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Zhiyong Lou 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 Zhiyong Lou sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 250 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhiyong Lou 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 Zhiyong Lou 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: 65 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zhiyong Lou is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China and has contributed extensively to research in Medicine as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist's work spans several subfields including Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Genetics, and Animal Science and Zoology.

Zhiyong Lou's research primarily focuses on topics related to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, with work covering Viral Infections and Immunology, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Virus-based gene therapy, Animal Virus Infections, and interferon and immune responses.

Some of the recent papers published by Zhiyong Lou include:

  • Structure of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase from COVID-19 virus, 2020, Science
  • Safety and immunogenicity of an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, BBIBP-CorV: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 1/2 trial, 2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Structural Basis for RNA Replication by the SARS-CoV-2 Polymerase, 2020, Cell
  • Development of an Inactivated Vaccine Candidate, BBIBP-CorV, with Potent Protection against SARS-CoV-2, 2020, Cell
  • Cryo-EM Structure of an Extended SARS-CoV-2 Replication and Transcription Complex Reveals an Intermediate State in Cap Synthesis, 2020, Cell

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Zhiyong Lou include:

  • Zihe Rao
  • Liming Yan
  • Yucen Huang
  • Ji Ge
  • Luke W. Guddat

Zhiyong Lou's publications are often found in specific scholarly venues such as:

  • Cell
  • Nature Communications
  • Protein & Cell
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Microbiology

Best Publications

  • Structure of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase from COVID-19 virus.

    Yan Gao;Yan Gao;Liming Yan;Yucen Huang;Fengjiang Liu

  • The crystal structures of severe acute respiratory syndrome virus main protease and its complex with an inhibitor

    Haitao Yang;Maojun Yang;Yi Ding;Yiwei Liu

  • Safety and immunogenicity of an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, BBIBP-CorV: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 1/2 trial.

    Shengli Xia;Yuntao Zhang;Yanxia Wang;Hui Wang

  • Development of an Inactivated Vaccine Candidate, BBIBP-CorV, with Potent Protection against SARS-CoV-2.

    Hui Wang;Yuntao Zhang;Baoying Huang;Wei Deng

  • Structural Basis for RNA Replication by the SARS-CoV-2 Polymerase.

    Quan Wang;Jiqin Wu;Haofeng Wang;Haofeng Wang;Yan Gao

  • Crystal structure of an avian influenza polymerase PA N reveals an endonuclease active site

    Puwei Yuan;Mark Bartlam;Zhiyong Lou;Shoudeng Chen

  • DWARF14 is a non-canonical hormone receptor for strigolactone

    Ruifeng Yao;Zhenhua Ming;Liming Yan;Suhua Li

  • Structural basis and functional analysis of the SARS coronavirus nsp14–nsp10 complex

    Yuanyuan Ma;Lijie Wu;Neil Shaw;Yan Gao

  • A sensor-adaptor mechanism for enterovirus uncoating from structures of EV71

    Xiangxi Wang;Wei Peng;Jingshan Ren;Zhongyu Hu

  • Structural Basis for the Recognition of Blood Group Trisaccharides by Norovirus

    Sheng Cao;Zhiyong Lou;Ming Tan;Yutao Chen

  • Delicate structural coordination of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus Nsp13 upon ATP hydrolysis.

    Zhihui Jia;Liming Yan;Zhilin Ren;Lijie Wu

  • Crystal structure of the polymerase PA C –PB1 N complex from an avian influenza H5N1 virus

    Xiaojing He;Jie Zhou;Mark Bartlam;Rongguang Zhang

  • Structural insight into substrate preference for TET-mediated oxidation

    Lulu Hu;Lulu Hu;Junyan Lu;Jingdong Cheng;Qinhui Rao

  • Crystal structure of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus spike protein fusion core.

    Yanhui Xu;Zhiyong Lou;Yiwei Liu;Hai Pang

  • Current progress in antiviral strategies.

    Zhiyong Lou;Yuna Sun;Zihe Rao;Zihe Rao

  • Cryo-EM Structure of an Extended SARS-CoV-2 Replication and Transcription Complex Reveals an Intermediate State in Cap Synthesis.

    Liming Yan;Ji Ge;Litao Zheng;Ying Zhang

  • 3D structure of human FK506-binding protein 52: implications for the assembly of the glucocorticoid receptor/Hsp90/immunophilin heterocomplex.

    Beili Wu;Pengyun Li;Yiwei Liu;Zhiyong Lou

  • A structural view of the antibiotic degradation enzyme NDM-1 from a superbug

    Yu Guo;Jing Wang;Guojun Niu;Wenqing Shui

  • The newly emerged SARS-Like coronavirus HCoV-EMC also has an 'Achilles' heel': current effective inhibitor targeting a 3C-like protease

    Zhilin Ren;Liming Yan;Ning Zhang;Yu Guo

  • Architecture of a SARS-CoV-2 mini replication and transcription complex.

    Liming Yan;Ying Zhang;Ji Ge;Litao Zheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Zihe Rao
Zihe Rao Tsinghua University
Mark Bartlam
Mark Bartlam Nankai University
George F. Gao
George F. Gao Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention
Yanhui Xu
Yanhui Xu Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University
Ke-Qin Zhang
Ke-Qin Zhang Yunnan University
David J. Rowlands
David J. Rowlands University of Leeds
Rongguang Zhang
Rongguang Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Po Tien
Po Tien Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jianwei Wang
Jianwei Wang Peking Union Medical College Hospital
John I. Bell
John I. Bell Ellison Institute of Technology

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