Siming Li

14.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
122 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Siming Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Siming Li has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Oncology and 16 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Siming Li's work include Melanoma and MAPK Pathways (14 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (14 papers) and Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (13 papers). Siming Li is often cited by papers focused on Melanoma and MAPK Pathways (14 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (14 papers) and Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (13 papers). Siming Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Ethiopia. Siming Li's co-authors include Jiandie D. Lin, Kun‐Liang Guan, Arul M. Chinnaiyan, Bin Zhao, Jianjun Yu, Xin Ye, Cun-Yu Wang, Weiquan Li, Li Li and Jindan Yu 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

Siming Li

117 papers receiving 6.0k 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.

TEAD mediates YAP-dependent gene induction and growth control

2008 1.9k citations Siming Li, Jiandie D. Lin et al. profile →
Transcriptional coactivator PGC-1α integrates the mammalian clock and energy metabolism

2007 531 citations Siming Li, Jiandie D. Lin et al. profile →
The brown fat–enriched secreted factor Nrg4 preserves metabolic homeostasis through attenuation of hepatic lipogenesis

2014 386 citations Xu-Yun Zhao, Zhimin Chen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Siming Li China	35	3.3k	2.0k	1.3k	781	741	122	6.1k
Andrea Graziani Italy	34	3.9k 1.2×	1.0k 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	509 0.7×	999 1.3×	97	7.3k
John W.M. Creemers Belgium	42	2.3k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	889 0.7×	380 0.5×	612 0.8×	116	5.6k
Diane C. Fingar United States	33	6.2k 1.9×	949 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	941 1.2×	932 1.3×	49	8.7k
Jonathan M. Graff United States	44	4.6k 1.4×	990 0.5×	1.8k 1.4×	1.2k 1.6×	564 0.8×	63	7.4k
Simon S. Wing Canada	38	3.4k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	815 0.7×	632 0.8×	616 0.8×	71	4.8k
Robert A. Saxton United States	11	5.5k 1.7×	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	1.4k 1.8×	662 0.9×	15	8.4k
Juro Sakai Japan	50	5.2k 1.6×	1.1k 0.6×	1.6k 1.3×	955 1.2×	778 1.0×	107	8.5k
Kenta Hara Japan	39	7.5k 2.3×	1.5k 0.8×	963 0.8×	825 1.1×	648 0.9×	67	9.5k
Zengqiang Yuan China	51	5.5k 1.7×	1.7k 0.8×	952 0.8×	651 0.8×	763 1.0×	140	8.6k
Alejo Efeyan Spain	24	6.0k 1.8×	1.3k 0.7×	1.9k 1.5×	1.7k 2.2×	1.4k 1.9×	49	9.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Siming Li

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Siming, J. B. Wei, Huayan Xu, et al.. (2025). A prognostic model for survival of patients with metastatic upper tract urothelial carcinoma with first-line systemic therapy. World Journal of Urology. 43(1). 206–206.

Yu, Xiao, Siming Li, Yinchu Wang, et al.. (2025). Isolation and identification of native microalgae from the Yellow River Delta: A dual-focus study on the tolerance assessment of microalgae and their growth enhancement on Sesbania cannabina under saline-alkali stress. Algal Research. 88. 104033–104033.

Zhang, Jiaran, Lili Mao, Caili Li, et al.. (2025). Real-World Efficacy and Safety of Anti-PD-1 Antibody Plus Apatinib and Temozolomide for Advanced Acral Melanoma. Cancer Management and Research. Volume 17. 905–916. 1 indexed citations

Zheng, Yi, et al.. (2024). Analysis of risk factors for post-thrombotic syndrome after thrombolysis therapy for acute deep venous thrombosis of lower extremities. International Journal of Cardiology Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention. 22. 200319–200319. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Hong‐Mei, Q. N. Xu, Siming Li, et al.. (2024). Therapeutic Potential of Bee and Wasp Venom in Anti-Arthritic Treatment: A Review. Toxins. 16(11). 452–452. 2 indexed citations

Mao, Lili, Jie Dai, Xue Bai, et al.. (2024). Tucidinostat plus toripalimab in patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma: An open-label, single-arm phase II study.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 42(16_suppl). e21527–e21527. 1 indexed citations

Tang, Bixia, Rong Duan, Xieqiao Yan, et al.. (2024). Natural history of bone-only metastasis in renal cell carcinoma. Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations. 42(4). 119.e17–119.e22. 1 indexed citations

Li, Siming, Yanxia Shi, Haiying Dong, et al.. (2024). Phase 2 Trial of Enfortumab Vedotin in Patients With Previously Treated Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma in China. Cancer Medicine. 13(21). e70368–e70368. 4 indexed citations

Cui, Chuanliang, Xuan Wang, Bin Lian, et al.. (2022). OrienX010, an oncolytic virus, in patients with unresectable stage IIIC–IV melanoma: a phase Ib study. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer. 10(4). e004307–e004307. 38 indexed citations

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Li, Siming, et al.. (2021). Anaerobic Growth of Listeria monocytogenes on Rhamnose Is Stimulated by Vitamin B ₁₂ and Bacterial Microcompartment-Dependent 1,2-Propanediol Utilization. mSphere. 6(4). e0043421–e0043421. 8 indexed citations

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Meng, Qingqi, et al.. (2018). Combined Rosiglitazone and Forskolin Have Neuroprotective Effects in SD Rats after Spinal Cord Injury. PPAR Research. 2018. 1–11. 10 indexed citations

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Bai, Xue, Yan Kong, Zhihong Chi, et al.. (2017). MAPK Pathway and TERT Promoter Gene Mutation Pattern and Its Prognostic Value in Melanoma Patients: A Retrospective Study of 2,793 Cases. Clinical Cancer Research. 23(20). 6120–6127. 72 indexed citations

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Guo, Liang, Peng Zhang, Zhimin Chen, et al.. (2017). Hepatic neuregulin 4 signaling defines an endocrine checkpoint for steatosis-to-NASH progression. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 127(12). 4449–4461. 141 indexed citations

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Mi, Lin, Xu-Yun Zhao, Siming Li, Gongshe Yang, & Jiandie D. Lin. (2016). Conserved function of the long noncoding RNA Blnc1 in brown adipocyte differentiation. Molecular Metabolism. 6(1). 101–110. 65 indexed citations

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Cheng, Yunyun, Dan Su, Chao Lu, et al.. (2016). Distribution and linkage disequilibrium analysis of polymorphisms of GH1 gene in different populations of pigs associated with body size. Journal of Genetics. 95(1). 79–87. 5 indexed citations

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Dai, Jie, Yan Kong, Lu Si, et al.. (2013). Large-scale Analysis of PDGFRA Mutations in Melanomas and Evaluation of Their Sensitivity to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Imatinib and Crenolanib. Clinical Cancer Research. 19(24). 6935–6942. 38 indexed citations

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Shi, Shuangxin, Dong Liang, Ling-Ling Li, et al.. (2013). [Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls in road dust from Suzhou, Wuxi and Nantong].. PubMed. 34(10). 4024–30. 3 indexed citations

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Molusky, Matthew M., Siming Li, Di Ma, Lei Yu, & Jiandie D. Lin. (2012). Ubiquitin-Specific Protease 2 Regulates Hepatic Gluconeogenesis and Diurnal Glucose Metabolism Through 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase 1. Diabetes. 61(5). 1025–1035. 50 indexed citations

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Chi, Zhihong, et al.. (2011). A Clinical Characters and Prognosis Analysis on 357 Cases with Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma in China. Zhongliu fangzhi yanjiu. 38(11). 1316–1319. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Siming. (2008). The experimental study on the repair of articular cartilage defects of the knee in rabbits with type II collagen. Zhonghua chuangshang guke zazhi. 10(9). 844–849. 1 indexed citations

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