Vivian Li

16.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
96 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Vivian Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Vivian Li has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Oncology and 11 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Vivian Li's work include Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (15 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (10 papers) and Cancer-related gene regulation (9 papers). Vivian Li is often cited by papers focused on Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (15 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (10 papers) and Cancer-related gene regulation (9 papers). Vivian Li collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Vivian Li's co-authors include Hans Clevers, Laura Novellasdemunt, Johan H. van Es, Marc van de Wetering, Shabaz Mohammed, Albert J. R. Heck, Sylvia F. Boj, Meritxell Huch, Pedro Antas and Teck Yew Low and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Vivian Li

85 papers receiving 8.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 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.

In vitro expansion of single Lgr5+ liver stem cells induced by Wnt-driven regeneration

2013 1.1k citations Johan H. van Es, Vivian Li et al. profile →
Lgr5 homologues associate with Wnt receptors and mediate R-spondin signalling

2011 976 citations Vivian Li, Peter J. Peters et al. profile →
Wnt Signaling through Inhibition of β-Catenin Degradation in an Intact Axin1 Complex

2012 713 citations Vivian Li, Wouter R. Karthaus et al. profile →
Unlimited in vitro expansion of adult bi-potent pancreas progenitors through the Lgr5/R-spondin axis

2013 535 citations Vivian Li, Harry Begthel et al. The EMBO Journal profile →
A brief history of organoids

2020 330 citations Laura Novellasdemunt, Vivian Li et al. profile →
The Environmental Sensor AHR Protects from Inflammatory Damage by Maintaining Intestinal Stem Cell Homeostasis and Barrier Integrity

2018 318 citations Amina Metidji, Sara Omenetti et al. Immunity profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vivian Li United States	35	4.7k	2.4k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	96	8.2k
Ömer Yılmaz Türkiye	51	4.5k 1.0×	2.3k 0.9×	981 0.8×	684 0.6×	1.3k 1.2×	456	13.5k
Mark Noble United States	49	5.2k 1.1×	1.6k 0.7×	739 0.6×	758 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	123	11.8k
Yaping Liu China	45	5.0k 1.1×	2.1k 0.9×	836 0.7×	830 0.7×	950 0.9×	209	11.1k
Stephen W. Byers United States	47	5.2k 1.1×	1.9k 0.8×	563 0.4×	1.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	138	8.3k
John E.J. Rasko Australia	57	6.4k 1.4×	1.9k 0.8×	673 0.5×	2.2k 1.9×	1.8k 1.6×	238	11.1k
Duanqing Pei China	65	9.0k 1.9×	3.0k 1.2×	1.5k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	3.4k 3.1×	259	14.2k
Haiying Zhang China	32	3.8k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	593 0.5×	1.8k 1.5×	1.4k 1.3×	141	7.7k
Helen Chen United States	43	4.9k 1.1×	2.3k 0.9×	906 0.7×	292 0.3×	1.7k 1.6×	237	10.5k
Jong‐Il Kim South Korea	54	5.2k 1.1×	1.3k 0.5×	838 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	436	11.9k
Lin Yang China	45	3.6k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	702 0.5×	526 0.5×	1.5k 1.3×	317	7.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhong, Nanshan, Sahajal Dhooria, Haohui Fang, et al.. (2025). Dupilumab Efficacy and Safety in Patients With Persistent Asthma: Asia–Pacific Region. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 55(8). 691–700. 1 indexed citations

Fowler, Daniel, Colin Hutton, Jahangir Sufi, et al.. (2025). Phenoscaping Reveals Multimodal γδ T-cell Cytotoxicity as a Strategy to Overcome Cancer Cell–Mediated Immunomodulation. Cancer Research. 85(22). 4415–4432.

Li, Vivian, et al.. (2025). Unravelling the role of the skin microbiome in immunodermatological diseases: implications for therapeutic interventions. International Journal of Research in Dermatology. 11(2). 190–198.

Li, Bin, et al.. (2024). An adaptive transmission strategy based on cloud computing in IoV architecture. EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking. 2024(1).

Li, Vivian, et al.. (2024). Disparities in the prevalence of anxiety and major depressive disorder in patients with lung cancer and the associated risk factors: A retrospective analysis.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 42(16_suppl). e22544–e22544.

Powell, Gareth T., Ana Faro, Yuguang Zhao, et al.. (2024). Cachd1 interacts with Wnt receptors and regulates neuronal asymmetry in the zebrafish brain. Science. 384(6695). 573–579. 9 indexed citations

Angelis, Nikolaos, Anna Baulies, Gavin Kelly, et al.. (2024). Loss of ARID3A perturbs intestinal epithelial proliferation–differentiation ratio and regeneration. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 221(10). 3 indexed citations

Li, Vivian, Dong Wang, Qing Dong, et al.. (2023). Impact of autophagy inhibition on intervertebral disc cells and extracellular matrix. JOR Spine. 7(1). e1286–e1286. 8 indexed citations

Li, Vivian, et al.. (2022). Predicting the Instance of Breast Cancer within Patients using a Convolutional Neural Network. Journal of Emerging Investigators. 1 indexed citations

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Goyal, Namita, Steven A. Greenberg, Vivian Li, et al.. (2022). Correlations of disease severity outcome measures in inclusion body myositis. Neuromuscular Disorders. 32(10). 800–805. 6 indexed citations

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Angelis, Nikolaos, Clara Sidor, Rachel A. Ridgway, et al.. (2021). Wnt and Src signals converge on YAP‐TEAD to drive intestinal regeneration. The EMBO Journal. 40(13). e105770–e105770. 53 indexed citations

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Li, Yuliang, et al.. (2020). Querying subjective data. The VLDB Journal. 30(1). 115–140. 1 indexed citations

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Baulies, Anna, Nikolaos Angelis, Valentina Foglizzo, et al.. (2020). The Transcription Co-Repressors MTG8 and MTG16 Regulate Exit of Intestinal Stem Cells From Their Niche and Differentiation Into Enterocyte vs Secretory Lineages. Gastroenterology. 159(4). 1328–1341.e3. 24 indexed citations

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Metidji, Amina, Sara Omenetti, Stefania Crotta, et al.. (2018). The Environmental Sensor AHR Protects from Inflammatory Damage by Maintaining Intestinal Stem Cell Homeostasis and Barrier Integrity. Immunity. 49(2). 353–362.e5. 318 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sasaki, Nobuo, Norman Sachs, Kay Wiebrands, et al.. (2016). Reg4 ⁺ deep crypt secretory cells function as epithelial niche for Lgr5 ⁺ stem cells in colon. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(37). E5399–407. 206 indexed citations

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Smith, Corey, Janice Tsang, Leone Beagley, et al.. (2012). Effective Treatment of Metastatic Forms of Epstein-Barr Virus–Associated Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma with a Novel Adenovirus-Based Adoptive Immunotherapy. Cancer Research. 72(5). 1116–1125. 135 indexed citations

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Li, Vivian & Hans Clevers. (2012). In Vitro Expansion and Transplantation of Intestinal Crypt Stem Cells. Gastroenterology. 143(1). 30–34. 17 indexed citations

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Arredouani, Mohamed S., Bin Lu, Manoj Bhasin, et al.. (2009). Identification of the Transcription Factor Single-Minded Homologue 2 as a Potential Biomarker and Immunotherapy Target in Prostate Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 15(18). 5794–5802. 142 indexed citations

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McDonough, M.A., Vivian Li, Emily Flashman, et al.. (2006). Cellular oxygen sensing: Crystal structure of hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase (PHD2). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(26). 9814–9819. 295 indexed citations

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Li, Vivian, et al.. (1990). Women and Economic Empowerment. New England journal of public policy. 6(1). 21. 2 indexed citations

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