Li Chen

29.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
523 papers, 16.0k citations indexed

About

Li Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Chen has authored 523 papers receiving a total of 16.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 178 papers in Molecular Biology, 124 papers in Surgery and 86 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Li Chen's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (41 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (38 papers) and Diabetes Treatment and Management (30 papers). Li Chen is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (41 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (38 papers) and Diabetes Treatment and Management (30 papers). Li Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Li Chen's co-authors include Ming Zhang, Weiping Jia, Zhiguang Zhou, Xiaoyan Lv, Jiapu Ge, Haoming Tian, Zhongyan Shan, Wenying Yang, Qiuhe Ji and Linong Ji and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Li Chen

499 papers receiving 15.7k citations

Hit Papers

Prevalence of Diabetes among Men and Women in China 2008 2026 2014 2020 2010 2008 2014 2012 2022 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Prevalence of Diabetes among Men and Women in China
    2010 2.5k citations Li Chen et al. profile →
  2. The Characterization of High‐Fat Diet and Multiple Low‐Dose Streptozotocin Induced Type 2 Diabetes Rat Model
    2008 541 citations Li Chen et al. profile →
  3. Direct Reprogramming of Human Fibroblasts to Functional and Expandable Hepatocytes
    2014 423 citations Li Chen et al. profile →
  4. Prevalence of Ideal Cardiovascular Health and Its Relationship With the 4-Year Cardiovascular Events in a Northern Chinese Industrial City
    2012 342 citations Li Chen et al. profile →
  5. Association between different GLP-1 receptor agonists and gastrointestinal adverse reactions: A real-world disproportionality study based on FDA adverse event reporting system database
    2022 130 citations Li Chen et al. profile →
  6. Hepatic cytochrome P450 8B1 and cholic acid potentiate intestinal epithelial injury in colitis by suppressing intestinal stem cell renewal
    2022 116 citations Li Chen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Li Chen China 60 5.9k 3.6k 2.6k 2.2k 1.9k 523 16.0k
Guang Ning China 63 5.4k 0.9× 4.9k 1.4× 2.7k 1.0× 3.0k 1.4× 1.9k 1.0× 546 16.0k
Stephen L. Atkin United Kingdom 65 4.1k 0.7× 5.5k 1.5× 2.5k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 516 15.9k
Hirofumi Makino Japan 74 7.0k 1.2× 3.9k 1.1× 3.3k 1.2× 2.7k 1.2× 2.7k 1.4× 672 23.6k
Arrigo F.G. Cicero Italy 68 4.4k 0.7× 4.0k 1.1× 3.2k 1.2× 1.9k 0.9× 2.2k 1.1× 581 16.9k
Gordon A. Ferns United Kingdom 66 6.3k 1.1× 2.1k 0.6× 2.4k 0.9× 2.6k 1.2× 2.7k 1.4× 928 20.6k
Jing Ma United States 64 4.3k 0.7× 3.5k 1.0× 2.1k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 2.2k 1.1× 279 15.5k
Merlin C. Thomas Australia 69 4.2k 0.7× 6.1k 1.7× 2.5k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 1.8k 1.0× 351 18.8k
Hirohito Sone Japan 62 4.4k 0.8× 3.9k 1.1× 2.6k 1.0× 2.2k 1.0× 2.8k 1.5× 568 15.5k
Muredach P. Reilly United States 70 4.9k 0.8× 2.5k 0.7× 4.0k 1.5× 3.8k 1.7× 2.9k 1.5× 302 18.5k
Toshikazu Yoshikawa Japan 73 6.6k 1.1× 2.1k 0.6× 4.1k 1.5× 3.6k 1.7× 3.2k 1.7× 683 23.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Li Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Li Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Chen

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All Works

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Wang, Kewei, Yingqi Liu, Pan Liu, et al.. (2025). Association Between Vitamin D and Microvascular Changes in Early Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity. Volume 18. 4085–4095.
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Chen, Lu, Xinhai Wang, Xiang Mao, et al.. (2025). VSIG4 Promotes Tumour‐Associated Macrophage M2 Polarization and Immune Escape in Colorectal Cancer via Fatty Acid Oxidation Pathway. Clinical and Translational Medicine. 15(5). e70340–e70340. 7 indexed citations
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Dong, Haoran, Danfeng Hu, Jingqiu Zhang, et al.. (2025). Pan-Cancer Analysis of ANO6 and Experimental Validation in Metastatic Melanoma. Biochemical Genetics. 64(1). 1032–1050. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Hang, Li Chen, Yikun Zhang, et al.. (2024). Task-based quantitative evaluation of single- or dual-domain networks for low dose CT. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control. 99. 106909–106909.
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Luo, Jia, Qiang Pu, Xiaoqian Wu, et al.. (2024). Skeletal muscle-derived exosomes selectively coated miRNAs and participate in myoblast proliferation and differentiation mediated by miR-4331-3p. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 281(Pt 1). 136225–136225. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Changxia, Li Chen, Yan Guo, et al.. (2024). The Level of Fibrinogen-to-Albumin Ratio Was Associated with the Severity of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack. Journal of Inflammation Research. Volume 17. 10441–10451. 1 indexed citations
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Song, Jia, Liming Wang, Xinghong Guo, et al.. (2024). Mesenchymal stromal cells ameliorate mitochondrial dysfunction in α cells and hyperglucagonemia in type 2 diabetes via SIRT1/FoxO3a signaling. Stem Cells Translational Medicine. 13(8). 776–790.
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Ma, Ruifang, Lu‐Lu Xue, Li Chen, et al.. (2023). Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography detection on cerebral infarction and blood vessels to evaluate hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy modeling. Brain Research. 1822. 148580–148580. 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Si, Xueping Liu, Li Chen, et al.. (2023). Animal models of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF): from metabolic pathobiology to drug discovery. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 45(1). 23–35. 21 indexed citations
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Chen, Li, et al.. (2023). Urine-derived mesenchymal stem cells-derived exosomes enhances survival and proliferation of aging retinal ganglion cells. BMC Molecular and Cell Biology. 24(1). 8–8. 9 indexed citations
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Chu, Han, et al.. (2023). Dry eye disease among patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Ophthalmology. 16(10). 1608–1615.
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Zheng, Jinping, Yi Gao, Zhe Zhang, et al.. (2022). Clinical application of oscillometry in respiratory diseases: an impulse oscillometry registry. ERJ Open Research. 8(4). 80–2022. 24 indexed citations
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Zhu, Qi, Jiali Zhang, Yuetong Wang, et al.. (2022). FER-mediated phosphorylation and PIK3R2 recruitment on IRS4 promotes AKT activation and tumorigenesis in ovarian cancer cells. eLife. 11. 17 indexed citations
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Lim, Ives, Xinyi Lin, Ai Ling Teh, et al.. (2021). Dichotomy in the Impact of Elevated Maternal Glucose Levels on Neonatal Epigenome. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 107(3). e1277–e1292. 4 indexed citations
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Quan, Lin‐Hu, Chuanhai Zhang, Meng Dong, et al.. (2019). Myristoleic acid produced by enterococci reduces obesity through brown adipose tissue activation. Gut. 69(7). 1239–1247. 193 indexed citations
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Riggins, Rebecca B., Alan Zwart, Luciane R. Cavalli, et al.. (2008). ERRγ Mediates Tamoxifen Resistance in Novel Models of Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer. Cancer Research. 68(21). 8908–8917. 91 indexed citations

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