Ling Liu

8.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
231 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Ling Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ling Liu has authored 231 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Molecular Biology, 40 papers in Immunology and 34 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Ling Liu's work include Tryptophan and brain disorders (13 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (12 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (10 papers). Ling Liu is often cited by papers focused on Tryptophan and brain disorders (13 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (12 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (10 papers). Ling Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Ling Liu's co-authors include W. Sue T. Griffin, Steven W. Barger, Wei Jiang, Jacqueline E. Damen, Gerald Krystal, Michael Huber, Kexin Xu, Qiu Zhang, Bowen Zhang and R. Keith Humphries and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ling Liu

223 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

Cellular internalization and release of polystyrene micro... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200 250
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.

  1. Cellular internalization and release of polystyrene microplastics and nanoplastics
    2021 293 citations Ling Liu et al. profile →

Peers

Ling Liu
Pierluigi Navarra Italy
Christina Piperi Greece
Marcella Reale Italy
Wenying Wang China
Yan Liu China
Ahmed Nadeem Saudi Arabia
Zhiyuan Zhang China
Anwen Shao China
Jialin Zheng China
Taekyun Shin South Korea
Pierluigi Navarra Italy
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Countries citing papers authored by Ling Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ling Liu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ling Liu

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

All Works

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Liu, Ling, et al.. (2025). Aggravated Visual Toxicity of Eco-Corona on Micro(Nano)Plastics in Marine Medaka (Oryzias melastigma). Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 12(5). 510–517. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Xu, Wei Huang, Jing Chen, et al.. (2024). CIRP increases Foxp3+ regulatory T cells and inhibits development of Th17 cells by enhancing TLR4-IL-2 signaling in the late phase of sepsis. International Immunopharmacology. 132. 111924–111924. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Ling, et al.. (2024). Identification of genetic causes in children with unexplained epilepsy based on trio‐whole exome sequencing. Clinical Genetics. 106(2). 140–149. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Ling, et al.. (2024). S288T mutation altering MmpL3 periplasmic domain channel and H-bond network: a novel dual drug resistance mechanism. Journal of Molecular Modeling. 30(2). 39–39. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Bo, Zhen Zhang, Wenjie Dai, et al.. (2024). Lycium barbarum polysaccharide alleviates ferroptosis in Sertoli cells through NRF2/SLC7A11/GPX4 pathway and ameliorates DEHP-induced male reproductive damage in mice. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 282(Pt 5). 137241–137241. 5 indexed citations
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Hou, Jing, Kaixuan Chen, Chen He, et al.. (2024). Aged bone marrow macrophages drive systemic aging and age-related dysfunction via extracellular vesicle-mediated induction of paracrine senescence. Nature Aging. 4(11). 1562–1581. 35 indexed citations
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Huang, Weiwei, et al.. (2023). Shortened fetal long bones: A notable intrauterine phenotypic feature in SHOX‐associated skeletal dysplasia. Prenatal Diagnosis. 43(10). 1355–1365.
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Li, Chen, Xingwang Wang, Fake Li, et al.. (2023). A novel non-sense variant in the OFD1 gene caused Joubert syndrome. Frontiers in Genetics. 13. 1064762–1064762. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Ling, et al.. (2023). APE1 promotes embryonic stem cell proliferation and teratoma formation by regulating GDNF/GFRα1 axis. Reproductive Biology. 23(3). 100792–100792. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zichen, Liuyi Chen, Yi Guo, et al.. (2023). The neuroprotective and neural circuit mechanisms of acupoint stimulation for cognitive impairment. Chinese Medicine. 18(1). 8–8. 15 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhengfu, Ling Liu, Lianping Sun, et al.. (2019). OsMS1 functions as a transcriptional activator to regulate programmed tapetum development and pollen exine formation in rice. Plant Molecular Biology. 99(1-2). 175–191. 65 indexed citations
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Li, Shanshan, Tingting Bu, Jiexia Zheng, et al.. (2019). Preparation, Bioavailability, and Mechanism of Emerging Activities of Ile‐Pro‐Pro and Val‐Pro‐Pro. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. 18(4). 1097–1110. 37 indexed citations
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Huang, Yan‐Hong, Liang Zhou, Gaoming Li, et al.. (2017). Association between green tea intake and risk of gastric cancer: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis of observational studies. Public Health Nutrition. 20(17). 3183–3192. 41 indexed citations
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Liu, Jintao, Zhengwu Peng, Hong Fan, et al.. (2013). Different TLR4 expression and microglia/macrophage activation induced by hemorrhage in the rat spinal cord after compressive injury. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 10(1). 112–112. 51 indexed citations
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Xi, Yan, et al.. (2013). The mechanism of apoptosis of TE-13 cells induced by ethanol extract of Forsythia suspensa root in vitro. Tumori. 33(3). 239–244. 1 indexed citations
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Westhusin, Mark, K. Hinrichs, Young-Ho Choi, et al.. (2003). Cloning Companion Animals (Horses, Cats, and Dogs). Cloning and Stem Cells. 5(4). 301–317. 10 indexed citations
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