Pixu Liu

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
44 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Pixu Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Pixu Liu has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Oncology and 12 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Pixu Liu's work include RNA modifications and cancer (6 papers), PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (5 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (4 papers). Pixu Liu is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (6 papers), PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (5 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (4 papers). Pixu Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Pixu Liu's co-authors include Jean J. Zhao, Hailing Cheng, Thomas M. Roberts, Lei Zhang, Sabina Signoretti, Massimo Loda, Zhenning Liu, Shidong Jia, Sang‐Hyun Lee and Sen Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Pixu Liu

43 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

Targeting the phosphoinositide 3-kinase pathway in cancer 2008 2026 2014 2020 2009 2008 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Targeting the phosphoinositide 3-kinase pathway in cancer
    2009 2.2k citations Pixu Liu, Hailing Cheng et al. profile →
  2. Essential roles of PI(3)K–p110β in cell growth, metabolism and tumorigenesis
    2008 553 citations Shidong Jia, Zhenning Liu et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Pixu Liu
Hailing Cheng China
Benjamin D. Hopkins United States
Camilla Evangelisti Italy
Jörg Bäsecke Germany
Franca Stivala Italy
Qing‐Bai She United States
Claudio Festuccia Italy
Mohamed Rahmani United States
Markus D. Siegelin United States
Jordan S. Fridman United States
Hailing Cheng China
Pixu Liu
Citations per year, relative to Pixu Liu Pixu Liu (= 1×) peers Hailing Cheng

Countries citing papers authored by Pixu Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pixu Liu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pixu Liu

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lin, Jiawei, Yifan Kong, Dongrui R. Lu, et al.. (2025). Explainable machine learning model for predicting the transarterial chemoembolization response and subtypes of hepatocellular carcinoma patients. BMC Gastroenterology. 25(1). 503–503.
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Jia, Shidong, Zhenning Liu, Sen Zhang, et al.. (2025). Editorial Expression of Concern: Essential roles of PI(3)K–p110β in cell growth, metabolism and tumorigenesis. Nature. 641(8062). E6–E6. 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Xiang, Jiao Liu, Min Wang, et al.. (2024). Enzalutamide Sensitizes Castration‐Resistant Prostate Cancer to Copper‐Mediated Cell Death. Advanced Science. 11(30). e2401396–e2401396. 18 indexed citations
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Shen, Tingting, Xijuan Zhao, Li Fu, et al.. (2024). Presenilin 1 Is a Therapeutic Target in Pulmonary Hypertension and Promotes Vascular Remodeling. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 70(6). 468–481. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Min, Xiaolin Sang, Pixu Liu, et al.. (2022). Phenethyl Isothiocyanate Enhances the Cytotoxic Effects of PARP Inhibitors in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Cells. Frontiers in Oncology. 11. 812264–812264. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yuan, Xiang Gao, Xiaolin Sang, et al.. (2021). BTF3 confers oncogenic activity in prostate cancer through transcriptional upregulation of Replication Factor C. Cell Death and Disease. 12(1). 12–12. 17 indexed citations
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Yao, Yating, Xiaonan Wang, Nan Zhang, et al.. (2020). Targeting the EphB4 receptor tyrosine kinase sensitizes HER2-positive breast cancer cells to Lapatinib. Cancer Letters. 475. 53–64. 18 indexed citations
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Gao, Jing, Ting Li, Xing Bian, et al.. (2018). Macrophages confer resistance to PI3K inhibitor GDC-0941 in breast cancer through the activation of NF-κB signaling. Cell Death and Disease. 9(8). 809–809. 31 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yuwan, Jian Lv, Zhiwei Zhang, et al.. (2017). Berberine activates caspase-9/cytochrome c-mediated apoptosis to suppress triple-negative breast cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 95. 18–24. 103 indexed citations
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Sun, Wei, Zhu Ming, Jie Liu, et al.. (2017). Reviewing the Management of Obstructive Left Colon Cancer: Assessing the Feasibility of the One-stage Resection and Anastomosis After Intraoperative Colonic Irrigation. Clinical Colorectal Cancer. 16(2). e89–e103. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Dong, Chengbo Li, Yuan Zhang, et al.. (2016). Combined inhibition of PI3K and PARP is effective in the treatment of ovarian cancer cells with wild-type PIK3CA genes. Gynecologic Oncology. 142(3). 548–556. 81 indexed citations
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Wang, Hongyan, Xiaoqing Wang, Peng Kuang, et al.. (2016). Saikosaponin-a Attenuates Oxidized LDL Uptake and Prompts Cholesterol Efflux in THP-1 Cells. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 67(6). 510–518. 48 indexed citations
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Luo, Fuwen, et al.. (2015). Chemopreventive effects of aspirin at a glance. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer. 1855(2). 254–263. 33 indexed citations
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Tian, Kang, Weiliang Zhong, Xifu Zheng, et al.. (2015). Neuroleukin/Autocrine Motility Factor Receptor Pathway Promotes Proliferation of Articular Chondrocytes through Activation of AKT and Smad2/3. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 15101–15101. 13 indexed citations
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Lü, Ying, Wei Ma, Jun Mao, et al.. (2014). Salinomycin exerts anticancer effects on human breast carcinoma MCF-7 cancer stem cells via modulation of Hedgehog signaling. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 228. 100–107. 50 indexed citations
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Cheng, Hailing, Pixu Liu, Fan Zhang, et al.. (2013). A Genetic Mouse Model of Invasive Endometrial Cancer Driven by Concurrent Loss of Pten and Lkb1 Is Highly Responsive to mTOR Inhibition. Cancer Research. 74(1). 15–23. 45 indexed citations
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Liu, Pixu, Hailing Cheng, Stephanie Santiago, et al.. (2011). Oncogenic PIK3CA-driven mammary tumors frequently recur via PI3K pathway–dependent and PI3K pathway–independent mechanisms. Nature Medicine. 17(9). 1116–1120. 210 indexed citations
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Sopasakis, Victoria Rotter, Pixu Liu, Ryo Suzuki, et al.. (2010). Specific Roles of the p110α Isoform of Phosphatidylinsositol 3-Kinase in Hepatic Insulin Signaling and Metabolic Regulation. Cell Metabolism. 11(3). 220–230. 114 indexed citations
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Wang, Xin, et al.. (1994). Appearance of some novel proteins binding enhancer element of globin gene (HS_(2)) during erythroid terminal differentiation. Chieh P'ou Hsueh Pao. 25(4). 379–384. 1 indexed citations

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