Ben Hu

38.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
34 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Ben Hu is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Animal Science and Zoology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben Hu has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Infectious Diseases, 18 papers in Animal Science and Zoology and 3 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Ben Hu's work include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (22 papers), Animal Virus Infections Studies (18 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (12 papers). Ben Hu is often cited by papers focused on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (22 papers), Animal Virus Infections Studies (18 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (12 papers). Ben Hu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Kenya. Ben Hu's co-authors include Zheng‐Li Shi, Peng Zhou, Hua Guo, Xing‐Lou Yang, Lin‐Fa Wang, Bei Li, Xiao-Shuang Zheng, Bing Yan, Wei Zhang and Gengfu Xiao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Nature Reviews Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Ben Hu

34 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 2013 2026 2017 2021 2020 2020 2013 2017 2015 1000 2.0k 3.0k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19
    2020 3.3k citations Ben Hu, Hua Guo et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →
  2. Molecular and serological investigation of 2019-nCoV infected patients: implication of multiple shedding routes
    2020 1.3k citations Wei Zhang, Ronghui Du et al. Emerging Microbes & Infections profile →
  3. Isolation and characterization of a bat SARS-like coronavirus that uses the ACE2 receptor
    2013 1.2k citations Xing‐Lou Yang, Aleksei A. Chmura et al. profile →
  4. Discovery of a rich gene pool of bat SARS-related coronaviruses provides new insights into the origin of SARS coronavirus
    2017 601 citations Ben Hu, Leiping Zeng et al. PLoS Pathogens profile →
  5. Bat origin of human coronaviruses
    2015 317 citations Ben Hu, Xing‐Yi Ge et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ben Hu China 18 5.6k 1.1k 955 913 692 34 7.5k
Chris Lauber Germany 26 4.8k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 1.2k 1.3× 743 0.8× 535 0.8× 55 8.3k
Neeltje van Doremalen United States 27 4.5k 0.8× 806 0.8× 662 0.7× 782 0.9× 1.0k 1.5× 60 6.3k
Yǒng-Zhèn Zhāng China 9 6.1k 1.1× 718 0.7× 1.8k 1.9× 877 1.0× 728 1.1× 9 8.8k
Ali M. Zaki Saudi Arabia 15 6.2k 1.1× 1.8k 1.6× 810 0.8× 605 0.7× 871 1.3× 24 7.6k
Benjamin W. Neuman United States 32 6.2k 1.1× 1.3k 1.2× 2.0k 2.1× 874 1.0× 566 0.8× 70 9.1k
Zhao Su China 6 5.5k 1.0× 529 0.5× 1.7k 1.8× 918 1.0× 645 0.9× 10 7.9k
Daniela Niemeyer Germany 15 5.3k 0.9× 447 0.4× 824 0.9× 817 0.9× 764 1.1× 25 7.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Ben Hu

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Ben Hu's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Ben Hu with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Ben Hu more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Ben Hu

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ben Hu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Ben Hu. The network helps show where Ben Hu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ben Hu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ben Hu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ben Hu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ben Hu. Ben Hu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Hu, Ben, Hua Guo, Hao-Rui Si, & Zheng‐Li Shi. (2024). Emergence of SARS and COVID-19 and preparedness for the next emerging disease X. Frontiers of Medicine. 18(1). 1–18. 5 indexed citations
2.
Chen, Ying, Yuan Li, Xi Wang, et al.. (2024). Deep spatial proteomics reveals region-specific features of severe COVID-19-related pulmonary injury. Cell Reports. 43(2). 113689–113689. 9 indexed citations
3.
Liu, Meiqin, Haofeng Lin, Jing Li, et al.. (2023). A SARS-CoV-2-Related Virus from Malayan Pangolin Causes Lung Infection without Severe Disease in Human ACE2-Transgenic Mice. Journal of Virology. 97(2). e0171922–e0171922. 11 indexed citations
4.
Lin, Haofeng, Meiqin Liu, Ren-Di Jiang, et al.. (2023). Characterization of a mouse-adapted strain of bat severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus. Journal of Virology. 97(9). e0079023–e0079023. 1 indexed citations
5.
Chen, Ying, Xi Liu, Jiangnan Zheng, et al.. (2023). N-linked glycoproteins and host proteases are involved in swine acute diarrhea syndrome coronavirus entry. Journal of Virology. 97(10). e0091623–e0091623. 3 indexed citations
6.
Hu, Ben, Hua Guo, Peng Zhou, & Zheng‐Li Shi. (2022). Author Correction: Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 20(5). 315–315. 23 indexed citations
7.
Liu, Meiqin, Ren-Di Jiang, Jing Guo, et al.. (2022). Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Shows Cross-Protection against Bat SARS-Related Coronaviruses in Human ACE2 Transgenic Mice. Journal of Virology. 96(8). e0016922–e0016922. 1 indexed citations
8.
Guo, Hua, Ben Hu, Hao-Rui Si, et al.. (2021). Identification of a novel lineage bat SARS-related coronaviruses that use bat ACE2 receptor. Emerging Microbes & Infections. 10(1). 1507–1514. 42 indexed citations
9.
Wang, Ning, Chuming Luo, Xing‐Lou Yang, et al.. (2021). Genomic Characterization of Diverse Bat Coronavirus HKU10 in Hipposideros Bats. Viruses. 13(10). 1962–1962. 3 indexed citations
10.
You, Zhang, Ben Hu, Bernard Agwanda, et al.. (2021). Viromes and surveys of RNA viruses in camel-derived ticks revealing transmission patterns of novel tick-borne viral pathogens in Kenya. Emerging Microbes & Infections. 10(1). 1975–1987. 24 indexed citations
11.
Li, Bei, Xu-Rui Shen, Ren-Di Jiang, et al.. (2021). Characterization of Novel Rhabdoviruses in Chinese Bats. Viruses. 13(1). 64–64. 12 indexed citations
12.
Li, Xin, Liang Wang, Peipei Liu, et al.. (2021). A Novel Potentially Recombinant Rodent Coronavirus with a Polybasic Cleavage Site in the Spike Protein. Journal of Virology. 95(22). e0117321–e0117321. 17 indexed citations
13.
Zhang, Wei, Ronghui Du, Bei Li, et al.. (2020). Molecular and serological investigation of 2019-nCoV infected patients: implication of multiple shedding routes. Emerging Microbes & Infections. 9(1). 386–389. 1262 indexed citations breakdown →
14.
Hu, Ben, Hua Guo, Peng Zhou, & Zheng‐Li Shi. (2020). Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 19(3). 141–154. 3348 indexed citations breakdown →
15.
Wang, Ning, Chuming Luo, Haizhou Liu, et al.. (2019). Characterization of a New Member of Alphacoronavirus with Unique Genomic Features in Rhinolophus Bats. Viruses. 11(4). 379–379. 23 indexed citations
16.
Luo, Yun, Bei Li, Ren-Di Jiang, et al.. (2018). Longitudinal Surveillance of Betacoronaviruses in Fruit Bats in Yunnan Province, China During 2009–2016. Virologica Sinica. 33(1). 87–95. 20 indexed citations
17.
Wang, Ning, Xing‐Lou Yang, Wei Zhang, et al.. (2018). Discovery of Novel Bat Coronaviruses in South China That Use the Same Receptor as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus. Journal of Virology. 92(13). 100 indexed citations
18.
Hu, Ben, Leiping Zeng, Xing‐Lou Yang, et al.. (2017). Discovery of a rich gene pool of bat SARS-related coronaviruses provides new insights into the origin of SARS coronavirus. PLoS Pathogens. 13(11). e1006698–e1006698. 601 indexed citations breakdown →
19.
Waruhiu, Cecilia, Sheila C. Ommeh, Vincent Obanda, et al.. (2017). Molecular detection of viruses in Kenyan bats and discovery ofnovel astroviruses, caliciviruses and rotaviruses. Virologica Sinica. 32(2). 101–114. 44 indexed citations
20.
Yang, Xing‐Lou, Ben Hu, Bo Wang, et al.. (2015). Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Bat Coronavirus Closely Related to the Direct Progenitor of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus. Journal of Virology. 90(6). 3253–3256. 167 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Chris Lauber Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Neeltje van Doremalen Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Yǒng-Zhèn Zhāng Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ali M. Zaki Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Benjamin W. Neuman Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Zhao Su Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Daniela Niemeyer
Rankless by CCL
2026