Boxuan Liang

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Boxuan Liang is a scholar working on Pollution, Molecular Biology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Boxuan Liang has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Pollution, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Boxuan Liang's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (15 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (7 papers) and Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (6 papers). Boxuan Liang is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (15 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (7 papers) and Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (6 papers). Boxuan Liang collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Boxuan Liang's co-authors include Zhenlie Huang, Yizhou Zhong, Xingfen Yang, Yuji Huang, Zhiming Li, Bingli Zhang, Manjiang Hu, Haixia Sui, Xi Lin and Bo Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Boxuan Liang

34 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Underestimated health risks: polystyrene micro- and nanoplastics jointly induce intestinal barrier dysfunction by ROS-mediated epithelial cell apoptosis

2021 331 citations Boxuan Liang, Yizhou Zhong et al. Particle and Fibre Toxicology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Boxuan Liang China	15	829	325	316	234	228	34	1.3k
Yizhou Zhong China	15	689 0.8×	273 0.8×	264 0.8×	185 0.8×	187 0.8×	33	1.1k
Zhenlie Huang China	19	835 1.0×	354 1.1×	350 1.1×	235 1.0×	274 1.2×	64	1.6k
Manjiang Hu China	10	404 0.5×	172 0.5×	165 0.5×	114 0.5×	111 0.5×	13	732
Constanza Cortés Spain	17	564 0.7×	261 0.8×	355 1.1×	258 1.1×	278 1.2×	19	1.1k
Yunxia Ji China	21	378 0.5×	149 0.5×	151 0.5×	164 0.7×	106 0.5×	44	1.1k
Shuwei Wang China	13	329 0.4×	113 0.3×	126 0.4×	106 0.5×	124 0.5×	37	972
Zhongjun Du China	19	200 0.2×	296 0.9×	483 1.5×	50 0.2×	267 1.2×	47	1.5k
Rongyi Ye China	11	342 0.4×	140 0.4×	137 0.4×	69 0.3×	89 0.4×	23	554
Gabriel Ribeiro Júnior Brazil	7	848 1.0×	174 0.5×	129 0.4×	512 2.2×	285 1.3×	9	1.1k
Junying Jiang China	8	282 0.3×	109 0.3×	107 0.3×	94 0.4×	83 0.4×	15	532

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Boxuan Liang

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Deng, Yanhong, Zhiming Li, Yuji Huang, et al.. (2025). Hepatotoxicity induced by polylactic acid microplastics: The mediating role of gut microbiota and uric acid metabolism. Journal of Advanced Research. 1 indexed citations

Feng, Yu, Hongyi Xian, Ruobing Bai, et al.. (2025). Multi-omics insights into 6PPD- and 6PPDQ-induced gut-liver axis disruption and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease progression in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Journal of Hazardous Materials. 495. 138822–138822. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Yuji, Boxuan Liang, Xuewei Chen, et al.. (2025). Enhanced immunotherapy response in lung adenocarcinoma patients with COPD: insights into tumor cells and immune microenvironment characteristics. Cell Communication and Signaling. 23(1). 324–324. 2 indexed citations

Liang, Boxuan, Zhiming Li, Yuji Huang, et al.. (2025). Polystyrene nanoplastics trigger ferroptosis in Nrf2-deficient gut via ether phospholipid accumulation. Environment International. 197. 109367–109367. 7 indexed citations

Du, Jiaxin, Yizhou Zhong, Rongyi Ye, et al.. (2024). Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells mitigate A1 astrocyte neuroinflammation induced by 1,2-dichloroethane via ERBB pathway inhibition. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 288. 117365–117365. 1 indexed citations

Liang, Boxuan, Yanhong Deng, Yizhou Zhong, et al.. (2024). Gastrointestinal Incomplete Degradation Exacerbates Neurotoxic Effects of PLA Microplastics via Oligomer Nanoplastics Formation. Advanced Science. 11(28). e2401009–e2401009. 24 indexed citations

Zhong, Yizhou, Yujie Feng, Yuji Huang, et al.. (2024). Polystyrene nanoplastics accelerate atherosclerosis: Unraveling the impact on smooth muscle cells through KIF15-mediated migration. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 284. 116983–116983. 14 indexed citations

Liang, Boxuan, Yanhong Deng, Yizhou Zhong, et al.. (2024). Gastrointestinal Incomplete Degradation Exacerbates Neurotoxic Effects of PLA Microplastics via Oligomer Nanoplastics Formation (Adv. Sci. 28/2024). Advanced Science. 11(28). 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Bingli, Yizhou Zhong, Jiaxin Du, et al.. (2024). 1,2-Dichloroethane induces testicular pyroptosis by activating piR-mmu-1019957/IRF7 pathway and the protective effects of melatonin. Environment International. 184. 108480–108480. 8 indexed citations

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Li, Zhiming, Hongyi Xian, Rongyi Ye, et al.. (2024). Gender-specific effects of polystyrene nanoplastic exposure on triclosan-induced reproductive toxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio). The Science of The Total Environment. 932. 172876–172876. 24 indexed citations

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Zhong, Yizhou, Bingli Zhang, Yuji Huang, et al.. (2023). CircBCL11B acts as a ceRNA to facilitate 1,2-dichloroethane-induced astrocyte swelling via miR-29b-3p/AQP4 axis in SVG p12 cells. Toxicology Letters. 380. 40–52. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Zhiming, Yuji Huang, Yizhou Zhong, et al.. (2023). Impact of food matrices on the characteristics and cellular toxicities of ingested nanoplastics in a simulated digestive tract. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 179. 113984–113984. 20 indexed citations

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Li, Zhiming, Jiamin Wang, Xia Gao, et al.. (2023). Investigation of Microplastics (≥10 μm) in Meconium by Fourier Transform Infrared Microspectroscopy. Toxics. 11(4). 310–310. 13 indexed citations

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Liang, Boxuan, Yuji Huang, Yizhou Zhong, et al.. (2022). Brain single-nucleus transcriptomics highlights that polystyrene nanoplastics potentially induce Parkinson’s disease-like neurodegeneration by causing energy metabolism disorders in mice. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 430. 128459–128459. 151 indexed citations

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Zhong, Yizhou, Boxuan Liang, Hao Meng, et al.. (2022). 1,2-Dichloroethane induces cortex demyelination by depressing myelin basic protein via inhibiting aquaporin 4 in mice. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 231. 113180–113180. 12 indexed citations

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Liang, Boxuan, Yizhou Zhong, Yuji Huang, et al.. (2021). Underestimated health risks: polystyrene micro- and nanoplastics jointly induce intestinal barrier dysfunction by ROS-mediated epithelial cell apoptosis. Particle and Fibre Toxicology. 18(1). 20–20. 331 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hu, Manjiang, Lin Li, Jun Liu, et al.. (2021). Aurantio-obtusin induces hepatotoxicity through activation of NLRP3 inflammasome signaling. Toxicology Letters. 354. 1–13. 7 indexed citations

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Liang, Boxuan, Yizhou Zhong, Bo Wang, et al.. (2021). 1,2-Dichloroethane induces apoptosis in the cerebral cortexes of NIH Swiss mice through microRNA-182-5p targeting phospholipase D1 via a mitochondria-dependent pathway. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 430. 115728–115728. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Zhiming, Ke Zhang, Boxuan Liang, et al.. (2020). A comparison of mortality-related risk factors of COVID-19, SARS, and MERS: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Infection. 81(4). e18–e25. 117 indexed citations

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Liang, Boxuan, Yizhou Zhong, Guoliang Li, et al.. (2018). Serum plasminogen as a potential biomarker for the effects of low-dose benzene exposure. Toxicology. 410. 59–64. 14 indexed citations

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