Lili Feng

6.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
67 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Lili Feng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nephrology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lili Feng has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Nephrology and 10 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Lili Feng's work include Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid (5 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (4 papers) and Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (4 papers). Lili Feng is often cited by papers focused on Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid (5 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (4 papers) and Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (4 papers). Lili Feng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Lili Feng's co-authors include Richard J. Johnson, Takahiko Nakagawa, Duk‐Hee Kang, Susumu Watanabe, Marilda Mazzali, Lin Han, Luan D. Truong, Jiahuai Han, Richard J. Ulevitch and Yong Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Circulation and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Lili Feng

64 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

A Role for Uric Acid in the Progression of Renal Disease

2002 1.1k citations Duk‐Hee Kang, Takahiko Nakagawa et al. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology profile →
Hyperuricemia induces a primary renal arteriolopathy in rats by a blood pressure-independent mechanism

2002 649 citations Marilda Mazzali, John Kanellis et al. profile →
T-Cell Accumulation and Regulated on Activation, Normal T Cell Expressed and Secreted Upregulation in Adipose Tissue in Obesity

2007 545 citations Lili Feng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lili Feng China	25	2.1k	2.0k	1.1k	896	787	67	5.2k
Fuyou Liu China	40	2.3k 1.1×	2.6k 1.3×	651 0.6×	873 1.0×	693 0.9×	206	6.2k
Wilfred Lieberthal United States	41	1.7k 0.8×	2.4k 1.2×	871 0.8×	592 0.7×	909 1.2×	79	5.9k
Chengyuan Tang China	39	1.8k 0.8×	2.9k 1.4×	925 0.8×	1.5k 1.7×	507 0.6×	100	6.1k
Shougang Zhuang United States	53	2.4k 1.1×	4.8k 2.3×	857 0.8×	831 0.9×	960 1.2×	213	9.0k
Takaharu Ichimura United States	32	2.6k 1.2×	2.0k 1.0×	584 0.5×	480 0.5×	1.1k 1.4×	62	6.1k
Hunjoo Ha South Korea	49	2.0k 0.9×	2.8k 1.4×	519 0.5×	801 0.9×	1.2k 1.5×	167	7.8k
Mary E. Choi United States	41	1.2k 0.6×	2.9k 1.4×	399 0.4×	1.3k 1.4×	470 0.6×	73	5.6k
Niansong Wang China	38	1.6k 0.7×	1.9k 0.9×	389 0.4×	514 0.6×	583 0.7×	193	4.6k
Nimesh S. A. Patel United Kingdom	41	901 0.4×	1.5k 0.7×	541 0.5×	440 0.5×	604 0.8×	84	4.6k
Yoshitsugu Takabatake Japan	33	1.3k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	541 0.5×	1.5k 1.7×	433 0.6×	71	4.1k

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Zhang, Hao, Peng Wang, Long Li, et al.. (2025). Ferrostatin-1 mitigates acute lung injury by reducing ferroptosis levels in gas explosions. Tissue and Cell. 94. 102773–102773.

Li, Jialin, et al.. (2025). Magnesium-based nanomaterials for cancer therapy: Unraveling mechanisms and current developments. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 547. 217119–217119.

Zou, Xuan, Yi Ouyang, Yu Wu, et al.. (2024). AI-Driven Diagnostic Assistance in Medical Inquiry: Reinforcement Learning Algorithm Development and Validation. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 26. e54616–e54616. 9 indexed citations

Lu, Ya-Ping, Ya-Ping Lu, Xiang Chen, et al.. (2023). Endothelial TFEB signaling-mediated autophagic disturbance initiates microglial activation and cognitive dysfunction. Autophagy. 19(6). 1803–1820. 18 indexed citations

Feng, Lili, et al.. (2023). Resistance exercise alleviates the prefrontal lobe injury and dysfunction by activating SESN2/AMPK/PGC-1α signaling pathway and inhibiting oxidative stress and inflammation in mice with myocardial infarction. Experimental Neurology. 370. 114559–114559. 14 indexed citations

Feng, Lili, Yanfen Cui, Zhenhui Li, et al.. (2023). An MRI-based scoring system for pretreatment risk stratification in locally advanced rectal cancer. British Journal of Cancer. 129(7). 1095–1104. 9 indexed citations

Horimoto, Katsuhisa, Tadamasa Sasaki, Kazuhiko Fukui, et al.. (2023). Phosphorylated protein chip combined with artificial intelligence tools for precise drug screening. Journal of Biomedical Research. 38(3). 195–195. 1 indexed citations

Feng, Lili, et al.. (2022). Multilevel regulation of N6-methyladenosine RNA modifications: Implications in tumorigenesis and therapeutic opportunities. Genes & Diseases. 10(5). 1969–1981. 3 indexed citations

Feng, Lili, et al.. (2019). Novel mutations and the ophthalmologic characters in Chinese patients with Wolfram Syndrome. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 14(1). 190–190. 6 indexed citations

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Sun, Yaning, Jifei Yang, Suzhen Yang, et al.. (2018). Development of an immunochromatographic lateral flow strip for the simultaneous detection of aminoglycoside residues in milk. RSC Advances. 8(17). 9580–9586. 29 indexed citations

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Chen, Tao, et al.. (2017). Enhancement of 5-aminolevulinic acid production by metabolic engineering of the glycine biosynthesis pathway in Corynebacterium glutamicum. Biotechnology Letters. 39(9). 1369–1374. 16 indexed citations

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Liu, Hailiang, Rui Xu, Lili Feng, et al.. (2012). A Novel Chromone Derivative with Anti-Inflammatory Property via Inhibition of ROS-Dependent Activation of TRAF6-ASK1-p38 Pathway. PLoS ONE. 7(8). e37168–e37168. 40 indexed citations

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Feng, Lili, Xuefeng Wu, Hailiang Liu, et al.. (2012). Vaticaffinol, a resveratrol tetramer, exerts more preferable immunosuppressive activity than its precursor in vitro and in vivo through multiple aspects against activated T lymphocytes. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 267(2). 167–173. 8 indexed citations

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Kang, Duk‐Hee, Lin Han, Xiaosen Ouyang, et al.. (2005). Uric Acid Causes Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation by Entering Cells via a Functional Urate Transporter. American Journal of Nephrology. 25(5). 425–433. 189 indexed citations

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Long, David A., Mohammad Newaz, Sharma Prabhakar, et al.. (2005). Loss of nitric oxide and endothelial-derived hyperpolarizing factor-mediated responses in aging. Kidney International. 68(5). 2154–2163. 51 indexed citations

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Kang, Duk‐Hee, Takahiko Nakagawa, Lili Feng, et al.. (2002). A Role for Uric Acid in the Progression of Renal Disease. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 13(12). 2888–2897. 1075 indexed citations breakdown →

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Feng, Lili, et al.. (1998). Regulated expression of matrix metalloproteinases and TIMP in nephrogenesis. Developmental Dynamics. 213(1). 121–129. 39 indexed citations

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Jiang, Yong, Hermann Gram, Ming Zhao, et al.. (1997). Characterization of the Structure and Function of the Fourth Member of p38 Group Mitogen-activated Protein Kinases, p38δ. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(48). 30122–30128. 412 indexed citations

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Salafranca, Mina N., et al.. (1996). Identification of Two Rat Genes Orthologous to the Human Interleukin-8 Receptors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(51). 32770–32776. 65 indexed citations

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Ye, Richard D., Vladimir V. Kravchenko, Zhixing K. Pan, & Lili Feng. (1996). Stimulation of NF-κB Activation and Gene Expression by Platelet-Activating Factor. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 416. 143–151. 13 indexed citations

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