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D-Index
54
Citations
8932
World Ranking
15775
National Ranking
6567

Wei Shi 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 Shi sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 135 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wei Shi 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 Shi 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: 54 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wei Shi is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, with particular emphasis on pulmonary and respiratory medicine. Their scholarly work spans subfields including surgery, molecular biology, physiology, and oncology, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within biomedical sciences.

Their research topics concentrate on several key areas:

  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research
  • Renal cell carcinoma treatment

Wei Shi has published multiple papers in high-impact journals. Some recent publications include:

  • "TSC2 regulates lysosome biogenesis via a non-canonical RAGC and TFEB-dependent mechanism," 2021, published in Nature Communications
  • "Monocyte and macrophage derived myofibroblasts: Is it fate? A review of the current evidence," 2021, published in Wound Repair and Regeneration
  • "Smooth Muscle Differentiation Is Essential for Airway Size, Tracheal Cartilage Segmentation, but Dispensable for Epithelial Branching," 2020, published in Developmental Cell
  • "Alterations of monoamine neurotransmitters, HPA-axis hormones, and inflammation cytokines in reserpine-induced hyperalgesia and depression comorbidity rat model," 2022, published in BMC Psychiatry
  • "Interleukin-6 mediates PSAT1 expression and serine metabolism in TSC2-deficient cells," 2021, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Wei Shi frequently collaborates with several researchers, indicating active research partnerships. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Yongfeng Luo
  • Elizabeth P. Henske
  • Hui Chen
  • Matthew E. Thornton
  • Martin Kolb

Their work appears regularly in several publication venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology
  • Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • eLife

Best Publications

  • Smad3 deficiency attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice

    Jingsong Zhao;Wei Shi;Yan-Ling Wang;Hui Chen

  • Chapter Three – Lung Organogenesis

    David Warburton;Ahmed El-Hashash;Gianni Carraro;Caterina Tiozzo

  • TGFβ signaling plays a critical role in promoting alternative macrophage activation

    Dapeng Gong;Wei Shi;Sun-ju Yi;Hui Chen

  • STAT3 as an adapter to couple phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase to the IFNAR1 chain of the type I interferon receptor.

    Lawrence M. Pfeffer;Jerald E. Mullersman;Susan R. Pfeffer;Aruna Murti

  • Molecular Mechanisms of Early Lung Specification and Branching Morphogenesis

    David Warburton;Saverio Bellusci;Stijn De Langhe;Pierre-Marie Del Moral

  • Role of SMAD and Non-SMAD Signals in the Development of Th17 and Regulatory T Cells

    Ling Lu;Julie Wang;Feng Zhang;Yang Chai

  • Lung Development and Adult Lung Diseases

    Wei Shi;Saverio Bellusci;David Warburton

  • miR-17 family of microRNAs controls FGF10-mediated embryonic lung epithelial branching morphogenesis through MAPK14 and STAT3 regulation of E-Cadherin distribution.

    Gianni Carraro;Ahmed El-Hashash;Diego Guidolin;Caterina Tiozzo

  • Antigen-specific transforming growth factor β–induced Treg cells, but not natural Treg cells, ameliorate autoimmune arthritis in mice by shifting the Th17/Treg cell balance from Th17 predominance to Treg cell predominance

    Ning Kong;Qin Lan;Qin Lan;Maogen Chen;Julie Wang

  • Genome-wide association study of colorectal cancer identifies six new susceptibility loci

    Fredrick R. Schumacher;Stephanie L. Schmit;Shuo Jiao;Christopher K. Edlund

  • Pulmonary hypoplasia in mice lacking tumor necrosis factor-alpha converting enzyme indicates an indispensable role for cell surface protein shedding during embryonic lung branching morphogenesis.

    Jingsong Zhao;Hui Chen;Jacques J. Peschon;Wei Shi

  • Autoimmunity to GABAA-receptor-associated protein in stiff-person syndrome

    Raghavan Raju;Goran Rakocevic;Ziwei Chen;Gerard Hoehn

  • Abnormal mouse lung alveolarization caused by Smad3 deficiency is a developmental antecedent of centrilobular emphysema

    Hui Chen;Jianping Sun;Sue Buckley;Cheng Chen

  • Direct Association of STAT3 with the IFNAR-1 Chain of the Human Type I Interferon Receptor

    Chuan-He Yang;Wei Shi;Leela Basu;Aruna Murti

  • Stem/Progenitor Cells in Lung Development, Injury Repair, and Regeneration

    David Warburton;Laura Perin;Roger DeFilippo;Saverio Bellusci

  • TACE is required for fetal murine cardiac development and modeling.

    Wei Shi;Hui Chen;Jianping Sun;Sue Buckley

  • VEGF-A signaling through Flk-1 is a critical facilitator of early embryonic lung epithelial to endothelial crosstalk and branching morphogenesis.

    Pierre-Marie Del Moral;Frédéric G. Sala;Denise Tefft;Denise Tefft;Wei Shi;Wei Shi

  • Adoptive transfer of induced-Treg cells effectively attenuates murine airway allergic inflammation

    Wei Xu;Wei Xu;Qin Lan;Qin Lan;Maogen Chen;Hui Chen

  • Gremlin negatively modulates BMP-4 induction of embryonic mouse lung branching morphogenesis.

    Wei Shi;Jingsong Zhao;Kathryn D. Anderson;David Warburton;David Warburton

  • Role of Smad and non-Smad Signals in the Development of Th17 and Regulatory T Cells

    Song Guo Zheng;Ling Lu;Julie Wang;Feng Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

David Warburton
David Warburton University of Southern California
Song Guo Zheng
Song Guo Zheng Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Saverio Bellusci
Saverio Bellusci University of Giessen
Martin Kolb
Martin Kolb McMaster University
David D. Brand
David D. Brand University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Jack Gauldie
Jack Gauldie McMaster University
David A. Horwitz
David A. Horwitz University of Southern California
Elizabeth P. Henske
Elizabeth P. Henske Harvard Medical School
Vesa Kaartinen
Vesa Kaartinen University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Pablo Bringas
Pablo Bringas University of Southern California

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