Huan Liu

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Huan Liu is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Huan Liu has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 28 papers in Surgery and 25 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Huan Liu's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (33 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (11 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (11 papers). Huan Liu is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (33 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (11 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (11 papers). Huan Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, Malaysia and Macao. Huan Liu's co-authors include Yue Zhou, Bo Huang, Chencheng Feng, Minghui Yang, Yang Zhang, Minghong Lan, Yuan Yao, Chang Liu, Yu Tang and Wenhua Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Huan Liu

76 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

ROS: Crucial Intermediators in the Pathogenesis of Interv... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300
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. ROS: Crucial Intermediators in the Pathogenesis of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
    2017 309 citations Chencheng Feng, Minghui Yang et al. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Huan Liu China 24 1.0k 617 596 564 302 81 2.0k
Huina Zhang United States 26 432 0.4× 492 0.8× 530 0.9× 341 0.6× 372 1.2× 114 2.2k
Zongyou Pan China 22 330 0.3× 305 0.5× 643 1.1× 228 0.4× 214 0.7× 37 1.7k
Baichuan Wang China 24 337 0.3× 225 0.4× 443 0.7× 358 0.6× 121 0.4× 56 1.4k
Junhui Liu China 22 423 0.4× 246 0.4× 478 0.8× 292 0.5× 206 0.7× 83 1.3k
Lei Song China 30 280 0.3× 180 0.3× 867 1.5× 519 0.9× 564 1.9× 101 2.4k
Kaushik Das United States 28 507 0.5× 106 0.2× 694 1.2× 759 1.3× 292 1.0× 93 2.2k
Weihua Yuan China 22 492 0.5× 153 0.2× 1.0k 1.7× 169 0.3× 185 0.6× 48 2.4k
Kaige Ma China 20 381 0.4× 283 0.5× 320 0.5× 167 0.3× 75 0.2× 37 918
Feng‐Lai Yuan China 26 204 0.2× 157 0.3× 1.1k 1.9× 192 0.3× 298 1.0× 80 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Huan Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Huan Liu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Huan Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Huan Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Huan 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 Huan Liu. Huan Liu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Xu, Yan, et al.. (2025). A SlEIN2 ‐centered epigenetic network equilibrates fruit ripening and innate immunity in tomato. The Plant Journal. 123(6). e70484–e70484.
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Liu, Huan, et al.. (2024). Sirtuins in intervertebral disc degeneration: current understanding. Molecular Medicine. 30(1). 44–44. 10 indexed citations
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Hong, Luo, et al.. (2024). Animal models of tendon calcification: Past, present, and future. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(4). 471–483. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuan, Shuwei Wang, Haibo Wang, et al.. (2023). Knockdown of long non-coding RNA LINC00941 suppressed cell proliferation, colony-formation, and migration of human glioblastoma cell lines. Folia Neuropathologica. 61(2). 209–216. 1 indexed citations
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Wei, Bo, Guohao Xie, Guangju Ji, et al.. (2022). Noncoding RNA PVT1 in osteosarcoma: The roles of lncRNA PVT1 and circPVT1. Cell Death Discovery. 8(1). 456–456. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Shasha, et al.. (2021). miR-301-3p directly regulates Cx43 to mediate the development of gastric cancer. Journal of International Medical Research. 49(9). 3619094113–3619094113. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Hongwei, Chencheng Feng, Huan Liu, et al.. (2019). Epidemiologic Features of Traumatic Fractures in Children and Adolescents: A 9-Year Retrospective Study. BioMed Research International. 2019. 1–8. 13 indexed citations
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Wang, Dong, et al.. (2019). Analysis of Long Noncoding RNA Expression Profile in Human Pulmonary Microvascular Endothelial Cells Exposed to Lipopolysaccharide. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 52(4). 653–667. 13 indexed citations
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Feng, Chencheng, Yang Zhang, Minghui Yang, et al.. (2017). Oxygen‐Sensing Nox4 Generates Genotoxic ROS to Induce Premature Senescence of Nucleus Pulposus Cells through MAPK and NF‐κB Pathways. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2017(1). 7426458–7426458. 63 indexed citations
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Song, Yang, Xinfang Xu, Shuya Xu, et al.. (2017). Purification, characterization and biological effect of reversing the kidney-yang deficiency of polysaccharides from semen cuscutae. Carbohydrate Polymers. 175. 249–256. 36 indexed citations
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Feng, Chencheng, Minghui Yang, Minghong Lan, et al.. (2017). ROS: Crucial Intermediators in the Pathogenesis of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2017(1). 5601593–5601593. 309 indexed citations breakdown →
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Song, Weilin, Yuanjing Li, Yang Yang, et al.. (2016). MIF Plays a Key Role in Regulating Tissue-Specific Chondro-Osteogenic Differentiation Fate of Human Cartilage Endplate Stem Cells under Hypoxia. Stem Cell Reports. 7(2). 249–262. 46 indexed citations
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Yao, Yuan, Huan Liu, Huiyu Zhang, et al.. (2016). Risk Factors for Recurrent Herniation After Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy. World Neurosurgery. 100. 1–6. 76 indexed citations
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Feng, Chencheng, Huan Liu, Minghui Yang, et al.. (2016). Disc cell senescence in intervertebral disc degeneration: Causes and molecular pathways. Cell Cycle. 15(13). 1674–1684. 224 indexed citations
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Wang, Honggang, et al.. (2016). A genome wide analysis of alternative splicing events during the osteogenic differentiation of human cartilage endplate-derived stem cells. Molecular Medicine Reports. 14(2). 1389–1396. 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Yong, et al.. (2014). [Effect of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 on posterior transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in patients with osteoporosis and lumbar disc degenerative disease].. PubMed. 28(8). 969–72. 12 indexed citations
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Zheng, Wenjie, Hong Xiao, Huan Liu, & Yue Zhou. (2014). Expression of programmed death 1 is correlated with progression of osteosarcoma. Apmis. 123(2). 102–107. 48 indexed citations

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