Qian Li

20.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
437 papers, 14.1k citations indexed

About

Qian Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Qian Li has authored 437 papers receiving a total of 14.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 298 papers in Molecular Biology, 91 papers in Cancer Research and 62 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Qian Li's work include Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (56 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (54 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (52 papers). Qian Li is often cited by papers focused on Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (56 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (54 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (52 papers). Qian Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Qian Li's co-authors include Jiandong Liu, Deepak Srivastava, Li Wang, Ji‐Dong Fu, Yu Huang, Ziqing Liu, Yang Zhou, Vasanth Vedantham, C. Ian Spencer and Amy Foley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Qian Li

403 papers receiving 13.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

In vivo reprogramming of murine cardiac fibroblasts into induced cardiomyocytes

2012 996 citations Qian Li et al. profile →
Systematic comparison of 2A peptides for cloning multi-genes in a polycistronic vector

2017 467 citations Li Wang, Qian Li et al. profile →
A CRISPR–Cpf1 system for efficient genome editing and transcriptional repression in plants

2017 447 citations Qian Li et al. profile →
Direct cell reprogramming: approaches, mechanisms and progress

2021 263 citations Yuchen Yang, Jiandong Liu et al. profile →
Natural exosome-like nanovesicles from edible tea flowers suppress metastatic breast cancer via ROS generation and microbiota modulation

2021 233 citations Qian Li et al. profile →

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qian Li

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

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Mangrove guardians: Unearthing the enrichment patterns of PAHs in the Zhangjiang estuary ecosystem 2025 ·Marine Pollution Bulletin ·(unknown), (unknown), Qian Li, (unknown), Cheng Luo, Lei Wang, Minggang Cai, Jheng-Jie Jiang, Xiong Wang, Yan Lin	0
2	Construction and validation of a line chart for gestational diabetes mellitus based on clinical indicators 2024 ·Lipids in Health and Disease ·Hui Wang, Qian Li, Haiwei Wang, (unknown)	0
3	Cardiac Aging in the Multi-Omics Era: High-Throughput Sequencing Insights 2024 ·Cells ·(unknown), (unknown), Jiandong Liu, Qian Li	2
4	IGF2BP3-EGFR-AKT axis promotes breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cell growth 2023 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research ·(unknown), Cong Han, Qian Li, Fang Li, Jinyuan Zhang, Qiuyu Jiang, Fei Zhao, Guo Chen, Jinfeng Chen, Ting Jiang, Xiaofei Wang, Yanke Chen, Chen Huang	5
5	MicroRNA-31 induced by Fusobacterium nucleatum infection promotes colorectal cancer tumorigenesis 2023 ·iScience ·Bin Tang, Xiaoxue Lu, Yanan Tong, Yuyang Feng, (unknown), (unknown), Jing Li, Qiao-Lin Xu, Jie Tang, Tao Zhang, Ling Deng, (unknown), (unknown), Hua-xing Luo, (unknown), Yuanyuan Xiang, Qian Li, Dong-zhu Zeng, Xuhu Mao	21
6	Myc derived circRNA promotes triple-negative breast cancer progression via reprogramming fatty acid metabolism 2023 ·Discover Oncology ·Shengting Wang, Yufang Wang, Yue Wang, Qian Li, Kaixuan Zeng, Xiaoming Li, Xinghua Feng	9
7	Bryum billardieri Schwaegr. against EV71 infection: in vitro and in vivo antiviral effects, identification of molecular mechanisms and active monomers 2023 ·Frontiers in Pharmacology ·Yunyu Wang, Qian Li, (unknown), Xinhuan Wan, Li Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Zhou Chang-zheng	0
8	The study of antecedent clinical manifestations of hypertensive heart disease in cohort of hypertension 2023 ·Aging ·Qian Li, Na Li, Liang Xiao, Yanjie Liu, Li Chen, (unknown), Sheng Wei, Jun Xiao, Xiaoqiang Qi	3
9	Shiga toxin 2 A-subunit induces mitochondrial damage, mitophagy and apoptosis via the interaction of Tom20 in Caco-2 cells 2023 ·Heliyon ·Jie Tang, Xiaoxue Lu, Tao Zhang, Yuyang Feng, (unknown), Jing Li, (unknown), Hua-xing Luo, (unknown), Yuanyuan Xiang, Yan Zhang, Qian Li, Xuhu Mao, Bin Tang, (unknown)	3
10	Recent advances and future prospects in direct cardiac reprogramming 2023 ·Nature Cardiovascular Research ·Yifang Xie, Ben Van Handel, Qian Li, Reza Ardehali	6
11	Can we stop one heart from breaking: triumphs and challenges in cardiac reprogramming 2023 ·Current Opinion in Genetics & Development ·(unknown), Jiandong Liu, Qian Li	2
12	iSMNN: batch effect correction for single-cell RNA-seq data via iterative supervised mutual nearest neighbor refinement 2021 ·Briefings in Bioinformatics ·Yuchen Yang, Gang Li, Yifang Xie, Li Wang, (unknown), Yingxi Yang, Jiandong Liu, Qian Li, Yun Li	13
13	Role of MicroRNA, LncRNA, and Exosomes in the Progression of Osteoarthritis: A Review of Recent Literature 2020 ·Orthopaedic Surgery ·(unknown), (unknown), Xiuyuan Chen, Qian Li, Jia Zhong, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	85
14	bta-miR-23a Regulates the Myogenic Differentiation of Fetal Bovine Skeletal Muscle-Derived Progenitor Cells by Targeting MDFIC Gene 2020 ·Genes ·Xin Hu, (unknown), Ling Ren, Yahui Wang, Qian Li, Qiyuan Yang, ‬Min Du, Lingyang Xu, Luc Willems, Junya Li, Lupei Zhang	8
15	Proteomics and molecular network analyses reveal that the interaction between the TAT–DCF1 peptide and TAF6 induces an antitumor effect in glioma cells 2020 ·Molecular Omics ·Jiao Wang, Fushuai Wang, Qian Li, Qian Wang, Jie Li, (unknown), Jiamin Sun, (unknown), Hong Zhou, (unknown), (unknown), Jiang Xie, Tieqiao Wen	5
16	Inhibition of miR-143 during ischemia cerebral injury protects neurones through recovery of the hexokinase 2-mediated glucose uptake 2017 ·Bioscience Reports ·(unknown), Na Liu, (unknown), Lei Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Qian Li, Yuwen Wang	23
17	Targeting mTOR and p53 Signaling Inhibits Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer In Vivo 2015 ·Cancer Prevention Research ·Venkateshwar Madka, Altaf Mohammed, Qian Li, Yuting Zhang, Laura Biddick, Jagan M.R. Patlolla, Stan Lightfoot, Rheal A. Towner, Xue‐Ru Wu, Vernon E. Steele, Levy Kopelovich, Chinthalapally V. Rao	13
18	Vitamin C Supplementation Enhances Compact Morulae Formation but Reduces the Hatching Blastocyst Rate of Bovine Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Embryos 2014 ·Cellular Reprogramming ·Qian Li, Yongsheng Wang, Lijun Wang, Hui Zhang, (unknown), Chenchen Cui, Wenzhe Li, Yong Zhang, Yaping Jin	19
19	Chemoprevention of Colon and Small Intestinal Tumorigenesis in APCMin/+ Mice by Licofelone, a Novel Dual 5-LOX/COX Inhibitor: Potential Implications for Human Colon Cancer Prevention 2011 ·Cancer Prevention Research ·Altaf Mohammed, Naveena B. Janakiram, Qian Li, Chang In Choi, Yuting Zhang, Vernon E. Steele, Chinthalapally V. Rao	51
20	Myocyte calcium dynamics and intracellular energy depletion / 1988 ·OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network) ·Qian Li	1

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