2026 Wei Jiang: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	83	3449	3174	97	93	681	29779

Overview

Wei Jiang is affiliated with Wuhan University in China. The scientist's research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these broader areas, Wei Jiang concentrates on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Neurology, Materials Chemistry, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The researcher has contributed extensively to topics including:

Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
MicroRNA in disease regulation
RNA modifications and cancer
Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
Circular RNAs in diseases
Radioactive element chemistry and processing
Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics

Wei Jiang has published numerous papers, with selected recent works including:

"CellMarker 2.0: an updated database of manually curated cell markers in human/mouse and web tools based on scRNA-seq data" (2022), published in Nucleic Acids Research
"Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Delivery of Circular RNA SCMH1 Promotes Functional Recovery in Rodent and Nonhuman Primate Ischemic Stroke Models" (2020), published in Circulation
"LncRNA-Encoded Peptide: Functions and Predicting Methods" (2021), published in Frontiers in Oncology
"Pan-cancer analysis reveals cooperativity of both strands of microRNA that regulate tumorigenesis and patient survival" (2020), published in Nature Communications
"Integrating spatial and single-cell transcriptomics to characterize the molecular and cellular architecture of the ischemic mouse brain" (2024), published in Science Translational Medicine

Frequent coauthors in the researcher's collaborations include Mengqin Yuan, Haizhou Liu, Shunheng Zhou, Xu Zhou, and Fei Hou.

Wei Jiang's work appears frequently in several publication venues, notably:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Research Square (Research Square)
Nature Communications
arXiv (Cornell University)
Nucleic Acids Research

Best Publications

OSTEOGENIC ACTIVITY OF THE FOURTEEN TYPES OF HUMAN BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS (BMPS)

Hongwei Cheng;Wei Jiang;Frank M. Phillips;Rex C. Haydon

1321
Citations
Characterization of the distinct orthotopic bone-forming activity of 14 BMPs using recombinant adenovirus-mediated gene delivery.

Kang Q;Kang Q;Sun Mh;Cheng H;Peng Y

806
Citations
Highly efficient differentiation of human ES cells and iPS cells into mature pancreatic insulin-producing cells

Donghui Zhang;Wei Jiang;Meng Liu;Xin Sui

768
Citations
Generation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Adult Rhesus Monkey Fibroblasts

Haisong Liu;Fangfang Zhu;Jun Yong;Pengbo Zhang

656
Citations
A comprehensive analysis of the dual roles of BMPs in regulating adipogenic and osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal progenitor cells.

Quan Kang;Wen-Xin Song;Wen-Xin Song;Qing Luo;Qing Luo;Ni Tang;Ni Tang;Ni Tang

451
Citations
In vitro derivation of functional insulin-producing cells from human embryonic stem cells.

Wei Jiang;Yan Shi;Yan Shi;Dongxin Zhao;Song Chen

440
Citations
Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway as a novel cancer drug target.

Hue H. Luu;Ruiwen Zhang;Rex C. Haydon;Elizabeth Rayburn

424
Citations
Short-term BMP-4 treatment initiates mesoderm induction in human embryonic stem cells

Pengbo Zhang;Jian Li;Zhijia Tan;Chengyan Wang

385
Citations
Connective Tissue Growth Factor (CTGF) Is Regulated by Wnt and Bone Morphogenetic Proteins Signaling in Osteoblast Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Qing Luo;Quan Kang;Quan Kang;Weike Si;Weike Si;Wei Jiang

373
Citations
CCN1/Cyr61 Is Regulated by the Canonical Wnt Signal and Plays an Important Role in Wnt3A-Induced Osteoblast Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Weike Si;Quan Kang;Quan Kang;Hue H. Luu;Jong Kyung Park;Jong Kyung Park

335
Citations
Cellular MicroRNAs Inhibit Replication of the H1N1 Influenza A Virus in Infected Cells

Liping Song;He Liu;Shijuan Gao;Wei Jiang

330
Citations
Potential use of Sox9 gene therapy for intervertebral degenerative disc disease.

Ronjon Paul;Rex C. Haydon;Hongwei Cheng;Akira Ishikawa

328
Citations
Insulin-like Growth Factor 2 (IGF-2) Potentiates BMP-9-Induced Osteogenic Differentiation and Bone Formation

Liang Chen;Wei Jiang;Jiayi Huang;Jiayi Huang;Bai-Cheng He;Bai-Cheng He

308
Citations
Inducing Embryonic Stem Cells to Differentiate into Pancreatic β Cells by a Novel Three-Step Approach with Activin A and All-Trans Retinoic Acid

Yan Shi;Lingling Hou;Lingling Hou;Fuchou Tang;Wei Jiang

298
Citations
BMP‐9‐induced osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal progenitors requires functional canonical Wnt/β‐catenin signalling

Ni Tang;Wen‐Xin Song;Jinyong Luo;Jinyong Luo;Xiaoji Luo;Xiaoji Luo

285
Citations
Inhibitor of DNA binding/differentiation helix-loop-helix proteins mediate bone morphogenetic protein-induced osteoblast differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells.

Ying Peng;Quan Kang;Qing Luo;Wei Jiang

278
Citations
Transcriptional characterization of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs)-mediated osteogenic signaling.

Ying Peng;Quan Kang;Quan Kang;Hongwei Cheng;Xinmin Li

276
Citations
An orthotopic model of human osteosarcoma growth and spontaneous pulmonary metastasis.

Hue H. Luu;Quan Kang;Quan Kang;Jong Kyung Park;Jong Kyung Park;Weike Si;Weike Si

254
Citations
Walking the interactome to identify human miRNA-disease associations through the functional link between miRNA targets and disease genes

Hongbo Shi;Juan Xu;Guangde Zhang;Liangde Xu

242
Citations
Osteogenic activity of the fourteen types of human bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs)1

H Cheng;W Jiang;F.M Phillips;R.C Haydon

24
Citations