Hua Li

30.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
901 papers, 21.9k citations indexed

About

Hua Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hua Li has authored 901 papers receiving a total of 21.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 388 papers in Molecular Biology, 119 papers in Plant Science and 107 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Hua Li's work include Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (34 papers), Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (34 papers) and Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (31 papers). Hua Li is often cited by papers focused on Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (34 papers), Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (34 papers) and Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (31 papers). Hua Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Hua Li's co-authors include Lixia Chen, Vassilios Papadopoulos, Mengzhu Zheng, Canrong Wu, Yueying Yang, Shuo Xu, Abdel Ali Belaidi, Ting Zou, Peng Lei and Qing‐zhang Tuo and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Hua Li

855 papers receiving 21.4k 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.

Analysis of therapeutic targets for SARS-CoV-2 and discovery of potential drugs by computational methods

2020 1.7k citations Yueying Yang, Yali Wang et al. profile →
Ferroptosis: mechanisms and links with diseases

2021 1.0k citations Hua Li et al. profile →
Peripheral-Type Benzodiazepine Receptor Function in Cholesterol Transport. Identification of a Putative Cholesterol Recognition/Interaction Amino Acid Sequence and Consensus Pattern¹

1998 503 citations Hua Li et al. profile →
Advances in Research on Immunoregulation of Macrophages by Plant Polysaccharides

2019 371 citations Hua Li et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Hua Li	9.9k	2.7k	2.5k	2.3k	1.8k	901	21.9k
Jie Wang	10.0k 1.0×	3.3k 1.2×	1.2k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k	23.5k
Wei Jia	18.7k 1.9×	3.0k 1.1×	2.6k 1.0×	3.5k 1.5×	1.2k 0.7×	893	34.0k
Dan Liu	9.6k 1.0×	2.7k 1.0×	3.1k 1.2×	2.3k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k	25.6k
Miho Furumichi	16.8k 1.7×	3.4k 1.3×	2.7k 1.1×	1.5k 0.7×	2.0k 1.1×	11	26.0k
Jaime Huerta‐Cepas	19.3k 2.0×	3.3k 1.2×	3.8k 1.5×	2.0k 0.8×	2.6k 1.5×	59	30.8k
Jing Liu	9.6k 1.0×	2.6k 1.0×	2.1k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k	22.9k
Annika L. Gable	12.5k 1.3×	3.3k 1.2×	1.5k 0.6×	2.1k 0.9×	2.8k 1.6×	8	21.0k
Stefan Wyder	15.6k 1.6×	4.2k 1.5×	2.1k 0.8×	2.3k 1.0×	3.3k 1.8×	26	25.5k
David Lyon	11.5k 1.2×	2.8k 1.0×	1.5k 0.6×	2.0k 0.9×	2.4k 1.4×	51	19.1k
Nadezhda T. Doncheva	17.1k 1.7×	4.5k 1.6×	2.0k 0.8×	2.6k 1.1×	3.6k 2.0×	33	28.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Hua Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hua Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hua Li

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All Works

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Wang, Guangyu, Xiao Yang, Sijuan Huang, et al.. (2025). Risk assessment and quality management in AIO based on CT‐linac for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: An improved FMEA and FTA approach. Medical Physics. 52(4). 2425–2437. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Yuxiu, Lan Zhang, Shuzhen Li, Hua Li, & Yuqi Huang. (2024). Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the oncology nurses health behaviors determinants scale: a cross-sectional study. Frontiers in Public Health. 12. 1349514–1349514. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Na, et al.. (2023). Cembrane diterpenoids: Chemistry and pharmacological activities. Phytochemistry. 212. 113703–113703. 17 indexed citations

Xu, Wei, Jing Liang, Yang Liu, et al.. (2023). Design, synthesis and evaluation of EZH2-based PROTACs targeting PRC2 complex in lymphoma. Bioorganic Chemistry. 140. 106762–106762. 10 indexed citations

Miao, Yuqing, Fei Gao, Hua Li, et al.. (2023). Zn-Shik-PEG nanoparticles alleviate inflammation and multi-organ damage in sepsis. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 21(1). 448–448. 22 indexed citations

Huang, Shaolong, et al.. (2023). Feasibility Analysis of the Bone Cement‐Gelatine Sponge Composite Intravertebral Prefilling Technique for Reducing Bone Cement Leakage in Stage I and II Kümmell's Disease: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial. Orthopaedic Surgery. 15(7). 1763–1771. 5 indexed citations

Yang, Yueying, Mengzhu Zheng, Yang Liu, et al.. (2021). Analysis of Intermediate Hosts and Susceptible Animals of SARS-CoV-2 by Computational Methods. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 6 indexed citations

Izumi, Hiroki, Zhiyong Wang, Yusuke Goto, et al.. (2020). Pathway-Specific Genome Editing of PI3K/mTOR Tumor Suppressor Genes Reveals that PTEN Loss Contributes to Cetuximab Resistance in Head and Neck Cancer. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 19(7). 1562–1571. 24 indexed citations

Park, Pyoung Hwa, Tomomi M. Yamamoto, Hua Li, et al.. (2019). Amplification of the Mutation-Carrying BRCA2 Allele Promotes RAD51 Loading and PARP Inhibitor Resistance in the Absence of Reversion Mutations. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 19(2). 602–613. 20 indexed citations

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Campagne, Olivia, Sylvain Fouliard, Marylore Chenel, et al.. (2018). Integrated Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Model of a Bispecific CD3xCD123 DART Molecule in Nonhuman Primates: Evaluation of Activity and Impact of Immunogenicity. Clinical Cancer Research. 24(11). 2631–2641. 41 indexed citations

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Mohamed, Ahmed A., Shyh‐Han Tan, Charles P. Xavier, et al.. (2017). Synergistic Activity with NOTCH Inhibition and Androgen Ablation in ERG-Positive Prostate Cancer Cells. Molecular Cancer Research. 15(10). 1308–1317. 33 indexed citations

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Peyser, Noah D., Lin Wang, Yan Zeng, et al.. (2016). STAT3 as a Chemoprevention Target in Carcinogen-Induced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Cancer Prevention Research. 9(8). 657–663. 11 indexed citations

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Liu, Liqin, Chia‐Ying K. Lam, Yinhua Yang, et al.. (2016). MGD011, A CD19 x CD3 Dual-Affinity Retargeting Bi-specific Molecule Incorporating Extended Circulating Half-life for the Treatment of B-Cell Malignancies. Clinical Cancer Research. 23(6). 1506–1518. 59 indexed citations

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Li, Hua, Sarah Wheeler, Yong-Seok Park, et al.. (2015). Proteomic Characterization of Head and Neck Cancer Patient–Derived Xenografts. Molecular Cancer Research. 14(3). 278–286. 44 indexed citations

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Li, Hua, William E. Gooding, Levi A. Garraway, et al.. (2014). Genomic Analysis of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cell Lines and Human Tumors: A Rational Approach to Preclinical Model Selection. Molecular Cancer Research. 12(4). 571–582. 91 indexed citations

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Li, Hua, Qi Cai, Hong Wu, et al.. (2012). SUZ12 Promotes Human Epithelial Ovarian Cancer by Suppressing Apoptosis via Silencing HRK. Molecular Cancer Research. 10(11). 1462–1472. 61 indexed citations

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Liao, Jun, et al.. (2012). Structural Insight into the Ion-Exchange Mechanism of the Sodium/Calcium Exchanger. Science. 335(6069). 686–690. 204 indexed citations

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Li, Hua, Peng Wang, Quanhong Sun, et al.. (2011). Following Cytochrome c Release, Autophagy Is Inhibited during Chemotherapy-Induced Apoptosis by Caspase 8–Mediated Cleavage of Beclin 1. Cancer Research. 71(10). 3625–3634. 129 indexed citations

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Bitler, Benjamin G., Hua Li, Qi Cai, et al.. (2011). Wnt5a Suppresses Epithelial Ovarian Cancer by Promoting Cellular Senescence. Cancer Research. 71(19). 6184–6194. 85 indexed citations

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Wang, Peng, Fangdong Zou, Xiaodong Zhang, et al.. (2009). microRNA-21 Negatively Regulates Cdc25A and Cell Cycle Progression in Colon Cancer Cells. Cancer Research. 69(20). 8157–8165. 261 indexed citations

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