Limin Zheng

18.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
246 papers, 14.6k citations indexed

About

Limin Zheng is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Limin Zheng has authored 246 papers receiving a total of 14.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Immunology, 72 papers in Molecular Biology and 56 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Limin Zheng's work include Immune cells in cancer (50 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (36 papers) and Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (35 papers). Limin Zheng is often cited by papers focused on Immune cells in cancer (50 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (36 papers) and Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (35 papers). Limin Zheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Sweden. Limin Zheng's co-authors include Dennis R. Dean, Dong‐Ming Kuang, Jing Xu, Valerie L. Cash, Yan Wu, Qiyi Zhao, Peng Chen, Robert H. White, Olle Stendahl and Shi‐Mei Zhuang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Limin Zheng

237 papers receiving 14.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Activated monocytes in peritumoral stroma of hepatocellular carcinoma foster immune privilege and disease progression through PD-L1

2009 718 citations Dong‐Ming Kuang, Qiyi Zhao et al. profile →
Identification of miRNomes in Human Liver and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Reveals miR-199a/b-3p as Therapeutic Target for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

2011 600 citations Shi‐Mei Zhuang, Limin Zheng et al. profile →
Assembly of Iron-Sulfur Clusters

1998 539 citations Limin Zheng et al. profile →
Cysteine desulfurase activity indicates a role for NIFS in metallocluster biosynthesis.

1993 471 citations Limin Zheng et al. profile →
Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic target of NETosis in diseases

2022 131 citations Limin Zheng et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Limin Zheng China	65	5.7k	5.3k	4.1k	2.5k	1.3k	246	14.6k
Douglas M. Noonan Italy	66	3.0k 0.5×	6.0k 1.1×	3.3k 0.8×	2.1k 0.9×	284 0.2×	245	13.7k
Zhirong Zhang China	75	2.2k 0.4×	8.2k 1.5×	1.8k 0.4×	1.3k 0.5×	144 0.1×	525	19.1k
Hongyang Wang China	79	3.6k 0.6×	12.2k 2.3×	4.6k 1.1×	6.6k 2.7×	86 0.1×	486	22.0k
Joe B. Harford United States	57	1.5k 0.3×	7.8k 1.5×	2.2k 0.5×	859 0.3×	149 0.1×	134	14.0k
Bernd Dörken Germany	81	5.0k 0.9×	8.6k 1.6×	8.6k 2.1×	3.1k 1.3×	61 0.0×	412	22.0k
Eli Pikarsky Israel	54	3.6k 0.6×	8.8k 1.7×	5.0k 1.2×	4.8k 1.9×	64 0.1×	135	18.1k
Toru Beppu Japan	55	746 0.1×	6.4k 1.2×	3.0k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	95 0.1×	418	12.6k
Jerry Kaplan United States	81	1.4k 0.2×	8.2k 1.5×	806 0.2×	655 0.3×	694 0.5×	202	22.6k
Xianjun Yu China	70	4.0k 0.7×	9.9k 1.9×	9.1k 2.2×	6.5k 2.6×	91 0.1×	544	21.6k
Sheng Yao China	42	2.6k 0.5×	1.9k 0.4×	3.1k 0.7×	528 0.2×	266 0.2×	204	6.8k

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Weng, Yulan, et al.. (2025). Spatial Organization of Macrophages in CTL-Rich Hepatocellular Carcinoma Influences CTL Antitumor Activity. Cancer Immunology Research. 13(3). 310–322. 3 indexed citations

Peng, Kangqiang, Xiao Zhang, Hong-Wei Sun, et al.. (2024). Myeloid response evaluated by noninvasive CT imaging predicts post-surgical survival and immune checkpoint therapy benefits in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1493735–1493735. 3 indexed citations

Luo, Yuwei, et al.. (2024). HIF1α Counteracts TGFβ1-Driven TSP1 Expression in Endothelial Cells to Stimulate Angiogenesis in the Hypoxic Tumor Microenvironment. Cancer Research. 85(1). 69–83. 5 indexed citations

Wu, Yuanzhong, Liwen Zhou, Yijun Zhang, et al.. (2023). Disrupting the phase separation of KAT8–IRF1 diminishes PD-L1 expression and promotes antitumor immunity. Nature Cancer. 4(3). 382–400. 74 indexed citations

Wang, Yongchun, Rui Xing, Xing-Juan Yu, et al.. (2023). Cholesterol Efflux Drives the Generation of Immunosuppressive Macrophages to Promote the Progression of Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cancer Immunology Research. 11(10). 1400–1413. 19 indexed citations

Peng, Jing, Xiaobin Shi, Gang Xie, et al.. (2023). Zinc finger protein 330 regulates Ramie mosaic virus infection in the whitefly Bemisia tabaciMED. Pest Management Science. 79(5). 1750–1759. 2 indexed citations

Li, Liping, et al.. (2022). Orbital angular momentum induced bistability in a quantum system. Laser Physics Letters. 19(3). 35203–35203. 2 indexed citations

Zeng, Meng, Limin Zheng, Xiao‐Ying Huang, Xu Cheng, & Huixiang Zeng. (2022). Does vertical supervision promote regional green transformation? Evidence from Central Environmental Protection Inspection. Journal of Environmental Management. 326(Pt A). 116681–116681. 66 indexed citations

Sun, Hong-Wei, Jing Chen, Wenchao Wu, et al.. (2020). Retinoic Acid Synthesis Deficiency Fosters the Generation of Polymorphonuclear Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Immunology Research. 9(1). 20–33. 20 indexed citations

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Wu, Chong, Jie Lin, Yulan Weng, et al.. (2020). Myeloid signature reveals immune contexture and predicts the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 130(9). 4679–4693. 51 indexed citations

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Wu, Wenchao, Hong-Wei Sun, Jing Chen, et al.. (2019). Immunosuppressive Immature Myeloid Cell Generation Is Controlled by Glutamine Metabolism in Human Cancer. Cancer Immunology Research. 7(10). 1605–1618. 49 indexed citations

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Wu, Chong, Mingyu Liu, Jie Lin, et al.. (2018). Spleen mediates a distinct hematopoietic progenitor response supporting tumor-promoting myelopoiesis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 128(8). 3425–3438. 122 indexed citations

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Wang, Ke, et al.. (2017). Preoperative flurbiprofen axetil administration for acute postoperative pain: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Anesthesia. 31(6). 852–860. 19 indexed citations

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Xu, Jing, Jing Liang, Ya-Ming Meng, et al.. (2017). Vascular CXCR4 Expression Promotes Vessel Sprouting and Sensitivity to Sorafenib Treatment in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 23(15). 4482–4492. 42 indexed citations

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Chen, Minmin, Christos Xiao, Xiang‐Ming Lao, et al.. (2016). Polarization of Tissue-Resident TFH-Like Cells in Human Hepatoma Bridges Innate Monocyte Inflammation and M2b Macrophage Polarization. Cancer Discovery. 6(10). 1182–1195. 64 indexed citations

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Xiao, Christos, Xiang‐Ming Lao, Minmin Chen, et al.. (2016). PD-1hi Identifies a Novel Regulatory B-cell Population in Human Hepatoma That Promotes Disease Progression. Cancer Discovery. 6(5). 546–559. 268 indexed citations

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Kuang, Dong‐Ming, Christos Xiao, Qiyi Zhao, et al.. (2014). B7-H1–expressing antigen-presenting cells mediate polarization of protumorigenic Th22 subsets. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 124(10). 4657–4667. 68 indexed citations

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Wu, Yan, Dong‐Ming Kuang, Weidong Pan, et al.. (2012). Monocyte/macrophage-elicited natural killer cell dysfunction in hepatocellular carcinoma is mediated by CD48/2B4 interactions. Hepatology. 57(3). 1107–1116. 216 indexed citations

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Persson, Alexander, Robert Blomgran, Sayma Rahman, Limin Zheng, & Olle Stendahl. (2007). Mycobacterium tuberculosis-induced apoptotic neutrophils trigger a pro-inflammatory response in macrophages through release of heat shock protein 72, acting in synergy with the bacteria. Microbes and Infection. 10(3). 233–240. 60 indexed citations

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Wu, Jiangxue, Xia Xiao, Gang Xue, et al.. (2006). Minicircle-IFNγ Induces Antiproliferative and Antitumoral Effects in Human Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 12(15). 4702–4713. 33 indexed citations

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