Wenlin Ren

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Wenlin Ren is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology and Animal Science and Zoology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenlin Ren has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Infectious Diseases, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Animal Science and Zoology. Recurrent topics in Wenlin Ren's work include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (9 papers), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (8 papers) and Animal Virus Infections Studies (5 papers). Wenlin Ren is often cited by papers focused on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (9 papers), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (8 papers) and Animal Virus Infections Studies (5 papers). Wenlin Ren collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Wenlin Ren's co-authors include Nieng Yan, Chuangye Yan, Paul G. DeCaen, David E. Clapham, Jianhua He, Jiawei Wang, Qiang Ding, Lin Tang, Jingjing Wang and Xu Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Immunity.

In The Last Decade

Wenlin Ren

24 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Crystal structure of an orthologue of the NaChBac voltage... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400
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. Crystal structure of an orthologue of the NaChBac voltage-gated sodium channel
    2012 401 citations Xu Zhang, Wenlin Ren et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wenlin Ren China 14 749 422 249 99 90 25 1.3k
Mazdak Radjainia New Zealand 19 1.2k 1.6× 159 0.4× 446 1.8× 33 0.3× 53 0.6× 34 1.7k
Kirill Gorshkov United States 20 1.1k 1.4× 329 0.8× 101 0.4× 32 0.3× 83 0.9× 43 1.7k
Geoffrey Masuyer United Kingdom 23 643 0.9× 97 0.2× 518 2.1× 118 1.2× 92 1.0× 51 1.5k
Kabir H. Biswas Qatar 21 852 1.1× 166 0.4× 92 0.4× 32 0.3× 73 0.8× 52 1.4k
Yamuna Devi Paila India 24 1.3k 1.7× 154 0.4× 442 1.8× 36 0.4× 19 0.2× 38 1.6k
Xavier Hanoulle France 23 929 1.2× 194 0.5× 56 0.2× 82 0.8× 70 0.8× 59 1.5k
Delphine Gérard France 18 970 1.3× 264 0.6× 168 0.7× 42 0.4× 83 0.9× 49 1.4k
Peter V. Pallai United States 19 836 1.1× 297 0.7× 77 0.3× 250 2.5× 89 1.0× 30 1.8k
Valerie Grum‐Tokars United States 16 562 0.8× 498 1.2× 47 0.2× 21 0.2× 54 0.6× 18 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Wenlin Ren

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wenlin Ren

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenlin Ren

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wenlin Ren. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wenlin Ren 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 Wenlin Ren. Wenlin Ren 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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Wang, Chenghai, Yu Zhang, Chen Yang, et al.. (2024). Receptor binding mechanism and immune evasion capacity of SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1.1 lineage. Virology. 600. 110241–110241. 2 indexed citations
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Ren, Wenlin, Yu Zhang, Xiaohui Ju, et al.. (2024). Zika virus NS5 protein inhibits type I interferon signaling via CRL3 E3 ubiquitin ligase-mediated degradation of STAT2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(34). e2403235121–e2403235121. 18 indexed citations
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Ju, Xiaohui, Ziqiao Wang, Pengcheng Wang, et al.. (2023). SARS-CoV-2 main protease cleaves MAGED2 to antagonize host antiviral defense. mBio. 14(4). e0137323–e0137323. 11 indexed citations
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Ren, Wenlin, Yu Zhang, Ziyi Wang, et al.. (2023). Evolution of Immune Evasion and Host Range Expansion by the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant. mBio. 14(2). e0041623–e0041623. 11 indexed citations
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Ju, Xiaohui, Yanying Yu, Wenlin Ren, et al.. (2023). The PRMT5/WDR77 complex restricts hepatitis E virus replication. PLoS Pathogens. 19(6). e1011434–e1011434. 7 indexed citations
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Ren, Wenlin, Xiaohui Ju, Mingli Gong, et al.. (2022). Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 Variants B.1.617.1 (Kappa), B.1.617.2 (Delta), and B.1.618 by Cell Entry and Immune Evasion. mBio. 13(2). e0009922–e0009922. 23 indexed citations
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Lan, Jun, Peng Chen, Weiming Liu, et al.. (2022). Structural insights into the binding of SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and hCoV-NL63 spike receptor-binding domain to horse ACE2. Structure. 30(10). 1432–1442.e4. 21 indexed citations
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Ren, Wenlin, Yunkai Zhu, Jun Lan, et al.. (2021). Susceptibilities of Human ACE2 Genetic Variants in Coronavirus Infection. Journal of Virology. 96(1). 26 indexed citations
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Ju, Xiaohui, Yunkai Zhu, Yuyan Wang, et al.. (2021). A novel cell culture system modeling the SARS-CoV-2 life cycle. PLoS Pathogens. 17(3). e1009439–e1009439. 117 indexed citations
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Ren, Wenlin, Yunkai Zhu, Yuyan Wang, et al.. (2021). Comparative analysis reveals the species-specific genetic determinants of ACE2 required for SARS-CoV-2 entry. PLoS Pathogens. 17(3). e1009392–e1009392. 24 indexed citations
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Ren, Wenlin, Jun Lan, Xiaohui Ju, et al.. (2021). Mutation Y453F in the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 enhances interaction with the mink ACE2 receptor for host adaption. PLoS Pathogens. 17(11). e1010053–e1010053. 48 indexed citations
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Wang, Ruoke, Qi Zhang, Jiwan Ge, et al.. (2021). Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 variant mutations reveals neutralization escape mechanisms and the ability to use ACE2 receptors from additional species. Immunity. 54(7). 1611–1621.e5. 138 indexed citations
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Li, Maohua, Rongqing Zhao, Wenzhi Tian, et al.. (2021). Next generation of anti-PD-L1 Atezolizumab with enhanced anti-tumor efficacy in vivo. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 5774–5774. 26 indexed citations
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Zhao, Rongqing, Maohua Li, Zhiyong Lou, et al.. (2020). Novel strategy for expression and characterization of rabies virus glycoprotein. Protein Expression and Purification. 168. 105567–105567. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Maohua, Wenqi An, Lan Wang, et al.. (2019). Production of monoclonal antibodies for measuring Avastin and its biosimilar by Sandwich ELISA. Journal of Immunological Methods. 469. 42–46. 2 indexed citations
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Feng, Ye, Muyang Wang, Huancheng Guo, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of monoclonal antibody–based direct, rapid immunohistochemical test for rabies diagnosis. Journal of Virological Methods. 256. 12–16. 4 indexed citations
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Deng, Dong, Pengcheng Sun, Chuangye Yan, et al.. (2015). Molecular basis of ligand recognition and transport by glucose transporters. Nature. 526(7573). 391–396. 291 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xu, Yang Li, Huihui Liu, et al.. (2012). Analysis of the selectivity filter of the voltage-gated sodium channel NavRh. Cell Research. 23(3). 409–422. 42 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xu, Wenlin Ren, Paul G. DeCaen, et al.. (2012). Crystal structure of an orthologue of the NaChBac voltage-gated sodium channel. Nature. 486(7401). 130–134. 401 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ren, Wenlin, et al.. (2010). Influence of valsartan-eluting stent on neointima formation. Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research. 1(1). 19–22. 3 indexed citations

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