Liyan Gao

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Liyan Gao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Liyan Gao has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Ophthalmology and 10 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Liyan Gao's work include Retinal Diseases and Treatments (9 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (8 papers) and Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (8 papers). Liyan Gao is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Diseases and Treatments (9 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (8 papers) and Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (8 papers). Liyan Gao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Liyan Gao's co-authors include Yingchun Wang, Jian‐Min Zhou, Liping Yu, Meng Li, Gaihong Cai, Xiaojuan Zhang, Lei Li, Zixu Liu, Zhaoyang Zhou and She Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Bioinformatics and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Liyan Gao

64 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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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.

The FLS2-Associated Kinase BIK1 Directly Phosphorylates the NADPH Oxidase RbohD to Control Plant Immunity

2014 615 citations Liyan Gao, Yingchun Wang et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Liyan Gao China	24	1.0k	604	244	181	161	68	2.3k
Xiaodong Lin China	24	349 0.3×	685 1.1×	65 0.3×	34 0.2×	126 0.8×	104	1.8k
David Dornbos United States	26	606 0.6×	323 0.5×	528 2.2×	17 0.1×	57 0.4×	96	2.1k
Hiroshi Shiono Japan	26	364 0.4×	710 1.2×	615 2.5×	27 0.1×	46 0.3×	142	2.5k
David L. Hoffman United States	28	740 0.7×	863 1.4×	66 0.3×	26 0.1×	29 0.2×	56	2.7k
Najaf Amin Netherlands	24	73 0.1×	1.0k 1.7×	75 0.3×	225 1.2×	131 0.8×	83	2.4k
Keith A. Soper United States	32	204 0.2×	572 0.9×	56 0.2×	30 0.2×	58 0.4×	61	2.2k
Xinhua Shu United Kingdom	32	110 0.1×	1.9k 3.2×	35 0.1×	808 4.5×	233 1.4×	107	3.0k
Lingling Zhang China	22	216 0.2×	380 0.6×	47 0.2×	31 0.2×	42 0.3×	105	1.5k
Xiaowen Lu China	22	338 0.3×	1.0k 1.7×	29 0.1×	32 0.2×	133 0.8×	86	2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liyan Gao

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gao, Liyan, Gerald McGwin, Mark E. Clark, et al.. (2025). Total Retinal Pigment Epithelium Thickness and Reflectivity, in Relation to Histology and Vision, at the Aging-AMD Transition: ALSTAR2 Baseline. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 66(13). 42–42. 1 indexed citations

Kar, Deepayan, Liyan Gao, Mark E. Clark, et al.. (2025). Hypertransmission and Vision in Aging and Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Longitudinal Data From ALSTAR2. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 280. 399–413. 1 indexed citations

Owsley, Cynthia, Gerald McGwin, Mark E. Clark, et al.. (2025). Delayed Rod-Mediated Dark Adaptation Is Associated with Incidence and Early Progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmology. 132(11). 1273–1283. 1 indexed citations

Gao, Liyan, Qiuhui Pan, & Mingfeng He. (2024). Impact of dynamic compensation with resource feedback on the common pool resource game. Chaos Solitons & Fractals. 180. 114545–114545.

Zhang, Deng, et al.. (2024). A memory-dependent three-dimensional creep model for concrete. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 20. e03289–e03289. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Genliang, et al.. (2022). Erythrocytic alpha-synuclein in early Parkinson's disease: A 3-year longitudinal study. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 104. 44–48. 11 indexed citations

Zhao, Lei, Dongmei Cheng, Xiahe Huang, et al.. (2017). A Light Harvesting Complex-Like Protein in Maintenance of Photosynthetic Components in Chlamydomonas. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 174(4). 2419–2433. 17 indexed citations

Zhou, Han, Liyan Gao, Yu‐Hui Lin, et al.. (2016). Neuroprotection of taurine against reactive oxygen species is associated with inhibiting NADPH oxidases. European Journal of Pharmacology. 777. 129–135. 38 indexed citations

Gao, Liyan, Jinlong Wang, Haitao Ge, et al.. (2015). Toward the complete proteome of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Photosynthesis Research. 126(2-3). 203–219. 26 indexed citations

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Guo, Peng, Qian Zhao, Zongyang Lv, et al.. (2015). Protomer Roles in Chloroplast Chaperonin Assembly and Function. Molecular Plant. 8(10). 1478–1492. 25 indexed citations

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Chen, Huimin, et al.. (2015). Risk factors and safe dosage of levodopa for wearing-off phenomenon in Chinese patients with Parkinson’s disease. Neurological Sciences. 36(7). 1217–1223. 12 indexed citations

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Ma, Huizi, Huimin Chen, Liyan Gao, et al.. (2015). Resting-state functional connectivity of dentate nucleus is associated with tremor in Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Neurology. 262(10). 2247–2256. 24 indexed citations

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Gao, Liyan, Xiahe Huang, Haitao Ge, et al.. (2014). Profiling and Compositional Analysis of the Exoproteome of Synechocystis Sp. PCC 6803. 1(1). 7 indexed citations

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Zhu, Li‐Juan, Tingyou Li, Chun‐Xia Luo, et al.. (2014). CAPON-nNOS coupling can serve as a target for developing new anxiolytics. Nature Medicine. 20(9). 1050–1054. 79 indexed citations

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Gao, Liyan, Haitao Ge, Xiahe Huang, et al.. (2014). Systematically Ranking the Tightness of Membrane Association for Peripheral Membrane Proteins (PMPs) *. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 14(2). 340–353. 15 indexed citations

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DeCarlo, Dawn K., Gerald McGwin, Karen Searcey, et al.. (2012). Trial Frame Refraction versus Autorefraction among New Patients in a Low-Vision Clinic. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 54(1). 19–19. 5 indexed citations

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DeCarlo, Dawn K., et al.. (2012). Use of Prescribed Optical Devices in Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Optometry and Vision Science. 89(9). 1336–1342. 14 indexed citations

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Crews, Deidra C., William M. McClellan, David A. Shoham, et al.. (2012). Low Income and Albuminuria Among REGARDS (Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke) Study Participants. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 60(5). 779–786. 50 indexed citations

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Gao, Liyan, Xing Yan, Xiao Li, et al.. (2011). Proteome analysis of wheat leaf under salt stress by two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis (2D-DIGE). Phytochemistry. 72(10). 1180–1191. 99 indexed citations

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Liu, Yue, et al.. (2011). Capillary Electrophoresis Detection of Lung Cancer and Adjacent Normal Tissue Differences in Protein Mixture. Lanzhou University Institutional Repository. 2 indexed citations

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