Ning Liu

9.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
210 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Ning Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ning Liu has authored 210 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 105 papers in Molecular Biology, 37 papers in Cancer Research and 26 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ning Liu's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (18 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (14 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (13 papers). Ning Liu is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (18 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (14 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (13 papers). Ning Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Ning Liu's co-authors include Eric N. Olson, Andrew H Williams, James A. Richardson, Eva van Rooij, Lillian B. Sutherland, John McAnally, Robert D. Gerard, Rhonda Bassel‐Duby, Svetlana Bezprozvannaya and Xiaoying Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Ning Liu

201 papers receiving 6.8k 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.

A signature pattern of stress-responsive microRNAs that can evoke cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure

2006 1.2k citations Ning Liu, James A. Richardson et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
microRNA-133a regulates cardiomyocyte proliferation and suppresses smooth muscle gene expression in the heart

2008 635 citations Ning Liu, Svetlana Bezprozvannaya et al. profile →

Peers

Ning Liu

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Zheng Chen China

Xiaohua Li China

Dong Liu China

Simon G. Gregory United States

Chen Li China

Zheng Li China

Wen Liu China

Ming Xu United States

Ying Xu China

Liang Peng China

Zheng Chen China

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2.7k ×1.1

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518 ×1.0

IMMUN

374 ×0.8

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Citations per year, relative to Ning Liu Ning Liu (= 1×) peers Zheng Chen

Countries citing papers authored by Ning Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ning Liu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ning Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ning Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ning 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 Ning Liu. Ning Liu 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

Lin, Shan, et al.. (2025). Genome-Wide Identification of Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) Gene Family in Cymbidium Species and Functional Analysis of CsSODs Under Salt Stress in Cymbidium sinense. Horticulturae. 11(1). 95–95. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Ning, Yinghua Jiang, Giovane G. Tortelote, et al.. (2025). Itaconate restrains acute proinflammatory activation of microglia MG after traumatic brain injury in mice. Science Translational Medicine. 17(789). eadn2635–eadn2635. 7 indexed citations

Liu, Ning, Lijuan Lv, Chang Wang, et al.. (2024). Rosamultin ameliorates radiation injury via promoting DNA injury repair and suppressing oxidative stress in vitro and in vivo. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 393. 110938–110938. 2 indexed citations

An, Hong, Bing Zhou, Kazuhide Hayakawa, et al.. (2024). ATF5-Mediated Mitochondrial Unfolded Protein Response (UPR ^mt ) Protects Neurons Against Oxygen-Glucose Deprivation and Cerebral Ischemia. Stroke. 55(7). 1904–1913. 7 indexed citations

Wang, Xiaohe, et al.. (2023). From cells to organs: progress and potential in cartilaginous organoids research. Journal of Translational Medicine. 21(1). 926–926. 11 indexed citations

Sun, Jing, et al.. (2022). Intravenous Alteplase Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Exhibiting Mild Neurological Deficits. Journal of College of Physicians And Surgeons Pakistan. 32(3). 352–358.

Yang, Lei, Yi Chen, Ning Liu, et al.. (2022). CircMET promotes tumor proliferation by enhancing CDKN2A mRNA decay and upregulating SMAD3. Molecular Cancer. 21(1). 23–23. 44 indexed citations

Sakamuri, Siva S. V. P., Venkata N. Sure, Ning Liu, et al.. (2022). Glycolytic and Oxidative Phosphorylation Defects Precede the Development of Senescence in Primary Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells. GeroScience. 44(4). 1975–1994. 34 indexed citations

Yan, Xu, et al.. (2020). Urinary Metabolic Profiling via LC-MS/MS Reveals Impact of Bovine Lactoferrin on Bone Formation in Growing SD Rats. Nutrients. 12(4). 1116–1116. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Peng, Ruxiang Xu, Yang Guo, et al.. (2018). DL‐3‐n‐butylphthalide promotes dendrite development in cortical neurons subjected to oxygen‐glucose deprivation/reperfusion. Cell Biology International. 42(8). 1041–1049. 12 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiancheng, et al.. (2018). Clinical features of fatal severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome that is complicated by invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy. 24(6). 422–427. 22 indexed citations

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Liang, Guihong, Ning Liu, Jie Yang, et al.. (2017). Transcriptional regulation of Runx2 by HSP90 controls osteosarcoma apoptosis via the AKT/GSK‐3β/β‐catenin signaling. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 119(1). 948–959. 23 indexed citations

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Liu, Ning, Kirkham B. Wood, Joseph H. Schwab, et al.. (2015). Comparison of Intrawound Vancomycin Utility in Posterior Instrumented Spine Surgeries Between Patients With Tumor and Nontumor Patients. Spine. 40(20). 1586–1592. 20 indexed citations

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Hadj‐Bouziane, Fadila, Ning Liu, Andrew H. Bell, et al.. (2012). Amygdala lesions disrupt modulation of functional MRI activity evoked by facial expression in the monkey inferior temporal cortex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(52). E3640–8. 97 indexed citations

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Yao, Lei, Guixiang Ji, Aihua Gu, Peng Zhao, & Ning Liu. (2012). An Updated Pooled Analysis of Glutathione S-transferase Genotype Polymorphisms and Risk of Adult Gliomas. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 13(1). 157–163. 12 indexed citations

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Xie, Lei, Ning Liu, Yongping Huang, & Qian Wang. (2011). Flagellate community structure in Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) and a comparison of three study methods.. Acta Entomologica Sinica. 54(10). 1140–1146. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Ning, et al.. (2011). Expression of androgen receptor in breast cancer cell lines and its effect on proliferation. Zhonghua shiyan waike zazhi. 28(5). 650–652. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Ning, et al.. (2010). Effect of whey protein on the antifatigue ability in sedentary or exercised mice.. Milk science international/Milchwissenschaft. 65(4). 428–431. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Hui, et al.. (2009). Association of polymorphisms in interleukin-18 gene promoter region with asthma in Jiangxi Han Population.. Zhongguo mianyixue zazhi. 25(6). 524–527. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Ning, Ana C. Barbosa, Shelby L. Chapman, et al.. (2009). DNA binding-dependent and -independent functions of the Hand2 transcription factor during mouse embryogenesis. Development. 136(6). 933–942. 34 indexed citations

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