Liming Du

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Liming Du is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Liming Du has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Immunology and 8 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Liming Du's work include Mesenchymal stem cell research (8 papers), Immune cells in cancer (6 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (4 papers). Liming Du is often cited by papers focused on Mesenchymal stem cell research (8 papers), Immune cells in cancer (6 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (4 papers). Liming Du collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Italy. Liming Du's co-authors include Liangyu Lin, Yufang Shi, Ying Wang, Ping Wu, Zhongchang Wu, Keke Yi, Longbiao Guo, Jie Zhou, Yunrong Wu and Yin Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Liming Du

23 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Tumour-associated mesenchymal stem/stromal cells: emergin... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Tumour-associated mesenchymal stem/stromal cells: emerging therapeutic targets
    2016 373 citations Yufang Shi, Liming Du et al. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Liming Du China 16 695 462 370 368 327 23 1.7k
Brahmananda R. Chitteti United States 20 528 0.8× 323 0.7× 183 0.5× 208 0.6× 270 0.8× 37 1.3k
Virginia Egea Germany 17 636 0.9× 448 1.0× 57 0.2× 242 0.7× 120 0.4× 25 1.3k
Junhui Song South Korea 18 559 0.8× 327 0.7× 47 0.1× 631 1.7× 181 0.6× 58 1.7k
Giuliana Gregato Italy 15 552 0.8× 149 0.3× 142 0.4× 251 0.7× 88 0.3× 29 1.1k
Xing Shen China 16 1.2k 1.7× 124 0.3× 334 0.9× 276 0.8× 76 0.2× 43 1.7k
Inna Dumler Germany 28 915 1.3× 241 0.5× 46 0.1× 312 0.8× 284 0.9× 61 1.9k
Ji-Hyun Kim South Korea 12 845 1.2× 216 0.5× 49 0.1× 185 0.5× 135 0.4× 19 1.2k
Cristina Giacinti Italy 12 1.4k 2.0× 375 0.8× 49 0.1× 464 1.3× 107 0.3× 15 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Liming Du

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Fields of papers citing papers by Liming Du

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liming Du

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

All Works

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Zhang, Heng, Qingqing Li, Yue Shi, et al.. (2025). Magnetic sculpture-like tumor cell vaccines enable targeted in situ immune activation and potent antitumor effects. Theranostics. 15(11). 5358–5380. 1 indexed citations
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Du, Liming, et al.. (2025). Periarteriolar niches become inflamed in aging bone marrow, remodeling the stromal microenvironment and depleting lymphoid progenitors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(11). e2412317122–e2412317122. 2 indexed citations
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Kara, Nergis, Yuanyuan Xue, Zhiyu Zhao, et al.. (2023). Endothelial and Leptin Receptor+ cells promote the maintenance of stem cells and hematopoiesis in early postnatal murine bone marrow. Developmental Cell. 58(5). 348–360.e6. 33 indexed citations
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Li, Qing, Liangyu Lin, Peishun Shou, et al.. (2023). MHC class Ib–restricted CD8 + T cells possess strong tumoricidal activities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(43). e2304689120–e2304689120. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jingzhu, Adi Cohen, Bo Shen, et al.. (2021). The effect of parathyroid hormone on osteogenesis is mediated partly by osteolectin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(25). 24 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tao, Xiaohong Chen, Wei Cao, et al.. (2021). Steroids Enable Mesenchymal Stromal Cells to Promote CD8+ T Cell Proliferation Via VEGF‐C. Advanced Science. 8(12). 2003712–2003712. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Xuefeng, Liangyu Lin, Bin Lan, et al.. (2020). IGF2R-initiated proton rechanneling dictates an anti-inflammatory property in macrophages. Science Advances. 6(48). 43 indexed citations
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Huang, Yin, Qing Li, Kunshan Zhang, et al.. (2019). Single cell transcriptomic analysis of human mesenchymal stem cells reveals limited heterogeneity. Cell Death and Disease. 10(5). 368–368. 77 indexed citations
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Du, Liming, Liangyu Lin, Qing Li, et al.. (2019). IGF-2 Preprograms Maturing Macrophages to Acquire Oxidative Phosphorylation-Dependent Anti-inflammatory Properties. Cell Metabolism. 29(6). 1363–1375.e8. 141 indexed citations
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Lin, Liangyu & Liming Du. (2017). The role of secreted factors in stem cells-mediated immune regulation. Cellular Immunology. 326. 24–32. 88 indexed citations
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Jiang, Menghui, Chunxing Zheng, Peishun Shou, et al.. (2016). SHP1 Regulates Bone Mass by Directing Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation. Cell Reports. 16(3). 769–780. 24 indexed citations
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Lin, Liangyu, Liming Du, Kai Cao, et al.. (2016). Tumour cell-derived exosomes endow mesenchymal stromal cells with tumour-promotion capabilities. Oncogene. 35(46). 6038–6042. 71 indexed citations
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Shi, Yufang, Liming Du, Liangyu Lin, & Ying Wang. (2016). Tumour-associated mesenchymal stem/stromal cells: emerging therapeutic targets. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 16(1). 35–52. 373 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cao, Kai, Guanghui Wang, Wenzhao Li, et al.. (2015). Histone deacetylase inhibitors prevent activation-induced cell death and promote anti-tumor immunity. Oncogene. 34(49). 5960–5970. 73 indexed citations
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Xu, Chunliang, Guangwen Ren, Gang Cao, et al.. (2013). miR-155 Regulates Immune Modulatory Properties of Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Targeting TAK1-binding Protein 2. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(16). 11074–11079. 82 indexed citations
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Xu, Chunliang, Pengfei Yu, Xiaoyan Han, et al.. (2013). TGF-β Promotes Immune Responses in the Presence of Mesenchymal Stem Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 192(1). 103–109. 98 indexed citations
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Huang, Yin, Pengfei Yu, Wenzhao Li, et al.. (2013). p53 regulates mesenchymal stem cell-mediated tumor suppression in a tumor microenvironment through immune modulation. Oncogene. 33(29). 3830–3838. 59 indexed citations
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Du, Liming, Fangchan Jiao, Jun Chu, et al.. (2007). The two-component signal system in rice (Oryza sativa L.): A genome-wide study of cytokinin signal perception and transduction. Genomics. 89(6). 697–707. 101 indexed citations
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Yi, Keke, Zhongchang Wu, Jie Zhou, et al.. (2005). OsPTF1, a Novel Transcription Factor Involved in Tolerance to Phosphate Starvation in Rice. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 138(4). 2087–2096. 279 indexed citations

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