Yalu Chen

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
14 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Yalu Chen is a scholar working on Virology, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yalu Chen has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Virology, 8 papers in Infectious Diseases and 3 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Yalu Chen's work include HIV Research and Treatment (13 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (8 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (5 papers). Yalu Chen is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (13 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (8 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (5 papers). Yalu Chen collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Yalu Chen's co-authors include Beatrice H. Hahn, George M. Shaw, Feng Gao, Paul M. Sharp, David L. Robertson, Martine Peeters, Elizabeth Bailes, Cynthia M. Rodenburg, Larry B. Cummins and Scott F. Michael and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Yalu Chen

14 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Origin of HIV-1 in the chimpanzee Pan troglodytes troglod... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 2006 250 500 750 1000
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. Origin of HIV-1 in the chimpanzee Pan troglodytes troglodytes
    1999 1.0k citations Feng Gao, Elizabeth Bailes et al. Nature profile →
  2. Chimpanzee Reservoirs of Pandemic and Nonpandemic HIV-1
    2006 555 citations Brandon F. Keele, Fran Van Heuverswyn et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yalu Chen United States 12 1.8k 1.3k 812 485 472 14 2.7k
Valérie Courgnaud France 24 1.6k 0.9× 894 0.7× 901 1.1× 535 1.1× 317 0.7× 47 2.3k
Marcia L. Kalish United States 32 2.2k 1.2× 2.2k 1.7× 963 1.2× 397 0.8× 369 0.8× 62 3.2k
Ahidjo Ayouba France 31 1.2k 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 471 1.0× 347 0.7× 118 3.0k
Florian Liégeois France 31 2.1k 1.1× 2.3k 1.7× 1.1k 1.4× 431 0.9× 293 0.6× 79 3.7k
Cecilio López‐Galíndez Spain 25 1.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 474 0.6× 234 0.5× 474 1.0× 83 2.3k
Stéphane Hué United Kingdom 30 2.8k 1.5× 1.9k 1.5× 1.4k 1.7× 833 1.7× 821 1.7× 77 3.9k
Neil Almond United Kingdom 31 1.7k 0.9× 791 0.6× 1.0k 1.3× 1.1k 2.3× 465 1.0× 135 2.9k
Elizabeth Bailes United Kingdom 26 3.1k 1.7× 1.8k 1.4× 1.6k 1.9× 847 1.7× 731 1.5× 33 4.4k
Rafael Nájera Spain 21 1.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 543 0.7× 282 0.6× 332 0.7× 40 2.0k
Eitel Mpoudi‐Ngolé France 34 2.0k 1.1× 1.9k 1.4× 1.1k 1.3× 551 1.1× 266 0.6× 79 3.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yalu Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yalu Chen

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

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Li, Hui, Lily Blair, Yalu Chen, et al.. (2013). Molecular Mechanisms of HIV Type 1 Prophylaxis Failure Revealed by Single-Genome Sequencing. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 208(10). 1598–1603. 7 indexed citations
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Keele, Brandon F., Hui Li, Gerald H. Learn, et al.. (2009). Low-dose rectal inoculation of rhesus macaques by SIVsmE660 or SIVmac251 recapitulates human mucosal infection by HIV-1. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 206(5). 1117–1134. 204 indexed citations
3.
Keele, Brandon F., Fran Van Heuverswyn, Yingying Li, et al.. (2006). Chimpanzee Reservoirs of Pandemic and Nonpandemic HIV-1. Science. 313(5786). 523–526. 555 indexed citations breakdown →
4.
Li, Yingying, Julie M. Decker, Frédéric Bibollet‐Ruche, et al.. (2006). Ancestral and consensus envelope immunogens for HIV-1 subtype C. Virology. 352(2). 438–449. 80 indexed citations
5.
Decker, Julie M., Yingying Li, Zhiping Weng, et al.. (2006). Antigenicity and immunogenicity of HIV-1 consensus subtype B envelope glycoproteins. Virology. 360(1). 218–234. 57 indexed citations
6.
Gao, Feng, Yalu Chen, David N. Levy, et al.. (2004). Unselected Mutations in the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Genome Are Mostly Nonsynonymous and Often Deleterious. Journal of Virology. 78(5). 2426–2433. 50 indexed citations
7.
Gao, Feng, Yingying Li, Julie M. Decker, et al.. (2003). Codon Usage Optimization of HIV Type 1 Subtype C gag , pol , env , and nef Genes: In Vitro Expression and Immune Responses in DNA-Vaccinated Mice. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 19(9). 817–823. 98 indexed citations
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Derdeyn, Cynthia A., U. Fideli, Yalu Chen, et al.. (2002). Molecular Epidemiology of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Transmission in a Heterosexual Cohort of Discordant Couples in Zambia. Journal of Virology. 76(1). 397–405. 121 indexed citations
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Gao, Feng, Yalu Chen, Theodore S. Theodore, et al.. (2001). Molecular Characterization of a Highly Divergent HIV Type 1 Isolate Obtained Early in the AIDS Epidemic from the Democratic Republic of Congo. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 17(12). 1217–1222. 13 indexed citations
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Gao, Feng, Nicole Vidal, Yingying Li, et al.. (2001). Evidence of Two Distinct Subsubtypes within the HIV-1 Subtype A Radiation. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 17(8). 675–688. 67 indexed citations
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Rodenburg, Cynthia M., Yingying Li, Yalu Chen, et al.. (2001). Near Full-Length Clones and Reference Sequences for Subtype C Isolates of HIV Type 1 from Three Different Continents. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 17(2). 161–168. 155 indexed citations
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Gao, Feng, Elizabeth Bailes, David L. Robertson, et al.. (1999). Origin of HIV-1 in the chimpanzee Pan troglodytes troglodytes. Nature. 397(6718). 436–441. 1025 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gao, Feng, et al.. (1999). Pan troglodytes troglodytes. 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Feng, David L. Robertson, Catherine D. Carruthers, et al.. (1998). A Comprehensive Panel of Near-Full-Length Clones and Reference Sequences for Non-Subtype B Isolates of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1. Journal of Virology. 72(7). 5680–5698. 241 indexed citations

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