Chengfeng Lei

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 627 citations indexed

About

Chengfeng Lei is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Insect Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Chengfeng Lei has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 627 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Insect Science and 7 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Chengfeng Lei's work include Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects (21 papers), Insect Resistance and Genetics (20 papers) and Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control (8 papers). Chengfeng Lei is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects (21 papers), Insect Resistance and Genetics (20 papers) and Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control (8 papers). Chengfeng Lei collaborates with scholars based in China. Chengfeng Lei's co-authors include Xiulian Sun, Jia Hu, Jian Yang, Meiying Gao, Fujun Qin, Yin Zhou, Yan Wu, Xiangyang Liu, Fang Wei and Xiulian Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Journal of Virology.

In The Last Decade

Chengfeng Lei

32 papers receiving 613 citations

Hit Papers

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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. On the Calculation of TCID50 for Quantitation of Virus Infectivity
    2020 271 citations Chengfeng Lei, Jian Yang et al. Virologica Sinica profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chengfeng Lei China 13 287 170 127 81 78 33 627
Vishwesh Mokashi United States 17 328 1.1× 154 0.9× 49 0.4× 46 0.6× 59 0.8× 28 777
Gustavo Caballero-Flores United States 11 286 1.0× 141 0.8× 36 0.3× 100 1.2× 47 0.6× 14 557
Maurício Fraga van Tilburg Brazil 16 186 0.6× 101 0.6× 44 0.3× 45 0.6× 107 1.4× 46 733
Mary E. Christopher Canada 13 262 0.9× 109 0.6× 130 1.0× 190 2.3× 28 0.4× 17 794
C. L. Redden United States 11 238 0.8× 78 0.5× 33 0.3× 32 0.4× 81 1.0× 31 507
Eulógio Carlos Queiroz de Carvalho Brazil 15 90 0.3× 169 1.0× 67 0.5× 45 0.6× 61 0.8× 80 867
B. Gutter Israel 15 250 0.9× 164 1.0× 31 0.2× 69 0.9× 145 1.9× 27 803
Michael H. Norris United States 18 409 1.4× 100 0.6× 48 0.4× 57 0.7× 144 1.8× 56 942
Cinzia Butteroni Italy 17 313 1.1× 47 0.3× 24 0.2× 95 1.2× 129 1.7× 29 941
Zuzana Kročová Czechia 15 507 1.8× 197 1.2× 38 0.3× 118 1.5× 258 3.3× 35 777

Countries citing papers authored by Chengfeng Lei

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chengfeng Lei

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chengfeng Lei

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

All Works

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Qin, Shu, et al.. (2025). Pleiotropic functions of CpdB in Bacillus anthracis. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 41(5). 143–143.
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Li, Jin, et al.. (2024). Functional regulation of microRNA-184 in the replication and infection of Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 204. 106062–106062. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaoqin, et al.. (2024). Virus-host coevolutionary analyses of an Alphabaculovirus with a wide host range. Journal of General Virology. 105(2). 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Jian, et al.. (2021). A Conserved Phenylalanine Residue of Autographa Californica Multiple Nucleopolyhedrovirus AC75 Protein Is Required for Occlusion Body Formation. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 663506–663506. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaoqin, et al.. (2021). Autographa Californica Multiple Nucleopolyhedrovirus orf13 Is Required for Efficient Nuclear Egress of Nucleocapsids. Virologica Sinica. 36(5). 968–980. 12 indexed citations
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Lei, Chengfeng, Jian Yang, Jia Hu, & Xiulian Sun. (2020). On the Calculation of TCID50 for Quantitation of Virus Infectivity. Virologica Sinica. 36(1). 141–144. 271 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Jia, et al.. (2019). NSP2 forms viroplasms during Dendrolimus punctatus cypovirus infection. Virology. 533. 68–76. 4 indexed citations
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Qin, Fujun, Jia Hu, Chengfeng Lei, et al.. (2019). Dissecting the Cell Entry Pathway of Baculovirus by Single-Particle Tracking and Quantitative Electron Microscopic Analysis. Journal of Virology. 93(8). 18 indexed citations
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Wei, Fang, Rui Fan, Linna Zhang, et al.. (2019). Granulovirus GP37 Facilitated ODVs Cross Insect Peritrophic Membranes and Fuse with Epithelia. Toxins. 11(3). 145–145. 9 indexed citations
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Lei, Chengfeng & Xiulian Sun. (2018). Comparing lethal dose ratios using probit regression with arbitrary slopes. BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology. 19(1). 61–61. 47 indexed citations
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Li, Jin, Yin Zhou, Chengfeng Lei, Fang Wei, & Xiulian Sun. (2015). Improvement in the UV resistance of baculoviruses by displaying nano-zinc oxide-binding peptides on the surfaces of their occlusion bodies. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 99(16). 6841–6853. 16 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yin, et al.. (2014). Genomic and Biological Characterization of a New Cypovirus Isolated from Dendrolimus punctatus. PLoS ONE. 9(11). e113201–e113201. 15 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiangyang, Chengfeng Lei, & Xiulian Sun. (2013). Control efficacy ofBacillus thuringiensisand a new granulovirus isolate againstCydia pomonellain orchards. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 23(6). 691–700. 4 indexed citations
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Wei, Wenqiang, Yin Zhou, Chengfeng Lei, & Xiulian Sun. (2012). Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus orf114 is not essential for virus replication in vitro, but its knockout reduces per os infectivity in vivo. Virus Genes. 45(2). 360–369. 11 indexed citations
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Wu, Yan, et al.. (2011). Chromate reduction by a chromate-resistant bacterium, Microbacterium sp.. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 28(4). 1585–1592. 30 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiangyang, et al.. (2011). Synergistic effects of Cydia pomonella granulovirus GP37 on the infectivity of nucleopolyhedroviruses and the lethality of Bacillus thuringiensis. Archives of Virology. 156(10). 1707–1715. 26 indexed citations
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Fan, Chao, Lanlan Zhang, Chengfeng Lei, & Qin Fang. (2009). Expression and identification of inclusion forming-related domain of NS80 nonstructural protein of grass carp reovirus. Virologica Sinica. 24(3). 194–201. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lanlan, Jinyu Shen, Chengfeng Lei, Xiaoming Li, & Qin Fang. (2008). High level expression of grass carp reovirus VP7 protein in prokaryotic cells. Virologica Sinica. 23(1). 51–56. 12 indexed citations

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