Ran Liu

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
220 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Ran Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Ran Liu has authored 220 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Molecular Biology, 48 papers in Cancer Research and 37 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Ran Liu's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (26 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (22 papers) and Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (18 papers). Ran Liu is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (26 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (22 papers) and Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (18 papers). Ran Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Bangladesh. Ran Liu's co-authors include Yuepu Pu, Juan Liao, Lihong Yin, Lihong Yin, Enchun Pan, Lihong Yin, Miao Yang, Dayong Wang, Alan Fu and Jiechen Yin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Ran Liu

215 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

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.

Copper Induces Cognitive Impairment in Mice via Modulation of Cuproptosis and CREB Signaling

2023 95 citations Ying Zhang, Qian Zhou et al. Nutrients profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ran Liu China	37	1.6k	1.1k	723	524	318	220	4.5k
Jie Liu China	38	2.5k 1.5×	1.5k 1.4×	325 0.4×	469 0.9×	463 1.5×	205	5.0k
Jie Gao China	37	2.1k 1.3×	780 0.7×	1.3k 1.8×	499 1.0×	443 1.4×	272	5.7k
Pinpin Lin Taiwan	44	2.1k 1.3×	833 0.8×	869 1.2×	1.1k 2.1×	596 1.9×	171	5.5k
Cheng Peng China	33	1.7k 1.0×	609 0.6×	244 0.3×	701 1.3×	368 1.2×	167	4.2k
Gunnar Brunborg Norway	41	1.7k 1.1×	1.8k 1.7×	728 1.0×	1.7k 3.2×	222 0.7×	128	5.4k
Jinghua Ren China	42	1.7k 1.0×	573 0.5×	648 0.9×	478 0.9×	636 2.0×	140	4.8k
Qingqing Zhu China	38	1.7k 1.0×	841 0.8×	524 0.7×	1.2k 2.3×	472 1.5×	146	5.5k
Zhu Chen China	54	5.2k 3.2×	687 0.6×	581 0.8×	359 0.7×	623 2.0×	336	10.9k
Konstantin Salnikow United States	40	2.4k 1.5×	1.3k 1.2×	434 0.6×	1.5k 2.9×	619 1.9×	60	5.6k
Jianghua Wang China	44	2.3k 1.4×	764 0.7×	223 0.3×	564 1.1×	481 1.5×	165	6.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Ran Liu

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Ran Liu's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Ran Liu with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Ran Liu more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Ran Liu

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ran Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ran Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ran Liu 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 Liu. Ran Liu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Sun, Liang, et al.. (2025). Separation and Enrichment of Cobalt from Cadmium-Depleted Liquid by Zinc Powder Replacement Method Under Hydrothermal Conditions. Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy. 11(2). 1202–1213. 3 indexed citations

Lu, Chenxi, et al.. (2024). A novel trend and periodic characteristics enhanced decoupling framework for multi-energy load prediction of regional integrated energy systems. Electric Power Systems Research. 237. 111028–111028. 4 indexed citations

Zhu, Xinyi, Chun Wang, Tianlin Li, et al.. (2024). Associations of Combined Exposure to Metabolic and Inflammatory Indicators with Thyroid Nodules in Adults: A Nested Case-Control Study. International Journal of Endocrinology. 2024. 1–11. 1 indexed citations

Meng, Ke, Weixi Li, Tianlin Li, et al.. (2024). Testosterone Mediates Reproductive Toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans by Affecting Sex Determination in Germ Cells through nhr-69/mpk-1/fog-1/3. Toxics. 12(7). 502–502. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Ying, Jingjing Li, Wei Shi, et al.. (2023). Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate induces reproductive toxicity and transgenerational reproductive aging in Caenorhabditis elegans. Environmental Pollution. 336. 122259–122259. 6 indexed citations

Zhang, Ying, Qian Zhou, Lu Lu, et al.. (2023). Copper Induces Cognitive Impairment in Mice via Modulation of Cuproptosis and CREB Signaling. Nutrients. 15(4). 972–972. 95 indexed citations breakdown →

Liu, Ran, Gongtian Shen, Pengfei Zhang, et al.. (2023). Effects of cellulose nanofibers on flexural behavior of carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer composites with delamination. Science and Engineering of Composite Materials. 30(1). 1 indexed citations

Lu, Pei, Jie Yang, Mao Li, et al.. (2023). A desert lncRNA HIDEN regulates human endoderm differentiation via interacting with IMP1 and stabilizing FZD5 mRNA. Genome biology. 24(1). 92–92. 10 indexed citations

Li, Tianlin, Hui Li, Ke Meng, et al.. (2023). Short-term effects of cold spells on hematocrit among adults in Nanjing, China: A distributed-lagged effect analysis. The Science of The Total Environment. 892. 164469–164469. 6 indexed citations

10.

Guo, Xinxin, et al.. (2021). Prognostic value of microvessel density in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma-a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pathology - Research and Practice. 227. 153644–153644. 4 indexed citations

11.

Shen, Weitao, Yue Yu, Rong Zhou, et al.. (2021). Occurrence, Distribution, and Potential Role of Bacteria and Human Pathogens in Livestock Manure and Digestate: Insights from Guangxi, China. Environmental Engineering Science. 38(10). 990–1000. 8 indexed citations

12.

Lv, Ziquan, Ying Wen, Xuan Zou, et al.. (2021). Associations of plasma multiple metals with risk of hyperuricemia: A cross-sectional study in a mid-aged and older population of China. Chemosphere. 287(Pt 3). 132305–132305. 29 indexed citations

13.

Zhou, Wei, et al.. (2021). Quantitative assessment of damage evolution of carbon fiber‐reinforced polymer laminates embedded with different nanoparticles using acoustic emission. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 139(15). 5 indexed citations

14.

Zhao, Meng, Jiao Chang, Ran Liu, et al.. (2020). miR‐495 and miR‐5688 are down‐regulated in non‐small cell lung cancer under hypoxia to maintain interleukin‐11 expression. Cancer Communications. 40(9). 435–452. 17 indexed citations

15.

Zhang, Yingjie, Wanjun Shen, Fei Zhu, et al.. (2020). Ganab Haploinsufficiency Does Not Cause Polycystic Kidney Disease or Polycystic Liver Disease in Mice. BioMed Research International. 2020(1). 7469428–7469428. 1 indexed citations

16.

Song, Jing, Peng Zhang, Mengxin Liu, et al.. (2018). Novel-miR-4885 Promotes Migration and Invasion of Esophageal Cancer Cells Through Targeting CTNNA2. DNA and Cell Biology. 38(2). 151–161. 7 indexed citations

17.

Chen, Baoan, Liting Guo, Ran Liu, et al.. (2013). Biocompatibility Assessment Of DNR-Peg-PLL-PLGA Nanoparticles In Vitro and In Vivo. Blood. 122(21). 4920–4920. 1 indexed citations

18.

Hoffman, Aaron E., Ran Liu, Alan Fu, et al.. (2013). Targetome Profiling, Pathway Analysis and Genetic Association Study Implicate miR-202 in Lymphomagenesis. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 22(3). 327–336. 33 indexed citations

19.

Liu, Ran, Lihong Yin, & Yuepu Pu. (2012). Association Between Gene Expression of Metabolizing Enzymes and Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinomas in China. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 16(10). 1211–1217. 11 indexed citations

20.

Liu, Ran, Jingyi Sheng, Hui Liu, et al.. (2011). Malignant Progression in O ⁶ -Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase-Deficient Esophageal Cancer Cells Is Associated with Ezrin Protein. DNA and Cell Biology. 31(5). 856–866. 7 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact