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D-Index
62
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28073
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2814
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66

Wenhui 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 Wenhui Li sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 170 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wenhui 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 Wenhui Li sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wenhui Li is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China and has contributed extensively to research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Immunology, and Genetics.

Li's research covers multiple specialized topics with significant publication records in areas such as Hepatitis B Virus Studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Hepatitis C virus research, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Animal Virus Infections Studies, and Parasitic infections in humans and animals.

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Jianhua Sui, Nian-Zhang Zhang, Lianjun Zhang, Bao-Quan Fu, and Wan-Zhong Jia. These collaborations highlight a consistent partnership network within their research community.

Li's research outputs have appeared in a variety of publication venues, notably:

  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Virology
  • Frontiers in Immunology

Among their recent publications are the following works:

  • "SARS-CoV-2 spike-protein D614G mutation increases virion spike density and infectivity" (2020) published in Nature Communications
  • "Mitophagy, Mitochondrial Homeostasis, and Cell Fate" (2020) published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • "Dual-targeting nanoparticle vaccine elicits a therapeutic antibody response against chronic hepatitis B" (2020) published in Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Preliminary Estimate of Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Outbreak - New York City, March 11-May 2, 2020" (2020) published in MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • "Enforced PGC-1α expression promotes CD8 T cell fitness, memory formation and antitumor immunity" (2020) published in Cellular and Molecular Immunology

Best Publications

  • Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 is a functional receptor for the SARS coronavirus.

    Wenhui Li;Michael J. Moore;Natalya Vasilieva;Jianhua Sui

  • Sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide is a functional receptor for human hepatitis B and D virus

    Huan Yan;Guocai Zhong;Guangwei Xu;Wenhui He

  • Structure of SARS Coronavirus Spike Receptor-Binding Domain Complexed with Receptor

    Fang Li;Wenhui Li;Wenhui Li;Michael Farzan;Michael Farzan;Stephen C. Harrison;Stephen C. Harrison

  • Receptor and viral determinants of SARS-coronavirus adaptation to human ACE2

    Wenhui Li;Chengsheng Zhang;Chengsheng Zhang;Jianhua Sui;Jens H Kuhn;Jens H Kuhn

  • SARS-CoV-2 spike-protein D614G mutation increases virion spike density and infectivity

    Lizhou Zhang;Cody B. Jackson;Huihui Mou;Amrita Ojha

  • A 193-Amino Acid Fragment of the SARS Coronavirus S Protein Efficiently Binds Angiotensin-converting Enzyme 2

    Swee Kee Wong;Wenhui Li;Michael J. Moore;Hyeryun Choe

  • Potent neutralization of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus by a human mAb to S1 protein that blocks receptor association

    Jianhua Sui;Wenhui Li;Akikazu Murakami;Azaibi Tamin

  • Transferrin receptor 1 is a cellular receptor for New World haemorrhagic fever arenaviruses

    Sheli R. Radoshitzky;Jonathan Abraham;Christina F. Spiropoulou;Jens H. Kuhn;Jens H. Kuhn

  • A global scientific strategy to cure hepatitis B

    Peter A Revill;Francis V Chisari;Joan M Block;Maura Dandri

  • Receptor-binding domain of SARS-CoV spike protein induces highly potent neutralizing antibodies: implication for developing subunit vaccine.

    Yuxian He;Yusen Zhou;Shuwen Liu;Zhihua Kou

  • SARS coronavirus, but not human coronavirus NL63, utilizes cathepsin L to infect ACE2-expressing cells.

    I-Chueh Huang;Berend Jan Bosch;Fang Li;Wenhui Li

  • TIM-family Proteins Promote Infection of Multiple Enveloped Viruses through Virion-associated Phosphatidylserine

    Stephanie Jemielity;Jinyize J. Wang;Ying Kai Chan;Asim Aminsharif Ahmed

  • Animal origins of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus: insight from ACE2-S-protein interactions.

    Wenhui Li;Swee-Kee Wong;Fang Li;Jens H. Kuhn;Jens H. Kuhn

  • Retroviruses Pseudotyped with the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Spike Protein Efficiently Infect Cells Expressing Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2

    Michael J. Moore;Tatyana Dorfman;Wenhui Li;Swee Kee Wong

  • Viral entry of Hepatitis B and D viruses and bile salts transportation share common molecular determinants on sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide

    Huan Yan;Bo Peng;Yang Liu;Guangwei Xu

  • Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2: a functional receptor for SARS coronavirus.

    J. H. Kuhn;W. Li;H. Choe;M. Farzan

  • Tyrosine Sulfation of Human Antibodies Contributes to Recognition of the CCR5 Binding Region of HIV-1 gp120

    Hyeryun Choe;Wenhui Li;Paulette L. Wright;Natalya Vasilieva

  • Human Coronavirus HKU1 Spike Protein Uses O-Acetylated Sialic Acid as an Attachment Receptor Determinant and Employs Hemagglutinin-Esterase Protein as a Receptor-Destroying Enzyme

    Xingchuan Huang;Wenjuan Dong;Aleksandra Milewska;Anna Golda

  • Isolation and characterization of H7N9 viruses from live poultry markets — Implication of the source of current H7N9 infection in humans

    JianZhong Shi;GuoHua Deng;PeiHong Liu;JinPing Zhou

  • Efficient replication of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus in mouse cells is limited by murine angiotensin-converting enzyme 2.

    Wenhui Li;Thomas C. Greenough;Michael J. Moore;Natalya Vasilieva

  • Molecular Determinants of Hepatitis B and D Virus Entry Restriction in Mouse Sodium Taurocholate Cotransporting Polypeptide

    Huan Yan;Bo Peng;Wenhui He;Guocai Zhong

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Farzan
Michael Farzan Harvard Medical School
Hyeryun Choe
Hyeryun Choe Scripps Research Institute
Jens H. Kuhn
Jens H. Kuhn National Institutes of Health
Wayne A. Marasco
Wayne A. Marasco Harvard University
Stephen C. Harrison
Stephen C. Harrison Harvard University
Sheli R. Radoshitzky
Sheli R. Radoshitzky Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Timothy M. Block
Timothy M. Block Drexel University
Fang Li
Fang Li University of Minnesota
Ju-Tao Guo
Ju-Tao Guo Drexel University

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