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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 82 1035 932 29 29 933 37377

Wen-Jun Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wen-Jun Li between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wen-Jun Li published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 52.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 117 publications in 2024. 198 of the 1,303 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 117. Peak 117 publications in 2024. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 9 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 36 publications 2009: 61 publications 2010: 43 publications 2011: 45 publications 2012: 60 publications 2013: 52 publications 2014: 48 publications 2015: 67 publications 2016: 64 publications 2017: 54 publications 2018: 56 publications 2019: 80 publications 2020: 84 publications 2021: 90 publications 2022: 109 publications 2023: 86 publications 2024: 117 publications 2025: 81 publications
2001 2025

1,303 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wen-Jun Li: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 1
2003 9
2004 13
2005 15
2006 14
2007 17
2008 36
2009 61
2010 43
2011 45
2012 60
2013 52
2014 48
2015 67
2016 64
2017 54
2018 56
2019 80
2020 84
2021 90
2022 109
2023 86
2024 117
2025 81
Total 1,303
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Wen-Jun Li publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 679+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 933 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99 933
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Wen-Jun Li D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 82 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47 82
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Wen-Jun Li is affiliated with Sun Yat-sen University in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Ecology, Plant Science, Pharmacology, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's publication record includes a strong focus on topics involving genomics and phylogenetic studies, microbial community ecology and physiology, and microbial natural products and biosynthesis. Other notable areas of study include plant-microbe interactions and immunity, plant pathogens and fungal diseases, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, as well as protist diversity and phylogeny.

Wen-Jun Li has recently contributed to several publications, including:

  • Clades of huge phages from across Earth's ecosystems, 2020, Nature
  • Inference and reconstruction of the heimdallarchaeial ancestry of eukaryotes, 2023, Nature
  • Soil salinity and drought tolerance: An evaluation of plant growth, productivity, microbial diversity, and amelioration strategies, 2023, Plant Stress
  • Viral community-wide auxiliary metabolic genes differ by lifestyles, habitats, and hosts, 2022, Microbiome
  • Microbial dark matter coming to light: challenges and opportunities, 2020, National Science Review

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Wen-Jun Li include Jian-Yu Jiao, Bao-Zhu Fang, Manik Prabhu Narsing Rao, Govindan Rajivgandhi, and Lei Dong.

The scientist's work has been published extensively in several academic journals, notably:

  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY (75 publications)
  • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (27 publications)
  • Archives of Microbiology (27 publications)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology (17 publications)
  • Current Microbiology (16 publications)

In addition to journal articles, Wen-Jun Li has a book publication titled Microbial Communities and their Interactions in the Extreme Environment, published in 2021 by Springer Nature.

Best Publications

  • A genomic catalog of Earth’s microbiomes

    Stephen Nayfach;Simon Roux;Rekha Seshadri;Daniel Udwary

  • Naxibacter alkalitolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family 'Oxalobacteraceae' isolated from China.

    Ping Xu;Wen-Jun Li;Shu-Kun Tang;Yu-Qin Zhang

  • Georgenia ruanii sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from forest soil in Yunnan (China), and emended description of the genus Georgenia.

    Wen-Jun Li;Ping Xu;Peter Schumann;Yu-Qin Zhang;Yu-Qin Zhang

  • An update of the structure and 16S rRNA gene sequence-based definition of higher ranks of the class Actinobacteria, with the proposal of two new suborders and four new families and emended descriptions of the existing higher taxa.

    Xiao-Yang Zhi;Wen-Jun Li;Erko Stackebrandt

  • Pan-genome analysis highlights the extent of genomic variation in cultivated and wild rice.

    Qiang Zhao;Qi Feng;Hengyun Lu;Yan Li

  • Structural modulation of gut microbiota in life-long calorie-restricted mice.

    Chenhong Zhang;Shoufeng Li;Liu(杨柳) Yang;Ping Huang

  • The draft genome of the fast-growing non-timber forest species moso bamboo (Phyllostachys heterocycla)

    Zhenhua Peng;Ying Lu;Lubin Li;Qiang Zhao

  • Isolation, diversity, and antimicrobial activity of rare actinobacteria from medicinal plants of tropical rain forests in Xishuangbanna China

    Sheng Qin;Jie Li;Hua Hong Chen;Guo Zhen Zhao

  • A haplotype map of genomic variations and genome-wide association studies of agronomic traits in foxtail millet (Setaria italica)

    Guanqing Jia;Xuehui Huang;Hui Zhi;Yan Zhao

  • Clades of huge phages from across Earth’s ecosystems

    Basem Al-Shayeb;Rohan Sachdeva;Lin-Xing Chen;Fred Ward

  • Genomic architecture of heterosis for yield traits in rice

    Xuehui Huang;Shihua Yang;Junyi Gong;Qiang Zhao

  • Biodiversity, bioactive natural products and biotechnological potential of plant-associated endophytic actinobacteria.

    Sheng Qin;Ke Xing;Ji-Hong Jiang;Li-Hua Xu

  • The draft genome of the grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) provides insights into its evolution and vegetarian adaptation

    Yaping Wang;Ying Lu;Yong Zhang;Zemin Ning

  • Fungal and Bacterial Pigments: Secondary Metabolites with Wide Applications.

    Manik Prabhu Narsing Rao;Min Xiao;Wen-Jun Li;Wen-Jun Li

  • Streptimonospora salina gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Nocardiopsaceae.

    Xiao-Long Cui;Pei-Hong Mao;Min Zeng;Wen-Jun Li

  • Genomic analysis of hybrid rice varieties reveals numerous superior alleles that contribute to heterosis

    Xuehui Huang;Shihua Yang;Junyi Gong;Yan Zhao

  • Function annotation of the rice transcriptome at single-nucleotide resolution by RNA-seq

    Tingting Lu;Guojun Lu;Danlin Fan;Chuanrang Zhu

  • Phylogenomics of 10,575 genomes reveals evolutionary proximity between domains Bacteria and Archaea.

    Qiyun Zhu;Uyen Mai;Wayne Pfeiffer;Stefan Janssen;Stefan Janssen

  • Zhihengliuella alba sp. nov., and emended description of the genus Zhihengliuella.

    Shu-Kun Tang;Yun Wang;Yun Chen;Kai Lou

  • Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea: Sequencing a Myriad of Type Strains

    Nikos C. Kyrpides;Philip Hugenholtz;Jonathan A. Eisen;Tanja Woyke

Frequent Co-Authors

Li-Hua Xu
Li-Hua Xu Yunnan University
Hans-Peter Klenk
Hans-Peter Klenk Newcastle University
Hongchen Jiang
Hongchen Jiang China University of Geosciences
Hailiang Dong
Hailiang Dong China University of Geosciences
Chuanlun L. Zhang
Chuanlun L. Zhang Southern University of Science and Technology
Chang-Jin Kim
Chang-Jin Kim University of California, Los Angeles
Peter Schumann
Peter Schumann Leibniz Association
Nikos C. Kyrpides
Nikos C. Kyrpides Joint Genome Institute
Tanja Woyke
Tanja Woyke Joint Genome Institute

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