Li Fan

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Li Fan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Fan has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 11 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Li Fan's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (7 papers), Thyroid Disorders and Treatments (5 papers) and Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (4 papers). Li Fan is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (7 papers), Thyroid Disorders and Treatments (5 papers) and Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (4 papers). Li Fan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Li Fan's co-authors include Daniel E. Weiner, Mark J. Sarnak, Li Gan, Hocine Tighiouart, David A. Drew, Tammy Scott, Kristina V. Lou, Amy Kantor, Jianxin Tang and Xin Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Li Fan

81 papers receiving 1.9k 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. Microglial NF-κB drives tau spreading and toxicity in a mouse model of tauopathy
    2022 186 citations Li Fan, Rabia R. Khawaja et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Li Fan
Wei Luo China
Pallab Bhattacharya India
Elisabet Vila Spain
Yi Shao China
Jie Ming China
Ling Pan China
Ronghua Chen China
Jian Wu China
Shuting Zhang China
Liming Shen China
Wei Luo China
Li Fan
Citations per year, relative to Li Fan Li Fan (= 1×) peers Wei Luo

Countries citing papers authored by Li Fan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Li Fan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Fan

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

All Works

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Zhang, Jinbi, Chao Yin, Li Fan, et al.. (2025). circVEGFA inhibits apoptosis in porcine ovarian granulosa cells by binding to miR-21-3p and up-regulating TMX4 expression. Journal of Ovarian Research. 18(1). 155–155.
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Li, Yinxia, Li Fan, Jun Zhang, et al.. (2024). Acute heat stress regulates estradiol synthesis in ovine ovarian granulosa cells through the SREBPs/MVK–LHR pathway. Animal Reproduction Science. 272. 107649–107649. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Xingyu, Li Fan, Xiaodong Xu, et al.. (2024). Characterization of internal defects in cylindrical components using laser ultrasonic method with a modified SAFT algorithm. NDT & E International. 148. 103243–103243. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Jiaming, Jing Zhang, Xingyu Chen, et al.. (2024). Study on the surface/subsurface defects of cylindrical components based on laser ultrasonic technology. Optics & Laser Technology. 180. 111399–111399. 4 indexed citations
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Krukowski, Karen, Sarah Barker, Chao Wang, et al.. (2024). Anti-acetylated-tau immunotherapy is neuroprotective in tauopathy and brain injury. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 19(1). 51–51. 11 indexed citations
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Huang, Hongbo, Tingting Wei, Ying Huang, et al.. (2024). Association between social determinants of health and survival among the US cancer survivors population. BMC Medicine. 22(1). 343–343. 9 indexed citations
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Ma, Qianyun, Wen Yang, Wenjun Huang, et al.. (2023). Extracellular volume fraction as a potential predictor to differentiate lung cancer from benign lung lesions with dual-layer detector spectral CT. Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery. 13(12). 8121–8131. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Runtong, et al.. (2023). Optimisation of hypocrellin production in Shiraia -like fungi via genetic modification involving a transcription factor gene and a putative monooxygenase gene. Mycology: An International Journal on Fungal Biology. 15(2). 272–281. 3 indexed citations
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Fan, Li, Rabia R. Khawaja, Lihong Zhan, et al.. (2022). Microglial NF-κB drives tau spreading and toxicity in a mouse model of tauopathy. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1969–1969. 186 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pu, Ke, Li Fan, Rui Ji, et al.. (2020). The anti-alcohol dependency drug disulfiram inhibits the viability and progression of gastric cancer cells by regulating the Wnt and NF-κB pathways. Journal of International Medical Research. 48(6). 1220725548–1220725548. 13 indexed citations
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Fan, Li, Mark W. Moyle, Christopher A. Brittin, et al.. (2020). Cadherin preserves cohesion across involuting tissues during C. elegans neurulation. eLife. 9. 8 indexed citations
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Zhan, Lihong, Li Fan, Lay Kodama, et al.. (2020). A MAC2-positive progenitor-like microglial population is resistant to CSF1R inhibition in adult mouse brain. eLife. 9. 54 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lu, et al.. (2018). The expression and biological function of the PHF2 gene in breast cancer. RSC Advances. 8(69). 39520–39528. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Shiyuan, et al.. (2015). Correlation of thin-section CT morphologic features and pathological vascular invasion in the clinical stage IA peripheral lung adenocarcinoma. Zhonghua fangshexian yixue zazhi. 49(4). 259–263. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Jian, Deyou Chen, Hao Wang, et al.. (2014). [Long-term effects of heme oxygenase 1 overexpression on post-infarction heart function in diabetic rats].. PubMed. 30(5). 421–6. 1 indexed citations
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Fan, Li, et al.. (2005). [The pathology investigation of femoral artery atherosclerosis in the elder patients].. PubMed. 34(3). 154–8. 1 indexed citations

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