Michael Liu

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Michael Liu is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Liu has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in General Health Professions, 15 papers in Infectious Diseases and 12 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Michael Liu's work include Homelessness and Social Issues (15 papers), Smoking Behavior and Cessation (11 papers) and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (10 papers). Michael Liu is often cited by papers focused on Homelessness and Social Issues (15 papers), Smoking Behavior and Cessation (11 papers) and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (10 papers). Michael Liu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Michael Liu's co-authors include Stephen W. Hwang, Zhiteng Li, David D. Ho, Yicheng Guo, Sho Iketani, Jian Yu, Zizhang Sheng, Lihong Liu, Qian Wang and Adam S. Lauring and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Michael Liu

71 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Alarming antibody evasion properties of rising SARS-CoV-2 BQ and XBB subvariants

2022 495 citations Qian Wang, Sho Iketani et al. Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Liu United States	20	768	328	278	217	178	77	1.9k
Jennifer Abbasi United States	23	541 0.7×	275 0.8×	326 1.2×	245 1.1×	228 1.3×	283	2.3k
Sanjeet Bagcchi	13	582 0.8×	187 0.6×	268 1.0×	338 1.6×	128 0.7×	157	1.7k
Alexandra Dopfer‐Jablonka Germany	20	875 1.1×	164 0.5×	203 0.7×	236 1.1×	188 1.1×	98	1.8k
Wendy Zhang Canada	23	605 0.8×	307 0.9×	353 1.3×	481 2.2×	120 0.7×	81	2.4k
Chuku Okorie Nigeria	10	803 1.0×	165 0.5×	134 0.5×	205 0.9×	202 1.1×	40	1.7k
Adekunle Sanyaolu Nigeria	17	906 1.2×	178 0.5×	209 0.8×	366 1.7×	210 1.2×	74	2.2k
Janice Hopkins Tanne United States	17	488 0.6×	269 0.8×	121 0.4×	205 0.9×	126 0.7×	494	2.0k
Ingrid Torjesen Greenland	19	610 0.8×	385 1.2×	111 0.4×	154 0.7×	124 0.7×	362	1.9k
Fernando Augusto Lima Marson Brazil	26	324 0.4×	126 0.4×	263 0.9×	302 1.4×	150 0.8×	190	2.1k
Rita Rubin United States	18	500 0.7×	203 0.6×	109 0.4×	219 1.0×	109 0.6×	151	1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Liu

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Michael, et al.. (2025). Health Care Professionals Sponsored for H-1B Visas in the US. JAMA. 334(22). 2035–2035.

Inoue, Kosuke, Michael Liu, Rahul Aggarwal, Lucas Marinacci, & Rishi K. Wadhera. (2025). Prevalence and Control of Diabetes Among US Adults, 2013 to 2023. JAMA. 333(14). 1255–1255. 7 indexed citations

Patel, Vishal R., et al.. (2025). Mortality Among US Physicians and Other Health Care Workers. JAMA Internal Medicine. 185(5). 563–563. 3 indexed citations

Richard, Lucie, et al.. (2024). Identification of homelessness using health administrative data in Ontario, Canada following a national coding mandate: a validation study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 172. 111430–111430. 4 indexed citations

Richard, Lucie, Rosane Nisenbaum, Karen Colwill, et al.. (2024). Enhancing detection of SARS-CoV-2 re-infections using longitudinal sero-monitoring: demonstration of a methodology in a cohort of people experiencing homelessness in Toronto, Canada. BMC Infectious Diseases. 24(1). 125–125. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Qian, Zhiteng Li, Yicheng Guo, et al.. (2023). Evolving antibody evasion and receptor affinity of the Omicron BA.2.75 sublineage of SARS-CoV-2. iScience. 26(11). 108254–108254. 13 indexed citations

Kreslake, Jennifer M., Katie O’Connor, Michael Liu, Donna Vallone, & Elizabeth C. Hair. (2023). A resurgence of e-cigarette use among adolescents and young adults late in the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS ONE. 18(3). e0282894–e0282894. 20 indexed citations

Wang, Qian, Sho Iketani, Zhiteng Li, et al.. (2022). Alarming antibody evasion properties of rising SARS-CoV-2 BQ and XBB subvariants. Cell. 186(2). 279–286.e8. 495 indexed citations breakdown →

Gogosis, Evie, Michael Liu, Rosane Nisenbaum, et al.. (2022). Exploring COVID-19 vaccine uptake, confidence and hesitancy among people experiencing homelessness in Toronto, Canada: protocol for the Ku-gaa-gii pimitizi-win qualitative study. BMJ Open. 12(8). e064225–e064225. 7 indexed citations

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Liu, Michael, Lucie Richard, Michael A. Campitelli, et al.. (2022). Hospitalizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Recently Homeless Individuals: a Retrospective Population-Based Matched Cohort Study. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 37(8). 2016–2025. 16 indexed citations

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Kobeissi, Hassan, Sherief Ghozy, Michael Liu, et al.. (2022). Mechanical Thrombectomy via Transradial Approach for Posterior Circulation Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cureus. 14(7). e26589–e26589. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Qian, Sho Iketani, Zhiteng Li, et al.. (2022). Antigenic characterization of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant BA.2.75. Cell Host & Microbe. 30(11). 1512–1517.e4. 58 indexed citations

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Liu, Michael, José F. Figueroa, Yang Song, & Rishi K. Wadhera. (2021). Mortality and Postdischarge Acute Care Utilization for Cardiovascular Conditions at Safety-Net Versus Non–Safety-Net Hospitals. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 79(1). 83–87. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Michael, Rahul K. Arora, & Mel Krajden. (2021). Tests de détection rapides d’antigènes pour le SRAS-CoV-2. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 193(23). E886–E887. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Michael, et al.. (2021). Adverse childhood experiences and related outcomes among adults experiencing homelessness: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Public Health. 6(11). e836–e847. 72 indexed citations

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Johnson, Derek C., Alicia L. Nobles, Theodore L. Caputi, et al.. (2021). Monitoring HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis information seeking by combining digital and traditional data. BMC Infectious Diseases. 21(1). 215–215. 4 indexed citations

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Lachaud, James, Cília Mejía-Lancheros, Michael Liu, et al.. (2021). Severe Psychopathology and Substance Use Disorder Modify the Association Between Housing Trajectories and Food Security Among Homeless Adults. Frontiers in Nutrition. 8. 608811–608811. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Michael & Stephen W. Hwang. (2021). Health care for homeless people. Nature Reviews Disease Primers. 7(1). 5–5. 42 indexed citations

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Bennett, Morgane, Elizabeth C. Hair, Michael Liu, et al.. (2020). Exposure to tobacco content in episodic programs and tobacco and E-cigarette initiation. Preventive Medicine. 139. 106169–106169. 14 indexed citations

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Chan, Ta‐Chien, et al.. (2014). Addressing Health Disparities in Chronic Kidney Disease. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 11(12). 12848–12865. 16 indexed citations

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