Wei Hou

9.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
127 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Wei Hou is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Hou has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Infectious Diseases, 34 papers in Epidemiology and 28 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Wei Hou's work include Viral Infections and Vectors (24 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (17 papers) and interferon and immune responses (13 papers). Wei Hou is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infections and Vectors (24 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (17 papers) and interferon and immune responses (13 papers). Wei Hou collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Wei Hou's co-authors include Fan Luo, Qing Gong, Wei Zhang, Chen Wang, Yuanzhen Zhang, Huixia Yang, Jing Liao, Jiafu Li, Dan Xu and Dongchi Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, The Journal of Immunology and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Wei Hou

125 papers receiving 6.1k 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.

Clinical characteristics and intrauterine vertical transmission potential of COVID-19 infection in nine pregnant women: a retrospective review of medical records

2020 2.6k citations Fan Luo, Wei Hou et al. profile →
Cathepsin L plays a key role in SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans and humanized mice and is a promising target for new drug development

2021 330 citations Wei Hou et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wei Hou China	32	1.9k	1.7k	998	887	859	127	6.2k
Ellen Hertzmark United States	49	1.2k 0.6×	499 0.3×	1.2k 1.2×	762 0.9×	491 0.6×	128	7.9k
Michael Brown United Kingdom	24	5.0k 2.6×	385 0.2×	612 0.6×	1.2k 1.3×	870 1.0×	79	8.5k
Jifang Sheng China	39	2.6k 1.4×	388 0.2×	333 0.3×	1.8k 2.0×	1.1k 1.3×	161	7.1k
David M. Purdie Australia	57	557 0.3×	547 0.3×	1.5k 1.5×	2.6k 2.9×	1.3k 1.5×	159	10.6k
David M. Aronoff United States	50	2.3k 1.2×	392 0.2×	1.4k 1.4×	2.3k 2.6×	2.1k 2.5×	255	8.8k
Yuan Lin China	33	878 0.5×	378 0.2×	202 0.2×	937 1.1×	703 0.8×	216	4.2k
Simon Schroeder Germany	8	10.0k 5.3×	893 0.5×	342 0.3×	1.1k 1.2×	2.4k 2.7×	9	13.6k
Junhua Li China	36	2.1k 1.1×	335 0.2×	337 0.3×	726 0.8×	2.5k 2.9×	218	7.0k
Ishag Adam Sudan	40	639 0.3×	1.2k 0.7×	2.2k 2.2×	1.1k 1.2×	164 0.2×	398	6.3k
Hui Zeng China	49	2.2k 1.1×	511 0.3×	538 0.5×	3.4k 3.9×	2.1k 2.5×	234	9.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Hou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Hou

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Hou

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

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Lü, Shuang, Yuqing Zhang, Shaowei Zhu, et al.. (2025). Hantaan virus glycoprotein Gc induces NEDD4‐dependent PTEN ubiquitination and degradation to escape the restriction of autophagosomes and facilitate viral propagation. The FASEB Journal. 39(1). e70295–e70295. 1 indexed citations

Ren, Yuting, Jian‐Chun Ma, Jianwei Dai, et al.. (2025). Sporadic Human Infections With Rickettsia japonica in Yichang, China, 2021–2023. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2025(1). 4832524–4832524.

Hu, Bing, Jingjing Guo, Xiaohong Chen, et al.. (2024). Discovery and genetic characterization of novel paramyxoviruses from small mammals in Hubei Province, Central China. Microbial Genomics. 10(5). 1 indexed citations

Guo, Xiaomin, et al.. (2023). Cathelicidin-derived antiviral peptide inhibits herpes simplex virus 1 infection. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1201505–1201505. 8 indexed citations

Zhang, Zhihao, Wei Hou, & Shuliang Chen. (2022). Updates on CRISPR-based gene editing in HIV-1/AIDS therapy. Virologica Sinica. 37(1). 1–10. 17 indexed citations

Chen, Zichen, Wei Hou, Qin Zhang, et al.. (2022). [Otitis media with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis].. PubMed. 36(8). 630–635.

Xu, Jiale, Bing Hu, Yijie Liu, et al.. (2022). Pathogenic Leptospira Infections in Hubei Province, Central China. Microorganisms. 11(1). 99–99. 4 indexed citations

Meng, Fengzhen, Jinbiao Liu, Xu Wang, et al.. (2021). TLR7 Activation of Macrophages by Imiquimod Inhibits HIV Infection through Modulation of Viral Entry Cellular Factors. Biology. 10(7). 661–661. 9 indexed citations

Cáceda, Ricardo, et al.. (2021). The Experience of Pain is Strongly Associated With Poor Sleep Quality and Increased Risk for Suicide. Archives of Suicide Research. 26(3). 1572–1586. 6 indexed citations

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Su, Qiang, et al.. (2021). Mutational Analysis of EXT1in a Chinese Family Affected by Hereditary Multiple Osteochondroma. BioMed Research International. 2021(1). 8888948–8888948. 4 indexed citations

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Xie, Linlin, et al.. (2020). GTPase Activity of MxB Contributes to Its Nuclear Location, Interaction with Nucleoporins and Anti-HIV-1 Activity. Virologica Sinica. 36(1). 85–94. 7 indexed citations

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Chen, Liangjun, Jingjing Guo, Weiwei Guo, et al.. (2020). Molecular Epidemiology and Vaccine Compatibility Analysis of Seasonal Influenza Viruses in Wuhan, 2016–2019. Virologica Sinica. 35(5). 556–565. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Guosheng, Wei Hou, Gang Chen, et al.. (2020). Clinical Significance of Integrin Subunit Beta 4 in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals. 37(4). 256–275. 9 indexed citations

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Liu, Yu, Biao Zhang, Jun Gu, et al.. (2018). Bowman‒Birk Inhibitor Suppresses Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infection of Human Cervical Epithelial Cells. Viruses. 10(10). 557–557. 8 indexed citations

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Luo, Fan, Mingxiang Lu, Ning Li, et al.. (2017). HTNV-induced upregulation of miR-146a in HUVECs promotes viral infection by modulating pro-inflammatory cytokine release. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 493(1). 807–813. 12 indexed citations

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Liu, Dongying, Jing Liu, Bingyu Liu, et al.. (2017). Phylogenetic analysis based on mitochondrial DNA sequences of wild rats, and the relationship with Seoul virus infection in Hubei, China. Virologica Sinica. 32(3). 235–244. 6 indexed citations

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Liu, Feng‐Liang, Qingli Niu, Xiuzhen Fan, et al.. (2017). Priming and Activation of Inflammasome by Canarypox Virus Vector ALVAC via the cGAS/IFI16–STING–Type I IFN Pathway and AIM2 Sensor. The Journal of Immunology. 199(9). 3293–3305. 31 indexed citations

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Gao, Shuo, Weihong Zhao, Xiaoling Hu, et al.. (2015). A Pilot Study on Imaging of 18F-Alfatide-RGD PET/CT in Patients With Glioma. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 93(3). E94–E94. 2 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jun, Wei Wang, Qiong Zhong, et al.. (2005). Immunogenicity, safety, and protective efficacy of an inactivated SARS-associated coronavirus vaccine in rhesus monkeys. Vaccine. 23(24). 3202–3209. 61 indexed citations

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Omori, Mayuko, R Pu, Taishi Tanabe, et al.. (2004). Cellular immune responses to feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) induced by dual-subtype FIV vaccine. Vaccine. 23(3). 386–398. 27 indexed citations

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