Qiang Tian

18.5k total citations · 8 hit papers
98 papers, 14.1k citations indexed

About

Qiang Tian is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qiang Tian has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 14.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Immunology and 19 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Qiang Tian's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (13 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (10 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (8 papers). Qiang Tian is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (13 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (10 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (8 papers). Qiang Tian collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Russia. Qiang Tian's co-authors include Chen Dong, Roza Nurieva, Xuexian O. Yang, Leroy Hood, Seon Hee Chang, Stephanie S. Watowich, Anton M. Jetten, Yi-Hong Wang, Li Ma and Yeonseok Chung and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Qiang Tian

93 papers receiving 13.9k citations

Hit Papers

A distinct lineage of CD4 T cells regulates tissue inflam... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2005 2008 2007 2009 2008 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. A distinct lineage of CD4 T cells regulates tissue inflammation by producing interleukin 17
    2005 3.5k citations Xuexian O. Yang, Roza Nurieva et al. profile →
  2. T Helper 17 Lineage Differentiation Is Programmed by Orphan Nuclear Receptors RORα and RORγ
    2008 1.3k citations Xuexian O. Yang, Bhanu P. Pappu et al. profile →
  3. Essential autocrine regulation by IL-21 in the generation of inflammatory T cells
    2007 1.2k citations Roza Nurieva, Xuexian O. Yang et al. profile →
  4. Critical Regulation of Early Th17 Cell Differentiation by Interleukin-1 Signaling
    2009 967 citations Yeonseok Chung, Gustavo Martínez et al. profile →
  5. Generation of T Follicular Helper Cells Is Mediated by Interleukin-21 but Independent of T Helper 1, 2, or 17 Cell Lineages
    2008 957 citations Roza Nurieva, Yeonseok Chung et al. profile →
  6. BMP signaling inhibits intestinal stem cell self-renewal through suppression of Wnt–β-catenin signaling
    2004 821 citations Qiang Tian et al. profile →
  7. Integrated Genomic and Proteomic Analyses of Gene Expression in Mammalian Cells
    2004 647 citations Qiang Tian, Leroy Hood et al. profile →
  8. Human Gut Microbiota and Gastrointestinal Cancer
    2018 313 citations Changting Meng, Leroy Hood 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 Tian United States 37 8.3k 4.2k 2.6k 1.3k 1.1k 98 14.1k
Björn E. Clausen Germany 57 8.8k 1.1× 3.7k 0.9× 2.4k 0.9× 1.7k 1.3× 893 0.8× 122 14.2k
Masaaki Murakami Japan 49 5.5k 0.7× 3.3k 0.8× 3.6k 1.4× 899 0.7× 812 0.7× 221 12.8k
John J. Letterio United States 57 5.2k 0.6× 5.2k 1.2× 3.1k 1.2× 1.1k 0.8× 980 0.9× 122 12.8k
Liwei Lu China 66 6.5k 0.8× 3.4k 0.8× 1.7k 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 853 0.8× 315 13.5k
Ming O. Li United States 61 10.8k 1.3× 5.6k 1.3× 4.6k 1.8× 1.9k 1.4× 1.1k 1.0× 124 18.0k
Thomas Giese Germany 67 7.6k 0.9× 4.3k 1.0× 3.4k 1.3× 1.2k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 246 15.4k
Jonathan D. Powell United States 63 9.5k 1.1× 5.6k 1.3× 3.8k 1.5× 2.2k 1.7× 1.0k 0.9× 173 17.1k
Cees van Kooten Netherlands 69 12.3k 1.5× 3.5k 0.8× 2.1k 0.8× 830 0.6× 841 0.7× 365 19.6k
Yeonseok Chung South Korea 43 9.2k 1.1× 2.0k 0.5× 2.4k 0.9× 540 0.4× 818 0.7× 127 12.0k
Naoto Ishii Japan 51 7.1k 0.8× 2.3k 0.5× 2.4k 0.9× 648 0.5× 839 0.7× 167 10.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qiang Tian

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qiang Tian

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Qiang Tian. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Qiang Tian 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 Tian. Qiang Tian 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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Qiao, Xinyu, Rui Liu, Lu Wang, et al.. (2025). A Function‐Oriented Binder with Exceptional Interface Ion Transport and Impurity Tolerance for Hard Carbon Anode. Small. 21(17). e2500532–e2500532. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Zilong, Huijie Liu, Yawen Wang, et al.. (2024). Super-stable mineralization of arsenic contaminated water using industrialized layered double hydroxides and derivatives. Chemical Engineering Science. 300. 120553–120553. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Jiaojiao, Yue Yuan, Qiang Tian, et al.. (2024). ETS1 and RBPJ transcriptionally regulate METTL14 to suppress TGF-β1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human bronchial epithelial cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1870(7). 167349–167349. 2 indexed citations
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Tian, Qiang, Heyong Qin, Jingjing He, & Xuefei Guan. (2024). The effect of grain size and anomalous shape on low cycle fatigue of nickel-based superalloy at elevated temperature. International Journal of Fatigue. 188. 108526–108526. 6 indexed citations
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Xiang, Shuo, Hebin Bao, Qinhui Zhang, et al.. (2024). Tribological Behavior of GTL Base Oil Improved by Ni-Fe Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets. Lubricants. 12(5). 146–146. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Guodong, et al.. (2023). Removal Efficiency and Performance Optimization of Organic Pollutants in Wastewater Using New Biochar Composites. Catalysts. 13(1). 184–184. 2 indexed citations
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Ding, Shuning, Q. L. Niu, Qingchen Zhu, et al.. (2023). Single‐cell atlas reveals a distinct immune profile fostered by T cell‐B cell crosstalk in triple negative breast cancer. Cancer Communications. 43(6). 661–684. 29 indexed citations
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He, Jingjing, Qiang Tian, & Xuefei Guan. (2023). A nonlinear kinetic rate model for unifying fatigue crack growth rates of nickel-based superalloys at room and elevated temperatures. International Journal of Fatigue. 181. 108127–108127. 1 indexed citations
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Xiao, Yunchao, et al.. (2022). Construction of carbon-based flame retardant composite with reinforced and toughened property and its application in polylactic acid. RSC Advances. 12(34). 22236–22243. 12 indexed citations
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Yu, Yang, et al.. (2022). Multi-users interaction anomalous subgraph detection for event mining. Neurocomputing. 509. 34–45.
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Xing, Chenyang, et al.. (2022). Polypyrrole and cotton fabric‐based flexible micro‐supercapacitors. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 139(34). 14 indexed citations
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Tian, Qiang, et al.. (2021). Dimensionality reduction by regularized least squares weighted discriminant projection. 2021 CIE International Conference on Radar (Radar). 16. 2220–2223.
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Doty, Raymond T., Xiaowei Yan, Changting Meng, et al.. (2021). Single-cell analysis of erythropoiesis in Rpl11 haploinsufficient mice reveals insight into the pathogenesis of Diamond–Blackfan anemia. Experimental Hematology. 97. 66–78.e6. 8 indexed citations
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Yurkovich, James T., Qiang Tian, Nathan D. Price, & Leroy Hood. (2019). A systems approach to clinical oncology uses deep phenotyping to deliver personalized care. Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology. 17(3). 183–194. 37 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Shinya, Yu Jiang, Gustavo Martínez, et al.. (2018). Trim33 mediates the proinflammatory function of Th17 cells. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 215(7). 1853–1868. 45 indexed citations
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Lv, Mengxin, Zhenyu Zhong, Mengge Huang, et al.. (2017). lncRNA H19 regulates epithelial–mesenchymal transition and metastasis of bladder cancer by miR-29b-3p as competing endogenous RNA. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1864(10). 1887–1899. 188 indexed citations
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Pappu, Bhanu P., Anna Borodovsky, Timothy S. Zheng, et al.. (2008). TL1A–DR3 interaction regulates Th17 cell function and Th17-mediated autoimmune disease. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 205(5). 1049–1062. 177 indexed citations
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Yamazaki, Tomohide, Xuexian O. Yang, Yeonseok Chung, et al.. (2008). CCR6 Regulates the Migration of Inflammatory and Regulatory T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 181(12). 8391–8401. 425 indexed citations

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