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D-Index
83
Citations
25742
World Ranking
983
National Ranking
27

Huanchun Chen publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

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

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 726 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Huanchun Chen D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Huanchun Chen is affiliated with Huazhong Agricultural University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and immunology and microbiology. Their research output includes 283 publications in medicine, 225 in biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and 183 in immunology and microbiology.

Their subfields of study include molecular biology, infectious diseases, microbiology, immunology, and epidemiology, with significant numbers of publications reflecting expertise in these areas.

Key research topics addressed by this scientist include:

  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Animal virus infections studies
  • Animal disease management and epidemiology
  • Viral infections and immunology research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Interferon and immune responses

Chen's frequent co-authors show collaborative research maintained over multiple projects, including:

  • Xiangru Wang (76 joint publications)
  • Chen Tan (55 joint publications)
  • Aizhen Guo (43 joint publications)
  • Zhong Peng (39 joint publications)
  • Changmin Hu (38 joint publications)

Publication venues reflect a focus on virology, microbiology, and veterinary science, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • Journal of Virology (18 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (13 publications)
  • Microbial Pathogenesis (10 publications)
  • Research Square (10 publications)
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (9 publications)

Selected recent papers include:

  • A serological survey of SARS-CoV-2 in cat in Wuhan, 2020, Emerging Microbes & Infections
  • A Novel Human Acute Encephalitis Caused by Pseudorabies Virus Variant Strain, 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Influenza A virus protein PB1-F2 impairs innate immunity by inducing mitophagy, 2020, Autophagy
  • SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing serum antibodies in cats: a serological investigation, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The role of autophagy in viral infections, 2023, Journal of Biomedical Science

Best Publications

  • A serological survey of SARS-CoV-2 in cat in Wuhan.

    Qiang Zhang;Huajun Zhang;Jindong Gao;Kun Huang

  • A novel human acute encephalitis caused by pseudorabies virus variant strain.

    Qingyun Liu;Xiaojuan Wang;Caihua Xie;Shifang Ding

  • Serological characterization of Haemophilus parasuis isolates from China.

    Xuwang Cai;Huanchun Chen;P J Blackall;Zhengyan Yin

  • Isolation, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Virulence Genes of Pasteurella multocida Strains from Swine in China

    Xibiao Tang;Zhanqin Zhao;Zhanqin Zhao;Junyong Hu;Bin Wu

  • Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Nucleocapsid Protein Antagonizes Beta Interferon Production by Sequestering the Interaction between IRF3 and TBK1

    Zhen Ding;Liurong Fang;Huiyuan Jing;Songlin Zeng

  • The Leader Proteinase of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Negatively Regulates the Type I Interferon Pathway by Acting as a Viral Deubiquitinase

    Dang Wang;Liurong Fang;Ping Li;Li Sun

  • Foot-and-mouth disease virus 3C protease cleaves NEMO to impair innate immune signaling

    Dang Wang;Liurong Fang;Kui Li;Huijuan Zhong

  • Porcine Deltacoronavirus in Mainland China.

    Nan Dong;Liurong Fang;Songlin Zeng;Qianqian Sun

  • Influenza A virus protein PB1-F2 impairs innate immunity by inducing mitophagy

    Ruifang Wang;Yinxing Zhu;Chenwei Ren;Shuaike Yang

  • The special neuraminidase stalk-motif responsible for increased virulence and pathogenesis of H5N1 influenza A virus.

    Hongbo Zhou;Zhengjun Yu;Yong Hu;Jiagang Tu

  • Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus 3C-Like Protease Regulates Its Interferon Antagonism by Cleaving NEMO

    Dang Wang;Liurong Fang;Yanling Shi;Huan Zhang

  • Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) suppresses interferon-β production by interfering with the RIG-I signaling pathway

    Rui Luo;Shaobo Xiao;Yunbo Jiang;Hui Jin

  • The role of autophagy in viral infections

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  • Tembusu virus in human, China.

    Y. Tang;X. Gao;Y. Diao;Q. Feng

  • Pasteurella multocida: Genotypes and genomics

    Zhong Peng;Xiangru Wang;Rui Zhou;Huanchun Chen

  • Immune evasion strategies of flaviviruses

    Jing Ye;Bibo Zhu;Zhen F. Fu;Zhen F. Fu;Huanchun Chen

  • Recombination in vaccine and circulating strains of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses.

    Bin Li;Liurong Fang;Zuofei Xu;Suyan Liu

  • SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing serum antibodies in cats: a serological investigation

    Zhang Q;Zhang H;Huang K;Yang Y

  • Characterization of Streptococcus suis isolates from the diseased pigs in China between 2003 and 2007

    Zigong Wei;Ran Li;Anding Zhang;Hongkui He

  • miR-365, a Novel Negative Regulator of Interleukin-6 Gene Expression, Is Cooperatively Regulated by Sp1 and NF-κB

    Zheng Xu;Shao-Bo Xiao;Peng Xu;Qian Xie

  • Sensitive chemiluminescence immunoassay for E. coli O157:H7 detection with signal dual-amplification using glucose oxidase and laccase.

    Yun Zhang;Chen Tan;Ruihua Fei;Xiaoxiao Liu

  • Identification of immunogenic cell wall-associated proteins of Streptococcus suis serotype 2

    Anding Zhang;Chunyan Xie;Huanchun Chen;Meilin Jin

  • Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of recombinant pseudorabies virus expressing the two major membrane-associated proteins of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus

    Yunbo Jiang;Liurong Fang;Shaobo Xiao;Hui Zhang

  • Isolation and molecular characterization of equine H3N8 influenza viruses from pigs in China.

    Jiagang Tu;Hongbo Zhou;Taozhen Jiang;Chun Li

  • Occurrence and investigation of enteric viral infections in pigs with diarrhea in China.

    Qian Zhang;Ruiming Hu;Xibiao Tang;Chenglong Wu

  • Identification and characterization of a novel protective antigen, Enolase of Streptococcus suis serotype 2.

    Anding Zhang;Bo Chen;Xiaofeng Mu;Ran Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Shaobo Xiao
Shaobo Xiao Huazhong Agricultural University
Liurong Fang
Liurong Fang Huazhong Agricultural University
Kui Li
Kui Li University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Zhemin Zhou
Zhemin Zhou University of Warwick
Shengyue Wang
Shengyue Wang Chinese National Human Genome Center
Paul R. Langford
Paul R. Langford Imperial College London
Zhengli Shi
Zhengli Shi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Patrick J. Blackall
Patrick J. Blackall University of Queensland
Qing Li
Qing Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ian D. Robertson
Ian D. Robertson Murdoch University

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