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D-Index
57
Citations
14641
World Ranking
3540
National Ranking
84

Wenjun Liu 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 Wenjun Liu sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 261 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wenjun Liu 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 Wenjun Liu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 36th percentile

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

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

Overview

Wenjun Liu is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, focusing on research in the field of Medicine with a particular emphasis on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including Influenza Virus Research Studies, Signaling Pathways in Disease, interferon and immune responses, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, and Respiratory viral infections research.

Recent notable publications include:

  • "Dominant subtype switch in avian influenza viruses during 2016-2019 in China" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Pseudorabies virus tegument protein UL13 recruits RNF5 to inhibit STING-mediated antiviral immunity" (2022, PLoS Pathogens)
  • "Co-existence and co-infection of influenza A viruses and coronaviruses: Public health challenges" (2022, The Innovation)
  • "The Rapid Assessment and Early Warning Models for COVID-19" (2020, Virologica Sinica)
  • "SARS-CoV-2 nonstructural protein 6 triggers endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced autophagy to degrade STING1" (2023, Autophagy)

Frequent co-authors of Wenjun Liu include Lei Sun, Jing Li, Wenhui Fan, Yuhai Bi, and Wenxian Yang.

The scientist has published in multiple venues repeatedly, with the most frequent being Viruses, Cell Reports, Frontiers in Immunology, Food Bioscience, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Best Publications

  • Epidemiology, Genetic Recombination, and Pathogenesis of Coronaviruses

    Shuo Su;Gary Wong;Weifeng Shi;Jun Liu;Jun Liu

  • Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Influenza Virus Infection in Migratory Birds

    Jinhua Liu;Haixia Xiao;Fumin Lei;Qingyu Zhu

  • Origin and diversity of novel avian influenza A H7N9 viruses causing human infection: phylogenetic, structural, and coalescent analyses

    Di Liu;Weifeng Shi;Yi Shi;Dayan Wang

  • MERS, SARS, and Ebola: The Role of Super-Spreaders in Infectious Disease.

    Gary Wong;Wenjun Liu;Yingxia Liu;Boping Zhou

  • The SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein and Its Role in Viral Structure, Biological Functions, and a Potential Target for Drug or Vaccine Mitigation.

    Zhihua Bai;Ying Cao;Wenjun Liu;Jing Li

  • Structures and receptor binding of hemagglutinins from human-infecting H7N9 influenza viruses

    Yi Shi;Wei Zhang;Fei Wang;Fei Wang;Jianxun Qi

  • Hepatitis B Virus mRNA-Mediated miR-122 Inhibition Upregulates PTTG1-Binding Protein, Which Promotes Hepatocellular Carcinoma Tumor Growth and Cell Invasion

    Changfei Li;Yanzhong Wang;Saifeng Wang;Bo Wu

  • Dynamic reassortments and genetic heterogeneity of the human-infecting influenza A (H7N9) virus.

    Lunbiao Cui;Di Liu;Weifeng Shi;Jingcao Pan

  • Tyrosine replacement in P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 affects distinct kinetic and mechanical properties of bonds with P- and L-selectin.

    Vishwanath Ramachandran;Matthias U. Nollert;Haiying Qiu;Wen-Jun Liu

  • Pathotypical Characterization and Molecular Epidemiology of Newcastle Disease Virus Isolates from Different Hosts in China from 1996 to 2005

    Zhuo-Ming Qin;Lei-Tao Tan;Huai-Ying Xu;Bao-Chen Ma

  • A humanized neutralizing antibody against MERS-CoV targeting the receptor-binding domain of the spike protein

    Yan Li;Yuhua Wan;Yuhua Wan;Peipei Liu;Jincun Zhao

  • Dominant subtype switch in avian influenza viruses during 2016–2019 in China

    Yuhai Bi;Yuhai Bi;Juan Li;Shanqin Li;Guanghua Fu

  • Identification of N-terminal Residues on P-selectin Glycoprotein Ligand-1 Required for Binding to P-selectin

    Wen-jun Liu;Vishwanath Ramachandran;Jun Kang;Takashi Kei Kishimoto

  • Cyclophilin A interacts with influenza A virus M1 protein and impairs the early stage of the viral replication.

    Xiaoling Liu;Lei Sun;Maorong Yu;Zengfu Wang

  • MicroRNA-23 inhibits PRRSV replication by directly targeting PRRSV RNA and possibly by upregulating type I interferons.

    Qiong Zhang;Xue-kun Guo;Li Gao;Chen Huang

  • Emergence and Adaptation of a Novel Highly Pathogenic H7N9 Influenza Virus in Birds and Humans from a 2013 Human-Infecting Low-Pathogenic Ancestor.

    Wenbao Qi;Weixin Jia;Di Liu;Jing Li

  • Inference of person-to-person transmission of COVID-19 reveals hidden super-spreading events during the early outbreak phase

    Liang Wang;Xavier Didelot;Jing Yang;Gary Wong;Gary Wong

  • Characterization of two distinct neuraminidases from avian-origin human-infecting H7N9 influenza viruses

    Yan Wu;Yuhai Bi;Christopher J. Vavricka;Xiaoman Sun

  • New Threats from H7N9 Influenza Virus: Spread and Evolution of High- and Low-Pathogenicity Variants with High Genomic Diversity in Wave Five.

    Chuansong Quan;Chuansong Quan;Weifeng Shi;Yang Yang;Yongchun Yang

  • Pseudorabies virus tegument protein UL13 recruits RNF5 to inhibit STING-mediated antiviral immunity

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  • Cyclophilin A restricts influenza A virus replication through degradation of the M1 protein.

    Xiaoling Liu;Zhendong Zhao;Chongfeng Xu;Lei Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

George F. Gao
George F. Gao Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention
Yuhai Bi
Yuhai Bi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jinghua Yan
Jinghua Yan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gary Wong
Gary Wong Public Health Agency of Canada
Weifeng Shi
Weifeng Shi Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Yi Shi
Yi Shi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jianxun Qi
Jianxun Qi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fumin Lei
Fumin Lei Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peter J. Hansen
Peter J. Hansen University of Florida
John Aaskov
John Aaskov Queensland University of Technology

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