Hua Li

13.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
380 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Hua Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hua Li has authored 380 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 179 papers in Molecular Biology, 73 papers in Immunology and 58 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Hua Li's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (31 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (25 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (23 papers). Hua Li is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (31 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (25 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (23 papers). Hua Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Hua Li's co-authors include Madelaine Gogol, Jerry L. Workman, Sergey Gorlatov, Swaminathan Venkatesh, Ezio Bonvini, Rugang Zhang, Syd Johnson, Scott Koenig, Michaela Smolle and Ling Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Hua Li

365 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

Synthetic lethality by targeting EZH2 methyltransferase a... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300 400
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. Synthetic lethality by targeting EZH2 methyltransferase activity in ARID1A-mutated cancers
    2015 492 citations Hua Li et al. profile →

Peers

Hua Li
Hongtao Zhang China
Udo Schumacher Germany
Cornelis J.F. Van Noorden Netherlands
Andreas Ludwig Germany
Lin Yang China
Jiří Zavadil United States
Petra Boukamp Germany
Manoj Bhasin United States
Jacqueline A. James United Kingdom
Min Fang China
Hongtao Zhang China
Hua Li
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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

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Hua Li. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Hua Li. The network helps show where Hua Li may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hua Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hua Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hua 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 Hua Li. Hua 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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Sheng, T. T., Keshuo Ding, Changyu Chen, et al.. (2025). Histone serotonylation promotes pancreatic cancer development via lipid metabolism remodeling. Nature Communications. 16(1). 5947–5947. 1 indexed citations
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Rajendran, Naresh Kumar, et al.. (2024). 3D spheroid culturing of Astyanax mexicanus liver‐derived cell lines recapitulates distinct transcriptomic and metabolic states of in vivo tissue environment. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution. 342(3). 301–312. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Xin, et al.. (2024). Analysis of Different Strains Fermented Douchi by GC×GC-TOFMS and UPLC–Q-TOFMS Omics Analysis. Foods. 13(21). 3521–3521. 2 indexed citations
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Meng, Fei, Rongrong Liu, Hua Li, et al.. (2023). Stimulator of interferon genes from Asian swamp eel (MaSTING) is involved in host defense against bacterial infection. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 138. 108788–108788. 5 indexed citations
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Duan, Bo, Zhenlin Yang, Xiaoqing Song, et al.. (2020). Drosophila YBX1 homolog YPS promotes ovarian germ line stem cell development by preferentially recognizing 5-methylcytosine RNAs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(7). 3603–3609. 80 indexed citations
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Li, Fang, Hua Li, Liyuan Zhang, et al.. (2019). X chromosome‐linked long noncoding RNA lnc‐XLEC1 regulates c‐Myc‐dependent cell growth by collaborating with MBP‐1 in endometrial cancer. International Journal of Cancer. 145(4). 927–940. 11 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiang, et al.. (2019). Wearables, Biomechanical Feedback, and Human Motor-Skills’ Learning & Optimization. Applied Sciences. 9(2). 226–226. 34 indexed citations
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Wu, Jun, Wenxiao Yang, Chao Xia, et al.. (2018). STAT3 is required for proliferation and exhibits a cell type-specific binding preference in mouse female germline stem cells. Molecular Omics. 14(2). 95–102. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Ning, Minghong Chen, Hua Li, et al.. (2018). Bcl-2-associated athanogene 3(BAG3) is associated with tumor cell proliferation, migration, invasion and chemoresistance in colorectal cancer. BMC Cancer. 18(1). 793–793. 32 indexed citations
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Kang, Yani, Hua Li, Jun Wu, et al.. (2016). Transcriptome Profiling Reveals the Antitumor Mechanism of Polysaccharide from Marine Algae Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis. PLoS ONE. 11(6). e0158279–e0158279. 27 indexed citations
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Pollock, Netanya, Lin Wang, Gerald Wallweber, et al.. (2015). Increased Expression of HER2, HER3, and HER2:HER3 Heterodimers in HPV-Positive HNSCC Using a Novel Proximity-Based Assay: Implications for Targeted Therapies. Clinical Cancer Research. 21(20). 4597–4606. 45 indexed citations
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Qi, Ying, Xiaoli Zhang, Yani Kang, et al.. (2015). Genome-wide transcriptional profiling analysis reveals annexin A6 as a novel EZH2 target gene involving gastric cellular proliferation. Molecular BioSystems. 11(7). 1980–1986. 12 indexed citations
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Ma, Tian, Fabrizio Galimberti, Cherie P. Erkmen, et al.. (2013). Comparing Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Responses in Genetically Engineered Mouse Lung Cancer Models and a Window of Opportunity Trial in Patients with Lung Cancer. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 12(8). 1545–1555. 20 indexed citations
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Wei, Dongping, Hua Li, Jie Yu, et al.. (2011). Radiosensitization of Human Pancreatic Cancer Cells by MLN4924, an Investigational NEDD8-Activating Enzyme Inhibitor. Cancer Research. 72(1). 282–293. 136 indexed citations
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Fei, Dennis Liang, Hua Li, Courtney D. Kozul, et al.. (2010). Activation of Hedgehog Signaling by the Environmental Toxicant Arsenic May Contribute to the Etiology of Arsenic-Induced Tumors. Cancer Research. 70(5). 1981–1988. 45 indexed citations
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Galimberti, Fabrizio, Xi Liu, Hua Li, et al.. (2009). Targeting the Cyclin E-Cdk-2 Complex Represses Lung Cancer Growth by Triggering Anaphase Catastrophe. Clinical Cancer Research. 16(1). 109–120. 60 indexed citations
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Li, Hua, Zhang Zhong-chao, & Xie Chen. (2009). Injuries present situation analysis in China.. 17(5). 544–546. 1 indexed citations
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Stavenhagen, Jeffrey B., Sergey Gorlatov, Nadine Tuaillon, et al.. (2007). Fc Optimization of Therapeutic Antibodies Enhances Their Ability to Kill Tumor Cells In vitro and Controls Tumor Expansion In vivo via Low-Affinity Activating Fcγ Receptors. Cancer Research. 67(18). 8882–8890. 211 indexed citations

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