Liwu Li

11.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
182 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Liwu Li is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Liwu Li has authored 182 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Immunology, 48 papers in Molecular Biology and 27 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Liwu Li's work include Immune Response and Inflammation (78 papers), Immune cells in cancer (53 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (23 papers). Liwu Li is often cited by papers focused on Immune Response and Inflammation (78 papers), Immune cells in cancer (53 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (23 papers). Liwu Li collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Liwu Li's co-authors include Urmila Maitra, Charles E. McCall, Matthew Morris, Shuo Geng, Yao Zhang, Ruoxi Yuan, Lu Gan, Jean Hu, Elizabeth A. Gilliam and Jack E. Dixon and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Liwu Li

177 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

Control of lupus nephriti... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2020 100 200 300
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. Control of lupus nephritis by changes of gut microbiota
    2017 307 citations Ruoxi Yuan, Liwu Li et al. profile →
  2. Fusobacterium nucleatum host-cell binding and invasion induces IL-8 and CXCL1 secretion that drives colorectal cancer cell migration
    2020 227 citations Michael A. Casasanta, Christopher C. Yoo et al. Science Signaling profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Liwu Li 3.1k 2.4k 908 824 558 182 6.4k
Xia Zhang 2.4k 0.8× 3.3k 1.4× 1.1k 1.2× 1.0k 1.3× 809 1.4× 235 8.3k
Carl K. Edwards 2.5k 0.8× 2.1k 0.9× 974 1.1× 450 0.5× 403 0.7× 114 6.2k
Markus Sperandio 3.4k 1.1× 2.9k 1.2× 645 0.7× 478 0.6× 921 1.7× 137 7.9k
Donna L. Mendrick 2.4k 0.8× 2.4k 1.0× 420 0.5× 688 0.8× 580 1.0× 80 7.1k
Jong‐Dae Lee 3.3k 1.1× 2.9k 1.2× 971 1.1× 768 0.9× 479 0.9× 193 8.9k
Alejandro Zentella‐Dehesa 1.6k 0.5× 3.3k 1.4× 833 0.9× 683 0.8× 498 0.9× 140 6.7k
James A. Cook 2.0k 0.6× 2.1k 0.9× 858 0.9× 727 0.9× 686 1.2× 211 6.0k
Yong Jiang 1.4k 0.4× 4.6k 1.9× 720 0.8× 898 1.1× 570 1.0× 153 7.7k
Jin Jin 1.9k 0.6× 3.3k 1.4× 574 0.6× 1.0k 1.2× 302 0.5× 248 7.0k
Xianzhong Xiao 1.2k 0.4× 4.0k 1.7× 972 1.1× 700 0.8× 602 1.1× 170 6.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Liwu Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Liwu Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Liwu Li. 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 Liwu Li. The network helps show where Liwu Li may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liwu Li

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Liwu, et al.. (2025). Ticam2 ablation facilitates monocyte exhaustion recovery after sepsis. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 2059–2059. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yao, et al.. (2025). Sustained in situ protein production and release in the mammalian gut by an engineered bacteriophage. Nature Biotechnology. 44(1). 90–99. 11 indexed citations
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Tian, Jiao, et al.. (2025). Tectonic variations in NS-trending rifts, southern Tibetan Plateau: insights from hydrothermal emissions and seismic activities. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 287. 106599–106599. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Jing, et al.. (2024). A Robust In Vitro Culture Model and Generation of Memory Monocytes. Methods in molecular biology. 2782. 81–88.
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Li, Song, et al.. (2024). Application of deep learning models on single-cell RNA sequencing analysis uncovers novel markers of double negative T cells. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 31158–31158. 1 indexed citations
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Geng, Shuo, Ran Lu, Yao Zhang, et al.. (2024). Monocytes Reprogrammed by 4-PBA Potently Contribute to the Resolution of Inflammation and Atherosclerosis. Circulation Research. 135(8). 856–872. 11 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yao, et al.. (2024). Immune-enhancing neutrophils reprogrammed by subclinical low-dose endotoxin in cancer treatment. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 16(8). 1886–1900. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Jing, et al.. (2024). Alleviation of monocyte exhaustion by BCG derivative mycolic acid. iScience. 27(2). 108978–108978. 2 indexed citations
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Tian, Jiao, Andri Stefánsson, Yiman Li, et al.. (2023). Geochemistry of thermal fluids and the genesis of granite-hosted Huangshadong geothermal system, Southeast China. Geothermics. 109. 102647–102647. 25 indexed citations
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Wang, Jing, et al.. (2023). TRAM deletion attenuates monocyte exhaustion and alleviates sepsis severity. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1297329–1297329. 3 indexed citations
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Jiang, Shan, et al.. (2021). Implantable optical fibers for immunotherapeutics delivery and tumor impedance measurement. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5138–5138. 55 indexed citations
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Geng, Shuo, et al.. (2021). TRAM-Related TLR4 Pathway Antagonized by IRAK-M Mediates the Expression of Adhesion/Coactivating Molecules on Low-Grade Inflammatory Monocytes. The Journal of Immunology. 206(12). 2980–2988. 13 indexed citations
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Geng, Shuo, et al.. (2021). Resolving monocytes generated through TRAM deletion attenuate atherosclerosis. JCI Insight. 6(20). 26 indexed citations
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Zhang, Maoliang, Zhengfu Guo, Sheng Xu, et al.. (2021). Linking deeply-sourced volatile emissions to plateau growth dynamics in southeastern Tibetan Plateau. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4157–4157. 77 indexed citations
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Casasanta, Michael A., Christopher C. Yoo, Barath Udayasuryan, et al.. (2020). Fusobacterium nucleatum host-cell binding and invasion induces IL-8 and CXCL1 secretion that drives colorectal cancer cell migration. Science Signaling. 13(641). 227 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Yao, Christina Lee, Shuo Geng, & Liwu Li. (2019). Enhanced tumor immune surveillance through neutrophil reprogramming due to Tollip deficiency. JCI Insight. 4(2). 24 indexed citations
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Geng, Shuo, et al.. (2019). Novel reprogramming of neutrophils modulates inflammation resolution during atherosclerosis. Science Advances. 5(2). eaav2309–eaav2309. 64 indexed citations
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Ito, Yoko, Amelia Sánchez, David Francisco, et al.. (2018). Toll-Interacting Protein, Tollip, Inhibits IL-13-Mediated Pulmonary Eosinophilic Inflammation in Mice. Journal of Innate Immunity. 10(2). 106–118. 21 indexed citations
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Geng, Shuo, Keqiang Chen, Ruoxi Yuan, et al.. (2016). The persistence of low-grade inflammatory monocytes contributes to aggravated atherosclerosis. Nature Communications. 7(1). 145 indexed citations
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Su, Lishan, et al.. (2007). Failure of TLR4-Driven NF- κ B Activation to Stimulate Virus Replication in Models of HIV Type 1 Activation. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 23(11). 1387–1395. 24 indexed citations

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