Melody Li

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Melody Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Psychiatry and Mental health and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Melody Li has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Melody Li's work include Ion channel regulation and function (13 papers), Epilepsy research and treatment (10 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers). Melody Li is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (13 papers), Epilepsy research and treatment (10 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers). Melody Li collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Melody Li's co-authors include Steven Petrou, Samuel F. Berkovic, Ingrid E. Scheffer, Umesh Nair, Elena V. Gazina, Slavé Petrovski, Carol J. Milligan, David B. Goldstein, Christopher A. Reid and Saul A. Mullen and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Melody Li

27 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Intrinsic Immunity Shapes Viral Resistance of Stem Cells 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 50 100 150 200
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. Intrinsic Immunity Shapes Viral Resistance of Stem Cells
    2017 248 citations Xianfang Wu, Viet Loan Dao Thi et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melody Li Australia 15 517 424 309 264 144 30 1.1k
Liesbet Deprez Belgium 17 485 0.9× 627 1.5× 412 1.3× 362 1.4× 145 1.0× 28 1.3k
Steffen Syrbe Germany 19 434 0.8× 366 0.9× 227 0.7× 152 0.6× 104 0.7× 76 1.2k
Chris Pappas United States 11 419 0.8× 309 0.7× 172 0.6× 257 1.0× 34 0.2× 18 921
Alison Gardner Australia 17 799 1.5× 339 0.8× 569 1.8× 225 0.9× 68 0.5× 30 1.6k
Johanna Uusimaa Finland 24 1.3k 2.6× 169 0.4× 194 0.6× 144 0.5× 145 1.0× 82 1.8k
Florin Tuluc United States 25 584 1.1× 129 0.3× 51 0.2× 400 1.5× 148 1.0× 45 1.5k
Marjan J. A. van Kempen Netherlands 20 1.1k 2.1× 176 0.4× 192 0.6× 150 0.6× 102 0.7× 27 1.5k
Bénédicte Héron France 23 527 1.0× 147 0.3× 148 0.5× 88 0.3× 554 3.8× 65 1.6k
Germán Morís Spain 20 409 0.8× 96 0.2× 207 0.7× 292 1.1× 205 1.4× 58 1.2k
Chiara Di Resta Italy 19 495 1.0× 92 0.2× 162 0.5× 156 0.6× 68 0.5× 63 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Melody Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melody Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melody Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Melody Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Melody 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 Melody Li. Melody 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, Melody, et al.. (2025). Application of an imaging flow cytometry γ-H2AX assay for biodosimetry using supervised machine learning. International Journal of Radiation Biology. 1–10.
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Li, Melody, Alicia Sedó, Nikola Jancovski, et al.. (2024). Variant‐specific in vitro neuronal network phenotypes and drug sensitivity in SCN2A developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. Journal of Neurochemistry. 168(12). 3950–3961. 3 indexed citations
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Jancovski, Nikola, Kun Zhou, Steve G. Reid, et al.. (2024). Developmental dysfunction in a preclinical model of Kcnq2 developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. Neurobiology of Disease. 205. 106782–106782. 1 indexed citations
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Hatch, Robert J., Géza Berecki, Nikola Jancovski, et al.. (2023). Carbogen-Induced Respiratory Acidosis Blocks Experimental Seizures by a Direct and Specific Inhibition of NaV1.2 Channels in the Axon Initial Segment of Pyramidal Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 43(10). 1658–1667.
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Li, Melody, et al.. (2023). Scn2a insufficiency alters spontaneous neuronal Ca2+ activity in somatosensory cortex during wakefulness. iScience. 26(11). 108138–108138. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Melody, Yan Li, Suzanne E. Schindler, et al.. (2023). Design and feasibility of an Alzheimer's disease blood test study in a diverse community‐based population. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(12). 5387–5398. 3 indexed citations
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Bollinger, James G., Yan Li, Suzanne E. Schindler, et al.. (2022). The performance of plasma amyloid beta measurements in identifying amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease: a literature review. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy. 14(1). 195–195. 79 indexed citations
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Li, Melody, Nikola Jancovski, Paymaan Jafar‐Nejad, et al.. (2022). Antisense oligonucleotide therapy for KCNT1 encephalopathy. JCI Insight. 7(23). 31 indexed citations
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Berecki, Géza, Melody Li, Mark A. Varney, et al.. (2019). Discovering the pharmacodynamics of conolidine and cannabidiol using a cultured neuronal network based workflow. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 121–121. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Melody, Vivien R. Schack, Ian C. Forster, et al.. (2018). Functional consequences of the CAPOS mutation E818K of Na+,K+-ATPase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(1). 269–280. 8 indexed citations
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Numis, Adam L., Umesh Nair, Anita Datta, et al.. (2018). Lack of response to quinidine in KCNT1‐related neonatal epilepsy. Epilepsia. 59(10). 1889–1898. 45 indexed citations
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Wu, Xianfang, Viet Loan Dao Thi, Yu-Min Huang, et al.. (2017). Intrinsic Immunity Shapes Viral Resistance of Stem Cells. Cell. 172(3). 423–438.e25. 248 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tae, Han‐Shen, Kelly M. Smith, A. Marie Phillips, et al.. (2017). Gabapentin Modulates HCN4 Channel Voltage-Dependence. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 8. 554–554. 25 indexed citations
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Li, Melody, Snezana Maljevic, A. Marie Phillips, et al.. (2017). Gain-of-functionHCN2variants in genetic epilepsy. Human Mutation. 39(2). 202–209. 21 indexed citations
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Stark, Susan, Emily Somerville, Marian Keglovits, et al.. (2017). Protocol for the home hazards removal program (HARP) study: a pragmatic, randomized clinical trial and implementation study. BMC Geriatrics. 17(1). 90–90. 19 indexed citations
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Corbett, Mark, Susannah T. Bellows, Melody Li, et al.. (2016). DominantKCNA2mutation causes episodic ataxia and pharmacoresponsive epilepsy. Neurology. 87(19). 1975–1984. 67 indexed citations
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Li, Melody, Dana Jazayeri, Ben Corry, et al.. (2015). A functional correlate of severity in alternating hemiplegia of childhood. Neurobiology of Disease. 77. 88–93. 40 indexed citations
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Evans, Robin J., Peter M. Farrell, Jingchun Li, et al.. (2013). Consumer radar: Technology and limitations. RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library). 321. 21–26. 5 indexed citations
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Harris, T, et al.. (2012). Transforming growth factor‐β impairs glucocorticoid activity in the A549 lung adenocarcinoma cell line. British Journal of Pharmacology. 166(7). 2036–2048. 36 indexed citations

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