Sha Liao

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 950 citations indexed

About

Sha Liao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Complementary and alternative medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sha Liao has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 950 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine and 5 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Sha Liao's work include Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (5 papers), Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis (4 papers) and Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications (3 papers). Sha Liao is often cited by papers focused on Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (5 papers), Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis (4 papers) and Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications (3 papers). Sha Liao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Sha Liao's co-authors include Pu Jia, Shixiang Wang, Xiaopu Zheng, Yajun Bai, Xinfeng Zhao, Fei Li, Zhonglin Yang, Dongli Qi, Chun-Feng Zhang and Chang-Run Guo and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Sha Liao

38 papers receiving 939 citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Deciphering spatial domains from spatial multi-omics with SpatialGlue
    2024 58 citations Yahui Long, Kok Siong Ang et al. Nature Methods profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sha Liao China 16 445 136 104 98 86 40 950
Xing Yuan China 19 668 1.5× 122 0.9× 87 0.8× 131 1.3× 56 0.7× 43 1.0k
Huan Du China 20 613 1.4× 127 0.9× 97 0.9× 86 0.9× 47 0.5× 76 1.2k
Joana Liberal Portugal 17 303 0.7× 173 1.3× 73 0.7× 101 1.0× 62 0.7× 28 939
Yanxi Zhou China 10 377 0.8× 140 1.0× 62 0.6× 199 2.0× 70 0.8× 16 964
Xiangmei Wu China 18 470 1.1× 242 1.8× 48 0.5× 79 0.8× 92 1.1× 37 890
Monisha Dhiman India 26 598 1.3× 123 0.9× 72 0.7× 120 1.2× 135 1.6× 65 1.7k
Ke Zhang China 20 649 1.5× 189 1.4× 46 0.4× 114 1.2× 95 1.1× 81 1.1k
Hu‐Nan Sun China 20 783 1.8× 91 0.7× 97 0.9× 57 0.6× 201 2.3× 85 1.4k
Qin Li China 23 571 1.3× 120 0.9× 49 0.5× 51 0.5× 44 0.5× 103 1.5k
Jingchun Yao China 18 469 1.1× 69 0.5× 53 0.5× 104 1.1× 104 1.2× 101 878

Countries citing papers authored by Sha Liao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sha Liao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sha Liao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sha Liao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sha Liao 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 Sha Liao. Sha Liao 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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Li, Chenzhong, Qionglin Liang, Zhong Li, et al.. (2025). Advancing precision medicine: strategies from organoids research. 1(2). 9410011–9410011. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Yang, Huadong Zhao, Ye Zhao, et al.. (2025). Danshensu Derivatives: A Series of Promising Drugs With Protective Effects Against Cardiocerebrovascular Diseases and Cancers. Medicinal Research Reviews. 45(4). 1163–1183. 2 indexed citations
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Wu, Mengyao, Le Yang, Yufei Zhai, et al.. (2025). A novel compound DBZ alleviates chronic inflammatory pain and anxiety-like behaviors by targeting the JAK2-STAT3 signaling pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 301(7). 110223–110223. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Xing, Chuandong Liu, Na Zhu, et al.. (2024). StereoSiTE: a framework to spatially and quantitatively profile the cellular neighborhood organized iTME. GigaScience. 13. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Shengkang, Leying Wang, Shuangsang Fang, et al.. (2024). SAW: an efficient and accurate data analysis workflow for Stereo-seq spatial transcriptomics. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2024. 1–12. 14 indexed citations
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Long, Yahui, Kok Siong Ang, Raman Sethi, et al.. (2024). Deciphering spatial domains from spatial multi-omics with SpatialGlue. Nature Methods. 21(9). 1658–1667. 58 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhao, Ruiying, Yunhua Xu, Yedan Chen, et al.. (2023). Clonal dynamics and Stereo-seq resolve origin and phenotypic plasticity of adenosquamous carcinoma. npj Precision Oncology. 7(1). 80–80. 3 indexed citations
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Liao, Sha, Jingni Wu, Ruimin Liu, et al.. (2020). A novel compound DBZ ameliorates neuroinflammation in LPS-stimulated microglia and ischemic stroke rats: Role of Akt(Ser473)/GSK3β(Ser9)-mediated Nrf2 activation. Redox Biology. 36. 101644–101644. 164 indexed citations
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Liao, Sha, Liwen Han, Xiaopu Zheng, et al.. (2019). Tanshinol borneol ester, a novel synthetic small molecule angiogenesis stimulator inspired by botanical formulations for angina pectoris. British Journal of Pharmacology. 176(17). 3143–3160. 35 indexed citations
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Yang, Lingjian, Qian Li, Sha Liao, et al.. (2017). Investigation on temperature-induce conformational change of immobilized β2 adrenergic receptor. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 494(3-4). 634–640. 2 indexed citations
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Liao, Sha, Jinglai Li, Tianhong Zhang, et al.. (2016). Effects of Silymarin, Glycyrrhizin, and Oxymatrine on the Pharmacokinetics of Ribavirin and Its Major Metabolite in Rats. Phytotherapy Research. 30(4). 618–626. 14 indexed citations
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Gao, Rui, Sha Liao, Chen Zhang, et al.. (2013). Optimization of heterocyclic substituted benzenesulfonamides as novel carbonic anhydrase IX inhibitors and their structure activity relationship. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 62. 597–604. 8 indexed citations
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Meng, Xue, Sha Liao, Xueyan Wang, et al.. (2013). Reversing P-glycoprotein-mediated multidrug resistance in vitro by α-asarone and β-asarone, bioactive cis–trans isomers from Acorus tatarinowii. Biotechnology Letters. 36(4). 685–691. 24 indexed citations
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Xin, Dawei, Sha Liao, Zhi‐Ping Xie, et al.. (2012). Functional Analysis of NopM, a Novel E3 Ubiquitin Ligase (NEL) Domain Effector of Rhizobium sp. Strain NGR234. PLoS Pathogens. 8(5). e1002707–e1002707. 93 indexed citations
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Wang, Liyan, Xi Li, Shoude Zhang, et al.. (2012). Natural products as a gold mine for selective matrix metalloproteinases inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 20(13). 4164–4171. 42 indexed citations
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Luo, Ruoyu, Sha Liao, Shaoqun Zeng, Yixue Li, & Qingming Luo. (2006). FluxExplorer: A general platform for modeling and analyses of metabolic networks based on stoichiometry. Chinese Science Bulletin. 51(6). 689–696. 9 indexed citations
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Lora, José M., Dong Mei Zhang, Sha Liao, et al.. (2005). Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Triggers Mucus Production in Airway Epithelium through an IκB Kinase β-dependent Mechanism. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(43). 36510–36517. 80 indexed citations

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