Lihua Liu

21.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
291 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

About

Lihua Liu is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Lihua Liu has authored 291 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Oncology, 51 papers in Molecular Biology and 41 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Lihua Liu's work include Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (37 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (15 papers) and Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (11 papers). Lihua Liu is often cited by papers focused on Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (37 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (15 papers) and Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (11 papers). Lihua Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Lihua Liu's co-authors include Douglas T. Carrell, Dennis Deapen, Wendy Cozen, Marc T. Goodman, Sean F. Altekruse, Brenda Y. Hernandez, Eric A. Engels, Charles F. Lynch, Nicolas Wentzensen and Steven J. Katz and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Lihua Liu

265 papers receiving 10.2k 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.

Human Papillomavirus and Rising Oropharyngeal Cancer Incidence in the United States

2011 2.7k citations Anil K. Chaturvedi, Eric A. Engels et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →
Ovarian cancer today and tomorrow: A global assessment by world region and Human Development Index using GLOBOCAN 2020

2022 156 citations Citadel J. Cabasag, Jacques Ferlay et al. International Journal of Cancer profile →
Trends in Incidence of Metastatic Prostate Cancer in the US

2022 133 citations Juanjuan Zhang, Lihua Liu et al. profile →
Germline Genetic Testing After Cancer Diagnosis

2023 66 citations Allison W. Kurian, Paul Abrahamse et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lihua Liu China	46	3.0k	2.1k	2.0k	1.7k	1.6k	291	10.4k
Anthony J. Alberg United States	49	2.6k 0.9×	820 0.4×	890 0.4×	1.8k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	186	9.2k
Susan Preston‐Martin United States	59	2.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	1.9k 1.1×	1.7k 1.0×	165	12.5k
Emanuela Taioli United States	57	2.5k 0.9×	980 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	3.1k 1.8×	979 0.6×	431	12.9k
Silvano Gallus Italy	60	2.1k 0.7×	638 0.3×	1.8k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	2.0k 1.3×	332	11.9k
Cristina Bosetti Italy	80	6.3k 2.1×	1.3k 0.6×	4.0k 2.0×	3.8k 2.2×	3.7k 2.3×	368	21.1k
Ellen T. Chang United States	53	3.6k 1.2×	604 0.3×	1.3k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	925 0.6×	217	10.5k
Andrew F. Olshan United States	60	2.5k 0.9×	339 0.2×	1.1k 0.5×	2.4k 1.4×	2.2k 1.4×	391	11.5k
Weimin Ye Sweden	66	3.3k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	6.1k 3.0×	2.9k 1.7×	1.5k 1.0×	437	17.0k
Donald F. Austin United States	43	2.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	885 0.4×	956 0.6×	1.4k 0.9×	92	7.0k
Dominique S. Michaud United States	57	3.7k 1.2×	507 0.2×	2.1k 1.1×	3.3k 1.9×	2.1k 1.3×	182	12.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Lihua Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lihua Liu

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Veenstra, Christine M., Paul Abrahamse, Ann S. Hamilton, et al.. (2025). Breast, Colorectal, and Pancreatic Cancer Mortality With Pathogenic Variants in ATM , CHEK2 , or PALB2. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 43(13). 1587–1596. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Xinmeng, et al.. (2024). Spinal cord neural stem cells derived from human embryonic stem cells promote synapse regeneration and remyelination in spinal cord injury model rats. European Journal of Neuroscience. 60(11). 6920–6934.

Huang, Lei, Jiaxin Wang, Xinyi Wang, et al.. (2024). Sulforaphane suppresses bladder cancer metastasis via blocking actin nucleation-mediated pseudopodia formation. Cancer Letters. 601. 217145–217145. 5 indexed citations

Liu, Lihua, Ann S. Hamilton, Amie E. Hwang, et al.. (2024). Prostate Cancer Disparities in Clinical Characteristics and Survival among Black and Latino Patients Considering Nativity: Findings from the California Cancer Registry. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 33(11). 1512–1522. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Kali, Ziwei Song, Jennifer L. Dodge, et al.. (2023). Association of nativity with survival among adults with hepatocellular carcinoma. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 115(7). 861–869. 6 indexed citations

Cabasag, Citadel J., Jacques Ferlay, Jérôme Vignat, et al.. (2022). Ovarian cancer today and tomorrow: A global assessment by world region and Human Development Index using GLOBOCAN 2020. International Journal of Cancer. 151(9). 1535–1541. 156 indexed citations breakdown →

Oh, Chan, Ho-Ryun Won, Woo Seok Kang, et al.. (2021). Head and Neck Cancer Cell Death due to Mitochondrial Damage Induced by Reactive Oxygen Species from Nonthermal Plasma‐Activated Media: Based on Transcriptomic Analysis. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2021(1). 9951712–9951712. 7 indexed citations

Hwang, Amie E., et al.. (2021). Poor-Prognosis Metastatic Cancers in Adolescents and Young Adults: Incidence Patterns, Trends, and Disparities. JNCI Cancer Spectrum. 5(3). 12 indexed citations

Yang, Yifei, Carol Y. Ochoa, Sue E. Kim, et al.. (2021). Asian Ethnic Subgroup Disparities in Delays of Surgical Treatment for Breast Cancer. JNCI Cancer Spectrum. 6(1). 9 indexed citations

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Jin, Yanli, Seung‐Nam Jung, Mi Ae Lim, et al.. (2021). Transcriptional Regulation of GDF15 by EGR1 Promotes Head and Neck Cancer Progression through a Positive Feedback Loop. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(20). 11151–11151. 15 indexed citations

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Song, Ziwei, et al.. (2021). A Population-Based Analysis of 30-Year Mortality among Five-Year Survivors of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer: The Roles of Primary Cancer, Subsequent Malignancy, and Other Health Conditions. Cancers. 13(16). 3956–3956. 13 indexed citations

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Zhou, Kali, Trevor A. Pickering, Myles Cockburn, et al.. (2020). Presentation, Management, and Outcomes Across the Rural-Urban Continuum for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. JNCI Cancer Spectrum. 5(1). 15 indexed citations

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Hamilton, Ann S., et al.. (2019). Emerging Cancer Survival Trends, Disparities, and Priorities in Adolescents and Young Adults: A California Cancer Registry-Based Study. JNCI Cancer Spectrum. 3(2). pkz031–pkz031. 66 indexed citations

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Singh, Gopal K., Mohammad Siahpush, Lihua Liu, & Michelle Allender. (2018). Racial/Ethnic, Nativity, and Sociodemographic Disparities in Maternal Hypertension in the United States, 2014-2015. International Journal of Hypertension. 2018. 1–14. 58 indexed citations

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Jung, Seung‐Nam, Lihua Liu, Jae Won Chang, et al.. (2018). LAMB3 mediates metastatic tumor behavior in papillary thyroid cancer by regulating c-MET/Akt signals. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 2718–2718. 36 indexed citations

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Lee, Eunjung, Lihua Liu, Juanjuan Zhang, et al.. (2016). Stomach Cancer Disparity among Korean Americans by Tumor Characteristics: Comparison with Non-Hispanic Whites, Japanese Americans, South Koreans, and Japanese. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 26(4). 587–596. 28 indexed citations

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Liu, Lihua, et al.. (2015). Novel Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis and Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy. 1(1). 5 indexed citations

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Chen, Jingyu, Huaxun Wu, Qingtong Wang, et al.. (2014). Ginsenoside Metabolite Compound K Alleviates Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis by Suppressing T Cell Activation. Inflammation. 37(5). 1608–1615. 46 indexed citations

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Liu, Jianlin, et al.. (2012). Preliminary report of carotid endarterectomy versus stenting treatment in patients with severe symptomatic carotid stenosis. Zhonghua shenjing waike zazhi. 28(4). 382–385. 1 indexed citations

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Chaturvedi, Anil K., Eric A. Engels, Ruth M. Pfeiffer, et al.. (2011). Human Papillomavirus and Rising Oropharyngeal Cancer Incidence in the United States. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 29(32). 4294–4301. 2692 indexed citations breakdown →

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