Qing‐Rong Liu

13.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
172 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Qing‐Rong Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qing‐Rong Liu has authored 172 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Molecular Biology, 55 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 39 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Qing‐Rong Liu's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (36 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (36 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (28 papers). Qing‐Rong Liu is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (36 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (36 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (28 papers). Qing‐Rong Liu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Qing‐Rong Liu's co-authors include George R. Uhl, Hannah Nelson, Sreekala Mandiyan, Nathan Nelson, Beatriz López‐Corcuera, Emmanuel S. Onaivi, Hiroki Ishiguro, Donna Walther, Tomás Drgon and Zheng‐Xiong Xi and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Qing‐Rong Liu

164 papers receiving 9.9k 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.

Cannabinoid CB2 receptors: Immunohistochemical localization in rat brain

2006 629 citations Jian-Ping Gong, Emmanuel S. Onaivi et al. profile →
Genetic association of lipids and lipid-lowering drug target genes with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

2023 66 citations Ziang Li, Bin Zhang et al. EBioMedicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qing‐Rong Liu United States	54	4.4k	3.5k	2.9k	1.3k	1.2k	172	10.1k
Nakao Iwata Japan	52	3.0k 0.7×	3.3k 0.9×	1.5k 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	1.5k 1.3×	482	11.4k
John A. Peters United Kingdom	55	5.3k 1.2×	6.2k 1.8×	1.1k 0.4×	1.6k 1.2×	675 0.6×	108	12.9k
Thomas Herdegen Germany	66	5.4k 1.2×	6.3k 1.8×	1.0k 0.4×	2.3k 1.8×	828 0.7×	186	12.9k
Louis B. Hersh United States	55	4.1k 0.9×	4.9k 1.4×	1.4k 0.5×	3.3k 2.6×	1.1k 0.9×	223	10.5k
Deborah C. Mash United States	71	7.5k 1.7×	6.1k 1.8×	2.0k 0.7×	2.7k 2.1×	2.0k 1.7×	234	16.5k
Giuseppe Battaglia Italy	63	7.8k 1.8×	4.9k 1.4×	970 0.3×	1.8k 1.4×	938 0.8×	325	13.3k
Eric Delpire United States	64	5.8k 1.3×	8.7k 2.5×	594 0.2×	1.5k 1.1×	1.0k 0.9×	233	13.7k
Keqiang Ye United States	71	3.8k 0.9×	9.0k 2.6×	1.1k 0.4×	3.4k 2.7×	679 0.6×	244	17.1k
Nanxin Li United States	36	2.7k 0.6×	2.9k 0.8×	2.5k 0.8×	623 0.5×	917 0.8×	158	9.8k
Nibaldo C. Inestrosa Chile	60	2.7k 0.6×	5.9k 1.7×	1.9k 0.6×	3.2k 2.5×	290 0.2×	242	11.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qing‐Rong Liu

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Zhang, Bin, Zhe Li, Qing‐Rong Liu, et al.. (2025). The Valvular Heart Disease-specific Age-adjusted Comorbidity Index (VHD-ACI) score in patients with moderate or severe valvular heart disease. Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. 22(9). 759–774.

Liu, Qing‐Rong, Min Zhu, Jing-Hui Tian, et al.. (2024). An Insulin Upstream Open Reading Frame (INSU) Is Present in Skeletal Muscle Satellite Cells: Changes with Age. Cells. 13(22). 1903–1903.

Wang, Weiwei, Yunqing Ye, Zhe Li, et al.. (2024). Clinical Characteristics, Outcomes, and Risk Stratification of Combined Mitral and Tricuspid Regurgitation. JACC Asia. 5(3). 436–452.

Fernandez, Justin, et al.. (2023). Cannabinoid CB2 receptors modulate alcohol induced behavior, and neuro-immune dysregulation in mice. Behavioural Brain Research. 448. 114439–114439. 4 indexed citations

Yao, Qin, Maı̀re E. Doyle, Qing‐Rong Liu, et al.. (2023). Long-Term Dysfunction of Taste Papillae in SARS-CoV-2. NEJM Evidence. 2(9). 17 indexed citations

Li, Ziang, Bin Zhang, Qing‐Rong Liu, et al.. (2023). Genetic association of lipids and lipid-lowering drug target genes with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. EBioMedicine. 90. 104543–104543. 66 indexed citations breakdown →

Zhang, Hongliang, Moyang Wang, Qing‐Rong Liu, et al.. (2023). Can Measuring the ‘Dual Anchors of Aorta’ Enhance the Success Rate of TAVR?—A Single-Center Experience. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(3). 1157–1157. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Qing‐Rong, et al.. (2023). Novel Hominid-Specific IAPP Isoforms: Potential Biomarkers of Early Alzheimer’s Disease and Inhibitors of Amyloid Formation. Biomolecules. 13(1). 167–167. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Qing‐Rong, Min Zhu, Chee W. Chia, et al.. (2020). 1719-P: Novel Mass Spectrometry–Based Selected Reaction Monitoring Proteomics for Analysis of Low Abundant Insulin Levels in Cerebrospinal Fluid. Diabetes. 69(Supplement_1). 1 indexed citations

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Zhao, Boxun, Qixi Wu, Adam Yongxin Ye, et al.. (2019). Somatic LINE-1 retrotransposition in cortical neurons and non-brain tissues of Rett patients and healthy individuals. PLoS Genetics. 15(4). e1008043–e1008043. 47 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hai‐Ying, Ming Gao, Hui Shen, et al.. (2016). Expression of functional cannabinoid CB ₂ receptor in VTA dopamine neurons in rats. Addiction Biology. 22(3). 752–765. 120 indexed citations

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Rubio, F. Javier, Xuan Li, Qing‐Rong Liu, Raffaello Cimbro, & Bruce T. Hope. (2016). Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS) and Gene Expression Analysis of Fos-expressing Neurons from Fresh and Frozen Rat Brain Tissue. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 24 indexed citations

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Kobilo, Tali, et al.. (2011). Running is the neurogenic and neurotrophic stimulus in environmental enrichment. Learning & Memory. 18(9). 605–609. 314 indexed citations

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Liu, Qing‐Rong, Chun‐Hung Pan, Akitoyo Hishimoto, et al.. (2009). Species differences in cannabinoid receptor 2 (CNR2) gene: identification of novel human and rodent CB2 isoforms, differential tissue expression, and regulation by cannabinoid receptor ligands. Genes Brain & Behavior. no–no. 17 indexed citations

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Liu, Qing‐Rong, et al.. (2007). Genotyping of HLA-I and HLA-II alleles in Chinese patients with paraneoplastic pemphigus. British Journal of Dermatology. 158(3). 587–591. 43 indexed citations

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Liu, Qing‐Rong, et al.. (2006). INFLUENCE OF CRAWLSPACE DESIGN AND UTILIZATION ON THERMAL ENVIRONMENT IN DETACHED HOUSE WITH INSULATED FOUNDATION FOR MODERATE AND HUMID CLIMATE REGION. Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 71(605). 31–38. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yong, Jiawen Li, Lei Kong, et al.. (2006). NATsDB: Natural Antisense Transcripts DataBase. Nucleic Acids Research. 35(Database). D156–D161. 50 indexed citations

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Liu, Qing‐Rong, Jian-Ping Gong, & George R. Uhl. (2005). Families of Protein Phosphatase 1 Modulators Activated by Protein Kinases A and C: Focus on Brain. Progress in nucleic acid research and molecular biology. 79. 371–404. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Qing‐Rong, Beatriz López‐Corcuera, Sreekala Mandiyan, Hannah Nelson, & Nathan Nelson. (1993). Cloning and expression of a spinal cord- and brain-specific glycine transporter with novel structural features.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 268(30). 22802–22808. 238 indexed citations

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Liu, Qing‐Rong, Sreekala Mandiyan, Beatriz López‐Corcuera, Hannah Nelson, & Nathan Nelson. (1993). A rat brain cDNA encoding the neurotransmitter transporter with an unusual structure. FEBS Letters. 315(2). 114–118. 62 indexed citations

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