Lei Hong

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Lei Hong is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Hong has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Infectious Diseases, 14 papers in Surgery and 12 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Lei Hong's work include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (9 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (9 papers) and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (8 papers). Lei Hong is often cited by papers focused on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (9 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (9 papers) and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (8 papers). Lei Hong collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Taiwan. Lei Hong's co-authors include Xiawei Wei, Aqu Alu, WU Wu-tong, Hua Feng, Xiaohe Tian, Yuquan Wei, Li Chen, Shigang Qiao, Jianzhong An and Hui Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Lei Hong

53 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Intranasal COVID-19 vaccines: From bench to bed 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150
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. Intranasal COVID-19 vaccines: From bench to bed
    2022 162 citations Aqu Alu, Li Chen et al. EBioMedicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lei Hong China 19 281 267 267 121 115 57 1.1k
Mohd Shahid India 22 248 0.9× 470 1.8× 132 0.5× 249 2.1× 67 0.6× 107 1.5k
Angela Lucariello Italy 20 168 0.6× 255 1.0× 144 0.5× 158 1.3× 100 0.9× 62 1.1k
Kiyokazu Ozaki Japan 20 141 0.5× 314 1.2× 68 0.3× 109 0.9× 103 0.9× 117 1.2k
Ana Lia Anbinder Brazil 20 164 0.6× 299 1.1× 106 0.4× 129 1.1× 63 0.5× 82 1.2k
Andrzej Wiczkowski Poland 17 165 0.6× 202 0.8× 85 0.3× 132 1.1× 47 0.4× 66 840
Margarita Hurtado-Nédelec France 25 149 0.5× 528 2.0× 127 0.5× 223 1.8× 759 6.6× 42 1.9k
Chang Australia 14 164 0.6× 186 0.7× 69 0.3× 94 0.8× 113 1.0× 101 854
Juliane Mohr Germany 15 155 0.6× 144 0.5× 87 0.3× 128 1.1× 132 1.1× 25 799
Jiaxin Chen China 20 162 0.6× 402 1.5× 260 1.0× 97 0.8× 80 0.7× 98 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Lei Hong

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Lei Hong'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 Lei Hong with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Lei Hong more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Lei Hong

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Lei Hong. 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 Lei Hong. The network helps show where Lei Hong may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lei Hong

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lei Hong. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lei Hong 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 Lei Hong. Lei Hong 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.
2.
Alu, Aqu, Weiqi Hong, Lei Hong, et al.. (2025). Immunosenescence: signaling pathways, diseases and therapeutic targets. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 10(1). 250–250. 9 indexed citations
3.
Hong, Lei, et al.. (2025). Rational use of human albumin: plan-do-check-act cycle in clinical practice. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. 15(5). 648–654.
4.
He, Cai, Aqu Alu, Lei Hong, et al.. (2023). A recombinant spike‐XBB.1.5 protein vaccine induces broad‐spectrum immune responses against XBB.1.5‐included Omicron variants of SARS‐CoV‐2. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(3). e263–e263. 11 indexed citations
5.
Yang, H. J., Weiqi Hong, Lei Hong, et al.. (2023). Low levels of neutralizing antibodies against XBB Omicron subvariants after BA.5 infection. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 8(1). 252–252. 20 indexed citations
6.
He, Cai, Li Chen, H. J. Yang, et al.. (2023). Trimeric protein vaccine based on Beta variant elicits robust immune response against BA.4/5-included SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants. Molecular Biomedicine. 4(1). 9–9. 4 indexed citations
7.
Hong, Lei, Aqu Alu, H. J. Yang, et al.. (2022). Intranasal administration of a recombinant RBD vaccine induces long-term immunity against Omicron-included SARS-CoV-2 variants. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 7(1). 159–159. 31 indexed citations
8.
Hong, Lei, Ziting Liu, Chu Liu, et al.. (2022). Single‐cell transcriptional profiling of human carotid plaques reveals a subpopulation of endothelial cells associated with stroke incidences. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 26(12). 3446–3459. 5 indexed citations
9.
Alu, Aqu, Li Chen, Lei Hong, et al.. (2022). Intranasal COVID-19 vaccines: From bench to bed. EBioMedicine. 76. 103841–103841. 162 indexed citations breakdown →
10.
Qiao, Shigang, Lei Hong, Yongming Zhu, et al.. (2022). RIPK1-RIPK3 mediates myocardial fibrosis in type 2 diabetes mellitus by impairing autophagic flux of cardiac fibroblasts. Cell Death and Disease. 13(2). 147–147. 34 indexed citations
11.
He, Mingyu, Gege Yan, Yang Wang, et al.. (2021). Blue LED causes autophagic cell death in human osteosarcoma by increasing ROS generation and dephosphorylating EGFR. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 25(11). 4962–4973. 11 indexed citations
12.
Hong, Lei, Jingyuan Li, Dayang Zou, et al.. (2021). Development and evaluation of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for clinical diagnosis of respiratory human adenoviruses emergent in China. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 101(1). 115401–115401. 2 indexed citations
13.
Hong, Lei, et al.. (2021). Folic Acid Alleviates High Glucose and Fat-Induced Pyroptosis via Inhibition of the Hippo Signal Pathway on H9C2 Cells. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 8. 698698–698698. 24 indexed citations
14.
Lyu, Yun, Xiaozhen Lai, Xiaochen Ma, et al.. (2021). The Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination Under Different Methods of Investigation: Based on Online and On-Site Surveys in China. Frontiers in Public Health. 9. 760388–760388. 10 indexed citations
15.
Yan, Gege, Lei Hong, Mingyu He, et al.. (2020). Melatonin triggers autophagic cell death by regulating RORC in Hodgkin lymphoma. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 123. 109811–109811. 14 indexed citations
16.
Huang, Simo, Lei Hong, Dayang Zou, et al.. (2019). Establishment of the molecular beacon-loop-mediated isothermal amplification method for the rapid detection of Porphyromonas gingivalis. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 160. 68–72. 11 indexed citations
17.
18.
Li, Wei, et al.. (2017). Association between BMI and Dental Caries among School Children and Adolescents in Jiangsu Province, China.. PubMed. 30(10). 758–761. 7 indexed citations
19.
Hong, Lei, et al.. (2017). The Scaphoid Safe Zone: A Radiographic Simulation Study to Prevent Cortical Perforation Arising from Different Views. PLoS ONE. 12(1). e0170677–e0170677. 2 indexed citations
20.
Li, Yue, et al.. (2013). Effect of posterior tibial slope on anterior knee stability after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Zhonghua guke zazhi. 33(9). 917–922. 1 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 Mohd Shahid Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Angela Lucariello Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Kiyokazu Ozaki Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ana Lia Anbinder Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Andrzej Wiczkowski Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Margarita Hurtado-Nédelec Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Chang Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Juliane Mohr Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jiaxin Chen
Rankless by CCL
2026