Lei Liu

8.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
275 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Lei Liu is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Liu has authored 275 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Plant Science, 97 papers in Molecular Biology and 59 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Lei Liu's work include GABA and Rice Research (28 papers), Food composition and properties (27 papers) and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (21 papers). Lei Liu is often cited by papers focused on GABA and Rice Research (28 papers), Food composition and properties (27 papers) and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (21 papers). Lei Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Lei Liu's co-authors include Ruifen Zhang, Daniel Le Waters, Mingwei Zhang, Terry J. Rose, Bronwyn J. Barkla, Fei Huang, Graham J.W. King, Lihong Dong, Amina Khatun and Yongxuan Ma and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Lei Liu

251 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

3 papers align trajectories

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.

Towards a better understanding of medicinal uses of the brown seaweed Sargassum in Traditional Chinese Medicine: A phytochemical and pharmacological review

2012 308 citations Lei Liu, Michael Heinrich et al. Journal of Ethnopharmacology profile →
Enhancing grain-yield-related traits by CRISPR–Cas9 promoter editing of maize CLE genes

2021 273 citations Lei Liu et al. profile →
Gut Microbiota of the Tick Vector Ixodes scapularis Modulate Colonization of the Lyme Disease Spirochete

2014 268 citations Lei Liu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lei Liu China	47	2.6k	1.8k	1.4k	1.4k	615	275	6.5k
Haihui Zhang China	43	1.7k 0.6×	1.8k 1.0×	980 0.7×	2.3k 1.7×	486 0.8×	119	5.9k
Kiran Thakur China	53	2.2k 0.8×	2.6k 1.5×	1.4k 1.0×	2.9k 2.1×	393 0.6×	246	7.6k
He Qian China	40	2.2k 0.8×	2.1k 1.2×	819 0.6×	1.8k 1.4×	437 0.7×	282	7.2k
Chun Chen China	43	2.1k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	1.7k 1.3×	350 0.6×	150	5.4k
Mingyong Xie China	48	1.9k 0.7×	2.4k 1.4×	1.3k 1.0×	2.9k 2.2×	609 1.0×	174	6.8k
Jian‐Guo Zhang China	48	1.7k 0.7×	2.0k 1.1×	907 0.7×	1.9k 1.4×	293 0.5×	170	5.6k
Chao Zhao China	49	1.4k 0.5×	2.3k 1.3×	947 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	752 1.2×	238	7.0k
Bijun Xie China	46	1.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	2.5k 1.9×	324 0.5×	182	6.5k
Hui Wu China	40	1.5k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	796 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	412 0.7×	137	4.4k
Massimo F. Marcone Canada	46	1.6k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	2.6k 1.9×	466 0.8×	124	6.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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20 of 20 papers shown

Guo, Qi, Lei Liu, Matthew Nolan, et al.. (2025). Regulation of secondary metabolism in Cannabis sativa glandular trichomes by abscisic acid and water deficit stress during late flowering development. Plant Stress. 15. 100799–100799. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Changming, Chen Wang, Junyan He, et al.. (2025). The comparative efficacy of L-glutamine, celecoxib, and glucosamine sulfate in osteoarthritis management. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 8992–8992.

Guo, Qi, et al.. (2025). Antimicrobial proteins from oyster hemolymph improve the efficacy of conventional antibiotics. PLoS ONE. 20(1). e0312305–e0312305. 1 indexed citations

Guo, Qi, et al.. (2025). Characterisation of Cannabis glandular trichome development reveals distinct features of cannabinoid biosynthesis. Plant Cell Reports. 44(2). 30–30. 2 indexed citations

Guo, Qi, et al.. (2025). Transcriptomic analysis of ethephon-induced sex reversion of male Cannabis sativa reveals changes in expression of floral homeotic genes and a distinct trichome morphology. Journal of Experimental Botany. 76(18). 5401–5418. 1 indexed citations

Tong, Chuan, et al.. (2024). Genotypic diversity in potato non-starch and starch lysophospholipids and relationships with starch qualities. Food Hydrocolloids. 162. 111016–111016. 1 indexed citations

Rahman, Mahmudur, Amina Khatun, Lei Liu, & Bronwyn J. Barkla. (2024). Brassicaceae Mustards: Phytochemical Constituents, Pharmacological Effects, and Mechanisms of Action against Human Disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(16). 9039–9039. 7 indexed citations

Gao, Yinyan, et al.. (2024). Effectiveness of musculoskeletal manipulations in patients with neck pain: a protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 14(2). e077951–e077951. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Lei, et al.. (2024). Nitrogen Fertiliser Effects on Grain Anthocyanin and γ-Oryzanol Biosynthesis in Black Rice. Agriculture. 14(6). 817–817. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Changjun, et al.. (2023). Neuroprotection by the cannabidiol aminoquinone VCE-004.8 in experimental ischemic stroke in mice. Neurochemistry International. 165. 105508–105508. 10 indexed citations

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Tan, Qian, Ran Li, Lei Liu, et al.. (2023). Functional Characterization of Verticillium dahliae Race 3-Specific Gene VdR3e in Virulence and Elicitation of Plant Immune Responses. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(4). e0108323–e0108323. 5 indexed citations

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Yu, H., Yun Cai, Lifu Zhang, et al.. (2022). Seroprevalence of antibodies to classical swine fever virus and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in healthy pigs in Hunan Province, China. Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences. 25(3). 375–381.

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Xu, Xiaomei, Lei Liu, Zhenxing Li, et al.. (2022). Characterization of odor-contributing volatile in Capsicum chinense ‘JT-1’fruits during development and transcriptome analysis of key fruit-aroma formation periods. Scientia Horticulturae. 309. 111691–111691. 18 indexed citations

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Qin, Mingze, Yangyang Meng, Lei Liu, et al.. (2021). Discovery of 4-Arylindolines Containing a Thiazole Moiety as Potential Antitumor Agents Inhibiting the Programmed Cell Death-1/Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 1 Interaction. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 64(9). 5519–5534. 46 indexed citations

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McIntosh, Shane, et al.. (2019). Refining spent cotton gin trash following essential oil extraction for value added cellulosic sugars. Bioresource Technology Reports. 7. 100223–100223. 6 indexed citations

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Li, Bin, Hongya Li, Xiaoli Zhang, et al.. (2018). Calcined sodium silicate as an efficient and benign heterogeneous catalyst for the transesterification of natural lecithin to L-α-glycerophosphocholine. Green Processing and Synthesis. 8(1). 78–84. 21 indexed citations

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He, Ronghai, et al.. (2016). Study on Kinetics Model of Peptides Production by Liquid - State Fermentation from Rapeseed Meal. 31(9). 74. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Lei, Ruifen Zhang, Zhencheng Wei, et al.. (2015). Comparative Study on Phenolic Profiles and Antioxidant Activity of Litchi Juice Treated by High Pressure Carbon Dioxide and Thermal Processing. Food Science and Technology Research. 21(1). 41–49. 14 indexed citations

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Liu, Lei, Michael Heinrich, Stephen P Myers, & Symon A. Dworjanyn. (2012). Towards a better understanding of medicinal uses of the brown seaweed Sargassum in Traditional Chinese Medicine: A phytochemical and pharmacological review. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 142(3). 591–619. 308 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Fujun, et al.. (2010). Cloning and sequence analysis of ORF5 and Nsp2 genes of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus from some pig farms in 2007-2009. Journal of Northwest A&F University. 38(10). 7–14.

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