William J. Liu

17.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
74 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

William J. Liu is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, William J. Liu has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Infectious Diseases, 29 papers in Epidemiology and 20 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in William J. Liu's work include Influenza Virus Research Studies (20 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (14 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (13 papers). William J. Liu is often cited by papers focused on Influenza Virus Research Studies (20 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (14 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (13 papers). William J. Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Czechia. William J. Liu's co-authors include George F. Gao, Gary Wong, Kefang Liu, Min Zhao, Kun Xu, Wenjie Tan, Yuhai Bi, Qihui Wang, Liang Wang and Yi Shi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

William J. Liu

69 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

T-cell immunity of SARS-CoV: Implications for vaccine development against MERS-CoV

2016 274 citations William J. Liu, Kefang Liu et al. profile →
Characterisation of SARS-CoV-2 variants in Beijing during 2022: an epidemiological and phylogenetic analysis

2023 103 citations Liang Wang, William J. Liu et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Parallel T Cell Immunogenic Regions in Influenza B and A Viruses with Distinct Nuclear Export Signal Functions: The Balance between Viral Life Cycle and Immune Escape 2023 ·The Journal of Immunology ·(unknown), (unknown), Yanan Wu, (unknown), Lei Li, Can Yue, Qingxu Zhang, Danni Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Sai Liu, (unknown), Pengyan Wang, Hangjie Zhang, Jie Zhang, Min Zhao, Xiaoqun Zheng, Wenjun Liu, George F. Gao, William J. Liu	2
2	First Discovery of Phenuiviruses within Diverse RNA Viromes of Asiatic Toad (Bufo gargarizans) by Metagenomics Sequencing 2023 ·Viruses ·(unknown), Haiyu Zhao, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Hui Zhao, Xiaolu Wei, Bo Sun, George F. Gao, Ziqian Xu, William J. Liu	5
3	Seeing the T cell Immunity of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV: Believing the Epitope-Oriented Vaccines 2023 ·International Journal of Biological Sciences ·Can Yue, Pengyan Wang, (unknown), George F. Gao, Kefang Liu, William J. Liu	10
4	Intrahost variation and evolutionary dynamics of adenoviruses correlate to neutrophils in infected patients 2022 ·Journal of Medical Virology ·Shuting Huo, Hai Yan, Yaxin Guo, (unknown), Hongmei Li, (unknown), (unknown), Xin Li, (unknown), Jingdong Song, (unknown), Wenwen Lei, (unknown), William J. Liu, George F. Gao	1
5	Powassan virus: A tick borne flavivirus infecting humans 2022 ·Biosafety and Health ·Yang Xu, George F. Gao, William J. Liu	8
6	Heterologous BBIBP-CorV/ZF2001 vaccination augments neutralization against SARS-CoV-2 variants: A preliminary observation 2022 ·The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific ·Yingze Zhao, Xin Zhao, Rong Zhang, Beiwei Ye, (unknown), Danni Zhang, Lei Li, (unknown), Yaxin Guo, George F. Gao, William J. Liu	6
7	Repeated influenza vaccination induces similar immune protection as first‐time vaccination but with differing immune responses 2022 ·Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses ·Beiwei Ye, (unknown), (unknown), Yaxin Guo, Yuanyuan Guo, (unknown), Cong Chen, (unknown), Jie Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Yingze Zhao, Danni Zhang, Dayan Wang, Changjun Bao, Jun Zhang, Liling Chen, George F. Gao, William J. Liu	5
8	Spatial–temporal heterogeneity and determinants of HIV prevalence in the Mano River Union countries 2022 ·Infectious Diseases of Poverty ·(unknown), Liang Wang, Yaxin Guo, Shuting Huo, (unknown), Chengdong Xu, (unknown), William J. Liu, (unknown), George F. Gao	6
9	Tracing the origins of SARS-CoV-2: lessons learned from the past 2021 ·Cell Research ·Qihui Wang, Hua Chen, Yi Shi, Alice C. Hughes, William J. Liu, Jingkun Jiang, George F. Gao, Yongbiao Xue, Yigang Tong	21
10	Peptide Presentations of Marsupial MHC Class I Visualize Immune Features of Lower Mammals Paralleled with Bats 2021 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Pengyan Wang, Can Yue, Kefang Liu, Dan Lü, Sai Liu, (unknown), (unknown), Xiaoling Su, (unknown), Yan Chai, Jianxun Qi, Yingze Zhao, Yongliang Lou, Zeyu Sun, George F. Gao, William J. Liu	5
11	Virome of Bat-Infesting Arthropods: Highly Divergent Viruses in Different Vectors 2021 ·Journal of Virology ·Ziqian Xu, Yun Feng, Xinxin Chen, Mǎng Shī, Shihong Fu, Weihong Yang, William J. Liu, George F. Gao, Guodong Liang	30
12	A Novel Potentially Recombinant Rodent Coronavirus with a Polybasic Cleavage Site in the Spike Protein 2021 ·Journal of Virology ·Xin Li, Liang Wang, Peipei Liu, Hongying Li, Shuting Huo, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Libiao Zhang, Ben Hu, Yu Lan, Aleksei A. Chmura, Guizhen Wu, Peter Daszak, William J. Liu, George F. Gao	17
13	Homeostatic regulation of T follicular helper and antibody response to particle antigens by IL-1Ra of medullary sinus macrophage origin 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Li Zhang, Yang Zhao, Chao Zhang, Yoichiro Iwakura, Guangxun Meng, Zhaolin Hua, Bingyu Yan, William J. Liu, Zhongguang Luo, Sitang Gong, Hairong Chen, Shuran Li, Baidong Hou, Hong Tang	1
14	Dynamic PB2-E627K substitution of influenza H7N9 virus indicates the in vivo genetic tuning and rapid host adaptation 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·William J. Liu, Jun Li, Rongrong Zou, Jingcao Pan, Tao Jin, Liqiang Li, Peipei Liu, Yingze Zhao, Xinfen Yu, Haoqiu Wang, Guang Liu, Hui Jiang, Yuhai Bi, Lei Liu, Kwok‐Yung Yuen, Yingxia Liu, George F. Gao	24
15	Diverse biological characteristics and varied virulence of H7N9 from Wave 5 2019 ·Emerging Microbes & Infections ·Linlin Bao, Yuhai Bi, Gary Wong, Wenbao Qi, Fengdi Li, Qi Lv, Liang Wang, Fei Liu, Yang Yang, Cheng Zhang, William J. Liu, Chuansong Quan, Weixin Jia, Yingxia Liu, Wenjun Liu, Ming Liao, George F. Gao, Chuan Qin	17
16	Peptide presentation by bat MHC class I provides new insight into the antiviral immunity of bats 2019 ·PLoS Biology ·Dan Lü, Kefang Liu, Di Zhang, Can Yue, Qiong Lu, Hao Cheng, Liang Wang, Yan Chai, Jianxun Qi, Lin‐Fa Wang, George F. Gao, William J. Liu	25
17	On the Centenary of the Spanish Flu: Being Prepared for the Next Pandemic 2018 ·Virologica Sinica ·William J. Liu, Yuhai Bi, Dayan Wang, George F. Gao	20
18	Continued reassortment of avian H6 influenza viruses from Southern China, 2014–2016 2018 ·Transboundary and Emerging Diseases ·Juan Li, Chuansong Quan, (unknown), Changwen Ke, (unknown), Quanjiao Chen, Tao Hu, Jianjun Chen, Gary Wong, Qianli Wang, Shuo Feng, Hongjie Yu, Yingxia Liu, Wenjun Liu, George F. Gao, William J. Liu, Weifeng Shi, Yuhai Bi	20
19	Isolation and Identification of a Highly Divergent Kaeng Khoi Virus from Bat Flies ( Eucampsipoda sundaica ) in China 2018 ·Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases ·Ziqian Xu, Weihong Yang, Yun Feng, Yuanyuan Li, Shihong Fu, Xiaolong Li, Jingdong Song, Hailin Zhang, Yuzhen Zhang, William J. Liu, George F. Gao, Guodong Liang	11
20	Development of risk reduction behavioral counseling for Ebola virus disease survivors enrolled in the Sierra Leone Ebola Virus Persistence Study, 2015-2016 2017 ·PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Neetu Abad, (unknown), Archchun Ariyarajah, (unknown), Matthew Hogben, Suzanna L. R. McDonald, (unknown), Thomas Massaquoi, Anna Thorson, Elizabeth Ervin, Kyle Bernstein, Christine Ross, William J. Liu, Karen Kroeger, Kara Durski, Nathalie Broutet, Barbara Knust, Gibrilla F. Deen, (unknown)	6

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