Shenbin Liu

2.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
28 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Shenbin Liu is a scholar working on Physiology, Sensory Systems and Complementary and alternative medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Shenbin Liu has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Physiology, 11 papers in Sensory Systems and 10 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine. Recurrent topics in Shenbin Liu's work include Ion Channels and Receptors (11 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (10 papers) and Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies (10 papers). Shenbin Liu is often cited by papers focused on Ion Channels and Receptors (11 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (10 papers) and Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies (10 papers). Shenbin Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Ukraine. Shenbin Liu's co-authors include Yan-Qing Wang, Qiufu Ma, Zhifu Wang, Xiang‐Hong Jing, Yang‐Shuai Su, Wen‐Li Mi, Lu Qi, Mingzhou Fu, Wei Yang and Jing Feng and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Shenbin Liu

26 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

A neuroanatomical basis for electroacupuncture to drive the vagal–adrenal axis

2021 451 citations Shenbin Liu, Zhifu Wang et al. Nature profile →
Somatotopic Organization and Intensity Dependence in Driving Distinct NPY-Expressing Sympathetic Pathways by Electroacupuncture

2020 251 citations Shenbin Liu, Zhifu Wang et al. Neuron profile →
The immunomodulatory mechanisms for acupuncture practice

2023 81 citations Meng Wang, Weili Liu et al. Frontiers in Immunology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shenbin Liu China	20	602	550	321	276	205	28	1.7k
Yan-Qing Wang China	26	865 1.4×	633 1.2×	462 1.4×	310 1.1×	138 0.7×	71	2.4k
Wen‐Li Mi China	29	814 1.4×	220 0.4×	364 1.1×	133 0.5×	259 1.3×	68	1.8k
Jianqiao Fang China	29	1.4k 2.4×	1.4k 2.5×	399 1.2×	328 1.2×	214 1.0×	230	3.3k
Ning Lü China	22	984 1.6×	100 0.2×	413 1.3×	250 0.9×	124 0.6×	55	2.0k
Junying Du China	23	877 1.5×	644 1.2×	213 0.7×	129 0.5×	38 0.2×	81	1.5k
Julie A. Christianson United States	25	942 1.6×	139 0.3×	227 0.7×	93 0.3×	111 0.5×	52	2.1k
Changyu Jiang China	25	775 1.3×	73 0.1×	430 1.3×	165 0.6×	100 0.5×	62	1.6k
Donna M. Gauvin United States	17	677 1.1×	130 0.2×	418 1.3×	71 0.3×	86 0.4×	27	1.7k
Heung Sik Na South Korea	26	1.4k 2.4×	276 0.5×	686 2.1×	65 0.2×	114 0.6×	60	2.4k

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Zhang, Yupei, Xiangyu Jiao, Yan Chen, et al.. (2025). Functional nanomaterial strategies for targeted CNS drug delivery. Nano Research. 18(11). 94907836–94907836.

Dong, Shilin, Lijuan Zhao, Jing Liu, et al.. (2025). Neuroanatomical organization of electroacupuncture in modulating gastric function in mice and humans. Neuron. 113(19). 3243–3259.e11. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Weili, et al.. (2025). Involvement of the somatosensory‐autonomic reflex and muscarinic receptors in exacerbation of allergic pulmonary inflammation by electroacupuncture. British Journal of Pharmacology. 182(11). 2374–2391. 2 indexed citations

Hu, Xueming, Lixia Du, Shenbin Liu, et al.. (2023). A TRPV4-dependent neuroimmune axis in the spinal cord promotes neuropathic pain. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 133(5). 60 indexed citations

Wang, Meng, et al.. (2023). The immunomodulatory mechanisms for acupuncture practice. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1147718–1147718. 81 indexed citations breakdown →

Liu, Shenbin, Zhifu Wang, Yang‐Shuai Su, et al.. (2021). A neuroanatomical basis for electroacupuncture to drive the vagal–adrenal axis. Nature. 598(7882). 641–645. 451 indexed citations breakdown →

Liu, Shenbin, Zhifu Wang, Yang‐Shuai Su, et al.. (2020). Somatotopic Organization and Intensity Dependence in Driving Distinct NPY-Expressing Sympathetic Pathways by Electroacupuncture. Neuron. 108(3). 436–450.e7. 251 indexed citations breakdown →

Li, Qian, Shenbin Liu, Xiaocang Zhu, et al.. (2019). Hippocampal PKR/NLRP1 Inflammasome Pathway Is Required for the Depression-Like Behaviors in Rats with Neuropathic Pain. Neuroscience. 412. 16–28. 36 indexed citations

Du, Lixia, Xueming Hu, Shenbin Liu, et al.. (2019). Spinal IL‐33/ST2 signaling mediates chronic itch in mice through the astrocytic JAK2‐STAT3 cascade. Glia. 67(9). 1680–1693. 50 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yan, Shenbin Liu, Yu‐Qiu Zhang, et al.. (2018). Timing Mechanisms Underlying Gate Control by Feedforward Inhibition. Neuron. 99(5). 941–955.e4. 43 indexed citations

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Luo, Jialie, Aihua Qian, Landon K. Oetjen, et al.. (2018). TRPV4 Channel Signaling in Macrophages Promotes Gastrointestinal Motility via Direct Effects on Smooth Muscle Cells. Immunity. 49(1). 107–119.e4. 67 indexed citations

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Luo, Jialie, Alexis Bavencoffe, Pu Yang, et al.. (2017). Zinc Inhibits TRPV1 to Alleviate Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathic Pain. Journal of Neuroscience. 38(2). 474–483. 57 indexed citations

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Feng, Jing, Pu Yang, Madison R. Mack, et al.. (2017). Sensory TRP channels contribute differentially to skin inflammation and persistent itch. Nature Communications. 8(1). 980–980. 112 indexed citations

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Liu, Shenbin, Qian Li, Mengting Zhang, et al.. (2016). Curcumin ameliorates neuropathic pain by down-regulating spinal IL-1β via suppressing astroglial NALP1 inflammasome and JAK2-STAT3 signalling. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 28956–28956. 77 indexed citations

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Luo, Jialie, Jing Feng, Shenbin Liu, Edgar T. Walters, & Hongzhen Hu. (2015). Molecular and cellular mechanisms that initiate pain and itch. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 72(17). 3201–3223. 68 indexed citations

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Tian, Yu, Ming Liu, Qi‐Liang Mao‐Ying, et al.. (2015). Early single Aspirin-triggered Lipoxin blocked morphine anti-nociception tolerance through inhibiting NALP1 inflammasome: Involvement of PI3k/Akt signaling pathway. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 50. 63–77. 29 indexed citations

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Han, Ping, Shenbin Liu, Mengting Zhang, et al.. (2015). Inhibition of Spinal Interlukin-33/ST2 Signaling and Downstream ERK and JNK Pathways in Electroacupuncture Analgesia in Formalin Mice. PLoS ONE. 10(6). e0129576–e0129576. 33 indexed citations

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Li, Qian, Na Yue, Shenbin Liu, et al.. (2015). Effects of Chronic Electroacupuncture on Depression- and Anxiety-like Behaviors in Rats with Chronic Neuropathic Pain. Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies. 8(5). 278–278. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Shenbin, Wen‐Li Mi, Qian Li, et al.. (2015). Spinal IL-33/ST2 Signaling Contributes to Neuropathic Pain via Neuronal CaMKII–CREB and Astroglial JAK2–STAT3 Cascades in Mice. Anesthesiology. 123(5). 1154–1169. 92 indexed citations

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Li, Qian, Na Yue, Shenbin Liu, et al.. (2014). Effects of Chronic Electroacupuncture on Depression‐ and Anxiety‐Like Behaviors in Rats with Chronic Neuropathic Pain. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2014(1). 158987–158987. 62 indexed citations

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