Nian Liu

6.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
21 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Nian Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Nian Liu has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Cancer Research and 5 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Nian Liu's work include RNA modifications and cancer (12 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (10 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (5 papers). Nian Liu is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (12 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (10 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (5 papers). Nian Liu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Nian Liu's co-authors include Tao Pan, Qing Dai, Marc Parisien, Chuan He, Guanqun Zheng, Po‐Chun Hsu, Katherine I. Zhou, Luda Diatchenko, Yi Cui and Weiyang Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Nian Liu

19 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

N6-methyladenosine-dependent RNA structural switches regulate RNA–protein interactions

2015 1.5k citations Nian Liu, Qing Dai et al. Nature profile →
Transparent air filter for high-efficiency PM2.5 capture

2015 847 citations Chong Liu, Po‐Chun Hsu et al. Nature Communications profile →
N 6-methyladenosine alters RNA structure to regulate binding of a low-complexity protein

2017 626 citations Nian Liu, Katherine I. Zhou et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
Nanofiber Air Filters with High-Temperature Stability for Efficient PM_2.5 Removal from the Pollution Sources

2016 464 citations Rufan Zhang, Chong Liu et al. Nano Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nian Liu United States	13	3.7k	1.8k	1.2k	661	554	21	5.1k
Leonardo Barrios Spain	28	962 0.3×	759 0.4×	105 0.1×	302 0.5×	699 1.3×	107	2.5k
Guorong Xu China	35	610 0.2×	276 0.2×	940 0.8×	199 0.3×	1.1k 2.0×	121	3.7k
Jinke Wang China	30	866 0.2×	286 0.2×	192 0.2×	283 0.4×	682 1.2×	151	3.3k
Lulu Hu China	27	1.7k 0.5×	510 0.3×	260 0.2×	94 0.1×	104 0.2×	75	2.8k
Yu Jiang China	29	850 0.2×	166 0.1×	824 0.7×	159 0.2×	1.1k 2.0×	99	2.6k
Thomas R. Pisanic United States	20	738 0.2×	243 0.1×	126 0.1×	915 1.4×	1.3k 2.3×	37	2.7k
Shuchun Li China	21	635 0.2×	408 0.2×	419 0.3×	79 0.1×	152 0.3×	66	1.7k
Junji Fukuda Japan	36	966 0.3×	179 0.1×	335 0.3×	872 1.3×	2.9k 5.3×	161	4.6k
Yuchen Wang China	26	673 0.2×	244 0.1×	394 0.3×	228 0.3×	993 1.8×	109	2.9k
Wantae Kim South Korea	27	1.1k 0.3×	423 0.2×	203 0.2×	183 0.3×	352 0.6×	98	2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Nian Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nian Liu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nian Liu

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Lingwei, Hong Chen, Huimin Xie, et al.. (2025). Targeting LINC02320 prevents colorectal cancer growth via GRB7-dependent inhibition of MAPK signaling pathway. Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters. 30(1). 86–86.

Li, Xiufeng & Nian Liu. (2025). Advances in understanding LINE-1 regulation and function in the human genome. Trends in Genetics. 41(7). 577–589. 2 indexed citations

Zhu, Shicong, Yaqiang Hong, Rui Ma, et al.. (2025). Composite transposons with bivalent histone marks function as RNA-dependent enhancers in cell fate regulation. Cell. 188(21). 5878–5894.e18.

Hong, Yaqiang, Tao Zhang, Xiaohan Yan, et al.. (2024). SAFB restricts contact domain boundaries associated with L1 chimeric transcription. Molecular Cell. 84(9). 1637–1650.e10. 9 indexed citations

Li, Xiufeng, Yang Wang, Yaqiang Hong, et al.. (2024). LINE-1 transcription activates long-range gene expression. Nature Genetics. 56(7). 1494–1502. 33 indexed citations

Liu, Nian, et al.. (2024). Can digital technologies mitigate supply chain volatility? Empirical evidence from China. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications. 28(5). 475–494. 2 indexed citations

Yan, Kun, Yaqiang Hong, Yi Wang, et al.. (2023). Fimepinostat Impairs NFκB and PI3K/AKT Signaling and Enhances Gemcitabine Efficacy in H3.3K27M-Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma. Cancer Research. 84(4). 598–615. 12 indexed citations

Liu, Siyi, et al.. (2019). The Effects of Air Pollution on Firms’ Internal Control Quality: Evidence from China. Sustainability. 11(18). 5068–5068. 9 indexed citations

Zhou, Katherine I., Nian Liu, & Tao Pan. (2017). Identification of N 6 -methyladenosine reader proteins. Methods. 126. 105–111. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Nian, Katherine I. Zhou, Marc Parisien, et al.. (2017). N 6-methyladenosine alters RNA structure to regulate binding of a low-complexity protein. Nucleic Acids Research. 45(10). 6051–6063. 626 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Nian, Tomek Swigut, Edward J. Grow, et al.. (2017). Selective silencing of euchromatic L1s revealed by genome-wide screens for L1 regulators. Nature. 553(7687). 228–232. 223 indexed citations

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Zhang, Rufan, Chong Liu, Po‐Chun Hsu, et al.. (2016). Nanofiber Air Filters with High-Temperature Stability for Efficient PM_2.5 Removal from the Pollution Sources. Nano Letters. 16(6). 3642–3649. 464 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Nian & Tao Pan. (2016). N6-methyladenosine–encoded epitranscriptomics. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 23(2). 98–102. 259 indexed citations

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Liu, Nian & Tao Pan. (2015). Probing RNA Modification Status at Single-Nucleotide Resolution in Total RNA. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 560. 149–159. 37 indexed citations

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Liu, Chong, Po‐Chun Hsu, Hyun‐Wook Lee, et al.. (2015). Transparent air filter for high-efficiency PM2.5 capture. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6205–6205. 847 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhou, Katherine I., Marc Parisien, Qing Dai, et al.. (2015). N6-Methyladenosine Modification in a Long Noncoding RNA Hairpin Predisposes Its Conformation to Protein Binding. Journal of Molecular Biology. 428(5). 822–833. 164 indexed citations

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Liu, Nian, Qing Dai, Guanqun Zheng, et al.. (2015). N6-methyladenosine-dependent RNA structural switches regulate RNA–protein interactions. Nature. 518(7540). 560–564. 1549 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Nian & Tao Pan. (2014). RNA epigenetics. Translational research. 165(1). 28–35. 102 indexed citations

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Chen, Kai, Zhike Lu, Xiao Wang, et al.. (2014). High‐Resolution N⁶‐Methyladenosine (m⁶A) Map Using Photo‐Crosslinking‐Assisted m⁶A Sequencing. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(5). 1587–1590. 332 indexed citations

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Liu, Nian, Marc Parisien, Qing Dai, et al.. (2013). Probing N⁶-methyladenosine RNA modification status at single nucleotide resolution in mRNA and long noncoding RNA. RNA. 19(12). 1848–1856. 424 indexed citations

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