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D-Index
93
Citations
29289
World Ranking
10959
National Ranking
121

Kaichun Wu publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 497 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Kaichun Wu D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kaichun Wu is affiliated with the Air Force Medical University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans a variety of subfields including molecular biology, infectious diseases, surgery, oncology, and epidemiology.

Their scientific work focuses on topics such as inflammatory bowel disease, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, microscopic colitis, animal virus infections studies, receptor mechanisms and signaling, RNA modifications and cancer, and cancer-related molecular mechanisms research.

Wu has authored numerous papers with notable recent publications including:

  • SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine design enabled by prototype pathogen preparedness, 2020, Nature
  • mRNA-1273 vaccine induces neutralizing antibodies against spike mutants from global SARS-CoV-2 variants, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Serum Neutralizing Activity Elicited by mRNA-1273 Vaccine, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine

Collaborations with other researchers form an integral part of Wu's work. Frequent coauthors include Yongzhan Nie, Darin K. Edwards, Andrea Carfí, H. Eric Xu, and Daiming Fan, with multiple joint publications to their names.

Wu's research has been published primarily in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), SSRN Electronic Journal, Gut, Gastroenterology, and Research Square (Research Square).

The cumulative number of publications in these outlets reflects a focus on rapid dissemination of findings, particularly relevant for ongoing studies in infectious diseases and molecular biology.

Best Publications

  • Screening for gastric cancer in Asia: current evidence and practice

    Wai K Leung;Ming-shiang Wu;Yasuo Kakugawa;Jae J Kim

  • Incidence and phenotype of inflammatory bowel disease based on results from the Asia-pacific Crohn's and colitis epidemiology study.

    Siew C. Ng;Whitney Tang;Jessica Y. Ching;May Wong

  • MiR-218 inhibits invasion and metastasis of gastric cancer by targeting the Robo1 receptor.

    Jun Tie;Yanglin Pan;Lina Zhao;Kaichun Wu

  • Survival Prediction of Gastric Cancer by a Seven-microRNA Signature

    Li X;Zhang Y;Ding J;Wu K

  • Environmental risk factors in inflammatory bowel disease: a population-based case-control study in Asia-Pacific

    Siew C. Ng;Whitney Tang;Rupert W. Leong;Minhu Chen

  • Gasdermin D plays a key role as a pyroptosis executor of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in humans and mice.

    Bing Xu;Mingzuo Jiang;Yi Chu;Weijie Wang

  • Fecal microbiota transplantation through mid-gut for refractory Crohn's disease: safety, feasibility, and efficacy trial results.

    Bota Cui;Qiang Feng;Honggang Wang;Min Wang

  • MicroRNA dysregulation in gastric cancer: a new player enters the game

    W K K Wu;C W Lee;C H Cho;D Fan

  • Hypoxia‐inducible factor‐1α contributes to hypoxia‐induced chemoresistance in gastric cancer

    Lili Liu;Xiaoxuan Ning;Li Sun;Hongbo Zhang

  • MicroRNA-7 functions as an anti-metastatic microRNA in gastric cancer by targeting insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor

    X Zhao;W Dou;L He;S Liang

  • Yes-Associated Protein 1 Exhibits Oncogenic Property in Gastric Cancer and Its Nuclear Accumulation Associates with Poor Prognosis

    Wei Kang;Joanna H.M. Tong;Anthony W.H. Chan;Tin-Lap Lee

  • Microbiota transplantation: concept, methodology and strategy for its modernization

    Faming Zhang;Bota Cui;Xingxiang He;Yuqiang Nie

  • Asia-Pacific working group consensus on non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding: an update 2018.

    Joseph Jy Sung;Philip Cy Chiu;Francis K L Chan;James Yw Lau

  • Ectopic expression of MiR-125a inhibits the proliferation and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma by targeting MMP11 and VEGF.

    Qian Bi;Shanhong Tang;Lin Xia;Rui Du

  • Routine pre-procedural rectal indometacin versus selective post-procedural rectal indometacin to prevent pancreatitis in patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a multicentre, single-blinded, randomised controlled trial.

    Hui Luo;Lina Zhao;Joseph Leung;Rongchun Zhang

  • MicroRNA Let-7f Inhibits Tumor Invasion and Metastasis by Targeting MYH9 in Human Gastric Cancer

    Shuli Liang;Lijie He;Xiaodi Zhao;Yu Miao

  • Overexpression of forkhead box C1 promotes tumor metastasis and indicates poor prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma

    Limin Xia;Wenjie Huang;Dean Tian;Hongwu Zhu

  • Population Density and Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Prospective Population-Based Study in 13 Countries or Regions in Asia-Pacific.

    Siew C. Ng;Gilaad G. Kaplan;Whitney Tang;Rupa Banerjee

  • Dysregulation of cellular signaling in gastric cancer.

    William K.K. Wu;Chi H. Cho;Chung W. Lee;Daiming Fan

  • Predictors of hepatic encephalopathy after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in cirrhotic patients: A systematic review

    Ming Bai;Xingshun Qi;Zhiping Yang;Zhanxin Yin

Frequent Co-Authors

Daiming Fan
Daiming Fan Air Force Medical University
Yongzhan Nie
Yongzhan Nie Air Force Medical University
Joseph J.Y. Sung
Joseph J.Y. Sung Nanyang Technological University
Siew C. Ng
Siew C. Ng Chinese University of Hong Kong
Francis K.L. Chan
Francis K.L. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Jie Tian
Jie Tian Chinese Academy of Sciences
Michael A. Kamm
Michael A. Kamm University of Melbourne
Khean-Lee Goh
Khean-Lee Goh University of Malaya
Jun Yu
Jun Yu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Yi Zhang
Yi Zhang Xidian University

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