Ertong Li

1.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
19 papers, 694 citations indexed

About

Ertong Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ertong Li has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 694 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Organic Chemistry and 5 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Ertong Li's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (4 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (3 papers) and Quinazolinone synthesis and applications (3 papers). Ertong Li is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (4 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (3 papers) and Quinazolinone synthesis and applications (3 papers). Ertong Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Ertong Li's co-authors include Junbiao Chang, Jijie Chai, Wenquan Yu, Zhifu Han, Lina Song, Paul Schulze‐Lefert, Elke Logemann, Alexander Förderer, Xianhai Tian and Jie Wen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Ertong Li

18 papers receiving 681 citations

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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.

A wheat resistosome defines common principles of immune receptor channels

2022 169 citations Alexander Förderer, Ertong Li et al. Nature profile →
TIR domains of plant immune receptors are 2′,3′-cAMP/cGMP synthetases mediating cell death

2022 125 citations Dongli Yu, Wen Song et al. Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ertong Li China	11	351	225	213	53	46	19	694
Е. А. Хатунцева Russia	13	124 0.4×	314 1.4×	302 1.4×	38 0.7×	87 1.9×	35	754
Håkan Ottosson Sweden	11	94 0.3×	529 2.4×	538 2.5×	42 0.8×	66 1.4×	14	718
Verena Pries Switzerland	8	127 0.4×	441 2.0×	256 1.2×	23 0.4×	23 0.5×	9	705
Roland Pfoh Canada	13	73 0.2×	400 1.8×	73 0.3×	35 0.7×	42 0.9×	24	570
Ana Paula de Campos Guimarães Brazil	13	95 0.3×	148 0.7×	82 0.4×	27 0.5×	13 0.3×	36	434
Masaki Hatano Japan	14	58 0.2×	224 1.0×	104 0.5×	14 0.3×	95 2.1×	35	469
Sergej Šesták Slovakia	16	134 0.4×	464 2.1×	276 1.3×	26 0.5×	82 1.8×	42	641
Qingju Zhang China	16	65 0.2×	580 2.6×	706 3.3×	26 0.5×	42 0.9×	52	841
Yu. E. Tsvetkov Russia	13	81 0.2×	375 1.7×	285 1.3×	28 0.5×	37 0.8×	51	484
Ju Yuel Baek South Korea	13	88 0.3×	542 2.4×	523 2.5×	62 1.2×	39 0.8×	19	668

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19 of 19 papers shown

Huang, Shijia, et al.. (2025). Assembly and functional mechanisms of plant NLR resistosomes. Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 90. 102977–102977. 5 indexed citations

Gao, He, Na Ding, Dongli Yu, et al.. (2025). Florigen activation complex forms via multifaceted assembly in Arabidopsis. Nature. 648(8094). 686–695. 1 indexed citations

Liang, Lan, Yonggang Meng, Ertong Li, et al.. (2025). Discovery of a 2′-α-Fluoro-2′-β-C-(fluoromethyl) Purine Nucleotide Prodrug as a Potential Oral Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Agent. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 68(2). 1994–2007. 3 indexed citations

Sun, Lei, Ertong Li, Depeng Zhang, et al.. (2024). Identification of RdRp-NiRAN/JAK1 Dual-Target Drugs for COVID-19 Treatment. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 128(49). 12066–12077.

Liu, Hao, Zhiyu Chen, Meng Liu, et al.. (2023). The Terminalia chebula Retz extract treats hyperuricemic nephropathy by inhibiting TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB axis. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 322. 117678–117678. 9 indexed citations

Liu, Wenbin, Ertong Li, Lingyan Liu, et al.. (2023). Antifungal activity of compounds from Gordonia sp. WA8-44 isolated from the gut of Periplaneta americana and molecular docking studies. Heliyon. 9(7). e17777–e17777. 3 indexed citations

Förderer, Alexander, Ertong Li, Aaron W. Lawson, et al.. (2022). A wheat resistosome defines common principles of immune receptor channels. Nature. 610(7932). 532–539. 169 indexed citations breakdown →

Förderer, Alexander, Dongli Yu, Ertong Li, & Jijie Chai. (2022). Resistosomes at the interface of pathogens and plants. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 67. 102212–102212. 17 indexed citations

Yu, Dongli, Wen Song, Eddie Yong Jun Tan, et al.. (2022). TIR domains of plant immune receptors are 2′,3′-cAMP/cGMP synthetases mediating cell death. Cell. 185(13). 2370–2386.e18. 125 indexed citations breakdown →

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Meng, Yonggang, Bin Yu, He Huang, et al.. (2021). Discovery of Dosimertinib, a Highly Potent, Selective, and Orally Efficacious Deuterated EGFR Targeting Clinical Candidate for the Treatment of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 64(2). 925–937. 46 indexed citations

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Li, Ertong, Manman Wang, Zhen Wang, Wenquan Yu, & Junbiao Chang. (2018). NBS-mediated practical cyclization of N-acyl amidines to 1,2,4-oxadiazoles via oxidative N‒O bond formation. Tetrahedron. 74(35). 4613–4618. 20 indexed citations

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Lin, Guangzhong, Liang Zhang, Zhifu Han, et al.. (2017). A receptor-like protein acts as a specificity switch for the regulation of stomatal development. Genes & Development. 31(9). 927–938. 106 indexed citations

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Li, Ertong, Yafeng Wang, Wenquan Yu, et al.. (2017). Synthesis and biological evaluation of a novel β-D-2′-deoxy-2′-α-fluoro-2′-β-C-(fluoromethyl)uridine phosphoramidate prodrug for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 143. 107–113. 7 indexed citations

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Yu, Wenquan, Ertong Li, Zhigang Lv, et al.. (2017). Synthesis and Anti-HCV Activity of a Novel 2′,3′-Dideoxy-2′-α-fluoro-2′-β-C-methyl Guanosine Phosphoramidate Prodrug. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 8(6). 682–684. 2 indexed citations

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Peng, Youmei, Wenquan Yu, Ertong Li, et al.. (2016). Discovery of an Orally Active and Liver-Targeted Prodrug of 5-Fluoro-2′-Deoxyuridine for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 59(8). 3661–3670. 13 indexed citations

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Li, Ertong, Zhiyuan Hu, Lina Song, Wenquan Yu, & Junbiao Chang. (2016). Synthesis of 1,2,4‐Triazolo[4,3‐a]pyridines and Related Heterocycles by Sequential Condensation and Iodine‐Mediated Oxidative Cyclization. Chemistry - A European Journal. 22(31). 11022–11027. 27 indexed citations

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Tian, Xianhai, Lina Song, Ertong Li, et al.. (2015). Metal-free one-pot synthesis of 1,3-diazaheterocyclic compounds via I₂-mediated oxidative C–N bond formation. RSC Advances. 5(76). 62194–62201. 55 indexed citations

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Song, Lina, Xianhai Tian, Zhigang Lv, et al.. (2015). I₂/KI-Mediated Oxidative N–N Bond Formation for the Synthesis of 1,5-Fused 1,2,4-Triazoles from N-Aryl Amidines. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 80(14). 7219–7225. 62 indexed citations

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Li, Ertong, Changwei Li, Jing Wang, et al.. (2013). Lewis acid-catalyzed tandem acylation–Nazarov cyclization for the syntheses of fused cyclopentenones. Tetrahedron. 70(4). 874–879. 24 indexed citations

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