Weizhong Li

41.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
130 papers, 25.7k citations indexed

About

Weizhong Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Weizhong Li has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 25.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Ecology and 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Weizhong Li's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (31 papers), Gut microbiota and health (22 papers) and Machine Learning in Bioinformatics (12 papers). Weizhong Li is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (31 papers), Gut microbiota and health (22 papers) and Machine Learning in Bioinformatics (12 papers). Weizhong Li collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Weizhong Li's co-authors include Adam Godzik, Beifang Niu, LiMin Fu, Sitao Wu, Zhengwei Zhu, Lukasz Jaroszewski, Ying Huang, Ying Gao, Leszek Rychlewski and Robert W. Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Weizhong Li

125 papers receiving 25.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Cd-hit: a fast program for clustering and comparing large sets of protein or nucleotide sequences

2006 8.0k citations Weizhong Li, Adam Godzik Bioinformatics profile →
CD-HIT: accelerated for clustering the next-generation sequencing data

2012 7.1k citations LiMin Fu, Beifang Niu et al. Bioinformatics profile →
CD-HIT Suite: a web server for clustering and comparing biological sequences

2010 2.0k citations Beifang Niu, LiMin Fu et al. Bioinformatics profile →
Clustering of highly homologous sequences to reduce the size of large protein databases

2001 774 citations Weizhong Li, Lukasz Jaroszewski et al. Bioinformatics profile →
WebMGA: a customizable web server for fast metagenomic sequence analysis

2011 512 citations Sitao Wu, Beifang Niu et al. profile →
Interplay between the human gut microbiome and host metabolism

2019 501 citations Weizhong Li, William Nelson et al. profile →
Antimicrobial peptides: Promising alternatives in the post feeding antibiotic era

2018 420 citations Weizhong Li et al. profile →

Peers

Weizhong Li

MB

ECOLO

PS

GENET

MICRO

Morgan N. Price United States

Johannes Söding Germany

Alexander S. Kulikov Russia

Sergey Nurk United States

Thomas Madden United States

Hiroyuki Ogata Japan

Henrik Nielsen Denmark

Andrey D. Prjibelski Russia

Adam M. Phillippy United States

Sofia K. Forslund Germany

Morgan N. Price United States

Weizhong Li

11.7k ×0.7

MB

6.0k ×1.1

ECOLO

3.3k ×0.9

PS

2.3k ×1.0

GENET

661 ×0.5

MICRO

Citations per year, relative to Weizhong Li Weizhong Li (= 1×) peers Morgan N. Price

Countries citing papers authored by Weizhong Li

Since Specialization

Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weizhong Li

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weizhong Li

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Chen, Weijiang, Minghui Liu, Xinle Wang, et al.. (2025). Multifunctional fluorinated cycloolefin polymers: Efficient synthesis, tailored properties, and cutting-edge applications in optical clarity and superhydrophobic surfaces. Chemical Engineering Journal. 523. 168211–168211.

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Huang, Dexiu, Xia Gu, Weizhong Li, et al.. (2025). Genomic sequencing as a key primary recommendation for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: a population-based multicenter study. Journal of genetics and genomics. 53(3). 467–475.

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Zhou, Feng, et al.. (2024). Transfer learning for well logging formation evaluation using similarity weights. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 100091–100091. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Weizhong & William Nelson. (2021). Microbial Species that Initially Colonize the Human Gut at Birth or in Early Childhood Can Stay in Human Body for Lifetime. Microbial Ecology. 82(4). 1074–1079. 5 indexed citations

5.

Torralba, Manolito, Gajender Aleti, Weizhong Li, et al.. (2020). Oral Microbial Species and Virulence Factors Associated with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Microbial Ecology. 82(4). 1030–1046. 55 indexed citations

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Aleti, Gajender, Saibyasachi N. Choudhury, Daniel Nguyen, et al.. (2019). Host-Microbial Interactions in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Periodontitis. Frontiers in Immunology. 10. 2602–2602. 38 indexed citations

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Tapiainen, Terhi, Lauren Brinkac, Hernán Lorenzi, et al.. (2019). Impact of intrapartum and postnatal antibiotics on the gut microbiome and emergence of antimicrobial resistance in infants. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 10635–10635. 124 indexed citations

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Fu, LiMin, Beifang Niu, Zhengwei Zhu, Sitao Wu, & Weizhong Li. (2012). CD-HIT: accelerated for clustering the next-generation sequencing data. Bioinformatics. 28(23). 3150–3152. 7089 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Weizhong, et al.. (2010). Efficacy of three kinds of baits against the Subterranean termite Reticulitermes chinensis (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in rural houses in China.. Sociobiology. 56(1). 209–222. 9 indexed citations

10.

Niu, Beifang, LiMin Fu, Shulei Sun, & Weizhong Li. (2010). Artificial and natural duplicates in pyrosequencing reads of metagenomic data. BMC Bioinformatics. 11(1). 187–187. 220 indexed citations

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Li, Weizhong, et al.. (2009). Design of a Flight Path Generation/Display System Based on Direct3D. Electronics Optics & Control. 16(12).

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Li, Weizhong & Adam Godzik. (2006). Cd-hit: a fast program for clustering and comparing large sets of protein or nucleotide sequences. Bioinformatics. 22(13). 1658–1659. 8042 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jaroszewski, Lukasz, et al.. (2005). FFAS03: a server for profile-profile sequence alignments. Nucleic Acids Research. 33(Web Server). W284–W288. 475 indexed citations

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Li, Weizhong. (2004). Clinical value of myocardial enzymes evaluation in neonates unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Weizhong. (2003). Elective culture of bacteria used in bioleaching on pyrrhotite. 中国有色金属学会会刊(英文版). 1 indexed citations

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Li, Weizhong. (2003). EXTREME CLIMATES EVENTS IN THE CRETACEOUS AND PALEOGENE. Advance in Earth Sciences.

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Huynh, Huong, Xiaodong Wang, Weizhong Li, et al.. (2003). Homotypic Secretory Vesicle Fusion Induced by the Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase MEG2 Depends on Polyphosphoinositides in T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 171(12). 6661–6671. 39 indexed citations

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Li, Weizhong. (2000). Depositional Environment and Paleoclimatic Significance of the Early Oligocene Yaxicuo Group in the Hoh Xil Basin. Chenji xuebao. 5 indexed citations

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Li, Weizhong, et al.. (1999). Exploring the conformational diversity of loops on conserved frameworks. Protein Engineering Design and Selection. 12(12). 1075–1086. 12 indexed citations

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Li, Weizhong. (1999). Progress of Bioinformatics Database Services.. PROGRESS IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS. 1 indexed citations

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