2026 Peng Wu: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	50	17510	16077	7191	6421	187	11364

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Biology and Biochemistry

17510

16077

7191

6421

187

11364

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index

Citations

11364

World Ranking

17510

National Ranking

7191

Overview

Peng Wu is affiliated with the Scripps Research Institute in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, chemistry, and medicine, with a strong focus on organic chemistry and molecular biology. Recent work also engages the fields of immunology, oncology, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

Their scholarly output includes publications in prominent journals and diverse research topics. Notable recent papers include:

"SuFExable polymers with helical structures derived from thionyl tetrafluoride," 2021, Nature Chemistry
"Detecting Tumor Antigen-Specific T Cells via Interaction-Dependent Fucosyl-Biotinylation," 2020, Cell
"Sulfur [¹⁸F]Fluoride Exchange Click Chemistry Enabled Ultrafast Late-Stage Radiosynthesis," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
"High-performing polysulfate dielectrics for electrostatic energy storage under harsh conditions," 2023, Joule
"Glycoengineering of NK Cells with Glycan Ligands of CD22 and Selectins for B-Cell Lymphoma Therapy," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Peng Wu's main fields of study and subfields reveal a focus on:

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Chemistry
Medicine
Organic Chemistry
Molecular Biology
Immunology
Oncology
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Their research covers a variety of specialized topics, including:

Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
CAR-T cell therapy research
Immune Cell Function and Interaction
Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis

Frequent co-authors with whom Peng Wu has collaborated include:

Carsten Bolm
Yujie Shi
Matthew S. Macauley
Yingqin Hou
Jie Li

Peng Wu has published extensively in several venues recognized within biomedical and chemical research communities. These include:

Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Angewandte Chemie
ACS Chemical Biology

Best Publications

Boron Nitride Nanotubes Are Noncytotoxic and Can Be Functionalized for Interaction with Proteins and Cells

Xing Chen;Peng Wu;Michael Rousseas;David Okawa

632
Citations
Increasing the efficacy of bioorthogonal click reactions for bioconjugation: a comparative study.

Christen Besanceney-Webler;Hao Jiang;Tianqing Zheng;Lei Feng

522
Citations
Biocompatible Copper(I) Catalysts for in Vivo Imaging of Glycans

David Soriano Del Amo;Wei Wang;Hao Jiang;Christen Besanceney

469
Citations
One-pot copper(I)-catalyzed synthesis of 3,5-disubstituted isoxazoles.

Trond V. Hansen;Peng Wu;Valery V. Fokin

294
Citations
Site-specific chemical modification of recombinant proteins produced in mammalian cells by using the genetically encoded aldehyde tag

Peng Wu;Wenqing Shui;Brian L. Carlson;Nancy Hu

282
Citations
Site-specific chemical protein conjugation using genetically encoded aldehyde tags

David Rabuka;Jason S Rush;Gregory W deHart;Peng Wu

277
Citations
SuFEx Click Chemistry Enabled Late-Stage Drug Functionalization

Zilei Liu;Jie Li;Suhua Li;Gencheng Li

241
Citations
Metabolic labeling of sialic acids in living animals with alkynyl sugars.

Pamela V. Chang;Xing Chen;Chris Smyrniotis;Alexander Xenakis

240
Citations
Biocompatible Carbon Nanotubes Generated by Functionalization with Glycodendrimers

Peng Wu;Xing Chen;Nancy Hu;Un Chong Tam

236
Citations
Biocompatible SuFEx Click Chemistry: Thionyl Tetrafluoride (SOF 4 )-Derived Connective Hubs for Bioconjugation to DNA and Proteins.

Feng Liu;Feng Liu;Feng Liu;Hua Wang;Suhua Li;Suhua Li;Grant A. L. Bare

147
Citations
Chemoenzymatic synthesis of GDP-l-fucose and the Lewis X glycan derivatives

Wei Wang;Tianshun Hu;Patrick A. Frantom;Tianqing Zheng

136
Citations
Role of Architecture and Molecular Weight in the Formation of Tailor-Made Ultrathin Multilayers Using Dendritic Macromolecules and Click Chemistry

Robert Vestberg;Michael Malkoch;Matthew Kade;Peng Wu

134
Citations
Rapid and selective detection of fatty acylated proteins using ω-alkynyl-fatty acids and click chemistry

Megan C. Yap;Morris A. Kostiuk;Dale D.O. Martin;Maneka A. Perinpanayagam

134
Citations
Elaiophylin, a novel autophagy inhibitor, exerts antitumor activity as a single agent in ovarian cancer cells.

Xuejiao Zhao;Yong Fang;Yang Yang;Yu Qin

133
Citations
Biocompatible click chemistry enabled compartment-specific pH measurement inside E. coli

Maiyun Yang;Abubakar S. Jalloh;Wei Wei;Jing Zhao

126
Citations
Metabolic labeling of fucosylated glycans in developing zebrafish.

Karen W. Dehnert;Brendan J. Beahm;Thinh T. Huynh;Jeremy M. Baskin

125
Citations
Sulfated Ligands for the Copper(I)‐Catalyzed Azide–Alkyne Cycloaddition

Wei Wang;Senglian Hong;Andrew Tran;Hao Jiang

124
Citations
Targeted metabolic labeling of yeast N-glycans with unnatural sugars

Mark A. Breidenbach;Jennifer E. G. Gallagher;David S. King;Brian P. Smart

113
Citations
Cell-based glycan arrays for probing glycan–glycan binding protein interactions

Jennie Grace Briard;Hao Jiang;Kelley W. Moremen;Matthew Scott Macauley;Matthew Scott Macauley

106
Citations
Tracking N-Acetyllactosamine on Cell Surface Glycans in vivo

Tianqing Zheng;Hao Jiang;Marilyn Gros;David Soriano del Amo

105
Citations