Defu Li

846 total citations
42 papers, 546 citations indexed

About

Defu Li is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Defu Li has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 546 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Defu Li's work include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (14 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (7 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (6 papers). Defu Li is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (14 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (7 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (6 papers). Defu Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Defu Li's co-authors include Wenju Lu, Zhen Long, Ruijuan Guan, Jian Wang, Dejun Sun, Jingyi Xu, Hong Cheng, Nanshan Zhong, Xiaoting Ge and Xiaobo Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Defu Li

37 papers receiving 543 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Defu Li China 13 153 152 148 100 66 42 546
Shangqin Chen China 17 212 1.4× 203 1.3× 189 1.3× 79 0.8× 56 0.8× 42 778
Haitao Yu China 16 82 0.5× 49 0.3× 221 1.5× 114 1.1× 49 0.7× 36 649
Rajesh Parsanathan United States 19 247 1.6× 47 0.3× 212 1.4× 132 1.3× 43 0.7× 37 890
Mengmeng Xu China 15 165 1.1× 215 1.4× 375 2.5× 21 0.2× 83 1.3× 35 868
Demei Huang China 16 98 0.6× 220 1.4× 378 2.6× 18 0.2× 121 1.8× 37 701
Ramzi Lakhdar Tunisia 13 83 0.5× 227 1.5× 202 1.4× 20 0.2× 56 0.8× 23 618
Hayato Baba Japan 13 81 0.5× 67 0.4× 80 0.5× 54 0.5× 47 0.7× 38 516

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Defu Li

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All Works

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Zhang, Kedong, Feng Zhou, Yuan Liang, et al.. (2025). Role of Digoxin in Preventing Cigarette Smoke-Induced COPD via HIF-1α Inhibition in a Mouse Model. International Journal of COPD. Volume 20. 1665–1678.
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Ma, Yixing, Peng Chen, Defu Li, et al.. (2024). Electric-field-controlled energy barrier and reaction pathway ensure high sulfur product selectivity in Cu/γ-Al2O3 catalyst-assisted DBD plasma conversion of carbonyl sulfide. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(2). 112383–112383. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Defu, et al.. (2023). Pulmonary fibrosis in primary Sjögren’s syndrome: computed tomography, clinical features, and associated clinical factors. Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnętrznej. 133(2). 3 indexed citations
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Li, Qiongqiong, Defu Li, Yuanyuan Li, et al.. (2022). Gene Expression Trajectories from Normal Nonsmokers to COPD Smokers and Disease Progression Discriminant Modeling in Response to Cigarette Smoking. Disease Markers. 2022. 1–16. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Defu, et al.. (2021). Factors associated with symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage after intravenous thrombolysis in severe white matter lesions: a retrospective analysis. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 98(1165). 842–847. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhimin, et al.. (2021). Genetic Variants, Circulating Level of MCP1 with Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Case-Control Study. Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine. Volume 14. 561–567. 4 indexed citations
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Ge, Xiaoting, Aimin Yang, Xiaoyu Luo, et al.. (2020). Sex-specific associations of plasma metals and metal mixtures with glucose metabolism: An occupational population-based study in China. The Science of The Total Environment. 760. 143906–143906. 46 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiang, Zhenfang Liu, Xiaoting Ge, et al.. (2020). Associations between manganese exposure and multiple immunological parameters in manganese-exposed workers healthy cohort. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 59. 126454–126454. 17 indexed citations
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Li, Defu, Xiaoting Ge, Zhenfang Liu, et al.. (2019). Association between long-term occupational manganese exposure and bone quality among retired workers. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 27(1). 482–489. 23 indexed citations
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Guan, Ruijuan, Jian Wang, Defu Li, et al.. (2019). Hydrogen sulfide inhibits cigarette smoke-induced inflammation and injury in alveolar epithelial cells by suppressing PHD2/HIF-1α/MAPK signaling pathway. International Immunopharmacology. 81. 105979–105979. 55 indexed citations
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Lu, Wenju, Kai Yang, Qiuyu Zheng, et al.. (2018). Establishment and evaluation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease model by chronic exposure to motor vehicle exhaust combined with lipopolysaccharide instillation. Experimental Physiology. 103(11). 1532–1542. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Haiyun, Defu Li, Zeguang Zheng, et al.. (2018). Long non-coding RNA expression patterns in lung tissues of chronic cigarette smoke induced COPD mouse model. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 7609–7609. 32 indexed citations
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Lu, Wenju, Defu Li, Zhen Long, et al.. (2018). Hydrogen gas inhalation protects against cigarette smoke-induced COPD development in mice. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 10(6). 3232–3243. 34 indexed citations
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Liang, Xue, Jian Wang, Ruijuan Guan, et al.. (2017). Limax extract ameliorates cigarette smoke-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in mice. International Immunopharmacology. 54. 210–220. 11 indexed citations
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Ge, Xiaoting, Fenfen Wang, Yingnan Lv, et al.. (2017). Manganese in blood cells as an exposure biomarker in manganese-exposed workers healthy cohort. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 45. 41–47. 18 indexed citations
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Li, Defu, Junyi Huang, Zhen Long, et al.. (2017). Comparison and evaluation of two different methods to establish the cigarette smoke exposure mouse model of COPD. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 15454–15454. 49 indexed citations
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Wang, Jian, Chenting Zhang, Zili Zhang, et al.. (2016). A Functional Variant rs6435156C>T in BMPR2 is Associated With Increased Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Southern Chinese Population. EBioMedicine. 5. 167–174. 8 indexed citations
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Liu, Chun‐Yu, Xiuhua Li, Chuntao Zhang, et al.. (2007). Establishment of a reference panel for the detection of anti-SARS-CoV antibodies. Biologicals. 35(3). 203–210. 5 indexed citations
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Fan, Xingliang, Yongxin Yu, Defu Li, & Zhihui Yao. (2002). Comparison of Nucleotide and Deduced Amino Acid Sequences of E Protein Gene of the W ild-Type Japanese Encephalitis Viurs Strain SA14 and Its Different Attenuated Derivatives. Virologica Sinica. 17(3). 216–220. 1 indexed citations

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