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2978
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Yanhui Hu publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yanhui Hu sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 150 publications — 30th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Yanhui Hu D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yanhui Hu is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and works primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research encompasses a range of subfields, including Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Immunology, Cell Biology, and Aging.

Their scientific contributions focus on various topics such as CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks, Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms, Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, as well as Single-cell and Spatial Transcriptomics.

Frequent publication venues for Yanhui Hu's work include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, eLife, Genetics, and Nucleic Acids Research, where they have published multiple papers demonstrating consistent research output.

  • A cell atlas of the adult Drosophila midgut, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A single-cell survey of Drosophila blood, 2020, eLife
  • Large-Scale Transgenic Drosophila Resource Collections for Loss- and Gain-of-Function Studies, 2020, Genetics
  • Proteomics of protein trafficking by in vivo tissue-specific labeling, 2021, Nature Communications
  • The Quest for Orthologs orthology benchmark service in 2022, 2022, Nucleic Acids Research

Yanhui Hu collaborates frequently with a group of co-authors, including Norbert Perrimon, Aram Comjean, Stephanie E. Mohr, Yifang Liu, and Jonathan Rodiger, reflecting a networked approach to their research efforts.

Best Publications

  • An integrative approach to ortholog prediction for disease-focused and other functional studies

    Yanhui Hu;Ian Flockhart;Arunachalam Vinayagam;Clemens Bergwitz

  • FlyBase at 25: looking to the future

    L. Sian Gramates;Steven J. Marygold;Gilberto dos Santos;Jose-Maria Urbano

  • The Transgenic RNAi Project at Harvard Medical School: Resources and Validation

    Lizabeth A. Perkins;Laura Holderbaum;Rong Tao;Yanhui Hu

  • Fast high-resolution miniature two-photon microscopy for brain imaging in freely behaving mice

    Weijian Zong;Runlong Wu;Mingli Li;Yanhui Hu

  • High-resolution DNA-binding specificity analysis of yeast transcription factors

    Cong Zhu;Kelsey J.R.P. Byers;Rachel Patton McCord;Zhenwei Shi

  • Optimized gene editing technology for Drosophila melanogaster using germ line-specific Cas9

    Xingjie Ren;Jin Sun;Benjamin E. Housden;Yanhui Hu

  • Next-generation high-density self-assembling functional protein arrays

    Niroshan Ramachandran;Jacob V Raphael;Eugenie Hainsworth;Gokhan Demirkan

  • Proteome-scale purification of human proteins from bacteria

    Pascal Braun;Yanhui Hu;Binghua Shen;Allison Halleck

  • Enhanced specificity and efficiency of the CRISPR/Cas9 system with optimized sgRNA parameters in Drosophila.

    Xingjie Ren;Zhihao Yang;Jiang Xu;Jin Sun

  • Genetic architecture of subcortical brain structures in 38,851 individuals

    Claudia L. Satizabal;Claudia L. Satizabal;Claudia L. Satizabal;Hieab H.H. Adams;Derrek Hibar;Charles C. White;Charles C. White

  • A gene-specific T2A-GAL4 library for Drosophila

    Pei-Tseng Lee;Jonathan Zirin;Oguz Kanca;Wen-Wen Lin

  • Controllability analysis of the directed human protein interaction network identifies disease genes and drug targets

    Arunachalam Vinayagam;Travis E. Gibson;Ho-Joon Lee;Bahar Yilmazel

  • Systemic Organ Wasting Induced by Localized Expression of the Secreted Insulin/IGF Antagonist ImpL2

    Young Kwon;Wei Song;Ilia A. Droujinine;Yanhui Hu

  • A cell atlas of the adult Drosophila midgut.

    Ruei-Jiun Hung;Yanhui Hu;Rory Kirchner;Yifang Liu

  • MARRVEL: Integration of Human and Model Organism Genetic Resources to Facilitate Functional Annotation of the Human Genome.

    Julia Wang;Rami Al-Ouran;Yanhui Hu;Seon-Young Kim

  • A single-cell survey of Drosophila blood.

    Sudhir Gopal Tattikota;Bumsik Cho;Yifang Liu;Yanhui Hu

  • Functional screening in Drosophila identifies Alzheimer's disease susceptibility genes and implicates Tau-mediated mechanisms

    Joshua M. Shulman;Joshua M. Shulman;Selina Imboywa;Nikolaos Giagtzoglou;Nikolaos Giagtzoglou;Martin P. Powers;Martin P. Powers

  • Miniature two-photon microscopy for enlarged field-of-view, multi-plane and long-term brain imaging.

    Weijian Zong;Weijian Zong;Runlong Wu;Shiyuan Chen;Junjie Wu

  • An integrative approach to ortholog prediction for disease-focused and other functional studies

    Yanhui Hu;Ian Flockhart;Arunachalam Vinayagam;Clemens Bergwitz

  • Author response: A gene-specific T2A-GAL4 library for Drosophila

    Pei-Tseng Lee;Jonathan Zirin;Oguz Kanca;Wen-Wen Lin

Frequent Co-Authors

Norbert Perrimon
Norbert Perrimon Harvard University
Stephanie E. Mohr
Stephanie E. Mohr Harvard University
Joshua LaBaer
Joshua LaBaer Arizona State University
Heping Cheng
Heping Cheng Peking University
John M. Asara
John M. Asara Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
John B.J. Kwok
John B.J. Kwok University of Sydney
Ed Harlow
Ed Harlow Harvard University
Hugo J. Bellen
Hugo J. Bellen Baylor College of Medicine
Joshua M. Shulman
Joshua M. Shulman Baylor College of Medicine
Philip L. De Jager
Philip L. De Jager Columbia University

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