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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
15897
World Ranking
14205
National Ranking
5989

Hong-Wei Sun publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hong-Wei Sun sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 99 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Hong-Wei Sun D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hong-Wei Sun sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Hong-Wei Sun is a researcher affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with significant contributions to Molecular Biology and Immunology as subfields. Additional research interests extend to Physiology, Surgery, and Ecology.

The scientist's research focuses on several main topics including:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Spaceflight effects on biology
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Plant Reproductive Biology

Key publications attributed to their research involvement include:

  • "Sex differences in neutrophil biology modulate response to type I interferons and immunometabolism" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "BACH2 enforces the transcriptional and epigenetic programs of stem-like CD8+ T cells" (2021), published in Nature Immunology
  • "FoxO maintains a genuine muscle stem-cell quiescent state until geriatric age" (2020), published in Nature Cell Biology
  • "Rapid Enhancer Remodeling and Transcription Factor Repurposing Enable High Magnitude Gene Induction upon Acute Activation of NK Cells" (2020), published in Immunity
  • "The effects of microgravity on the digestive system and the new insights it brings to the life sciences" (2020), published in Life Sciences in Space Research

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Hong-Wei Sun are:

  • Stephen R. Brooks
  • John J. O'Shea
  • Yuka Kanno
  • Chen Yao
  • Hong-Feng Yan

Their publications often appear in the following venues, reflecting areas of study and research dissemination:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Life Sciences in Space Research
  • Nature Immunology
  • Immunity
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Generation of pathogenic T H 17 cells in the absence of TGF-β signalling

    Kamran Ghoreschi;Arian Laurence;Xiang-Ping Yang;Cristina M Tato

  • Global Mapping of H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 Reveals Specificity and Plasticity in Lineage Fate Determination of Differentiating CD4+ T Cells

    Gang Wei;Lai Wei;Jinfang Zhu;Chongzhi Zang

  • Diverse targets of the transcription factor STAT3 contribute to T cell pathogenicity and homeostasis.

    Lydia Durant;Wendy T. Watford;Haydeé L. Ramos;Arian Laurence

  • Opposing regulation of the locus encoding IL-17 through direct, reciprocal actions of STAT3 and STAT5.

    Xiang Ping Yang;Kamran Ghoreschi;Scott M. Steward-Tharp;Jaime Rodriguez-Canales

  • Single-cell RNA-seq reveals TOX as a key regulator of CD8+ T cell persistence in chronic infection.

    Chen Yao;Hong-Wei Sun;Neal E. Lacey;Yun Ji

  • Crystal structure at 2.6-A resolution of human macrophage migration inhibitory factor.

    Hong-Wei Sun;Jurgen Bernhagen;Richard Bucala;Elias Lolis

  • Early Th1 Cell Differentiation Is Marked by a Tfh Cell-like Transition

    Shingo Nakayamada;Yuka Kanno;Hayato Takahashi;Dragana Jankovic

  • Identification of Early Replicating Fragile Sites that Contribute to Genome Instability

    Jacqueline H. Barlow;Robert B. Faryabi;Elsa Callén;Nancy Wong

  • Regulation of MicroRNA Expression and Abundance during Lymphopoiesis

    Stefan Kuchen;Wolfgang Resch;Arito Yamane;Nan Kuo

  • STATs shape the active enhancer landscape of T cell populations.

    Golnaz Vahedi;Hayato Takahashi;Shingo Nakayamada;Hong-wei Sun

  • Discrete roles of STAT4 and STAT6 transcription factors in tuning epigenetic modifications and transcription during T helper cell differentiation.

    Lai Wei;Golnaz Vahedi;Hong-Wei Sun;Wendy T. Watford

  • Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis (PFAPA) is a disorder of innate immunity and Th1 activation responsive to IL-1 blockade

    Silvia Stojanov;Sivia Lapidus;Puja Chitkara;Henry Feder

  • Deep-sequencing identification of the genomic targets of the cytidine deaminase AID and its cofactor RPA in B lymphocytes

    Arito Yamane;Wolfgang Resch;Nan Kuo;Stefan Kuchen

  • Developmental Acquisition of Regulomes Underlies Innate Lymphoid Cell Functionality

    Han Yu Shih;Giuseppe Sciumè;Yohei Mikami;Liying Guo

  • BRD4 assists elongation of both coding and enhancer RNAs by interacting with acetylated histones

    Tomohiko Kanno;Yuka Kanno;Gary Leroy;Eric Campos

  • Interleukin-27 Priming of T Cells Controls IL-17 Production In trans via Induction of the Ligand PD-L1

    Kiyoshi Hirahara;Kamran Ghoreschi;Xiang-Ping Yang;Hayato Takahashi

  • Functional and Epigenetic Studies Reveal Multistep Differentiation and Plasticity of In Vitro-Generated and In Vivo-Derived Follicular T Helper Cells

    Kristina T. Lu;Yuka Kanno;Jennifer L. Cannons;Robin Handon

  • Direct link between cytokine activity and a catalytic site for macrophage migration inhibitory factor

    Melissa Swope;Hong Wei Sun;Paul R. Blake;Elias Lolis

  • Circulating hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells are myeloid-biased in cancer patients

    Wen-Chao Wu;Hong-Wei Sun;Hai-Tian Chen;Jing Liang

  • Progressive sequence alignment and molecular evolution of the Zn-containing alcohol dehydrogenase family

    Hong-Wei Sun;Bryce V. Plapp

Frequent Co-Authors

John J. O'Shea
John J. O'Shea National Institutes of Health
Yuka Kanno
Yuka Kanno National Institutes of Health
Arian Laurence
Arian Laurence University of Oxford
Kiyoshi Hirahara
Kiyoshi Hirahara Chiba University
Rafael Casellas
Rafael Casellas The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Maria I. Morasso
Maria I. Morasso National Institutes of Health
Pamela L. Schwartzberg
Pamela L. Schwartzberg National Institutes of Health
Alejandro V. Villarino
Alejandro V. Villarino National Institutes of Health
Markus Hafner
Markus Hafner National Institutes of Health
Vittorio Sartorelli
Vittorio Sartorelli National Institutes of Health

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Kiyoshi Hirahara

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