Chaofu Li

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 714 citations indexed

About

Chaofu Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Chaofu Li has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 714 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Cancer Research and 7 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Chaofu Li's work include RNA modifications and cancer (7 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (6 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (5 papers). Chaofu Li is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (7 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (6 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (5 papers). Chaofu Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Chaofu Li's co-authors include Bei Shi, Junbo Ge, Ranzun Zhao, Changyin Shen, Weiwei Liu, Yongchao Zhao, Yan Wang, Fuhai Li, Weidong Xiong and Junbo Ge and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Life Sciences and Advanced Science.

In The Last Decade

Chaofu Li

28 papers receiving 704 citations

Hit Papers

Hypoxia-induced signaling in the cardiovascular system: p... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 40 80 120
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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. Hypoxia-induced signaling in the cardiovascular system: pathogenesis and therapeutic targets
    2023 124 citations Yongchao Zhao, Weidong Xiong 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
Chaofu Li China 11 470 261 143 73 65 33 714
Lei Jiao China 13 443 0.9× 280 1.1× 118 0.8× 73 1.0× 33 0.5× 33 647
Akshar Patel United States 10 409 0.9× 203 0.8× 227 1.6× 95 1.3× 41 0.6× 19 693
Sabrina Thum Germany 10 361 0.8× 342 1.3× 197 1.4× 128 1.8× 39 0.6× 14 695
Ariana Foinquinos Germany 11 580 1.2× 443 1.7× 243 1.7× 69 0.9× 33 0.5× 14 823
Yili Sun China 17 514 1.1× 320 1.2× 101 0.7× 100 1.4× 75 1.2× 31 798
Haiwei Qiu China 8 417 0.9× 210 0.8× 75 0.5× 68 0.9× 131 2.0× 11 642
Weihua Bian China 12 349 0.7× 195 0.7× 85 0.6× 86 1.2× 62 1.0× 27 523
Wilson Lek Wen Tan Singapore 15 788 1.7× 383 1.5× 207 1.4× 116 1.6× 39 0.6× 29 970
Chuanfang Cheng China 14 432 0.9× 250 1.0× 123 0.9× 88 1.2× 40 0.6× 21 679

Countries citing papers authored by Chaofu Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chaofu Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chaofu Li

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Zhen, Fuhai Li, Shuai Yuan, et al.. (2025). Harnessing mRNA for heart health: a new era in cardiovascular treatment. Theranostics. 15(15). 7779–7801.
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Yu, Yue, Han Chen, Rui Wang, et al.. (2025). sFRP5 ameliorates atherosclerosis by suppressing the JNK/TLR9 pathway in macrophages. Translational research. 281. 1–13.
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Li, Chaofu, et al.. (2025). Efferocytosis in Health and Disease. MedComm. 6(12). e70546–e70546.
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Li, Jiao, Yu Zhang, Pingping He, et al.. (2025). AREG+ regulatory T cells mediating myocardial repair and neovascularization after myocardial infarction. Molecular Medicine. 31(1). 229–229. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Jiao, Pingping He, Yu Zhang, et al.. (2025). The role and mechanism of PGC-1α in oxLDL-induced ferroptosis of vascular endothelial cells. PubMed. 61. 1–11. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Chaofu, Weidong Xiong, Yiqing Hu, et al.. (2024). Loss of m6A demethylase ALKBH5 alleviates hypoxia-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension via inhibiting Cyp1a1 mRNA decay. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 194. 16–31. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Zimu, et al.. (2024). Nanomedicine in cardiology: Precision drug delivery for enhanced patient outcomes. Life Sciences. 358. 123199–123199. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yongchao, Weidong Xiong, Chaofu Li, et al.. (2023). Hypoxia-induced signaling in the cardiovascular system: pathogenesis and therapeutic targets. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 8(1). 431–431. 124 indexed citations breakdown →
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Qi, Baozhen, Zimu Wang, Fuhai Li, et al.. (2023). Ablation for atrial fibrillation improves the outcomes in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. EP Europace. 26(1). 20 indexed citations
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Li, Chaofu, Yongchao Zhao, Fuhai Li, et al.. (2023). Semaphorin3A Exacerbates Cardiac Microvascular Rarefaction in Pressure Overload‐Induced Heart Disease. Advanced Science. 10(21). e2206801–e2206801. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Yan, Yu Zhang, Jiao Li, et al.. (2023). Hypoxia Induces M2 Macrophages to Express VSIG4 and Mediate Cardiac Fibrosis After Myocardial Infarction. Theranostics. 13(7). 2192–2209. 36 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yongchao, Chaofu Li, Xianping Long, et al.. (2022). Methyltransferase like 3-mediated N6-methylatidin methylation inhibits vascular smooth muscle cells phenotype switching via promoting phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase mRNA decay. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 9. 913039–913039. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Fuhai, Jingfeng Wang, Yu Song, et al.. (2021). Qiliqiangxin alleviates Ang II-induced CMECs apoptosis by downregulating autophagy via the ErbB2-AKT-FoxO3a axis. Life Sciences. 273. 119239–119239. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Yan, Chaofu Li, Ranzun Zhao, et al.. (2021). CircUbe3a from M2 macrophage-derived small extracellular vesicles mediates myocardial fibrosis after acute myocardial infarction. Theranostics. 11(13). 6315–6333. 107 indexed citations
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Li, Chaofu, et al.. (2021). The Preventive Role of Hydrogen-Rich Water in Thioacetamide-Induced Cholangiofibrosis in Rat Assessed by Automated Histological Classification. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 12. 632045–632045. 7 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yongchao, Zhiqiang Pei, Fuhai Li, et al.. (2021). m7G Methyltransferase METTL1 Promotes Post-ischemic Angiogenesis via Promoting VEGFA mRNA Translation. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 642080–642080. 64 indexed citations
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Wang, Yan, Chaofu Li, Ranzun Zhao, et al.. (2021). Hypoxia-reoxygenation induces macrophage polarization and causes the release of exosomal miR-29a to mediate cardiomyocyte pyroptosis. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal. 57(1). 30–41. 26 indexed citations
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Chen, Han, Rui Wang, Quan Li, et al.. (2021). Immediate Renal Denervation After Acute Myocardial Infarction Mitigates the Progression of Heart Failure via the Modulation of IL-33/ST2 Signaling. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 8. 746934–746934. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Yan, Weiwei Liu, Chaofu Li, et al.. (2021). CircHIPK3 regulates the autophagy and apoptosis of hypoxia/reoxygenation-stimulated cardiomyocytes via the miR-20b-5p/ATG7 axis. Cell Death Discovery. 7(1). 64–64. 39 indexed citations
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Zhan, Yu, Xueyuan Wu, Gang Zheng, et al.. (2020). Proline-rich protein 11 overexpression is associated with a more aggressive phenotype and poor overall survival in ovarian cancer patients. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 18(1). 318–318. 6 indexed citations

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