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D-Index
54
Citations
22446
World Ranking
3897
National Ranking
98

Hui-Ling Yen 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 Hui-Ling Yen sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 134 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hui-Ling Yen 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 Hui-Ling Yen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hui-Ling Yen is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China and specializes in the field of Medicine, with a research focus that spans multiple related subfields. Their work primarily addresses Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, with additional contributions to Agronomy and Crop Science as well as Modeling and Simulation.

The scientist's research topics encompass a range of subjects connected to viral infections and disease management. These include Influenza Virus Research Studies, Respiratory viral infections research, Infection Control and Ventilation, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, and SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing.

Frequent publication venues for their work include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Antiviral Research, Building and Environment, Emerging infectious diseases, and Journal of Virology. Their publication record in these venues reflects sustained contributions to studies on viral pathogens and related health impacts.

Among their recent papers are:

  • SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load in Upper Respiratory Specimens of Infected Patients (2020, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks (2020, Nature Medicine)
  • Stability of SARS-CoV-2 in different environmental conditions (2020, The Lancet Microbe)
  • Pathogenesis and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in golden hamsters (2020, Nature)
  • Remdesivir, lopinavir, emetine, and homoharringtonine inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication in vitro (2020, Antiviral Research)

Hui-Ling Yen frequently collaborates with several researchers, indicating a well-established network in their field. Notable co-authors include Malik Peiris, Yuguo Li, Wen Su, Leo L. M. Poon, and Benjamin J. Cowling, with collaboration counts ranging from 11 to 31 joint works.

Best Publications

  • SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load in Upper Respiratory Specimens of Infected Patients.

    Lirong Zou;Feng Ruan;Mingxing Huang;Lijun Liang

  • Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks.

    Nancy H.L. Leung;Daniel K.W. Chu;Eunice Y.C. Shiu;Kwok Hung Chan

  • Stability of SARS-CoV-2 in different environmental conditions.

    Alex W H Chin;Julie T S Chu;Mahen R A Perera;Kenrie P Y Hui

  • Pathogenesis and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in golden hamsters.

    Sin Fun Sia;Li Meng Yan;Alex W.H. Chin;Kevin Fung

  • Remdesivir, lopinavir, emetine, and homoharringtonine inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication in vitro.

    Ka-Tim Choy;Alvina Yin-Lam Wong;Prathanporn Kaewpreedee;Sin Fun Sia

  • Lethality to Ferrets of H5N1 Influenza Viruses Isolated from Humans and Poultry in 2004

    Elena A. Govorkova;Jerold E. Rehg;Scott Krauss;Hui-Ling Yen

  • Association between adverse clinical outcome in human disease caused by novel influenza A H7N9 virus and sustained viral shedding and emergence of antiviral resistance

    Yunwen Hu;Shuihua Lu;Zhigang Song;Wei Wang

  • The polymerase complex genes contribute to the high virulence of the human H5N1 influenza virus isolate A/Vietnam/1203/04

    Rachelle Salomon;John Franks;Elena A. Govorkova;Natalia A. Ilyushina

  • Influenza viruses resistant to the antiviral drug oseltamivir: transmission studies in ferrets.

    M. Louise Herlocher;Rachel Truscon;Stephanie Elias;Hui-Ling Yen

  • Short-range airborne route dominates exposure of respiratory infection during close contact

    Wenzhao Chen;Nan Zhang;Jianjian Wei;Hui-Ling Yen

  • Neuraminidase Inhibitor-Resistant Influenza Viruses May Differ Substantially in Fitness and Transmissibility

    Hui-Ling Yen;Hui-Ling Yen;Louise M. Herlocher;Erich Hoffmann;Mikhail N. Matrosovich

  • Virulence may determine the necessary duration and dosage of oseltamivir treatment for highly pathogenic A/Vietnam/1203/04 influenza virus in mice.

    Hui-Ling Yen;Hui-Ling Yen;Arnold S. Monto;Robert G. Webster;Robert G. Webster;Elena A. Govorkova

  • Molecular Changes in the Polymerase Genes (PA and PB1) Associated with High Pathogenicity of H5N1 Influenza Virus in Mallard Ducks

    D. J. Hulse-Post;J. Franks;K. Boyd;R. Salomon

  • Hemagglutinin–neuraminidase balance confers respiratory-droplet transmissibility of the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus in ferrets

    Hui-Ling Yen;Chi-Hui Liang;Chung-Yi Wu;Heather L. Forrest

  • Importance of neuraminidase active-site residues to the neuraminidase inhibitor resistance of influenza viruses

    Hui-Ling Yen;Erich Hoffmann;Garry Taylor;Christoph Scholtissek

  • Host response to influenza virus: protection versus immunopathology.

    J S M Peiris;Kenrie P Y Hui;Hui-Ling Yen

  • Neuraminidase Inhibitor-Resistant Recombinant A/Vietnam/1203/04 (H5N1) Influenza Viruses Retain Their Replication Efficiency and Pathogenicity In Vitro and In Vivo

    Hui-Ling Yen;Natalia A. Ilyushina;Rachelle Salomon;Erich Hoffmann

  • De novo design of potent and resilient hACE2 decoys to neutralize SARS-CoV-2

    Thomas W. Linsky;Renan Vergara;Nuria Codina;Jorgen W. Nelson

  • Global update on the susceptibilities of human influenza viruses to neuraminidase inhibitors and the cap-dependent endonuclease inhibitor baloxavir, 2018–2020

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  • Inefficient Transmission of H5N1 Influenza Viruses in a Ferret Contact Model

    Hui-Ling Yen;Aleksandr S. Lipatov;Natalia A. Ilyushina;Elena A. Govorkova

  • Pandemic influenza as a current threat.

    Hui-Ling Yen;Robert G. Webster

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert G. Webster
Robert G. Webster St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Malik Peiris
Malik Peiris University of Hong Kong
Yuguo Li
Yuguo Li University of Hong Kong
Leo L. M. Poon
Leo L. M. Poon University of Hong Kong
Benjamin J. Cowling
Benjamin J. Cowling University of Hong Kong
Yi Guan
Yi Guan University of Hong Kong
John M. Nicholls
John M. Nicholls University of Hong Kong
Joseph S. M. Peiris
Joseph S. M. Peiris University of Hong Kong
Scott Krauss
Scott Krauss St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Elena A. Govorkova
Elena A. Govorkova St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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