Chen Li

7.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
261 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Chen Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Chen Li has authored 261 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Molecular Biology, 57 papers in Epidemiology and 38 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Chen Li's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (28 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (22 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (20 papers). Chen Li is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (28 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (22 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (20 papers). Chen Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Chen Li's co-authors include Yun Lei, Ming Guo, Kyle J. Frantz, Dimitar B. Nikolov, Mingxia Sun, Juha‐Pekka Himanen, Xiang Mao, William A. Barton, Fantao Meng and Martin Lackmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Chen Li

246 papers receiving 5.8k 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.

Temporal and spatial cellular and molecular pathological alterations with single-cell resolution in the adult spinal cord after injury

2022 148 citations Chen Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chen Li China	41	2.3k	941	889	798	596	261	5.8k
Feifei Wang China	42	2.8k 1.2×	1.0k 1.1×	597 0.7×	679 0.9×	577 1.0×	346	7.1k
Zhi Zhang China	43	1.9k 0.9×	487 0.5×	301 0.3×	543 0.7×	527 0.9×	381	6.1k
Wenjun Li China	43	1.9k 0.8×	632 0.7×	314 0.4×	756 0.9×	341 0.6×	186	5.0k
Henning Ulrich Brazil	46	3.5k 1.5×	1.1k 1.1×	351 0.4×	518 0.6×	559 0.9×	299	7.8k
Sara De Biasi Italy	39	2.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	280 0.3×	526 0.7×	771 1.3×	143	5.6k
Wenhao Zhou China	41	2.2k 1.0×	454 0.5×	410 0.5×	433 0.5×	734 1.2×	366	7.2k
Acy Lo Hong Kong	43	2.9k 1.3×	1.0k 1.1×	238 0.3×	850 1.1×	526 0.9×	159	7.1k
Zhi Wang China	50	3.9k 1.7×	498 0.5×	1.5k 1.7×	546 0.7×	1.3k 2.2×	380	9.1k
Willard M. Freeman United States	43	4.2k 1.9×	1.2k 1.3×	460 0.5×	438 0.5×	475 0.8×	169	8.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Chen Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chen Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chen Li

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

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He, Qi, et al.. (2025). Bisphenol A promotes OSCC progression via GABBR1-mediated MAPK signaling and macrophage polarization: A network toxicology based study. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 303. 118835–118835.

Zhang, Qian, Yi Zhao, Qian Fan, et al.. (2025). Metabolism-Related Adipokines and Metabolic Diseases: Their Role in Osteoarthritis. Journal of Inflammation Research. Volume 18. 1207–1233. 6 indexed citations

Li, Chen, et al.. (2025). The association between arthritis and the risk of lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostate hyperplasia: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). Scientific Reports. 15(1). 40662–40662.

Liu, Cuilan, Di Zhao, Lihong Xu, et al.. (2025). Alleviation of Microglia Mediating Hippocampal Neuron Impairments and Depression‐Related Behaviors by Urolithin B via the SIRT1‐FOXO1 Pathway. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 31(4). e70379–e70379. 1 indexed citations

Li, Longfei, et al.. (2024). Gentiopicroside ameliorates the lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory response and hypertrophy in chondrocytes. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research. 19(1). 198–198. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Zhichao, et al.. (2024). Secular trends of population-attributable fractions of obesity for hypertension among US population by sex and race/ethnicity: Analysis from NHANES 1999–2018. Preventive Medicine Reports. 41. 102719–102719. 1 indexed citations

Li, Chen, Shuai Li, Shubin Li, et al.. (2023). Efficacy of a porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus 1 (PRRSV-1) natural recombinant against a heterologous PRRSV-1 isolate both clustered within the subgroup of BJEU06-1-like isolates. Veterinary Microbiology. 285. 109847–109847. 9 indexed citations

Li, Chen, et al.. (2023). Sex differences in ethanol consumption and drinking despite negative consequences following adolescent social isolation stress in male and female rats. Physiology & Behavior. 271. 114322–114322. 14 indexed citations

Zhang, Shuyan, Xinyue Zhang, Xuanzhong Wang, et al.. (2023). Maltol inhibits oxygen glucose deprivation‑induced chromatinolysis in SH‑SY5Y cells by maintaining pyruvate level. Molecular Medicine Reports. 27(3). 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Jing, Fantao Meng, Wentao Wang, et al.. (2023). Medial prefrontal cortical PPM1F alters depression‐related behaviors by modifying p300 activity via the AMPK signaling pathway. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 29(11). 3624–3643. 8 indexed citations

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Li, Chen, et al.. (2022). The over‐expression of miRNA ‐206 in peripheral blood of patients with burning mouth syndrome and its relationship with anxiety and depression. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. 50(4). 324–331. 3 indexed citations

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Chen, Lu, Cailong Pan, Chen Li, et al.. (2022). Indolepropionic acid reduces obesity‐induced metabolic dysfunction through colonic barrier restoration mediated via tuft cell‐derived IL‐25. FEBS Journal. 289(19). 5985–6004. 26 indexed citations

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Li, Jixiang, Shubin Li, Ming Qiu, et al.. (2022). Minor and major envelope proteins of PRRSV play synergistic roles in inducing heterologous neutralizing antibodies and conferring cross protection. Virus Research. 315. 198789–198789. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaoxi, Haishuang Tang, Chen Li, et al.. (2022). AKG Attenuates Cerebral Ischemia‐Reperfusion Injury through c‐Fos/IL‐10/Stat3 Signaling Pathway. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2022(1). 6839385–6839385. 14 indexed citations

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Wang, Liuxian, Fan Guo, Huaning Wang, et al.. (2019). Effect of second-generation antipsychotics on brain network topology in first-episode schizophrenia: A longitudinal rs-fMRI study. Schizophrenia Research. 208. 160–166. 29 indexed citations

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Wu, Shuang, Jie Chen, Chen Li, et al.. (2018). Diel and seasonal nitrous oxide fluxes determined by floating chamber and gas transfer equation methods in agricultural irrigation watersheds in southeast China. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 190(3). 122–122. 19 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hongxing, Chen Li, Di Liu, et al.. (2017). Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in the Mesolimbic Reward Circuitry Mediates Nociception in Chronic Neuropathic Pain. Biological Psychiatry. 82(8). 608–618. 79 indexed citations

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Kong, Xiangyi, Shun Gong, Lijuan Su, Chen Li, & Yanguo Kong. (2017). Expression signatures and roles of MicroRNAs in human oesophageal adenocarcinomas. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 22(1). 123–130. 6 indexed citations

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Li, Chen, et al.. (2016). [Construction and operation status of management system of laboratories of schistosomiasis control institutions in Hubei Province].. PubMed. 28(5). 519–522. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Chen. (2015). Construction and characterization of a recombinant duck enteritis virus expressing E protein of duck Tembusu virus. Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis. 2 indexed citations

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