Heng Liu

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

About

Heng Liu is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heng Liu has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Immunology, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Heng Liu's work include Influenza Virus Research Studies (7 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (6 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (6 papers). Heng Liu is often cited by papers focused on Influenza Virus Research Studies (7 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (6 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (6 papers). Heng Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Netherlands. Heng Liu's co-authors include Cheng Zhang, Lei Wang, Hao Fan, Dina Schneidman‐Duhovny, Yufei Xiang, W. Paul Duprex, Sham Nambulli, Zhe Sang, Yi Shi and Zhengyun Xiao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Heng Liu

31 papers receiving 1.2k 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. Versatile and multivalent nanobodies efficiently neutralize SARS-CoV-2
    2020 265 citations Yufei Xiang, Sham Nambulli et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heng Liu China 16 653 235 227 205 186 35 1.2k
Sanduo Zheng China 20 1.4k 2.1× 260 1.1× 99 0.4× 116 0.6× 297 1.6× 35 1.8k
Xavier Hanoulle France 23 929 1.4× 146 0.6× 194 0.9× 129 0.6× 56 0.3× 59 1.5k
Carlos H. M. Rodrigues Australia 18 1.5k 2.3× 130 0.6× 404 1.8× 114 0.6× 51 0.3× 39 2.1k
Liangliang Kong China 20 869 1.3× 52 0.2× 339 1.5× 120 0.6× 61 0.3× 49 1.4k
Hiroto Yamaguchi Japan 15 1.1k 1.7× 85 0.4× 115 0.5× 205 1.0× 62 0.3× 28 1.9k
Jeffrey S. Culp United States 13 676 1.0× 86 0.4× 174 0.8× 117 0.6× 82 0.4× 15 1.3k
Andreas Jekle United States 19 1.2k 1.8× 110 0.5× 229 1.0× 378 1.8× 133 0.7× 43 1.8k
Ruth Hüttenhain United States 20 1.7k 2.6× 117 0.5× 72 0.3× 112 0.5× 141 0.8× 28 2.4k
Joost Van Durme Belgium 24 1.3k 2.0× 218 0.9× 48 0.2× 118 0.6× 120 0.6× 31 1.8k
Maulik Patel United States 25 981 1.5× 36 0.2× 113 0.5× 195 1.0× 181 1.0× 73 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Heng Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heng Liu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heng Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Heng Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Heng Liu 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 Heng Liu. Heng Liu 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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Li, Mo-fei, Xiaoyan Jin, Heng Liu, et al.. (2025). Edwardsiella piscicida employs C3 derivative to mediate internalization and infection via the teleost-specific receptor. Virulence. 16(1). 2526783–2526783.
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Wu, Liming, et al.. (2025). An interim analysis of Phase II study of LP-003, a novel high-affinity, long-acting anti-IgE antibody for CSU. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 155(2). AB224–AB224.
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Lee, Ji Young, Jonathan Pacheco, Ieva Sutkevičiu̅tė, et al.. (2025). Allosteric mechanism in the distinctive coupling of G q and G s to the parathyroid hormone type 1 receptor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(13). e2426178122–e2426178122. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hongqiang, et al.. (2025). Complement-activated fragment Ba functions as an antibacterial protein and mediates immune responses in lower vertebrates. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 301(3). 108278–108278.
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Liu, Heng, Juan Wang, Jiping Zhao, et al.. (2025). Potentilla anserina L. polysaccharide ameliorates LPS-induced acute lung injury and relevant intestinal mucosal barrier impairment. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 305(Pt 1). 140667–140667. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Heng, et al.. (2024). Feature fusion and context interaction for RGB-D indoor semantic segmentation. Applied Soft Computing. 167. 112379–112379. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Heng, Hoi Yee Chow, Jiamei Liu, Pengfei Shi, & Xuechen Li. (2024). Prior disulfide bond-mediated Ser/Thr ligation. Chemical Science. 15(35). 14506–14512. 5 indexed citations
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Wei, Tongyao, Jiamei Liu, Can Li, et al.. (2023). Revealing the extracellular function of HMGB1 N-terminal region acetylation assisted by a protein semi-synthesis approach. Chemical Science. 14(37). 10297–10307. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Heng, R. N. V. Krishna Deepak, Anna Shiriaeva, et al.. (2021). Molecular basis for lipid recognition by the prostaglandin D2receptor CRTH2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(32). 11 indexed citations
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Liu, Heng, Dapeng Sun, Alexander Myasnikov, et al.. (2021). Structural basis of human ghrelin receptor signaling by ghrelin and the synthetic agonist ibutamoren. Nature Communications. 12(1). 6410–6410. 42 indexed citations
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Xiang, Yufei, Sham Nambulli, Zhengyun Xiao, et al.. (2020). Versatile and multivalent nanobodies efficiently neutralize SARS-CoV-2. Science. 370(6523). 1479–1484. 265 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dumitru, Andra C., R. N. V. Krishna Deepak, Heng Liu, et al.. (2020). Submolecular probing of the complement C5a receptor–ligand binding reveals a cooperative two-site binding mechanism. Communications Biology. 3(1). 786–786. 13 indexed citations
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Zhuang, Youwen, Heng Liu, X. Edward Zhou, et al.. (2020). Structure of formylpeptide receptor 2-Gi complex reveals insights into ligand recognition and signaling. Nature Communications. 11(1). 885–885. 85 indexed citations
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Qi, Xiaofeng, Heng Liu, Bonne M. Thompson, et al.. (2019). Cryo-EM structure of oxysterol-bound human Smoothened coupled to a heterotrimeric Gi. Nature. 571(7764). 279–283. 105 indexed citations
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Liu, Heng, Hee Ryung Kim, R. N. V. Krishna Deepak, et al.. (2018). Orthosteric and allosteric action of the C5a receptor antagonists. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 25(6). 472–481. 110 indexed citations
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Wang, Lei, Dandan Yao, R. N. V. Krishna Deepak, et al.. (2018). Structures of the Human PGD2 Receptor CRTH2 Reveal Novel Mechanisms for Ligand Recognition. Molecular Cell. 72(1). 48–59.e4. 57 indexed citations
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Liu, Heng, Harshad P. Patil, Jacqueline de Vries‐Idema, Jan Wilschut, & Anke Huckriede. (2013). Evaluation of Mucosal and Systemic Immune Responses Elicited by GPI-0100- Adjuvanted Influenza Vaccine Delivered by Different Immunization Strategies. PLoS ONE. 8(7). e69649–e69649. 18 indexed citations
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Liu, Heng, Laura Bungener, Wouter ter Veer, et al.. (2011). Preclinical evaluation of the saponin derivative GPI-0100 as an immunostimulating and dose-sparing adjuvant for pandemic influenza vaccines. Vaccine. 29(11). 2037–2043. 21 indexed citations

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