2026 Qijun Chen: 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	49	18018	16537	483	478	179	8748

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

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Biology and Biochemistry

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16537

483

478

179

8748

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index

Citations

8748

World Ranking

18018

National Ranking

483

Overview

Qijun Chen is affiliated with Peking Union Medical College Hospital in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine, immunology, and microbiology. Their research primarily focuses on parasitology, immunology, public health, epidemiology, and molecular biology.

The main research topics covered in their body of work include:

Malaria Research and Control
Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
Mosquito-borne diseases and control
Parasites and Host Interactions
Immune Cell Function and Interaction
Vector-borne infectious diseases
Parasite Biology and Host Interactions

Qijun Chen has published numerous papers in a variety of scientific journals and venues. Some of the recent notable papers include:

"Potentiating CD8+ T cell antitumor activity by inhibiting PCSK9 to promote LDLR-mediated TCR recycling and signaling," published in 2021 in Protein & Cell
"Electrochromism and electrochromic devices of new extended viologen derivatives with various substituent benzene," published in 2020 in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
"Protein Lactylation Critically Regulates Energy Metabolism in the Protozoan Parasite Trypanosoma brucei," published in 2021 in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
"First description of milky disease in the Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis caused by the yeast Metschnikowia bicuspidata," published in 2020 in Aquaculture
"Dynamically Cross-Linked Hydrogel Electrolyte with Remarkable Stretchability and Self-Healing Capability for Flexible Electrochromic Devices," published in 2021 in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

The frequent publication venues for Qijun Chen's work include:

Parasites & Vectors
Research Square
Frontiers in Microbiology
International Immunopharmacology
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

They collaborate frequently with several co-authors, among the most common are:

Xiaoyu Sang
Ning Jiang
Ying Feng
Ran Chen
Qilong Li

Best Publications

Developmental selection of var gene expression in Plasmodium falciparum

Qijun Chen;Qijun Chen;Victor Fernandez;Annika Sundström;Martha Schlichtherle

737
Citations
Identification of Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Membrane Protein 1 (PfEMP1) as the Rosetting Ligand of the Malaria Parasite P. falciparum

Qijun Chen;Antonio Barragan;Victor Fernandez;Annika Sundström

430
Citations
The Semiconserved Head Structure of Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Membrane Protein 1 Mediates Binding to Multiple Independent Host Receptors

Qijun Chen;Andreas Heddini;Antonio Barragan;Victor Fernandez

332
Citations
Small, Clonally Variant Antigens Expressed on the Surface of the Plasmodium falciparum–Infected Erythrocyte Are Encoded by the rif Gene Family and Are the Target of Human Immune Responses

Victor Fernandez;Marcel Hommel;Qijun Chen;Per Hagblom

312
Citations
Molecular Aspects of Severe Malaria

Qijun Chen;Martha Schlichtherle;Mats Wahlgren

306
Citations
A molecular link between malaria and Epstein-Barr virus reactivation.

Arnaud Chêne;Daria Donati;André Ortlieb Guerreiro-Cacais;Victor Levitsky

227
Citations
Role of Nonimmune IgG Bound to PfEMP1 in Placental Malaria

Kirsten Flick;Carin Scholander;Qijun Chen;Victor Fernandez

225
Citations
Fresh isolates from children with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria bind to multiple receptors.

Andreas Heddini;Fredrik Pettersson;Oscar Kai;Juma Shafi

224
Citations
Identification of a Polyclonal B-Cell Activator in Plasmodium falciparum

Daria Donati;Li Ping Zhang;Arnaud Chêne;Qijun Chen;Qijun Chen

210
Citations
Identification and Genotyping of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in China

Xu Zhang;Zhaoxia Wang;Yan Su;Xiaoying Liang

192
Citations
Seroepidemiology of human Toxoplasma gondii infection in China

Yue Xiao;Jigang Yin;Ning Jiang;Mei Xiang

185
Citations
Heparan sulfate on endothelial cells mediates the binding of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes via the DBL1alpha domain of PfEMP1.

Anna M. Vogt;Antonio Barragan;Qijun Chen;Fred Kironde

176
Citations
var genes, PfEMP1 and the human host.

Kirsten Flick;Qijun Chen

168
Citations
Co-infections with Plasmodium knowlesi and Other Malaria Parasites, Myanmar

Ning Jiang;Qiaocheng Chang;Xiaodong Sun;Huijun Lu

148
Citations
The duffy-binding-like domain 1 of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) is a heparan sulfate ligand that requires 12 mers for binding.

Antonio Barragan;Victor Fernandez;Qijun Chen;Anne von Euler

135
Citations
Increased B Cell Survival and Preferential Activation of the Memory Compartment by a Malaria Polyclonal B Cell Activator

Daria Donati;Bobo Mok;Arnaud Chêne;Hong Xu

133
Citations
Molecular aspects of malaria pathogenesis.

Niloofar Rasti;Mats Wahlgren;Qijun Chen

129
Citations
Defining the Geographical Range of the Plasmodium knowlesi Reservoir

Catherine L. Moyes;Andrew J. Henry;Nick Golding;Zhi Huang

122
Citations
Release of Sequestered Malaria Parasites upon Injection of a Glycosaminoglycan

Anna M Vogt;Fredrik Pettersson;Kirsten Moll;Cathrine Jonsson

122
Citations
PfEMP1-DBL1α amino acid motifs in severe disease states of Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Johan Normark;Daniel Nilsson;Ulf Ribacke;Gerhard Winter

117
Citations