Zi‐Wei Ye

6.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
88 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Zi‐Wei Ye is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zi‐Wei Ye has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Infectious Diseases and 21 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Zi‐Wei Ye's work include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (16 papers), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (11 papers) and interferon and immune responses (9 papers). Zi‐Wei Ye is often cited by papers focused on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (16 papers), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (11 papers) and interferon and immune responses (9 papers). Zi‐Wei Ye collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Zi‐Wei Ye's co-authors include Dong‐Yan Jin, Chi‐Ping Chan, Sin‐Yee Fung, Kit‐San Yuen, Shuofeng Yuan, Kwok‐Yung Yuen, Lesan Wang, Letao Chen, Senmao Zhang and Jiabi Qin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Zi‐Wei Ye

81 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

Zoonotic origins of human coronaviruses

2020 600 citations Zi‐Wei Ye, Shuofeng Yuan et al. International Journal of Biological Sciences profile →
Severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus ORF3a protein activates the NLRP3 inflammasome by promoting TRAF3‐dependent ubiquitination of ASC

2019 374 citations Kam‐Leung Siu, Kit‐San Yuen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zi‐Wei Ye China	27	1.6k	878	576	386	337	88	3.5k
Daniele Focosi Italy	36	2.2k 1.4×	596 0.7×	600 1.0×	536 1.4×	369 1.1×	213	4.3k
Fang Li China	30	1.6k 1.1×	940 1.1×	686 1.2×	459 1.2×	377 1.1×	176	4.5k
Wu Zhong China	27	2.5k 1.6×	1.4k 1.6×	673 1.2×	344 0.9×	535 1.6×	116	5.4k
Haiyan Yang China	27	1.6k 1.0×	1.0k 1.2×	324 0.6×	240 0.6×	575 1.7×	204	3.7k
Yuanhong Xu China	27	1.3k 0.8×	756 0.9×	635 1.1×	309 0.8×	413 1.2×	158	3.6k
Shuaiyin Chen China	27	1.3k 0.9×	745 0.8×	324 0.6×	345 0.9×	446 1.3×	124	3.1k
Yanjun Zhang China	26	1.4k 0.9×	735 0.8×	494 0.9×	427 1.1×	104 0.3×	194	3.5k
Guangcai Duan China	24	1.4k 0.9×	470 0.5×	298 0.5×	304 0.8×	492 1.5×	122	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Zi‐Wei Ye

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zi‐Wei Ye

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zi‐Wei Ye

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

All Works

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Chan, Pearl, et al.. (2025). Mpox virus poxin-schlafen fusion protein suppresses innate antiviral response by sequestering STAT2. Emerging Microbes & Infections. 14(1). 2477639–2477639. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Hong, et al.. (2025). Post-harvest precooling technology and fresh-keeping mechanism of fruits and vegetables: A review. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 227. 113623–113623. 1 indexed citations

Ye, Zi‐Wei, Chon Phin Ong, Kaiming Tang, et al.. (2025). A live attenuated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine constructed by dual inactivation of NSP16 and ORF3a. EBioMedicine. 114. 105662–105662.

Liao, Quan, Zi‐Wei Ye, Chenguang Ding, et al.. (2024). Antler blood enhances the ability of stem cell-derived exosomes to promote bone and vascular regeneration. Regenerative Therapy. 26. 1168–1180. 1 indexed citations

Li, Libei, Zhiwei Dong, Ming Tan, et al.. (2024). Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinase GhCDPK16 Exerts a Positive Regulatory Role in Enhancing Drought Tolerance in Cotton. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(15). 8308–8308. 4 indexed citations

Ong, Chon Phin, Zi‐Wei Ye, Chi‐Ping Chan, et al.. (2024). Nsp1 facilitates SARS-CoV-2 replication through calcineurin-NFAT signaling. mBio. 15(4). e0039224–e0039224.

Yuan, Shuofeng, Fan Xiao, Hongyan Li, et al.. (2023). Metal-coding assisted serological multi-omics profiling deciphers the role of selenium in COVID-19 immunity. Chemical Science. 14(38). 10570–10579. 9 indexed citations

Cheng, Yun, Tao Cheng, Zi‐Wei Ye, et al.. (2023). FACI is a novel clathrin adaptor protein 2-binding protein that facilitates low-density lipoprotein endocytosis. Cell & Bioscience. 13(1). 74–74. 2 indexed citations

Ong, Chon Phin, Zi‐Wei Ye, Kaiming Tang, et al.. (2022). Comparative analysis of SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron BA.2.12.1 and BA.5.2 variants. Journal of Medical Virology. 95(1). e28326–e28326. 19 indexed citations

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Ye, Zi‐Wei, Kaiming Tang, Chon Phin Ong, et al.. (2022). Cross-variant protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection in hamsters immunized with monovalent and bivalent inactivated vaccines. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 18(12). 4781–4791. 5 indexed citations

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Wen, Lei, Kaiming Tang, Kenn Ka‐Heng Chik, et al.. (2021). In silico structure-based discovery of a SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitor. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 17(6). 1555–1564. 11 indexed citations

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Wong, Lok-Yin Roy, Zi‐Wei Ye, Pak‐Yin Lui, et al.. (2020). Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus ORF8b Accessory Protein Suppresses Type I IFN Expression by Impeding HSP70-Dependent Activation of IRF3 Kinase IKKε. The Journal of Immunology. 205(6). 1564–1579. 29 indexed citations

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Yuan, Shuofeng, Hin Chu, Jingjing Huang, et al.. (2020). Viruses harness YxxØ motif to interact with host AP2M1 for replication: A vulnerable broad-spectrum antiviral target. Science Advances. 6(35). eaba7910–eaba7910. 41 indexed citations

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Ye, Zi‐Wei, Shuofeng Yuan, Kit‐San Yuen, et al.. (2020). Zoonotic origins of human coronaviruses. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 16(10). 1686–1697. 600 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhao, Lijuan, Lizhang Chen, Tubao Yang, et al.. (2020). Birth prevalence of congenital heart disease in China, 1980–2019: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 617 studies. European Journal of Epidemiology. 35(7). 631–642. 83 indexed citations

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Ye, Zi‐Wei, et al.. (2020). Rates, predictors, and mortality of sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Nephrology. 21(1). 318–318. 93 indexed citations

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Chen, Letao, Tubao Yang, Lizhang Chen, et al.. (2019). Risk of congenital heart defects in offspring exposed to maternal diabetes mellitus: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 300(6). 1491–1506. 38 indexed citations

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Lung, Shiu‐Cheung, et al.. (2018). Depletion of Arabidopsis ACYL-COA-BINDING PROTEIN3 Affects Fatty Acid Composition in the Phloem. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 2–2. 20 indexed citations

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Ye, Zi‐Wei, Shuofeng Yuan, Vincent Kwok‐Man Poon, et al.. (2017). Antibody-Dependent Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity Epitopes on the Hemagglutinin Head Region of Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Virus Play Detrimental Roles in H1N1-Infected Mice. Frontiers in Immunology. 8. 317–317. 33 indexed citations

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Tang, Man, Mingqiang Li, Qizhang Li, et al.. (2017). Conditional potency is a hallmark of viral protein-derived toxic peptides. Medical Hypotheses. 100. 2–3. 1 indexed citations

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