Mugen Liu

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Mugen Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Ophthalmology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mugen Liu has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Cell Biology and 20 papers in Ophthalmology. Recurrent topics in Mugen Liu's work include Retinal Development and Disorders (22 papers), Connexins and lens biology (16 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (13 papers). Mugen Liu is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Development and Disorders (22 papers), Connexins and lens biology (16 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (13 papers). Mugen Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Mugen Liu's co-authors include Colin J. Barnstable, David T.L. Liu, Wai Man Chan, Stephen E. Hartman, Pancy O. S. Tam, Samuel Shao-Min Zhang, Dennis S.C. Lam, Andrew T. DeWan, Connie Zhao and M Snyder and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Mugen Liu

99 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

HTRA1 Promoter Polymorphism in Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mugen Liu China	26	1.6k	762	425	408	312	102	2.7k
Ricardo P. Casaroli‐Marano Spain	24	832 0.5×	747 1.0×	159 0.4×	584 1.4×	399 1.3×	139	2.2k
Małgorzata Rydzanicz Poland	27	1.3k 0.8×	247 0.3×	400 0.9×	413 1.0×	131 0.4×	171	2.4k
Nady Golestaneh United States	22	1.4k 0.9×	547 0.7×	304 0.7×	186 0.5×	87 0.3×	41	2.2k
Robert J. Wordinger United States	35	2.0k 1.2×	2.3k 3.1×	333 0.8×	1.0k 2.5×	529 1.7×	104	4.1k
Elisabeth Rungger‐Brändle Switzerland	23	1.1k 0.7×	1.0k 1.4×	134 0.3×	607 1.5×	562 1.8×	44	2.7k
Qingxian Lu United States	27	1.2k 0.7×	227 0.3×	185 0.4×	142 0.3×	259 0.8×	53	3.3k
John Danias United States	30	1.6k 1.0×	2.1k 2.8×	154 0.4×	782 1.9×	263 0.8×	73	3.3k
Muriel I. Kaiser‐Kupfer United States	41	2.0k 1.2×	1.3k 1.7×	566 1.3×	413 1.0×	620 2.0×	103	4.9k
H Inomata Japan	20	934 0.6×	523 0.7×	179 0.4×	345 0.8×	190 0.6×	68	1.7k
Jennifer L. Kielczewski United States	21	944 0.6×	709 0.9×	133 0.3×	235 0.6×	78 0.3×	27	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Mugen Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mugen Liu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hu, Hualei, Yayun Qin, Zhen Qu, et al.. (2024). The Zpr-3 Antibody Recognizes the 320–354 Region of Rho and Labels Both Rods and Green Cones in Zebrafish. Zebrafish. 21(6). 394–400.

Luo, Yi, et al.. (2024). Deficiency of copper responsive gene stmn4 induces retinal developmental defects. Cell Biology and Toxicology. 40(1). 2–2. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Wenye, Yi Luo, Shu‐Hui Lin, et al.. (2023). Copper overload impairs hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell proliferation via prompting HSF1/SP1 aggregation and the subsequently downregulating FOXM1-Cytoskeleton axis. iScience. 26(4). 106406–106406. 17 indexed citations

Zhang, Jing, et al.. (2023). HSF4 Transcriptionally Activates Autophagy by Regulating ATG9a During Lens Terminal Differentiation. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 64(7). 5–5. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Fei, Yayun Qin, Yuwen Huang, et al.. (2022). Rod genesis driven by mafba in an nrl knockout zebrafish model with altered photoreceptor composition and progressive retinal degeneration. PLoS Genetics. 18(3). e1009841–e1009841. 13 indexed citations

Yu, Shanshan, Jingzhen Li, Yangjun Zhang, et al.. (2022). Dhx38 is required for the maintenance and differentiation of erythro-myeloid progenitors and hematopoietic stem cells by alternative splicing. Development. 149(17). 6 indexed citations

Sun, Hao, Xuan Xu, Junyu Luo, et al.. (2022). Mechanisms of PiT2-loop7 Missense Mutations Induced Pi Dyshomeostasis. Neuroscience Bulletin. 39(1). 57–68. 2 indexed citations

Cui, Xiukun, Dandan Wu, Jing Zhang, et al.. (2021). Deficiency of heat shock factor 4 promotes lens epithelial cell senescence through upregulating p21cip1 expression. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1867(11). 166233–166233. 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Jing, Yu-Wen Huang, Weikang Huang, et al.. (2020). Knockout of DNase1l1l abrogates lens denucleation process and causes cataract in zebrafish. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1866(5). 165724–165724. 15 indexed citations

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Yang, Yujie, Junyu Luo, Teng Liu, et al.. (2019). A Novel CDH1 Mutation Causing Reduced E-Cadherin Dimerization Is Associated with Nonsyndromic Cleft Lip With or Without Cleft Palate. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 23(11). 759–765. 7 indexed citations

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Yu, Shanshan, et al.. (2018). A PCR-Based Method for RNA Probes and Applications in Neuroscience. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 12. 266–266. 29 indexed citations

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Liu, Fei, Yayun Qin, Shanshan Yu, et al.. (2017). Pathogenic mutations in retinitis pigmentosa 2 predominantly result in loss of RP2 protein stability in humans and zebrafish. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(15). 6225–6239. 13 indexed citations

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Lu, Zhaojing, Xuebin Hu, Fei Liu, et al.. (2017). Ablation of EYS in zebrafish causes mislocalisation of outer segment proteins, F-actin disruption and cone-rod dystrophy. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 46098–46098. 49 indexed citations

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Wang, Dengke, Ying Liu, Jiamin Li, et al.. (2015). Effects of Nt-truncation and coexpression of isolated Nt domains on the membrane trafficking of electroneutral Na+/HCO3– cotransporters. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 12241–12241. 11 indexed citations

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Liao, Shengjie, Lei Wang, Zhen Qu, et al.. (2015). BCAS2 interacts with HSF4 and negatively regulates its protein stability via ubiquitination. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 68. 78–86. 10 indexed citations

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Cui, Xiukun, Lei Wang, Jing Zhang, et al.. (2013). HSF4 regulates DLAD expression and promotes lens de-nucleation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1832(8). 1167–1172. 41 indexed citations

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Xu, Zhenping, Yulei Li, Xiangyang Zhang, et al.. (2011). Identification and molecular characterization of two novel mutations in COL1A2 in two Chinese families with osteogenesis imperfecta. Journal of genetics and genomics. 38(4). 149–156. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Hui, Chang Li, Qiulun Lu, et al.. (2008). Cataract mutation P20S of αB-crystallin impairs chaperone activity of αA-crystallin and induces apoptosis of human lens epithelial cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1782(5). 303–309. 29 indexed citations

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Yang, Tao, et al.. (2008). A novel mutation in the ATP2C1 gene is associated with Hailey–Hailey disease in a Chinese family. International Journal of Dermatology. 48(1). 47–51. 7 indexed citations

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Liu, Mugen, Zhou Cai, Zhaohui Tang, et al.. (2006). A novel heterozygous mutation in the Indian hedgehog gene (IHH) is associated with brachydactyly type A1 in a Chinese family. Journal of Human Genetics. 51(8). 727–731. 25 indexed citations

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