Li Qiang

6.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
68 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Li Qiang is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Qiang has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Physiology, 35 papers in Molecular Biology and 27 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Li Qiang's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (34 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (19 papers) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (12 papers). Li Qiang is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (34 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (19 papers) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (12 papers). Li Qiang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Singapore. Li Qiang's co-authors include Stephen R. Farmer, Domenico Accili, Wei Gu, Hong Wang, Alexander S. Banks, Ning Kon, Liheng Wang, Wenhui Zhao, Yingming Zhao and Sangkyu Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Li Qiang

65 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

Brown Remodeling of White Adipose Tissue by SirT1-Depende... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2012 200 400 600
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. Brown Remodeling of White Adipose Tissue by SirT1-Dependent Deacetylation of Pparγ
    2012 666 citations Li Qiang, Liheng Wang et al. profile →
  2. Structure-based prediction of protein–protein interactions on a genome-wide scale
    2012 527 citations Qiangfeng Cliff Zhang, Donald Petrey et al. Nature 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 Qiang United States 32 2.2k 1.9k 1.4k 681 359 68 4.6k
Brice Emanuelli Denmark 20 2.6k 1.2× 1.8k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 305 0.4× 330 0.9× 36 5.0k
Eun Ju Bae South Korea 28 1.7k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 1.4k 1.0× 536 0.8× 225 0.6× 80 4.7k
Qiang Tong United States 33 2.5k 1.2× 2.2k 1.2× 1.7k 1.2× 2.1k 3.1× 265 0.7× 72 5.8k
Mengwei Zang United States 30 3.3k 1.5× 1.6k 0.8× 1.7k 1.2× 1.0k 1.5× 256 0.7× 42 6.1k
Isao Usui Japan 35 2.0k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 1.7k 1.2× 301 0.4× 441 1.2× 103 4.8k
Weili Shen China 31 1.4k 0.7× 807 0.4× 736 0.5× 370 0.5× 338 0.9× 71 3.0k
Maaike H. Oosterveer Netherlands 25 1.8k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 537 0.8× 103 0.3× 54 3.9k
Hiroyasu Yamamoto Japan 31 3.0k 1.4× 2.0k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 1.6k 2.4× 324 0.9× 61 7.0k
Antje Garten Germany 24 1.1k 0.5× 1.0k 0.6× 1.3k 0.9× 1.1k 1.6× 205 0.6× 67 3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Li Qiang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Li Qiang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Qiang

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Qiang, Li, et al.. (2025). Distinct Roles of PPARs in Atherosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 46(1). 68–84.
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Li, Jia, Wei Wen Teo, Ko‐Hsin Chin, et al.. (2025). Isoform usage as a distinct regulatory layer driving nutrient-responsive metabolic adaptation. Cell Metabolism. 37(3). 772–787.e6.
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Ge, Jian, Lexiang Yu, Zhongzhi Wu, et al.. (2024). Small molecule conjugates with selective estrogen receptor β agonism promote anti-aging benefits in metabolism and skin recovery. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 14(5). 2137–2152. 2 indexed citations
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Zhou, Qiuzhong, Lexiang Yu, Joshua R. Cook, Li Qiang, & Lei Sun. (2023). Deciphering the decline of metabolic elasticity in aging and obesity. Cell Metabolism. 35(9). 1661–1671.e6. 32 indexed citations
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Wan, Qianfen, et al.. (2023). Uncoupling Lipid Synthesis from Adipocyte Development. Biomedicines. 11(4). 1132–1132. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Longhua, et al.. (2022). Adipokines, adiposity, and atherosclerosis. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 79(5). 272–272. 96 indexed citations
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Wan, Qianfen, Tianyu Li, Yang Xiao, et al.. (2022). Selective targeting of visceral adiposity by polycation nanomedicine. Nature Nanotechnology. 17(12). 1311–1321. 42 indexed citations
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Kraakman, Michael J., Qiuzhong Zhou, Qiongming Liu, et al.. (2021). Adipsin promotes bone marrow adiposity by priming mesenchymal stem cells. eLife. 10. 50 indexed citations
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Yu, Junjie, Changyu Zhu, Xiaobo Wang, et al.. (2021). Hepatocyte TLR4 triggers inter-hepatocyte Jagged1/Notch signaling to determine NASH-induced fibrosis. Science Translational Medicine. 13(599). 94 indexed citations
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Liu, Qiongming, Junjie Yu, Liheng Wang, et al.. (2020). Inhibition of PU.1 ameliorates metabolic dysfunction and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Journal of Hepatology. 73(2). 361–370. 32 indexed citations
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Chan, Michelle, Yen Ching Lim, Jing Yang, et al.. (2019). Identification of a natural beige adipose depot in mice. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(17). 6751–6761. 18 indexed citations
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Huang, Yuxing, et al.. (2013). Effect of hyperbaric oxygen preconditioning on osteopontin expression in MCAO rats. 35(1). 15–19.
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Yang, Ling, et al.. (2013). Oxidative stress status in umbilical cord blood from neonates born to mothers with atopic asthma. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 27(2). 192–196. 5 indexed citations
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Qiang, Li, et al.. (2012). Increased Atherosclerosis and Endothelial Dysfunction in Mice Bearing Constitutively Deacetylated Alleles of Foxo1 Gene. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(17). 13944–13951. 38 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qiangfeng Cliff, Donald Petrey, Lei Deng, et al.. (2012). Structure-based prediction of protein–protein interactions on a genome-wide scale. Nature. 490(7421). 556–560. 527 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shen, Wei, et al.. (2011). Construction of ihpRNA Expression Vector of MhVPE Gene from Malus hupehensis and Verification by Transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana. Acta Horticulturae Sinica. 38(12). 2365. 1 indexed citations
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Banks, Alexander S., Ja Young Kim-Muller, Teresa L. Mastracci, et al.. (2011). Dissociation of the Glucose and Lipid Regulatory Functions of FoxO1 by Targeted Knockin of Acetylation-Defective Alleles in Mice. Cell Metabolism. 14(5). 587–597. 60 indexed citations
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Qiang, Li, Alexander S. Banks, & Domenico Accili. (2010). Uncoupling of Acetylation from Phosphorylation Regulates FoxO1 Function Independent of Its Subcellular Localization. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(35). 27396–27401. 143 indexed citations
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Hu, Xiaojia, Li Qiang, & Jinyang Cong. (2006). Co-expression of D-Hydantoinase and N-Carbamoylase in Recombinant Escherichia coli. Guocheng gongcheng xuebao. 6(6). 948. 1 indexed citations
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Qiang, Li. (2006). Strategies for Expression of Soluble Heterologous Proteins in Escherichia coli. Guocheng gongcheng xuebao. 2 indexed citations

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