Aimin Li

5.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
171 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Aimin Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Aimin Li has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Cancer Research and 22 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Aimin Li's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (21 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (13 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (13 papers). Aimin Li is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (21 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (13 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (13 papers). Aimin Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Aimin Li's co-authors include Zhongyin Zhou, Junying Zhang, Saurav Mallik, Zhongming Zhao, Parviz Minoo, Sarah Teatero, Nahuel Fittipaldi, Jinglong Chen, Yajun Liu and Tongyang Pan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Aimin Li

159 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.

PLEK: a tool for predicting long non-coding RNAs and messenger RNAs based on an improved k-mer scheme

2014 541 citations Aimin Li, Junying Zhang et al. profile →
Methylation enables the use of fluorine-free ether electrolytes in high-voltage lithium metal batteries

2024 155 citations Aimin Li, Oleg Borodin et al. Nature Chemistry profile →
Deep core node information embedding on networks with missing edges for community detection

2025 22 citations Rong Fei, Bo Hu et al. Information Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Aimin Li China	30	1.6k	788	364	355	299	171	3.5k
Jing Feng China	36	3.3k 2.0×	1.5k 1.9×	293 0.8×	335 0.9×	239 0.8×	168	4.6k
Xiaofeng Chen China	33	1.6k 1.0×	643 0.8×	238 0.7×	225 0.6×	376 1.3×	231	4.0k
Jong Kim South Korea	36	3.6k 2.2×	1.0k 1.3×	178 0.5×	336 0.9×	156 0.5×	132	6.1k
Jian Huang China	42	3.9k 2.4×	358 0.5×	333 0.9×	467 1.3×	123 0.4×	333	6.1k
Liang Tang China	31	1.3k 0.8×	643 0.8×	465 1.3×	305 0.9×	130 0.4×	148	3.6k
Shan Zhang China	26	2.1k 1.3×	958 1.2×	545 1.5×	311 0.9×	153 0.5×	128	3.8k
Jun Wu China	26	2.1k 1.3×	769 1.0×	194 0.5×	280 0.8×	51 0.2×	128	3.6k
Li Zhao China	33	1.6k 0.9×	635 0.8×	338 0.9×	363 1.0×	55 0.2×	233	3.9k
Chien‐Yu Chen Taiwan	34	2.3k 1.4×	230 0.3×	403 1.1×	241 0.7×	715 2.4×	198	5.2k
Zhen Shao China	30	2.8k 1.7×	330 0.4×	292 0.8×	376 1.1×	92 0.3×	57	4.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Aimin Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Aimin Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Aimin Li

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

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Fei, Rong, et al.. (2025). Deep core node information embedding on networks with missing edges for community detection. Information Sciences. 707. 122039–122039. 22 indexed citations breakdown →

Li, Li, Sheng Zhou, Kang Tang, et al.. (2025). Preclinical Characterization of IBI3002, an Anti-IL-4Rα and Anti-TSLP Bispecific Antibody That Potently Dampens Inflammatory Response and Alleviates Asthma in Mice. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 211(Supplement_1). A7432–A7432. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Teng, et al.. (2024). Efficient crop segmentation net and novel weed detection method. European Journal of Agronomy. 161. 127367–127367. 4 indexed citations

Li, Aimin, Oleg Borodin, Travis P. Pollard, et al.. (2024). Methylation enables the use of fluorine-free ether electrolytes in high-voltage lithium metal batteries. Nature Chemistry. 16(6). 922–929. 155 indexed citations breakdown →

Xiong, Ping, et al.. (2023). Supramolecular Sidechain Topology Mediated Pseudo‐Nanophase Separation Engineering for High‐Performance Redox Flow Battery Membranes. Advanced Energy Materials. 14(2). 13 indexed citations

Bhadra, Tapas, et al.. (2023). Feature Selection, Clustering, and IoMT on Biomedical Engineering for COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comprehensive Review. 2(4). 191–204. 2 indexed citations

Fei, Rong, et al.. (2023). A novel network core structure extraction algorithm utilized variational autoencoder for community detection. Expert Systems with Applications. 222. 119775–119775. 24 indexed citations

Bandyopadhyay, Anjan, et al.. (2023). A Game-Theoretic Approach for Rendering Immersive Experiences in the Metaverse. Mathematics. 11(6). 1286–1286. 11 indexed citations

Fei, Rong, et al.. (2023). A car-following model based on the optimized velocity and its security analysis. Transportation Safety and Environment. 5(4).

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Zhang, Yi, et al.. (2023). Photo-controllable binding and release of HP₂O₇³⁻ using an azobenzene based smart macrocycle. Chemical Communications. 59(87). 12994–12997. 4 indexed citations

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Tuo, Shouheng, Chao Li, Fan Liu, et al.. (2022). MTHSA-DHEI: multitasking harmony search algorithm for detecting high-order SNP epistatic interactions. Complex & Intelligent Systems. 9(1). 637–658. 17 indexed citations

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Li, Aimin, et al.. (2022). AngClust: Angle Feature-Based Clustering for Short Time Series Gene Expression Profiles. IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. 20(2). 1574–1580. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Weifang, et al.. (2022). Lactobacillus fermentum CECT5716 Alleviates the Inflammatory Response in Asthma by Regulating TLR2/TLR4 Expression. Frontiers in Nutrition. 9. 931427–931427. 18 indexed citations

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Li, Aimin, Peilin Jia, Saurav Mallik, et al.. (2019). Critical microRNAs and regulatory motifs in cleft palate identified by a conserved miRNA–TF–gene network approach in humans and mice. Briefings in Bioinformatics. 21(4). 1465–1478. 38 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhaowen, Junying Zhang, Xiguo Yuan, et al.. (2015). Detecting pan-cancer conserved microRNA modules from microRNA expression profiles across multiple cancers. Molecular BioSystems. 11(8). 2227–2237. 5 indexed citations

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Teatero, Sarah, Allison McGeer, Aimin Li, et al.. (2015). Population Structure and Antimicrobial Resistance of Invasive Serotype IV Group B Streptococcus, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Gehong, et al.. (2015). MicroRNA-140-3p inhibits proliferation, migration and invasion of lung cancer cells by targeting ATP6AP2.. PubMed. 8(10). 12845–52. 37 indexed citations

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Li, Aimin, et al.. (1998). Studies on the differentiation of flower-bud and variation of nutrient level in Schisandga chinensis (Turcz) Baill. 2. 6–10. 1 indexed citations

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Heath, Michéle C., et al.. (1995). Hyphal morphology associated with strain instability in the commercial mushroom, Agaricus bisporus. Mycologia. 87(4). 442–450. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Aimin, Illimar Altosaar, Michéle C. Heath, & Paul A. Horgen. (1993). Transient expression of the beta-glucuronidase gene delivered into urediniospores of Uromyces appendiculatus by particle bombardment. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology. 15(1). 1–6. 18 indexed citations

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