Li Ren

20.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
676 papers, 15.5k citations indexed

About

Li Ren is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Ren has authored 676 papers receiving a total of 15.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Molecular Biology, 96 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 93 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Li Ren's work include Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (47 papers), Corneal Surgery and Treatments (37 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies (36 papers). Li Ren is often cited by papers focused on Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (47 papers), Corneal Surgery and Treatments (37 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies (36 papers). Li Ren collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Li Ren's co-authors include Yingjun Wang, Sa Liu, Jun‐Feng Su, Lin Wang, Yong‐Guang Jia, Dong‐An Wang, Xuetao Shi, Ye Wei, Lixin Wang and Jianmin Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Li Ren

651 papers receiving 15.3k 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. Factors influencing the blood-brain barrier permeability
    2022 169 citations Li Ren et al. profile →
  2. Biomimetic cartilage-lubricating polymers regenerate cartilage in rats with early osteoarthritis
    2021 141 citations Yong‐Guang Jia, Sa Liu et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Li Ren 3.3k 2.9k 2.4k 2.2k 1.7k 676 15.5k
Jianhua Zhang 3.7k 1.1× 4.9k 1.7× 3.1k 1.3× 1.9k 0.8× 851 0.5× 413 15.7k
Jin Zhang 4.6k 1.4× 3.5k 1.2× 2.6k 1.1× 2.0k 0.9× 714 0.4× 423 14.0k
Qing Jiang 6.7k 2.0× 3.5k 1.2× 3.0k 1.2× 3.1k 1.4× 687 0.4× 667 19.4k
Bin Li 8.4k 2.5× 4.8k 1.7× 3.8k 1.6× 3.0k 1.4× 1.1k 0.6× 741 21.3k
Wenxin Wang 3.6k 1.1× 3.6k 1.2× 3.6k 1.5× 1.9k 0.9× 474 0.3× 530 14.2k
Yulin Li 4.3k 1.3× 2.1k 0.7× 3.1k 1.3× 2.1k 1.0× 414 0.2× 403 12.3k
Paolo A. Netti 8.6k 2.6× 3.3k 1.1× 4.7k 1.9× 1.6k 0.7× 1.6k 0.9× 494 17.9k
William M. Miller 5.0k 1.5× 3.9k 1.4× 2.7k 1.1× 2.1k 1.0× 534 0.3× 208 15.9k
Di Zhang 2.9k 0.9× 4.0k 1.4× 2.1k 0.9× 2.1k 1.0× 680 0.4× 462 11.7k
Yuan Yuan 4.9k 1.5× 2.2k 0.7× 3.4k 1.4× 2.6k 1.2× 406 0.2× 392 12.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Li Ren

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Fields of papers citing papers by Li Ren

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Ren

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Li Ren. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Li Ren 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 Ren. Li Ren 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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Feng, Yulin, Li Ren, Huijuan Zhang, & Jing Wang. (2025). Investigation of self-assembly mechanism of gluten protein amyloid fibrils and molecular characterization of structure units. Food Chemistry. 479. 143637–143637. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Jin‐Yuan, Jingru Jiang, Jie Jiang, et al.. (2025). Patient-reported outcomes of rimegepant for acute and preventive treatment of migraine in China: a prospective, multicenter, real-world study. The Journal of Headache and Pain. 26(1). 242–242.
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Ren, Li, et al.. (2025). A Lightweight Detection Model Without Convolutions for Complex Stacked Grasping Tasks. Electronics. 14(3). 437–437. 1 indexed citations
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Fan, Ziyan, Xiaojie Xu, Xinyan Tracy Cui, et al.. (2025). Development of a rapid time-resolved fluorescence immunoassay for cannabidiol quantification in Cannabis sativa L. Industrial Crops and Products. 226. 120626–120626.
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Zhang, Ru, et al.. (2025). Water-rock interaction-induced degradation of Jinping marble in in-situ environments: A multi-scale analysis of mechanical behavior. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 186. 106011–106011. 2 indexed citations
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Su, Rui, Bei Jiang, Jia Li, et al.. (2024). A novel model based on serum N‐glycan markers for evaluating stage of liver necroinflammation in treatment‐naïve chronic hepatitis B patients. Journal of Medical Virology. 96(8). e29863–e29863. 1 indexed citations
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Ren, Li, Andi Su, Yuyin Wang, & Ou Zhao. (2024). Geometric analysis and local buckling behavior of wire arc additively manufactured ER110S cruciform section stub columns. Engineering Structures. 322. 118819–118819. 29 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yang, Di Liu, Mei Mei, et al.. (2024). Dexmedetomidine mitigates acute kidney injury after coronary artery bypass grafting: a prospective clinical trial. Revista Española de Cardiología (English Edition). 77(8). 645–655. 1 indexed citations
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Ren, Li, et al.. (2023). A transient magneto-mechanical numerical model of a tank based on improved jiles-atherton theory. Physica Scripta. 98(4). 45007–45007. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Jie, Tongyao Yu, Ge Zhang, et al.. (2023). Recent progress of mechanosensitive mechanism on breast cancer. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 185. 1–16. 4 indexed citations
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Feng, Xiao‐Yan, Jiachen Li, Wentai Guo, et al.. (2023). Zwitterionic polymers as high-performance coatings for hemoperfusion adsorbents and their chemisorption of protein-bound toxins through computational simulations. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 680. 132710–132710. 6 indexed citations
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Ren, Li, et al.. (2023). Effect of SpyTag/SpyCatcher cyclization on reactivation of covalently immobilized biocatalysts. Process Biochemistry. 126. 87–97. 3 indexed citations
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Feng, Qingyang, Wenju Chang, Yihao Mao, et al.. (2019). Tumor-associated Macrophages as Prognostic and Predictive Biomarkers for Postoperative Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients with Stage II Colon Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 25(13). 3896–3907. 104 indexed citations
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Keren‐Kaplan, Tal, Li Ren, Braeden K. Ego, et al.. (2019). Phagolysosome resolution requires contacts with the endoplasmic reticulum and phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate signalling. Nature Cell Biology. 21(10). 1234–1247. 69 indexed citations
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Jia, Yong‐Guang, et al.. (2018). Self-Healing Hydrogels of Low Molecular Weight Poly(vinyl alcohol) Assembled by Host–Guest Recognition. Biomacromolecules. 19(2). 626–632. 71 indexed citations
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Bauri, Kamal, Li Ren, Rudolf Faust, & Priyadarsi De. (2015). Synthesis and Self‐Assembly of Polyisobutylene Based Thermoresponsive Diblock Copolymers via Combination of Cationic and RAFT Polymerizations. Macromolecular Symposia. 349(1). 65–73. 9 indexed citations
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Ye, Lechi, Tianshu Liu, Li Ren, et al.. (2013). Randomized Controlled Trial of Cetuximab Plus Chemotherapy for Patients With KRAS Wild-Type Unresectable Colorectal Liver-Limited Metastases. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 31(16). 1931–1938. 296 indexed citations

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