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D-Index
75
Citations
28623
World Ranking
1955
National Ranking
16

Yuelong Shu publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

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

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 402 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Yuelong Shu D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yuelong Shu is affiliated with Sun Yat-sen University in China and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, focusing on epidemiology, infectious diseases, molecular biology, immunology, and modeling and simulation. The scientific work predominantly addresses viral infections and disease management, with particular attention to influenza virus research and COVID-19 epidemiology.

The main fields of study include:

  • Medicine

Within medicine, the subfields of study central to Shu's research encompass:

  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Molecular Biology
  • Immunology
  • Modeling and Simulation

The scientist's research topics are diverse, covering:

  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Yuelong Shu has published frequently in several scientific journals, with multiple contributions to the following publication venues:

  • Emerging Microbes & Infections
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Frontiers in Genetics

Their recent papers include:

  • "An online survey of the attitude and willingness of Chinese adults to receive COVID-19 vaccination," 2021, Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
  • "SARS-CoV-2 non-structural protein 6 triggers NLRP3-dependent pyroptosis by targeting ATP6AP1," 2022, Cell Death and Differentiation
  • "The Characterization of Disease Severity Associated IgG Subclasses Response in COVID-19 Patients," 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Nonpharmaceutical Interventions Used to Control COVID-19 Reduced Seasonal Influenza Transmission in China," 2020, The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • "Individual bat virome analysis reveals co-infection and spillover among bats and virus zoonotic potential," 2023, Nature Communications

The scientist collaborates with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Dayan Wang
  • Lei Yang
  • Huanle Luo
  • Xiangjun Du
  • Wenfei Zhu

Best Publications

  • GISAID: Global initiative on sharing all influenza data - from vision to reality.

    Yuelong Shu;John McCauley

  • Human Infection with a Novel Avian-Origin Influenza A (H7N9) Virus

    Rongbao Gao;Bin Cao;Yunwen Hu;Zijian Feng

  • Clinical characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Leiwen Fu;Bingyi Wang;Tanwei Yuan;Xiaoting Chen

  • 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

  • Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of a fatal case of avian influenza A H10N8 virus infection: a descriptive study

    HaiYing Chen;Hui Yuan;Rongbao Gao;Jinxiang Zhang

  • Epidemiology of Human Infections with Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus in China

    Qun Li;Lei Zhou;Minghao Zhou;Zhiping Chen

  • Surveillance of Resistance to Adamantanes among Influenza A(H3N2) and A(H1N1) Viruses Isolated Worldwide

    Varough M. Deyde;Xiyan Xu;Rick A. Bright;Michael Shaw

  • Global circulation patterns of seasonal influenza viruses vary with antigenic drift.

    Trevor Bedford;Steven Riley;Ian G. Barr;Shobha Broor

  • Human Streptococcus suis Outbreak, Sichuan, China

    Hongjie Yu;Huaiqi Jing;Zhihai Chen;Han Zheng

  • The genesis and source of the H7N9 influenza viruses causing human infections in China

    Tommy Tsan-Yuk Lam;Jia Wang;Jia Wang;Yongyi Shen;Yongyi Shen;Yongyi Shen;Boping Zhou

  • Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 protects from lethal avian influenza A H5N1 infections

    Zhen Zou;Yiwu Yan;Yuelong Shu;Rongbao Gao

  • Biological features of novel avian influenza A (H7N9) virus

    Jiangfang Zhou;Dayan Wang;Rongbao Gao;Baihui Zhao

  • Probable limited person-to-person transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in China

    Hua Wang;Zijian Feng;Yuelong Shu;Hongjie Yu

  • Comparative epidemiology of human infections with avian influenza A H7N9 and H5N1 viruses in China: a population-based study of laboratory-confirmed cases

    Benjamin J Cowling;Lianmei Jin;Eric H Y Lau;Qiaohong Liao

  • Preliminary Report: Epidemiology of the Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Outbreak in China

    Qun Li;Lei Zhou;Minghao Zhou;Zhiping Chen

  • A distinct name is needed for the new coronavirus.

    Shibo Jiang;Zhengli Shi;Yuelong Shu;Jingdong Song

  • Infectivity, Transmission, and Pathology of Human-Isolated H7N9 Influenza Virus in Ferrets and Pigs

    H. Zhu;D. Wang;D. J. Kelvin;D. J. Kelvin;L. Li

  • Characterization of Regional Influenza Seasonality Patterns in China and Implications for Vaccination Strategies: Spatio-Temporal Modeling of Surveillance Data

    Hongjie Yu;Wladimir J. Alonso;Luzhao Feng;Yi Tan

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Continual Antigenic Diversification in China Leads to Global Antigenic Complexity of Avian Influenza H5N1 Viruses

    Yousong Peng;Xiaodan Li;Hongbo Zhou;Aiping Wu

  • Interferon-induced transmembrane protein-3 genetic variant rs12252-C is associated with severe influenza in Chinese individuals

    Yong-Hong Zhang;Yan Zhao;Ning Li;Yan-Chun Peng

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

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

  • H5N1 influenza viruses: outbreaks and biological properties

    Gabriele Neumann;Hualan Chen;George F Gao;Yuelong Shu

Frequent Co-Authors

Dayan Wang
Dayan Wang Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention
Hongjie Yu
Hongjie Yu Fudan University
George F. Gao
George F. Gao Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention
Yi Guan
Yi Guan University of Hong Kong
Richard J. Webby
Richard J. Webby St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Timothy M. Uyeki
Timothy M. Uyeki Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Robert G. Webster
Robert G. Webster St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Nancy J. Cox
Nancy J. Cox Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Yoshihiro Kawaoka
Yoshihiro Kawaoka University of Tokyo
Xiyan Xu
Xiyan Xu Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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