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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 81 1501 1425 33 32 348 32593

Songnian Hu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Songnian Hu between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Songnian Hu published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 12.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2009. 39 of the 432 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2009. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 25 publications 2009: 32 publications 2010: 30 publications 2011: 30 publications 2012: 30 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 25 publications 2025: 14 publications
1991 2025

432 publications in total across all disciplines

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Songnian Hu: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 1
2001 2
2002 8
2003 3
2004 10
2005 11
2006 13
2007 9
2008 25
2009 32
2010 30
2011 30
2012 30
2013 18
2014 18
2015 22
2016 20
2017 11
2018 17
2019 14
2020 19
2021 12
2022 16
2023 20
2024 25
2025 14
Total 432
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Songnian Hu publications per year - data summary

  • Songnian Hu, a Genetics scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, has 432 publications recorded across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1991 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2009, with 32 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1991, 1996 and 2000, with 1 publication each.
  • 7 of the 35 years in the span carry no publications at all (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 12.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 15.4 per year counting only the 28 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 87 publications, 20% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1991-2002: 13 publications (1.1 per year); 2003-2014: 229 publications (19.1 per year); 2015-2025: 190 publications (17.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Songnian Hu publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 345–354 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 348 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40 348
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Songnian Hu publication distribution in Genetics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 4,342 Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 67 ranges running from 45–54 to 703+ publications.
  • Songnian Hu, a Genetics scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 348 publications - the 83rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 83% of ranked Genetics scientists score the same or lower than Songnian Hu, and about 17% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Songnian Hu ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 125–134 publications, holding 217 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 56% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 205–214 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 703 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Songnian Hu D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 80–81 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111 81
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Songnian Hu D-index placement in Genetics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 4,342 Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 160+ D-Index.
  • Songnian Hu, a Genetics scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 81 D-Index - the 66th percentile of the discipline.
  • 66% of ranked Genetics scientists score the same or lower than Songnian Hu, and about 34% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 70–71 D-Index range, and Songnian Hu ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 62–63 D-Index, holding 191 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 51% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Overview

Songnian Hu is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a substantial focus on medicine.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these broad domains, their work particularly covers subfields such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Science
  • Ecology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Genetics

Songnian Hu's research topics span several specialized areas, including:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches

The scientist has a number of frequent co-authors, indicating collaborative research activities. These include:

  • Zilong He (24 publications)
  • Shenghan Gao (17 publications)
  • Yingfeng Luo (14 publications)
  • Qianhui Zhu (14 publications)
  • Linhuan Wu (14 publications)

Songnian Hu has published in various scientific venues multiple times. Notable frequent publication venues include:

  • Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics (6 publications)
  • Microbiology Spectrum (5 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (5 publications)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology (4 publications)
  • Nucleic Acids Research (4 publications)

Among recent papers, examples of their contributions are:

  • The genome evolution and domestication of tropical fruit mango, 2020, Genome biology
  • Improved pea reference genome and pan-genome highlight genomic features and evolutionary characteristics, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • A genome and gene catalog of glacier microbiomes, 2022, Nature Biotechnology
  • 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine signatures in circulating cell-free DNA as diagnostic and predictive biomarkers for coronary artery disease, 2020, Clinical Epigenetics
  • Abundant Taxa and Favorable Pathways in the Microbiome of Soda-Saline Lakes in Inner Mongolia, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology

Best Publications

  • A draft sequence of the rice genome (Oryza sativa L. ssp indica)

    Stephen A. Goff;Darrell Ricke;Tien-Hung Lan;Gernot Presting

  • The Genomes of Oryza sativa: a history of duplications.

    Jun Yu;Jun Yu;Jun Wang;Jun Wang;Wei Lin;Songgang Li;Songgang Li

  • A brief review on the mechanisms of miRNA regulation.

    Yimei Cai;Xiaomin Yu;Songnian Hu;Jun Yu

  • The genomes of four tapeworm species reveal adaptations to parasitism

    Isheng J. Tsai;Magdalena Zarowiecki;Nancy Holroyd;Alejandro Garciarrubio

  • Evolview v3: a webserver for visualization, annotation, and management of phylogenetic trees.

    Balakrishnan Subramanian;Shenghan Gao;Martin J Lercher;Songnian Hu

  • A genetic variation map for chicken with 2.8 million single-nucleotide polymorphisms

    Gane Ka Shu Wong;Gane Ka Shu Wong;Gane Ka Shu Wong;Bin Liu;Jun Wang;Jun Wang;Yong Zhang;Yong Zhang

  • Evolview v2: an online visualization and management tool for customized and annotated phylogenetic trees

    Zilong He;Zilong He;Huangkai Zhang;Huangkai Zhang;Shenghan Gao;Martin J. Lercher

  • EvolView, an online tool for visualizing, annotating and managing phylogenetic trees

    Huangkai Zhang;Shenghan Gao;Martin J. Lercher;Songnian Hu

  • Full-length transcriptome sequences and splice variants obtained by a combination of sequencing platforms applied to different root tissues of Salvia miltiorrhiza and tanshinone biosynthesis.

    Zhichao Xu;Reuben J. Peters;Jason Weirather;Hongmei Luo

  • Pigs in sequence space: a 0.66X coverage pig genome survey based on shotgun sequencing.

    Rasmus Wernersson;Mikkel H Schierup;Frank G Jørgensen;Jan Gorodkin

  • The rubber tree genome reveals new insights into rubber production and species adaptation

    Chaorong Tang;Meng Yang;Meng Yang;Yongjun Fang;Yingfeng Luo

  • On the nature of human housekeeping genes

    Jiang Zhu;Jiang Zhu;Fuhong He;Fuhong He;Songnian Hu;Jun Yu

  • Analysis of gut microbiota diversity and auxiliary diagnosis as a biomarker in patients with schizophrenia: A cross-sectional study.

    Yang Shen;Jintian Xu;Zhiyong Li;Yichen Huang

  • Genome sequence of the date palm Phoenix dactylifera L

    Ibrahim S. Al-Mssallem;Ibrahim S. Al-Mssallem;Songnian Hu;Songnian Hu;Xiaowei Zhang;Xiaowei Zhang;Qiang Lin;Qiang Lin

  • Oral Microbiota Community Dynamics Associated With Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Staging

    Chia-Yu Yang;Yuan-Ming Yeh;Hai-Ying Yu;Chia-Yin Chin

  • The genome sequence of Salmonella enterica serovar Choleraesuis, a highly invasive and resistant zoonotic pathogen

    Cheng-Hsun Chiu;Petrus Tang;Chishih Chu;Songnian Hu

  • A complete sequence of the T. tengcongensis genome.

    Qiyu Bao;Yuqing Tian;Wei Li;Zuyuan Xu

  • Evolution and pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus: lessons learned from genotyping and comparative genomics.

    Ye Feng;Ye Feng;Chih-Jung Chen;Lin-Hui Su;Songnian Hu;Songnian Hu

  • Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinants qnr and aac(6′)-Ib-cr in extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in China

    Yan Jiang;Zhihui Zhou;Ying Qian;Zeqing Wei

  • The genomes of four tapeworm species reveals adaptations to parasitism

    M Zarowiecki;J Isheng Tsai;NE Holroyd;PJ Olson

Frequent Co-Authors

huanming yang
huanming yang Beijing Genomics Institute
Zhang Zhang
Zhang Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gane Ka-Shu Wong
Gane Ka-Shu Wong University of Alberta
Jing Wang
Jing Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Cheng-Hsun Chiu
Cheng-Hsun Chiu Chang Gung University
Hao Wu
Hao Wu Harvard University
Jingfa Xiao
Jingfa Xiao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiuqing Zhang
Xiuqing Zhang China Agricultural University
Siqi Liu
Siqi Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yong Zhang
Yong Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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