Sam Li

5.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
58 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Sam Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sam Li has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Cell Biology and 11 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Sam Li's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (9 papers), Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (8 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (6 papers). Sam Li is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (9 papers), Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (8 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (6 papers). Sam Li collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Sam Li's co-authors include Wesley I. Sundquist, J.T. Finch, José‐Jesús Fernández, Christopher P. Hill, David A. Agard, David A. Fox, Mariana J. Kaplan, Venkataraman Subramanian, Srilakshmi Yalavarthi and Rajiv M. Patel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Sam Li

52 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

NETs Are a Source of Citrullinated Autoantigens and Stimulate Inflammatory Responses in Rheumatoid Arthritis

2013 1.0k citations Sam Li et al. profile →
Assembly and Analysis of Conical Models for the HIV-1 Core

1999 556 citations Sam Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sam Li United States	27	2.0k	1.1k	828	580	462	58	4.2k
Sonja Welsch Germany	24	1.2k 0.6×	622 0.5×	1.1k 1.3×	1.2k 2.1×	337 0.7×	42	3.5k
Kay Grünewald Germany	42	2.1k 1.1×	458 0.4×	557 0.7×	1.1k 1.9×	448 1.0×	94	5.2k
Dmitry Lyumkis United States	27	2.9k 1.5×	675 0.6×	1.7k 2.0×	1.1k 1.8×	187 0.4×	64	4.9k
Jake Baum United Kingdom	42	1.7k 0.9×	1.6k 1.4×	375 0.5×	321 0.6×	197 0.4×	114	5.9k
Deborah Fass Israel	39	3.8k 2.0×	861 0.8×	1.6k 2.0×	1.0k 1.8×	1.5k 3.2×	84	6.8k
Ping Zhu China	32	2.6k 1.4×	1.2k 1.1×	1.9k 2.3×	950 1.6×	93 0.2×	93	4.9k
Kenneth H. Roux United States	48	3.2k 1.6×	2.7k 2.4×	2.0k 2.5×	913 1.6×	536 1.2×	152	9.2k
Yong Xiong United States	44	4.0k 2.0×	797 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	730 1.3×	373 0.8×	151	5.8k
Christopher K. E. Bleck United States	30	1.6k 0.8×	600 0.5×	413 0.5×	1.1k 1.9×	541 1.2×	71	4.0k
Robert L. Shoeman Germany	37	2.5k 1.3×	207 0.2×	373 0.5×	332 0.6×	610 1.3×	98	4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Sam Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sam Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sam Li

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Caixia, et al.. (2025). Electroacupuncture at ST36/SP6 Restores Surgical Stress‐Induced Impairment of Dendritic Cell Maturation via GR/GILZ Signaling in Mice. Immunity Inflammation and Disease. 13(7). e70241–e70241.

Li, Sam, Patrícia M. A. Farias, A. Stingl, et al.. (2025). Nano-scaled advanced materials for antimicrobial applications – mechanistic insight, functional performance measures, and potential towards sustainability and circularity. Environmental Science Nano. 12(3). 1710–1739. 5 indexed citations

Xue, Cong, Wei Yang, Anqi Hu, et al.. (2025). CYP2D6 polymorphisms and endoxifen concentration in Chinese patients with breast cancer. BMC Cancer. 25(1). 410–410. 1 indexed citations

Li, Sam, et al.. (2024). Poc1 bridges basal body inner junctions to promote triplet microtubule integrity and connections. The Journal of Cell Biology. 223(8). 9 indexed citations

Polsky, Daniel, et al.. (2024). Area Deprivation Index as a proxy for socioeconomic status in outpatient orthopaedic surgery patients – A prospective registry cross sectional study. Journal of Orthopaedics. 60. 19–24. 1 indexed citations

Li, Qiyu, Zheyong Huang, Zhiqing Pang, et al.. (2022). Targeted delivery of platelet membrane modified extracellular vesicles into atherosclerotic plaque to regress atherosclerosis. Chemical Engineering Journal. 452. 138992–138992. 27 indexed citations

Bayless, Brian A., Sam Li, Christopher C. Ebmeier, et al.. (2021). Proteomic analysis of microtubule inner proteins (MIPs) in Rib72 null Tetrahymena cells reveals functional MIPs. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 32(21). br8–br8. 13 indexed citations

Li, Sam, et al.. (2021). Electron cryo-tomography structure of axonemal doublet microtubule from Tetrahymena thermophila. Life Science Alliance. 5(3). e202101225–e202101225. 15 indexed citations

Wang, Feng, Yanxin Liu, Zanlin Yu, et al.. (2020). General and robust covalently linked graphene oxide affinity grids for high-resolution cryo-EM. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(39). 24269–24273. 65 indexed citations

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Li, Sam, Hongya Zhang, Meng Zhou, et al.. (2020). Efficacy and Safety of Jueyin Granules for Patients with Mild‐to‐Moderate Psoriasis Vulgaris: Protocol for a Multicenter Randomized Placebo‐Controlled Trial. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2020(1). 8942301–8942301. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Sam, José‐Jesús Fernández, Wallace F. Marshall, & David A. Agard. (2019). Electron cryo-tomography provides insight into procentriole architecture and assembly mechanism. eLife. 8. 37 indexed citations

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Li, Shuai, Sam Li, Boliao Li, et al.. (2018). cDNA cloning, prokaryotic expression and enzymatic characteristics of the glutathione 5-transferase GmolGST6 in Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae).. Acta Entomologica Sinica. 61(4). 398–409. 1 indexed citations

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Fernández, José‐Jesús, Sam Li, Tanmay A. M. Bharat, & David A. Agard. (2018). Cryo-tomography tilt-series alignment with consideration of the beam-induced sample motion. Journal of Structural Biology. 202(3). 200–209. 39 indexed citations

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Neff, C. Preston, Nichole Nusbacher, Jennifer M. Schneider, et al.. (2018). Fecal Microbiota Composition Drives Immune Activation in HIV-infected Individuals. EBioMedicine. 30. 192–202. 81 indexed citations

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Chen, Yu, Hui Deng, Minfeng Wu, et al.. (2018). Acute and chronic toxicity of a polyherbal preparation – Jueyin granules. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 18(1). 148–148. 13 indexed citations

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He, Fan, Lijun Ling, Yajin Liao, et al.. (2013). Beta-actin interacts with the E2 protein and is involved in the early replication of classical swine fever virus. Virus Research. 179. 161–168. 31 indexed citations

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Li, Sam. (2011). Anatomic studies on digestive, reproductive system of Tsaitermes ampliceps and comparing with Odontotermes formosanus. Kunchong zhishi. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Sam, et al.. (2011). Imaging Molecular Transport across Lipid Bilayers. Biophysical Journal. 101(3). 700–708. 43 indexed citations

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Fernández, José‐Jesús, Sam Li, & R.A. Crowther. (2006). CTF determination and correction in electron cryotomography. Ultramicroscopy. 106(7). 587–596. 146 indexed citations

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Mann, J. John, Ruth Henteleff, Theodore Lagattuta, et al.. (1996). Lower3H-paroxetine binding in cerebral cortex of suicide victims is partly due to fewer high affinity, non-transporter sites. Journal of Neural Transmission. 103(11). 1337–1350. 43 indexed citations

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