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Wen-Hsiung Li

Wen-Hsiung Li

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Genetics
Taiwan
2026
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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Taiwan
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 128 270 260 1 1 464 86885

Wen-Hsiung Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wen-Hsiung Li between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wen-Hsiung Li published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 9.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2007. 7 of the 523 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2007. 1972: 1 publication 1973: 2 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 5 publications 1976: 7 publications 1977: 5 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 4 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 16 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 16 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 13 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 19 publications 2003: 20 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 19 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 23 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 3 publications
1972 2025

523 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wen-Hsiung Li: publications per year, 1972 to 2025
Year Publications
1972 1
1973 2
1974 1
1975 5
1976 7
1977 5
1978 1
1979 4
1980 3
1981 4
1982 3
1983 2
1984 3
1985 6
1986 10
1987 16
1988 7
1989 16
1990 7
1991 8
1992 13
1993 11
1994 8
1995 9
1996 8
1997 11
1998 9
1999 8
2000 14
2001 10
2002 19
2003 20
2004 15
2005 19
2006 17
2007 23
2008 14
2009 14
2010 8
2011 18
2012 18
2013 11
2014 9
2015 16
2016 10
2017 10
2018 10
2019 7
2020 6
2021 9
2022 15
2023 16
2024 4
2025 3
Total 523
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Wen-Hsiung Li publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wen-Hsiung Li sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 455–464 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 464 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28 464
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Wen-Hsiung Li D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 128–129 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 128 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22 128
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2009 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • 2003 - International Balzan Prize
  • 2003 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Wen-Hsiung Li is affiliated with Academia Sinica in Taiwan and has an extensive research portfolio primarily focused on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as agricultural and biological sciences.

The scientist's research subjects span several subfields including molecular biology, plant science, infectious diseases, genetics, and cell biology. Their work notably engages with topics such as plant molecular biology research, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, genomics and phylogenetic studies, plant reproductive biology, fungal and yeast genetics research, GABA and rice research, and plant genetic and mutation studies.

Wen-Hsiung Li has authored multiple papers published in a range of scientific venues. Some recent publications include:

  • "Constructing a yeast to express the largest cellulosome complex on the cell surface," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Maize Golden2-like transcription factors boost rice chloroplast development, photosynthesis, and grain yield," 2021, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • "Origin and Evolution of Nitrogen Fixation in Prokaryotes," 2022, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • "Rice transcription factor GAMYB modulates bHLH142 and is homeostatically regulated by TDR during anther tapetal and pollen development," 2021, Journal of Experimental Botany
  • "Behavioral and brain- transcriptomic synchronization between the two opponents of a fighting pair of the fish Betta splendens," 2020, PLoS Genetics

The following publication venues have featured their work frequently:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • PLoS ONE
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Nature Communications

Collaboration has been a significant aspect of Wen-Hsiung Li's career, with frequent coauthors including Maurice S. B. Ku, Mei-Yeh Jade Lu, Jinn-Jy Lin, Chun-Ping Yu, and Jui-Jen Chang.

Throughout their career, Wen-Hsiung Li has been recognized by several prestigious organizations. The awards include:

  • Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences (2009)
  • International Balzan Prize (2003)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2003)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1999)

Best Publications

  • Mathematical model for studying genetic variation in terms of restriction endonucleases

    Masatoshi Nei;Wen-Hsiung Li

  • Statistical tests of neutrality of mutations

    Yun-Xin Fu;Wen-Hsiung Li

  • The codon Adaptation Index--a measure of directional synonymous codon usage bias, and its potential applications.

    Paul M. Sharp;Wen-Hsiung Li

  • Fundamentals of molecular evolution

    Dan Graur;Wen-Hsiung Li

  • Rates of nucleotide substitution vary greatly among plant mitochondrial, chloroplast, and nuclear DNAs.

    Kenneth H. Wolfe;Wen-Hsiung Li;Paul M. Sharp

  • A new method for estimating synonymous and nonsynonymous rates of nucleotide substitution considering the relative likelihood of nucleotide and codon changes.

    Wen-Hsiung Li;Chung-I Wu;Chi-Cheng Luo

  • Comparative Analysis of the Receptor-Like Kinase Family in Arabidopsis and Rice

    Shin-Han Shiu;Wojciech M. Karlowski;Runsun Pan;Runsun Pan;Yun-Huei Tzeng;Yun-Huei Tzeng

  • Unbiased estimation of the rates of synonymous and nonsynonymous substitution

    Wen Hsiung Li

  • An evolutionary perspective on synonymous codon usage in unicellular organisms

    Paul M. Sharp;Wen-Hsiung Li

  • Evidence for higher rates of nucleotide substitution in rodents than in man

    Chung-I. Wu;Wen-Hsiung Li

  • Role of duplicate genes in genetic robustness against null mutations.

    Zhenglong Gu;Lars M. Steinmetz;Xun Gu;Curt Scharfe

  • Apolipoprotein B-48 is the product of a messenger RNA with an organ-specific in-frame stop codon.

    San Hwan Chen;Geetha Habib;Chao Yuh Yang;Zi Wei Gu

  • Genomic Divergences between Humans and Other Hominoids and the Effective Population Size of the Common Ancestor of Humans and Chimpanzees

    Feng Chi Chen;Wen Hsiung Li

  • Uncovering Small RNA-Mediated Responses to Phosphate Deficiency in Arabidopsis by Deep Sequencing

    Li-Ching Hsieh;Shu-I. Lin;Arthur Chun-Chieh Shih;June-Wei Chen

  • Human polymorphism at microRNAs and microRNA target sites

    Matthew A. Saunders;Han Liang;Wen Hsiung Li

  • Mutation rates differ among regions of the mammalian genome

    Kenneth H. Wolfe;Paul M. Sharp;Wen-Hsiung Li

  • Codon usage in regulatory genes in Escherichia coli does not reflect selection for ‘rare’ codons

    Paul.M Sharp;Wen-Hsiung Li

  • Date of the monocot-dicot divergence estimated from chloroplast DNA sequence data

    Kenneth H. Wolfe;Manolo Gouy;Yau-Wen Yang;Paul M. Sharp

  • Maximum likelihood estimation of the heterogeneity of substitution rate among nucleotide sites.

    Xun Gu;Yun-Xin Fu;Wen-Hsiung Li

  • Low nucleotide diversity in man.

    Wen-Hsiung Li;Lori A. Sadler

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul M. Sharp
Paul M. Sharp University of Edinburgh
Yunxin Fu
Yunxin Fu The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Lawrence Chan
Lawrence Chan Baylor College of Medicine
Shin-Han Shiu
Shin-Han Shiu Michigan State University
Masatoshi Nei
Masatoshi Nei Pennsylvania State University
Maurice S. B. Ku
Maurice S. B. Ku National Chiayi University
Chung-I Wu
Chung-I Wu Sun Yat-sen University
Kateryna D. Makova
Kateryna D. Makova Pennsylvania State University
Dan Graur
Dan Graur University of Houston
Han Liang
Han Liang The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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