Shi Qing Mao;Zheng Li

  • Vitamin C modulates TET1 function during somatic cell reprogramming

    Jiekai Chen;Lin Guo;Lei Zhang;Haoyu Wu;Haoyu Wu

  • Identification and characterization of the fifth membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase MT5-MMP.

    Duanqing Pei

  • MicroRNA cluster 302-367 enhances somatic cell reprogramming by accelerating a mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition.

    Baojian Liao;Xichen Bao;Xichen Bao;Longqi Liu;Shipeng Feng

  • A negative feedback loop of transcription factors that controls stem cell pluripotency and self-renewal

    Guangjin Pan;Jun Li;Yali Zhou;Hui Zheng

  • Establishment of porcine and human expanded potential stem cells

    Xuefei Gao;Xuefei Gao;Monika Nowak-Imialek;Monika Nowak-Imialek;Xi Chen;Dongsheng Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jiekai Chen
Jiekai Chen Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health
Miguel A. Esteban
Miguel A. Esteban Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health
Pentao Liu
Pentao Liu University of Hong Kong
Ke Ding
Ke Ding Jinan University
Hung-Fat Tse
Hung-Fat Tse University of Hong Kong
Liangxue Lai
Liangxue Lai Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health
Donghai Wu
Donghai Wu Cornell University
Johannes Grillari
Johannes Grillari BOKU University
Hao Sun
Hao Sun Chinese University of Hong Kong
Kwok-Fai So
Kwok-Fai So University of Hong Kong

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