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D-Index
74
Citations
20667
World Ranking
5575
National Ranking
2649

Wei Zheng 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 Zheng sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 397 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wei Zheng 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 Zheng 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: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wei Zheng is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. They have contributed extensively to subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Physiology, and Genetics.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, notably including SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Computational Drug Discovery Methods, Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy.

They have authored several papers across varied venues. Notable recent publications include:

  • CircRNA-SORE mediates sorafenib resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma by stabilizing YBX1 (2020, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy)
  • Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neural Cells and Brain Organoids Reveal SARS-CoV-2 Neurotropism Predominates in Choroid Plexus Epithelium (2020, Cell stem cell)
  • Heparan sulfate assists SARS-CoV-2 in cell entry and can be targeted by approved drugs in vitro (2020, Cell Discovery)
  • Identification of SARS-CoV-2 3CL Protease Inhibitors by a Quantitative High-Throughput Screening (2020, ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science)
  • RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase as a Target for COVID-19 Drug Discovery (2020, SLAS DISCOVERY)

Their publications frequently appear in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Stem Cell Research, Cancer Research, ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Wei Zheng collaborates regularly with several researchers, including Catherine Z. Chen, Miao Xu, Min Shen, Kirill Gorshkov, and Anton Simeonov. These collaborations reflect sustained teamwork in biomedical research.

Best Publications

  • Quantitative high-throughput screening: a titration-based approach that efficiently identifies biological activities in large chemical libraries.

    James Inglese;Douglas S. Auld;Ajit Jadhav;Ronald L. Johnson

  • High-throughput screening assays for the identification of chemical probes

    James Inglese;Ronald L Johnson;Anton Simeonov;Menghang Xia

  • Identification of small-molecule inhibitors of Zika virus infection and induced neural cell death via a drug repurposing screen

    Miao Xu;Emily M. Lee;Zhexing Wen;Yichen Cheng

  • Phenotypic screens as a renewed approach for drug discovery

    Wei Zheng;Natasha Thorne;John C. McKew

  • Application of real-time cell electronic sensing (RT-CES) technology to cell-based assays.

    Kelli Solly;Xiaobo Wang;Xiao Xu;Berta Strulovici

  • Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neural Cells and Brain Organoids Reveal SARS-CoV-2 Neurotropism Predominates in Choroid Plexus Epithelium.

    Fadi Jacob;Fadi Jacob;Sarshan R. Pather;Wei-Kai Huang;Wei-Kai Huang;Feng Zhang

  • Epitranscriptomic m6A Regulation of Axon Regeneration in the Adult Mammalian Nervous System.

    Yi-Lan Weng;Yi-Lan Weng;Xu Wang;Ran An;Jessica Cassin

  • Drug combination therapy increases successful drug repositioning.

    Wei Sun;Philip E. Sanderson;Wei Zheng

  • Conformational dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 trimeric spike glycoprotein in complex with receptor ACE2 revealed by cryo-EM.

    Cong Xu;Cong Xu;Yanxing Wang;Caixuan Liu;Caixuan Liu;Chao Zhang

  • Inhibition of the Mitochondrial Protease ClpP as a Therapeutic Strategy for Human Acute Myeloid Leukemia

    Alicia Cole;Zezhou Wang;Etienne Coyaud;Veronique Voisin

  • CircRNA-SORE mediates sorafenib resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma by stabilizing YBX1

    Junjie Xu;Lin Ji;Yuelong Liang;Zhe Wan

  • Identification of 53 compounds that block Ebola virus-like particle entry via a repurposing screen of approved drugs

    Jennifer Kouznetsova;Wei Sun;Carles Martínez-Romero;Gregory Tawa

  • Increased expression of the cardiac L-type calcium channel in estrogen receptor-deficient mice

    Barry D. Johnson;Wei Zheng;Kenneth S. Korach;Todd Scheuer

  • Identification and Characterization of Small Molecule Functional Antagonists of the CCR1 Chemokine Receptor

    J. Hesselgesser;H. P. Ng;Meina Liang;Wei Zheng

  • A New Glucocerebrosidase Chaperone Reduces α-Synuclein and Glycolipid Levels in iPSC-Derived Dopaminergic Neurons from Patients with Gaucher Disease and Parkinsonism

    Elma Aflaki;Daniel K. Borger;Nima Moaven;Barbara K. Stubblefield

  • Drug repurposing screens and synergistic drug-combinations for infectious diseases

    Wei Zheng;Wei Sun;Anton Simeonov

  • Identification of SARS-CoV-2 3CL Protease Inhibitors by a Quantitative High-Throughput Screening

    Wei Zhu;Miao Xu;Catherine Z. Chen;Hui Guo

  • Elabela-apelin receptor signaling pathway is functional in mammalian systems.

    Zhi Wang;Daozhan Yu;Mengqiao Wang;Qilong Wang

  • Targeting heparan sulfate proteoglycan-assisted endocytosis as a COVID-19 therapeutic option

    Qi Zhang;Catherine Chen;Manju Swaroop;Miao Xu

  • Discovery of common and rare genetic risk variants for colorectal cancer

    Jeroen R. Huyghe;Stephanie A. Bien;Tabitha A. Harrison;Hyun Min Kang

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher P. Austin
Christopher P. Austin National Institutes of Health
Anton Simeonov
Anton Simeonov National Institutes of Health
Marc Ferrer
Marc Ferrer National Institutes of Health
Ellen Sidransky
Ellen Sidransky National Institutes of Health
James Inglese
James Inglese National Institutes of Health
Menghang Xia
Menghang Xia National Institutes of Health
Xiao-Ou Shu
Xiao-Ou Shu Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Ruili Huang
Ruili Huang National Institutes of Health
David J. Triggle
David J. Triggle University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Guo Li Ming
Guo Li Ming University of Pennsylvania

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