Nianyu Li

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Nianyu Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biophysics and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Nianyu Li has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 2 papers in Biophysics and 2 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Nianyu Li's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (2 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (2 papers). Nianyu Li is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (2 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (2 papers). Nianyu Li collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Poland. Nianyu Li's co-authors include J. Paul Robinson, Bartek Rajwa, Kathy Ragheb, J. Andrés Melendez, Jennie Sturgis, Gretchen Lawler, Li Li, Gary E. Isom, Joseph L. Borowitz and Padma Kumar Narayanan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and Journal of Neurochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Nianyu Li

10 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Mitochondrial Complex I Inhibitor Rotenone Induces Apopto... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 250 500 750 1000
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. Mitochondrial Complex I Inhibitor Rotenone Induces Apoptosis through Enhancing Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Production
    2003 1.1k citations Nianyu Li, Kathy Ragheb et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nianyu Li United States 8 845 199 145 138 138 10 1.4k
Xiaoming Gong United States 19 743 0.9× 156 0.8× 118 0.8× 127 0.9× 85 0.6× 47 1.4k
Boris F. Krasnikov United States 27 837 1.0× 159 0.8× 193 1.3× 172 1.2× 124 0.9× 56 1.6k
Gretchen Lawler United States 7 810 1.0× 110 0.6× 158 1.1× 133 1.0× 138 1.0× 13 1.4k
Xuehong Liu China 26 1.0k 1.2× 118 0.6× 158 1.1× 216 1.6× 76 0.6× 98 1.9k
Masayuki Fukui United States 19 733 0.9× 226 1.1× 161 1.1× 100 0.7× 50 0.4× 27 1.5k
Hong Guo China 25 1.5k 1.7× 196 1.0× 169 1.2× 85 0.6× 78 0.6× 73 2.4k
Young Hyun Yoo South Korea 26 844 1.0× 177 0.9× 106 0.7× 215 1.6× 56 0.4× 46 1.7k
Toshihiro Aiuchi Japan 26 969 1.1× 111 0.6× 145 1.0× 248 1.8× 106 0.8× 63 1.8k
Pramod Sukumaran United States 20 626 0.7× 95 0.5× 144 1.0× 203 1.5× 63 0.5× 40 1.3k
Soňa Hudecová Slovakia 19 1.1k 1.2× 154 0.8× 270 1.9× 167 1.2× 63 0.5× 46 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Nianyu Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nianyu Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Nianyu Li. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Nianyu Li. The network helps show where Nianyu Li may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nianyu Li

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

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Zou, Liping, Chengcheng Xu, Heyu Liu, et al.. (2021). Copper Nanoparticles Induce Oxidative Stress via the Heme Oxygenase 1 Signaling Pathway in vitro Studies. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 16. 1565–1573. 36 indexed citations
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Zou, Liping, Chengcheng Xu, Heyu Liu, et al.. (2020). The role of miR‐128‐3p through MAPK14 activation in the apoptosis of GC2 spermatocyte cell line following heat stress. Andrology. 9(2). 665–672. 18 indexed citations
3.
Aslamkhan, Amy G., Qiuwei Xu, Stephen Pacchione, et al.. (2020). Characterization of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase 1, tryptophan-2,3-dioxygenase, and Ido1/Tdo2 knockout mice. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 406. 115216–115216. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Bingrui, Nianyu Li, Kai Li, et al.. (2018). Hsa_circ_0001859 Regulates ATF2 Expression by Functioning as an MiR-204/211 Sponge in Human Rheumatoid Arthritis. Journal of Immunology Research. 2018. 1–8. 50 indexed citations
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Robinson, J. Paul, Nianyu Li, & Padma Kumar Narayanan. (2015). High Throughput‐Based Mitochondrial Function Assays by Multi‐Parametric Flow Cytometry. Current Protocols in Cytometry. 73(1). 9.48.1–9.48.9. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Nianyu, Roderick Capaldi, J. Paul Robinson, et al.. (2014). A Systematic Assessment of Mitochondrial Function Identified Novel Signatures for Drug-Induced Mitochondrial Disruption in Cells. Toxicological Sciences. 142(1). 261–273. 21 indexed citations
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Robinson, J. Paul, Valery Patsekin, Kathy Ragheb, et al.. (2013). High-Throughput Secondary Screening at the Single-Cell Level. SLAS TECHNOLOGY. 18(1). 85–98. 9 indexed citations
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Tsiper, Maria, Jennifer Sturgis, Larisa Avramova, et al.. (2012). Differential Mitochondrial Toxicity Screening and Multi-Parametric Data Analysis. PLoS ONE. 7(10). e45226–e45226. 40 indexed citations
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Li, Nianyu, Kathy Ragheb, Gretchen Lawler, et al.. (2003). Mitochondrial Complex I Inhibitor Rotenone Induces Apoptosis through Enhancing Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Production. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(10). 8516–8525. 1136 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Nianyu, et al.. (2002). NF‐κB‐mediated up‐regulation of Bcl‐XSand Bax contributes to cytochromecrelease in cyanide‐induced apoptosis. Journal of Neurochemistry. 81(4). 842–852. 101 indexed citations

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