Botai Li

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Botai Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Botai Li has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Cancer Research and 2 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Botai Li's work include Circular RNAs in diseases (4 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (4 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (3 papers). Botai Li is often cited by papers focused on Circular RNAs in diseases (4 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (4 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (3 papers). Botai Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Netherlands and Germany. Botai Li's co-authors include Chengtao Yu, Wenxin Qin, Haojie Jin, Zhuoan Cheng, Chen Yang, Siying Wang, Qiaozhu Zuo, Yuanyuan Lv, Cun Wang and Liyan Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Botai Li

10 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

circNDUFB2 inhibits non-small cell lung cancer progressio... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. circNDUFB2 inhibits non-small cell lung cancer progression via destabilizing IGF2BPs and activating anti-tumor immunity
    2021 416 citations Botai Li, Lili Zhu et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Botai Li China 7 968 799 79 54 49 10 1.1k
Zhe Xuan China 9 525 0.5× 431 0.5× 56 0.7× 85 1.6× 58 1.2× 17 653
Qiuchen Chen China 13 606 0.6× 443 0.6× 49 0.6× 26 0.5× 96 2.0× 17 694
Junchen Hou China 14 1.2k 1.2× 1.1k 1.3× 54 0.7× 40 0.7× 83 1.7× 21 1.3k
Yuanda Cheng China 15 432 0.4× 330 0.4× 105 1.3× 47 0.9× 83 1.7× 37 594

Countries citing papers authored by Botai Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Botai Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Botai Li. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Botai Li. The network helps show where Botai Li may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Botai Li

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

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Wang, Jun, Long Liao, Beiping Miao, et al.. (2024). Deciphering the role of the MALT1–RC3H1 axis in regulating GPX4 protein stability. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(1). e2419625121–e2419625121. 5 indexed citations
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Jiang, Zhaowei, Ming Wang, Haixing Wang, et al.. (2024). Development of a standardized and reproducible murine femoral distraction osteogenesis model. Journal of Orthopaedic Translation. 49. 74–81. 1 indexed citations
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Zhu, Lili, Botai Li, Rongkun Li, et al.. (2023). METTL3 suppresses pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma progression through activating endogenous dsRNA-induced anti-tumor immunity. Cellular Oncology. 46(5). 1529–1541. 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Nian, Botai Li, Lu Zhang, Dazhi Yang, & Fan Yang. (2022). Basolateral Amygdala Mediates Central Mechanosensory Feedback of Musculoskeletal System. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 15. 834980–834980. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Botai, Lili Zhu, Chunlai Lu, et al.. (2021). circNDUFB2 inhibits non-small cell lung cancer progression via destabilizing IGF2BPs and activating anti-tumor immunity. Nature Communications. 12(1). 295–295. 416 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yu, Chengtao, Zhuoan Cheng, Shaohua Cui, et al.. (2020). circFOXM1 promotes proliferation of non-small cell lung carcinoma cells by acting as a ceRNA to upregulate FAM83D. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 39(1). 55–55. 41 indexed citations
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Yang, Chen, Siying Wang, Haoyu Ruan, et al.. (2019). Downregulation of PDK4 Increases Lipogenesis and Associates with Poor Prognosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal of Cancer. 10(4). 918–926. 37 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zhuoan, Chengtao Yu, Shaohua Cui, et al.. (2019). circTP63 functions as a ceRNA to promote lung squamous cell carcinoma progression by upregulating FOXM1. Nature Communications. 10(1). 3200–3200. 284 indexed citations
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Wang, Hui, Linhui Liang, Qiongzhu Dong, et al.. (2018). Long noncoding RNA miR503HG, a prognostic indicator, inhibits tumor metastasis by regulating the HNRNPA2B1/NF-κB pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma. Theranostics. 8(10). 2814–2829. 152 indexed citations

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