Quentin Liu

15.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
163 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Quentin Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Quentin Liu has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Molecular Biology, 49 papers in Oncology and 43 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Quentin Liu's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (39 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (20 papers) and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (18 papers). Quentin Liu is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (39 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (20 papers) and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (18 papers). Quentin Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Quentin Liu's co-authors include Min Yan, Jie Xu, Zi-Jie Long, Fei-Meng Zheng, Xiang‐Bo Wan, Zi‐Jie Long, Eric W.‐F. Lam, Joan Ruderman, Fei Peng and Bin He and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Quentin Liu

159 papers receiving 6.1k 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.

STAT5 promotes PD-L1 expression by facilitating histone lactylation to drive immunosuppression in acute myeloid leukemia

2023 111 citations Quentin Liu, Zi‐Jie Long et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Quentin Liu China	47	3.7k	1.7k	1.5k	1.3k	785	163	6.1k
Rakesh Kumar United States	47	4.6k 1.2×	2.2k 1.3×	1.2k 0.8×	816 0.6×	483 0.6×	160	7.1k
Frank A.E. Kruyt Netherlands	50	5.7k 1.5×	2.3k 1.4×	1.7k 1.1×	757 0.6×	739 0.9×	140	7.9k
Elena Feinstein United States	40	4.2k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	656 0.5×	501 0.6×	63	6.7k
Ceshi Chen China	49	5.2k 1.4×	1.6k 1.0×	1.6k 1.0×	656 0.5×	316 0.4×	182	6.8k
Murray D. Norris Australia	46	4.8k 1.3×	3.1k 1.9×	1.6k 1.0×	795 0.6×	500 0.6×	197	8.2k
Marco Falasca Australia	51	5.4k 1.4×	2.1k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	1.6k 1.2×	481 0.6×	183	8.7k
Zhenkun Lou United States	53	6.8k 1.8×	2.8k 1.7×	1.4k 0.9×	880 0.7×	1.0k 1.3×	134	9.0k
Jeffrey P. MacKeigan United States	32	4.4k 1.2×	969 0.6×	1.4k 0.9×	732 0.6×	848 1.1×	62	6.5k
Kevin M. Haigis United States	42	3.9k 1.0×	2.5k 1.5×	1.0k 0.7×	713 0.6×	581 0.7×	105	6.8k
Nathan R. Wall United States	37	5.1k 1.4×	1.8k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	493 0.4×	697 0.9×	99	7.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Quentin Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Quentin Liu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Peng, Fei, et al.. (2025). Integrating cancer medicine into metabolic rhythms. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 36(11). 1014–1028. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Lixing, Juchuanli Tu, Siqin Li, et al.. (2024). IL1R2 Blockade Alleviates Immunosuppression and Potentiates Anti-PD-1 Efficacy in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Cancer Research. 84(14). 2282–2296. 26 indexed citations

Liu, Fang, Nana Chen, Xin‐Hao Li, et al.. (2024). AURKA emerges as a vulnerable target for KEAP1-deficient non-small cell lung cancer by activation of asparagine synthesis. Cell Death and Disease. 15(3). 233–233. 6 indexed citations

Cui, Bai, Bin He, Yanping Huang, et al.. (2023). Pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase 1 reprograms proline metabolism to drive breast cancer stemness under psychological stress. Cell Death and Disease. 14(10). 682–682. 17 indexed citations

Wang, Lina, Kai Wang, Na Wang, et al.. (2023). Spermine enhances antiviral and anticancer responses by stabilizing DNA binding with the DNA sensor cGAS. Immunity. 56(2). 272–288.e7. 26 indexed citations

Yuan, Qihang, et al.. (2023). Low-density lipoprotein receptor promotes crosstalk between cell stemness and tumor immune microenvironment in breast cancer: a large data-based multi-omics study. Journal of Translational Medicine. 21(1). 871–871. 21 indexed citations

Yue, Caifeng, Chang Wang, Jiewei Chen, et al.. (2023). TRIM29 acts as a potential senescence suppressor with epigenetic activation in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Cancer Science. 114(8). 3176–3189. 6 indexed citations

Zhang, Zijian, Wei Zhang, & Quentin Liu. (2022). Fine-tuning cell organelle dynamics during mitosis by small GTPases. Frontiers of Medicine. 16(3). 339–357. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Lina, Kai Wang, Na Wang, et al.. (2022). DNA mechanical flexibility controls DNA potential to activate cGAS-mediated immune surveillance. Nature Communications. 13(1). 7107–7107. 20 indexed citations

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Cai, Wei, Mengyan Hu, Chunyi Li, et al.. (2022). FOXP3+ macrophage represses acute ischemic stroke-induced neural inflammation. Autophagy. 19(4). 1144–1163. 60 indexed citations

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Sun, Shulan, Wei Zhou, Xiaoxi Li, et al.. (2021). Nuclear Aurora kinase A triggers programmed death‐ligand 1‐mediated immune suppression by activating MYC transcription in triple‐negative breast cancer. Cancer Communications. 41(9). 851–866. 33 indexed citations

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Wen, Shijun, Fang Liu, Zijian Zhang, et al.. (2021). CRISPR/Cas9 screening identifies a kinetochore‐microtubule dependent mechanism for Aurora‐A inhibitor resistance in breast cancer. Cancer Communications. 41(2). 121–139. 30 indexed citations

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Wang, Bi‐Cheng, et al.. (2020). Photodynamic therapy with methyl-5-aminolevulinate for basal cell carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy. 29. 101667–101667. 25 indexed citations

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Chen, Jin, Anhui Wang, Bing Liu, et al.. (2019). Quantitative Lysine Reactivity Profiling Reveals Conformational Inhibition Dynamics and Potency of Aurora A Kinase Inhibitors. Analytical Chemistry. 91(20). 13222–13229. 16 indexed citations

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Zheng, Fei-Meng, Caifeng Yue, Guohui Li, et al.. (2016). Nuclear AURKA acquires kinase-independent transactivating function to enhance breast cancer stem cell phenotype. Nature Communications. 7(1). 10180–10180. 146 indexed citations

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Yang, Na, Chang Wang, Min Yan, et al.. (2016). Inhibition of Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Pathway by Thiazole Antibiotic Thiostrepton Attenuates the CD44+/CD24-Stem-Like Population and Sphere-Forming Capacity in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 38(3). 1157–1170. 40 indexed citations

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Long, Zi-Jie, et al.. (2013). Inhibition of mTOR Pathway Sensitizes Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells to Aurora Inhibitors by Suppression of Glycolytic Metabolism. Molecular Cancer Research. 11(11). 1326–1336. 59 indexed citations

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Dong, Min, Xiang‐Bo Wan, Wei Li, et al.. (2013). Low expression of Beclin 1 and elevated expression of HIF-1α refine distant metastasis risk and predict poor prognosis of ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer. Medical Oncology. 30(1). 355–355. 43 indexed citations

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Wang, Lihui, Jin Xiang, Min Yan, et al.. (2010). The Mitotic Kinase Aurora-A Induces Mammary Cell Migration and Breast Cancer Metastasis by Activating the Cofilin-F-actin Pathway. Cancer Research. 70(22). 9118–9128. 107 indexed citations

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Guan, Zhong, Xiao‐Feng Zhu, Jie Xu, et al.. (2007). Aurora-A, a Negative Prognostic Marker, Increases Migration and Decreases Radiosensitivity in Cancer Cells. Cancer Research. 67(21). 10436–10444. 99 indexed citations

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