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Hongbin Ji

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
22549
World Ranking
4755
National Ranking
146

Hongbin Ji 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 Hongbin Ji sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 353 publications — 86th percentile

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

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

Hongbin Ji 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 Hongbin Ji sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hongbin Ji is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, with a research focus spanning multiple aspects of molecular biology and medical sciences. Their work intersects prominently with biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, contributing to a broad understanding of cancer and lung disease mechanisms.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these domains, Ji has contributed extensively to subfields such as molecular biology, oncology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, cancer research, and immunology.

The scientist's research topics cover:

  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Lung Cancer Research Studies
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances

Their scientific output includes multiple papers published in diverse journals, among which notable titles are:

  • "Bi-directional differentiation of single bronchioalveolar stem cells during lung repair", 2020, Cell Discovery
  • "Stem Cell Factor SOX2 Confers Ferroptosis Resistance in Lung Cancer via Upregulation of SLC7A11", 2021, Cancer Research
  • "Specific gut microbiome signature predicts the early-stage lung cancer", 2020, Gut Microbes
  • "The intratumor mycobiome promotes lung cancer progression via myeloid-derived suppressor cells", 2023, Cancer Cell
  • "Proteogenomic characterization of small cell lung cancer identifies biological insights and subtype-specific therapeutic strategies", 2024, Cell

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Liang Hu
  • Luonan Chen
  • Yun Xue
  • Yujuan Jin
  • Chenchen Guo

Scholarly contributions by Hongbin Ji appear in a number of academic journals known for publishing high-impact research in biomedicine. These include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Cancer Research
  • Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • Journal of genetics and genomics/Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Best Publications

  • ROS1 Rearrangements Define a Unique Molecular Class of Lung Cancers

    Kristin Bergethon;Alice T. Shaw;Sai Hong Ignatius Ou;Ryohei Katayama

  • LKB1 modulates lung cancer differentiation and metastasis

    Hongbin Ji;Matthew R. Ramsey;D. Neil Hayes;Cheng Fan

  • Neutrophil elastase–mediated degradation of IRS-1 accelerates lung tumor growth

    A McGarry Houghton;Danuta M Rzymkiewicz;Hongbin Ji;Alyssa D Gregory

  • A Peptide Mimicking VGLL4 Function Acts as a YAP Antagonist Therapy against Gastric Cancer

    Shi Jiao;Huizhen Wang;Zhubing Shi;Aimei Dong

  • RET Fusions Define a Unique Molecular and Clinicopathologic Subtype of Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Rui Wang;Haichuan Hu;Yunjian Pan;Yuan Li

  • The impact of human EGFR kinase domain mutations on lung tumorigenesis and in vivo sensitivity to EGFR-targeted therapies

    Hongbin Ji;Danan Li;Liang Chen;Takeshi Shimamura

  • High-resolution genomic profiles of human lung cancer.

    Giovanni Tonon;Kwok Kin Wong;Gautam Maulik;Cameron Brennan

  • Loss of Lkb1 and Pten Leads to Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Elevated PD-L1 Expression

    Chunxiao Xu;Christine M. Fillmore;Shohei Koyama;Hongbo Wu

  • Lung Adenocarcinoma From East Asian Never-Smokers Is a Disease Largely Defined by Targetable Oncogenic Mutant Kinases

    Yihua Sun;Yan Ren;Zhaoyuan Fang;Chenguang Li

  • VGLL4 functions as a new tumor suppressor in lung cancer by negatively regulating the YAP-TEAD transcriptional complex.

    Wenjing Zhang;Yijun Gao;Peixue Li;Zhubing Shi

  • An alternative inhibitor overcomes resistance caused by a mutation of the epidermal growth factor receptor.

    Susumu Kobayashi;Hongbin Ji;Yuki Yuza;Matthew Meyerson

  • Epidermal growth factor receptor variant III mutations in lung tumorigenesis and sensitivity to tyrosine kinase inhibitors

    Hongbin Ji;Xiaojun Zhao;Yuki Yuza;Takeshi Shimamura

  • Bi-directional differentiation of single bronchioalveolar stem cells during lung repair

    Kuo Liu;Muxue Tang;Qiaozhen Liu;Ximeng Han

  • YAP Aggravates Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Regulating M1/M2 Macrophage Polarization and Gut Microbial Homeostasis.

    Xin Zhou;Weiyun Li;Shuang Wang;Panli Zhang

  • K-ras activation generates an inflammatory response in lung tumors

    H. Ji;A. M. Houghton;T. J. Mariani;S. Perera

  • YTHDF1 links hypoxia adaptation and non-small cell lung cancer progression.

    Yulin Shi;Songqing Fan;Mengge Wu;Zhixiang Zuo

  • MicroRNA-143 (miR-143) Regulates Cancer Glycolysis via Targeting Hexokinase 2 Gene

    Rong Fang;Tian Xiao;Zhaoyuan Fang;Yihua Sun

  • Cutting edge: the natural ligand for glucocorticoid-induced TNF receptor-related protein abrogates regulatory T cell suppression.

    Hong Bin Ji;Gongxian Liao;William A. Faubion;Ana C. Abadía-Molina

  • Ubiquitylation of Autophagy Receptor Optineurin by HACE1 Activates Selective Autophagy for Tumor Suppression

    Zhengzhao Liu;Peng Chen;Peng Chen;Hong Gao;Yu Gu

  • Lung Adenocarcinoma From East Asian Never-Smokers Is a Disease Largely Defined by Targetable Oncogenic

    Yihua Sun;Yan Ren;Zhaoyuan Fang;Chenguang Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Kwok-Kin Wong
Kwok-Kin Wong New York University
Xinyuan Liu
Xinyuan Liu Southern University of Science and Technology
William Pao
William Pao Roche (United States)
Luonan Chen
Luonan Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Geoffrey I. Shapiro
Geoffrey I. Shapiro Harvard University
Z.G. Wang
Z.G. Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Matthew Meyerson
Matthew Meyerson Harvard University
Bin Zhou
Bin Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Robert F. Padera
Robert F. Padera Brigham and Women's Hospital
Roman K. Thomas
Roman K. Thomas University of Cologne

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Luonan Chen

Luonan Chen

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Publications: 50

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