Liya Qin

8.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
47 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Liya Qin is a scholar working on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Liya Qin has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Neurology, 17 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 9 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Liya Qin's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (38 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (7 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (7 papers). Liya Qin is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (38 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (7 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (7 papers). Liya Qin collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Liya Qin's co-authors include Fulton T. Crews, Jau‐Shyong Hong, Yuxin Liu, Michelle L. Block, Belinda Wilson, Xuefei Wu, Bin Liu, Jian Zou, George R. Breese and Darin J. Knapp and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Biological Psychiatry and The FASEB Journal.

In The Last Decade

Liya Qin

44 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

Systemic LPS causes chronic neuroinflammation and progressive neurodegeneration

2007 1.7k citations Liya Qin, Xuefei Wu et al. Glia profile →
NADPH Oxidase Mediates Lipopolysaccharide-induced Neurotoxicity and Proinflammatory Gene Expression in Activated Microglia

2004 515 citations Liya Qin, Yuxin Liu et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Liya Qin United States	31	3.7k	1.7k	1.4k	1.2k	1.2k	47	6.7k
José L. Venero Spain	43	2.5k 0.7×	2.4k 1.4×	1.8k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	657 0.6×	131	6.7k
G. Jean Harry United States	36	2.4k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	946 0.8×	706 0.6×	120	6.1k
Luisa Minghetti Italy	56	3.0k 0.8×	3.0k 1.8×	1.5k 1.1×	1.5k 1.2×	465 0.4×	138	8.2k
Colin K. Combs United States	46	2.8k 0.8×	2.5k 1.4×	1.7k 1.2×	3.0k 2.5×	646 0.6×	101	7.4k
Barbara Viviani Italy	39	1.7k 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	942 0.8×	527 0.4×	91	6.0k
Belinda Wilson United States	54	5.1k 1.4×	2.6k 1.5×	3.1k 2.2×	2.0k 1.7×	770 0.7×	86	9.6k
Ming Lu China	42	1.2k 0.3×	2.6k 1.5×	942 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	766 0.7×	136	6.5k
Xuefei Wu China	23	2.0k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	955 0.8×	546 0.5×	43	4.2k
Moo‐Ho Won South Korea	43	2.3k 0.6×	3.1k 1.8×	1.7k 1.2×	1.5k 1.3×	351 0.3×	490	8.9k
Yoshihisa Kitamura Japan	53	1.9k 0.5×	3.9k 2.3×	3.1k 2.2×	2.3k 1.9×	530 0.5×	432	10.4k

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Matheny, Lauren M., et al.. (2025). Adolescent binge alcohol exposure accelerates Alzheimer’s disease-associated basal forebrain neuropathology through proinflammatory HMGB1 signaling. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 17. 1531628–1531628. 1 indexed citations

Crews, Fulton T., et al.. (2025). Cortical reactive microglia activate astrocytes, increasing neurodegeneration in human alcohol use disorder. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 131. 106156–106156.

Qin, Liya, Fang Tong, Sijie Li, & Changhong Ren. (2024). Beyond Pharmacology: The Biological Mechanisms of Remote Ischemic Conditioning in Cerebrovascular Disease. Biomolecules. 14(11). 1408–1408. 1 indexed citations

Crews, Fulton T., et al.. (2023). HMGB1 neuroimmune signaling and REST-G9a gene repression contribute to ethanol-induced reversible suppression of the cholinergic neuron phenotype. Molecular Psychiatry. 28(12). 5159–5172. 10 indexed citations

Qin, Liya, Ryan P. Vetreno, & Fulton T. Crews. (2022). NADPH oxidase and endoplasmic reticulum stress is associated with neuronal degeneration in orbitofrontal cortex of individuals with alcohol use disorder. Addiction Biology. 28(1). e13262–e13262. 7 indexed citations

Vetreno, Ryan P., Liya Qin, Leon G. Coleman, & Fulton T. Crews. (2021). Increased Toll‐like Receptor‐MyD88‐NFκB‐Proinflammatory neuroimmune signaling in the orbitofrontal cortex of humans with alcohol use disorder. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 45(9). 1747–1761. 33 indexed citations

Coleman, Leon G., Jian Zou, Liya Qin, & Fulton T. Crews. (2017). HMGB1/IL-1β complexes regulate neuroimmune responses in alcoholism. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 72. 61–77. 63 indexed citations

Vetreno, Ryan P., Liya Qin, & Fulton T. Crews. (2013). Increased receptor for advanced glycation end product expression in the human alcoholic prefrontal cortex is linked to adolescent drinking. Neurobiology of Disease. 59. 52–62. 108 indexed citations

Qin, Liya, Yuxin Liu, Jau‐Shyong Hong, & Fulton T. Crews. (2013). NADPH oxidase and aging drive microglial activation, oxidative stress, and dopaminergic neurodegeneration following systemic LPS administration. Glia. 61(6). 855–868. 223 indexed citations

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Qin, Liya & Fulton T. Crews. (2012). Chronic ethanol increases systemic TLR3 agonist-induced neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 9(1). 130–130. 156 indexed citations

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Crews, Fulton T., Jian Zou, & Liya Qin. (2011). Induction of innate immune genes in brain create the neurobiology of addiction. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 25. S4–S12. 252 indexed citations

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Qin, Liya, et al.. (2008). Increased systemic and brain cytokine production and neuroinflammation by endotoxin following ethanol treatment. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 5(1). 10–10. 434 indexed citations

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Liu, Yuxin, Liya Qin, Belinda Wilson, et al.. (2008). Endotoxin induces a delayed loss of TH-IR neurons in substantia nigra and motor behavioral deficits. NeuroToxicology. 29(5). 864–870. 66 indexed citations

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Qin, Liya, Xuefei Wu, Michelle L. Block, et al.. (2007). Systemic LPS causes chronic neuroinflammation and progressive neurodegeneration. Glia. 55(5). 453–462. 1725 indexed citations breakdown →

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Crews, Fulton T., Kimberly Nixon, Daniel J. Kim, et al.. (2006). BHT Blocks NF‐κB activation and Ethanol‐Induced Brain Damage. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 30(11). 1938–1949. 156 indexed citations

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Qin, Liya, et al.. (2005). Microglial NADPH Oxidase Mediates Leucine Enkephalin Dopaminergic Neuroprotection. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1053(1). 107–120. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Tongguang, Bin Liu, Liya Qin, Belinda Wilson, & Jau‐Shyong Hong. (2004). Protective effect of the SOD/catalase mimetic MnTMPyP on inflammation-mediated dopaminergic neurodegeneration in mesencephalic neuronal-glial cultures. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 147(1-2). 68–72. 42 indexed citations

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Wang, Tongguang, Liya Qin, Bin Liu, et al.. (2004). Role of reactive oxygen species in LPS‐induced production of prostaglandin E₂in microglia. Journal of Neurochemistry. 88(4). 939–947. 206 indexed citations

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Liu, Yuxin, Liya Qin, Guorong Li, et al.. (2003). Dextromethorphan Protects Dopaminergic Neurons against Inflammation-Mediated Degeneration through Inhibition of Microglial Activation. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 305(1). 212–218. 186 indexed citations

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DeLong, Cynthia J., Liya Qin, & Zheng Cui. (2000). Nuclear Localization of Enzymatically Active Green Fluorescent Protein-CTP:Phosphocholine Cytidylyltransferase α Fusion Protein Is Independent of Cell Cycle Conditions and Cell Types. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(41). 32325–32330. 49 indexed citations

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