Quan Li

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Quan Li is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Quan Li has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Surgery, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Quan Li's work include Restraint-Related Deaths (10 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (9 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (8 papers). Quan Li is often cited by papers focused on Restraint-Related Deaths (10 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (9 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (8 papers). Quan Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Quan Li's co-authors include Hitoshi Maeda, Takaki Ishikawa, Tomomi Michiue, Bao-Li Zhu, Shigeki Oritani, Zhixia Chen, Xibing Ding, Kaori Ishida, Masaki Fujita and Dong Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Journal of Nutrition and Biochemical Pharmacology.

In The Last Decade

Quan Li

95 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Activation of GPR81 by lactate drives tumour-induced cachexia
    2024 54 citations Qionghua Cui, Wanqiu Ding et al. Nature Metabolism profile →

Peers

Quan Li
Thomas J. Burke United States
Hideo Iwasaka Japan
Takayuki Noguchi Japan
David L. Maass United States
Hatîce Paşaoğlu Türkiye
Tatsuji Namba United States
Craig Porter United States
Else Marit Løberg Norway
Chien‐Sung Tsai Taiwan
Shen–Kou Tsai Taiwan
Thomas J. Burke United States
Quan Li
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Countries citing papers authored by Quan Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Quan Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Quan Li. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Quan Li. The network helps show where Quan Li may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Quan Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Quan Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Quan 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 Quan Li. Quan 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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Liu, Shuke, et al.. (2025). Synergistic association of estimated glucose disposal rate and neutrophil-to-albumin ratio with accelerated biological aging. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 228. 112449–112449.
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Cai, Shuangfeng, Quan Li, Siyu Zhang, et al.. (2024). Sweet taste receptors play roles in artificial sweetener-induced enhanced urine output in mice. npj Science of Food. 8(1). 2–2. 2 indexed citations
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Cui, Qionghua, Wanqiu Ding, Jie Liu, et al.. (2024). Activation of GPR81 by lactate drives tumour-induced cachexia. Nature Metabolism. 6(4). 708–723. 54 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tong, Yao, Zhuang Yu, Zhixia Chen, et al.. (2021). The HIV protease inhibitor Saquinavir attenuates sepsis-induced acute lung injury and promotes M2 macrophage polarization via targeting matrix metalloproteinase-9. Cell Death and Disease. 12(1). 67–67. 33 indexed citations
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Lu, Jingjing, Qi Yin, Quan Li, et al.. (2020). Clinical characteristics and factors affecting the duration of positive nucleic acid test for patients of COVID‐19 in XinYu, China. Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis. 34(10). e23534–e23534. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Quan, et al.. (2019). Association between sex hormone binding globulin gene polymorphism and type 2 diabetes mellitus.. PubMed Central. 12(9). 3514–3520. 5 indexed citations
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Shen, Xubo, et al.. (2018). [Correlation of serum androgen levels with lipid metabolism in middle-aged and elderly men in Zunyi, Guizhou].. PubMed. 24(4). 311–316. 2 indexed citations
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Mao, Jiangfeng, Xiaoyun Zeng, Quan Li, et al.. (2018). The Constellation of Macrovascular Risk Factors in Early Onset T2DM: A Cross-Sectional Study in Xinjiang Province, China. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2018. 1–8. 3 indexed citations
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Ding, Xibing, Yao Tong, Shuqing Jin, et al.. (2018). Mechanical ventilation enhances extrapulmonary sepsis-induced lung injury: role of WISP1–αvβ5 integrin pathway in TLR4-mediated inflammation and injury. Critical Care. 22(1). 302–302. 47 indexed citations
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Li, Quan, et al.. (2017). GLP-1 Inhibits High-Glucose-Induced Oxidative Injury of Vascular Endothelial Cells. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 8008–8008. 67 indexed citations
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Wang, Yong, Min Li, Li Xu, et al.. (2016). Expression of Bcl-2 and microRNAs in cardiac tissues of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. Molecular Medicine Reports. 15(1). 359–365. 34 indexed citations
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Zhao, Dong, Takaki Ishikawa, Quan Li, et al.. (2009). Evaluation of pulmonary GLUT1 and VEGF mRNA levels in relation to lung weight in medicolegal autopsy cases. Legal Medicine. 11. S290–S293. 9 indexed citations
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Ishikawa, Takaki, Tomomi Michiue, Dong Zhao, et al.. (2009). Evaluation of postmortem serum and cerebrospinal fluid levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone with special regard to fatal hypothermia. Legal Medicine. 11. S228–S230. 26 indexed citations
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Maeda, Hitoshi, Bao-Li Zhu, Takaki Ishikawa, et al.. (2009). Analysis of postmortem biochemical findings with regard to the lung weight in drowning. Legal Medicine. 11. S269–S272. 22 indexed citations
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Ishikawa, Takaki, et al.. (2009). Postmortem biochemistry and immunohistochemistry of chromogranin A as a stress marker with special regard to fatal hypothermia and hyperthermia. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 125(1). 11–20. 61 indexed citations
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Zhao, Dong, Takaki Ishikawa, Quan Li, et al.. (2008). Tissue-specific differences in mRNA quantification of glucose transporter 1 and vascular endothelial growth factor with special regard to death investigations of fatal injuries. Forensic Science International. 177(2-3). 176–183. 33 indexed citations
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Zhu, Bao-Li, Takaki Ishikawa, Quan Li, et al.. (2004). Possible factors contributing to the postmortem lung weight in fire fatalities. Legal Medicine. 7(3). 139–143. 12 indexed citations
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Zhu, Bao-Li, Kaori Ishida, Quan Li, et al.. (2002). Postmortem serum uric acid and creatinine levels in relation to the causes of death. Forensic Science International. 125(1). 59–66. 55 indexed citations

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