Pu Liu

12.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
266 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Pu Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Pu Liu has authored 266 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Molecular Biology, 38 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 33 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Pu Liu's work include Chromium effects and bioremediation (23 papers), Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (19 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (14 papers). Pu Liu is often cited by papers focused on Chromium effects and bioremediation (23 papers), Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (19 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (14 papers). Pu Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and India. Pu Liu's co-authors include B. J. Berne, Xiangkai Li, Claire Y. Barlow, Aman Khan, Richard A. Friesner, Byungchan Kim, Edward Harder, Apurva Kakade, Ruhong Zhou and Xuhui Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Pu Liu

255 papers receiving 9.1k 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.

  1. Replica exchange with solute tempering: A method for sampling biological systems in explicit water
    2005 613 citations Pu Liu et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Fusion Between Transcription Factor CBFβ/PEBP2β and a Myosin Heavy Chain in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
    1993 590 citations Pu Liu et al. profile →
  3. Hippo signaling is a potent in vivo growth and tumor suppressor pathway in the mammalian liver
    2010 586 citations Li Lu, Ying Li et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  4. Limosilactobacillus fermentum JL-3 isolated from “Jiangshui” ameliorates hyperuricemia by degrading uric acid
    2021 145 citations Pengya Feng, Rong Han et al. profile →
  5. NUSAP1-LDHA-Glycolysis-Lactate feedforward loop promotes Warburg effect and metastasis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
    2023 105 citations Ming Chen, Yinjing Song et al. Cancer Letters profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Pu Liu 3.0k 1.4k 974 909 830 266 9.3k
Chong Zhang 6.3k 2.1× 2.4k 1.7× 967 1.0× 655 0.7× 575 0.7× 619 15.9k
Jianbo Liu 3.0k 1.0× 1.9k 1.4× 1.6k 1.6× 744 0.8× 297 0.4× 359 8.1k
Xiaonan Wang 4.2k 1.4× 2.8k 2.0× 2.2k 2.3× 1.3k 1.4× 831 1.0× 466 17.2k
W. F. Mader 2.2k 0.7× 1.5k 1.0× 1.8k 1.9× 873 1.0× 426 0.5× 702 15.4k
Cui Li 2.2k 0.7× 1.8k 1.3× 951 1.0× 2.2k 2.5× 273 0.3× 375 9.3k
Qian Liu 2.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 464 0.5× 556 0.6× 313 0.4× 607 11.3k
Huimin Xie 1.4k 0.5× 3.0k 2.1× 1.5k 1.5× 2.3k 2.5× 735 0.9× 803 18.4k
Yu Wang 1.2k 0.4× 961 0.7× 744 0.8× 1.0k 1.1× 322 0.4× 444 7.6k
Hui Wang 2.3k 0.8× 1.4k 1.0× 688 0.7× 4.2k 4.6× 770 0.9× 626 12.3k
Yi Wang 3.5k 1.2× 2.1k 1.5× 462 0.5× 931 1.0× 471 0.6× 387 8.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pu Liu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pu Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Pu Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Pu 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 Pu Liu. Pu 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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Liu, Pu, et al.. (2025). Acute Toxicity of Heavy Metals to Onchidium struma under Different Salinities. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 21(2).
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Khan, Aman, Liang Peng, El‐Sayed Salama, et al.. (2025). Pediococcus acidilactici GR-5 alleviates hyperuricemia by degrading purine nucleosides and improving gut microbiota metabolism. npj Science of Food. 9(1). 183–183.
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Liu, Pu, et al.. (2024). Triptolide-induced cuproptosis is a novel antitumor strategy for the treatment of cervical cancer. Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters. 29(1). 113–113. 13 indexed citations
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Kerr, Caroline P., Pu Liu, Joseph J. Grudzinski, et al.. (2024). Tumor Immunity Following Radiopharmaceutical + Checkpoint Blockade Varies with Treatment Sequence, Radioisotope and Tumor Immunogenicity. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 120(2). S96–S96.
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Jiang, Yuchao, Aman Khan, Xueyao Zhang, et al.. (2024). Environmental risks of mask wastes binding pollutants: Phytotoxicity, microbial community, nitrogen and carbon cycles. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 476. 135058–135058. 6 indexed citations
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Khan, Aman, Huawen Han, Weilin Jin, et al.. (2023). A gluten degrading probiotic Bacillus subtilis LZU-GM relieve adverse effect of gluten additive food and balances gut microbiota in mice. Food Research International. 170. 112960–112960. 11 indexed citations
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Han, Huawen, Aman Khan, Qing Zhang, et al.. (2023). Gut microbiome of mealworms (Tenebrio molitor Larvae) show similar responses to polystyrene and corn straw diets. Microbiome. 11(1). 98–98. 49 indexed citations
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Ji, Jing, Liang Peng, Tianpeng Gao, et al.. (2023). Microplastics enhanced the toxic effects of sulfamethoxazole on aerobic granular sludge and enriched antibiotic resistance genes. Chemical Engineering Journal. 464. 142783–142783. 27 indexed citations
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Chen, Ming, Yinjing Song, Xiaochen Zhang, et al.. (2023). NUSAP1-LDHA-Glycolysis-Lactate feedforward loop promotes Warburg effect and metastasis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Cancer Letters. 567. 216285–216285. 105 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Pu, et al.. (2023). Study on Pyrolysis of Shale Gas Oil-Based Drilling Cuttings: Kinetics, Process Parameters, and Product Yield. ACS Omega. 8(15). 13593–13604. 5 indexed citations
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Feng, Pengya, Shuai Zhao, Zhenmin Ling, et al.. (2022). Human supplementation with Pediococcus acidilactici GR-1 decreases heavy metals levels through modifying the gut microbiota and metabolome. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 8(1). 63–63. 46 indexed citations
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Q, Yu, Feifei Yin, Yao Sun, et al.. (2021). CBX7, a Potential Prognostic Biomarker in Lung Adenocarcinoma. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Minrui, Xia Lu, Aman Khan, et al.. (2018). Reducing methylmercury accumulation in fish using Escherichia coli with surface-displayed methylmercury-binding peptides. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 367. 35–42. 28 indexed citations
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Liu, Pu, Na Wang, Hong Fang, et al.. (2016). [Alteration on household salt consumption status and urinary iodine concentration of a primary school children in Shanghai, 2012-2014].. PubMed. 50(3). 282–4. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Li, Ying Li, Soo Mi Kim, et al.. (2010). Hippo signaling is a potent in vivo growth and tumor suppressor pathway in the mammalian liver. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(4). 1437–1442. 586 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Pu, et al.. (2007). [Chemical constituents from rhizome of Phlomis umbrosa].. PubMed. 42(4). 401–4. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Pu, et al.. (2006). [Triterpenes from herb of Potentilla chinesis].. PubMed. 31(22). 1875–9. 18 indexed citations

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