Liwei Chai

1.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
26 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Liwei Chai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Liwei Chai has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Pharmacology and 6 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Liwei Chai's work include Berberine and alkaloids research (5 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (4 papers) and Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology (4 papers). Liwei Chai is often cited by papers focused on Berberine and alkaloids research (5 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (4 papers) and Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology (4 papers). Liwei Chai collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Liwei Chai's co-authors include Feng Qiu, Xinchi Feng, Kun Wang, Muke Huang, Yi Huang, Shijie Cao, Mengjun Zhang, Weiqian Jia, Yanran Zhao and Xiao Qin and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Environmental Pollution and Chemosphere.

In The Last Decade

Liwei Chai

26 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

  1. Microplastics from mulching film is a distinct habitat for bacteria in farmland soil
    2019 450 citations Mengjun Zhang, Yanran Zhao et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
  2. The metabolism of berberine and its contribution to the pharmacological effects
    2017 383 citations Kun Wang, Xinchi Feng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Liwei Chai China 14 485 316 305 265 227 26 1.3k
Xiaomei Liu China 15 707 1.5× 100 0.3× 186 0.6× 331 1.2× 297 1.3× 39 1.1k
Shuang Zhu China 23 374 0.8× 154 0.5× 495 1.6× 130 0.5× 23 0.1× 74 1.3k
Yuan Wei China 22 423 0.9× 121 0.4× 427 1.4× 36 0.1× 58 0.3× 64 1.6k
Cinzia Forni Italy 23 179 0.4× 71 0.2× 445 1.5× 142 0.5× 66 0.3× 81 2.0k
Junren Chen China 22 192 0.4× 110 0.3× 399 1.3× 34 0.1× 82 0.4× 43 1.4k
Frank N.A.M. van Pelt Ireland 23 612 1.3× 36 0.1× 237 0.8× 213 0.8× 149 0.7× 44 1.6k
Xiaoyu Duan China 16 167 0.3× 223 0.7× 210 0.7× 59 0.2× 52 0.2× 36 1.0k
Yuling Ma China 13 229 0.5× 72 0.2× 168 0.6× 45 0.2× 30 0.1× 28 843
Immacolata Castellano Italy 28 169 0.3× 86 0.3× 623 2.0× 31 0.1× 55 0.2× 58 1.7k
Chenyu Zhang China 19 278 0.6× 56 0.2× 270 0.9× 121 0.5× 76 0.3× 44 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Liwei Chai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Liwei Chai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Liwei Chai. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Liwei Chai. The network helps show where Liwei Chai may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liwei Chai

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

All Works

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Zhao, Yijing, Cong Song, Haijun Wang, et al.. (2024). Polydopamine-Cloaked Nanoarchitectonics of Prussian Blue Nanoparticles Promote Functional Recovery in Neonatal and Adult Ischemic Stroke Models. Biomaterials Research. 28. 79–79. 5 indexed citations
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Huang, Muke, Liwei Chai, Dalin Jiang, et al.. (2021). Dissolved organic matter (DOM) quality drives biogeographic patterns of soil bacterial communities and their association networks in semi-arid regions. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 97(7). 11 indexed citations
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Huang, Muke, Liwei Chai, Dalin Jiang, et al.. (2020). Spatial Patterns of Soil Fungal Communities Are Driven by Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) Quality in Semi-Arid Regions. Microbial Ecology. 82(1). 202–214. 22 indexed citations
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Zhang, Mengjun, et al.. (2020). Deciphering the archaeal communities in tree rhizosphere of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau. BMC Microbiology. 20(1). 235–235. 11 indexed citations
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Qiao, Miao, et al.. (2020). Metabolic Study of Resveratrol in Rat Biosamples by UPLC-Q-TOF/MS. 2(3). 1 indexed citations
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Chai, Liwei, et al.. (2019). Potential metal-binding ability of proteins in the extracellular slime of Laccaria bicolor exposed to excessive Cu and Cd. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 26(20). 20418–20427. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Mengjun, Yanran Zhao, Xiao Qin, et al.. (2019). Microplastics from mulching film is a distinct habitat for bacteria in farmland soil. The Science of The Total Environment. 688. 470–478. 450 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Tong, Xinchi Feng, Liqin Ding, et al.. (2019). Metabolic profiling of icaritin in rats using UHPLC-Q/TOF-MS. Chinese Herbal Medicines. 11(2). 185–191. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Tong, Xinchi Feng, Liqin Ding, et al.. (2019). Metabolic profiling of icariin in rat feces, urine, bile and plasma after oral administration using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography/quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 168. 155–162. 12 indexed citations
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Feng, Xinchi, Hongxia Liu, Liwei Chai, et al.. (2017). Metabolic profiles of physalin A in rats using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography B. 1046. 102–109. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Kun, Liwei Chai, Xinchi Feng, et al.. (2017). Metabolites identification of berberine in rats using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography/quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 139. 73–86. 48 indexed citations
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Chai, Liwei, Paul Owusu Donkor, Kun Wang, et al.. (2017). Metabolic profiles of corydaline in rats by ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Xenobiotica. 49(1). 80–89. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Hongxia, Kai Wang, Gui‐Yang Xia, et al.. (2016). Two sulfonate metabolites of physalin A in rats. Xenobiotica. 48(1). 11–17. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Jie, Xiaofeng Cao, Jinhua Sun, et al.. (2015). Transcriptional responses of earthworm (Eisenia fetida) exposed to naphthenic acids in soil. Environmental Pollution. 204. 264–270. 44 indexed citations
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Jie, Wang, Xiaofeng Cao, Liwei Chai, et al.. (2015). Quantification and characterization of naphthenic acids in soils from oil exploration areas in China by GC/MS. Analytical Methods. 7(5). 2149–2154. 17 indexed citations

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