Emmy Li

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
22 papers, 938 citations indexed

About

Emmy Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Emmy Li has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 938 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Emmy Li's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (7 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (5 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (4 papers). Emmy Li is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (7 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (5 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (4 papers). Emmy Li collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Emmy Li's co-authors include William Renthal, Clifford J. Woolf, Daniel H. Geschwind, Ivan Tochitsky, Yung‐Chih Cheng, Riki Kawaguchi, Lite Yang, Martin Kampmann, Kun Leng and Andrew Silberfeld and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Neuron and Nature Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Emmy Li

19 papers receiving 929 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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. Transcriptional Reprogramming of Distinct Peripheral Sensory Neuron Subtypes after Axonal Injury
    2020 298 citations William Renthal, Ivan Tochitsky et al. Neuron profile →
  2. Molecular characterization of selectively vulnerable neurons in Alzheimer’s disease
    2021 271 citations Kun Leng, Emmy Li et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Emmy Li United States 9 445 285 275 236 149 22 938
Mandy Johnstone United Kingdom 13 349 0.8× 257 0.9× 180 0.7× 172 0.7× 177 1.2× 18 876
Lorenza Magno United Kingdom 15 466 1.0× 338 1.2× 145 0.5× 252 1.1× 98 0.7× 23 975
Emelie Braun Sweden 5 951 2.1× 353 1.2× 283 1.0× 401 1.7× 103 0.7× 5 1.7k
Soong Ho Kim United States 15 505 1.1× 246 0.9× 296 1.1× 183 0.8× 260 1.7× 18 940
Owen Dando United Kingdom 17 490 1.1× 294 1.0× 149 0.5× 296 1.3× 255 1.7× 43 1.1k
Nadia P. Belichenko United States 13 454 1.0× 362 1.3× 232 0.8× 231 1.0× 419 2.8× 14 1.1k
Oliver Bracko United States 13 530 1.2× 310 1.1× 191 0.7× 192 0.8× 64 0.4× 25 1.0k
Megan Crow United States 16 695 1.6× 335 1.2× 285 1.0× 178 0.8× 69 0.5× 21 1.2k
Sara A. Brumbaugh United States 2 622 1.4× 271 1.0× 76 0.3× 288 1.2× 124 0.8× 6 1.0k
Sara B. Linker United States 14 854 1.9× 253 0.9× 143 0.5× 219 0.9× 213 1.4× 26 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Emmy Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Emmy Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Emmy Li. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Emmy Li. The network helps show where Emmy Li may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Emmy Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Emmy Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Emmy 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 Emmy Li. Emmy Li is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Han, Mengting, et al.. (2025). Programmable control of spatial transcriptome in live cells and neurons. Nature. 643(8070). 241–251. 6 indexed citations
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Krogsaeter, Einar, Antonio J. Márquez, Alexandra R. Willis, et al.. (2025). Lysosomal proteomics reveals mechanisms of neuronal APOE4-associated lysosomal dysfunction. Autophagy. 21(12). 3240–3265.
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Li, Wenjing, Xiaohua Liu, & Emmy Li. (2025). Progress of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell transplantation on neural plasticity in brain. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 13. 1589169–1589169.
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Li, Emmy, Steven Boggess, Mark Koontz, et al.. (2025). CRISPRi-based screens in iAssembloids to elucidate neuron-glia interactions. Neuron. 113(5). 701–718.e8. 3 indexed citations
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Lee, MinJae, Emmy Li, Xue Li, et al.. (2023). Harnessing the power of collective intelligence in dentistry: a pilot study in Victoria, Australia. BMC Oral Health. 23(1). 405–405. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Emmy, et al.. (2023). Identification and characterization of ecdysis-related neuropeptides in the lone star tick Amblyomma americanum. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1256618–1256618. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Emmy & Martin Kampmann. (2023). Toward a CRISPR understanding of gene function in human brain development. Cell stem cell. 30(12). 1561–1562. 4 indexed citations
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Benton, Jeanne L., et al.. (2022). Adult neurogenesis in crayfish: Identity and regulation of neural progenitors produced by the immune system. iScience. 25(4). 103993–103993. 9 indexed citations
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Leng, Kun, Indigo V.L. Rose, Hyosung Kim, et al.. (2022). CRISPRi screens in human iPSC-derived astrocytes elucidate regulators of distinct inflammatory reactive states. Nature Neuroscience. 25(11). 1528–1542. 78 indexed citations
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Leng, Kun, Emmy Li, Rana Eser, et al.. (2021). Molecular characterization of selectively vulnerable neurons in Alzheimer’s disease. Nature Neuroscience. 24(2). 276–287. 271 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Emmy, et al.. (2021). Neuropeptide Bursicon Influences Reproductive Physiology in Tribolium Castaneum. Frontiers in Physiology. 12. 717437–717437. 12 indexed citations
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Renthal, William, Ivan Tochitsky, Lite Yang, et al.. (2020). Transcriptional Reprogramming of Distinct Peripheral Sensory Neuron Subtypes after Axonal Injury. Neuron. 108(1). 128–144.e9. 298 indexed citations breakdown →
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Boxer, Lisa D., William Renthal, Tess Whitwam, et al.. (2019). MeCP2 Represses the Rate of Transcriptional Initiation of Highly Methylated Long Genes. Molecular Cell. 77(2). 294–309.e9. 79 indexed citations
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Renthal, William, Lisa D. Boxer, Siniša Hrvatin, et al.. (2018). Characterization of human mosaic Rett syndrome brain tissue by single-nucleus RNA sequencing. Nature Neuroscience. 21(12). 1670–1679. 87 indexed citations
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Beltz, Barbara S., et al.. (2015). Adult neural stem cells: Long‐term self‐renewal, replenishment by the immune system, or both?. BioEssays. 37(5). 495–501. 10 indexed citations
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Benton, Jeanne L., et al.. (2014). Cells from the Immune System Generate Adult-Born Neurons in Crayfish. Developmental Cell. 30(3). 322–333. 57 indexed citations
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Sun, Jinhao, Lingling Wang, Emmy Li, et al.. (2008). Survival and differentiation of neuroepithelial stem cells following transplantation into the lateral ventricle of rats.. PubMed. 51(4). 247–51. 4 indexed citations

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