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Zigui Chen 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 Zigui Chen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 205 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zigui Chen 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 Zigui Chen 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: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zigui Chen is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China and has a research focus spanning medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work covers multiple subfields including infectious diseases, molecular biology, epidemiology, ecology, and periodontics.

The scientist has contributed to various topics within these areas, with significant attention given to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, cervical cancer and HPV research, gut microbiota and health, COVID-19 clinical research studies, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, head and neck cancer studies, and methane hydrates and related phenomena.

Zigui Chen's recent publications include:

  • Alterations in Gut Microbiota of Patients With COVID-19 During Time of Hospitalization, 2020, Gastroenterology
  • Acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine based on the health belief model: A population-based survey in Hong Kong, 2021, Vaccine
  • Depicting SARS-CoV-2 faecal viral activity in association with gut microbiota composition in patients with COVID-19, 2020, Gut
  • Gut microbiome dysbiosis across early Parkinson's disease, REM sleep behavior disorder and their first-degree relatives, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Bacteria pathogens drive host colonic epithelial cell promoter hypermethylation of tumor suppressor genes in colorectal cancer, 2020, Microbiome

Zigui Chen frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Paul K.S. Chan, Siaw Shi Boon, Maggie Haitian Wang, Ka Chun Chong, and Rita W. Y. Ng. This network of coauthors reflects a sustained engagement in multidisciplinary research efforts.

The scientist publishes regularly in several venues, with notable frequencies in the Journal of Infection, Cancers, Microbiology Spectrum, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Viruses. These journals indicate an emphasis on infectious diseases, cancer research, microbiology, and virology.

Best Publications

  • Classification of Papillomaviruses (PVs) Based on 189 PV Types and Proposal of Taxonomic Amendments

    Hans Ulrich Bernard;Robert D. Burk;Zigui Chen;Koenraad van Doorslaer

  • Alterations in Gut Microbiota of Patients With COVID-19 During Time of Hospitalization.

    Tao Zuo;Fen Zhang;Grace C.Y. Lui;Yun Kit Yeoh

  • The carcinogenicity of human papillomavirus types reflects viral evolution

    Mark Schiffman;Rolando Herrero;Rob DeSalle;Allan Hildesheim

  • Acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine based on the health belief model: A population-based survey in Hong Kong.

    Martin C.S. Wong;Eliza L.Y. Wong;Junjie Huang;Annie W.L. Cheung

  • Mucosal microbiome dysbiosis in gastric carcinogenesis

    Olabisi Oluwabukola Coker;Zhenwei Dai;Yongzhan Nie;Guijun Zhao

  • Human papillomavirus genome variants.

    Robert D. Burk;Ariana Harari;Zigui Chen

  • Depicting SARS-CoV-2 faecal viral activity in association with gut microbiota composition in patients with COVID-19.

    Tao Zuo;Qin Liu;Fen Zhang;Grace Chung Yan Lui

  • Multi-cohort analysis of colorectal cancer metagenome identified altered bacteria across populations and universal bacterial markers

    Zhenwei Dai;Olabisi Oluwabukola Coker;Geicho Nakatsu;William K. K. Wu

  • Alterations in Enteric Virome Are Associated With Colorectal Cancer and Survival Outcomes

    Geicho Nakatsu;Haokui Zhou;William Ka Kei Wu;Sunny Hei Wong

  • A population-based prospective study of carcinogenic human papillomavirus variant lineages, viral persistence, and cervical neoplasia.

    Mark Schiffman;Ana Cecilia Rodriguez;Zigui Chen;Sholom Wacholder

  • HPV16 E7 Genetic Conservation Is Critical to Carcinogenesis

    Lisa Mirabello;Meredith Yeager;Kai Yu;Gary M. Clifford

  • Human papillomaviruses: genetic basis of carcinogenicity.

    Robert D. Burk;Zigui Chen;Koenraad Van Doorslaer

  • Evolution and taxonomic classification of human papillomavirus 16 (HPV16)-related variant genomes: HPV31, HPV33, HPV35, HPV52, HPV58 and HPV67.

    Zigui Chen;Mark Schiffman;Rolando Herrero;Rob DeSalle

  • Diversifying selection in human papillomavirus type 16 lineages based on complete genome analyses.

    Zigui Chen;Masanori Terai;Leiping Fu;Rolando Herrero

  • ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Papillomaviridae

    Koenraad Van Doorslaer;Zigui Chen;Hans Ulrich Bernard;Paul K.S. Chan

  • The Oral Cavity Contains Abundant Known and Novel Human Papillomaviruses From the Betapapillomavirus and Gammapapillomavirus Genera

    Danielle Bottalico;Zigui Chen;Anne Dunne;Janae Ostoloza

  • HPV16 Sublineage Associations With Histology-Specific Cancer Risk Using HPV Whole-Genome Sequences in 3200 Women.

    Lisa Mirabello;Meredith Yeager;Michael Cullen;Joseph F. Boland

  • Associations of Oral α-, β-, and γ-Human Papillomavirus Types With Risk of Incident Head and Neck Cancer

    Ilir Agalliu;Susan Gapstur;Zigui Chen;Tao Wang

  • Evidence for a distinct gut microbiome in kidney stone formers compared to non-stone formers.

    Joshua M. Stern;Saman Moazami;Yunping Qiu;Irwin Kurland

  • Additional file 6: of Multi-cohort analysis of colorectal cancer metagenome identified altered bacteria across populations and universal bacterial markers

    Zhenwei Dai;Olabisi Coker;Geicho Nakatsu;William Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert D. Burk
Robert D. Burk Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Paul K.S. Chan
Paul K.S. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Weibo Song
Weibo Song Ocean University of China
Mark Schiffman
Mark Schiffman National Institutes of Health
Rolando Herrero
Rolando Herrero Costa Rican Agency for Biomedical Research, INCIENSA Foundation
Rob DeSalle
Rob DeSalle American Museum of Natural History
Francis K.L. Chan
Francis K.L. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Jun Yu
Jun Yu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Khaled A. S. Al-Rasheid
Khaled A. S. Al-Rasheid King Saud University
Lisa Mirabello
Lisa Mirabello National Institutes of Health

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