Li Zhang

74.1k total citations · 10 hit papers
1.9k papers, 39.8k citations indexed

About

Li Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Zhang has authored 1.9k papers receiving a total of 39.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 462 papers in Molecular Biology, 412 papers in Oncology and 308 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Li Zhang's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (137 papers), Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (124 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (124 papers). Li Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (137 papers), Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (124 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (124 papers). Li Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Li Zhang's co-authors include Kam Wing Chan, Michael Chopp, Ted M. Dawson, Valina L. Dawson, Zheng Gang Zhang, Ruilan Zhang, Cecylia Powers, Quan Jiang, Kenneth Davies and Nicholas van Bruggen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Li Zhang

1.8k papers receiving 39.2k citations

Hit Papers

VEGF enhances angiogenesi... 1999 2026 2008 2017 2000 1999 2016 2012 2015 250 500 750 1000
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. VEGF enhances angiogenesis and promotes blood-brain barrier leakage in the ischemic brain
    2000 1.1k citations Li Zhang, Michael Chopp et al. profile →
  2. TheHukouSystem and Rural-Urban Migration in China: Processes and Changes
    1999 944 citations Li Zhang et al. profile →
  3. Pancreatic stellate cells support tumour metabolism through autophagic alanine secretion
    2016 813 citations Li Zhang et al. profile →
  4. Hepatogastroenterology
    2012 582 citations Li Zhang et al. profile →
  5. The lncRNA H19 promotes epithelial to mesenchymal transition by functioning as miRNA sponges in colorectal cancer
    2015 498 citations Li Zhang et al. profile →
  6. Tumor-infiltrating B cells: their role and application in anti-tumor immunity in lung cancer
    2018 361 citations Dalam Ly, Li Zhang et al. profile →
  7. Relationship Between the ABO Blood Group and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Susceptibility
    2020 355 citations Jiao Zhao, Yan Yang et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
  8. Five-Year Outcomes With Pembrolizumab Versus Chemotherapy as First-Line Therapy in Patients With Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Programmed Death Ligand-1 Tumor Proportion Score ≥ 1% in the KEYNOTE-042 Study
    2022 151 citations Li Zhang et al. profile →
  9. A randomized, controlled clinical trial comparing remimazolam to propofol when combined with alfentanil for sedation during ERCP procedures
    2023 55 citations Li Zhang et al. profile →
  10. ALKBH5-mediated m6A modification of IL-11 drives macrophage-to-myofibroblast transition and pathological cardiac fibrosis in mice
    2024 50 citations Li Zhang et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Li Zhang 12.9k 7.6k 7.1k 6.0k 5.1k 1.9k 39.8k
Yi Zhang 16.5k 1.3× 13.9k 1.8× 12.8k 1.8× 6.9k 1.2× 5.7k 1.1× 1.3k 57.3k
J. Jack Lee 17.2k 1.3× 14.9k 2.0× 3.2k 0.5× 7.5k 1.3× 11.4k 2.2× 1.1k 50.3k
Donna Neuberg 14.4k 1.1× 14.0k 1.9× 9.5k 1.3× 4.4k 0.7× 4.1k 0.8× 719 46.3k
Bryan Williams 17.9k 1.4× 6.9k 0.9× 14.8k 2.1× 3.9k 0.7× 3.9k 0.8× 906 61.1k
James R. Wright 13.4k 1.0× 8.1k 1.1× 3.3k 0.5× 3.9k 0.6× 11.2k 2.2× 1.0k 39.1k
Kari Hemminki 12.3k 1.0× 10.1k 1.3× 2.2k 0.3× 9.0k 1.5× 4.3k 0.9× 1.0k 35.2k
Richard Simon 8.4k 0.7× 8.7k 1.1× 2.3k 0.3× 5.2k 0.9× 6.6k 1.3× 352 35.9k
H. Clifford Lane 14.5k 1.1× 3.7k 0.5× 10.5k 1.5× 3.8k 0.6× 2.2k 0.4× 309 42.5k
Lee M. Ellis 17.6k 1.4× 16.7k 2.2× 2.4k 0.3× 9.6k 1.6× 6.5k 1.3× 361 38.8k
Seth M. Steinberg 15.6k 1.2× 29.1k 3.8× 12.8k 1.8× 7.9k 1.3× 13.6k 2.7× 864 58.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Li Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Li Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Li Zhang 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 Zhang. Li Zhang 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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Jiang, Xiaowen, Lei Peng, Li Zhang, et al.. (2023). Gastric microbiota and its role in gastric carcinogenesis. 1(1). 2–14. 3 indexed citations
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Chan, Kai Siang, Zhiwen Joseph Lo, Qiantai Hong, et al.. (2020). Early Experience of the Use of Cyanoacrylate Glue in Superficial Venous Disease in an Asian Population: A Pilot Study. 6(2). 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jiao, Yan Yang, Han-Ping Huang, et al.. (2020). Relationship Between the ABO Blood Group and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Susceptibility. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 73(2). 328–331. 355 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Fei, Zhirong Zou, Yi Gong, et al.. (2017). Correlation between serum S100β protein levels and cognitive dysfunction in patients with cerebral small vessel disease: a case–control study. Bioscience Reports. 37(2). 26 indexed citations
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Lee, Jong Bok, Mark D. Minden, Weihsu C. Chen, et al.. (2017). Allogeneic Human Double Negative T Cells as a Novel Immunotherapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Its Underlying Mechanisms. Clinical Cancer Research. 24(2). 370–382. 80 indexed citations
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Li, Dong, Shangying Hu, Qian Zhang, et al.. (2017). Risk Prediction of Cervical Cancer and Precancers by Type-Specific Human Papillomavirus: Evidence from a Population-Based Cohort Study in China. Cancer Prevention Research. 10(12). 745–751. 18 indexed citations
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Ly, Dalam, Chang‐Qi Zhu, Michael Cabanero, Ming‐Sound Tsao, & Li Zhang. (2017). Role for High-Affinity IgE Receptor in Prognosis of Lung Adenocarcinoma Patients. Cancer Immunology Research. 5(9). 821–829. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Yongquan, Jianghua Wang, Li Zhang, et al.. (2017). RGS12 Is a Novel Tumor-Suppressor Gene in African American Prostate Cancer That Represses AKT and MNX1 Expression. Cancer Research. 77(16). 4247–4257. 28 indexed citations
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Eichten, Alexandra, Alexander P. Adler, Li Zhang, et al.. (2016). Resistance to Anti-VEGF Therapy Mediated by Autocrine IL6/STAT3 Signaling and Overcome by IL6 Blockade. Cancer Research. 76(8). 2327–2339. 47 indexed citations
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Wei, Xiao X., Serena S. Kwek, Jera Lewis, et al.. (2016). Systemic GM-CSF Recruits Effector T Cells into the Tumor Microenvironment in Localized Prostate Cancer. Cancer Immunology Research. 4(11). 948–958. 30 indexed citations
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Kwek, Serena S., Jera Lewis, Li Zhang, et al.. (2015). Preexisting Levels of CD4 T Cells Expressing PD-1 Are Related to Overall Survival in Prostate Cancer Patients Treated with Ipilimumab. Cancer Immunology Research. 3(9). 1008–1016. 50 indexed citations
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Zhang, Li, Carla Castanaro, Jeanette Fairhurst, et al.. (2014). ERBB3/HER2 Signaling Promotes Resistance to EGFR Blockade in Head and Neck and Colorectal Cancer Models. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 13(5). 1345–1355. 42 indexed citations
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Kim, Won, Li Zhang, John H. Wilton, et al.. (2014). Sequential Use of the Androgen Synthesis Inhibitors Ketoconazole and Abiraterone Acetate in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer and the Predictive Value of Circulating Androgens. Clinical Cancer Research. 20(24). 6269–6276. 31 indexed citations
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Saintigny, Pierre, Shaohua Peng, Li Zhang, et al.. (2012). Global Evaluation of Eph Receptors and Ephrins in Lung Adenocarcinomas Identifies EphA4 as an Inhibitor of Cell Migration and Invasion. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 11(9). 2021–2032. 48 indexed citations
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Ashida, Shingo, Mohammed S. Orloff, Gürkan Bebek, et al.. (2012). Integrated Analysis Reveals Critical Genomic Regions in Prostate Tumor Microenvironment Associated with Clinicopathologic Phenotypes. Clinical Cancer Research. 18(6). 1578–1587. 34 indexed citations
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Saintigny, Pierre, Li Zhang, You-Hong Fan, et al.. (2011). Gene Expression Profiling Predicts the Development of Oral Cancer. Cancer Prevention Research. 4(2). 218–229. 109 indexed citations
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Shen, Li, Hongqi Xin, Yi Li, et al.. (2011). Endogenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator Mediates Bone Marrow Stromal Cell-Induced Neurite Remodeling After Stroke in Mice. Stroke. 42(2). 459–464. 43 indexed citations
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Zhang, Li, J. Jack Lee, Hongli Tang, et al.. (2008). Impact of Smoking Cessation on Global Gene Expression in the Bronchial Epithelium of Chronic Smokers. Cancer Prevention Research. 1(2). 112–118. 57 indexed citations
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Schaue, Dörthe, Begonya Comin-Anduix, Antoni Ribas, et al.. (2008). T-Cell Responses to Survivin in Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy. Clinical Cancer Research. 14(15). 4883–4890. 115 indexed citations
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Nigro, Janice, Anjan Misra, Li Zhang, et al.. (2005). Integrated Array-Comparative Genomic Hybridization and Expression Array Profiles Identify Clinically Relevant Molecular Subtypes of Glioblastoma. Cancer Research. 65(5). 1678–1686. 261 indexed citations

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