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D-Index
55
Citations
12707
World Ranking
3798
National Ranking
95

Youjun Feng 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 Youjun Feng sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 167 publications — 34th percentile

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

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

Youjun Feng 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 Youjun Feng sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Youjun Feng is affiliated with Zhejiang University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their research intersects multiple subfields, including Molecular Medicine, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Pollution, and Organic Chemistry.

The main research topics that Feng has focused on include:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Biotin and Related Studies
  • Click Chemistry and Applications
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus

Feng has published numerous scientific papers across various high-impact journals, frequently contributing to:

  • Science Bulletin
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Nanobiotechnology

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Feng include:

  • "An updated atlas of antibody evasion by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-variants including BQ.1.1 and XBB," 2023, Cell Reports Medicine
  • "Convergence of carbapenem resistance and hypervirulence in a highly-transmissible ST11 clone of K. pneumoniae: An epidemiological, genomic and functional study," 2020, Virulence
  • "The poultry pathogen Riemerella anatipestifer appears as a reservoir for Tet(X) tigecycline resistance," 2021, Environmental Microbiology
  • "Chasing the landscape for intrahospital transmission and evolution of hypervirulent carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae," 2023, Science Bulletin
  • "Injectable hydrogels with ROS-triggered drug release enable the co-delivery of antibacterial agent and anti-inflammatory nanoparticle for periodontitis treatment," 2025, Journal of Nanobiotechnology

Feng collaborates regularly with several researchers, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Man Huang
  • Yongchang Xu
  • Huimin Zhang
  • Xu Jia
  • Yu Shi

Best Publications

  • Emergence of Fatal PRRSV Variants: Unparalleled Outbreaks of Atypical PRRS in China and Molecular Dissection of the Unique Hallmark

    Kegong Tian;Xiuling Yu;Tiezhu Zhao;Youjun Feng

  • Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Influenza Virus Infection in Migratory Birds

    Jinhua Liu;Haixia Xiao;Fumin Lei;Qingyu Zhu

  • Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome caused by Streptococcus suis serotype 2.

    Jiaqi Tang;Changjun Wang;Youjun Feng;Weizhong Yang

  • Plasmid-encoded tet(X) genes that confer high-level tigecycline resistance in Escherichia coli.

    Jian Sun;Chong Chen;Chao Yue Cui;Yan Zhang

  • Towards Understanding MCR-like Colistin Resistance

    Jian Sun;Huimin Zhang;Ya-Hong Liu;Youjun Feng

  • A glimpse of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome from comparative genomics of S. suis 2 Chinese isolates.

    Chen Chen;Chen Chen;Jiaqi Tang;Wei Dong;Wei Dong;Changjun Wang

  • Global Burden of Colistin-Resistant Bacteria: Mobilized Colistin Resistance Genes Study (1980–2018)

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  • Genomic characterization and infectivity of a novel SARS-like coronavirus in Chinese bats

    Dan Hu;Changqiang Zhu;Lele Ai;Ting He

  • Dissemination and Mechanism for the MCR-1 Colistin Resistance

    Rongsui Gao;Yongfei Hu;Zhencui Li;Jian Sun

  • Streptococcus suis infection: An emerging/reemerging challenge of bacterial infectious diseases?

    Youjun Feng;Huimin Zhang;Zuowei Wu;Shihua Wang

  • Escherichia coli Unsaturated Fatty Acid Synthesis: COMPLEX TRANSCRIPTION OF THE fabA GENE AND IN VIVO IDENTIFICATION OF THE ESSENTIAL REACTION CATALYZED BY FabB

    Youjun Feng;John E. Cronan

  • Uncovering newly emerging variants of Streptococcus suis, an important zoonotic agent.

    Youjun Feng;Huimin Zhang;Ying Ma;George F. Gao

  • SalK/SalR, a two-component signal transduction system, is essential for full virulence of highly invasive Streptococcus suis serotype 2.

    Ming Li;Changjun Wang;Youjun Feng;Xiuzhen Pan

  • Streptococcus suis enolase functions as a protective antigen displayed on the bacterial cell surface.

    Youjun Feng;Xiuzhen Pan;Wen Sun;Changjun Wang

  • Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus variants, Vietnam and China, 2007.

    Youjun Feng;Tiezhu Zhao;Tung Nguyen;Ken Inui

  • H5N1 avian influenza re-emergence of Lake Qinghai: phylogenetic and antigenic analyses of the newly isolated viruses and roles of migratory birds in virus circulation.

    Guihua Wang;Dawei Zhan;Laixing Li;Fumin Lei

  • Co-transfer of bla NDM-5 and mcr-1 by an IncX3-X4 hybrid plasmid in Escherichia coli.

    Jian Sun;Run-Shi Yang;Qijing Zhang;Youjun Feng

  • Genetic Analysis of the IncX4 Plasmids: Implications for a Unique Pattern in the mcr-1 Acquisition.

    Jian Sun;Liang-Xing Fang;Zuowei Wu;Hui Deng

  • Correlation analysis of mineral element contents and quality traits in milled rice (Oryza stavia L.)

    S. L. Jiang;J. G. Wu;Y. Feng;X. E. Yang

  • Diversified mcr-1-Harbouring Plasmid Reservoirs Confer Resistance to Colistin in Human Gut Microbiota

    Huiyan Ye;Huiyan Ye;Yihui Li;Yihui Li;Zhencui Li;Rongsui Gao

  • Correction: Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome Caused by Streptococcus suis Serotype 2.

    Jiaqi Tang;Changjun Wang;Youjun Feng;Weizhong Yang

  • Emergence of NDM-5- and MCR-1-Producing Escherichia coli Clones ST648 and ST156 from a Single Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata).

    Run-Shi Yang;Youjun Feng;Xiao-Yue Lv;Jia-Hong Duan

  • Helicobacter pylori CagA Protein Negatively Regulates Autophagy and Promotes Inflammatory Response via c-Met-PI3K/Akt-mTOR Signaling Pathway.

    Na Li;Bin Tang;Yin-ping Jia;Pan Zhu

Frequent Co-Authors

George F. Gao
George F. Gao Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention
John E. Cronan
John E. Cronan University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jinghua Yan
Jinghua Yan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jianxun Qi
Jianxun Qi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jing Wang
Jing Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jing Wang
Jing Wang The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Shibo Jiang
Shibo Jiang Fudan University
Jun Wang
Jun Wang University of Central Florida
Zhu Chen
Zhu Chen Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Fumin Lei
Fumin Lei Chinese Academy of Sciences

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