Kun Liu

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Kun Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Kun Liu has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Immunology and 12 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Kun Liu's work include Extracellular vesicles in disease (6 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (6 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (5 papers). Kun Liu is often cited by papers focused on Extracellular vesicles in disease (6 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (6 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (5 papers). Kun Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Kun Liu's co-authors include Gang Han, Yidong Wang, Meng Yuan, Wenying Wei, Xiaofan Yang, Jing Chen, Honglian Dai, Shengbo Li, Tao Jiang and Rongzhi Tan and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Chemistry of Materials and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kun Liu

68 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

  1. GelMA/PEGDA microneedles patch loaded with HUVECs-derived exosomes and Tazarotene promote diabetic wound healing
    2022 212 citations Meng Yuan, Kun Liu et al. Journal of Nanobiotechnology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kun Liu China 22 645 211 124 115 111 71 1.3k
Yi‐Chiang Hsu Taiwan 26 791 1.2× 173 0.8× 170 1.4× 78 0.7× 149 1.3× 72 1.5k
Aeri Kim South Korea 21 455 0.7× 140 0.7× 124 1.0× 148 1.3× 135 1.2× 56 1.3k
Xiying Wu China 22 864 1.3× 108 0.5× 198 1.6× 100 0.9× 121 1.1× 57 2.1k
Yuxin Jiang China 23 609 0.9× 319 1.5× 153 1.2× 35 0.3× 133 1.2× 100 1.4k
Xiaoyu Sun China 26 905 1.4× 237 1.1× 118 1.0× 36 0.3× 136 1.2× 68 1.8k
Xiaohong Lü China 23 640 1.0× 231 1.1× 201 1.6× 66 0.6× 104 0.9× 48 1.2k
Nancy Garbacki Belgium 15 469 0.7× 162 0.8× 71 0.6× 53 0.5× 68 0.6× 27 1.4k
Liying Qiu China 23 582 0.9× 176 0.8× 82 0.7× 173 1.5× 108 1.0× 70 1.5k
Yating Yang China 19 583 0.9× 199 0.9× 177 1.4× 38 0.3× 61 0.5× 70 1.4k
Chang Su China 22 536 0.8× 132 0.6× 137 1.1× 73 0.6× 225 2.0× 43 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Kun Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kun Liu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Kun Liu. 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 Kun Liu. The network helps show where Kun Liu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kun Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kun Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kun 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 Kun Liu. Kun 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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Kang, Haifei, R.S.H. Yang, Wenying Wei, et al.. (2025). Phenylboronic acid biomaterials: from chemical principles to material design. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 548. 217166–217166.
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Wang, Ting, Yuchen Zhuang, Chenglong Yu, et al.. (2024). D-beta-hydroxybutyrate up-regulates Claudin-1 and alleviates the intestinal hyperpermeability in lipopolysaccharide-treated mice. Tissue and Cell. 87. 102343–102343. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Jiajia, Kun Liu, Stephen P. Bonser, et al.. (2024). Nitrogen addition reduces the positive effect of Ligularia virgaurea on seed germination of alpine species on the Tibetan Plateau. Plant and Soil. 501(1-2). 307–321. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Kun, et al.. (2024). Silencing LY6K Suppresses CD44+ EpCAM+ HCT116 Human Colon Cancer Stem Cells Growth: Insights from In Vitro and In Vivo Evidence. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 46(12). 14045–14057. 1 indexed citations
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Shen, Yuan, Shuangyi Zhang, Jinshan Cao, et al.. (2023). Besides TLR2 and TLR4, NLRP3 is also involved in regulating Escherichia coli infection-induced inflammatory responses in mice. International Immunopharmacology. 121. 110556–110556. 10 indexed citations
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Yuan, Meng, Kun Liu, Tao Jiang, et al.. (2022). GelMA/PEGDA microneedles patch loaded with HUVECs-derived exosomes and Tazarotene promote diabetic wound healing. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 20(1). 147–147. 212 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Kun, Xin Gao, Baoqiang Kang, et al.. (2022). The Role of Tumor Stem Cell Exosomes in Cancer Invasion and Metastasis. Frontiers in Oncology. 12. 836548–836548. 32 indexed citations
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Liu, Kun, Xin Luo, Yujue Zhang, et al.. (2022). Macrophage-Derived Exosomes Promote Bone Mesenchymal Stem Cells Towards Osteoblastic Fate Through microRNA-21a-5p. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 9. 801432–801432. 46 indexed citations
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Liu, Kun, Huihua Shi, Zhiyou Peng, et al.. (2021). Exosomes from Adipose Mesenchymal Stem Cells Overexpressing Stanniocalcin-1 Promote Reendothelialization After Carotid Endarterium Mechanical Injury. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. 18(3). 1041–1053. 14 indexed citations
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Xiong, Ge, et al.. (2019). Treatment of mallet fractures with a transverse two-hole mini plate. Chinese Medical Journal. 132(22). 2757–2759. 3 indexed citations
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Tian, Lin, Huan Li, Yan Li, et al.. (2017). A Combination of Chitosan, Cellulose, and Seaweed Polysaccharide Inhibits Postoperative Intra-abdominal Adhesion in Rats. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 364(3). 399–408. 6 indexed citations
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Tong, Zhangwei, Kesong Peng, Wei Wang, et al.. (2016). Histone acetyl transferase GCN5 promotes human hepatocellular carcinoma progression by enhancing AIB1 expression. Cell & Bioscience. 6(1). 47–47. 43 indexed citations
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Wang, Shuai, Kun Liu, Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne, et al.. (2015). Lipoteichoic acid from an Enterococcus faecalis clinical strain promotes TNF-α expression through the NF-κB and p38 MAPK signaling pathways in differentiated THP-1 macrophages. Biomedical Reports. 3(5). 697–702. 36 indexed citations
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Lippert, Cameron A., Kun Liu, Sean Parkin, et al.. (2014). Improving carbon capture from power plant emissions with zinc- and cobalt-based catalysts. Catalysis Science & Technology. 4(10). 3620–3625. 32 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaolu, Huiyi Jin, Kun Liu, Qing Gu, & Xun Xu. (2011). A Novel Peptide Derived from Human Pancreatitis-Associated Protein Inhibits Inflammation In Vivo and In Vitro and Blocks NF-Kappa B Signaling Pathway. PLoS ONE. 6(12). e29155–e29155. 25 indexed citations
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Jin, Huiyi, Xiaolu Yang, Kun Liu, Qing Gu, & Xun Xu. (2011). Effects of a novel peptide derived from human thrombomodulin on endotoxin-induced uveitis in vitro and in vivo. FEBS Letters. 585(21). 3457–3464. 11 indexed citations
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Liu, Kun. (2005). Spectrophotometric Determination of Chondroitin Sulfate Using Carbazole. 4 indexed citations

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