Aitian Li

962 total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 665 citations indexed

About

Aitian Li is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Aitian Li has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 665 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Immunology, 6 papers in Oncology and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Aitian Li's work include Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (6 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (4 papers) and Immune cells in cancer (3 papers). Aitian Li is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (6 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (4 papers) and Immune cells in cancer (3 papers). Aitian Li collaborates with scholars based in China. Aitian Li's co-authors include Yi Zhang, Ying Wang, Yang Li, Li Yang, Qingyang Lei, Weina Yu, Jinbo Liu, Zhenqiang Sun, Jingyao Lian and Feng Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Frontiers in Immunology, Advanced Science and Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy.

In The Last Decade

Aitian Li

9 papers receiving 662 citations

Hit Papers

Intratumoral microbiota: roles in cancer initiation, deve... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 50 100 150 200 250
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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.

  1. Intratumoral microbiota: roles in cancer initiation, development and therapeutic efficacy
    2023 250 citations Yang Li, Aitian Li et al. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Aitian Li China 7 328 265 259 98 80 11 665
Yaoyao Shi China 12 392 1.2× 489 1.8× 434 1.7× 135 1.4× 76 0.9× 18 980
Martina Di Modica Italy 12 444 1.4× 588 2.2× 249 1.0× 189 1.9× 90 1.1× 15 972
Sabina Kaczanowska United States 8 361 1.1× 319 1.2× 524 2.0× 136 1.4× 68 0.8× 11 870
Elisabetta Bolli Italy 14 200 0.6× 271 1.0× 235 0.9× 105 1.1× 94 1.2× 28 574
Bhalchandra Mirlekar United States 11 458 1.4× 278 1.0× 643 2.5× 94 1.0× 59 0.7× 15 973
Loryn Holokai United States 7 333 1.0× 142 0.5× 128 0.5× 91 0.9× 85 1.1× 12 528
Jun-Ting Cheng China 11 345 1.1× 443 1.7× 270 1.0× 210 2.1× 69 0.9× 15 852
Aizhi Zhao China 13 196 0.6× 297 1.1× 196 0.8× 53 0.5× 103 1.3× 23 633
Jenny Sprooten Belgium 10 317 1.0× 248 0.9× 381 1.5× 88 0.9× 112 1.4× 12 649
Danielle M. Lussier United States 6 534 1.6× 274 1.0× 518 2.0× 162 1.7× 199 2.5× 8 990

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Fields of papers citing papers by Aitian Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Aitian Li

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

All Works

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Wang, Yunhan, Weina Yu, Xinxin Wang, et al.. (2025). TREM2‐Mediated Cholesterol Efflux in Macrophages Inhibits Anti‐Tumor Immunity via Limitation of CD4 + T and NK Cells. Advanced Science. 13(5). e06995–e06995. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yang, Aitian Li, Dan Wang, et al.. (2024). Blockade of purine metabolism reverses macrophage immunosuppression and enhances anti-tumor immunity in non-small cell lung cancer. Drug Resistance Updates. 78. 101175–101175. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Aitian, et al.. (2024). A single-cell RNA-seq dataset describing macrophages in NSCLC tumor and peritumor tissues. Scientific Data. 11(1). 1064–1064. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Yang, Aitian Li, Ying Wang, & Yi Zhang. (2023). Intratumoral microbiota: roles in cancer initiation, development and therapeutic efficacy. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 8(1). 35–35. 250 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Yang, Aitian Li, Qitai Zhao, et al.. (2021). Immune Profiling Reveals Molecular Classification and Characteristic in Urothelial Bladder Cancer. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 596484–596484. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhoutao, Guilong Lu, Qibin Wu, et al.. (2021). Isolating QTL controlling sugarcane leaf blight resistance using a two-way pseudo-testcross strategy. The Crop Journal. 10(4). 1131–1140. 15 indexed citations
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Wang, Dan, Weina Yu, Jingyao Lian, et al.. (2020). Th17 cells inhibit CD8+ T cell migration by systematically downregulating CXCR3 expression via IL-17A/STAT3 in advanced-stage colorectal cancer patients. Journal of Hematology & Oncology. 13(1). 68–68. 56 indexed citations
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Yang, Li, Aitian Li, Qingyang Lei, & Yi Zhang. (2019). Tumor-intrinsic signaling pathways: key roles in the regulation of the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. Journal of Hematology & Oncology. 12(1). 125–125. 156 indexed citations
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Wang, Dan, Yang Li, Weina Yu, et al.. (2019). Colorectal cancer cell-derived CCL20 recruits regulatory T cells to promote chemoresistance via FOXO1/CEBPB/NF-κB signaling. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer. 7(1). 215–215. 161 indexed citations

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