Qiang Liu

35.8k total citations · 12 hit papers
566 papers, 21.1k citations indexed

About

Qiang Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Qiang Liu has authored 566 papers receiving a total of 21.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 201 papers in Molecular Biology, 157 papers in Oncology and 134 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Qiang Liu's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (42 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (39 papers) and Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (34 papers). Qiang Liu is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (42 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (39 papers) and Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (34 papers). Qiang Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Qiang Liu's co-authors include Erwei Song, Herui Yao, Shicheng Su, Di Huang, Fengxi Su, Fengxi Su, Yue Xing, Linbin Yang, Jianing Chen and Chang Gong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Qiang Liu

516 papers receiving 20.8k citations

Hit Papers

CD10+GPR77+ Cancer-Associated Fi... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2018 2005 2015 2020 2014 250 500 750
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. CD10+GPR77+ Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Promote Cancer Formation and Chemoresistance by Sustaining Cancer Stemness
    2018 921 citations Shicheng Su, Herui Yao et al. profile →
  2. Imaging iron stores in the brain using magnetic resonance imaging
    2005 787 citations Qiang Liu et al. profile →
  3. A Cytoplasmic NF-κB Interacting Long Noncoding RNA Blocks IκB Phosphorylation and Suppresses Breast Cancer Metastasis
    2015 746 citations Qiang Liu, Chang Gong et al. profile →
  4. DNA of neutrophil extracellular traps promotes cancer metastasis via CCDC25
    2020 689 citations Linbin Yang, Qiang Liu et al. Nature profile →
  5. A Positive Feedback Loop between Mesenchymal-like Cancer Cells and Macrophages Is Essential to Breast Cancer Metastasis
    2014 609 citations Shicheng Su, Qiang Liu et al. profile →
  6. Extracellular vesicle-packaged HIF-1α-stabilizing lncRNA from tumour-associated macrophages regulates aerobic glycolysis of breast cancer cells
    2019 581 citations Jianing Chen, Linbin Yang et al. profile →
  7. Eradication of metastatic mouse cancers resistant to immune checkpoint blockade by suppression of myeloid-derived cells
    2014 513 citations Qiang Liu et al. profile →
  8. CCL18 from Tumor-Associated Macrophages Promotes Breast Cancer Metastasis via PITPNM3
    2011 507 citations Chang Gong, Shicheng Su et al. profile →
  9. NKILA lncRNA promotes tumor immune evasion by sensitizing T cells to activation-induced cell death
    2018 345 citations Di Huang, Linbin Yang et al. profile →
  10. Design of bionic-bamboo thin-walled structures for energy absorption
    2018 245 citations Qiang Liu et al. profile →
  11. Lung cancer organoids analyzed on microwell arrays predict drug responses of patients within a week
    2021 187 citations Qiang Liu et al. profile →
  12. The anti-PD-L1/CTLA-4 bispecific antibody KN046 in combination with nab-paclitaxel in first-line treatment of metastatic triple-negative breast cancer: a multicenter phase II trial
    2024 45 citations Qiang Liu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Qiang Liu China 68 9.9k 5.8k 5.5k 4.3k 2.1k 566 21.1k
Jian Wang China 79 14.5k 1.5× 6.6k 1.1× 5.6k 1.0× 4.4k 1.0× 3.5k 1.6× 1.1k 28.6k
Stephen M. Hewitt United States 75 10.1k 1.0× 4.0k 0.7× 6.4k 1.1× 3.1k 0.7× 3.8k 1.8× 400 21.4k
Wen G. Jiang United Kingdom 80 14.5k 1.5× 5.0k 0.8× 6.4k 1.1× 2.6k 0.6× 2.3k 1.1× 830 25.5k
Ting Liu China 66 10.7k 1.1× 3.1k 0.5× 3.8k 0.7× 4.6k 1.1× 1.8k 0.9× 1.1k 26.1k
Xuan Zhang China 65 7.9k 0.8× 3.1k 0.5× 3.1k 0.6× 5.1k 1.2× 1.9k 0.9× 868 22.7k
Qi Zhang China 66 7.7k 0.8× 4.4k 0.8× 3.8k 0.7× 3.3k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 663 16.7k
Manuel Salto‐Tellez United Kingdom 59 8.4k 0.9× 3.7k 0.6× 5.0k 0.9× 2.1k 0.5× 2.3k 1.1× 306 17.9k
Xiang Zhang China 67 9.7k 1.0× 4.2k 0.7× 2.7k 0.5× 2.2k 0.5× 2.0k 0.9× 963 20.5k
Doménico Ribatti Italy 93 17.8k 1.8× 5.8k 1.0× 8.6k 1.6× 7.1k 1.7× 3.2k 1.5× 872 35.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qiang Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Qiang Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Qiang 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 Qiang Liu. Qiang 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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Bai, H.L., et al.. (2025). Bearing fault diagnosis method based on WSST and ISSA-MCNN-BIGRU. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 41533–41533.
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Ma, Zhuang, Mingliang Deng, Hui Huang, Xiaohong Wang, & Qiang Liu. (2025). Non-Iterative Shrinkage-Thresholding-Reconstructed Compressive Acquisition Algorithm for High-Dynamic GNSS Signals. Aerospace. 12(11). 958–958.
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Pan, Xiaoxue, Qiang Liu, Jingjing Jiang, et al.. (2025). Insights into FeCo@NC enhanced degradation of sulfamethoxazole by peracetic acid: Kinetics, mechanism, transformation products and ecotoxicity. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(3). 116202–116202.
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Lu, Chong, et al.. (2024). miRNA-27b-3p, let-7f-5p and miRNA-142-5p can be Used in a Novel Serum Diagnostic Panel for Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark. 29(5). 186–186. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Qiang & Shenglong Li. (2024). Exosomal circRNAs: Novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets for urinary tumors. Cancer Letters. 588. 216759–216759. 28 indexed citations
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Wang, Yi, Zhili Liu, Cheng‐long Zhu, et al.. (2023). Caffeic acid modulates activation of neutrophils and attenuates sepsis-induced organ injury by inhibiting 5-LOX/LTB4 pathway. International Immunopharmacology. 125(Pt A). 111143–111143. 18 indexed citations
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Jiang, Xiaoting & Qiang Liu. (2023). mRNA vaccination in breast cancer: current progress and future direction. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 149(11). 9435–9450. 19 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chun, Jianguo Niu, Qiang Liu, et al.. (2023). G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1 deficiency impairs adult hippocampal neurogenesis in mice with schizophrenia. Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy. 132. 102319–102319. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Linbin, Qiang Liu, Xiaoqian Zhang, et al.. (2020). DNA of neutrophil extracellular traps promotes cancer metastasis via CCDC25. Nature. 583(7814). 133–138. 689 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Qian, Yifan Wang, Weijuan Jia, et al.. (2019). Low-Dose Anti-Angiogenic Therapy Sensitizes Breast Cancer to PD-1 Blockade. Clinical Cancer Research. 26(7). 1712–1724. 116 indexed citations
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Yan, Tingting, Linlin Ren, Chaoqin Shen, et al.. (2018). miR-508 Defines the Stem-like/Mesenchymal Subtype in Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Research. 78(7). 1751–1765. 23 indexed citations
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Chen, Xueman, Qiang Liu, & Erwei Song. (2017). Mammary stem cells: angels or demons in mammary gland?. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 2(1). 16038–16038. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Kun, et al.. (2015). Association between FOXE1 and non-syndromic orofacial clefts in a northeastern Chinese population. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 53(8). 705–710. 10 indexed citations
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Gong, Chang, Yan Nie, Shaohua Qu, et al.. (2014). miR-21 Induces Myofibroblast Differentiation and Promotes the Malignant Progression of Breast Phyllodes Tumors. Cancer Research. 74(16). 4341–4352. 75 indexed citations
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Mootoosamy, Roy C., Claire Sunyach, Christian Jacobsen, et al.. (2008). LRP1 controls biosynthetic and endocytic trafficking of neuronal prion protein. Journal of Cell Science. 121(6). 773–783. 91 indexed citations
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Nakaji, Shigeyuki, et al.. (2005). Retrospective Study of Adjunctive Diode Laser Therapy for Pain Attenuation in 662 Patients: Detailed Analysis by Questionnaire. Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. 23(1). 60–65. 10 indexed citations

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