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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 62 8718 7905 1522 1507 386 16514

Weiliang Zhu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Weiliang Zhu between 1996 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Weiliang Zhu published across 31 years, from 1996 to 2026, averaging 15.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2020. 22 of the 483 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2020. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 5 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 26 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 29 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 34 publications 2020: 36 publications 2021: 28 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 21 publications 2026: 1 publication
1996 2026

483 publications in total across all disciplines

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Weiliang Zhu: publications per year, 1996 to 2026
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 1
1998 5
1999 5
2000 2
2001 5
2002 5
2003 2
2004 3
2005 8
2006 20
2007 11
2008 13
2009 12
2010 15
2011 14
2012 26
2013 23
2014 22
2015 23
2016 24
2017 29
2018 24
2019 34
2020 36
2021 28
2022 20
2023 26
2024 24
2025 21
2026 1
Total 483
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Weiliang Zhu publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Weiliang Zhu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 381–400 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 386 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459 386
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Weiliang Zhu D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Weiliang Zhu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 62–63 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834 62
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Weiliang Zhu is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. They have a research focus primarily in medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, organic chemistry, computational theory and mathematics, pharmacology, and oncology.

Their research covers a number of scientific topics, with a strong emphasis on computational drug discovery methods and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research. Other notable areas of study include multiple myeloma research and treatments, crystallography and molecular interactions, chemical synthesis and analysis, protein structure and dynamics, as well as cancer therapeutics and mechanisms.

Weiliang Zhu has contributed to several publications in reputable journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
  • Acta Pharmacologica Sinica
  • Computers in Biology and Medicine

The scientist has authored or co-authored multiple papers. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Nelfinavir was predicted to be a potential inhibitor of 2019-nCov main protease by an integrative approach combining homology modelling, molecular docking and binding free energy calculation," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Substitution Effect of the Trifluoromethyl Group on the Bioactivity in Medicinal Chemistry: Statistical Analysis and Energy Calculations," 2020, Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
  • "ETCM v2.0: An update with comprehensive resource and rich annotations for traditional Chinese medicine," 2023, Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
  • "D3Targets-2019-nCoV: a webserver for predicting drug targets and for multi-target and multi-site based virtual screening against COVID-19," 2020, Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
  • "Interaction Nature and Computational Methods for Halogen Bonding: A Perspective," 2020, Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling

Frequent collaborators in their research include Zhijian Xu, Bo Li, Jumei Shi, Yulong Shi, and Dongliang Song. These partnerships have resulted in numerous co-authored publications across various scientific domains.

Best Publications

  • Predicting protein-protein interactions based only on sequences information.

    Juwen Shen;Jian Zhang;Xiaomin Luo;Weiliang Zhu

  • Halogen bonding--a novel interaction for rational drug design?

    Yunxiang Lu;Ting Shi;Yong Wang;Huaiyu Yang

  • TarFisDock: a web server for identifying drug targets with docking approach

    Honglin Li;Zhenting Gao;Ling Kang;Hailei Zhang

  • Nonbonding interactions of organic halogens in biological systems: implications for drug discovery and biomolecular design

    Yunxiang Lu;Yong Wang;Weiliang Zhu

  • Halogen bond: its role beyond drug-target binding affinity for drug discovery and development.

    Zhijian Xu;Zhuo Yang;Yingtao Liu;Yunxiang Lu

  • PDTD: a web-accessible protein database for drug target identification

    Zhenting Gao;Zhenting Gao;Honglin Li;Honglin Li;Hailei Zhang;Xiaofeng Liu

  • Conformational transition of amyloid β-peptide

    Yechun Xu;Jianhua Shen;Xiaomin Luo;Weiliang Zhu

  • Halogen bonding for rational drug design and new drug discovery

    Yunxiang Lu;Yingtao Liu;Zhijian Xu;Haiying Li

  • Binding interaction of quercetin-3-β-galactoside and its synthetic derivatives with SARS-CoV 3CLpro: Structure–activity relationship studies reveal salient pharmacophore features

    Lili Chen;Jian Li;Cheng Luo;Hong Liu

  • Nelfinavir was predicted to be a potential inhibitor of 2019 nCov main protease by an integrative approach combining homology modelling, molecular docking and binding free energy calculation

    Zhijian Xu;Cheng Peng;Yulong Shi;Zhengdan Zhu

  • Redox-neutral rhodium-catalyzed C-H functionalization of arylamine N-oxides with diazo compounds: primary C(sp(3))-H/C(sp(2))-H activation and oxygen-atom transfer.

    Bing Zhou;Zhaoqiang Chen;Yaxi Yang;Wen Ai

  • Rh(III)-Catalyzed Redox-Neutral Unsymmetrical C–H Alkylation and Amidation Reactions of N-Phenoxyacetamides

    Yunxiang Wu;Zhaoqiang Chen;Yaxi Yang;Weiliang Zhu

  • New technologies in computer-aided drug design: Toward target identification and new chemical entity discovery.

    Yun Tang;Weiliang Zhu;Kaixian Chen;Hualiang Jiang;Hualiang Jiang

  • Syntheses of triazole-modified zanamivir analogues via click chemistry and anti-AIV activities.

    Jian Li;Mingyue Zheng;Wei Tang;Pei-Lan He

  • Substitution Effect of the Trifluoromethyl Group on the Bioactivity in Medicinal Chemistry: Statistical Analysis and Energy Calculations.

    Amina Abula;Zhijian Xu;Zhengdan Zhu;Cheng Peng

  • Utilization of Halogen Bond in Lead Optimization: A Case Study of Rational Design of Potent Phosphodiesterase Type 5 (PDE5) Inhibitors

    Zhijian Xu;Zheng Liu;Tong Chen;TianTian Chen

  • Molecular docking for drug discovery and development: a widely used approach but far from perfect

    Guimin Wang;Weiliang Zhu

  • Site of metabolism prediction for six biotransformations mediated by cytochromes P450

    Mingyue Zheng;Xiaomin Luo;Qiancheng Shen;Yong Wang

  • Pharmacophore-based virtual screening versus docking-based virtual screening: a benchmark comparison against eight targets

    Zhi Chen;Hong-lin Li;Qi-jun Zhang;Xiao-guang Bao

  • The Multiplicity, Strength, and Nature of the Interaction of Nucleobases with Alkaline and Alkaline Earth Metal Cations: A Density Functional Theory Investigation

    Weiliang Zhu;Xiaomin Luo;Chum Mok Puah;Xiaojian Tan

  • How does halogen bonding behave in solution? A theoretical study using implicit solvation model.

    Yunxiang Lu;Haiying Li;Xiang Zhu;Weiliang Zhu

  • Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation studies of GPR40 receptor-agonist interactions.

    Shao-Yong Lu;Yong-Jun Jiang;Jing Lv;Tian-Xing Wu

  • Molecular docking and 3-D-QSAR studies on the possible antimalarial mechanism of artemisinin analogues.

    Feng Cheng;Jianhua Shen;Xiaomin Luo;Weiliang Zhu

  • C-X...H contacts in biomolecular systems: how they contribute to protein-ligand binding affinity.

    Yunxiang Lu;Yong Wang;Zhijian Xu;Xiuhua Yan

Frequent Co-Authors

Hualiang Jiang
Hualiang Jiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kaixian Chen
Kaixian Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaomin Luo
Xiaomin Luo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jiye Shi
Jiye Shi UCB Pharma (Belgium)
Hong Liu
Hong Liu Shandong University
Mingyue Zheng
Mingyue Zheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yong Zhang
Yong Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Cheng Luo
Cheng Luo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xu Shen
Xu Shen Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
Yun Tang
Yun Tang East China University of Science and Technology

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