Fuqing Wu

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Fuqing Wu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomaterials and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Fuqing Wu has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Biomaterials and 15 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Fuqing Wu's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (19 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (15 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing (13 papers). Fuqing Wu is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (19 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (15 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing (13 papers). Fuqing Wu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Fuqing Wu's co-authors include Guo‐Qiang Chen, Xiao Wang, Eric J. Alm, Amy Xiao, Jinchun Chen, Janelle R. Thompson, Xiaoqiong Gu, Jianwen Ye, Federica Armas and Wei Lin Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Fuqing Wu

60 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

SARS-CoV-2 Titers in Wastewater Are Higher than Expected ... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300 400 500
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. SARS-CoV-2 Titers in Wastewater Are Higher than Expected from Clinically Confirmed Cases
    2020 593 citations Fuqing Wu, Eric J. Alm 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
Fuqing Wu China 24 924 804 677 347 176 66 2.2k
Ting Xue China 26 1.3k 1.4× 613 0.8× 284 0.4× 114 0.3× 350 2.0× 127 2.4k
Junjie Zhang China 25 924 1.0× 192 0.2× 140 0.2× 175 0.5× 143 0.8× 114 2.2k
Shelley E. Haydel United States 25 372 0.4× 380 0.5× 399 0.6× 230 0.7× 107 0.6× 48 1.8k
Kouichi Kuroda Japan 31 1.7k 1.8× 179 0.2× 849 1.3× 130 0.4× 64 0.4× 166 3.0k
Qiaoli Yang China 19 676 0.7× 223 0.3× 370 0.5× 100 0.3× 57 0.3× 110 1.4k
Luhua Zhang China 23 561 0.6× 136 0.2× 177 0.3× 75 0.2× 70 0.4× 71 1.9k
Lu Yuan China 22 572 0.6× 126 0.2× 285 0.4× 305 0.9× 85 0.5× 95 1.8k
Seok-Won Kim South Korea 17 648 0.7× 169 0.2× 372 0.5× 141 0.4× 89 0.5× 36 1.5k
Ishfaq Ahmed China 28 795 0.9× 71 0.1× 271 0.4× 336 1.0× 142 0.8× 109 2.7k
Wenjie Jin China 20 462 0.5× 145 0.2× 216 0.3× 110 0.3× 98 0.6× 63 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Fuqing Wu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fuqing Wu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fuqing Wu

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

All Works

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Wang, Huan, Zhongnan Zhang, Fang Yang, et al.. (2025). Polyhydroxyalkanoate production by engineered Halomonas grown in lignocellulose hydrolysate. Bioresource Technology. 425. 132313–132313. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Yi‐Ling, Xu Liu, Lizhan Zhang, et al.. (2025). Cell Sizes Matter for Industrial Bioproduction, a Case of Polyhydroxybutyrate. Advanced Science. 12(14). e2412256–e2412256. 4 indexed citations
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Gitter, Anna, Fuqing Wu, Blake Hanson, et al.. (2025). Turning analysis into action: opportunities and challenges in implementing wastewater science for public health decision-making. Frontiers in Public Health. 13. 1562659–1562659.
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Wu, Fuqing, Xiaoqian Yu, David Angeles-Albores, Susan E. Erdman, & Eric J. Alm. (2025). Sulfated dietary fiber protects gut microbiota from antibiotics. Microbiome. 13(1). 183–183. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ge, Zhongnan Zhang, Lizhan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Engineered Halomonas for production of gamma-aminobutyric acid and 2-pyrrolidone. Bioresource Technology. 413. 131448–131448. 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Xingwen, Cici Bauer, Anna Gitter, et al.. (2024). Revealing patterns of SARS-CoV-2 variant emergence and evolution using RBD amplicon sequencing of wastewater. Journal of Infection. 89(5). 106284–106284. 3 indexed citations
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Al-Hooti, Suad, Sameer Al‐Zenki, Husam Alomirah, et al.. (2024). Association of Nightly Fasting, Meal Frequency, and Skipping Meals with Metabolic Syndrome among Kuwaiti Adults. Nutrients. 16(7). 984–984. 2 indexed citations
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Yu, Xiaoqian, Jan‐Hendrik Hehemann, David Angeles-Albores, et al.. (2024). Low-level resource partitioning supports coexistence among functionally redundant bacteria during successional dynamics. The ISME Journal. 18(1). 12 indexed citations
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Clark, Justin R., Austen Terwilliger, Vasanthi Avadhanula, et al.. (2023). Wastewater pandemic preparedness: Toward an end-to-end pathogen monitoring program. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1137881–1137881. 12 indexed citations
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Gitter, Anna, C. Monserrat, Tao Hu, et al.. (2023). Not a waste: Wastewater surveillance to enhance public health. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Huan, Jianwen Ye, Xinyu Chen, et al.. (2023). Production of PHA copolymers consisting of 3-hydroxybutyrate and 3-hydroxyhexanoate (PHBHHx) by recombinant Halomonas bluephagenesis. Chemical Engineering Journal. 466. 143261–143261. 25 indexed citations
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Gitter, Anna, C. Monserrat, Cici Bauer, et al.. (2023). Wastewater analysis of Mpox virus in a city with low prevalence of Mpox disease: an environmental surveillance study. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. 28. 100639–100639. 21 indexed citations
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Gitter, Anna, Cici Bauer, Fuqing Wu, et al.. (2023). Assessment of a SARS-CoV-2 wastewater monitoring program in El Paso, Texas, from November 2020 to June 2022. International Journal of Environmental Health Research. 34(1). 564–574. 5 indexed citations
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Wu, Fuqing, et al.. (2022). Wide mismatches in the sequences of primers and probes for monkeypox virus diagnostic assays. Journal of Medical Virology. 95(1). e28395–e28395. 11 indexed citations
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Zheng, Xiaoming, Fuqing Wu, Xin Zhang, et al.. (2016). Evolution of the PEBP gene family and selective signature on FT‐like clade. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 54(5). 502–510. 22 indexed citations
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Wu, Fuqing, David J Menn, & Xiao Wang. (2014). Quorum-Sensing Crosstalk-Driven Synthetic Circuits: From Unimodality to Trimodality. Chemistry & Biology. 21(12). 1629–1638. 66 indexed citations
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Wu, Fuqing, Junji Xing, Shuai Wang, Meili Li, & Chunfu Zheng. (2011). Screening and identification of host factors interacting with UL14 of herpes simplex virus 1. Medical Microbiology and Immunology. 200(3). 203–208. 9 indexed citations

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