Min Ni

12.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
97 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Min Ni is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Min Ni has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Cell Biology and 14 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Min Ni's work include Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (11 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (11 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (9 papers). Min Ni is often cited by papers focused on Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (11 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (11 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (9 papers). Min Ni collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Min Ni's co-authors include Amy S. Lee, Yi Zhang, Jian Xu, Myles Brown, X. Shirley Liu, David R. Hinton, E. Barrón, Jiaxi Li, Fu‐Ming Shen and Shannon T. Bailey and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Min Ni

89 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

ER chaperones in mammalian development and human diseases

2007 617 citations Min Ni, Amy S. Lee profile →
Beyond the endoplasmic reticulum: atypical GRP78 in cell viability, signalling and therapeutic targeting

2011 426 citations Min Ni, Amy S. Lee et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Min Ni China	31	3.2k	1.7k	1.1k	627	613	97	5.5k
Éva Szegezdi Ireland	31	3.1k 1.0×	2.0k 1.1×	1.4k 1.2×	440 0.7×	600 1.0×	80	5.7k
Thomas G. Gillette United States	39	3.3k 1.1×	821 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	409 0.7×	545 0.9×	67	5.6k
Yu Jiang United States	45	3.6k 1.1×	1.0k 0.6×	702 0.6×	686 1.1×	593 1.0×	119	5.1k
Sanjeev Gupta Ireland	29	2.7k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	382 0.6×	307 0.5×	62	4.5k
Navid Sadri United States	17	2.2k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	745 0.7×	539 0.9×	292 0.5×	43	3.8k
Hideki Nishitoh Japan	37	5.3k 1.7×	2.1k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	767 1.2×	531 0.9×	64	8.2k
Marco Corazzari Italy	35	2.7k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	2.7k 2.5×	589 0.9×	609 1.0×	87	5.6k
Hai‐Xin Yuan China	22	2.8k 0.9×	2.0k 1.1×	1.8k 1.7×	626 1.0×	384 0.6×	45	5.0k
Clark Distelhorst United States	43	3.8k 1.2×	1.1k 0.6×	835 0.8×	469 0.7×	547 0.9×	82	5.3k
Uwe Knippschild Germany	40	3.5k 1.1×	657 0.4×	975 0.9×	714 1.1×	1.5k 2.4×	134	6.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Min Ni

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Fields of papers citing papers by Min Ni

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Min Ni

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hua, Shao‐Ying, Xinyi Chen, Min Ni, et al.. (2025). ZeXieYin formula alleviates atherosclerosis by regulating SBAs levels through the FXR/FGF15 pathway and restoring intestinal barrier integrity. Chinese Medicine. 20(1). 68–68. 1 indexed citations

Fukuda, Yu, John P. Lynch, Abhijat Sheth, et al.. (2025). Somatic mtDNA mutation burden shapes metabolic plasticity in leukemogenesis. Science Advances. 11(1). eads8489–eads8489.

Ni, Min, et al.. (2025). Chronic inflammation linking atherosclerosis to cognitive impairment: Multi-target mechanisms and therapeutic advances in chinese herbal medicine. 10. 100122–100122.

Ni, Min, et al.. (2025). Adipose-androgen crosstalk in polycystic ovary syndrome: mechanisms and therapeutic implications. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 16. 1731179–1731179.

Li, Hongxia, Chenxi Xia, Shu-Chi Huang, et al.. (2024). A deep neural network potential model for theoretically predicting thermal transport, mechanical properties of multi-layered graphitic carbon nitride with molecular dynamics. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 160. 108354–108354. 4 indexed citations

Tian, Cheng, Wentao Yang, Xiaoli Liu, et al.. (2024). HKDC1 promotes liver cancer stemness under hypoxia through stabilizing β-catenin. Hepatology. 81(6). 1685–1699. 8 indexed citations

Gao, Qi, Dan Bi, Bingbing Li, et al.. (2024). The Association Between Branched-Chain Amino Acid Concentrations and the Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Preschool-Aged Children. Molecular Neurobiology. 61(8). 6031–6044. 4 indexed citations

Pachnis, Panayotis, et al.. (2023). Partial N‐acetyl glutamate synthase deficiency presenting as postpartum hyperammonemia: Diagnosis and subsequent pregnancy management. JIMD Reports. 64(6). 403–409. 2 indexed citations

Harris, Robert C., Panayotis Pachnis, Hongli Chen, et al.. (2023). Novel pathogenicUQCRC2variants in a female with normal neurodevelopment. Molecular Case Studies. 9(4). a006295–a006295. 2 indexed citations

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Gu, Zhimin, Gen Zhang, Richard Wynn, et al.. (2022). Metabolon formation regulates branched-chain amino acid oxidation and homeostasis. Nature Metabolism. 4(12). 1775–1791. 22 indexed citations

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Ni, Min, Liang Zhao, Wenjing Zhang, et al.. (2021). Pharmacokinetics of colistin in cerebrospinal fluid after intraventricular administration alone in intracranial infections. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 57(3). 106281–106281. 10 indexed citations

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Li, Kailong, Yuannyu Zhang, Xin Liu, et al.. (2020). Noncoding Variants Connect Enhancer Dysregulation with Nuclear Receptor Signaling in Hematopoietic Malignancies. Cancer Discovery. 10(5). 724–745. 30 indexed citations

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Ni, Min, Yi Zhao, Wenjing Zhang, et al.. (2020). microRNA‐802 accelerates hepatocellular carcinoma growth by targeting RUNX3. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 235(10). 7128–7135. 16 indexed citations

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Ni, Min, et al.. (2020). Autologous adipose-derived stem cells for the treatment of Crohn’s fistula-in-ano: an open-label, controlled trial. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 11(1). 124–124. 47 indexed citations

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Sun, Sijia, Wenxiang Cao, Min Ni, et al.. (2020). Excessive ROS production and enhanced autophagy contribute to myocardial injury induced by branched-chain amino acids: Roles for the AMPK-ULK1 signaling pathway and α7nAChR. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1867(1). 165980–165980. 46 indexed citations

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Jiang, Bin, et al.. (2019). Clinical research of autologous adipose-derived stem cell transplantation in the treatment of complex anal fistulas. 8(6). 566–573. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Dongjie, Hui Fu, Ting Zhao, Min Ni, & Fu‐Ming Shen. (2016). Exercise-stimulated FGF23 promotes exercise performance via controlling the excess reactive oxygen species production and enhancing mitochondrial function in skeletal muscle. Metabolism. 65(5). 747–756. 67 indexed citations

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Ni, Min. (2011). Analysis of relapse cases in heroin abusers. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yi, Ren Liu, Min Ni, Parkash S. Gill, & Amy S. Lee. (2010). Cell Surface Relocalization of the Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone and Unfolded Protein Response Regulator GRP78/BiP. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(20). 15065–15075. 262 indexed citations

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He, Housheng Hansen, Clifford A. Meyer, Hyunjin Shin, et al.. (2010). Nucleosome dynamics define transcriptional enhancers. Nature Genetics. 42(4). 343–347. 357 indexed citations

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