Hanqin Peng

4.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
20 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Hanqin Peng is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Virology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hanqin Peng has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Infectious Diseases, 10 papers in Virology and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Hanqin Peng's work include HIV Research and Treatment (10 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (8 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (5 papers). Hanqin Peng is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (10 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (8 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (5 papers). Hanqin Peng collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Poland. Hanqin Peng's co-authors include Bing Chen, Sophia Rits‐Volloch, Yongfei Cai, Jun Zhang, Tianshu Xiao, Richard M. Walsh, Sarah M. Sterling, Shaun Rawson, Michael S. Seaman and Jianming Lü and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Hanqin Peng

19 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Distinct conformational states of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

2020 765 citations Yongfei Cai, Jun Zhang et al. Science profile →
Structural impact on SARS-CoV-2 spike protein by D614G substitution

2021 270 citations Jun Zhang, Yongfei Cai et al. Science 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
Hanqin Peng United States	17	1.8k	936	732	478	413	20	2.5k
Sophia Rits‐Volloch United States	20	1.8k 1.0×	1.0k 1.1×	906 1.2×	590 1.2×	504 1.2×	35	2.9k
Priyamvada Acharya United States	23	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	684 0.9×	417 0.9×	431 1.0×	56	2.3k
Christopher A. Cottrell United States	15	1.2k 0.7×	742 0.8×	576 0.8×	380 0.8×	340 0.8×	19	2.0k
Christopher O. Barnes United States	20	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	282 0.4×	327 0.7×	398 1.0×	37	2.4k
Jesper Pallesen United States	17	1.5k 0.8×	897 1.0×	245 0.3×	248 0.5×	231 0.6×	23	2.4k
Adam S. Dingens United States	19	3.2k 1.8×	1.4k 1.5×	288 0.4×	437 0.9×	540 1.3×	27	4.0k
Jianhui Nie China	20	2.1k 1.2×	667 0.7×	316 0.4×	272 0.6×	179 0.4×	90	2.7k
Zizhang Sheng United States	28	2.2k 1.2×	1.0k 1.1×	317 0.4×	725 1.5×	491 1.2×	61	3.8k
Mirko Cortese Germany	23	2.0k 1.2×	971 1.0×	235 0.3×	424 0.9×	133 0.3×	43	3.5k
Yongfei Cai United States	20	2.2k 1.2×	1.2k 1.3×	135 0.2×	309 0.6×	299 0.7×	30	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Hanqin Peng

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hanqin Peng

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20 of 20 papers shown

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

Lavine, Christy L., Weichun Tang, Shaowei Wang, et al.. (2023). Antibody‐mediated SARS‐CoV ‐2 entry in cultured cells. EMBO Reports. 24(12). e57724–e57724. 6 indexed citations

Zhang, Jun, Yongfei Cai, Christy L. Lavine, et al.. (2022). Structural and functional impact by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike mutations. Cell Reports. 39(4). 110729–110729. 97 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 →

Cai, Yongfei, Jun Zhang, Tianshu Xiao, et al.. (2021). Structural basis for enhanced infectivity and immune evasion of SARS-CoV-2 variants. Science. 373(6555). 642–648. 154 indexed citations

Zhang, Jun, Tianshu Xiao, Yongfei Cai, et al.. (2021). Membrane fusion and immune evasion by the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant. Science. 374(6573). 1353–1360. 190 indexed citations breakdown →

Xiao, Tianshu, Jianming Lü, Jun Zhang, et al.. (2021). A trimeric human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 as an anti-SARS-CoV-2 agent. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 28(2). 202–209. 88 indexed citations

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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Piai, Alessandro, Qingshan Fu, Yongfei Cai, et al.. (2020). Structural basis of transmembrane coupling of the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2317–2317. 33 indexed citations

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Pan, Junhua, Hanqin Peng, Bing Chen, & Stephen C. Harrison. (2020). Cryo-EM Structure of Full-length HIV-1 Env Bound With the Fab of Antibody PG16. Journal of Molecular Biology. 432(4). 1158–1168. 41 indexed citations

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Shaik, Md Munan, Hanqin Peng, Jianming Lü, et al.. (2018). Structural basis of coreceptor recognition by HIV-1 envelope spike. Nature. 565(7739). 318–323. 147 indexed citations

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Fu, Qingshan, Md Munan Shaik, Yongfei Cai, et al.. (2018). Structure of the membrane proximal external region of HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(38). E8892–E8899. 62 indexed citations

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Chen, Jia, James M. Kovacs, Hanqin Peng, et al.. (2015). Effect of the cytoplasmic domain on antigenic characteristics of HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein. Science. 349(6244). 191–195. 96 indexed citations

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Kovacs, James M., et al.. (2014). Stable, uncleaved HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein gp140 forms a tightly folded trimer with a native-like structure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(52). 18542–18547. 52 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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Kovacs, James M., Joseph P. Nkolola, Hanqin Peng, et al.. (2012). HIV-1 envelope trimer elicits more potent neutralizing antibody responses than monomeric gp120. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(30). 12111–12116. 136 indexed citations

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Peng, Hanqin, et al.. (2012). HIV-1 envelope trimer elicits higher neutralizing antibody responses than monomeric gp120. Retrovirology. 9(S2). 2 indexed citations

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Nkolola, Joseph P., Hanqin Peng, Ethan C. Settembre, et al.. (2010). Breadth of Neutralizing Antibodies Elicited by Stable, Homogeneous Clade A and Clade C HIV-1 gp140 Envelope Trimers in Guinea Pigs. Journal of Virology. 84(7). 3270–3279. 74 indexed citations

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Frey, Gary, Hanqin Peng, Sophia Rits‐Volloch, et al.. (2008). A fusion-intermediate state of HIV-1 gp41 targeted by broadly neutralizing antibodies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(10). 3739–3744. 189 indexed citations

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