Defa Li

11.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
185 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Defa Li is a scholar working on Animal Science and Zoology, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Defa Li has authored 185 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Animal Science and Zoology, 42 papers in Molecular Biology and 33 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Defa Li's work include Animal Nutrition and Physiology (88 papers), Meat and Animal Product Quality (28 papers) and Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (20 papers). Defa Li is often cited by papers focused on Animal Nutrition and Physiology (88 papers), Meat and Animal Product Quality (28 papers) and Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (20 papers). Defa Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Defa Li's co-authors include Guoyao Wu, Yulong Yin, Junjun Wang, Sung Woo Kim, Peng Li, Xi Ma, Xiangshu Piao, Shiyan Qiao, Jingdong Yin and Guolong Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Cell Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Defa Li

183 papers receiving 8.3k citations

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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.

Amino acids and immune function

2007 1.2k citations Peng Li, Yulong Yin et al. British Journal Of Nutrition profile →
Butyrate: A Double-Edged Sword for Health?

2018 806 citations Hu Liu, Ji Wang et al. Advances in Nutrition profile →
Amino Acid Nutrition in Animals: Protein Synthesis and Beyond

2014 429 citations Guoyao Wu, Defa Li et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Development and Validation of Equations for Predicting the Metabolizable Energy Value of Double-Low Rapeseed Cake for Growing Pigs 2021 ·Animals ·Lu Wang, Qile Hu, Peili Li, Changhua Lai, Defa Li, Jianjun Zang, Shou‐Qing Ni	5
2	Ether extract and acid detergent fibre but not glucosinolates are determinants of the digestible and metabolizable energy of rapeseed meal in growing pigs 2020 ·Journal of Applied Animal Research ·Zeyu Zhang, Peili Li, Ling Liu, Shuai Zhang, Juntao Li, Liangxiao Zhang, Defa Li	4
3	Butyrate: A Double-Edged Sword for Health? breakdown → 2018 ·Advances in Nutrition ·Hu Liu, Ji Wang, Ting He, Sage Becker, Guolong Zhang, Defa Li, Xi Ma	806
4	Additivity of values for phosphorus digestibility in corn, soybean meal, and canola meal in diets fed to growing pigs 2018 ·Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences ·(unknown), Qiuyun Wang, Hans H Stein, Ling Liu, Defa Li, Shuai Zhang	20
5	Effects of inclusion level and adaptation period on nutrient digestibility and digestible energy of wheat bran in growing-finishing pigs 2017 ·Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences ·Jinbiao Zhao, Shuai Zhang, Fei Xie, Defa Li, Chengfei Huang	25
6	Effects of variety and storage duration on the nutrient digestibility and the digestible and metabolisable energy content of maize fed to growing pigs 2016 ·Archives of Animal Nutrition ·Lei Zhang, Ling Liu, Defa Li, Quanfeng Li, Xiangshu Piao, Philip Thacker, Michael A. Brown, Changhua Lai	7
7	Effects of polymannuronate on performance, antioxidant capacity, immune status, cecal microflora, and volatile fatty acids in broiler chickens 2015 ·Poultry Science ·Wenhui Zhu, Defa Li, (unknown), Hui Wu, (unknown), (unknown), Huashi Guan, Liying Zhang	43
8	Effect of variety and drying method on the nutritive value of corn for growing pigs 2014 ·Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology ·Quanfeng Li, Meng Shi, Chuanxin Shi, Dewen Liu, Xiangshu Piao, Defa Li, Changhua Lai	32
9	LOC66273 Isoform 2, a Novel Protein Highly Expressed in White Adipose Tissue, Induces Adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 Cells, 2012 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Xi Ma, Wei Ding, Junjun Wang, Guoyao Wu, Heyu Zhang, Jingdong Yin, Linuo Zhou, Defa Li	23
10	Dietary Supplementation with the Probiotic Lactobacillus fermentum I5007 and the Antibiotic Aureomycin Differentially Affects the Small Intestinal Proteomes of Weanling Piglets3 2011 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Xiaoqiu Wang, Fang Yang, Chuang Liu, Huaijun Zhou, Guoyao Wu, Shiyan Qiao, Defa Li, Junjun Wang	42
11	S-adenosylmethionine stimulates fatty acid metabolism-linked gene expression in porcine muscle satellite cells 2009 ·Molecular Biology Reports ·Tao Yue, Fang Qian, Jingdong Yin, Defa Li, Wei Li	9
12	Intrauterine Growth Restriction Affects the Proteomes of the Small Intestine, Liver, and Skeletal Muscle in Newborn Pigs 2008 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Junjun Wang, Lixiang Chen, Defa Li, Yulong Yin, Xiaoqiu Wang, Peng Li, Lawrence J. Dangott, Weixin Hu, Guoyao Wu	248
13	Gene Expression Is Altered in Piglet Small Intestine by Weaning and Dietary Glutamine Supplementation3 2008 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Junjun Wang, Lixiang Chen, Peng Li, Xilong Li, Huaijun Zhou, Fenglai Wang, Defa Li, Yulong Yin, Guoyao Wu	305
14	Amino acids and immune function breakdown → 2007 ·British Journal Of Nutrition ·Peng Li, Yulong Yin, Defa Li, Sung Woo Kim, Guoyao Wu	1212
15	Effects of soybean agglutinin on body composition and organ weights in rats 2006 ·Archives of Animal Nutrition ·Jianjun Zang, Defa Li, Xiangshu Piao, Shusheng Tang	23
16	Conjugated Linoleic Acid Attenuates the Production and Gene Expression of Proinflammatory Cytokines in Weaned Pigs Challenged with Lipopolysaccharide 2005 ·Journal of Nutrition ·(unknown), (unknown), Defa Li, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	122
17	Regulation of dietary energy level and oil source on leptin and its long form receptor mRNA expression of the adipose tissues in growing pigs 2005 ·Domestic Animal Endocrinology ·Xingjie Chen, Defa Li, Jingdong Yin, (unknown), (unknown), Huawei Zhang, Ganfeng Yi	4
18	Effects of fish oil on lymphocyte proliferation, cytokine production and intracellular signalling in weanling pigs 2003 ·Archives of Animal Nutrition ·Yulan Liu, Limin Gong, Defa Li, (unknown), Lidan Zhao, Tao Dong	18
19	Effects of dietary vitamin k levels on bone quality in broilers 2003 ·Archives of Animal Nutrition ·(unknown), Defa Li, Fenglai Wang, Tao Dong	17
20	Determination of Apparent Ileal Amino Acid Digestibility in Rapeseed Meal and Cake Processed at Different Temperatures Using the Direct and Difference Method with Growing Pigs 2002 ·Archiv für Tierernaehrung ·Defa Li, Pengbin Xi, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	14

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