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D-Index
56
Citations
20239
World Ranking
3654
National Ranking
88

Youchun Wang 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 Youchun Wang 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.

Youchun Wang 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 Youchun Wang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Youchun Wang is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions to infectious diseases, molecular biology, animal science and zoology, epidemiology, and hepatology.

The scientist's main areas of study revolve around the following topics:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • Vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches

Their publication record includes papers in several prominent venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Emerging Microbes & Infections
  • Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
  • Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • Nature

Frequent collaborators feature several researchers with whom Wang has coauthored multiple works. These include:

  • Weijin Huang
  • Jianhui Nie
  • Yuanling Yu
  • Jing Wang
  • Yunlong Cao

Among recent significant publications are:

  • "Omicron escapes the majority of existing SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies," 2021, Nature
  • "Human neutralizing antibodies elicited by SARS-CoV-2 infection," 2020, Nature
  • "The Impact of Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 Spike on Viral Infectivity and Antigenicity," 2020, Cell
  • "BA.2.12.1, BA.4 and BA.5 escape antibodies elicited by Omicron infection," 2022, Nature
  • "A vaccine targeting the RBD of the S protein of SARS-CoV-2 induces protective immunity," 2020, Nature

Wang has also contributed to book publications, including a title published by Springer Nature:

  • "Pseudotyped Viruses," 2023

Best Publications

  • Omicron escapes the majority of existing SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies

    Unknown

  • Human neutralizing antibodies elicited by SARS-CoV-2 infection.

    Bin Ju;Qi Zhang;Jiwan Ge;Ruoke Wang

  • The Impact of Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 Spike on Viral Infectivity and Antigenicity.

    Qianqian Li;Jiajing Wu;Jianhui Nie;Li Zhang

  • BA.2.12.1, BA.4 and BA.5 escape antibodies elicited by Omicron infection

    Unknown

  • A vaccine targeting the RBD of the S protein of SARS-CoV-2 induces protective immunity.

    Jingyun Yang;Wei Wang;Zimin Chen;Shuaiyao Lu

  • Circular RNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 and emerging variants

    Unknown

  • Establishment and validation of a pseudovirus neutralization assay for SARS-CoV-2.

    Jianhui Nie;Qianqian Li;Jiajing Wu;Chenyan Zhao

  • Cathepsin L plays a key role in SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans and humanized mice and is a promising target for new drug development.

    Miao-Miao Zhao;Wei-Li Yang;Fang-Yuan Yang;Li Zhang

  • Potent human neutralizing antibodies elicited by SARS-CoV-2 infection

    Bin Ju;Qi Zhang;Ruoke Wang;Sisi Shan

  • A novel genotype of hepatitis E virus prevalent among farmed rabbits in China.

    Chenyan Zhao;Zhongren Ma;Tim J. Harrison;Ruofei Feng

  • Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody by a pseudotyped virus-based assay

    Jianhui Nie;Qianqian Li;Jiajing Wu;Chenyan Zhao

  • 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

  • The significant immune escape of pseudotyped SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron

    Unknown

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

    Qianqian Li;Jianhui Nie;Jiajing Wu;Li Zhang

  • A divergent genotype of hepatitis E virus in Chinese patients with acute hepatitis

    Youchun Wang;Roger Ling;James C. Erker;Huayuan Zhang

  • ACE2 binding and antibody evasion in enhanced transmissibility of XBB.1.5

    Unknown

  • Structurally Resolved SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Shows High Efficacy in Severely Infected Hamsters and Provides a Potent Cocktail Pairing Strategy.

    Shuo Du;Yunlong Cao;Qinyu Zhu;Pin Yu

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

    Unknown

  • A systematic study of the N-glycosylation sites of HIV-1 envelope protein on infectivity and antibody-mediated neutralization

    Wenbo Wang;Jianhui Nie;Courtney Prochnow;Carolyn Truong

  • Detection and assessment of infectivity of hepatitis E virus in urine.

    Yansheng Geng;Chenyan Zhao;Weijin Huang;Tim J. Harrison

  • Cross-species infection of pigs with a novel rabbit, but not rat, strain of hepatitis E virus isolated in the United States

    Caitlin M. Cossaboom;Laura Córdoba;Brenton J. Sanford;Pablo Piñeyro

  • Current status on the development of pseudoviruses for enveloped viruses

    Qianqian Li;Qiang Liu;Weijin Huang;Xuguang Li

  • Experimental infection of rabbits with rabbit and genotypes 1 and 4 hepatitis E viruses.

    Hongxia Ma;Lin Zheng;Yunbo Liu;Chenyan Zhao

  • Humoral immune response to circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants elicited by inactivated and RBD-subunit vaccines.

    Yunlong Cao;Ayijiang Yisimayi;Yali Bai;Yali Bai;Weijin Huang

  • Persistent hepatitis e virus genotype 4 infection in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

    Yansheng Geng;Hongxin Zhang;Weijin Huang;Tim J Harrison

  • No Higher Infectivity But Immune Escape of SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 Variants

    Qianqian Li;Jianhui Nie;Jiajing Wu;Li Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Weijin Huang
Weijin Huang National Institutes for Food and Drug Control
Cheng-Feng Qin
Cheng-Feng Qin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yong-Qiang Deng
Yong-Qiang Deng Academy of Military Medical Sciences
Zihe Rao
Zihe Rao Tsinghua University
Zheng Zhang
Zheng Zhang Southern University of Science and Technology
Tianlei Ying
Tianlei Ying Fudan University
Hui Zhuang
Hui Zhuang Peking University
Zhi-Nan Chen
Zhi-Nan Chen Air Force Medical University
Kwok-Yung Yuen
Kwok-Yung Yuen University of Hong Kong
Jasper F. W. Chan
Jasper F. W. Chan University of Hong Kong

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