Heying Li

5.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
59 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Heying Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Heying Li has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 7 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Heying Li's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (8 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (7 papers) and Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (6 papers). Heying Li is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (8 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (7 papers) and Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (6 papers). Heying Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Heying Li's co-authors include Yao‐Guang Liu, Letian Chen, Xiucai Zhao, Qunyu Zhang, Yuanling Chen, Qinlong Zhu, Jingxin Guo, Rongxin Shen, Zhongfang Yang and Yongyao Xie and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nature Genetics and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Heying Li

51 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

A Robust CRISPR/Cas9 System for Convenient, High-Efficien... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2015 2013 500 1000 1.5k
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. A Robust CRISPR/Cas9 System for Convenient, High-Efficiency Multiplex Genome Editing in Monocot and Dicot Plants
    2015 1.7k citations Xingliang Ma, Qinlong Zhu et al. Molecular Plant profile →
  2. A detrimental mitochondrial-nuclear interaction causes cytoplasmic male sterility in rice
    2013 411 citations Heying Li, Letian Chen 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
Heying Li China 19 2.2k 2.0k 344 336 204 59 3.7k
Noriko Nagata Japan 38 3.1k 1.4× 2.6k 1.3× 171 0.5× 124 0.4× 192 0.9× 119 4.6k
Liang Zhang China 39 3.4k 1.6× 1.3k 0.7× 483 1.4× 119 0.4× 174 0.9× 260 6.0k
Zhi Wang China 33 3.0k 1.4× 3.7k 1.9× 349 1.0× 55 0.2× 150 0.7× 122 5.0k
Yuan Gao China 34 4.8k 2.2× 1.4k 0.7× 299 0.9× 79 0.2× 76 0.4× 137 6.5k
Chao Liu China 29 1.6k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 173 0.5× 66 0.2× 122 0.6× 127 2.7k
Felipe Rodrigues da Silva Brazil 24 1.5k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 309 0.9× 82 0.2× 230 1.1× 45 3.3k
Ming Zhang China 31 1.3k 0.6× 728 0.4× 360 1.0× 47 0.1× 118 0.6× 255 3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Heying Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heying Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heying Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Heying Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Heying 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 Heying Li. Heying Li 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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Tang, Ruidi, Cheng Hong, Heying Li, et al.. (2025). GPIIb/IIIa-ICAM-1–Mediated Platelet–Endothelial Adhesion Exacerbates Pulmonary Hypertension. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 73(3). 383–395. 1 indexed citations
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Ou, Xin, Pengwei Wang, Chunlian Li, et al.. (2025). GT1 and ZmHB13/VRL1 regulate flower sexual differentiation by modulating jasmonate biosynthesis and signaling in maize. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 197(3). 2 indexed citations
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Li, Heying, et al.. (2025). Core-shell bimetallic alloyed Pd@Pt nanocubes for synergistic photothermal/chemodynamic infectious wound therapy. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 719. 137075–137075.
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Wang, Peng, Shu Chen, Wenjie Wei, et al.. (2025). Endosomal trafficking participates in lipid droplet catabolism to maintain lipid homeostasis. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1917–1917. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Heying, et al.. (2025). Quantum neural network-based approach for optimizing road network selection. Geocarto International. 40(1).
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Li, Heying, et al.. (2024). Construction of dual sites on FeS2 surface for enhanced electrocatalytic reduction of nitrite to ammonia. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 678(Pt C). 242–250. 1 indexed citations
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Shan, Yongli, Yanqi Zhang, Yanxing Wei, et al.. (2024). METTL3/METTL14 maintain human nucleoli integrity by mediating SUV39H1/H2 degradation. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7186–7186. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Heying, et al.. (2024). Boosting electrocatalytic nitrate-to-ammonia of single Fe active sites via coordination engineering: From theory to experiments. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 676. 149–157. 5 indexed citations
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Yan, Yangyang, Shegan Gao, Heying Li, et al.. (2023). Heterogeneous Cu2O-SnO2 doped polydopamine fenton-like nanoenzymes for synergetic photothermal-chemodynamic antibacterial application. Acta Biomaterialia. 173. 420–431. 31 indexed citations
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Huang, Xiaohan, Wenxia Fan, Jing Ping Sun, et al.. (2023). SARS-CoV-2 induces cardiomyocyte apoptosis and inflammation but can be ameliorated by ACE inhibitor Captopril. Antiviral Research. 215. 105636–105636. 12 indexed citations
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Yang, Ping, et al.. (2023). Advances in anti-tumor research based on bionic micro-nano technology. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 86. 104674–104674. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Heying, et al.. (2023). Platinum based theranostics nanoplatforms for antitumor applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 11(35). 8387–8403. 10 indexed citations
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Wu, Yi, Keshi Chen, Linpeng Li, et al.. (2022). Plin2-mediated lipid droplet mobilization accelerates exit from pluripotency by lipidomic remodeling and histone acetylation. Cell Death and Differentiation. 29(11). 2316–2331. 35 indexed citations
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Wang, Qizheng, Yucui Xiong, Sheng Zhang, et al.. (2021). The Dynamics of Metabolic Characterization in iPSC-Derived Kidney Organoid Differentiation via a Comparative Omics Approach. Frontiers in Genetics. 12. 632810–632810. 16 indexed citations
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Xie, Xianrong, Zixu Zhang, Zhe Zhao, et al.. (2020). The mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase OsALDH2b negatively regulates tapetum degeneration in rice. Journal of Experimental Botany. 71(9). 2551–2560. 24 indexed citations
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Li, Heying, Mei Bai, Xingshan Jiang, et al.. (2020). Cytological evidence of BSD2 functioning in both chloroplast division and dimorphic chloroplast formation in maize leaves. BMC Plant Biology. 20(1). 17–17. 5 indexed citations
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Zhu, Qinlong, Dongchang Zeng, Jia‐Min Li, et al.. (2018). From Golden Rice to aSTARice: Bioengineering Astaxanthin Biosynthesis in Rice Endosperm. Molecular Plant. 11(12). 1440–1448. 152 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiuhua, Leilei Zhang, Pengtao Wang, et al.. (2018). Deficiency in class III PI3-kinase confers postnatal lethality with IBD-like features in zebrafish. Nature Communications. 9(1). 2639–2639. 49 indexed citations
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Jiang, Xingshan, Heying Li, Ting Wang, et al.. (2012). Gibberellin indirectly promotes chloroplast biogenesis as a means to maintain the chloroplast population of expanded cells. The Plant Journal. 72(5). 768–780. 64 indexed citations

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