Ran Li

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Ran Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ran Li has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Organic Chemistry and 17 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Ran Li's work include Immune cells in cancer (9 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (7 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (6 papers). Ran Li is often cited by papers focused on Immune cells in cancer (9 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (7 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (6 papers). Ran Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Ran Li's co-authors include Ralph Weissleder, Rainer H. Köhler, Christopher B. Rodell, Mikäel J. Pittet, Maaz S. Ahmed, Sean P. Arlauckas, Christopher Garris, Michael F. Cuccarese, Roger D. Kamm and William J. Polacheck 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

Ran Li

81 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

TLR7/8-agonist-loaded nanoparticles promote the polarizat... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 250 500 750
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. TLR7/8-agonist-loaded nanoparticles promote the polarization of tumour-associated macrophages to enhance cancer immunotherapy
    2018 867 citations Christopher B. Rodell, Ran Li 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
Ran Li China 23 965 954 898 461 345 88 2.8k
Ran Wei China 27 1000 1.0× 1.0k 1.1× 616 0.7× 514 1.1× 145 0.4× 92 2.7k
Ling Ding China 36 2.2k 2.2× 589 0.6× 729 0.8× 662 1.4× 359 1.0× 135 4.2k
Jooho Park South Korea 26 920 1.0× 760 0.8× 266 0.3× 404 0.9× 103 0.3× 73 2.1k
Yugang Liu China 34 996 1.0× 286 0.3× 600 0.7× 302 0.7× 631 1.8× 108 3.1k
Ruiwu Liu United States 33 2.3k 2.4× 421 0.4× 340 0.4× 627 1.4× 473 1.4× 111 3.8k
Xiang Gao China 31 1.1k 1.2× 704 0.7× 375 0.4× 453 1.0× 161 0.5× 95 2.8k
Lei Yu China 32 1.1k 1.2× 663 0.7× 460 0.5× 982 2.1× 145 0.4× 104 2.7k
Arihiro Kano Japan 24 1.0k 1.1× 234 0.2× 461 0.5× 405 0.9× 392 1.1× 71 2.3k
Kristina Riehemann Germany 22 1.2k 1.3× 683 0.7× 388 0.4× 316 0.7× 120 0.3× 34 2.9k
Min Han China 31 1.4k 1.5× 906 0.9× 338 0.4× 426 0.9× 178 0.5× 103 3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Ran Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ran Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ran 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 Ran Li. The network helps show where Ran Li may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ran Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ran Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ran 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 Ran Li. Ran 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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Yue, Jia, Yihong Huang, Ran Li, et al.. (2025). A combinatorial stress-alleviation strategy for efficient β-carotene production in Escherichia coli. Bioresource Technology. 439. 133336–133336.
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Li, Jiwei, Jing Wu, Jingsong Mao, et al.. (2024). A transcriptome-based risk model in sepsis enables prognostic prediction and drug repositioning. iScience. 27(12). 111277–111277. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaojun, et al.. (2024). Polyvinyl alcohol/kappa-carrageenan-based package film with simultaneous incorporation of ferric ion and polyphenols from Capsicum annuum leaves for fruit shelf-life extension. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 266. 131002–131002. 11 indexed citations
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Hu, Huiyu, Thomas S.C. Ng, Mikyung Kang, et al.. (2023). Thyroid Cancers Exhibit Oncogene-Enhanced Macropinocytosis that Is Restrained by IGF1R and Promote Albumin–Drug Conjugate Response. Clinical Cancer Research. 29(17). 3457–3470. 5 indexed citations
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Javanmardi, Yousef, Andrea Malandrino, Michelle Chen, et al.. (2023). Endothelium and Subendothelial Matrix Mechanics Modulate Cancer Cell Transendothelial Migration. Advanced Science. 10(16). e2206554–e2206554. 16 indexed citations
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Li, Ran, et al.. (2023). Organic-Exchanged Silicotungstic Acid Compounds as Efficient and Environmental-Friendly Catalysts for Synthesis of Glycerol Monolaurate. Journal of the chemical society of pakistan. 45(3). 243–243. 1 indexed citations
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Serrano, Jean Carlos, et al.. (2023). Microfluidic‐Based Reconstitution of Functional Lymphatic Microvasculature: Elucidating the Role of Lymphatics in Health and Disease. Advanced Science. 11(5). e2302903–e2302903. 16 indexed citations
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Han, Jinghua, et al.. (2023). Clickable APEX2 Probes for Enhanced RNA Proximity Labeling in Live Cells. Analytical Chemistry. 96(2). 685–693. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Ran, et al.. (2023). Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of N—N Atropisomers. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry. 43(6). 1977–1977. 25 indexed citations
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Xie, Feng, Xiaoxue Zhou, Heyu Li, et al.. (2022). USP8 promotes cancer progression and extracellular vesicle‐mediated CD8 + T cell exhaustion by deubiquitinating the TGF ‐β receptor TβRII. The EMBO Journal. 41(16). e108791–e108791. 54 indexed citations
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Qin, Lei, Ran Li, Yan‐Bo Wang, et al.. (2022). Construction of an Axially Chiral Fluorene Nitrile-Based Framework via Benzannulation of Indene Diene with Benzoylacetonitrile. Organic Letters. 24(45). 8277–8282. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Ran, Thomas S.C. Ng, Stephanie J. Wang, et al.. (2021). Therapeutically reprogrammed nutrient signalling enhances nanoparticulate albumin bound drug uptake and efficacy in KRAS-mutant cancer. Nature Nanotechnology. 16(7). 830–839. 94 indexed citations
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Li, Ran, Stephanie Wang, Mark Prytyskach, et al.. (2020). In vivo microscopy reveals macrophage polarization locally promotes coherent microtubule dynamics in migrating cancer cells. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3521–3521. 19 indexed citations
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Wang, Stephanie J., Ran Li, Thomas S.C. Ng, et al.. (2020). Efficient blockade of locally reciprocated tumor-macrophage signaling using a TAM-avid nanotherapy. Science Advances. 6(21). eaaz8521–eaaz8521. 24 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yaran, Ran Li, Ping Jiang, et al.. (2019). Mechanistic Study of Catalytic Hydride Reduction of −NO2 to −NH2 Using Isotopic Solvent and Reducer: The Real Hydrogen Source. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 123(25). 15582–15588. 27 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yaran, Ran Li, Ping Jiang, et al.. (2019). Mechanistic Study of Catalytic Hydride Reduction of −NO₂ to −NH₂ Using Isotopic Solvent and Reducer: The Real Hydrogen Source. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Ran, Li Li, Ramraj Velmurugan, et al.. (2017). Targeting Phosphatidylserine with Calcium-Dependent Protein–Drug Conjugates for the Treatment of Cancer. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 17(1). 169–182. 17 indexed citations
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Li, Ran. (2009). Synthesis and Performance Evaluation of Tetradecyl Hydroxysulfobetaine. Chemistry & Bioengineering. 1 indexed citations

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