| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Genomic characterisation and epidemiology of 2019 novel coronavirus: implications for virus origins and receptor binding | Lancet, The | 2020 | 9,430 |
| 2 | A novel coronavirus outbreak of global health concern | Lancet, The | 2020 | 5,656 |
| 3 | Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Different Types of Clinical Specimens | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2020 | 3,876 |
| 4 | GISAID: Global initiative on sharing all influenza data – from vision to reality | Eurosurveillance | 2017 | 2,371 |
| 5 | Human Infection with a Novel Avian-Origin Influenza A (H7N9) Virus | New England Journal of Medicine | 2013 | 2,122 |
| 6 | In Vitro Antiviral Activity and Projection of Optimized Dosing Design of Hydroxychloroquine for the Treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) | Clinical Infectious Diseases | 2020 | 2,111 |
| 7 | Genome Composition and Divergence of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Originating in China | Cell Host and Microbe | 2020 | 1,860 |
| 8 | Susceptibility of ferrets, cats, dogs, and other domesticated animals to SARS–coronavirus 2 | Science | 2020 | 1,537 |
| 9 | A human neutralizing antibody targets the receptor-binding site of SARS-CoV-2 | Nature | 2020 | 1,237 |
| 10 | The pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 in hACE2 transgenic mice | Nature | 2020 | 992 |
| 11 | A noncompeting pair of human neutralizing antibodies block COVID-19 virus binding to its receptor ACE2 | Science | 2020 | 964 |
| 12 | Case Definitions, Diagnostic Algorithms, and Priorities in Encephalitis: Consensus Statement of the International Encephalitis Consortium | Clinical Infectious Diseases | 2013 | 792 |
| 13 | Development of an Inactivated Vaccine Candidate, BBIBP-CorV, with Potent Protection against SARS-CoV-2 | Cell | 2020 | 639 |
| 14 | Norovirus Illness Is a Global Problem: Emergence and Spread of Norovirus GII.4 Variants, 2001–2007 | Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2009 | 596 |
| 15 | Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of a fatal case of avian influenza A H10N8 virus infection: a descriptive study | Lancet, The | 2014 | 533 |
| 16 | Origin and diversity of novel avian influenza A H7N9 viruses causing human infection: phylogenetic, structural, and coalescent analyses | Lancet, The | 2013 | 516 |
| 17 | Global circulation patterns of seasonal influenza viruses vary with antigenic drift | Nature | 2015 | 445 |
| 18 | The genesis and source of the H7N9 influenza viruses causing human infections in China | Nature | 2013 | 429 |
| 19 | A pan-coronavirus fusion inhibitor targeting the HR1 domain of human coronavirus spike | Science Advances | 2019 | 393 |
| 20 | 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) | American Journal of Pathology | 2010 | 384 |
| 21 | A Comparative Study on the Clinical Features of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Pneumonia With Other Pneumonias | Clinical Infectious Diseases | 2020 | 375 |
| 22 | An outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease associated with subgenotype C4 of human enterovirus 71 in Shandong, China | Journal of Clinical Virology | 2009 | 362 |
| 23 | Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 protects from lethal avian influenza A H5N1 infections | Nature Communications | 2014 | 354 |
| 24 | SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 variants lack higher infectivity but do have immune escape | Cell | 2021 | 332 |
| 25 | Emergence and control of infectious diseases in China | Lancet, The | 2008 | 328 |
| 26 | Nanozyme-strip for rapid local diagnosis of Ebola | Biosensors and Bioelectronics | 2015 | 320 |
| 27 | Single-Cell Sequencing of Peripheral Mononuclear Cells Reveals Distinct Immune Response Landscapes of COVID-19 and Influenza Patients | Immunity | 2020 | 299 |
| 28 | Fatty Liver Disease Caused by High-Alcohol-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae | Cell Metabolism | 2019 | 294 |
| 29 | Comparative epidemiology of human infections with avian influenza A H7N9 and H5N1 viruses in China: a population-based study of laboratory-confirmed cases | Lancet, The | 2013 | 292 |
| 30 | Taxonomy of the order Bunyavirales: update 2019 | Archives of Virology | 2019 | 285 |
| 31 | Infectivity, Transmission, and Pathology of Human-Isolated H7N9 Influenza Virus in Ferrets and Pigs | Science | 2013 | 273 |
| 32 | Morphogenesis and cytopathic effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection in human airway epithelial cells | Nature Communications | 2020 | 271 |
| 33 | Probable limited person-to-person transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in China | Lancet, The | 2008 | 260 |
| 34 | Genesis, Evolution and Prevalence of H5N6 Avian Influenza Viruses in China | Cell Host and Microbe | 2016 | 257 |
| 35 | Bat Origins of MERS-CoV Supported by Bat Coronavirus HKU4 Usage of Human Receptor CD26 | Cell Host and Microbe | 2014 | 252 |
| 36 | Safety and immunogenicity of an inactivated adjuvanted whole-virion influenza A (H5N1) vaccine: a phase I randomised controlled trial | Lancet, The | 2006 | 249 |
| 37 | The emergence, genomic diversity and global spread of SARS-CoV-2 | Nature | 2021 | 249 |
| 38 | The structural and accessory proteins M, ORF 4a, ORF 4b, and ORF 5 of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) are potent interferon antagonists | Protein and Cell | 2013 | 247 |
| 39 | High-Throughput Screening and Identification of Potent Broad-Spectrum Inhibitors of Coronaviruses | Journal of Virology | 2019 | 244 |
| 40 | Clinical Progress and Risk Factors for Death in Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Patients | Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2012 | 238 |
| 41 | Age‐related rhesus macaque models of COVID‐19 | Animal Models and Experimental Medicine | 2020 | 238 |
| 42 | Structures and Receptor Binding of Hemagglutinins from Human-Infecting H7N9 Influenza Viruses | Science | 2013 | 237 |
| 43 | Interferon-induced transmembrane protein-3 genetic variant rs12252-C is associated with severe influenza in Chinese individuals | Nature Communications | 2013 | 228 |
| 44 | Person-to-Person Transmission of Severe Fever With Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Bunyavirus Through Blood Contact | Clinical Infectious Diseases | 2012 | 214 |
| 45 | Host Cytokine Storm Is Associated With Disease Severity of Severe Fever With Thrombocytopenia Syndrome | Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2012 | 207 |
| 46 | Scutellaria baicalensis extract and baicalein inhibit replication of SARS-CoV-2 and its 3C-like protease in vitro | Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry | 2021 | 206 |
| 47 | Genetic Characteristics of Human Enterovirus 71 and Coxsackievirus A16 Circulating from 1999 to 2004 in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China | Journal of Clinical Microbiology | 2005 | 202 |
| 48 | Elevated plasma levels of selective cytokines in COVID-19 patients reflect viral load and lung injury | National Science Review | 2020 | 202 |
| 49 | Risk Factors for Severe Illness with 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection in China | Clinical Infectious Diseases | 2011 | 198 |
| 50 | Pathogenesis of emerging severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in C57/BL6 mouse model | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2012 | 198 |
