Leike Zhang

20.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Leike Zhang is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Leike Zhang has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Infectious Diseases, 23 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Leike Zhang's work include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (24 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (18 papers) and Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (14 papers). Leike Zhang is often cited by papers focused on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (24 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (18 papers) and Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (14 papers). Leike Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and France. Leike Zhang's co-authors include Gengfu Xiao, Wei Wang, Weijuan Shang, Lin Guo, Shaobo Wang, Qingxing Wang, Gengfu Xiao, Wei Liu, Ke Peng and Shufen Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Leike Zhang

68 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Calcium channel blocker amlodipine besylate therapy is associated with reduced case fatality rate of COVID-19 patients with hypertension

2020 233 citations Leike Zhang, Yuan Sun et al. Cell Discovery profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leike Zhang China	24	1.1k	880	383	381	334	71	2.4k
Gengfu Xiao China	29	2.4k 2.1×	1.2k 1.4×	234 0.6×	369 1.0×	426 1.3×	80	4.0k
Scott D. Pegan United States	26	838 0.7×	835 0.9×	329 0.9×	440 1.2×	195 0.6×	60	2.1k
Rahul Singh India	29	513 0.4×	1.1k 1.3×	755 2.0×	154 0.4×	403 1.2×	79	2.9k
Radim Nencka Czechia	28	936 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	150 0.4×	316 0.8×	532 1.6×	90	2.4k
Timir Tripathi India	29	582 0.5×	1.5k 1.7×	422 1.1×	172 0.5×	149 0.4×	111	2.6k
Thiago Moreno L. Souza Brazil	29	1.2k 1.0×	833 0.9×	169 0.4×	353 0.9×	288 0.9×	92	3.0k
Andrea Savarino Italy	27	1.5k 1.3×	754 0.9×	152 0.4×	406 1.1×	464 1.4×	79	3.2k
Abdo A. Elfiky Egypt	26	2.1k 1.8×	1.2k 1.3×	1.1k 2.9×	212 0.6×	204 0.6×	100	4.1k
Martijn J. van Hemert Netherlands	27	2.0k 1.7×	1.4k 1.6×	125 0.3×	411 1.1×	847 2.5×	68	4.0k

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Lu, Jie, Cheng Yan, Yumin Zhang, et al.. (2024). Design, synthesis, and evaluation of novel oxyacanthine derivatives for anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 113. 129951–129951.

Feng, Bo, Yumin Zhang, Xin Liu, et al.. (2024). Discovery and characterization of novel potent non-covalent small molecule inhibitors targeting papain-like protease from SARS-CoV-2. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 14(7). 3286–3290. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Jiyao, Jingfang Mu, Yuming Zhang, et al.. (2024). Targeting viral suppressor of RNAi confers anti-coronaviral activity. Molecular Therapy. 33(1). 201–214. 1 indexed citations

Bie, Yuanyuan, Jieling Zhang, Jiyao Chen, et al.. (2024). Design of antiviral AGO2-dependent short hairpin RNAs. Virologica Sinica. 39(4). 645–654. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Ruxue, Qiaoyu Hu, Hui Li, et al.. (2023). Discovery, synthesis and mechanism study of 2,3,5-substituted [1,2,4]-thiadiazoles as covalent inhibitors targeting 3C-Like protease of SARS-CoV-2. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 249. 115129–115129. 11 indexed citations

Yang, Hanxi, Xinyao Chen, Qiumeng Zhang, et al.. (2023). Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of covalent peptidomimetic 3CL protease inhibitors containing nitrile moiety. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 87. 117316–117316. 5 indexed citations

Jiang, Xiaming, Qilin Xin, Kai Liu, et al.. (2023). Regulation of the WNT-CTNNB1 signaling pathway by severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in a cap-snatching manner. mBio. 14(6). e0168823–e0168823. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Yumin, Yuan Sun, Weijuan Shang, et al.. (2023). A viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase inhibitor VV116 broadly inhibits human coronaviruses and has synergistic potency with 3CLpro inhibitor nirmatrelvir. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 8(1). 360–360. 11 indexed citations

Xia, Bingqing, Xiaoyan Pan, Rong‐Hua Luo, et al.. (2023). Extracellular vesicles mediate antibody-resistant transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Cell Discovery. 9(1). 2–2. 42 indexed citations

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Yang, Hanxi, Yan Zhang, Xiangrui Jiang, et al.. (2023). Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of peptidomimetic benzothiazolyl ketones as 3CLpro inhibitors against SARS-CoV-2. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 257. 115512–115512. 7 indexed citations

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Zhang, Leike, Qingxing Wang, Lingyu Zhang, et al.. (2023). CCR2 is a host entry receptor for severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus. Science Advances. 9(31). 33 indexed citations

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Wang, Bo, et al.. (2023). Hsp90 β is critical for the infection of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus. Virologica Sinica. 39(1). 113–122. 1 indexed citations

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Luan, Xiaodong, Xinming Li, Yufan Li, et al.. (2022). Antiviral drug design based on structural insights into the N-terminal domain and C-terminal domain of the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein. Science Bulletin. 67(22). 2327–2335. 17 indexed citations

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Wang, Yanbo, Xiaming Jiang, Zheng Fu, et al.. (2021). Decreased inhibition of exosomal miRNAs on SARS-CoV-2 replication underlies poor outcomes in elderly people and diabetic patients. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 6(1). 300–300. 55 indexed citations

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Su, Haixia, Sheng Yao, Wenfeng Zhao, et al.. (2021). Identification of pyrogallol as a warhead in design of covalent inhibitors for the SARS-CoV-2 3CL protease. Nature Communications. 12(1). 3623–3623. 142 indexed citations

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Amporndanai, Kangsa, Xiaoli Meng, Weijuan Shang, et al.. (2021). Inhibition mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 main protease by ebselen and its derivatives. Nature Communications. 12(1). 3061–3061. 178 indexed citations

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Wang, Qingxing, Yun Luo, Weijuan Shang, et al.. (2021). Comprehensive interactome analysis of the spike protein of swine acute diarrhea syndrome coronavirus. Biosafety and Health. 3(3). 156–163. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Shufen, Hao Li, Yulan Zhang, et al.. (2020). SFTSV Infection Induces BAK/BAX-Dependent Mitochondrial DNA Release to Trigger NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation. Cell Reports. 30(13). 4370–4385.e7. 112 indexed citations

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Zhang, Leike, Bo Wang, Qilin Xin, et al.. (2019). Quantitative Proteomic Analysis Reveals Unfolded-Protein Response Involved in Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus Infection. Journal of Virology. 93(10). 27 indexed citations

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Wang, Shaobo, Yang Liu, Jiao Guo, et al.. (2017). Screening of FDA-Approved Drugs for Inhibitors of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Infection. Journal of Virology. 91(21). 101 indexed citations

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