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Zhengfan Jiang

Zhengfan Jiang

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
15485
World Ranking
13005
National Ranking
404

Zhengfan Jiang publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhengfan Jiang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 114 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Zhengfan Jiang D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhengfan Jiang sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Zhengfan Jiang is affiliated with Peking University in China and has established a significant presence in research related to immunology, microbiology, and molecular biology. Their work primarily focuses on the interplay of immune responses, viral infections, and molecular mechanisms underpinning innate immunity.

Their publication record includes contributions to major topics such as:

  • interferon and immune responses
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • RNA modifications and cancer

Jiang's recent papers reflect their focus on immune signaling pathways and the role of manganese in these processes. Selected publications include:

  • "Manganese is critical for antitumor immune responses via cGAS-STING and improves the efficacy of clinical immunotherapy," 2020, Cell Research
  • "Manganese salts function as potent adjuvants," 2021, Cellular and Molecular Immunology
  • "Mn2+ Directly Activates cGAS and Structural Analysis Suggests Mn2+ Induces a Noncanonical Catalytic Synthesis of 2'3'-cGAMP," 2020, Cell Reports
  • "Transfer of cGAMP into Bystander Cells via LRRC8 Volume-Regulated Anion Channels Augments STING-Mediated Interferon Responses and Anti-viral Immunity," 2020, Immunity
  • "The STING phase-separator suppresses innate immune signalling," 2021, Nature Cell Biology

Their research has been published frequently in venues such as:

  • Cell Research
  • Cellular and Molecular Immunology
  • Immunity
  • Advanced Science
  • Cell Reports

Collaborations have been a notable aspect of Jiang's career. They have co-authored multiple papers with researchers including:

  • Yukun Guan
  • Run Fang
  • Zhen Zhao
  • Qifei Jiang
  • Mengze Lv

The main fields of study reflected in their body of work are:

  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Their specific subfields of investigation further include:

  • Immunology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Molecular Biology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Physiology

Best Publications

  • Genetic analysis of host resistance: Toll-like receptor signaling and immunity at large

    Bruce Beutler;Zhengfan Jiang;Philippe Georgel;Karine Crozat

  • ERIS, an endoplasmic reticulum IFN stimulator, activates innate immune signaling through dimerization

    Wenxiang Sun;Yang Li;Lu Chen;Huihui Chen

  • CD14 is required for MyD88-independent LPS signaling

    Zhengfan Jiang;Philippe Georgel;Xin Du;Louis Shamel

  • Manganese Increases the Sensitivity of the cGAS-STING Pathway for Double-Stranded DNA and Is Required for the Host Defense against DNA Viruses

    Chenguang Wang;Yukun Guan;Mengze Lv;Rui Zhang

  • Manganese is critical for antitumor immune responses via cGAS-STING and improves the efficacy of clinical immunotherapy

    Mengze Lv;Mengze Lv;Meixia Chen;Rui Zhang;Wen Zhang;Wen Zhang

  • Toll-like receptor 3-mediated activation of NF-κB and IRF3 diverges at Toll-IL-1 receptor domain-containing adapter inducing IFN-β

    Zhengfan Jiang;Tak W. Mak;Ganes Sen;Xiaoxia Li

  • Hypersusceptibility to Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Infection in Dicer1-Deficient Mice Is Due to Impaired miR24 and miR93 Expression

    Motoyuki Otsuka;Qing Jing;Philippe Georgel;Liguo New

  • Poly(dI·dC)-induced Toll-like Receptor 3 (TLR3)-mediated Activation of NFκB and MAP Kinase Is through an Interleukin-1 Receptor-associated Kinase (IRAK)-independent Pathway Employing the Signaling Components TLR3-TRAF6-TAK1-TAB2-PKR

    Zhengfan Jiang;Maryam Zamanian-Daryoush;Huiqing Nie;Aristobolo M. Silva

  • Activation of STAT6 by STING Is Critical for Antiviral Innate Immunity

    Huihui Chen;Hui Sun;Fuping You;Wenxiang Sun

  • Interleukin-1 (IL-1) Receptor-Associated Kinase-Dependent IL-1-Induced Signaling Complexes Phosphorylate TAK1 and TAB2 at the Plasma Membrane and Activate TAK1 in the Cytosol

    Zhengfan Jiang;Jun Ninomiya-Tsuji;Youcun Qian;Kunihiro Matsumoto

  • PCBP2 mediates degradation of the adaptor MAVS via the HECT ubiquitin ligase AIP4.

    Fuping You;Hui Sun;Xiang Zhou;Wenxiang Sun

  • STING directly activates autophagy to tune the innate immune response.

    Dong Liu;Hao Wu;Chenguang Wang;Yanjun Li

  • Apoptotic Caspases Suppress Type I Interferon Production via the Cleavage of cGAS, MAVS, and IRF3

    Xiaohan Ning;Yutao Wang;Yutao Wang;Miao Jing;Miao Jing;Mengyin Sha;Mengyin Sha

  • Vesicular stomatitis virus glycoprotein G activates a specific antiviral Toll-like receptor 4-dependent pathway.

    Philippe Georgel;Zhengfan Jiang;Stefan Kunz;Edith Janssen

  • Pellino 1 is required for interleukin-1 (IL-1)-mediated signaling through its interaction with the IL-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 (IRAK4)-IRAK-tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) complex.

    Zhengfan Jiang;H. Jan Johnson;Huiqing Nie;Jinzhong Qin

  • Inflammasome Activation Triggers Caspase-1-Mediated Cleavage of cGAS to Regulate Responses to DNA Virus Infection

    Yutao Wang;Xiaohan Ning;Xiaohan Ning;Pengfei Gao;Pengfei Gao;Shuxian Wu

  • The structural basis for the sensing and binding of cyclic di-GMP by STING

    Yi-He Huang;Xiang-Yu Liu;Xiao-Xia Du;Zheng-Fan Jiang

  • A Toll-Like Receptor 2-Responsive Lipid Effector Pathway Protects Mammals against Skin Infections with Gram-Positive Bacteria

    Philippe Georgel;Karine Crozat;Xavier Lauth;Evgenia Makrantonaki

  • IL-1-induced NFκB and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) activation diverge at IL-1 receptor-associated kinase (IRAK)

    Xiaoxia Li;Mairead Commane;Zhengfan Jiang;George R. Stark

  • Transfer of cGAMP into Bystander Cells via LRRC8 Volume-Regulated Anion Channels Augments STING-Mediated Interferon Responses and Anti-viral Immunity.

    Chun Zhou;Xia Chen;Xia Chen;Rosa Planells-Cases;Jiachen Chu

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiao-Jun Huang
Xiao-Jun Huang Peking University
Bruce Beutler
Bruce Beutler The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Philippe Georgel
Philippe Georgel University of Strasbourg
Xiang Zhou
Xiang Zhou Wuhan University
Kasper Hoebe
Kasper Hoebe Johnson & Johnson (United States)
Karine Crozat
Karine Crozat Aix-Marseille University
Rui Zhang
Rui Zhang National University of Singapore
Jianwei Wang
Jianwei Wang Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Yuhai Bi
Yuhai Bi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shuang Zhang
Shuang Zhang University of Hong Kong

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