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D-Index
72
Citations
18443
World Ranking
1752
National Ranking
42

Yi Shi 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 Yi Shi sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 231 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yi Shi 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 Yi Shi sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yi Shi is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine. Their scholarly work includes significant contributions to Infectious Diseases, with additional research efforts spanning Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Immunology, and Genetics.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas, notably:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • Respiratory viral infections research

Yi Shi has co-authored numerous papers with several frequent collaborators, including:

  • George F. Gao
  • Jianxun Qi
  • Yuhai Bi
  • Qi Peng
  • William J. Liu

The publication record reflects a strong presence in prominent scientific journals and platforms. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Science China Life Sciences
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • hLife

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Yi Shi are:

  • Both Boceprevir and GC376 efficaciously inhibit SARS-CoV-2 by targeting its main protease (2020, Nature Communications)
  • SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 variants lack higher infectivity but do have immune escape (2021, Cell)
  • Single-Cell Sequencing of Peripheral Mononuclear Cells Reveals Distinct Immune Response Landscapes of COVID-19 and Influenza Patients (2020, Immunity)
  • ORF3a of the COVID-19 virus SARS-CoV-2 blocks HOPS complex-mediated assembly of the SNARE complex required for autolysosome formation (2020, Developmental Cell)
  • Structural and Biochemical Characterization of the nsp12-nsp7-nsp8 Core Polymerase Complex from SARS-CoV-2 (2020, Cell Reports)

Best Publications

  • Molecular basis of binding between novel human coronavirus MERS-CoV and its receptor CD26

    Guangwen Lu;Yawei Hu;Qihui Wang;Jianxun Qi

  • Cryo-EM structures of MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV spike glycoproteins reveal the dynamic receptor binding domains

    Yuan Yuan;Duanfang Cao;Yanfang Zhang;Jun Ma

  • 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

  • Both Boceprevir and GC376 efficaciously inhibit SARS-CoV-2 by targeting its main protease.

    Lifeng Fu;Fei Ye;Yong Feng;Feng Yu

  • Structures of the Zika Virus Envelope Protein and Its Complex with a Flavivirus Broadly Protective Antibody

    Lianpan Dai;Jian Song;Xishan Lu;Yong-Qiang Deng

  • Bat-derived influenza-like viruses H17N10 and H18N11

    Ying Wu;Yan Wu;Boris Tefsen;Yi Shi

  • Comparison of different samples for 2019 novel coronavirus detection by nucleic acid amplification tests.

    Chunbao Xie;Lingxi Jiang;Guo Huang;Hong Pu

  • Single-Cell Sequencing of Peripheral Mononuclear Cells Reveals Distinct Immune Response Landscapes of COVID-19 and Influenza Patients.

    Linnan Zhu;Penghui Yang;Yingze Zhao;Zhenkun Zhuang

  • Enabling the 'host jump': structural determinants of receptor-binding specificity in influenza A viruses

    Yi Shi;Ying Wu;Wei Zhang;Jianxun Qi

  • SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 variants lack higher infectivity but do have immune escape.

    Qianqian Li;Jianhui Nie;Jiajing Wu;Li Zhang

  • ORF3a of the COVID-19 virus SARS-CoV-2 blocks HOPS complex-mediated assembly of the SNARE complex required for autolysosome formation.

    Guangyan Miao;Hongyu Zhao;Yan Li;Mingming Ji

  • Ebola Viral Glycoprotein Bound to Its Endosomal Receptor Niemann-Pick C1.

    Han Wang;Yi Shi;Jian Song;Jianxun Qi

  • Structural Insights into the Niemann-Pick C1 (NPC1)-Mediated Cholesterol Transfer and Ebola Infection

    Xin Gong;Hongwu Qian;Xinhui Zhou;Jianping Wu

  • Structural and Biochemical Characterization of the nsp12-nsp7-nsp8 Core Polymerase Complex from SARS-CoV-2.

    Qi Peng;Ruchao Peng;Bin Yuan;Jingru Zhao

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

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

  • An unexpected N-terminal loop in PD-1 dominates binding by nivolumab

    Shuguang Tan;Hao Zhang;Hao Zhang;Yan Chai;Hao Song

  • Exome sequencing identifies ZNF644 mutations in high myopia.

    Yi Shi;Yingrui Li;Dingding Zhang;Hao Zhang

  • Molecular determinants of human neutralizing antibodies isolated from a patient infected with Zika virus

    Qihui Wang;Huabing Yang;Huabing Yang;Xiaoqing Liu;Lianpan Dai

  • Zika virus NS1 structure reveals diversity of electrostatic surfaces among flaviviruses

    Hao Song;Jianxun Qi;Joel Haywood;Yi Shi

  • Human infection of avian influenza A H3N8 virus and the viral origins: a descriptive study.

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  • The 2009 pandemic H1N1 neuraminidase N1 lacks the 150-cavity in its active site

    Qing Li;Jianxun Qi;Wei Zhang;Christopher J Vavricka

Frequent Co-Authors

George F. Gao
George F. Gao Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention
Jianxun Qi
Jianxun Qi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jinghua Yan
Jinghua Yan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yuhai Bi
Yuhai Bi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhenglin Yang
Zhenglin Yang University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Min Wang
Min Wang University of Hong Kong
Wenjun Liu
Wenjun Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gary Wong
Gary Wong Public Health Agency of Canada
Min Wang
Min Wang Qingdao University
Yuelong Shu
Yuelong Shu Sun Yat-sen University

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