Zigui Chen

15.4k total citations · 7 hit papers
197 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Zigui Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zigui Chen has authored 197 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Molecular Biology, 81 papers in Epidemiology and 42 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Zigui Chen's work include Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (70 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (33 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (33 papers). Zigui Chen is often cited by papers focused on Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (70 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (33 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (33 papers). Zigui Chen collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. Zigui Chen's co-authors include Robert D. Burk, Koenraad Van Doorslaer, Paul K.S. Chan, Hans-Ulrich Bernard, Ethel-Michele de Villiers, Harald zur Hausen, Rob DeSalle, Weibo Song, Ariana Harari and Rolando Herrero and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Nature Medicine and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Zigui Chen

189 papers receiving 9.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Classification of papillomaviruses (PVs) based on 189 PV types and proposal of taxonomic amendments

2010 1.2k citations Robert D. Burk, Zigui Chen et al. Virology profile →
Mucosal microbiome dysbiosis in gastric carcinogenesis

2017 491 citations Zigui Chen et al. profile →
Acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine based on the health belief model: A population-based survey in Hong Kong

2021 376 citations Ka Chun Chong, Rita W. Y. Ng et al. profile →
Multi-cohort analysis of colorectal cancer metagenome identified altered bacteria across populations and universal bacterial markers

2018 360 citations Zigui Chen et al. profile →
Depicting SARS-CoV-2 faecal viral activity in association with gut microbiota composition in patients with COVID-19

2020 342 citations Grace Lui, Zigui Chen et al. profile →
Alterations in Enteric Virome Are Associated With Colorectal Cancer and Survival Outcomes

2018 266 citations Zigui Chen, Paul K.S. Chan et al. profile →
Gut microbiome dysbiosis across early Parkinson’s disease, REM sleep behavior disorder and their first-degree relatives

2023 93 citations Paul K.S. Chan, Zigui Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zigui Chen Hong Kong	46	4.6k	3.5k	1.9k	1.1k	1.1k	197	9.1k
Garth D. Ehrlich United States	65	3.6k 0.8×	5.2k 1.5×	3.4k 1.8×	1.4k 1.2×	1.7k 1.6×	233	15.2k
Floyd E. Dewhirst United States	78	3.3k 0.7×	7.8k 2.2×	4.5k 2.4×	2.6k 2.3×	821 0.8×	215	26.3k
Zhiheng Pei United States	45	836 0.2×	3.7k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	733 0.7×	93	7.6k
Göran Wadell Sweden	62	5.2k 1.1×	3.4k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	4.5k 4.0×	2.1k 2.0×	218	13.7k
Shirley Kwok United States	35	2.7k 0.6×	2.1k 0.6×	697 0.4×	3.1k 2.8×	1.1k 1.0×	62	9.2k
Pentti Koskela Finland	48	2.9k 0.6×	949 0.3×	2.7k 1.4×	709 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	147	8.4k
Heidi H. Kong United States	41	2.1k 0.5×	4.2k 1.2×	438 0.2×	1.4k 1.3×	571 0.5×	84	13.1k
Ian M Mackay Australia	39	3.7k 0.8×	1.8k 0.5×	557 0.3×	3.0k 2.7×	706 0.7×	105	8.4k
Alan W. Walker United Kingdom	51	1.6k 0.3×	9.3k 2.6×	1.1k 0.6×	3.0k 2.7×	449 0.4×	128	15.0k
Helene F. Rosenberg United States	57	2.9k 0.6×	3.1k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	477 0.4×	206	11.6k

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Nelson, Chase W., Meredith Yeager, Zigui Chen, et al.. (2025). Whole‐genome sequencing of 1,083 HPV45 cases and controls identifies genetic variants associated with glandular cervical lesions. International Journal of Cancer. 157(6). 1130–1141.

Chen, Zigui, Amy B. W. Chan, Jason Y. K. Chan, et al.. (2024). Changes in the Incidence and Human Papillomavirus-Positive Portion of Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Hong Kong. Cancers. 16(1). 226–226. 4 indexed citations

Liang, Weiwen, Inchi Hu, Shi Zhao, et al.. (2024). Predictive evolutionary modelling for influenza virus by site-based dynamics of mutations. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2546–2546. 6 indexed citations

Chen, Zigui, Erik Fung, Chun Kwok Wong, et al.. (2024). Early Metabolomic and Immunologic Biomarkers as Prognostic Indicators for COVID-19. Metabolites. 14(7). 380–380. 2 indexed citations

Gao, Feng, et al.. (2024). An overview of genetic manipulation tools in the studies of ciliates, with emphasis on gene knockout, knockdown, and overexpression. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 202(3).

Chen, Zigui, Kate Ching Ching Chan, Agnes Sze Yin Leung, et al.. (2023). Early-Life Skin Microbial Biomarkers for Eczema Phenotypes in Chinese Toddlers. Pathogens. 12(5). 697–697. 2 indexed citations

Alfarraj, Saleh, et al.. (2023). Comparative analysis of single-cell genome sequencing techniques toward the characterization of germline and somatic genomes in ciliated protists. European Journal of Protistology. 88. 125969–125969. 7 indexed citations

Ling, Lowell, Christopher K.C. Lai, Grace Lui, et al.. (2023). Characterization of upper airway microbiome across severity of COVID-19 during hospitalization and treatment. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 13. 1205401–1205401. 3 indexed citations

Boon, Siaw Shi, et al.. (2022). Review of the Standard and Advanced Screening, Staging Systems and Treatment Modalities for Cervical Cancer. Cancers. 14(12). 2913–2913. 28 indexed citations

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Zhao, Shi, Ka Chun Chong, Hong Zheng, et al.. (2021). Inferring the Association between the Risk of COVID-19 Case Fatality and N501Y Substitution in SARS-CoV-2. Viruses. 13(4). 638–638. 21 indexed citations

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Chen, Zigui, Filippo Utro, Daniel E. Platt, et al.. (2021). K-Mer Analyses Reveal Different Evolutionary Histories of Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Papillomaviruses. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(17). 9657–9657. 8 indexed citations

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Hon, Kam‐Lun Ellis, et al.. (2019). Molecular epidemiological study of enterovirus D68 in hospitalised children in Hong Kong in 2014–2015 and their complete coding sequences. BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 6(1). e000437–e000437. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Zigui, Rob DeSalle, Mark Schiffman, et al.. (2018). Niche adaptation and viral transmission of human papillomaviruses from archaic hominins to modern humans. PLoS Pathogens. 14(11). e1007352–e1007352. 51 indexed citations

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Agalliu, Ilir, Zigui Chen, Tao Wang, et al.. (2018). Oral Alpha, Beta, and Gamma HPV Types and Risk of Incident Esophageal Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 27(10). 1168–1175. 15 indexed citations

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Burk, Robert D., Ariana Harari, & Zigui Chen. (2013). Human papillomavirus genome variants. Virology. 445(1-2). 232–243. 340 indexed citations

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Jiang, Jiamei, Jie Huang, Chen Shao, et al.. (2012). Morphology, ontogeny, and molecular phylogeny of two novel bakuellid-like hypotrichs (Ciliophora: Hypotrichia), with establishment of two new genera. European Journal of Protistology. 49(1). 78–92. 57 indexed citations

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Wood, Charles E., Zigui Chen, J. Mark Cline, Brigitte Miller, & Robert D. Burk. (2007). Characterization and Experimental Transmission of an Oncogenic Papillomavirus in Female Macaques. Journal of Virology. 81(12). 6339–6345. 45 indexed citations

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Chen, Zigui, Weibo Song, & Alan Warren. (2003). Species Separation and Identification of Uronychia spp. (Hypotrichia: Ciliophora) using RAPD Fingerprinting and ARDRA Riboprinting. Acta Protozoologica. 42(2). 83–90. 10 indexed citations

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Chen, Zigui & Weibo Song. (2002). Phylogenetic positions of Aspidisca steini and Euplotes vannus within the order Euplotida (Hypotrichia: Ciliophora) inferred from complete small subunit ribosomal RNA gene sequences. Acta Protozoologica. 41(1). 1–67. 39 indexed citations

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Chen, Zigui, Weibo Song, & Alan Warren. (2000). Studies on Six Euplotes spp. (Ciliophora: Hypotrichida) Using RAPD Fingerprinting, Including a Comparison with Morphometric Analyses. Acta Protozoologica. 39(3). 20 indexed citations

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