Qingsen Li

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Qingsen Li is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qingsen Li has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Cell Biology, 7 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Qingsen Li's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (14 papers), Nuclear Structure and Function (5 papers) and Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (4 papers). Qingsen Li is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (14 papers), Nuclear Structure and Function (5 papers) and Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (4 papers). Qingsen Li collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Singapore and United States. Qingsen Li's co-authors include Chwee Teck Lim, Choon Nam Ong, Abhishek Kumar, G. V. Shivashankar, Han Wei Hou, Ekta Makhija, Alexander D. Bershadsky, Xiaowei Shao, Alex Mogilner and Fong Yew Leong and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Nature Materials.

In The Last Decade

Qingsen Li

20 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

AFM indentation study of breast cancer cells 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 200 400 600
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. AFM indentation study of breast cancer cells
    2008 735 citations Qingsen Li, Choon Nam Ong et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →

Peers

Qingsen Li
Atef Asnacios France
Yuri M. Efremov Russia
Helim Aranda‐Espinoza United States
Sri Ram Krishna Vedula Singapore
Hisashi Haga Japan
Raimon Sunyer Spain
Alexander Fuhrmann United States
Hongyuan Jiang China
Andreas Stylianou Cyprus
Stefan Münster Germany
Atef Asnacios France
Qingsen Li
Citations per year, relative to Qingsen Li Qingsen Li (= 1×) peers Atef Asnacios

Countries citing papers authored by Qingsen Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qingsen Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qingsen Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Qingsen Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Qingsen 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 Qingsen Li. Qingsen Li 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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Li, Qingsen, Raoul J.P. Bonnal, Fabio Iannelli, et al.. (2024). Mechanical stress during confined migration causes aberrant mitoses and c-MYC amplification. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(29). e2404551121–e2404551121. 5 indexed citations
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Beznoussenko, Galina V., Flora Ascione, Qingsen Li, et al.. (2023). Cell stretching activates an ATM mechano-transduction pathway that remodels cytoskeleton and chromatin. Cell Reports. 42(12). 113555–113555. 23 indexed citations
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Penkov, Dmitry, Alessandro Poli, Qingsen Li, et al.. (2022). The transcription factor PREP1(PKNOX1) regulates nuclear stiffness, the expression of LINC complex proteins and mechanotransduction. Communications Biology. 5(1). 4 indexed citations
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Stadiotti, Ilaria, Rosaria Santoro, Alessandro Scopece, et al.. (2022). Pressure Overload Activates DNA-Damage Response in Cardiac Stromal Cells: A Novel Mechanism Behind Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction?. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 9. 878268–878268. 3 indexed citations
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Monzo, Pascale, Yuk Kien Chong, Andrea Ghisleni, et al.. (2021). Adaptive mechanoproperties mediated by the formin FMN1 characterize glioblastoma fitness for invasion. Developmental Cell. 56(20). 2841–2855.e8. 21 indexed citations
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Nishimura, Yukako, Shidong Shi, Qingsen Li, Alexander D. Bershadsky, & Virgile Viasnoff. (2021). Crosstalk between myosin II and formin functions in the regulation of force generation and actomyosin dynamics in stress fibers. PubMed. 168. 203736–203736. 10 indexed citations
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Huang, Lin, et al.. (2021). BiVO4 Microplates with Oxygen Vacancies Decorated with Metallic Cu and Bi Nanoparticles for CO2 Photoreduction. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 4(4). 3576–3585. 60 indexed citations
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Ghisleni, Andrea, Pascale Monzo, Flora Ascione, et al.. (2020). Complementary mesoscale dynamics of spectrin and acto-myosin shape membrane territories during mechanoresponse. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5108–5108. 19 indexed citations
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Huang, Lin, et al.. (2020). Bi-nanoparticle-decorated BiPO4 nanorods with improved photocatalytic activity. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics. 31(23). 20954–20963. 9 indexed citations
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Monzo, Pascale, Yuk Kien Chong, Andrea Ghisleni, et al.. (2020). Adaptive Mechanoproperties Characterize Glioblastoma Fitness for Invasion. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Barger, Sarah R., Nick Reilly, Maria S. Shutova, et al.. (2019). Membrane-cytoskeletal crosstalk mediated by myosin-I regulates adhesion turnover during phagocytosis. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1249–1249. 57 indexed citations
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Palamidessi, Andrea, Chiara Malinverno, Emanuela Frittoli, et al.. (2019). Unjamming overcomes kinetic and proliferation arrest in terminally differentiated cells and promotes collective motility of carcinoma. Nature Materials. 18(11). 1252–1263. 111 indexed citations
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Li, Qingsen, Ekta Makhija, Feroz M. Hameed, & G. V. Shivashankar. (2015). Micropillar displacements by cell traction forces are mechanically correlated with nuclear dynamics. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 461(2). 372–377. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Qingsen, et al.. (2015). Regulation of nuclear morphology by actomyosin components and cell geometry. PubMed. 2015. 342–345. 2 indexed citations
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Shao, Xiaowei, Qingsen Li, Alex Mogilner, Alexander D. Bershadsky, & G. V. Shivashankar. (2015). Mechanical stimulation induces formin-dependent assembly of a perinuclear actin rim. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(20). E2595–601. 103 indexed citations
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Li, Qingsen, Abhishek Kumar, Ekta Makhija, & G. V. Shivashankar. (2013). The regulation of dynamic mechanical coupling between actin cytoskeleton and nucleus by matrix geometry. Biomaterials. 35(3). 961–969. 103 indexed citations
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Tan, Swee Jin, Qingsen Li, & Chwee Teck Lim. (2010). Manipulation and Isolation of Single Cells and Nuclei. Methods in cell biology. 98. 79–96. 12 indexed citations
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Leong, Fong Yew, Qingsen Li, Chwee Teck Lim, & Keng‐Hwee Chiam. (2010). Modeling cell entry into a micro-channel. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology. 10(5). 755–766. 55 indexed citations
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Hou, Han Wei, et al.. (2008). Deformability study of breast cancer cells using microfluidics. Biomedical Microdevices. 11(3). 557–564. 249 indexed citations
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Li, Qingsen, et al.. (2008). AFM indentation study of breast cancer cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 374(4). 609–613. 735 indexed citations breakdown →

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