Li Ma

25.9k total citations · 11 hit papers
260 papers, 18.4k citations indexed

About

Li Ma is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Ma has authored 260 papers receiving a total of 18.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 155 papers in Molecular Biology, 58 papers in Cancer Research and 39 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Li Ma's work include RNA modifications and cancer (31 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (25 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (24 papers). Li Ma is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (31 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (25 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (24 papers). Li Ma collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Li Ma's co-authors include Julie Teruya‐Feldstein, Robert A. Weinberg, Yutong Sun, Pier Paolo Pandolfi, Peijing Zhang, Zhenbang Chen, Paul Tempst, Hediye Erdjument‐Bromage, Jongchan Kim and Ferenc Reinhardt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Li Ma

251 papers receiving 18.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 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.

Tumour invasion and metastasis initiated by microRNA-10b in breast cancer

2007 2.1k citations Li Ma, Julie Teruya‐Feldstein et al. profile →
Inhibition of mTORC1 leads to MAPK pathway activation through a PI3K-dependent feedback loop in human cancer

2008 1.1k citations Li Ma, Julie Teruya‐Feldstein et al. profile →
miR-9, a MYC/MYCN-activated microRNA, regulates E-cadherin and cancer metastasis

2010 1.1k citations Li Ma, Jennifer J. Young et al. profile →
Phosphorylation and Functional Inactivation of TSC2 by Erk

2005 1.0k citations Li Ma et al. profile →
Energy-stress-mediated AMPK activation inhibits ferroptosis

2020 851 citations Hyemin Lee, Jongchan Kim et al. profile →
Therapeutic silencing of miR-10b inhibits metastasis in a mouse mammary tumor model

2010 608 citations Li Ma, Ferenc Reinhardt et al. profile →
Long noncoding RNA MALAT1 suppresses breast cancer metastasis

2018 546 citations Jongchan Kim, Hai-long Piao et al. profile →
ZEB1: At the crossroads of epithelial-mesenchymal transition, metastasis and therapy resistance

2015 466 citations Yutong Sun, Li Ma et al. profile →
Metabolic reprogramming during neuronal differentiation from aerobic glycolysis to neuronal oxidative phosphorylation

2016 458 citations Li Ma et al. eLife profile →
YTHDF3 Induces the Translation of m6A-Enriched Gene Transcripts to Promote Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis

2020 298 citations Li Ma et al. profile →
SLC7A11 expression level dictates differential responses to oxidative stress in cancer cells

2023 176 citations Yuelong Yan, Hongqi Teng et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Li Ma China	58	13.5k	7.6k	3.0k	2.0k	1.6k	260	18.4k
Naohiko Seki Japan	70	12.1k 0.9×	8.2k 1.1×	2.1k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	357	16.4k
Helen Turley United Kingdom	65	10.0k 0.7×	7.4k 1.0×	3.9k 1.3×	2.0k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	149	15.9k
Yong Li China	68	11.5k 0.9×	6.4k 0.8×	4.6k 1.5×	1.4k 0.7×	3.9k 2.5×	439	19.5k
Zhimin Lu China	62	10.6k 0.8×	5.8k 0.8×	2.5k 0.8×	958 0.5×	1.6k 1.0×	207	14.7k
Li Wang China	61	9.5k 0.7×	5.0k 0.7×	2.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	717	15.3k
Mark D. Fleming United States	67	9.2k 0.7×	3.5k 0.5×	3.4k 1.2×	1.6k 0.8×	1.9k 1.2×	227	22.4k
Saraswati Sukumar United States	68	14.3k 1.1×	8.1k 1.1×	4.4k 1.5×	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	226	19.4k
Jen‐Tsan Chi United States	53	7.1k 0.5×	4.6k 0.6×	1.8k 0.6×	2.0k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	146	11.7k
Shideng Bao United States	46	10.0k 0.7×	5.0k 0.7×	6.9k 2.3×	1.4k 0.7×	2.1k 1.3×	88	17.4k
Ruby Yun‐Ju Huang Singapore	39	9.8k 0.7×	4.8k 0.6×	7.2k 2.4×	2.0k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	103	16.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Ma

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Deng, Yalan, Zilong Zhao, Yutong Sun, & Li Ma. (2025). Systemic and metabolic control of liver regeneration. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Ma, Li, Yaya Liu, Jing Sun, et al.. (2025). The synthesis of nitric oxide regulated by JNK pathway in the pea aphid to defend against bacterial infection. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 180. 104315–104315.

Deng, Yalan, Zilong Zhao, Yang Zhao, et al.. (2024). LIFR regulates cholesterol-driven bidirectional hepatocyte–neutrophil cross-talk to promote liver regeneration. Nature Metabolism. 6(9). 1756–1774. 7 indexed citations

Ma, Li, et al.. (2024). DPP7 as a Potential Therapeutic Marker for Colorectal Cancer. Journal of Cancer. 15(16). 5425–5439. 2 indexed citations

Zhao, Yang, Hongqi Teng, Yalan Deng, et al.. (2024). Long noncoding RNA Malat1 protects against osteoporosis and bone metastasis. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2384–2384. 27 indexed citations

Nie, Litong, Chao Wang, Xiaoguang Liu, et al.. (2023). DePARylation is critical for S phase progression and cell survival. eLife. 12. 9 indexed citations

Yan, Yuelong, Hongqi Teng, Qinglei Hang, et al.. (2023). SLC7A11 expression level dictates differential responses to oxidative stress in cancer cells. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3673–3673. 176 indexed citations breakdown →

Chen, Yujie, Dandan Zhou, Yinan Yao, et al.. (2022). Monoubiquitination in Homeostasis and Cancer. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(11). 5925–5925. 18 indexed citations

Zhang, Xueyan, Haojie Hao, Li Ma, et al.. (2021). Methyltransferase-like 3 Modulates Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 RNA N6-Methyladenosine Modification and Replication. mBio. 12(4). e0106721–e0106721. 75 indexed citations

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Mei, Ying, Mei-Ju May Chen, Han Liang, & Li Ma. (2021). A four-gene signature predicts survival and anti-CTLA4 immunotherapeutic responses based on immune classification of melanoma. Communications Biology. 4(1). 383–383. 21 indexed citations

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Sharma, Shweta, Li Ma, & Shaik O. Rahaman. (2020). Role of TRPV4 in matrix stiffness-induced expression of EMT-specific LncRNA. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 474(1-2). 189–197. 6 indexed citations

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Ma, Li, et al.. (2017). Risk factors and prognosis of pulmonary embolism in patients with lung cancer. Medicine. 96(16). e6638–e6638. 25 indexed citations

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Kim, Jongchan, Ashley N. Siverly, Dahu Chen, et al.. (2016). Ablation of miR-10b Suppresses Oncogene-Induced Mammary Tumorigenesis and Metastasis and Reactivates Tumor-Suppressive Pathways. Cancer Research. 76(21). 6424–6435. 78 indexed citations

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Wu, Min-Zu, Su-Feng Chen, Shin Nieh, et al.. (2015). Hypoxia Drives Breast Tumor Malignancy through a TET–TNFα–p38–MAPK Signaling Axis. Cancer Research. 75(18). 3912–3924. 106 indexed citations

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Li, June, Dianne E. van der Wal, Guangheng Zhu, et al.. (2015). Desialylation is a mechanism of Fc-independent platelet clearance and a therapeutic target in immune thrombocytopenia. Nature Communications. 6(1). 7737–7737. 260 indexed citations

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Sun, Yutong & Li Ma. (2015). The emerging molecular machinery and therapeutic targets of metastasis. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 36(6). 349–359. 44 indexed citations

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Lin, Aifu, Hai-long Piao, Zhuang Li, et al.. (2014). FoxO Transcription Factors Promote AKT Ser473 Phosphorylation and Renal Tumor Growth in Response to Pharmacologic Inhibition of the PI3K–AKT Pathway. Cancer Research. 74(6). 1682–1693. 108 indexed citations

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Ma, Li. (2013). Molecular Mechanism of DHA for Improving Learning and Memory in Rats. Food Science. 1 indexed citations

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Ma, Li, Jennifer J. Young, Harsha Prabhala, et al.. (2010). miR-9, a MYC/MYCN-activated microRNA, regulates E-cadherin and cancer metastasis. PMC. 1 indexed citations

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Ma, Li. (2005). FOUR NEW SPECIES OF THE FAMILY PARASITIDAE(ACARI,GAMASINA). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica. 2 indexed citations

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