Hengrui Liu

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Hengrui Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Hengrui Liu has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 11 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Hengrui Liu's work include Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis (10 papers), Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response (8 papers) and Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research (7 papers). Hengrui Liu is often cited by papers focused on Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis (10 papers), Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response (8 papers) and Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research (7 papers). Hengrui Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Hengrui Liu's co-authors include James P. Dilger, Jun Lin, Tao Tang, Ru Li, Li Yang, Xiaofeng Zhu, Chaopeng Wang, Panpan Wang, Yingquan Xiong and Ling Ou and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Hengrui Liu

50 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Identification of the novel exhausted T cell CD8 + markers in breast cancer

2024 56 citations Hengrui Liu, Panpan Wang et al. Scientific Reports profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hengrui Liu China	27	782	445	305	286	205	61	1.7k
Lin Zhou China	25	832 1.1×	443 1.0×	634 2.1×	186 0.7×	120 0.6×	70	1.9k
Ying Shen China	30	1.0k 1.3×	355 0.8×	336 1.1×	295 1.0×	228 1.1×	129	2.4k
Jiguang Ma China	33	1.2k 1.6×	627 1.4×	120 0.4×	910 3.2×	230 1.1×	52	2.3k
Yong Yan China	26	821 1.0×	391 0.9×	220 0.7×	147 0.5×	109 0.5×	89	1.7k
Tongyan Liu China	18	851 1.1×	437 1.0×	195 0.6×	614 2.1×	348 1.7×	55	2.0k
Matthew L. Hemming United States	18	691 0.9×	158 0.4×	235 0.8×	242 0.8×	51 0.2×	25	1.6k
Nan Mu China	24	774 1.0×	320 0.7×	115 0.4×	183 0.6×	168 0.8×	55	1.5k
Keiko T. Kitazato Japan	30	566 0.7×	228 0.5×	462 1.5×	91 0.3×	407 2.0×	73	2.6k
Wook Jin South Korea	25	721 0.9×	358 0.8×	334 1.1×	504 1.8×	104 0.5×	55	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hengrui Liu

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Liu, Hengrui, et al.. (2025). Single-cell and bulk RNA sequencing analysis reveals CENPA as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target in cancers. PLoS ONE. 20(1). e0314745–e0314745. 8 indexed citations

Liu, Hengrui, Samir W. Hamaia, Fernando Hernández, et al.. (2025). The voltage-gated sodium channel β3 subunit modulates C6 glioma cell motility independently of channel activity. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1871(6). 167844–167844. 8 indexed citations

Guo, Zheng, Yulu Zheng, Ya-Hong Zhu, et al.. (2025). Restricted Social Engagement Is Associated With Depressive Symptoms in Older Chinese Adults: A Nationwide Cross‐Sectional Study. Health Science Reports. 8(9). e71262–e71262.

Liu, Hengrui, et al.. (2025). Bridging Discovery and Treatment: Cancer Biomarker. Cancers. 17(22). 3720–3720.

Chen, Tingting, Xiaoqin Wu, Danna Wang, et al.. (2025). Exocarpium Citri Grandis Ameliorates Metabolic Disorders by Inhibiting Inflammatory Responses and NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation. Food Science & Nutrition. 13(11). e71074–e71074.

Wang, Jiayu, Zhiqiang Chen, Wangrui Liu, et al.. (2025). Harnessing plant-derived natural compounds to target ferroptosis, pyroptosis, immune modulation and renin-angiotensin system in renal cell carcinoma. Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System. 26.

Ou, Ling, Hengrui Liu, Zhixiang Zhu, et al.. (2025). In vitro antibacterial activity of neochebulinic acid from aqueous extract of Terminalia chebula Retz against Helicobacter pylori. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies. 25(1). 287–287. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Hengrui, Zheng Guo, & Panpan Wang. (2024). Genetic expression in cancer research: Challenges and complexity. Gene Reports. 37. 102042–102042. 38 indexed citations

Beaudoin, Christopher A., Samantha C. Salvage, Hengrui Liu, et al.. (2024). Isoform-specific N-linked glycosylation of NaV channel α-subunits alters β-subunit binding sites. The Journal of General Physiology. 157(1).

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Ou, Ling, Hengrui Liu, Zhixiang Zhu, et al.. (2024). Chebulinic acid isolated from aqueous extracts of Terminalia chebula Retz inhibits Helicobacter pylori infection by potential binding to Cag A protein and regulating adhesion. Frontiers in Microbiology. 15. 1416794–1416794. 15 indexed citations

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Ou, Ling, Zhixiang Zhu, Qingwei Li, et al.. (2024). 1,3,6-Trigalloylglucose: A Novel Potent Anti-Helicobacter pylori Adhesion Agent Derived from Aqueous Extracts of Terminalia chebula Retz. Molecules. 29(5). 1161–1161. 16 indexed citations

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Liu, Hengrui, et al.. (2024). Identification of the novel exhausted T cell CD8 + markers in breast cancer. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 19142–19142. 56 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Panpan, et al.. (2024). Identification of molecular targets of Hypericum perforatum in blood for major depressive disorder: a machine-learning pharmacological study. Chinese Medicine. 19(1). 141–141. 11 indexed citations

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Ou, Ling, Hengrui Liu, Xiaoyan Shi, et al.. (2023). Terminalia chebula Retz. aqueous extract inhibits the Helicobacter pylori-induced inflammatory response by regulating the inflammasome signaling and ER-stress pathway. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 320. 117428–117428. 21 indexed citations

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Peng, Chang, Zhong Feng, Ling Ou, et al.. (2023). Syzygium aromaticum enhances innate immunity by triggering macrophage M1 polarization and alleviates Helicobacter pylori-induced inflammation. Journal of Functional Foods. 107. 105626–105626. 22 indexed citations

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Liu, Hengrui, James P. Dilger, & Jun Lin. (2021). Lidocaine Suppresses Viability and Migration of Human Breast Cancer Cells: TRPM7 as a Target for Some Breast Cancer Cell Lines. Cancers. 13(2). 234–234. 54 indexed citations

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Liu, Hengrui. (2020). A Prospective for the Potential Effect of Local Anesthetics on Stem-Like Cells in Colon Cancer. 35–38. 7 indexed citations

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Liu, Hengrui, Yingquan Xiong, Haixia Wang, et al.. (2018). Effects of water extract from epimedium on neuropeptide signaling in an ovariectomized osteoporosis rat model. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 221. 126–136. 64 indexed citations

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Wang, Chaopeng, Jiefang Wang, Hengrui Liu, et al.. (2016). Effect of Herba Epimedium Extract on Bone Mineral Density and Microstructure in Ovariectomised Rat. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences. 6(5). 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Guangming, Chaopeng Wang, Jiefang Wang, et al.. (2016). Antiosteoporotic effect of icariin in ovariectomized rats is mediated via the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine. 12(1). 279–287. 49 indexed citations

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