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Zhenghong Yuan

Zhenghong Yuan

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Microbiology

D-Index
64
Citations
19632
World Ranking
2574
National Ranking
60

Overview

Zhenghong Yuan is affiliated with Fudan University in China and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, with a particular focus on infectious diseases, epidemiology, molecular biology, hepatology, and immunology. Their work covers a broad spectrum within these fields, reflecting a sustained engagement with topics related to viral infections and clinical research.

The main fields of study for this researcher include:

  • Medicine

Subfields of study encompass:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Hepatology
  • Immunology

Yuan's research addresses several major topics, notably:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Hepatitis C Virus Research
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Viral Gastroenteritis Research and Epidemiology
  • Bacteriophages and Microbial Interactions

Over their career, they have been involved in publishing in multiple scientific journals and venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Antiviral Research
  • Emerging Microbes & Infections
  • PLoS Pathogens

Their recent scientific papers include:

  • "Viral and host factors related to the clinical outcome of COVID-19" (2020, Nature)
  • "SARS-CoV-2 binds platelet ACE2 to enhance thrombosis in COVID-19" (2020, Journal of Hematology & Oncology)
  • "Etiological and epidemiological features of acute respiratory infections in China" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "Recapitulation of SARS-CoV-2 infection and cholangiocyte damage with human liver ductal organoids" (2020, Protein & Cell)
  • "A genome-wide CRISPR screen identifies host factors that regulate SARS-CoV-2 entry" (2021, Nature Communications)

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Yuan's work, with frequent co-authors including Youhua Xie, Zhigang Yi, Xiaonan Zhang, Rong Zhang, and Jieliang Chen. The number of co-authored publications ranges from 19 to 28 with these colleagues, indicating ongoing partnerships in research projects.

Best Publications

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

    Rongbao Gao;Bin Cao;Yunwen Hu;Zijian Feng

  • Viral and host factors related to the clinical outcome of COVID-19.

    Xiaonan Zhang;Yun Tan;Yun Ling;Gang Lu

  • SARS-CoV-2 binds platelet ACE2 to enhance thrombosis in COVID-19

    Si Zhang;Yangyang Liu;Xiaofang Wang;Li Yang

  • Genome sequence of Shigella flexneri 2a: insights into pathogenicity through comparison with genomes of Escherichia coli K12 and O157

    Qi Jin;Zhenghong Yuan;Jianguo Xu;Yu Wang

  • Genome-based analysis of virulence genes in a non-biofilm-forming Staphylococcus epidermidis strain (ATCC 12228).

    Yue-Qing Zhang;Shuang-Xi Ren;Hua-Lin Li;Yong-Xiang Wang

  • Exosomes mediate the cell-to-cell transmission of IFN-α-induced antiviral activity

    Jianhua Li;Kuancheng Liu;Yang Liu;Yan Xu

  • Genome dynamics and diversity of Shigella species, the etiologic agents of bacillary dysentery

    Fan Yang;Jian Yang;Xiaobing Zhang;Lihong Chen

  • A global scientific strategy to cure hepatitis B

    Peter A Revill;Francis V Chisari;Joan M Block;Maura Dandri

  • Etiological and epidemiological features of acute respiratory infections in China.

    Zhong-Jie Li;Hai-Yang Zhang;Li-Li Ren;Qing-Bin Lu

  • Association between adverse clinical outcome in human disease caused by novel influenza A H7N9 virus and sustained viral shedding and emergence of antiviral resistance

    Yunwen Hu;Shuihua Lu;Zhigang Song;Wei Wang

  • Recapitulation of SARS-CoV-2 infection and cholangiocyte damage with human liver ductal organoids.

    Bing Zhao;Chao Ni;Ran Gao;Yuyan Wang

  • Subversion of Cellular Autophagy Machinery by Hepatitis B Virus for Viral Envelopment

    Jianhua Li;Yinghui Liu;Zekun Wang;Kuancheng Liu

  • Insertion of Green Fluorescent Protein into Nonstructural Protein 5A Allows Direct Visualization of Functional Hepatitis C Virus Replication Complexes

    Darius Moradpour;Darius Moradpour;Matthew J. Evans;Rainer Gosert;Zhenghong Yuan

  • A genome-wide CRISPR screen identifies host factors that regulate SARS-CoV-2 entry.

    Yunkai Zhu;Fei Feng;Gaowei Hu;Yuyan Wang

  • Hepatitis B virus polymerase inhibits RIG-I- and Toll-like receptor 3-mediated beta interferon induction in human hepatocytes through interference with interferon regulatory factor 3 activation and dampening of the interaction between TBK1/IKKϵ and DDX3

    Shiyan Yu;Jieliang Chen;Min Wu;Hui Chen

  • HBsAg inhibits TLR9-mediated activation and IFN-α production in plasmacytoid dendritic cells

    Yongfen Xu;Yunwen Hu;Yunwen Hu;Bisheng Shi;Bisheng Shi;Xiaonan Zhang

  • Functional and genetic analysis of viral receptor ACE2 orthologs reveals a broad potential host range of SARS-CoV-2.

    Yinghui Liu;Gaowei Hu;Yuyan Wang;Wenlin Ren

  • Long-term functional maintenance of primary human hepatocytes in vitro

    Chengang Xiang;Yuanyuan Du;Gaofan Meng;Liew Soon Yi

  • Hepatitis B virus polymerase disrupts K63-linked ubiquitination of STING to block innate cytosolic DNA-sensing pathways

    Yinghui Liu;Jianhua Li;Jieliang Chen;Yaming Li

  • Expression profiles and function of Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of chronic hepatitis B patients

    Zhiao Chen;Yuming Cheng;Yongfen Xu;Jing Liao

  • Functional and Genetic Analysis of Viral Receptor ACE2 Orthologs Reveals Broad Potential Host Range of SARS-CoV-2

    Yinghui Liu;Gaowei Hu;Yuyan Wang;Xiaomin Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Erle S. Robertson
Erle S. Robertson University of Pennsylvania
Mengji Lu
Mengji Lu University of Duisburg-Essen
Tianlei Ying
Tianlei Ying Fudan University
Ulf Dittmer
Ulf Dittmer University of Duisburg-Essen
Yu Chen
Yu Chen Binghamton University
Pengyuan Yang
Pengyuan Yang Fudan University
Charles M. Rice
Charles M. Rice Rockefeller University
Mengfeng Li
Mengfeng Li Sun Yat-sen University
Jianguo Xu
Jianguo Xu Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention
Hongjie Yu
Hongjie Yu Fudan University

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