Liqing Yu

11.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
112 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Liqing Yu is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Liqing Yu has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Surgery, 44 papers in Molecular Biology and 40 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Liqing Yu's work include Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (49 papers), Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (36 papers) and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (25 papers). Liqing Yu is often cited by papers focused on Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (49 papers), Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (36 papers) and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (25 papers). Liqing Yu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Liqing Yu's co-authors include Helen H. Hobbs, Jonathan C. Cohen, Knut Erik Berge, Jia Li-Hawkins, Robert E. Hammer, Hang Shi, Jenna L. Betters, Bingzhong Xue, Gregory A. Graf and Dieter Lütjohann and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Liqing Yu

109 papers receiving 8.8k 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.

Accumulation of Dietary Cholesterol in Sitosterolemia Caused by Mutations in Adjacent ABC Transporters

2000 1.3k citations Knut Erik Berge, Liqing Yu et al. profile →
Disruption of Abcg5 and Abcg8 in mice reveals their crucial role in biliary cholesterol secretion

2002 582 citations Liqing Yu, Robert E. Hammer et al. profile →
Overexpression of ABCG5 and ABCG8 promotes biliary cholesterol secretion and reduces fractional absorption of dietary cholesterol

2002 555 citations Liqing Yu, Jia Li-Hawkins et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Overexpression of ABCG5 and ABCG8 promotes biliary cholesterol secretion and reduces fractional absorption of dietary cholesterol

2002 511 citations Liqing Yu, Jia Li-Hawkins et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Liqing Yu United States	47	5.2k	3.9k	3.4k	1.4k	1.2k	112	8.9k
Gilles Lambert France	49	5.4k 1.1×	3.8k 1.0×	2.4k 0.7×	1.9k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	138	10.4k
Bei Shan United States	25	5.4k 1.0×	4.3k 1.1×	4.3k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	474 0.4×	31	9.0k
Stacey A. Jones United States	28	4.3k 0.8×	5.4k 1.4×	6.8k 2.0×	2.2k 1.5×	1.1k 1.0×	37	14.0k
Noam Zelcer Netherlands	43	3.1k 0.6×	3.3k 0.8×	3.2k 0.9×	783 0.5×	1.0k 0.9×	95	8.6k
Nan Wang United States	52	8.0k 1.5×	5.6k 1.4×	3.7k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	632 0.5×	91	12.4k
Ken Ohashi Japan	37	2.5k 0.5×	3.2k 0.8×	958 0.3×	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	85	6.4k
Shinji Yokoyama Japan	49	4.4k 0.9×	3.2k 0.8×	1.9k 0.5×	469 0.3×	605 0.5×	214	7.1k
Yuriy K. Bashmakov Russia	21	3.6k 0.7×	3.4k 0.9×	881 0.3×	1.7k 1.2×	1.3k 1.1×	43	6.9k
Sarah Shefer United States	54	6.5k 1.3×	4.0k 1.0×	4.1k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	528 0.5×	219	9.8k
Jeffrey T. Billheimer United States	46	3.2k 0.6×	3.8k 1.0×	1.1k 0.3×	595 0.4×	695 0.6×	121	6.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Liqing Yu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liqing Yu

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

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Wu, Rui, Fen Fen Li, Shirong Wang, et al.. (2025). Epigenetic programming of estrogen receptor in adipocytes by high-fat diet regulates obesity-induced inflammation. JCI Insight. 10(19). 3 indexed citations

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Yu, Liqing, et al.. (2024). Noninvasive Evaluation of Acupuncture-Induced Cortical Plasticity in Advanced Rehabilitation of Facial Paralysis. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 35(7). 2015–2020. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Shirong, Xin Cui, Yu‐Te Yeh, et al.. (2023). Epigenetic Regulation of Hepatic Lipid Metabolism by DNA Methylation. Advanced Science. 10(20). e2206068–e2206068. 31 indexed citations

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Cui, Xin, Jing Jia, Rui Wu, et al.. (2021). Adipose tissue-derived neurotrophic factor 3 regulates sympathetic innervation and thermogenesis in adipose tissue. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5362–5362. 38 indexed citations

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Choi, Youngshim & Liqing Yu. (2021). Natural Bioactive Compounds as Potential Browning Agents in White Adipose Tissue. Pharmaceutical Research. 38(4). 549–567. 27 indexed citations

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Shi, Hang, et al.. (2018). What activates thermogenesis when lipid droplet lipolysis is absent in brown adipocytes?. Adipocyte. 7(2). 143–147. 19 indexed citations

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Ma, Yinyan, Tatyana Chanturiya, Qiang Cao, et al.. (2017). Lipolysis in Brown Adipocytes Is Not Essential for Cold-Induced Thermogenesis in Mice. Cell Metabolism. 26(5). 764–777.e5. 198 indexed citations

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Huang, Kun, Meng Du, Xin Tan, et al.. (2016). PARP1-mediated PPARα poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation suppresses fatty acid oxidation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Journal of Hepatology. 66(5). 962–977. 79 indexed citations

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Wang, Yong, Yinan Du, Bin Shen, et al.. (2015). Efficient generation of gene-modified pigs via injection of zygote with Cas9/sgRNA. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 8256–8256. 106 indexed citations

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Wang, Aiwu, Lina Song, Jie Miao, et al.. (2014). Baicalein Attenuates Angiotensin II-Induced Cardiac Remodeling via Inhibition of AKT/mTOR, ERK1/2, NF-κB, and Calcineurin Signaling Pathways in Mice. American Journal of Hypertension. 28(4). 518–526. 55 indexed citations

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Ou, Juanjuan, Jia Deng, Xing Wei, et al.. (2013). Fibronectin extra domain A (EDA) sustains CD133+/CD44+ subpopulation of colorectal cancer cells. Stem Cell Research. 11(2). 820–833. 51 indexed citations

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Shi, Yin, et al.. (2012). Clinical Observation on Acupuncture Combined with Chinese Medication for 33 Patient of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome with Obesity. Journal of traditional chinese medicine. 53(22). 1930–1933. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhenggang, Xianfeng Wang, Yin He, et al.. (2012). The Full Capacity of AICAR to Reduce Obesity-Induced Inflammation and Insulin Resistance Requires Myeloid SIRT1. PLoS ONE. 7(11). e49935–e49935. 52 indexed citations

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Brown, J. Mark, Jenna L. Betters, Caleb C. Lord, et al.. (2010). CGI-58 knockdown in mice causes hepatic steatosis but prevents diet-induced obesity and glucose intolerance. Journal of Lipid Research. 51(11). 3306–3315. 125 indexed citations

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Brown, J. Mark, Soonkyu Chung, Akash Das, et al.. (2007). CGI-58 facilitates the mobilization of cytoplasmic triglyceride for lipoprotein secretion in hepatoma cells. Journal of Lipid Research. 48(10). 2295–2305. 45 indexed citations

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Yang, Chendong, Liqing Yu, Weiping Li, et al.. (2004). Disruption of cholesterol homeostasis by plant sterols. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 114(6). 813–822. 130 indexed citations

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Yu, Liqing, Sarita Gupta, Fang Xu, et al.. (2004). Expression of ABCG5 and ABCG8 Is Required for Regulation of Biliary Cholesterol Secretion. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(10). 8742–8747. 184 indexed citations

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Yu, Liqing, Jia Li-Hawkins, Robert E. Hammer, et al.. (2002). Overexpression of ABCG5 and ABCG8 promotes biliary cholesterol secretion and reduces fractional absorption of dietary cholesterol. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 110(5). 671–680. 511 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yu, Liqing, Jia Li-Hawkins, Robert E. Hammer, et al.. (2002). Overexpression of ABCG5 and ABCG8 promotes biliary cholesterol secretion and reduces fractional absorption of dietary cholesterol. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 110(5). 671–680. 28 indexed citations

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Yu, Liqing, et al.. (1961). HARTREE-FOCK METHOD AS A METHOD OF PARTIAL SUMMATION OF DIAGRAMS AND ITS NATURAL GENERALIZATION. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 40(4). 379–83. 6 indexed citations

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