Junli Liu

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Junli Liu is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Junli Liu has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Epidemiology, 15 papers in Physiology and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Junli Liu's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (10 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (9 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (7 papers). Junli Liu is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (10 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (9 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (7 papers). Junli Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Greece. Junli Liu's co-authors include Junying Yuan, Hongguang Xia, Dawei Ma, Lihong Zhang, Yu Cai, Tao Zhang, Hao Yan, Yanxia Li, Lihua Xu and Augustine M.K. Choi and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Medicine and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Junli Liu

63 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Beclin1 Controls the Levels of p53 by Regulating the Deubiquitination Activity of USP10 and USP13

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Junli Liu China	21	1.0k	789	329	275	232	66	2.3k
Behzad Yeganeh Canada	25	1.4k 1.4×	1.0k 1.3×	379 1.2×	294 1.1×	374 1.6×	41	3.3k
Águeda González‐Rodríguez Spain	30	1.3k 1.3×	1.4k 1.7×	445 1.4×	274 1.0×	257 1.1×	80	3.0k
Giuseppe Arena Italy	25	1.3k 1.3×	698 0.9×	284 0.9×	172 0.6×	302 1.3×	50	2.2k
Shoaib Ahmad Malik Pakistan	20	1.2k 1.2×	1.3k 1.6×	325 1.0×	180 0.7×	268 1.2×	53	2.5k
Ting Qian China	21	1.3k 1.3×	792 1.0×	248 0.8×	240 0.9×	207 0.9×	46	2.7k
Yanjun Li China	25	1.6k 1.6×	1.2k 1.6×	341 1.0×	370 1.3×	308 1.3×	66	3.2k
Kook Hwan Kim South Korea	23	1.3k 1.3×	1.5k 1.9×	543 1.7×	247 0.9×	262 1.1×	28	2.9k
Akifumi Kushiyama Japan	29	1.2k 1.2×	609 0.8×	486 1.5×	247 0.9×	139 0.6×	98	2.6k
Yup Kang South Korea	30	1.3k 1.3×	962 1.2×	537 1.6×	490 1.8×	279 1.2×	99	3.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Junli Liu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wei, Gang, Junli Liu, Jianhua Zhao, et al.. (2025). Uncoupling protein 1 deficiency leads to transcriptomic differences in livers of pregnancy female mice and aggravates hepatic steatosis. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 768. 110395–110395.

Song, Changjiang, Xiaofang Zheng, Yuan Zhang, et al.. (2025). Identification and characterization of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) in wild and semi-wild cucumbers. BMC Plant Biology. 25(1). 748–748. 4 indexed citations

Lü, Sijia, Li Yin, Junting Xu, et al.. (2024). Targeting Dlat-Trpv3 pathway by hyperforin elicits non-canonical promotion of adipose thermogenesis as an effective anti-obesity strategy. Journal of Advanced Research. 75. 793–809. 1 indexed citations

Ruan, Wei, et al.. (2024). Sour Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa): A Bibliometric Review of Its Bioactive Profile, Health Benefits and Trends in Food and Medicine Applications. Foods. 13(5). 636–636. 9 indexed citations

Li, Pengliang, Shaohui Li, Wei Zhao, et al.. (2024). Characteristic odor of foxtail millet from different area with different sowing time based on gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Journal of Future Foods. 5(1). 50–56. 7 indexed citations

Jervis, George A., et al.. (2024). A predictive model for ethylene-mediated auxin and cytokinin patterning in the Arabidopsis root. Plant Communications. 5(7). 100886–100886. 7 indexed citations

Ruan, Wei, Junli Liu, Pengliang Li, et al.. (2023). Flavor production driven by microbial community dynamics and their interactions during two-stage fermentation of Ziziphus jujuba vinegar. Food Bioscience. 57. 103537–103537. 11 indexed citations

Liu, Junli, Wei Zhao, Aixia Zhang, Pengliang Li, & Jingke Liu. (2023). Dynamics and functionalities of bacterial community during foxtail millet dough fermentation by metagenomic analysis. Journal of Future Foods. 4(4). 343–352. 13 indexed citations

Liu, Junli, et al.. (2023). Glycolysis in Chronic Liver Diseases: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Opportunities. Cells. 12(15). 1930–1930. 21 indexed citations

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Chen, Suzhen, et al.. (2023). Pharmacotherapies of NAFLD: updated opportunities based on metabolic intervention. Nutrition & Metabolism. 20(1). 30–30. 8 indexed citations

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Lempesis, Ioannis, Dimitrios Tsilingiris, Junli Liu, & Μaria Dalamaga. (2022). Of mice and men: Considerations on adipose tissue physiology in animal models of obesity and human studies. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15. 100208–100208. 33 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jiali, Pengliang Li, Junli Liu, et al.. (2022). Nutritional Components of Millet Porridge Cooked by Different Electric Cookers Based on Principal Component and Cluster Analyses. Foods. 11(18). 2823–2823. 6 indexed citations

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Ruan, Wei, Junli Liu, Pengliang Li, et al.. (2022). Dynamics of Microbial Communities, Flavor, and Physicochemical Properties during Ziziphus jujube Vinegar Fermentation: Correlation between Microorganisms and Metabolites. Foods. 11(21). 3334–3334. 22 indexed citations

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Wei, Gang, Honglin Sun, Kai Dong, et al.. (2021). The thermogenic activity of adjacent adipocytes fuels the progression of ccRCC and compromises anti-tumor therapeutic efficacy. Cell Metabolism. 33(10). 2021–2039.e8. 71 indexed citations

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Wei, Gang, Honglin Sun, Junli Liu, Kai Dong, & Min Zhang. (2020). Indirubin, a small molecular deriving from connectivity map (CMAP) screening, ameliorates obesity-induced metabolic dysfunction by enhancing brown adipose thermogenesis and white adipose browning. Nutrition & Metabolism. 17(1). 21–21. 23 indexed citations

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Gao, Ting, Shuang Shen, Xiaoying Zhang, et al.. (2019). Reduction of mitochondrial 3-oxoacyl-ACP synthase (OXSM) by hyperglycemia is associated with deficiency of α-lipoic acid synthetic pathway in kidney of diabetic mice. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 512(1). 106–111. 16 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xingli, Yan Wang, Jia Yuan, et al.. (2018). Macrophage/microglial Ezh2 facilitates autoimmune inflammation through inhibition of Socs3. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 215(5). 1365–1382. 144 indexed citations

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Liu, Junli, et al.. (2018). Associated factors of acute kidney injury in critically ill neonates. 25(6). 462–466. 1 indexed citations

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Luan, Yun, et al.. (2013). Association of human leukocyte antigen gene polymorphism and mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis in a large population-based study. Biomedical Reports. 1(5). 751–756. 1 indexed citations

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Ma, Xiuquan, Yu Cai, Hongguang Xia, et al.. (2011). Mitochondrial Electron Transport Chain Complex III Is Required for Antimycin A to Inhibit Autophagy. Chemistry & Biology. 18(11). 1474–1481. 70 indexed citations

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