Li Liang

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
138 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Li Liang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Liang has authored 138 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Epidemiology and 26 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Li Liang's work include Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (16 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (11 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (11 papers). Li Liang is often cited by papers focused on Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (16 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (11 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (11 papers). Li Liang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Li Liang's co-authors include Gregg C. Fonarow, Eric D. Peterson, Adrian F. Hernandez, Jay A. Tischfield, Nancy M. Albert, Lee H. Schwamm, Eric E. Smith, Chunlin Wang, Yanlan Fang and Hong Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, JAMA and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Li Liang

133 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

Pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children and adolescence: From “two hit theory” to “multiple hit model”

2018 287 citations Li Liang et al. profile →
Association Between Time to Treatment With Endovascular Reperfusion Therapy and Outcomes in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Treated in Clinical Practice

2019 226 citations Lee H. Schwamm, Gregg C. Fonarow et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Li Liang China	39	1.6k	1.4k	1.3k	493	492	138	4.9k
Paul E. Szmitko Canada	26	1.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	561 1.1×	296 0.6×	43	4.7k
Raffaele Landolfi Italy	40	1.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	2.1k 1.6×	405 0.8×	221 0.4×	205	7.5k
Francesca Santilli Italy	41	1.5k 0.9×	760 0.5×	798 0.6×	1.1k 2.2×	196 0.4×	131	4.6k
Aldo Bonaventura Italy	36	1.0k 0.6×	949 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	519 1.1×	218 0.4×	131	4.7k
Paolo Calabrò Italy	45	3.6k 2.3×	1.5k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	953 1.9×	319 0.6×	298	7.4k
Georgios Georgiopoulos Greece	38	2.4k 1.5×	857 0.6×	673 0.5×	779 1.6×	203 0.4×	270	5.2k
Paul M. Ridker United States	9	2.1k 1.3×	2.4k 1.7×	766 0.6×	1.2k 2.4×	289 0.6×	11	6.6k
Zuyi Yuan China	37	1.4k 0.9×	665 0.5×	1.7k 1.3×	557 1.1×	474 1.0×	240	5.3k
Christoph Bickel Germany	44	2.8k 1.8×	1.7k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	650 1.3×	679 1.4×	107	7.6k
Hans J. Rupprecht Germany	39	2.3k 1.4×	1.4k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	533 1.1×	599 1.2×	69	6.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Li Liang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Li Liang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Liang

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

All Works

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Peng, Sisi, Bo Wu, Le Kang, et al.. (2025). Solar-driven superhydrophobic modified polyurethane sponge for rapid in-situ recovery of oil and microplastics in marine oil spill co-contamination. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 500. 140470–140470.

Yang, Jiao, Hui Yu, Cheng Han, et al.. (2025). Upcycling waste fly ash as novel filler in bioretention systems for enhanced antibiotics and heavy metal ions coexisting contaminants removal. Journal of Cleaner Production. 525. 146548–146548.

Wang, Chun Lin, Hong Chen, Qingqing Chen, et al.. (2025). A novel CUL4B gene variant activating Wnt4/β-catenin signal pathway to karyotype 46, XY female with disorders of sex development. Biological Research. 58(1). 1–1.

Liu, Hehe, Xia Xiong, Jianmei Wang, et al.. (2022). Stocking density affects transcriptome changes in the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis and reproductive performance in ducks. Italian Journal of Animal Science. 21(1). 955–966. 2 indexed citations

Liang, Li, et al.. (2020). Behavior coding and ethogram of the free-ranging giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). ACTA THERIOLOGICA SINICA. 40(5). 446. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Weiwei, et al.. (2019). Genetic Polymorphisms of miR-149 Associated with Susceptibility to Both Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 23(7). 442–447. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Yingmin, et al.. (2018). Early Growth Hormone Intervention Improves Glucose Metabolism in Adult Rats Born Small for Gestational Age. Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes. 128(2). 125–132. 4 indexed citations

Ali, Syed F., Gregg C. Fonarow, Li Liang, et al.. (2018). Rates, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Patients Transferred to Specialized Stroke Centers for Advanced Care. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 11(9). e003359–e003359. 19 indexed citations

Ye, Yaping, Ping Wu, Chun-Cai Gu, et al.. (2016). miR-450b-5p induced by oncogenic KRAS is required for colorectal cancer progression. Oncotarget. 7(38). 61312–61324. 25 indexed citations

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Ma, Wenhui, Jiang Yu, Xiaolong Qi, et al.. (2015). Radiation-induced microrna-622 causes radioresistance in colorectal cancer cells by down-regulating Rb. Oncotarget. 6(18). 15984–15994. 52 indexed citations

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Eapen, Zubin J., Li Liang, Jay H. Shubrook, et al.. (2014). Current quality of cardiovascular prevention for Million Hearts: An analysis of 147,038 outpatients from The Guideline Advantage. American Heart Journal. 168(3). 398–404. 23 indexed citations

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Liang, Li. (2012). The Review of Organic Additives in Plant Tissue Culture. 1 indexed citations

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Yu, Xiaoping, et al.. (2012). Studies on rice starch branching enzyme (RBE4) as endogenous reference gene for the matrix reference material of transgenic rice (Oryza sativa L.).. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences. 20(11). 1234–1243. 1 indexed citations

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Xu, Yanping, Jiajun Zhu, Kewen Jiang, et al.. (2011). Ghrelin ameliorates hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension via phospho-GSK3β/β-catenin signaling in neonatal rats. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology. 47(1). 33–43. 25 indexed citations

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Serrano, Lourdes, Li Liang, Yi‐Ming Chang, et al.. (2010). Homologous Recombination Conserves DNA Sequence Integrity Throughout the Cell Cycle in Embryonic Stem Cells. Stem Cells and Development. 20(2). 363–374. 52 indexed citations

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Liang, Li, et al.. (2009). Effects of glucose and insulin on the activity and transcription of fatty acid synthase in goose hepatocytes.. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences. 17(4). 634–637. 1 indexed citations

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Patel, Uptal D., Adrian F. Hernandez, Li Liang, et al.. (2008). Quality of care and outcomes among patients with heart failure and chronic kidney disease: A Get With the Guidelines—Heart Failure Program study. American Heart Journal. 156(4). 674–681. 58 indexed citations

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Zou, Chaochun, Li Liang, Hong Fang, & Zhengyan Zhao. (2008). Glucose metabolism disorder in obese children assessed by continuous glucose monitoring system. World Journal of Pediatrics. 4(1). 26–30. 13 indexed citations

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Evan, Andrew P., Sharon B. Bledsoe, Bret A. Connors, et al.. (2001). Sequential analysis of kidney stone formation in the Aprt knockout mouse. Kidney International. 60(3). 910–923. 23 indexed citations

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Liang, Li, Chandrasekhar Kanduri, Marcel Pilartz, et al.. (2000). Dynamic readjustment of parental methylation patterns of the 5'-flank of the mouse H19 gene during in vitro organogenesis. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 44(7). 785–790. 11 indexed citations

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