Ruonan Wu

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Ruonan Wu is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruonan Wu has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Ecology, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ruonan Wu's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (12 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (10 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (6 papers). Ruonan Wu is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (12 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (10 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (6 papers). Ruonan Wu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Ruonan Wu's co-authors include Janet Jansson, Ji‐Dong Gu, Han Meng, Shun Duan, Guoxiu Tong, Fangfang Du, Fu‐Jian Xu, Yong-Feng Wang, Yan‐Hua Xiong and Yuqing Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Ruonan Wu

59 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Soil viral diversity, ecology and climate change 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 40 80 120
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. Soil viral diversity, ecology and climate change
    2022 123 citations Janet Jansson, Ruonan Wu Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ruonan Wu China 22 414 408 244 217 176 65 1.5k
Dan Huang China 23 314 0.8× 357 0.9× 166 0.7× 205 0.9× 295 1.7× 63 1.4k
Yanan Wang China 27 239 0.6× 262 0.6× 180 0.7× 675 3.1× 192 1.1× 133 2.4k
Liyuan Ma China 28 329 0.8× 274 0.7× 778 3.2× 361 1.7× 145 0.8× 111 2.1k
Beata Gutarowska Poland 30 229 0.6× 123 0.3× 212 0.9× 283 1.3× 335 1.9× 155 2.7k
Yun Shen China 23 484 1.2× 196 0.5× 340 1.4× 337 1.6× 40 0.2× 76 1.9k
Lena Ciric United Kingdom 25 383 0.9× 168 0.4× 386 1.6× 273 1.3× 123 0.7× 65 1.8k
Mark Hernandez United States 35 338 0.8× 322 0.8× 422 1.7× 377 1.7× 97 0.6× 108 3.8k
Yichao Wu China 30 343 0.8× 405 1.0× 640 2.6× 557 2.6× 137 0.8× 78 2.7k
Louise Weaver New Zealand 24 406 1.0× 426 1.0× 235 1.0× 369 1.7× 77 0.4× 88 2.4k
Huawei Wei China 22 401 1.0× 129 0.3× 255 1.0× 169 0.8× 216 1.2× 34 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Ruonan Wu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ruonan Wu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ruonan Wu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ruonan Wu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ruonan 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 Ruonan Wu. Ruonan Wu 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
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Wu, Ruonan, Marija Veličković, & Kristin Burnum-Johnson. (2024). From single cell to spatial multi-omics: unveiling molecular mechanisms in dynamic and heterogeneous systems. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 89. 103174–103174. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Yanhong, et al.. (2024). Fabrication of chitosan-based smart film by the O/W emulsion containing curcumin for monitoring pork freshness. Journal of Food Engineering. 379. 112115–112115. 18 indexed citations
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Wu, Ruonan, et al.. (2024). Symbiotic bacteriophages exhibit multiple adaptive strategies in activated sludge flocs and contribute to floc stability. Chemical Engineering Journal. 492. 152448–152448. 5 indexed citations
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Bai, Wanqiao, Ruonan Wu, Zhenjie Xue, et al.. (2024). Hollow Porous Structures for Improving the Sensitivity of Colorimetric Array Gas Sensors. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(28). 20 indexed citations
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Xiong, Yan‐Hua, Ruonan Wu, Yang Li, et al.. (2024). Polysaccharide-based antibacterial nanocomposite hydrogels with Janus structure for treatment of infected extraction socket. Science China Materials. 67(8). 2550–2557. 11 indexed citations
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Lee, Joon‐Yong, Hugh Mitchell, Meagan Burnet, et al.. (2022). Uncovering Hidden Members and Functions of the Soil Microbiome Using De Novo Metaproteomics. Journal of Proteome Research. 21(8). 2023–2035. 12 indexed citations
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Liu, Yanhong, et al.. (2022). Preparation and characterization of cinnamon essential oil extracted by deep eutectic solvent and its microencapsulation. Journal of Food Measurement & Characterization. 17(1). 664–673. 13 indexed citations
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Wu, Ruonan, Clyde A. Smith, Garry W. Buchko, et al.. (2022). Structural characterization of a soil viral auxiliary metabolic gene product – a functional chitosanase. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5485–5485. 35 indexed citations
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Jansson, Janet & Ruonan Wu. (2022). Soil viral diversity, ecology and climate change. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 21(5). 296–311. 123 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Ying, Xiaojun Liu, Xiaotong Wen, et al.. (2022). Antibiotic Use in China’s Public Healthcare Institutions During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of Nationwide Procurement Data, 2018–2020. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 13. 813213–813213. 35 indexed citations
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Wu, Ruonan, et al.. (2022). Fiscal autonomy of subnational governments and equity in healthcare resource allocation: Evidence from China. Frontiers in Public Health. 10. 989625–989625. 5 indexed citations
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Wu, Ruonan, Han Meng, Yong-Feng Wang, & Ji‐Dong Gu. (2018). Effects of reforestation on ammonia-oxidizing microbial community composition and abundance in subtropical acidic forest soils. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 102(12). 5309–5322. 6 indexed citations
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Meng, Han, Zhichao Zhou, Ruonan Wu, Yong-Feng Wang, & Ji‐Dong Gu. (2018). Diazotrophic microbial community and abundance in acidic subtropical natural and re-vegetated forest soils revealed by high-throughput sequencing of nifH gene. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 103(2). 995–1005. 41 indexed citations
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Luo, Ling, Han Meng, Ruonan Wu, & Ji‐Dong Gu. (2017). Impact of nitrogen pollution/deposition on extracellular enzyme activity, microbial abundance and carbon storage in coastal mangrove sediment. Chemosphere. 177. 275–283. 39 indexed citations
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Meng, Han, Ruonan Wu, Yong-Feng Wang, & Ji‐Dong Gu. (2017). A comparison of denitrifying bacterial community structures and abundance in acidic soils between natural forest and re-vegetated forest of Nanling Nature Reserve in southern China. Journal of Environmental Management. 198(Pt 2). 41–49. 30 indexed citations
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Meng, Han, et al.. (2016). Co-occurrence of nitrite-dependent anaerobic ammonium and methane oxidation processes in subtropical acidic forest soils. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 100(17). 7727–7739. 36 indexed citations
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Wu, Ruonan, Geicho Nakatsu, Xiang Zhang, & Jun Yu. (2015). Pathophysiological mechanisms and therapeutic potentials of macrophages in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets. 20(5). 615–626. 23 indexed citations
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Tong, Guoxiu, Fangfang Du, Liang Yan, et al.. (2012). Polymorphous ZnO complex architectures: selective synthesis, mechanism, surface area and Zn-polar plane-codetermining antibacterial activity. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 1(4). 454–463. 139 indexed citations

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