Zhenghong Yuan

16.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
195 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Zhenghong Yuan is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhenghong Yuan has authored 195 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 126 papers in Epidemiology, 79 papers in Hepatology and 50 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Zhenghong Yuan's work include Hepatitis B Virus Studies (102 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (74 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (23 papers). Zhenghong Yuan is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis B Virus Studies (102 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (74 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (23 papers). Zhenghong Yuan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Zhenghong Yuan's co-authors include Jieliang Chen, Min Wu, Xiaonan Zhang, Jianhua Li, Yunwen Hu, Jiangxia Liu, Bisheng Shi, Zhigang Yi, Kuancheng Liu and Zhanqing Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Zhenghong Yuan

191 papers receiving 7.2k 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.

SARS-CoV-2 binds platelet ACE2 to enhance thrombosis in COVID-19

2020 474 citations Yuyan Wang, Youhua Xie et al. profile →
Exosomes mediate the cell-to-cell transmission of IFN-α-induced antiviral activity

2013 435 citations Jianhua Li, Jiangxia Liu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhenghong Yuan China	43	3.4k	2.4k	2.2k	2.1k	1.6k	195	7.3k
Kui Li United States	53	4.3k 1.3×	2.9k 1.2×	4.0k 1.8×	2.3k 1.1×	4.7k 3.0×	139	11.2k
Ulrike Protzer Germany	54	6.4k 1.9×	2.4k 1.0×	4.6k 2.1×	1.7k 0.8×	2.6k 1.7×	300	10.2k
Michinori Kohara Japan	56	4.9k 1.5×	3.9k 1.6×	5.2k 2.4×	2.1k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	263	11.3k
Arvind H. Patel United Kingdom	53	4.3k 1.3×	1.9k 0.8×	5.2k 2.4×	1.1k 0.5×	786 0.5×	158	8.1k
Sergio Abrignani Italy	60	4.6k 1.4×	2.6k 1.1×	5.3k 2.4×	1.2k 0.6×	4.7k 3.0×	175	12.7k
Andreas Wack United Kingdom	43	2.5k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	755 0.3×	1.9k 0.9×	5.3k 3.4×	82	8.4k
Akihide Ryo Japan	45	1.7k 0.5×	4.9k 2.0×	680 0.3×	2.1k 1.0×	2.1k 1.3×	225	9.7k
John Ghrayeb United States	36	2.9k 0.9×	2.4k 1.0×	1.6k 0.7×	2.2k 1.0×	4.7k 3.0×	58	11.2k
Youhua Xie China	38	927 0.3×	2.0k 0.9×	523 0.2×	1.9k 0.9×	595 0.4×	133	5.0k
Georg M. Lauer United States	48	4.9k 1.5×	1.3k 0.5×	6.1k 2.8×	853 0.4×	4.2k 2.7×	151	10.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhenghong Yuan

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Li, Xiaofang, Huixi Zhang, Jiangxia Liu, et al.. (2025). Hepatitis B virus surface antigen drives T cell immunity through non-canonical antigen presentation in mice. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4591–4591. 1 indexed citations

Fang, Zhong, et al.. (2025). Extrathymic CD8 and CD4 Double Positive T Cells Presenting Vigorous HBV‐Specific Responses Accelerate HBV Clearance. Journal of Medical Virology. 97(4). e70303–e70303.

Zai, Wenjing, Yaming Li, Bisheng Shi, et al.. (2024). Potential role of liver-resident CD3+ macrophages in HBV clearance in a mouse hepatitis B model. JHEP Reports. 7(4). 101323–101323. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Yang, Qiqi Li, Shijie Wang, et al.. (2023). Chimeric antigen receptors of HBV envelope proteins inhibit hepatitis B surface antigen secretion. Gut. 73(4). 668–681. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Yang, Siqi Guo, Qiqi Li, et al.. (2022). A 33-residue peptide tag increases solubility and stability of Escherichia coli produced single-chain antibody fragments. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4614–4614. 16 indexed citations

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

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

Yuan, Zhenghong, et al.. (2020). [Clinical cure strategies for hepatitis B: direct-acting antiviral drugs].. PubMed. 28(8). 640–644. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Zhiping, Xia Cai, Chenjian Gu, et al.. (2020). Survival of SARS-COV-2 under liquid medium, dry filter paper and acidic conditions. Cell Discovery. 6(1). 57–57. 14 indexed citations

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Gu, Feng, Chong Wang, Fang Wei, et al.. (2018). STAT6 degradation and ubiquitylated TRIML2 are essential for activation of human oncogenic herpesvirus. PLoS Pathogens. 14(12). e1007416–e1007416. 13 indexed citations

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Yi, Zhigang & Zhenghong Yuan. (2017). Hepatitis C Virus-Associated Cancers. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1018. 129–146. 14 indexed citations

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Wang, Weixia, Jin Li, Xiaonan Zhang, et al.. (2016). A Pilot Study of MicroRNAs Expression Profile in Serum and HBsAg Particles. Medicine. 95(2). e2511–e2511. 32 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wanju, Di Tian, Fahui Dai, et al.. (2016). Antigenic analysis of the human Influenza A (H3N2) virus during 2012-2015 in Shanghai, China. 30(2). 133–137. 1 indexed citations

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Zhu, Caixia, Fang Wei, Jie Lu, et al.. (2014). Inhibition of KAP1 Enhances Hypoxia-Induced Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Reactivation through RBP-Jκ. Journal of Virology. 88(12). 6873–6884. 46 indexed citations

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Wang, Gang, et al.. (2014). Genetic diversity of sapovirus in non-hospitalized adults with sporadic cases of acute gastroenteritis in Shanghai, China. Journal of Clinical Virology. 59(4). 250–254. 21 indexed citations

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Wang, Sen, Zhiao Chen, Yu‐Ming Cheng, et al.. (2013). Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen Selectively Inhibits TLR2 Ligand–Induced IL-12 Production in Monocytes/Macrophages by Interfering with JNK Activation. The Journal of Immunology. 190(10). 5142–5151. 129 indexed citations

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Yi, Zhigang, Zhenghong Yuan, Charles M. Rice, & Margaret R. MacDonald. (2012). Flavivirus Replication Complex Assembly Revealed by DNAJC14 Functional Mapping. Journal of Virology. 86(21). 11815–11832. 39 indexed citations

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Kuri, Thomas, Xiaonan Zhang, Matthias Habjan, et al.. (2009). Interferon priming enables cells to partially overturn the SARS coronavirus-induced block in innate immune activation. Journal of General Virology. 90(11). 2686–2694. 37 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaoying, Junjie Shao, Wei Xiong, et al.. (2005). Cellular cIAP ₂ Gene Expression Associated with Anti-HBV Activity of TNF-α in Hepatoblastoma Cells. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 25(10). 617–626. 3 indexed citations

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Moradpour, Darius, Matthew J. Evans, Rainer Gosert, et al.. (2004). Insertion of Green Fluorescent Protein into Nonstructural Protein 5A Allows Direct Visualization of Functional Hepatitis C Virus Replication Complexes. Journal of Virology. 78(14). 7400–7409. 209 indexed citations

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