Chengjian Li

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
38 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Chengjian Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Chengjian Li has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Plant Science and 5 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Chengjian Li's work include RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (13 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (7 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (7 papers). Chengjian Li is often cited by papers focused on RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (13 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (7 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (7 papers). Chengjian Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Russia. Chengjian Li's co-authors include Phillip D. Zamore, Hervé Seitz, Vasily V. Vagin, Zhiping Weng, Alla A. Sigova, В. А. Гвоздев, Michael D. Horwich, Jia Xu, Soohyun Lee and Ellen L. W. Kittler and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Chengjian Li

37 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

A Distinct Small RNA Pathway Silences Selfish Genetic Ele... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2010 250 500 750 1000
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. A Distinct Small RNA Pathway Silences Selfish Genetic Elements in the Germline
    2006 1.0k citations Vasily V. Vagin, Alla A. Sigova et al. Science profile →
  2. Paternally Induced Transgenerational Environmental Reprogramming of Metabolic Gene Expression in Mammals
    2010 836 citations Benjamin R. Carone, Lucas Fauquier et al. Cell profile →

Peers

Chengjian Li
Robert H. Dowen United States
Julian Tonti‐Filippini Australia
Lucia Daxinger Netherlands
Pao‐Yang Chen Taiwan
Sha Tang China
Zhenglong Gu United States
Colum P. Walsh United Kingdom
Mark A. Urich United States
Charles I. White France
Asta Laiho Finland
Robert H. Dowen United States
Chengjian Li
Citations per year, relative to Chengjian Li Chengjian Li (= 1×) peers Robert H. Dowen

Countries citing papers authored by Chengjian Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chengjian Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Chengjian 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 Chengjian Li. The network helps show where Chengjian Li may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chengjian Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chengjian Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chengjian 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 Chengjian Li. Chengjian 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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Li, Chengjian, et al.. (2024). A validated LC-MS/MS method for determination of six Anti-SARS-CoV-2 drugs in plasma and its application for a pharmacokinetic study in rats. Journal of Chromatography B. 1235. 124038–124038. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Dandan, et al.. (2023). Pharmacokinetic study on the effect of ligustrazine–tangeretin co‐administration on the pharmacokinetics of ligustrazine and its potential mechanism in rats. Pharmacology Research & Perspectives. 11(2). e01058–e01058. 3 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yanqing, et al.. (2022). Multitarget and Multipathway Regulation of Zhenqi Fuzheng Granule against Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Based On Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2022. 1–16. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Chengjian, Ying Wang, Chenxi Wu, et al.. (2022). Ebracteolatain A exerts anti-proliferation of breast cancer by inhibiting Protein kinase D 1 in MEK/ERK and PI3K/AKT signaling pathways. Phytomedicine. 109. 154588–154588. 3 indexed citations
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Xie, Jun, Phillip W.L. Tai, Alexander Brown, et al.. (2019). Effective and Accurate Gene Silencing by a Recombinant AAV-Compatible MicroRNA Scaffold. Molecular Therapy. 28(2). 422–430. 22 indexed citations
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Li, Chengjian & Phillip D. Zamore. (2018). Inhibiting miRNA Function by Antisense Oligonucleotides in Cultured Mammalian Cells. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2018(2). pdb.prot097535–pdb.prot097535. 3 indexed citations
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Shen, Ling, Kai Wei, Qianbo Chen, et al.. (2017). Decreased pain tolerance before surgery and increased postoperative narcotic requirements in abstinent tobacco smokers. Addictive Behaviors. 78. 9–14. 26 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hai, Shifan Ma, Zhiwei Feng, et al.. (2016). Cardiovascular Disease Chemogenomics Knowledgebase-guided Target Identification and Drug Synergy Mechanism Study of an Herbal Formula. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 33963–33963. 32 indexed citations
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Khurana, Jaspreet S., Jie Wang, Jia Xu, et al.. (2011). Adaptation to P Element Transposon Invasion in Drosophila melanogaster. Cell. 147(7). 1551–1563. 175 indexed citations
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Carone, Benjamin R., Lucas Fauquier, Naomi Habib, et al.. (2010). Paternally Induced Transgenerational Environmental Reprogramming of Metabolic Gene Expression in Mammals. Cell. 143(7). 1084–1096. 836 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thomas, Kirk R., et al.. (2010). Overlapping functions of Pea3 ETS transcription factors in FGF signaling during zebrafish development. Developmental Biology. 342(1). 11–25. 53 indexed citations
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Xie, Jun, Qing Xie, Hongwei Zhang, et al.. (2010). MicroRNA-regulated, Systemically Delivered rAAV9: A Step Closer to CNS-restricted Transgene Expression. Molecular Therapy. 19(3). 526–535. 133 indexed citations
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Klattenhoff, Carla, Hualin Simon Xi, Chengjian Li, et al.. (2009). The Drosophila HP1 Homolog Rhino Is Required for Transposon Silencing and piRNA Production by Dual-Strand Clusters. Cell. 138(6). 1137–1149. 333 indexed citations
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Li, Chengjian, Vasily V. Vagin, Soohyun Lee, et al.. (2009). Collapse of Germline piRNAs in the Absence of Argonaute3 Reveals Somatic piRNAs in Flies. Cell. 137(3). 509–521. 444 indexed citations
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Horwich, Michael D., Chengjian Li, Christian B. Matranga, et al.. (2007). The Drosophila RNA Methyltransferase, DmHen1, Modifies Germline piRNAs and Single-Stranded siRNAs in RISC. Current Biology. 17(14). 1265–1272. 411 indexed citations
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Vagin, Vasily V., Alla A. Sigova, Chengjian Li, et al.. (2006). A Distinct Small RNA Pathway Silences Selfish Genetic Elements in the Germline. Science. 313(5785). 320–324. 1034 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Chengjian, et al.. (1990). [Citation analysis of Acta Pharmacologica Sinica 1984-1989].. PubMed. 11(1). 93–6. 1 indexed citations

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