Lianfa Shi

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
18 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Lianfa Shi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lianfa Shi has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Oncology and 3 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Lianfa Shi's work include Cell death mechanisms and regulation (14 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (5 papers) and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (4 papers). Lianfa Shi is often cited by papers focused on Cell death mechanisms and regulation (14 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (5 papers) and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (4 papers). Lianfa Shi collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Japan. Lianfa Shi's co-authors include Arnold H. Greenberg, E. Morton Bradbury, Walter K. Nishioka, John P.H. Th'ng, David W. Litchfield, Judy Lieberman, Christine Vande Velde, D. Dubik, Chen Gao and Jeannick Cizeau and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Lianfa Shi

18 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Inhibition of ICE Family Proteases by Baculovirus Antiapo... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1995 1994 100 200 300 400 500
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. Inhibition of ICE Family Proteases by Baculovirus Antiapoptotic Protein p35
    1995 555 citations Nancy J. Bump, Maria Hackett et al. Science profile →
  2. Premature p34 cdc2 Activation Required for Apoptosis
    1994 513 citations Lianfa Shi, Walter K. Nishioka et al. Science profile →

Peers

Lianfa Shi
Vladimir V. Kravchenko United States
J Tschopp Switzerland
Krishnaraj Rajalingam Germany
Melanie R. Mark United States
You‐Me Kim South Korea
Kenneth C. Malcolm United States
H.‐D. Flad Germany
James D. Watson United States
Steven P. Fling United States
Fujiro Sendo Japan
Vladimir V. Kravchenko United States
Lianfa Shi
Citations per year, relative to Lianfa Shi Lianfa Shi (= 1×) peers Vladimir V. Kravchenko

Countries citing papers authored by Lianfa Shi

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lianfa Shi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Lianfa Shi. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Lianfa Shi. The network helps show where Lianfa Shi may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lianfa Shi

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

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Metkar, Sunil S., Cheikh Menaa, Julián Pardo, et al.. (2008). Human and Mouse Granzyme A Induce a Proinflammatory Cytokine Response. Immunity. 29(5). 720–733. 250 indexed citations
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Zhu, Pengcheng, Dong Zhang, Dipanjan Chowdhury, et al.. (2006). Granzyme A, which causes single‐stranded DNA damage, targets the double‐strand break repair protein Ku70. EMBO Reports. 7(4). 431–437. 50 indexed citations
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Shi, Lianfa, et al.. (2005). Granzyme B Binds to Target Cells Mostly by Charge and Must Be Added at the Same Time as Perforin to Trigger Apoptosis. The Journal of Immunology. 174(9). 5456–5461. 66 indexed citations
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Keefe, Dennis, Lianfa Shi, Stefan Feske, et al.. (2005). Perforin Triggers a Plasma Membrane-Repair Response that Facilitates CTL Induction of Apoptosis. Immunity. 23(3). 249–262. 241 indexed citations
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Alimonti, Judie B., et al.. (2001). Granzyme B Induces BID-mediated Cytochrome c Release and Mitochondrial Permeability Transition. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(10). 6974–6982. 129 indexed citations
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Alimonti, Judie B., et al.. (2001). GRANZYME B INDUCES BID-MEDIATED CYTOCHROME C RELEASE AND MITOCHONDRIAL PERMEABILITY TRANSITION. The Scientific World JOURNAL. 1(S3). 49–49. 3 indexed citations
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Alimonti, Judie B., et al.. (2001). Granzyme B Induces Bid-Mediated Cytochrome C Release and Mitochondrial Permeability Transition. The Scientific World JOURNAL. 1. 49–49. 1 indexed citations
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Shi, Lianfa, Xiaohe Yang, Christopher J. Froelich, & Arnold H. Greenberg. (2000). Purification and Use of Granzyme B. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 322. 125–143. 13 indexed citations
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Gao, Chen, Jeannick Cizeau, Christine Vande Velde, et al.. (1999). Nix and Nip3 Form a Subfamily of Pro-apoptotic Mitochondrial Proteins. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(1). 7–10. 262 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Glen C., Lianfa Shi, Christine Vande Velde, Judy Lieberman, & Arnold H. Greenberg. (1999). Mitochondria-dependent and -independent Regulation of Granzyme B–induced Apoptosis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 189(1). 131–144. 164 indexed citations
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Fan, Tao, Hang Lu, He Hu, et al.. (1998). Inhibition of Apoptosis in Chlamydia-infected Cells: Blockade of Mitochondrial Cytochrome c Release and Caspase Activation. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 187(4). 487–496. 471 indexed citations
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Gao, Chen, Reena Ray, D. Dubik, et al.. (1997). The E1B 19K/Bcl-2–binding Protein Nip3 is a Dimeric Mitochondrial Protein that Activates Apoptosis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 186(12). 1975–1983. 280 indexed citations
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Shi, Lianfa, Sabine Mai, Sara J. Israels, et al.. (1997). Granzyme B (GraB) Autonomously Crosses the Cell Membrane and Perforin Initiates Apoptosis and GraB Nuclear Localization. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 185(5). 855–866. 188 indexed citations
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Li, Honglin, Louise Bergeron, Mark S. Pasternack, et al.. (1997). Activation of Caspase-2 in Apoptosis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(34). 21010–21017. 152 indexed citations
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Wang, Suyue, Masayuki Miura, Yong‐Keun Jung, et al.. (1996). Identification and Characterization of Ich-3, a Member of the Interleukin-1β Converting Enzyme (ICE)/Ced-3 Family and an Upstream Regulator of ICE. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(34). 20580–20587. 208 indexed citations
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Bump, Nancy J., Maria Hackett, Margaret Hugunin, et al.. (1995). Inhibition of ICE Family Proteases by Baculovirus Antiapoptotic Protein p35. Science. 269(5232). 1885–1888. 555 indexed citations breakdown →
17.
Shi, Lianfa, Walter K. Nishioka, John P.H. Th'ng, et al.. (1994). Premature p34 cdc2 Activation Required for Apoptosis. Science. 263(5150). 1143–1145. 513 indexed citations breakdown →
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Helgason, Cheryl D., Lianfa Shi, Yufang Shi, et al.. (1993). DNA Fragmentation Induced by Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes Can Result in Target Cell Death. Experimental Cell Research. 206(2). 302–310. 25 indexed citations

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