World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Award Badge
Biology and Biochemistry
Singapore
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
98
Citations
31606
World Ranking
1687
National Ranking
7

Wanjin Hong publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wanjin Hong sits on this spectrum.

47–56 publications: 8 scientists 57–66 publications: 35 scientists 67–76 publications: 106 scientists 77–86 publications: 231 scientists 87–96 publications: 413 scientists 97–106 publications: 546 scientists 107–116 publications: 704 scientists 117–126 publications: 848 scientists 127–136 publications: 980 scientists 137–146 publications: 942 scientists 147–156 publications: 969 scientists 157–166 publications: 949 scientists 167–176 publications: 951 scientists 177–186 publications: 915 scientists 187–196 publications: 787 scientists 197–206 publications: 840 scientists 207–216 publications: 733 scientists 217–226 publications: 708 scientists 227–236 publications: 651 scientists 237–246 publications: 605 scientists 247–256 publications: 510 scientists 257–266 publications: 524 scientists 267–276 publications: 434 scientists 277–286 publications: 417 scientists 287–296 publications: 350 scientists 297–306 publications: 363 scientists 307–316 publications: 315 scientists 317–326 publications: 296 scientists 327–336 publications: 261 scientists 337–346 publications: 240 scientists 347–356 publications: 219 scientists 357–366 publications: 196 scientists 367–376 publications: 154 scientists 377–386 publications: 161 scientists 387–396 publications: 155 scientists 397–406 publications: 145 scientists 407–416 publications: 124 scientists 417–426 publications: 112 scientists 427–436 publications: 132 scientists 437–446 publications: 116 scientists 447–456 publications: 99 scientists 457–466 publications: 81 scientists 467–476 publications: 91 scientists 477–486 publications: 80 scientists 487–496 publications: 80 scientists 497–506 publications: 59 scientists 507–516 publications: 36 scientists 517–526 publications: 46 scientists 527–536 publications: 54 scientists 537–546 publications: 44 scientists 547–556 publications: 43 scientists 557–566 publications: 43 scientists 567–576 publications: 42 scientists 577–586 publications: 25 scientists 587–596 publications: 34 scientists 597–606 publications: 23 scientists 607–616 publications: 33 scientists 617–626 publications: 31 scientists 627–636 publications: 27 scientists 637–646 publications: 25 scientists 647–656 publications: 28 scientists 657–666 publications: 34 scientists 667–676 publications: 18 scientists 677–686 publications: 16 scientists 687–696 publications: 10 scientists 697–706 publications: 12 scientists 707–716 publications: 21 scientists 717–726 publications: 12 scientists 727–736 publications: 12 scientists 737–746 publications: 10 scientists 747–756 publications: 7 scientists 757–766 publications: 13 scientists 767–776 publications: 15 scientists 777–786 publications: 13 scientists 787–796 publications: 9 scientists 797–806 publications: 9 scientists 807–816 publications: 7 scientists 817–826 publications: 4 scientists 827–836 publications: 9 scientists 837–846 publications: 7 scientists 847–856 publications: 3 scientists 857–866 publications: 5 scientists 867–876 publications: 5 scientists 877–886 publications: 11 scientists 887–896 publications: 3 scientists 897–906 publications: 4 scientists 907–916 publications: 7 scientists 917–926 publications: 5 scientists 927–936 publications: 6 scientists 937–946 publications: 6 scientists 947–956 publications: 3 scientists 957–966 publications: 7 scientists 967–976 publications: 2 scientists 977–986 publications: 2 scientists 987–996 publications: 1 scientists 997–1,006 publications: 5 scientists 1,007–1,016 publications: 2 scientists 1,017–1,026 publications: 2 scientists 1,027 publications: 1 scientists 1,028+ publications: 100 scientists
47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 372 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Wanjin Hong D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wanjin Hong sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Singapore Leader Award

Overview

Wanjin Hong is affiliated with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus also on Medicine. The work is distributed across several subfields including Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Infectious Diseases, and Epidemiology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ, Cellular transport and secretion, Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Pancreatic function and diabetes, Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism, and RNA Research and Splicing.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Wanjin Hong include:

  • A combat with the YAP/TAZ-TEAD oncoproteins for cancer therapy, 2020, Theranostics
  • Therapeutics targeting the fibrinolytic system, 2020, Experimental & Molecular Medicine
  • Therapeutic targeting of TEAD transcription factors in cancer, 2023, Trends in Biochemical Sciences
  • Monoclonal antibodies for the S2 subunit of spike of SARS-CoV-1 cross-react with the newly-emerged SARS-CoV-2, 2020, Eurosurveillance
  • The aberrant upregulation of exon 10-inclusive SREK1 through SRSF10 acts as an oncogenic driver in human hepatocellular carcinoma, 2022, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Wanjin Hong consist of:

  • Sayan Chakraborty
  • Ajaybabu V. Pobbati
  • Ruijuan Zhuang
  • Tuanlao Wang
  • Liangcheng Li

Their work has appeared in multiple publication venues with a recurring presence in journals such as:

  • Nature Communications
  • Theranostics
  • Molecular Cancer Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Cells

Best Publications

  • SNAREs and traffic.

    Wanjin Hong

  • Early/recycling endosomes-to-TGN transport involves two SNARE complexes and a Rab6 isoform

    Frédéric Mallard;Bor Luen Tang;Thierry Galli;Danièle Tenza

  • Cidea-deficient mice have lean phenotype and are resistant to obesity

    Zhihong Zhou;Shen Yon Toh;Zhengming Chen;Ke Guo

  • The Hippo Tumor Pathway Promotes TAZ Degradation by Phosphorylating a Phosphodegron and Recruiting the SCFβ-TrCP E3 Ligase *

    Chen Ying Liu;Zheng Yu Zha;Xin Zhou;Heng Zhang

  • A role for TAZ in migration, invasion, and tumorigenesis of breast cancer cells.

    Siew Wee Chan;Chun Jye Lim;Ke Guo;Chee Peng Ng

  • The emerging role of the hippo pathway in cell contact inhibition, organ size control, and cancer development in mammals.

    Qi Zeng;Wanjin Hong

  • The YAP and TAZ transcription co-activators: key downstream effectors of the mammalian Hippo pathway.

    Wanjin Hong;Kun-Liang Guan

  • Hippo pathway-independent restriction of TAZ and YAP by angiomotin.

    Siew Wee Chan;Chun Jye Lim;Yaan Fun Chong;Ajaybabu Venkatesan Pobbati

  • PRL-3 and PRL-1 promote cell migration, invasion, and metastasis.

    Qi Zeng;Jing-Ming Dong;Ke Guo;Jie Li

  • SNX3 regulates endosomal function through its PX-domain-mediated interaction with PtdIns(3)P.

    Yue Xu;Heinz Hortsman;Lifong Seet;Siew Heng Wong

  • A role for oxysterol-binding protein–related protein 5 in endosomal cholesterol trafficking

    Ximing Du;Jaspal Kumar;Charles Ferguson;Timothy A. Schulz

  • Tethering the assembly of SNARE complexes

    WanJin Hong;WanJin Hong;Sima Lev

  • Glomerulocystic kidney disease in mice with a targeted inactivation of Wwtr1

    Zakir Hossain;Safiah Mohamed Ali;Hui Ling Ko;Jianliang Xu

  • Prenylation-dependent association of protein-tyrosine phosphatases PRL-1, -2, and -3 with the plasma membrane and the early endosome.

    Qi Zeng;Xiaoning Si;Heinrich Horstmann;Yue Xu

  • Overexpression of E2F-1 in rat embryo fibroblasts leads to neoplastic transformation.

    Paramjeet Singh;Siew Heng Wong;Wanjin Hong

  • Emerging roles of TEAD transcription factors and its coactivators in cancers

    Ajaybabu V. Pobbati;Wanjin Hong

  • Role of Hippo Pathway-YAP/TAZ Signaling in Angiogenesis.

    Gandhi T. K. Boopathy;Wanjin Hong

  • SNX27 mediates PDZ-directed sorting from endosomes to the plasma membrane

    Benjamin E.L. Lauffer;Cristina Melero;Paul Temkin;Cai Lei

  • Rab7: role of its protein interaction cascades in endo-lysosomal traffic.

    Tuanlao Wang;Zhang Ming;Wu Xiaochun;Wanjin Hong;Wanjin Hong

  • Mouse PRL-2 and PRL-3, Two Potentially Prenylated Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases Homologous to PRL-1

    Qi Zeng;Wanjin Hong;Y.H. Tan

Frequent Co-Authors

Bor Luen Tang
Bor Luen Tang National University of Singapore
Yee-Joo Tan
Yee-Joo Tan National University of Singapore
Seng Gee Lim
Seng Gee Lim National University of Singapore
Weiping Han
Weiping Han Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
Vinay Tergaonkar
Vinay Tergaonkar Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Walter Hunziker
Walter Hunziker Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Haiwei Song
Haiwei Song Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
Tien Yin Wong
Tien Yin Wong Tsinghua University
Siew Pheng Lim
Siew Pheng Lim A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Huaxi Xu
Huaxi Xu Xiamen University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Students interested in Biology and Biochemistry have a range of related online degree and career options to consider. For those keen on nutrition science, there are accelerated nutrition degree online programs. These allow students to earn credentials faster while gaining a strong foundation in dietary science and wellness.

If you’re drawn to leadership roles in healthcare, an online healthcare MBA can open doors to management positions at hospitals, clinics, or biopharmaceutical companies. These programs emphasize business management skills tailored for the healthcare industry.

Many graduates also explore careers in health information and data management. The certified coding specialist (ccs) credential, for example, is highly valued for roles in medical coding, insurance, and compliance.

Those curious about earning potential in this sphere can find helpful insights about medical.coder salary ranges and career advancement. With online degrees and certifications, there are flexible entry points for a variety of science- and healthcare-focused professions.

Best Scientists Citing Wanjin Hong

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles