Ligen Lin

8.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
177 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Ligen Lin is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ligen Lin has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Molecular Biology, 35 papers in Plant Science and 32 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Ligen Lin's work include Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (40 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (27 papers) and Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (20 papers). Ligen Lin is often cited by papers focused on Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (40 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (27 papers) and Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (20 papers). Ligen Lin collaborates with scholars based in Macao, China and United States. Ligen Lin's co-authors include Qingwen Zhang, Wen‐Cai Ye, Yitao Wang, Jingxin Liu, Yang Ye, Tian Zhang, Qiang Tong, Zheling Feng, Qianyu Liu and Yuxiang Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ligen Lin

172 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Techniques for extraction and isolation of natural products: a comprehensive review

2018 1.4k citations Qingwen Zhang, Ligen Lin et al. Chinese Medicine profile →
A Mechanistic Overview of Triptolide and Celastrol, Natural Products from Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F

2018 256 citations Shaoru Chen, Yan Dai et al. Frontiers in Pharmacology profile →
A small molecule HIF-1α stabilizer that accelerates diabetic wound healing

2021 186 citations Ligen Lin et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Naturally Occurring and Artificial Nonnutritive Sweeteners: Potential Impacts on Metabolic Diseases 2025 ·eFood ·Yuzhuo Wang, Ligen Lin	3
2	4-Vinylguaiacol in Citri Reticulatae ‘Chachiensis’ Pericarpium Volatile Oil: A Microbial-Mediated Aging Marker Enhances Glucose Metabolism 2025 ·Foods ·Hao Zheng, Zhicheng Su, Shu-Ting Huang, Dongli Li, (unknown), Jucai Xu, Rihui Wu, Ligen Lin, Li‐She Gan	0
3	Fighting cancer by triggering non-canonical mitochondrial permeability transition-driven necrosis through reactive oxygen species induction 2023 ·Free Radical Biology and Medicine ·(unknown), Bingling Zhong, Ying Hou, (unknown), Baojian Guo, Ligen Lin, Yinning Zhou, Xiuping Chen	15
4	Limonoids from the roots of Melia azedarach and their anti-inflammatory activity 2023 ·Phytochemistry ·Min Song, Huijuan Luo, Ziwei Li, Ling Qiu, (unknown), Chengwei He, Xiao‐Qi Zhang, Wen‐Cai Ye, Ligen Lin, Qingwen Zhang	4
5	Comparison of Ophiopogon japonicus and Liriope spicata var. prolifera from Different Origins Based on Multi-Component Quantification and Anticancer Activity 2023 ·Molecules ·Minhui Chen, (unknown), Sijia Gao, Xin Chen, (unknown), Jin‐Jian Lu, Ligen Lin, Yitao Wang, (unknown), (unknown)	7
6	Proteome-wide Identification of Off-Targets of a Potent EGFR^L858R/T790M Mutant Inhibitor 2022 ·ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Peng Lyu, (unknown), (unknown), Jun Hu, (unknown), Zhang Zhang, Minhao Huang, Zhimin Zhang, Ke Ding, Piliang Hao, Ligen Lin, Zhengqiu Li	4
7	Mechanistic Investigation of GHS-R Mediated Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion in Pancreatic Islets 2022 ·Biomolecules ·Geetali Pradhan, Jong Han Lee, Chia‐Shan Wu, Hongying Wang, Ligen Lin, Taraka Donti, Brett H. Graham, Arun S. Rajan, Ashok Balasubramanyam, Susan L. Samson, Shaodong Guo, Yuxiang Sun	4
8	Triterpenoids from the fruits of Melia azedarach L. and their cytotoxic activities 2022 ·Phytochemistry ·Min Song, Ging Chan, Ligen Lin, Derong Li, Kehan Zhang, Xiao‐Qi Zhang, Wen‐Cai Ye, Na Li, Qingwen Zhang	6
9	Canthin-6-one (CO) from Picrasma quassioides (D.Don) Benn. ameliorates lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced astrocyte activation and associated brain endothelial disruption 2022 ·Phytomedicine ·(unknown), (unknown), Ligen Lin, Maggie Pui Man Hoi	17
10	Ainsliadimer C, a disesquiterpenoid isolated from Ainsliaea macrocephala, ameliorates inflammatory responses in adipose tissue via Sirtuin 1-NLRP3 inflammasome axis 2021 ·Acta Pharmacologica Sinica ·Cheng Chen, (unknown), Jianzhong Zhu, Jiali Chen, Zheling Feng, Tian Zhang, Yang Ye, Ligen Lin	22
11	Quantitative Proteomics Reveals Cellular Off-Targets of a DDR1 Inhibitor 2020 ·ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·(unknown), Zhang Zhang, Ligen Lin, Hongyan Sun, Lorenzo V. White, Ke Ding, Zhengqiu Li	10
12	Affinity-Based Protein Profiling Reveals Cellular Targets of Photoreactive Anticancer Inhibitors 2019 ·ACS Chemical Biology ·Nan Ma, Zhimin Zhang, Jun‐Seok Lee, Ke Cheng, Ligen Lin, Dongmei Zhang, Piliang Hao, Ke Ding, Wen‐Cai Ye, Zhengqiu Li	26
13	Coptidis rhizoma and its main bioactive components: recent advances in chemical investigation, quality evaluation and pharmacological activity 2018 ·Chinese Medicine ·Fancheng Meng, (unknown), Zhi‐Qi Yin, Ligen Lin, Ruibing Wang, Qingwen Zhang	183
14	Nagilactone E suppresses TGF-β1-induced epithelial–mesenchymal transition, migration and invasion in non-small cell lung cancer cells 2018 ·Phytomedicine ·Lele Zhang, Xiaoming Jiang, Mu‐Yang Huang, Zheling Feng, Xiuping Chen, Yitao Wang, Hua Li, Ao Li, Ligen Lin, Jin‐Jian Lu	18
15	A Mechanistic Overview of Triptolide and Celastrol, Natural Products from Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F breakdown → 2018 ·Frontiers in Pharmacology ·Shaoru Chen, Yan Dai, J. Zhao, Ligen Lin, Yitao Wang, Ying Wang	256
16	Ophiopogon japonicus—A phytochemical, ethnomedicinal and pharmacological review 2016 ·Journal of Ethnopharmacology ·Minhui Chen, Xiaojia Chen, Mei Wang, Ligen Lin, Yitao Wang	153
17	New cycloartane triterpene glycosides from Thalictrum ramosum 2015 ·Phytochemistry Letters ·Fancheng Meng, (unknown), Xiaojun Huang, Wenjing Wang, Ligen Lin, Xiantao Zhang, (unknown), Qingwen Zhang	12
18	Ghrelin receptor regulates HFCS-induced adipose inflammation and insulin resistance 2013 ·Nutrition and Diabetes ·Xiaojun Ma, Ligen Lin, Jing Yue, Geetali Pradhan, Guijun Qin, Laurie J. Minze, Huaizhu Wu, David Sheikh‐Hamad, C. Wayne Smith, Yuxiang Sun	33
19	Thermogenic Characterization of Ghrelin Receptor Null Mice 2012 ·Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Ligen Lin, Yuxiang Sun	7
20	Ablation of ghrelin receptor reduces adiposity and improves insulin sensitivity during aging by regulating fat metabolism in white and brown adipose tissues 2011 ·Aging Cell ·Ligen Lin, Pradip Saha, Xiaojun Ma, (unknown), Longjiang Shao, Benny Hung‐Junn Chang, Eric D. Buras, Qiang Tong, Lawrence Chan, Owen P. McGuinness, Yuxiang Sun	156

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