2026 Wen-Zhe Ho: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	58	3564	3286	1650	1509	213	9444

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

554
Citations
Human lymphocytes express substance P and its receptor.

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

391
Citations
Cellular microRNA expression correlates with susceptibility of monocytes/macrophages to HIV-1 infection.

Xu Wang;Li Ye;Wei Hou;Yu Zhou

295
Citations
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

227
Citations
Lambda Interferon Inhibits Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection of Macrophages

Wei Hou;Xu Wang;Li Ye;Lin Zhou

197
Citations
Methamphetamine enhances HIV infection of macrophages.

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

164
Citations
Alcohol potentiates hepatitis C virus replicon expression.

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

157
Citations
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

139
Citations
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

133
Citations
Methadone Enhances Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection of Human Immune Cells

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

132
Citations
Real-time RT-PCR for quantitation of hepatitis C virus RNA

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

131
Citations
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

130
Citations
TLR3 activation efficiency by high or low molecular mass poly I:C

Yu Zhou;Ming Guo;Xu Wang;Jieliang Li

129
Citations
(−)-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

125
Citations
Lactate production by human monocytes/macrophages determined by proton mr spectroscopy

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

119
Citations
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

115
Citations
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

113
Citations
Monkey Models of Tuberculosis: Lessons Learned

Juliet C. Peña;Wen-Zhe Ho;Wen-Zhe Ho

111
Citations
HIV-1 infection and alcohol abuse: neurocognitive impairment, mechanisms of neurodegeneration and therapeutic interventions.

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

109
Citations
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

109
Citations
Glutathione and N-acetylcysteine suppression of human immunodeficiency virus replication in human monocyte/macrophages in vitro.

Wen-Zhe Ho;Steven D. Douglas

106
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven D. Douglas Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Yuri Persidsky Temple University

David S. Metzger University of Pennsylvania

Jianguo Wu Arizona State University

David E Pleasure University of California, Davis

Stuart E. Starr University of Pennsylvania

Deyin Guo Sun Yat-sen University

Shuxian Hu University of Minnesota

Charles P. O'Brien University of Pennsylvania

Dennis L. Kolson University of Pennsylvania

External Links

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