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D-Index
59
Citations
15716
World Ranking
12370
National Ranking
391

Wei Li 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 Wei Li sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 350 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wei Li 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 Wei Li sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 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: 72 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: 59 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wei Li is a researcher affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their work is predominantly situated within the fields of Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, encompassing a substantial number of publications in these domains.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Sperm and Testicular Function
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Wei Li has published extensively in various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues consist of:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Genetics
  • Autophagy
  • Biology of Reproduction
  • Advanced Science

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Wei Li include:

  • Longitudinal characteristics of lymphocyte responses and cytokine profiles in the peripheral blood of SARS-CoV-2 infected patients, 2020, EBioMedicine
  • Cytokine storm induced by SARS-CoV-2, 2020, Clinica Chimica Acta
  • Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Potential of Artemisinins In Vitro, 2020, ACS Infectious Diseases
  • Autophagy core protein ATG5 is required for elongating spermatid development, sperm individualization and normal fertility in male mice, 2020, Autophagy
  • Autophagy regulates differentiation of ovarian granulosa cells through degradation of WT1, 2022, Autophagy

The researcher collaborates frequently with colleagues including Chao Liu, Bingbing Wu, Huafang Wei, Yanjie Ma, and Xiaoli Liu. These collaborations reflect a sustained engagement within a network of specialists contributing to similar research fields.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Origin and diversity of novel avian influenza A H7N9 viruses causing human infection: phylogenetic, structural, and coalescent analyses

    Di Liu;Weifeng Shi;Yi Shi;Dayan Wang

  • Identification of drought-induced microRNAs in rice.

    Botao Zhao;Ruqiang Liang;Ruqiang Liang;Liangfa Ge;Wei Li;Wei Li

  • Programming and Inheritance of Parental DNA Methylomes in Mammals

    Lu Wang;Lu Wang;Jun Zhang;Jialei Duan;Xinxing Gao

  • Direct Conversion of Normal and Alzheimer’s Disease Human Fibroblasts into Neuronal Cells by Small Molecules

    Wenxiang Hu;Binlong Qiu;Wuqiang Guan;Qinying Wang

  • An oligonucleotide microarray for microRNA expression analysis based on labeling RNA with quantum dot and nanogold probe

    Ru-Qiang Liang;Wei Li;Yang Li;Cui-yan Tan

  • Polyubiquitin chains: functions, structures, and mechanisms.

    Wei Li;Yihong Ye

  • A novel class of tRNA-derived small RNAs extremely enriched in mature mouse sperm.

    Hongying Peng;Junchao Shi;Ying Zhang;He Zhang

  • Acetylation-Mediated Proteasomal Degradation of Core Histones during DNA Repair and Spermatogenesis

    Min Xian Qian;Ye Pang;Cui Hua Liu;Cui Hua Liu;Kousuke Haratake

  • Activation of the imprinted Dlk1-Dio3 region correlates with pluripotency levels of mouse stem cells

    Lei Liu;Guan-Zheng Luo;Wei Yang;Xiaoyang Zhao

  • A ubiquitin ligase transfers preformed polyubiquitin chains from a conjugating enzyme to a substrate

    Wei Li;Daqi Tu;Axel T. Brunger;Yihong Ye

  • Yeast Model Uncovers Dual Roles of Mitochondria in the Action of Artemisinin

    Wei Li;Weike Mo;Dan Shen;Libo Sun

  • Atg7 is required for acrosome biogenesis during spermatogenesis in mice

    Hongna Wang;Haifeng Wan;Xixia Li;Weixiao Liu

  • H3.3 actively marks enhancers and primes gene transcription via opening higher-ordered chromatin.

    Ping Chen;Jicheng Zhao;Yan Wang;Min Wang

  • Increasing the complexity: new genes and new types of albinism

    Lluís Montoliu;Karen Grønskov;Karen Grønskov;Ai-Hua Wei;Mónica Martínez-García

  • Slc7a11 gene controls production of pheomelanin pigment and proliferation of cultured cells.

    Sreenivasulu Chintala;Wei Li;M. Lynn Lamoreux;Shosuke Ito

  • Rab geranylgeranyl transferase α mutation in the gunmetal mouse reduces Rab prenylation and platelet synthesis

    John C. Detter;Qing Zhang;Emilie H. Mules;Edward K. Novak

  • DTNBP1, a schizophrenia susceptibility gene, affects kinetics of transmitter release.

    Xiao-Wei Chen;Ya-Qin Feng;Chan-Juan Hao;Xiao-Li Guo

  • Direct reprogramming of Sertoli cells into multipotent neural stem cells by defined factors

    Chao Sheng;Qinyuan Zheng;Jianyu Wu;Jianyu Wu;Zhen Xu

  • Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome: pigmentary and non-pigmentary defects and their pathogenesis.

    Ai-Hua Wei;Wei Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Qi Zhou
Qi Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences
D. G. Hitlin
D. G. Hitlin California Institute of Technology

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