Li Wu

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Li Wu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Wu has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Epidemiology and 6 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Li Wu's work include Gut microbiota and health (10 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (4 papers). Li Wu is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (10 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (4 papers). Li Wu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Li Wu's co-authors include Yuqiu Han, Baohong Wang, Lanjuan Li, Siqing Yue, Longfei Jia, Lijiang Zhang, Ruiqi Tang, Benyan Luo, Guoping Peng and Ping Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews and Genome biology.

In The Last Decade

Li Wu

28 papers receiving 1.1k 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. Altered microbiomes distinguish Alzheimer’s disease from amnestic mild cognitive impairment and health in a Chinese cohort
    2019 470 citations Ping Liu, Li Wu et al. Brain Behavior and Immunity 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 Wu China 15 707 439 332 110 75 29 1.1k
Yuqiu Han China 10 635 0.9× 416 0.9× 320 1.0× 79 0.7× 69 0.9× 14 878
David J. Nusbaum United States 13 679 1.0× 508 1.2× 184 0.6× 116 1.1× 115 1.5× 50 1.3k
Changwei Yang China 16 589 0.8× 287 0.7× 278 0.8× 38 0.3× 72 1.0× 29 906
Dong-Mi Shin South Korea 13 435 0.6× 252 0.6× 181 0.5× 56 0.5× 40 0.5× 18 871
Kangding Liu China 17 380 0.5× 282 0.6× 152 0.5× 138 1.3× 189 2.5× 55 1.2k
Nicola Wilck Germany 19 634 0.9× 251 0.6× 91 0.3× 106 1.0× 74 1.0× 43 1.2k
Sanja Cicko Germany 22 535 0.8× 320 0.7× 99 0.3× 144 1.3× 41 0.5× 29 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Li Wu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Li Wu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Wu

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

All Works

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Wang, Yichao, et al.. (2025). A novel Tc17 population recruited by tumor cells promotes tumor progression in gastric cancer. Frontiers in Oncology. 15. 1592328–1592328. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yixin, et al.. (2025). Nature's shield – Harnessing green spaces to combat dementia: A global meta-analysis. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 178. 106360–106360. 1 indexed citations
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Saville, Luke, Li Wu, Jemaneh Habtewold, et al.. (2024). NERD-seq: a novel approach of Nanopore direct RNA sequencing that expands representation of non-coding RNAs. Genome biology. 25(1). 233–233. 8 indexed citations
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Qu, Jingjing, Qian Shen, Lijun Chen, et al.. (2024). CD161 + CD127 + CD8 + T cell subsets can predict the efficacy of anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer with diabetes mellitus. OncoImmunology. 13(1). 2371575–2371575. 4 indexed citations
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Wu, Li, Feng He, Yu Tai, et al.. (2023). CP-25 inhibits the hyperactivation of rheumatic synoviocytes by suppressing the switch in Gαs-Gαi coupling to the β2-adrenergic receptor. Cell Communication and Signaling. 21(1). 346–346. 5 indexed citations
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Xu, Chongchong, Hongyan Liu, Wei Wei, et al.. (2023). Connecting the Gut Microbiota and Neurodegenerative Diseases: the Role of Bile Acids. Molecular Neurobiology. 60(8). 4618–4640. 25 indexed citations
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Huang, Hangkai, Jinghua Wang, Li Wu, et al.. (2023). Remnant cholesterol and severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome. 15(1). 238–238. 8 indexed citations
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Han, Yuqiu, Qi Ling, Li Wu, et al.. (2023). Akkermansia muciniphila inhibits nonalcoholic steatohepatitis by orchestrating TLR2-activated γδT17 cell and macrophage polarization. Gut Microbes. 15(1). 2221485–2221485. 55 indexed citations
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Ali, Kamran, et al.. (2023). Case report: Acne vulgaris treatment with 5-Aminolaevulinic acid photodynamic therapy and adalimumab: a novel approach. Frontiers in Medicine. 10. 1187186–1187186. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Simin, et al.. (2022). Serum IGF-1 levels are associated with sarcopenia in elderly men but not in elderly women. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 34(10). 2465–2471. 14 indexed citations
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Wu, Li, Shao Li, Yang Wang, et al.. (2022). Dynamic Alterations of the Gut Microbial Pyrimidine and Purine Metabolism in the Development of Liver Cirrhosis. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 8. 811399–811399. 19 indexed citations
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Pang, Yi, Hong Zhu, Jinghui Li, et al.. (2021). Traumatic brain injury induced by exposure to blast overpressure via ear canal. Neural Regeneration Research. 17(1). 115–115. 6 indexed citations
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Wu, Li, Yuqiu Han, Zhipeng Zheng, et al.. (2021). Obeticholic Acid Inhibits Anxiety via Alleviating Gut Microbiota-Mediated Microglia Accumulation in the Brain of High-Fat High-Sugar Diet Mice. Nutrients. 13(3). 940–940. 26 indexed citations
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Han, Yuqiu, Qi Ling, Li Wu, et al.. (2019). Antibiotics-mediated intestinal microbiome perturbation aggravates tacrolimus-induced glucose disorders in mice. Frontiers of Medicine. 13(4). 471–481. 17 indexed citations
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Liu, Ping, Li Wu, Guoping Peng, et al.. (2019). Altered microbiomes distinguish Alzheimer’s disease from amnestic mild cognitive impairment and health in a Chinese cohort. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 80. 633–643. 470 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ling, Qi, Haitao Huang, Yuqiu Han, et al.. (2019). The tacrolimus-induced glucose homeostasis imbalance in terms of the liver: From bench to bedside. American Journal of Transplantation. 20(3). 701–713. 30 indexed citations
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Wu, Li, Yu Tai, Shanshan Hu, et al.. (2018). Bidirectional Role of β2-Adrenergic Receptor in Autoimmune Diseases. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 9. 1313–1313. 47 indexed citations
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Zh, Wang, et al.. (2014). Concentration-dependent wrestling between detrimental and protective effects of H2O2 during myocardial ischemia/reperfusion. Cell Death and Disease. 5(6). e1297–e1297. 47 indexed citations
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Wang, Wei Lin, et al.. (2008). Polymorphisms in Cytokine Genes and Their Association with Acute Rejection and Recurrence of Hepatitis B in Chinese Liver Transplant Recipients. Archives of Medical Research. 39(4). 420–428. 32 indexed citations

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