Hongyan Liu

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Hongyan Liu is a scholar working on Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongyan Liu has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Surgery, 10 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 9 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Hongyan Liu's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (6 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (6 papers) and Diabetes Treatment and Management (5 papers). Hongyan Liu is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (6 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (6 papers) and Diabetes Treatment and Management (5 papers). Hongyan Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Hongyan Liu's co-authors include Jeffrey M. Friedman, Aaron G. Roseberry, Xiaoli Cai, Sabrina Diano, Shirly Pinto, Marya Shanabrough, Tamás L. Horváth, Toshiro Kishi, Joel K. Elmquist and Charlotte E. Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Hongyan Liu

47 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Rapid Rewiring of Arcuate Nucleus Feeding Circuits by Leptin 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 250 500 750
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. Rapid Rewiring of Arcuate Nucleus Feeding Circuits by Leptin
    2004 772 citations Aaron G. Roseberry, Hongyan Liu 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
Hongyan Liu China 13 1.2k 690 570 231 230 49 1.7k
Christa M. Patterson United States 28 1.4k 1.2× 594 0.9× 832 1.5× 243 1.1× 277 1.2× 32 2.0k
Michelle Choi United States 8 1.0k 0.9× 481 0.7× 563 1.0× 255 1.1× 296 1.3× 8 1.6k
Danielle Lauzon United States 8 864 0.7× 429 0.6× 482 0.8× 204 0.9× 225 1.0× 8 1.3k
Ruth Janoschek Germany 14 1.0k 0.9× 458 0.7× 742 1.3× 144 0.6× 278 1.2× 29 1.6k
M W Schwartz United States 12 1.3k 1.1× 779 1.1× 674 1.2× 200 0.9× 118 0.5× 17 1.7k
Gregory M. Sutton United States 18 1.0k 0.8× 569 0.8× 789 1.4× 144 0.6× 412 1.8× 24 1.7k
Jason Mastaitis United States 20 828 0.7× 521 0.8× 637 1.1× 148 0.6× 622 2.7× 32 1.7k
Anne Lorsignol France 22 810 0.7× 334 0.5× 646 1.1× 173 0.7× 325 1.4× 44 1.6k
Sarah H. Lockie Australia 21 829 0.7× 427 0.6× 780 1.4× 120 0.5× 194 0.8× 33 1.4k
Sophie M. Steculorum Germany 14 830 0.7× 254 0.4× 729 1.3× 135 0.6× 292 1.3× 20 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Hongyan Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hongyan Liu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hongyan Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hongyan Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hongyan 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 Hongyan Liu. Hongyan 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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Zhu, Zijing, Yun Cao, Qian Yang, et al.. (2025). CerS6 links ceramide metabolism to innate immune responses in diabetic kidney disease. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1528–1528. 10 indexed citations
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Jiang, Keni, Qin Yuan, Jie Li, et al.. (2025). Pectic polysaccharides from unripe and mature kiwifruit alleviate ulcerative colitis by modulating gut microbiota and restoring the intestinal barrier. Food Bioscience. 71. 107315–107315. 1 indexed citations
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Shao, Xian, et al.. (2025). Machine learning‐based multi‐omics models for diagnostic classification and risk stratification in diabetic kidney disease. Clinical and Translational Medicine. 15(1). e70133–e70133. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaodong, et al.. (2024). Highly sensitive ECL detection of miRNA based on self-generated coreactant and target-induced catalyzed hairpin assembly. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1324. 343103–343103. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Hongyan, Junxia Li, Wenjie Gao, et al.. (2024). Endometriosis is a disease of immune dysfunction, which could be linked to microbiota. Frontiers in Genetics. 15. 1386411–1386411. 3 indexed citations
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Shao, Xian, Yuling Zhang, Jiatong Li, et al.. (2024). An arterial spin labeling−based radiomics signature and machine learning for the prediction and detection of various stages of kidney damage due to diabetes. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 15. 1333881–1333881. 5 indexed citations
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Deng, Wen, Hongyan Liu, Yu Xia, et al.. (2024). Comparative analysis of phenolic compounds in different thinned unripe kiwifruits and their biological functions. Food Chemistry X. 24. 101815–101815. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Qiuhong, Tongdan Wang, Xian Shao, et al.. (2024). Association of remnant cholesterol with renal function and its progression in patients with type 2 diabetes related chronic kidney disease. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 15. 1331603–1331603. 3 indexed citations
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Shao, Xian, Hongyan Liu, Zhuang Cui, et al.. (2023). Association of cumulative resting heart rate exposure with rapid renal function decline: a prospective cohort study with 27,564 older adults. Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. 20(9). 673–683. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jun, et al.. (2023). Nanomaterials for diabetic wound healing: Visualization and bibliometric analysis from 2011 to 2021. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1124027–1124027. 20 indexed citations
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Gao, Rui, Xian Shao, Saijun Zhou, et al.. (2023). Association between circadian physical activity patterns and cancer incidence through regulation of inflammation: A UK biobank study. Preventive Medicine. 179. 107831–107831. 5 indexed citations
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Yan, Mengfan, Fang Hou, Jiahui Xu, et al.. (2022). The impact of prolonged exposure to air pollution on the incidence of chronic non-communicable disease based on a cohort in Tianjin. Environmental Research. 215(Pt 1). 114251–114251. 3 indexed citations
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Lv, Xin, Jian Wang, Li Zhang, et al.. (2022). Canagliflozin reverses Th1/Th2 imbalance and promotes podocyte autophagy in rats with membranous nephropathy. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 993869–993869. 16 indexed citations
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Wu, Linna, Hongyan Liu, Zhuang Cui, et al.. (2021). Fluctuations in waist circumference increase diabetes risk: a 4-year cohort study in 61,587 older adults. Nutrition & Metabolism. 18(1). 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Yao, et al.. (2020). High Glucose Aggravates Cholesterol Accumulation in Glomerular Endothelial Cells Through the LXRs/LncRNAOR13C9/ABCA1 Regulatory Network. Frontiers in Physiology. 11. 552483–552483. 9 indexed citations
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Gu, Weijun, Yixin Liu, Hongyan Liu, et al.. (2017). Characteristics of glucose metabolism indexes and continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS) in patients with insulinoma. Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome. 9(1). 17–17. 14 indexed citations
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Liu, Hongyan. (2012). Experimental endometriosis reduction in rats treated with pioglitazone. African Journal of Microbiology Research. 6(10). 1 indexed citations
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Roseberry, Aaron G., Hongyan Liu, Alexander C. Jackson, Xiaoli Cai, & Jeffrey M. Friedman. (2004). Neuropeptide Y-Mediated Inhibition of Proopiomelanocortin Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus Shows Enhanced Desensitization in ob/ob Mice. Neuron. 41(5). 711–722. 166 indexed citations

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