2026 Xiang-Jin Meng: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	101	707	652	404	367	294	36009
Medicine	101	8011	7527	4161	3849	295	36029

Research.com Recognitions

2016 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2014 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

Overview

Xiang-Jin Meng is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the field of medicine, particularly focusing on hepatology and infectious diseases. Their scholarly output includes over 100 publications, with significant contributions in related subfields such as animal science and zoology, genetics, and epidemiology.

The scientist's work spans main topics including viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, hepatitis viruses studies and epidemiology, and liver disease and transplantation. Additional research interests encompass animal virus infections, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, virus-based gene therapy, and hepatitis B virus studies.

Recent published papers authored or co-authored by Xiang-Jin Meng include:

Update: proposed reference sequences for subtypes of hepatitis E virus (species Orthohepevirus A), 2020, Journal of General Virology
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Hepeviridae 2022, 2022, Journal of General Virology
Hepatitis E virus: host tropism and zoonotic infection, 2020, Current Opinion in Microbiology
Structural and molecular biology of hepatitis E virus, 2021, Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
Swine hepatitis E virus: Cross-species infection, pork safety and chronic infection, 2020, Virus Research

Xiang-Jin Meng frequently collaborates with a core group of researchers, including Debin Tian, C. Lynn Heffron, Bo Wang, Harini Sooryanarain, and Hassan M. Mahsoub. These collaborations have resulted in multiple publications together, contributing to the breadth of knowledge in their research fields.

Publication venues where Meng's work is regularly featured include mBio, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of General Virology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Virus Research.

Awards recognizing Meng's standing in the scientific community include membership in the National Academy of Sciences awarded in 2016 and a fellowship with the National Academy of Inventors granted in 2014.

Best Publications

A novel virus in swine is closely related to the human hepatitis E virus

Xiang-Jin Meng;Robert H. Purcell;Patrick G. Halbur;James R. Lehman

1525
Citations
A broadly reactive one-step real-time RT-PCR assay for rapid and sensitive detection of hepatitis E virus.

Narayanan Jothikumar;Narayanan Jothikumar;Theresa L. Cromeans;Betty H. Robertson;X.J. Meng

971
Citations
Porcine circovirus type 2-associated disease: Update on current terminology, clinical manifestations, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and intervention strategies

Tanja Opriessnig;Xiang-Jin Meng;Patrick G. Halbur

900
Citations
Comparison of the Pathogenicity of Two US Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Isolates with that of the Lelystad Virus

P. G. Halbur;P. S. Paul;M. L. Frey;J. Landgraf

827
Citations
Genetic and Experimental Evidence for Cross-Species Infection by Swine Hepatitis E Virus

Xiang-Jin Meng;Patrick G. Halbur;Max S. Shapiro;Sugantha Govindarajan

784
Citations
Consensus proposals for classification of the family Hepeviridae

Donald B. Smith;Peter Simmonds;Shahid Jameel

728
Citations
Prevalence of Antibodies to Hepatitis E Virus in Veterinarians Working with Swine and in Normal Blood Donors in the United States and Other Countries

X. J. Meng;B. Wiseman;F. Elvinger;D. K. Guenette

686
Citations
Hepatitis E virus: Animal reservoirs and zoonotic risk

X.J. Meng

640
Citations
Heterogeneity of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus: implications for current vaccine efficacy and future vaccine development.

X.J Meng

634
Citations
Origin, Evolution, and Genotyping of Emergent Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Strains in the United States

Yao Wei Huang;Yao Wei Huang;Allan W. Dickerman;Pablo Piñeyro;Long Li

600
Citations
Wild boars as sources for infectious diseases in livestock and humans

X. J. Meng;D. S. Lindsay;N. Sriranganathan

580
Citations
Experimental reproduction of postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome in pigs by dual infection with Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and porcine circovirus type 2.

T. Opriessnig;E. L. Thacker;S. Yu;M. Fenaux

513
Citations
Genetic identification and characterization of a novel virus related to human hepatitis E virus from chickens with hepatitis-splenomegaly syndrome in the United States.

G. Haqshenas;H. L. Shivaprasad;P. R. Woolcock;D. H. Read

494
Citations
Phylogenetic analyses of the putative M (ORF 6) and N (ORF 7) genes of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV): implication for the existence of two genotypes of PRRSV in the U.S.A. and Europe.

X. J. Meng;Prem S Paul;P. G. Halbur;M. A. Lum

465
Citations
Detection by Reverse Transcription-PCR and Genetic Characterization of Field Isolates of Swine Hepatitis E Virus from Pigs in Different Geographic Regions of the United States

F. F. Huang;G. Haqshenas;D. K. Guenette;P. G. Halbur

455
Citations
Zoonotic hepatitis E: animal reservoirs and emerging risks.

Nicole Pavio;Xiang Jin Meng;Christophe Renou

454
Citations
Detection and characterization of infectious Hepatitis E virus from commercial pig livers sold in local grocery stores in the USA

A. R. Feagins;T. Opriessnig;D. K. Guenette;P. G. Halbur

444
Citations
Comparative pathogenesis of infection of pigs with hepatitis E viruses recovered from a pig and a human

P. G. Halbur;C. Kasorndorkbua;C. Gilbert;D. Guenette

439
Citations
Proposed reference sequences for hepatitis E virus subtypes

Donald B. Smith;Peter Simmonds;Jacques Izopet;Edmilson F. Oliveira-Filho

408
Citations
Evidence of Extrahepatic Sites of Replication of the Hepatitis E Virus in a Swine Model

T. P. E. Williams;C. Kasorndorkbua;P. G. Halbur;G. Haqshenas

382
Citations
Identity of a novel swine hepatitis E virus in Taiwan forming a monophyletic group with Taiwan isolates of human hepatitis E virus.

Sen-Yung Hsieh;Xiang-Jin Meng;Ying-Hua Wu;Ying-Hua Wu;Shih-Tung Liu

375
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Tanja Opriessnig Moredun Foundation

Patrick G. Halbur Iowa State University

Suzanne U. Emerson National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Robert H. Purcell National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Ming Tan Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Xi Jiang Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Ronald E. Engle National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Kelly M. Lager Agricultural Research Service

Michael A. Purdy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Leyi Wang University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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