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D-Index
58
Citations
9444
World Ranking
3564
National Ranking
1650

Wen-Zhe Ho publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

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

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 213 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Wen-Zhe Ho D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

Wen-Zhe Ho is affiliated with Temple University in the United States and has focused research expertise in the fields of Immunology and Microbiology and Medicine.

Their subfields of study include Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Virology, Neurology, and Molecular Biology. Wen-Zhe Ho's research covers a variety of topics, notably HIV Research and Treatment, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Animal Virus Infections Studies, and Immune Response and Inflammation.

The scientist has contributed to multiple recent papers, including:

  • "SARS-CoV-2 is an appropriate name for the new coronavirus" (2020), published in The Lancet
  • "Epigallocatechin gallate from green tea effectively blocks infection of SARS-CoV-2 and new variants by inhibiting spike binding to ACE2 receptor" (2021), published in Cell & Bioscience
  • "Cellular mechanisms underlying neurological/neuropsychiatric manifestations of COVID-19" (2020), published in Journal of Medical Virology
  • "Methamphetamine facilitates HIV infection of primary human monocytes through inhibiting cellular viral restriction factors" (2021), published in Cell & Bioscience
  • "TLR7 Activation of Macrophages by Imiquimod Inhibits HIV Infection through Modulation of Viral Entry Cellular Factors" (2021), published in Biology

Frequent co-authors include Wenhui Hu, Fengzhen Meng, Xu Wang, Brittany Bodnar, and Peng Wang. Wen-Zhe Ho has published frequently in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Medical Virology, Cell & Bioscience, Preprints.org, and Viruses.

Best Publications

  • Human monocytes and macrophages express substance P and neurokinin-1 receptor.

    W Z Ho;J P Lai;X H Zhu;M Uvaydova

  • Human lymphocytes express substance P and its receptor.

    Jian-Ping Lai;Steven D Douglas;Wen-Zhe Ho

  • Cellular microRNA expression correlates with susceptibility of monocytes/macrophages to HIV-1 infection.

    Xu Wang;Li Ye;Wei Hou;Yu Zhou

  • Probiotics for prevention and treatment of respiratory tract infections in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

    Yizhong Wang;Xiaolu Li;Ting Ge;Yongmei Xiao

  • Lambda Interferon Inhibits Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection of Macrophages

    Wei Hou;Xu Wang;Li Ye;Lin Zhou

  • Methamphetamine enhances HIV infection of macrophages.

    Hao Liang;Xu Wang;Hui Chen;Hui Chen;Li Song

  • Alcohol potentiates hepatitis C virus replicon expression.

    Ting Zhang;Ting Zhang;Yuan Li;Jian-Ping Lai;Steven D. Douglas

  • Morphine Enhances HIV Infection of Human Blood Mononuclear Phagocytes through Modulation of β-Chemokines and CCR5 Receptor

    Chang-Jiang Guo;Yuan Li;Sha Tian;Xu Wang

  • Substance P augments interleukin-10 and tumor necrosis factor-α release by human cord blood monocytes and macrophages

    Wen-Zhe Ho;David Kaufman;Marina Uvaydova;Steven D. Douglas

  • Methadone Enhances Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection of Human Immune Cells

    Yuan Li;Xu Wang;Sha Tian;Chang-Jiang Guo

  • Real-time RT-PCR for quantitation of hepatitis C virus RNA

    Ji Hong Yang;Jian Ping Lai;Steven D Douglas;David Metzger

  • A critical function of toll-like receptor-3 in the induction of anti-human immunodeficiency virus activities in macrophages.

    Yu Zhou;Xu Wang;Manqing Liu;Quan Hu

  • TLR3 activation efficiency by high or low molecular mass poly I:C

    Yu Zhou;Ming Guo;Xu Wang;Jieliang Li

  • (−)-Epigallocatechin gallate inhibits endotoxin-induced expression of inflammatory cytokines in human cerebral microvascular endothelial cells

    Jieliang Li;Jieliang Li;Li Ye;Xu Wang;Jinping Liu

  • Lactate production by human monocytes/macrophages determined by proton mr spectroscopy

    Dolores López‐Villegas;Robert E. Lenkinski;Suzanne L. Wehrli;Wen‐Zhe Ho

  • Interferon-γ Upregulates CCR5 Expression in Cord and Adult Blood Mononuclear Phagocytes

    Deepa Hariharan;Steven D. Douglas;Steven D. Douglas;Benhur Lee;Benhur Lee;Jian-Ping Lai;Jian-Ping Lai

  • Isolated gA/gB glycoprotein complex of human cytomegalovirus envelope induces humoral and cellular immune-responses in human volunteers.

    Eva Gonczol;John Ianacone;Wenzhe Ho;Stuart Starr

  • Monkey Models of Tuberculosis: Lessons Learned

    Juliet C. Peña;Wen-Zhe Ho;Wen-Zhe Ho

  • HIV-1 infection and alcohol abuse: neurocognitive impairment, mechanisms of neurodegeneration and therapeutic interventions.

    Yuri Persidsky;Wenzhe Ho;Servio H. Ramirez;Raghava Potula

  • Full-length and truncated neurokinin-1 receptor expression and function during monocyte/macrophage differentiation.

    J.-P. Lai;W. Z. Ho;L. E. Kilpatrick;X. Wang

  • Glutathione and N-acetylcysteine suppression of human immunodeficiency virus replication in human monocyte/macrophages in vitro.

    Wen-Zhe Ho;Steven D. Douglas

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven D. Douglas
Steven D. Douglas Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Yuri Persidsky
Yuri Persidsky Temple University
David S. Metzger
David S. Metzger University of Pennsylvania
Jianguo Wu
Jianguo Wu Arizona State University
David E Pleasure
David E Pleasure University of California, Davis
Stuart E. Starr
Stuart E. Starr University of Pennsylvania
Deyin Guo
Deyin Guo Sun Yat-sen University
Shuxian Hu
Shuxian Hu University of Minnesota
Charles P. O'Brien
Charles P. O'Brien University of Pennsylvania
Dennis L. Kolson
Dennis L. Kolson University of Pennsylvania

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