Daofeng Li

15.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Daofeng Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Daofeng Li has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Plant Science and 9 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Daofeng Li's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (24 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (17 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (17 papers). Daofeng Li is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (24 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (17 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (17 papers). Daofeng Li collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Daofeng Li's co-authors include Ting Wang, Xiaoyun Xing, Bo Zhang, Zhen Su, Tao Wang, Jiangli Dong, Vasavi Sundaram, Zhihai Ma, Peter Edge and Deepak Purushotham and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Daofeng Li

72 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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The 3D Genome Browser: a web-based browser for visualizing 3D genome organization and long-range chromatin interactions

2018 314 citations Fan Song, Bo Zhang et al. Genome biology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Daofeng Li United States	29	2.2k	1.1k	420	393	181	73	3.2k
Altuna Akalin Germany	30	3.4k 1.6×	438 0.4×	583 1.4×	746 1.9×	254 1.4×	61	4.4k
Sheng Zhao China	17	1.4k 0.7×	402 0.4×	321 0.8×	214 0.5×	228 1.3×	36	2.5k
Xudong Zhang China	21	1.5k 0.7×	567 0.5×	537 1.3×	149 0.4×	122 0.7×	59	2.6k
Dany Séverac France	26	1.3k 0.6×	574 0.5×	182 0.4×	670 1.7×	219 1.2×	65	2.3k
Yumei Li China	31	1.7k 0.8×	260 0.2×	541 1.3×	252 0.6×	155 0.9×	117	2.9k
Adrian Alexa Germany	8	1.2k 0.6×	432 0.4×	250 0.6×	350 0.9×	189 1.0×	8	2.1k
Garth Brown United States	19	2.7k 1.2×	757 0.7×	481 1.1×	1.7k 4.2×	126 0.7×	24	4.4k
John Reece-Hoyes United States	32	2.8k 1.3×	375 0.4×	230 0.5×	475 1.2×	152 0.8×	57	3.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Daofeng Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Daofeng Li

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Caballero-Campo, Pedro, Alexandra Amaral, Chibo Hong, et al.. (2025). Integrative Molecular and Functional Analysis of Human Sperm Subpopulations to Identify New Biomarkers of Fertilization Potential. Archives of Medical Research. 56(5). 103210–103210. 1 indexed citations

Zhuo, Xiaoyu, et al.. (2025). WashU Epigenome Browser update 2025. Nucleic Acids Research. 53(W1). W554–W561. 1 indexed citations

Cheng, Siyuan, Deepak Purushotham, Xiaoyu Zhuo, et al.. (2025). Exploring the epigenome profiles of repetitive elements with the WashU Repeat Browser. Genome Research. gr.279764.124–gr.279764.124. 1 indexed citations

Tian, Wei, Wubin Ding, Jiawei Shen, et al.. (2024). BAllC and BAllCools: efficient formatting and operating for single-cell DNA methylation data. Bioinformatics. 40(7). 1 indexed citations

Jang, H. Josh, Nakul M. Shah, Yonghao Liang, et al.. (2024). Epigenetic therapy potentiates transposable element transcription to create tumor-enriched antigens in glioblastoma cells. Nature Genetics. 56(9). 1903–1913. 19 indexed citations

Guo, Juanru, Xuhua Chen, Lucy Chen, et al.. (2024). Pycallingcards: an integrated environment for visualizing, analyzing, and interpreting Calling Cards data. Bioinformatics. 40(2).

Zhuo, Xiaoyu, Silas Hsu, Deepak Purushotham, et al.. (2023). Comparing genomic and epigenomic features across species using the WashU Comparative Epigenome Browser. Genome Research. 33(5). 824–835. 4 indexed citations

Shah, Nakul M., H. Josh Jang, Yonghao Liang, et al.. (2023). Pan-cancer analysis identifies tumor-specific antigens derived from transposable elements. Nature Genetics. 55(4). 631–639. 77 indexed citations

Jang, H. Josh, Yujie Chen, Yiran Hou, et al.. (2021). Epigenetic dynamics shaping melanophore and iridophore cell fate in zebrafish. Genome biology. 22(1). 282–282. 14 indexed citations

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Liu, Shaopeng, Daofeng Li, Paul Gontarz, et al.. (2021). AIAP: A Quality Control and Integrative Analysis Package to Improve ATAC-Seq Data Analysis. Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics. 19(4). 641–651. 23 indexed citations

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Li, Daofeng, et al.. (2020). The qBED track: a novel genome browser visualization for point processes. Bioinformatics. 37(8). 1168–1170. 3 indexed citations

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Flynn, Jennifer, Deepak Purushotham, Mayank Choudhary, et al.. (2020). Exploring the coronavirus pandemic with the WashU Virus Genome Browser. Nature Genetics. 52(10). 986–991. 6 indexed citations

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Zhuo, Xiaoyu, Alan Y. Du, Erica C. Pehrsson, Daofeng Li, & Ting Wang. (2020). Epigenomic differences in the human and chimpanzee genomes are associated with structural variation. Genome Research. 31(2). 279–290. 8 indexed citations

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Jang, H. Josh, Xiaoyun Xing, Daofeng Li, et al.. (2020). DeepH&M: Estimating single-CpG hydroxymethylation and methylation levels from enrichment and restriction enzyme sequencing methods. Science Advances. 6(27). 5 indexed citations

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Jang, H. Josh, Nakul M. Shah, Alan Y. Du, et al.. (2019). Transposable elements drive widespread expression of oncogenes in human cancers. Nature Genetics. 51(4). 611–617. 228 indexed citations

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Wang, Yanli, Fan Song, Bo Zhang, et al.. (2018). The 3D Genome Browser: A Web-Based Browser For Visualizing 3D Genome Organization And Long-Range Chromatin Interactions. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 5 indexed citations

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Xu, Canxin, Tae‐Jin Lee, Nagisa Sakurai, et al.. (2017). ETV2/ER71 regulates hematopoietic regeneration by promoting hematopoietic stem cell proliferation. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 214(6). 1643–1653. 19 indexed citations

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Carey, Caitlin E., Bo Zhang, Emily Drabant Conley, et al.. (2015). Monoacylglycerol lipase (MGLL) polymorphism rs604300 interacts with childhood adversity to predict cannabis dependence symptoms and amygdala habituation: Evidence from an endocannabinoid system-level analysis.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 124(4). 860–877. 33 indexed citations

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Qu, Xiaodong, et al.. (2007). [Macrobenthos in Jinping reach of Yalongjiang River and its main tributaries].. PubMed. 18(1). 158–62. 3 indexed citations

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Zhao, Bin, et al.. (2000). PRELIMINARY STUDY ON THE CHANGES OF TROPHIC STATE DURING THE PROCESS OF WATER SALINIZATION IN DAIHAI LAKE,CHINA. Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica. 24(5). 509–513. 1 indexed citations

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