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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 59 3301 3025 79 77 244 11304

Jianguo He publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jianguo He between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jianguo He published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 19.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 46 publications in 2022. 78 of the 402 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 46. Peak 46 publications in 2022. 2005: 2 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 46 publications 2023: 32 publications 2024: 37 publications 2025: 41 publications
2005 2025

402 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jianguo He: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 2
2006 3
2007 9
2008 11
2009 10
2010 14
2011 19
2012 15
2013 17
2014 17
2015 14
2016 24
2017 19
2018 11
2019 20
2020 19
2021 22
2022 46
2023 32
2024 37
2025 41
Total 402
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Jianguo He 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 Jianguo He sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 235–244 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 244 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161 244
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Jianguo He 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 Jianguo He sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 59 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151 59
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Jianguo He is affiliated with Sun Yat-sen University in China. Their research primarily focuses on immunology and microbiology, with a significant body of work in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The subfields of study include immunology, molecular biology, ecology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and infectious diseases.

The main topics addressed in Jianguo He's research cover aquaculture disease management and microbiota, invertebrate immune response mechanisms, mosquito-borne diseases and control, viral infections and vectors, microbial community ecology and physiology, interferon and immune responses, and animal virus infection studies.

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Shaoping Weng
  • Chaozheng Li
  • Xiaopeng Xu
  • Zhijian Huang
  • Dongwei Hou

The scientist publishes frequently in several venues, among the most common being:

  • Aquaculture
  • Fish & Shellfish Immunology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Communications Biology

Several of Jianguo He's recent papers include:

  • "Microecological Koch's postulates reveal that intestinal microbiota dysbiosis contributes to shrimp white feces syndrome," 2020, Microbiome
  • "PCycDB: a comprehensive and accurate database for fast analysis of phosphorus cycling genes," 2022, Microbiome
  • "Host development overwhelms environmental dispersal in governing the ecological succession of zebrafish gut microbiota," 2021, npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
  • "Vertically stratified methane, nitrogen and sulphur cycling and coupling mechanisms in mangrove sediment microbiomes," 2023, Microbiome
  • "MCycDB: A curated database for comprehensively profiling methane cycling processes of environmental microbiomes," 2022, Molecular Ecology Resources

Best Publications

  • Molecular cloning, characterization and expression analysis of two novel Tolls (LvToll2 and LvToll3) and three putative Spätzle-like Toll ligands (LvSpz1-3) from Litopenaeus vannamei.

    Pei-Hui Wang;Jian-Ping Liang;Zhi-Hua Gu;Ding-Hui Wan

  • Profiling of differentially expressed genes in hepatopancreas of white spot syndrome virus-resistant shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) by suppression subtractive hybridisation.

    Zhi-Ying Zhao;Zhi-Xin Yin;Shao-Ping Weng;Hao-Ji Guan

  • A Novel C-Type Lectin from the Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei Possesses Anti-White Spot Syndrome Virus Activity

    Zhi-Ying Zhao;Zhi-Xin Yin;Xiao-Peng Xu;Shao-Ping Weng

  • Development of a mandarin fish Siniperca chuatsi fry cell line suitable for the study of infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV).

    Chuanfu Dong;Shaoping Weng;Xiujuan Shi;Xiaopeng Xu

  • The Two NF-κB Pathways Regulating Bacterial and WSSV Infection of Shrimp.

    Chaozheng Li;Sheng Wang;Jianguo He

  • WSSV-host interaction: Host response and immune evasion.

    Chaozheng Li;Shaoping Weng;Jianguo He

  • RNAi screening identifies a new Toll from shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei that restricts WSSV infection through activating Dorsal to induce antimicrobial peptides.

    Haoyang Li;Bin Yin;Sheng Wang;Qihui Fu

  • A Toll receptor in shrimp.

    Li-Shi Yang;Zhi-Xin Yin;Ji-Xiang Liao;Xian-De Huang

  • Molecular cloning of a C-type lectin (LvLT) from the shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei: Early gene down-regulation after WSSV infection

    Tracy Hoi Tung Ma;Shirley Hiu Kwan Tiu;Jian-Guo He;Siu-Ming Chan

  • Analysis of Litopenaeus vannamei transcriptome using the next-generation DNA sequencing technique.

    Chaozheng Li;Shaoping Weng;Yonggui Chen;Xiaoqiang Yu

  • Identification of a C-type lectin with antiviral and antibacterial activity from pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

    Ming Li;Chaozheng Li;Chunxia Ma;Haoyang Li

  • Litopenaeus vannamei tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) responds to Vibrio alginolyticus and white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) infection and activates antimicrobial peptide genes

    Pei-Hui Wang;Ding-Hui Wan;Zhi-Hua Gu;Xie-Xiong Deng

  • Activation of Vago by interferon regulatory factor (IRF) suggests an interferon system-like antiviral mechanism in shrimp.

    Chaozheng Li;Haoyang Li;Yixiao Chen;Yonggui Chen

  • Identification and functional characterization of Dicer2 and five single VWC domain proteins of Litopenaeus vannamei.

    Yi-Hong Chen;Xiao-Ting Jia;Li Zhao;Chao-Zheng Li

  • Cloning and expression analysis of a HSP70 gene from Pacific abalone (Haliotis discus hannai)

    Peizhou Cheng;Xiao Liu;Guofan Zhang;Jianguo He

  • A zebrafish (Danio rerio) model of infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) infection

    Xiaopeng Xu;Lichun Zhang;Shaoping Weng;Zhijian Huang

  • Identification and functional study of a shrimp Relish homologue

    Xian-De Huang;Zhi-Xin Yin;Ji-Xiang Liao;Pei-Hui Wang

  • An immune deficiency homolog from the white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, activates antimicrobial peptide genes.

    Pei-Hui Wang;Zhi-Hua Gu;Xian-De Huang;Bo-Du Liu

  • Identification and functional study of a shrimp Dorsal homologue.

    Xian-De Huang;Zhi-Xin Yin;Xiao-ting Jia;Jian-ping Liang

  • Characterization of a prophenoloxidase from hemocytes of the shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei that is down-regulated by white spot syndrome virus.

    Hua-Shui Ai;Yong-Chun Huang;Se-Dong Li;Shao-Ping Weng

Frequent Co-Authors

Shaoping Weng
Shaoping Weng Sun Yat-sen University
Xiao-Qiang Yu
Xiao-Qiang Yu South China Normal University
Zhili He
Zhili He Sun Yat-sen University
Anlong Xu
Anlong Xu Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Gen Hua Yue
Gen Hua Yue National University of Singapore
Jianjun Wang
Jianjun Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Mengfeng Li
Mengfeng Li Sun Yat-sen University
Jimmy Kwang
Jimmy Kwang National University of Singapore

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