Feng Li

10.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
233 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Feng Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Feng Li has authored 233 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 174 papers in Molecular Biology, 61 papers in Cancer Research and 51 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Feng Li's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (32 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (26 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (24 papers). Feng Li is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (32 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (26 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (24 papers). Feng Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Feng Li's co-authors include Chi V. Dang, Karen Zeller, Tam Nguyen, Kathryn A. O’Donnell, Xiaodong Li, Hongdan Li, Rakesh Kumar, Yangguang Shao, Ratna K. Vadlamudi and Rahul Sanawar and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Feng Li

222 papers receiving 7.4k 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.

The c-Myc target gene network

2006 932 citations Feng Li et al. profile →
HIF-Dependent Antitumorigenic Effect of Antioxidants In Vivo

2007 430 citations Feng Li et al. profile →
Comparative study of cancer profiles between 2020 and 2022 using global cancer statistics (GLOBOCAN)

2024 55 citations Feng Li et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Feng Li	5.1k	1.9k	1.8k	660	632	233	7.5k
Ming You	5.2k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	2.0k 1.1×	1.2k 1.8×	423 0.7×	198	8.0k
Hans M. Rodermond	3.6k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	2.9k 1.7×	868 1.3×	459 0.7×	60	7.1k
Jianjun Shen	4.4k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	635 1.0×	402 0.6×	151	6.6k
Amancio Carnero	6.2k 1.2×	2.2k 1.2×	2.9k 1.7×	838 1.3×	733 1.2×	209	9.6k
Xingming Deng	5.5k 1.1×	1.0k 0.5×	1.8k 1.0×	490 0.7×	873 1.4×	103	7.4k
Wynand P. Roos	5.0k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	1.9k 1.1×	574 0.9×	339 0.5×	68	7.1k
Frank A.E. Kruyt	5.7k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	2.3k 1.3×	826 1.3×	757 1.2×	140	7.9k
Andrei L. Gartel	5.4k 1.1×	1.2k 0.6×	2.3k 1.3×	402 0.6×	485 0.8×	84	6.8k
Asfar S. Azmi	6.7k 1.3×	3.0k 1.6×	3.4k 1.9×	817 1.2×	399 0.6×	217	10.5k
Bob van de Water	4.7k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	573 0.9×	1.4k 2.2×	224	8.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Feng Li

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Feng Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Feng Li

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zheng, Meng, Honglei Kang, Yimin Dong, et al.. (2025). Methyl-CpG-binding domain 2 mitigates osteoarthritis through Steap3 promoter methylation and chondrocyte ferroptosis regulation. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 57(11). 2629–2642.

Zhao, Xin, Hongyan Zhang, Xu Wang, et al.. (2025). PAK5 promotes the trastuzumab resistance by increasing HER2 nuclear accumulation in HER2-positive breast cancer. Cell Death and Disease. 16(1). 323–323. 3 indexed citations

Shang, Hao, Qianqian Liu, Zhenzhen Li, et al.. (2024). Lnc-PSMA8-1 activated by GEFT promotes rhabdomyosarcoma progression via upregulation of mTOR expression by sponging miR-144-3p. BMC Cancer. 24(1). 79–79. 1 indexed citations

Peng, Hao, Min He, Jinxia Li, et al.. (2023). SLC43A2 and NFκB signaling pathway regulate methionine/cystine restriction-induced ferroptosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma via a feedback loop. Cell Death and Disease. 14(6). 347–347. 22 indexed citations

Li, Yiwen, et al.. (2023). Inhibitory activity to Fusarium spp. and control potential for wheat Fusarium crown rot of a novel succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor cyclobutrifluram. Pest Management Science. 80(4). 2001–2010. 3 indexed citations

Dossou, Senouwa Segla Koffi, Qianchun Deng, Feng Li, et al.. (2023). Comparative Metabolomics Analysis of Different Perilla Varieties Provides Insights into Variation in Seed Metabolite Profiles and Antioxidant Activities. Foods. 12(23). 4370–4370. 7 indexed citations

Wang, Changlong, Wei Zhang, Yanjie He, et al.. (2021). Ferritin-based targeted delivery of arsenic to diverse leukaemia types confers strong anti-leukaemia therapeutic effects. Nature Nanotechnology. 16(12). 1413–1423. 76 indexed citations

Zhang, Xue, Jing Han, Feng Li, et al.. (2020). DUOX2 promotes the progression of colorectal cancer cells by regulating the AKT pathway and interacting with RPL3. Carcinogenesis. 42(1). 105–117. 18 indexed citations

Wang, Qian, Dong Liu, Kaige Wang, et al.. (2019). Hypermethylation of miR-34b/c is associated with early clinical stages and tumor differentiation in Kazakh patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.. PubMed Central. 12(8). 3119–3127. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Feng, et al.. (2019). P5CR1 protein expression and the effect of gene-silencing on lung adenocarcinoma. PeerJ. 7. e6934–e6934. 10 indexed citations

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Li, Feng, Chao Zhang, & Guifang Zhang. (2019). m6A RNA Methylation Controls Proliferation of Human Glioma Cells by Influencing Cell Apoptosis. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 159(3). 119–125. 48 indexed citations

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Liu, Lulu, Feng Li, Lei Liu, et al.. (2018). Cytotoxic effect of Artesunate on myeloid leukemia cell lines through up-regulating miR-29c expression. Translational Cancer Research. 7(6). 1748–1750. 1 indexed citations

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Wu, Fei, Mei Li, Weiyan You, et al.. (2017). A Genetic Variant in miR-124 Decreased the Susceptibility to Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Chinese Kazakh Population. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 22(1). 29–34. 9 indexed citations

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Chen, Yinzhong, et al.. (2016). Spatial temporal distribution of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and related factors in coastal area of Yancheng, Jiangsu.. Jibing jiance. 31(6). 477–481. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Yan, Weimin Gao, Feng Li, et al.. (2013). An in silico exploration of the interaction mechanism of pyrazolo[1,5- a ]pyrimidine type CDK2 inhibitors. Molecular BioSystems. 9(9). 2266–2281. 40 indexed citations

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Li, Feng. (2012). Real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR assay for detection of ESCC tissue the PLCE1 gene expression. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Yanshu, et al.. (2009). Screening of Pak4 interacting protein by yeast two-hybrid system.. 38(1). 8–14. 2 indexed citations

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Cai, Xinze, Jian Wang, Xiaodong Li, et al.. (2009). Curcumin suppresses proliferation and invasion in human gastric cancer cells by down-regulation of PAK1 activity and cyclin D1 expression. Cancer Biology & Therapy. 8(14). 1360–1368. 104 indexed citations

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Vadlamudi, Ratna K., et al.. (2005). An essential role of Pak1 phosphorylation of SHARP in Notch signaling. Oncogene. 24(28). 4591–4596. 38 indexed citations

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Duckett, Colin S., Feng Li, Yu Wang, et al.. (1998). Human IAP-Like Protein Regulates Programmed Cell Death Downstream of Bcl-x _L and Cytochrome c. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 18(1). 608–615. 185 indexed citations

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