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D-Index
59
Citations
22455
World Ranking
3209
National Ranking
75

Yong-Qiang Deng 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 Yong-Qiang Deng sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 222 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yong-Qiang Deng 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 Yong-Qiang Deng sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yong-Qiang Deng is affiliated with the Academy of Military Medical Sciences in China. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a specialization in infectious diseases. The scope of their work also includes molecular biology, public health, environmental and occupational health, epidemiology, and immunology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research. Additional areas of study involve COVID-19 clinical research studies, mosquito-borne diseases and control, viral infections and vectors, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, animal virus infections studies, and viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology.

Yong-Qiang Deng's recent papers include the following notable publications:

  • Structure of Mpro from SARS-CoV-2 and discovery of its inhibitors (2020, Nature)
  • Potent Neutralizing Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 Identified by High-Throughput Single-Cell Sequencing of Convalescent Patients' B Cells (2020, Cell)
  • Detection of SARS-CoV-2-Specific Humoral and Cellular Immunity in COVID-19 Convalescent Individuals (2020, Immunity)
  • CD147-spike protein is a novel route for SARS-CoV-2 infection to host cells (2020, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy)
  • Adaptation of SARS-CoV-2 in BALB/c mice for testing vaccine efficacy (2020, Science)

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • Cell Research
  • Cell Discovery
  • Virologica Sinica

Yong-Qiang Deng collaborates with several coauthors, with frequent partnerships including:

  • Cheng-Feng Qin
  • Qi Chen
  • Qing Ye
  • Hui Zhao
  • Xiangxi Wang

Best Publications

  • Structure of Mpro from SARS-CoV-2 and discovery of its inhibitors

    Zhenming Jin;Zhenming Jin;Xiaoyu Du;Yechun Xu;Yongqiang Deng

  • Potent Neutralizing Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 Identified by High-Throughput Single-Cell Sequencing of Convalescent Patients' B Cells.

    Yunlong Cao;Bin Su;Xianghua Guo;Wenjie Sun

  • Detection of SARS-CoV-2-Specific Humoral and Cellular Immunity in COVID-19 Convalescent Individuals.

    Ling Ni;Fang Ye;Meng Li Cheng;Yu Feng

  • CD147-spike protein is a novel route for SARS-CoV-2 infection to host cells.

    Ke Wang;Wei Chen;Zheng Zhang;Yongqiang Deng

  • Adaptation of SARS-CoV-2 in BALB/c mice for testing vaccine efficacy.

    Hongjing Gu;Qi Chen;Guan Yang;Lei He

  • SARS-CoV-2 invades host cells via a novel route: CD147-spike protein

    Ke Wang;Wei Chen;Yu-Sen Zhou;Jian-Qi Lian

  • A Thermostable mRNA Vaccine against COVID-19.

    Na Na Zhang;Xiao Feng Li;Yong Qiang Deng;Hui Zhao

  • A Mouse Model of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Pathogenesis.

    Shi Hui Sun;Qi Chen;Hong Jing Gu;Guan Yang

  • 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

  • A single mutation in the prM protein of Zika virus contributes to fetal microcephaly

    Ling Yuan;Xing Yao Huang;Zhong Yu Liu;Feng Zhang

  • Structural basis for neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV by a potent therapeutic antibody

    Zhe Lv;Yong Qiang Deng;Qing Ye;Lei Cao

  • 25-Hydroxycholesterol Protects Host against Zika Virus Infection and Its Associated Microcephaly in a Mouse Model

    Chunfeng Li;Yong-Qiang Deng;Shuo Wang;Feng Ma;Feng Ma

  • HDL-scavenger receptor B type 1 facilitates SARS-CoV-2 entry

    Congwen Wei;Luming Wan;Qiulin Yan;Qiulin Yan;Xiaolin Wang

  • Vertical transmission of Zika virus targeting the radial glial cells affects cortex development of offspring mice

    Kong-Yan Wu;Guo-Long Zuo;Xiao-Feng Li;Qing Ye

  • Existing drugs as broad-spectrum and potent inhibitors for Zika virus by targeting NS2B-NS3 interaction

    Zhong Li;Matthew Brecher;Yong Qiang Deng;Jing Zhang

  • A complete sequence and comparative analysis of a SARS-associated virus (Isolate BJ01).

    E’de Qin;Qingyu Zhu;Man Yu;Baochang Fan

  • A Broadly Flavivirus Cross-Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody that Recognizes a Novel Epitope within the Fusion Loop of E Protein

    Yong-Qiang Deng;Jian-Xin Dai;Guang-Hui Ji;Tao Jiang

  • Genetic diversity and evolutionary dynamics of Ebola virus in Sierra Leone

    Yi-Gang Tong;Wei-Feng Shi;Di Liu;Jun Qian

  • Memory B cell repertoire from triple vaccinees against diverse SARS-CoV-2 variants

    Unknown

  • Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus: a potential vector to transmit Zika virus

    Xiao-xia Guo;Chun-xiao Li;Yong-qiang Deng;Dan Xing

  • Clinical and Virological Characteristics of Ebola Virus Disease Patients Treated with favipiravir (T-705), Sierra Leone, 2014

    Chang-Qing Bai;Jin-Song Mu;David Kargbo;Ya-Bin Song

  • Structure of Mpro from COVID-19 virus and discovery of its inhibitors

    Z. Jin;Z. Jin;X. Du;Y. Xu;Y. Deng

Frequent Co-Authors

Cheng-Feng Qin
Cheng-Feng Qin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zihe Rao
Zihe Rao Tsinghua University
George F. Gao
George F. Gao Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention
Wu-Chun Cao
Wu-Chun Cao Shandong University
Ruikang Tang
Ruikang Tang Zhejiang University
Yajun Guo
Yajun Guo Second Military Medical University
Pei-Yong Shi
Pei-Yong Shi GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)
Youchun Wang
Youchun Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiao Yang
Xiao Yang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Yi Shi
Yi Shi Chinese Academy of Sciences

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