Wei-Chen Wu

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 610 citations indexed

About

Wei-Chen Wu is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Ecology and Animal Science and Zoology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei-Chen Wu has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 610 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Infectious Diseases, 5 papers in Ecology and 5 papers in Animal Science and Zoology. Recurrent topics in Wei-Chen Wu's work include Viral Infections and Vectors (8 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (6 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (5 papers). Wei-Chen Wu is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infections and Vectors (8 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (6 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (5 papers). Wei-Chen Wu collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Hong Kong. Wei-Chen Wu's co-authors include Mǎng Shī, Zhang Qi, Yingle Liu, Weiyong Liu, Ziyong Sun, Kailang Wu, Liangjun Chen, Yirong Li, Ke Xu and Wenxia Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Carbon and Molecular Biology and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Wei-Chen Wu

23 papers receiving 595 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.

RNA based mNGS approach identifies a novel human coronavirus from two individual pneumonia cases in 2019 Wuhan outbreak

2020 391 citations Liangjun Chen, Guangming Ye 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-Chen Wu China	9	394	121	81	61	61	26	610
Patricia Sastre Spain	11	591 1.5×	93 0.8×	120 1.5×	81 1.3×	36 0.6×	24	820
Haogao Gu Hong Kong	13	854 2.2×	190 1.6×	148 1.8×	71 1.2×	52 0.9×	33	1.1k
Finlay Campbell United Kingdom	4	503 1.3×	122 1.0×	123 1.5×	51 0.8×	45 0.7×	4	668
Jolanda J.C. Voermans Netherlands	11	450 1.1×	188 1.6×	132 1.6×	134 2.2×	56 0.9×	26	785
Antonin Bal France	18	665 1.7×	200 1.7×	147 1.8×	123 2.0×	32 0.5×	42	942
Julia R. Port United States	16	451 1.1×	88 0.7×	115 1.4×	35 0.6×	47 0.8×	32	629
Melle Holwerda Netherlands	13	319 0.8×	78 0.6×	133 1.6×	38 0.6×	34 0.6×	20	623
Arthur W. D. Edridge Netherlands	8	489 1.2×	61 0.5×	91 1.1×	59 1.0×	54 0.9×	15	593
Hayes K. H. Luk Hong Kong	14	805 2.0×	97 0.8×	113 1.4×	310 5.1×	73 1.2×	18	976
Michael Li Canada	12	343 0.9×	68 0.6×	71 0.9×	20 0.3×	71 1.2×	26	618

Countries citing papers authored by Wei-Chen Wu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei-Chen Wu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei-Chen Wu

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Jiaxin, Haihong Zhou, Wen‐Yi Huang, et al.. (2025). Efficacy of multi-cycle Efgartigimod in achieving minimal symptom expression in myasthenia gravis: A comparative multi-center study. International Immunopharmacology. 154. 114603–114603. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Weihong, Jing Wang, Hong Pan, et al.. (2025). Infectome analysis of bat kidneys from Yunnan province, China, reveals novel henipaviruses related to Hendra and Nipah viruses and prevalent bacterial and eukaryotic microbes. PLoS Pathogens. 21(6). e1013235–e1013235.

Wu, Wei-Chen, Yuanfei Pan, Yani Peng, et al.. (2024). Meta-transcriptomic analysis of companion animal infectomes reveals their diversity and potential roles in animal and human disease. mSphere. 9(8). e0043924–e0043924. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Sheng, Min Wang, Shuai Zhang, et al.. (2024). The complexity of mucosal damage in gastroesophageal airway reflux disease: A molecular perspective. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 39–46.

Liu, Xue, Guowei Chen, Yuanfei Pan, et al.. (2024). VirID: Beyond Virus Discovery—An Integrated Platform for Comprehensive RNA Virus Characterization. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 41(10). 2 indexed citations

Yang, Zhongzhou, Wei-Chen Wu, Li Xing, et al.. (2024). Total Infectome Characterization of Respiratory Infections during the 2022–23 COVID-19 Outbreak in China Revealed Extensive Coinfections with Links to SARS-CoV-2 Status, Age, and Disease Severity. Pathogens. 13(3). 216–216.

Wang, Jing, Yun Feng, Wei-Chen Wu, et al.. (2024). The discovery of novel variants reveals the genetic diversity and potential origin of Seoul orthohantavirus. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 18(9). e0012478–e0012478. 1 indexed citations

Xie, Linlin, Zhongzhou Yang, Wei-Chen Wu, et al.. (2024). The clinical outcome of COVID-19 is strongly associated with microbiome dynamics in the upper respiratory tract. Journal of Infection. 88(3). 106118–106118. 5 indexed citations

Wu, Wei-Chen, Jing Wang, Weihong Yang, et al.. (2024). Transcriptomic Investigation of the Virus Spectrum Carried by Midges in Border Areas of Yunnan Province. Viruses. 16(5). 674–674. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Juan, Jing Wang, Wei-Chen Wu, et al.. (2023). Meta-transcriptomics for the diversity of tick-borne virus in Nujiang, Yunnan Province. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 13. 1283019–1283019. 1 indexed citations

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Wu, Wei-Chen, et al.. (2023). Genetic Diversity and Evolution of Viruses Infecting Felis catus: A Global Perspective. Viruses. 15(6). 1338–1338. 4 indexed citations

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Wu, Wei-Chen, Qi Gao, Han Gao, et al.. (2023). Origin, genomic diversity and evolution of African swine fever virus in East Asia. Virus Evolution. 9(2). vead060–vead060. 11 indexed citations

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Xu, Ziqian, Jing Wang, Weihong Yang, et al.. (2023). Nelson Bay Reovirus Isolated from Bats and Blood-Sucking Arthropods Collected in Yunnan Province, China. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(4). e0512222–e0512222. 4 indexed citations

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Shī, Mǎng, Zhao Su, Bin Yu, et al.. (2022). Total infectome characterization of respiratory infections in pre-COVID-19 Wuhan, China. PLoS Pathogens. 18(2). e1010259–e1010259. 17 indexed citations

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Huang, Xinyi, Wei-Chen Wu, Xin Hou, et al.. (2022). A total infectome approach to understand the etiology of infectious disease in pigs. Microbiome. 10(1). 73–73. 14 indexed citations

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Wu, Wei-Chen, et al.. (2022). NAMPT Inhibitor and P73 Activator Represses P53 R175H Mutated HNSCC Cell Proliferation in a Synergistic Manner. Biomolecules. 12(3). 438–438. 11 indexed citations

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Jin, Yunyun, Liu Cao, Wei-Chen Wu, et al.. (2021). A Convenient and Biosafe Replicon with Accessory Genes of SARS-CoV-2 and Its Potential Application in Antiviral Drug Discovery. Virologica Sinica. 36(5). 913–923. 29 indexed citations

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Jia, Zhifeng, et al.. (2019). Dew Yield and Its Influencing Factors at the Western Edge of Gurbantunggut Desert, China. Water. 11(4). 733–733. 24 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yong‐Zhen, Wei-Chen Wu, Mǎng Shī, & Edward C. Holmes. (2018). The diversity, evolution and origins of vertebrate RNA viruses. Current Opinion in Virology. 31. 9–16. 42 indexed citations

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Wu, Wei-Chen, Shuqing Liu, Xiaoyan Tao, et al.. (2017). Role of systemic injection of rabies immunoglobulin in rabies vaccination. Archives of Virology. 162(6). 1701–1703. 3 indexed citations

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