Cun Li

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Cun Li is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Cun Li has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Infectious Diseases, 20 papers in Epidemiology and 15 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Cun Li's work include Influenza Virus Research Studies (13 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (12 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (9 papers). Cun Li is often cited by papers focused on Influenza Virus Research Studies (13 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (12 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (9 papers). Cun Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Cun Li's co-authors include Hin Chu, Jie Zhou, Kwok‐Yung Yuen, Kelvin Kai‐Wang To, Jasper Fuk‐Woo Chan, Dong Wang, Bosco Ho‐Yin Wong, Zhongshan Cheng, Kenneth Kak‐Yuen Wong and Bo‐Jian Zheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Cun Li

58 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Active Replication of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus and Aberrant Induction of Inflammatory Cytokines and Chemokines in Human Macrophages: Implications for Pathogenesis

2013 330 citations Jie Zhou, Hin Chu et al. The Journal of Infectious Diseases profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cun Li China	26	1.4k	592	454	412	303	61	2.7k
Kailang Wu China	28	1.4k 1.0×	936 1.6×	473 1.0×	621 1.5×	210 0.7×	50	2.9k
Andrew Chak-Yiu Lee Hong Kong	19	1.6k 1.1×	306 0.5×	415 0.9×	347 0.8×	424 1.4×	38	2.4k
Mart M. Lamers Netherlands	25	2.4k 1.7×	784 1.3×	572 1.3×	358 0.9×	319 1.1×	51	3.6k
Zichun Xiang China	17	2.7k 1.9×	834 1.4×	607 1.3×	739 1.8×	424 1.4×	28	3.7k
Susanne Pfefferle Germany	24	2.4k 1.7×	492 0.8×	392 0.9×	267 0.6×	404 1.3×	63	3.2k
Vaithilingaraja Arumugaswami United States	27	863 0.6×	688 1.2×	688 1.5×	346 0.8×	264 0.9×	87	2.5k
James Brett Case United States	23	2.2k 1.6×	736 1.2×	309 0.7×	337 0.8×	289 1.0×	35	3.0k
José Ángel Regla-Nava United States	24	2.6k 1.8×	915 1.5×	471 1.0×	406 1.0×	321 1.1×	30	3.6k
Zhixia Mu China	13	1.9k 1.3×	601 1.0×	196 0.4×	268 0.7×	289 1.0×	18	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cun Li

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Cun, et al.. (2026). Mendelian randomization identifies multiple immune cell surface markers as potential causal contributors and drug targets in rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of International Medical Research. 54(1). 3659470614–3659470614.

Li, Cun, Xiaoli Shi, Shou Chen, Xiaoming Peng, & Shaohui Zong. (2025). Novel mechanistic insights into the comorbidity of anemia and rheumatoid arthritis: Identification of therapeutic targets. Molecular Immunology. 180. 74–85. 3 indexed citations

Huber, Hillary F., Cun Li, Ken Gerow, et al.. (2024). Female baboon adrenal zona fasciculata and zona reticularis regulatory and functional proteins decrease across the life course. GeroScience. 46(3). 3405–3417.

Zhu, Lin, Siwen Liu, Cun Li, et al.. (2023). Multi-omics analysis of attenuated variant reveals potential evaluation marker of host damaging for SARS-CoV-2 variants. Science China Life Sciences. 67(1). 83–95. 5 indexed citations

Chiu, Man Chun, Shuxin Zhang, Cun Li, et al.. (2023). Apical-Out Human Airway Organoids Modeling SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Viruses. 15(5). 1166–1166. 17 indexed citations

Liu, Xiaojuan, Cun Li, Man Chun Chiu, et al.. (2022). Analogous comparison unravels heightened antiviral defense and boosted viral infection upon immunosuppression in bat organoids. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 7(1). 392–392. 14 indexed citations

Huber, Hillary F., Ken Gerow, Cun Li, & Peter W. Nathanielsz. (2021). Walking speed declines with age in male and female baboons (Papio sp.): Confirmation of findings with sex as a biological variable. Journal of Medical Primatology. 50(5). 273–275. 2 indexed citations

Deng, Jian, Bao‐Zhong Zhang, Hin Chu, et al.. (2021). Adenosine synthase A contributes to recurrent Staphylococcus aureus infection by dampening protective immunity. EBioMedicine. 70. 103505–103505. 13 indexed citations

Zhou, Jie, Cun Li, Xiaojuan Liu, et al.. (2020). Infection of bat and human intestinal organoids by SARS-CoV-2. Nature Medicine. 26(7). 1077–1083. 401 indexed citations

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Zhao, Hanjun, Kelvin Kai‐Wang To, Hin Chu, et al.. (2018). Dual-functional peptide with defective interfering genes effectively protects mice against avian and seasonal influenza. Nature Communications. 9(1). 2358–2358. 38 indexed citations

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Franke, Katja, Geoffrey D. Clarke, Robert Dahnke, et al.. (2017). Premature Brain Aging in Baboons Resulting from Moderate Fetal Undernutrition. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 9. 92–92. 31 indexed citations

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Ye, Zi‐Wei, Shuofeng Yuan, Vincent Kwok‐Man Poon, et al.. (2017). Antibody-Dependent Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity Epitopes on the Hemagglutinin Head Region of Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Virus Play Detrimental Roles in H1N1-Infected Mice. Frontiers in Immunology. 8. 317–317. 33 indexed citations

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Yang, Linyan, et al.. (2017). Determination of eight quinolones in milk using immunoaffinity microextraction in a packed syringe and liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. Journal of Chromatography B. 1064. 68–74. 38 indexed citations

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Hu, Meng, Hin Chu, Ke Zhang, et al.. (2016). Amino acid substitutions V63I or A37S/I61T/V63I/V100A in the PA N-terminal domain increase the virulence of H7N7 influenza A virus. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 37800–37800. 29 indexed citations

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Chu, Hin, Jie Zhou, Bosco Ho‐Yin Wong, et al.. (2014). Productive replication of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in monocyte-derived dendritic cells modulates innate immune response. Virology. 454-455. 197–205. 146 indexed citations

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Cox, Laura A., Cun Li, Jeremy P. Glenn, et al.. (2013). Expression of the Placental Transcriptome in Maternal Nutrient Reduction in Baboons Is Dependent on Fetal Sex. Journal of Nutrition. 143(11). 1698–1708. 36 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jie, Hin Chu, Cun Li, et al.. (2013). Active Replication of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus and Aberrant Induction of Inflammatory Cytokines and Chemokines in Human Macrophages: Implications for Pathogenesis. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 209(9). 1331–1342. 330 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Dabin, Chen Wang, Cun Li, et al.. (2011). Production and Characterization of a Humanized Single-chain Antibody against Human Integrin αvβ3 Protein. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(27). 24500–24507. 14 indexed citations

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Jiang, Huanhuan, Xiaofang Jiang, Cun Li, et al.. (2011). The complete genome sequence of a novel T4-like bacteriophage, IME08. Archives of Virology. 156(8). 1489–1492. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Cun. (2002). The Relationship between Diarrhea and the Infection of Intestinal Protozoa in Fuzhou District. 2 indexed citations

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