En Li

30.8k total citations · 11 hit papers
119 papers, 22.4k citations indexed

About

En Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, En Li has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 22.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Genetics and 11 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in En Li's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (37 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (20 papers) and Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (13 papers). En Li is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (37 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (20 papers) and Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (13 papers). En Li collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. En Li's co-authors include Rudolf Jaenisch, Timothy H. Bestor, Hong Zhu, Junying Yuan, Nobuhiro Morishima, Jin Xu, Toshiyuki Nakagawa, Bruce A. Yankner, Taiping Chen and Hong Lei and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

En Li

115 papers receiving 22.0k citations

Hit Papers

Targeted mutation of the DNA methyltransferase gene resul... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 2000 2003 1992 2002 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. Targeted mutation of the DNA methyltransferase gene results in embryonic lethality
    1992 3.1k citations En Li et al. profile →
  2. Caspase-12 mediates endoplasmic-reticulum-specific apoptosis and cytotoxicity by amyloid-β
    2000 2.8k citations En Li et al. profile →
  3. Suv39h-Mediated Histone H3 Lysine 9 Methylation Directs DNA Methylation to Major Satellite Repeats at Pericentric Heterochromatin
    2003 949 citations Bernhard Lehnertz, Yoshihide Ueda et al. Current Biology profile →
  4. Targeted mutation of the gene encoding the low affinity NGF receptor p75 leads to deficits in the peripheral sensory nervous system
    1992 827 citations En Li et al. profile →
  5. Dnmt3L cooperates with the Dnmt3 family of de novo DNA methyltransferases to establish maternal imprints in mice
    2002 732 citations Kenichiro Hata, Masaki Okano et al. Development profile →
  6. Activin receptor-like kinase 1 modulates transforming growth factor-β1 signaling in the regulation of angiogenesis
    2000 716 citations Kohei Miyazono, En Li et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  7. Reduced fertility and postischaemic brain injury in mice deficient in cytosolic phospholipase A2
    1997 712 citations En Li et al. profile →
  8. Mice Lacking p35, a Neuronal Specific Activator of Cdk5, Display Cortical Lamination Defects, Seizures, and Adult Lethality
    1997 633 citations En Li et al. profile →
  9. Suppression of intestinal neoplasia by DNA hypomethylation
    1995 584 citations En Li et al. profile →
  10. Murine Caspase-11, an ICE-Interacting Protease, Is Essential for the Activation of ICE
    1998 575 citations En Li et al. profile →
  11. Smad2 role in mesoderm formation, left–right patterning and craniofacial development
    1998 506 citations En Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
En Li United States 57 17.0k 4.7k 2.5k 1.7k 1.7k 119 22.4k
Tetsuo Noda Japan 80 15.6k 0.9× 2.3k 0.5× 2.7k 1.1× 1.8k 1.1× 2.1k 1.3× 260 24.3k
John M. Shelton United States 75 15.7k 0.9× 2.8k 0.6× 2.8k 1.1× 3.4k 2.0× 1.7k 1.0× 152 22.8k
Axel Kahn France 65 10.5k 0.6× 3.2k 0.7× 1.7k 0.7× 2.5k 1.5× 1.3k 0.8× 268 20.7k
Anthony Wynshaw‐Boris United States 85 18.8k 1.1× 5.9k 1.2× 4.6k 1.8× 2.0k 1.2× 3.3k 2.0× 204 27.9k
André Reis Germany 60 7.7k 0.5× 4.4k 0.9× 1.8k 0.7× 1.0k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 320 13.6k
Elaine Lyon United States 30 10.9k 0.6× 10.3k 2.2× 1.1k 0.4× 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 102 23.2k
Min Lü United States 81 13.2k 0.8× 2.6k 0.5× 1.7k 0.7× 2.1k 1.2× 1.1k 0.6× 227 21.4k
Thomas Meitinger Germany 69 11.2k 0.7× 5.5k 1.2× 1.1k 0.4× 1.3k 0.7× 1.7k 1.0× 319 19.1k
Klaus H. Kaestner United States 108 22.4k 1.3× 9.4k 2.0× 2.0k 0.8× 3.1k 1.8× 1.6k 1.0× 389 36.3k
Daniel Metzger France 85 16.5k 1.0× 7.1k 1.5× 2.2k 0.9× 2.8k 1.6× 2.3k 1.4× 200 26.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of En Li

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, En, et al.. (2025). Dapagliflozin modulates hepatic lipid metabolism through the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9/low density lipoprotein receptor pathway. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 27(4). 2096–2109. 1 indexed citations
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Li, En, et al.. (2023). RHO OF PLANT proteins are essential for pollen germination in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 193(1). 140–155. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yue, Kaixiong Tao, Jinlong Yu, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of early liquid drinking after radical gastrectomy in gastric cancer: a Chinese multicenter propensity score matching analysis. Gastroenterology report. 11. goad029–goad029. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Lulu, Xin Guo, Yao Wang, et al.. (2022). Loss of Wdr5 attenuates MLL-rearranged leukemogenesis by suppressing Myc targets. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1869(2). 166600–166600. 6 indexed citations
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Senisterra, Guillermo, Hugh Zhu, Xiao Luo, et al.. (2018). Discovery of Small-Molecule Antagonists of the H3K9me3 Binding to UHRF1 Tandem Tudor Domain. SLAS DISCOVERY. 23(9). 930–940. 28 indexed citations
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Han, Hui, et al.. (2013). Clinical curative effect and safety of therapy of supplementing qi and activating blood on acute ischemia stroke(syndrome of qi deficiency and blood stasis): a Meta-analysis. 36(11). 745–751. 1 indexed citations
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Gasser, Susan M. & En Li. (2011). Epigenetics and disease : pharmaceutical opportunities. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 7 indexed citations
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Gasser, Susan M. & En Li. (2011). Epigenetics and disease: pharmaceutical opportunities. Preface.. PubMed. 67. v–viii. 8 indexed citations
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Yamamoto, Masamichi, Hideyuki Beppu, Katsuyoshi Takaoka, et al.. (2009). Antagonism between Smad1 and Smad2 signaling determines the site of distal visceral endoderm formation in the mouse embryo. The Journal of Cell Biology. 184(2). 323–334. 78 indexed citations
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Yu, Zhenbao, Taiping Chen, Josée Hébert, En Li, & Stéphane Richard. (2009). A Mouse PRMT1 Null Allele Defines an Essential Role for Arginine Methylation in Genome Maintenance and Cell Proliferation. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 29(11). 2982–2996. 165 indexed citations
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Jones, Brendan T., Hui Su, Audesh Bhat, et al.. (2008). The Histone H3K79 Methyltransferase Dot1L Is Essential for Mammalian Development and Heterochromatin Structure. PLoS Genetics. 4(9). e1000190–e1000190. 288 indexed citations
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Tadokoro, Yuko, Hideo Ema, Masaki Okano, En Li, & Hiromitsu Nakauchi. (2007). De novo DNA methyltransferase is essential for self-renewal, but not for differentiation, in hematopoietic stem cells. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 204(4). 715–722. 160 indexed citations
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Arnaúd, Philippe, Kenichiro Hata, Masahiro Kaneda, et al.. (2006). Stochastic imprinting in the progeny of Dnmt3L−/− females. Human Molecular Genetics. 15(4). 589–598. 54 indexed citations
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Tsumura, Akiko, Tomohiro Hayakawa, Yuichi Kumaki, et al.. (2006). Maintenance of self‐renewal ability of mouse embryonic stem cells in the absence of DNA methyltransferases Dnmt1, Dnmt3a and Dnmt3b. Genes to Cells. 11(7). 805–814. 414 indexed citations
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Beppu, Hideyuki, Hong Lei, Kenneth D. Bloch, & En Li. (2005). Generation of a floxed allele of the mouse BMP type II receptor gene. genesis. 41(3). 133–137. 39 indexed citations
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Welte, Thomas, Tian Wang, Zhiyuan Zhang, et al.. (2003). STAT3 deletion during hematopoiesis causes Crohn's disease-like pathogenesis and lethality: A critical role of STAT3 in innate immunity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(4). 1879–1884. 319 indexed citations
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Lehnertz, Bernhard, Yoshihide Ueda, Alwin A.H.A. Derijck, et al.. (2003). Suv39h-Mediated Histone H3 Lysine 9 Methylation Directs DNA Methylation to Major Satellite Repeats at Pericentric Heterochromatin. Current Biology. 13(14). 1192–1200. 949 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hata, Kenichiro, Masaki Okano, Hong Lei, & En Li. (2002). Dnmt3L cooperates with the Dnmt3 family of de novo DNA methyltransferases to establish maternal imprints in mice. Development. 129(8). 1983–1993. 732 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nan, Xinsheng, Peri Tate, En Li, & Adrian Bird. (1996). DNA Methylation Specifies Chromosomal Localization of MeCP2. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 16(1). 414–421. 280 indexed citations

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