Bing Chen

19.7k total citations · 7 hit papers
128 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

Bing Chen is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Virology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bing Chen has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Infectious Diseases, 36 papers in Virology and 33 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Bing Chen's work include HIV Research and Treatment (36 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (22 papers) and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (21 papers). Bing Chen is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (36 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (22 papers) and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (21 papers). Bing Chen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Poland. Bing Chen's co-authors include Michael Farzan, Hyeryun Choe, Cody B. Jackson, William R. Jacobs, Sophia Rits‐Volloch, Hanqin Peng, Yongfei Cai, Tianshu Xiao, Jun Zhang and Stephen C. Harrison and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Bing Chen

121 papers receiving 11.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 entry into cells

2021 1.9k citations Bing Chen et al. profile →
Distinct conformational states of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

2020 765 citations Yongfei Cai, Jun Zhang et al. Science profile →
Complex lipid determines tissue-specific replication of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in mice

1999 588 citations Bing Chen, William R. Jacobs et al. Nature profile →
The primary mechanism of attenuation of bacillus Calmette–Guérin is a loss of secreted lytic function required for invasion of lung interstitial tissue

2003 579 citations Tsungda Hsu, Bing Chen et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Structural impact on SARS-CoV-2 spike protein by D614G substitution

2021 270 citations Jun Zhang, Yongfei Cai et al. Science profile →
Molecular Mechanism of HIV-1 Entry

2019 210 citations Bing Chen profile →
Membrane fusion and immune evasion by the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

2021 190 citations Jun Zhang, Tianshu Xiao et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bing Chen United States	48	7.1k	3.8k	2.8k	2.5k	2.2k	128	11.2k
Hans Wolf Germany	58	3.3k 0.5×	2.2k 0.6×	2.8k 1.0×	2.1k 0.9×	2.1k 1.0×	442	13.4k
Wenhui Li China	56	10.4k 1.5×	4.2k 1.1×	5.0k 1.8×	2.1k 0.8×	514 0.2×	243	18.8k
Shigeru Morikawa Japan	53	4.7k 0.7×	1.9k 0.5×	2.3k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	361	9.8k
Yuxian He China	50	9.0k 1.3×	2.4k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	2.2k 0.9×	3.0k 1.4×	153	11.9k
Laurent Rénia Singapore	70	5.2k 0.7×	3.1k 0.8×	2.0k 0.7×	5.4k 2.2×	1.1k 0.5×	316	17.9k
Sina Bavari United States	61	7.6k 1.1×	3.8k 1.0×	3.2k 1.1×	2.3k 0.9×	823 0.4×	292	13.6k
Wei Zhang China	47	3.5k 0.5×	3.3k 0.9×	1.8k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	1.0k 0.5×	309	10.2k
Yan Liu China	48	3.1k 0.4×	5.2k 1.4×	1.5k 0.5×	1.6k 0.6×	482 0.2×	355	11.3k
Maria Rosaria Capobianchi Italy	49	4.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.4×	2.8k 1.0×	1.9k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	396	9.5k
Takaji Wakita Japan	78	4.7k 0.7×	5.4k 1.4×	13.6k 4.8×	2.7k 1.1×	1.7k 0.8×	462	24.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bing Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bing Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bing Chen 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 Bing Chen. Bing Chen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Wang, Junfeng, et al.. (2025). EefR mutations drive sanguinarine resistance by activating cryptic multidrug efflux pumps in AcrB-Null Escherichia coli. Virulence. 16(1). 2566244–2566244.

Chen, Xi, Zhengchao Chen, Xin Zhang, et al.. (2025). Estimation Model for Cotton Canopy Structure Parameters Based on Spectral Vegetation Index. Life. 15(1). 62–62. 2 indexed citations

Shi, Wei, Hanqin Peng, Sophia Rits‐Volloch, et al.. (2025). Effect of the S2’ site cleavage on SARS-CoV-2 spike. Nature Communications. 16(1). 11675–11675.

Shi, Wei, Yongfei Cai, Haisun Zhu, et al.. (2023). Cryo-EM structure of SARS-CoV-2 postfusion spike in membrane. Nature. 619(7969). 403–409. 55 indexed citations

Wang, Lin, Amol C. Shetty, Megan R. Edwards, et al.. (2022). Multiple genetic paths including massive gene amplification allow Mycobacterium tuberculosis to overcome loss of ESX-3 secretion system substrates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(8). 17 indexed citations

Torchia, James A., Alexander H. Tavares, Da‐Yuan Chen, et al.. (2022). Optimized ACE2 decoys neutralize antibody-resistant SARS-CoV-2 variants through functional receptor mimicry and treat infection in vivo. Science Advances. 8(49). eabq6527–eabq6527. 14 indexed citations

Chen, Yuezhou, Pei Tong, Ali Sanjari Moghaddam, et al.. (2022). Immune recall improves antibody durability and breadth to SARS-CoV-2 variants. Science Immunology. 7(78). eabp8328–eabp8328. 34 indexed citations

Bartsch, Yannic C., Xin Tong, Jaewon Kang, et al.. (2022). Omicron variant Spike-specific antibody binding and Fc activity are preserved in recipients of mRNA or inactivated COVID-19 vaccines. Science Translational Medicine. 14(642). eabn9243–eabn9243. 67 indexed citations

Zhang, Jun, Yongfei Cai, Tianshu Xiao, et al.. (2021). Structural impact on SARS-CoV-2 spike protein by D614G substitution. Science. 372(6541). 525–530. 270 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cai, Yongfei, Jun Zhang, Tianshu Xiao, et al.. (2020). Distinct conformational states of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. Science. 369(6511). 1586–1592. 765 indexed citations breakdown →

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Norman, Maia, Tal Gilboa, Alana F. Ogata, et al.. (2020). Ultrasensitive high-resolution profiling of early seroconversion in patients with COVID-19. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 4(12). 1180–1187. 94 indexed citations

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Chen, Wen, Yongfei Cai, Qingshan Fu, et al.. (2019). Unidirectional Presentation of Membrane Proteins in Nanoparticle‐Supported Liposomes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58(29). 9866–9870. 14 indexed citations

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Chen, Bing, et al.. (2019). An 85-Gene Coexpression Module for Progression of Hypertension-Induced Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage. DNA and Cell Biology. 38(5). 449–456. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Wen, Yongfei Cai, Qingshan Fu, et al.. (2019). Unidirectional Presentation of Membrane Proteins in Nanoparticle‐Supported Liposomes. Angewandte Chemie. 131(29). 9971–9975. 1 indexed citations

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Keele, Brandon F., Wenjun Li, Erica N. Borducchi, et al.. (2017). Adenovirus prime, Env protein boost vaccine protects against neutralization-resistant SIVsmE660 variants in rhesus monkeys. Nature Communications. 8(1). 15740–15740. 6 indexed citations

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Nkolola, Joseph P., Ann Cheung, James Perry, et al.. (2014). Comparison of multiple adjuvants on the stability and immunogenicity of a clade C HIV-1 gp140 trimer. Vaccine. 32(18). 2109–2116. 21 indexed citations

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Chen, Jia, Gary Frey, Hanqin Peng, et al.. (2013). Mechanism of HIV-1 Neutralization by Antibodies Targeting a Membrane-Proximal Region of gp41. Journal of Virology. 88(2). 1249–1258. 81 indexed citations

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Sui, Lina, Josué Kunjom Mfopou, Bing Chen, Karen Sermon, & Luc Bouwens. (2012). Transplantation of Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Pancreatic Endoderm Reveals a Site-Specific Survival, Growth, and Differentiation. Cell Transplantation. 22(5). 821–830. 23 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhixiong, Tingfei Xi, Yingjun Wang, et al.. (2008). In Vitro Study of Endothelial Cells Lining Vascular Grafts Grown within the Recipient's Peritoneal Cavity. Tissue Engineering Part A. 14(6). 1109–1120. 11 indexed citations

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Chen, Bing, Jessica L. Miller, Serdar A. Gurses, et al.. (2007). Mycobacterium tuberculosis nuoG Is a Virulence Gene That Inhibits Apoptosis of Infected Host Cells. PLoS Pathogens. 3(7). e110–e110. 256 indexed citations

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