Di Liang

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

About

Di Liang is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Di Liang has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Plant Science, 9 papers in Ecology and 7 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Di Liang's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (6 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (5 papers) and Parasites and Host Interactions (5 papers). Di Liang is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (6 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (5 papers) and Parasites and Host Interactions (5 papers). Di Liang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Di Liang's co-authors include G. Philip Robertson, Bojie Fu, Nan Lü, Xuan Zhang, Tianfang Wang, Scott F. Cummins, Yongzhe Li, Zhuo Yu, Jianfeng Guo and Leilei Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Molecular Cell and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Di Liang

38 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

d -lactate modulates M2 tumor-associated macrophages and remodels immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment for hepatocellular carcinoma

2023 178 citations Shulan Han, Xueying Bao et al. Science Advances profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Di Liang China	18	327	271	196	173	127	39	1.2k
Pilar Garcı́a Spain	32	293 0.9×	519 1.9×	81 0.4×	145 0.8×	54 0.4×	84	3.8k
Didier Goux France	21	395 1.2×	456 1.7×	172 0.9×	62 0.4×	66 0.5×	61	1.5k
W. Brien Henry United States	24	874 2.7×	288 1.1×	113 0.6×	74 0.4×	52 0.4×	70	1.5k
M. A. HAJIBAGHERI United Kingdom	24	1.1k 3.2×	774 2.9×	129 0.7×	109 0.6×	30 0.2×	36	2.2k
Lei Yang China	23	321 1.0×	608 2.2×	101 0.5×	428 2.5×	19 0.1×	112	1.5k
Hannah E. Jones United Kingdom	14	103 0.3×	306 1.1×	60 0.3×	275 1.6×	59 0.5×	31	1.2k
R. D. Wright United States	19	339 1.0×	249 0.9×	110 0.6×	228 1.3×	147 1.2×	54	1.1k
Takeshi Miki Japan	28	558 1.7×	496 1.8×	1.1k 5.5×	42 0.2×	37 0.3×	102	2.4k
Lihua Jiang China	23	203 0.6×	921 3.4×	203 1.0×	299 1.7×	12 0.1×	122	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Di Liang

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Liu, Guangjie, et al.. (2025). AI-based non-invasive profiling of the tumor immune microenvironment using longitudinal CT radiomics predicts immunotherapy response in lung cancer. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1664726–1664726.

Ji, Niu‐Niu, Di Liang, Anthony J. Studer, Stephen P. Moose, & Angela D. Kent. (2024). Altering plant carbon allocation to stems has distinct effects on rhizosphere soil microbiome assembly, interactions, and potential functions in sorghum. GCB Bioenergy. 16(6). 2 indexed citations

Liang, Di, Niu‐Niu Ji, Angela D. Kent, & Wendy H. Yang. (2024). Distinct mechanisms drive plant-nitrifier interactions in topsoil and subsoil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 192. 109370–109370. 2 indexed citations

Yuan, Yuanshuang, Bartosz Adamczyk, Di Liang, et al.. (2024). Nitrogen addition alters the relative importance of roots and mycorrhizal hyphae in regulating soil organic carbon accumulation in a karst forest. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 195. 109471–109471. 13 indexed citations

Han, Shulan, Xueying Bao, Yifang Zou, et al.. (2023). d -lactate modulates M2 tumor-associated macrophages and remodels immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment for hepatocellular carcinoma. Science Advances. 9(29). eadg2697–eadg2697. 178 indexed citations breakdown →

Liu, Song, Hao Yang, Di Liang, et al.. (2022). A chlorogenic acid-loaded hyaluronic acid-based hydrogel facilitates anti-inflammatory and pro-healing effects for diabetic wounds. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 70. 103232–103232. 26 indexed citations

Liang, Di, Min Zhao, Russell C. Wyeth, et al.. (2022). Analysis of rhodopsin G protein-coupled receptor orthologs reveals semiochemical peptides for parasite (Schistosoma mansoni) and host (Biomphalaria glabrata) interplay. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 8243–8243. 7 indexed citations

Zhai, Keran, Di Liang, Helin Li, et al.. (2021). NLRs guard metabolism to coordinate pattern- and effector-triggered immunity. Nature. 601(7892). 245–251. 117 indexed citations

Zhou, Xiaoping, et al.. (2021). Studies of Interaction Mechanism between Pyrido [3,4-d] Pyrimidine Inhibitors and Mps1. Molecules. 26(16). 5075–5075. 2 indexed citations

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Gao, Jie, et al.. (2020). Involvement of CsERF2 in leaf variegation of Cymbidium sinense ‘Dharma’. Planta. 252(2). 29–29. 11 indexed citations

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Wang, Tianfang, Russell C. Wyeth, Di Liang, et al.. (2019). A Biomphalaria glabrata peptide that stimulates significant behaviour modifications in aquatic free-living Schistosoma mansoni miracidia. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 13(1). e0006948–e0006948. 15 indexed citations

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Wang, Tianfang, Min Zhao, Di Liang, et al.. (2017). Changes in the neuropeptide content of Biomphalaria ganglia nervous system following Schistosoma infection. Parasites & Vectors. 10(1). 275–275. 21 indexed citations

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Hammond, Michael, Di Liang, Tianfang Wang, et al.. (2016). Molecular characterization of sdf1 and cxcr4 in the Mozambique tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus. Animal Reproduction Science. 176. 51–63. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Tianfang, Min Zhao, Di Liang, et al.. (2016). Proteomic Analysis of the Schistosoma mansoni Miracidium. PLoS ONE. 11(1). e0147247–e0147247. 39 indexed citations

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Liang, Di, et al.. (2016). Ionotropic Receptors Identified within the Tentacle of the Freshwater Snail Biomphalaria glabrata, an Intermediate Host of Schistosoma mansoni. PLoS ONE. 11(6). e0156380–e0156380. 8 indexed citations

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Liang, Di, Min Zhao, Tianfang Wang, Donald P. McManus, & Scott F. Cummins. (2016). GPCR and IR genes in Schistosoma mansoni miracidia. Parasites & Vectors. 9(1). 563–563. 13 indexed citations

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Yin, Shanshan, Xuemei Li, Cai Yue, et al.. (2015). Hyperactivation and in situ recruitment of inflammatory Vδ2 T cells contributes to disease pathogenesis in systemic lupus erythematosus. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 14432–14432. 25 indexed citations

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Yin, Yufeng, Di Liang, Lidan Zhao, et al.. (2014). Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibody Is Associated with Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. PLoS ONE. 9(4). e92449–e92449. 59 indexed citations

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Liang, Di, et al.. (2013). Influence of breed, milk production, season, and ambient temperature on dairy cow reticulorumen temperature. Journal of Dairy Science. 96(8). 5072–5081. 57 indexed citations

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Fu, Bojie, Di Liang, & Nan Lü. (2011). Landscape ecology: Coupling of pattern, process, and scale. Chinese Geographical Science. 21(4). 385–391. 85 indexed citations

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