Defa Li

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Defa Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Defa Li has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Materials Chemistry and 9 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Defa Li's work include Gut microbiota and health (7 papers), Metal Alloys Wear and Properties (4 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (4 papers). Defa Li is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (7 papers), Metal Alloys Wear and Properties (4 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (4 papers). Defa Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Saudi Arabia. Defa Li's co-authors include Wei Jia, Bing Dong, Guoxiang Xie, Cynthia Rajani, Li Shen, Yunhe Cao, Pingli He, Xiaojiao Zheng, Han Zhang and Tianlu Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Analytical Chemistry and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Defa Li

29 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Gut microbiota-derived ursodeoxycholic acid alleviates lo... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 25 50 75
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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.

  1. Gut microbiota-derived ursodeoxycholic acid alleviates low birth weight-induced colonic inflammation by enhancing M2 macrophage polarization
    2023 85 citations Yu Pi, Yujun Wu et al. Microbiome profile →

Peers

Defa Li
Jason T. McConville United States
Rahul Kumar Verma India
David Cipolla Australia
Francesca Buttini Italy
Imran Saleem United Kingdom
Hirokazu Okamoto Japan
Junjie Xia China
Raja Ganesan South Korea
Nazrul Islam Australia
Jason T. McConville United States
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Fields of papers citing papers by Defa Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Defa Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Defa Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Defa 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 Defa Li. Defa 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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Wu, Tao, Xiaorong Liu, Zhihao Xing, et al.. (2025). Systematic identification and validation of ceRNA-driven regulatory mechanisms in pediatric β-Thalassemia major. Annals of Hematology. 104(2). 963–972. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Defa, et al.. (2024). Microstructure and hydrogen storage properties of the Mg2−xYxNi0.9Co0.1 (x = 0, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4) alloys. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 905–905. 10 indexed citations
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Li, Defa, et al.. (2024). Ballistic analysis of high-performance armor steel by numerical simulation. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 11466–11466. 5 indexed citations
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He, Min, Defa Li, Yu Liu, et al.. (2024). One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of FeNbO4 microspheres for effective sonocatalysis. New Journal of Chemistry. 48(15). 6704–6713. 3 indexed citations
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Wu, Tao, et al.. (2024). The value of Mentzer index in the diagnosis of children thalassemia minor. Hematology. 29(1). 2405750–2405750. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Defa, et al.. (2023). Microstructure and properties study of Mg 2-x Y x Ni 0.9 Co 0.1 (x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3) hydrogen storage alloys. Materials Research Express. 10(8). 85504–85504. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Defa, et al.. (2023). Microstructure and hydrogen storage properties of Mg 1.8 Y 0.2 Ni 1−y Co y (y = 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.15, 0.2) alloys. Materials Research Express. 10(11). 115502–115502. 1 indexed citations
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Pi, Yu, Yujun Wu, Xiangyu Zhang, et al.. (2023). Gut microbiota-derived ursodeoxycholic acid alleviates low birth weight-induced colonic inflammation by enhancing M2 macrophage polarization. Microbiome. 11(1). 85 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xie, Zhongjian, Yanhong Duo, Taojian Fan, et al.. (2022). Light-induced tumor theranostics based on chemical-exfoliated borophene. Light Science & Applications. 11(1). 324–324. 40 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yao, Zhongjian Xie, Jingfeng Li, et al.. (2021). From phosphorus to phosphorene: Applications in disease theranostics. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 446. 214110–214110. 93 indexed citations
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Wang, R., Ning Liu, Lei Yan, et al.. (2021). Flavor supplementation during late gestation and lactation periods increases the reproductive performance and alters fecal microbiota of the sows. Animal nutrition. 7(3). 679–687. 11 indexed citations
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Li, Defa, et al.. (2021). Research on Acoustic Emission Detection Mechanism of Axle BoxBearing State of EMU. Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 57(12). 153–153. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Hua, Yingping Xiao, Junjun Wang, et al.. (2018). Core gut microbiota in Jinhua pigs and its correlation with strain, farm and weaning age. The Journal of Microbiology. 56(5). 346–355. 55 indexed citations
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He, Beibei, Tiantian Li, Wei Wang, et al.. (2018). Metabolic characteristics and nutrient utilization in high-feed-efficiency pigs selected using different feed conversion ratio models. Science China Life Sciences. 62(7). 959–970. 24 indexed citations
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Zheng, Xiaojiao, Fengjie Huang, Aihua Zhao, et al.. (2017). Bile acid is a significant host factor shaping the gut microbiome of diet-induced obese mice. BMC Biology. 15(1). 120–120. 248 indexed citations
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Han, Meng, Congmin Wang, Ping Liu, et al.. (2017). Dietary Fiber Gap and Host Gut Microbiota. Protein and Peptide Letters. 24(5). 388–396. 51 indexed citations
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Han, In K., Jun Heon Lee, Xiangshu Piao, & Defa Li. (2001). Feeding and Management System to Reduce Environmental Pollution in Swine Production - Review -. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences. 14(3). 432–444. 37 indexed citations

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