Wei Li

98.2k total citations · 13 hit papers
538 papers, 38.5k citations indexed

About

Wei Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Li has authored 538 papers receiving a total of 38.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 383 papers in Molecular Biology, 131 papers in Cancer Research and 54 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Wei Li's work include RNA modifications and cancer (138 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (116 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (76 papers). Wei Li is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (138 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (116 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (76 papers). Wei Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Wei Li's co-authors include Clifford A. Meyer, Tao Liu, X. Shirley Liu, Yong Zhang, Myles Brown, David S. Johnson, Chad Nusbaum, Jérôme Eeckhoute, B Bernstein and R Myers and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Wei Li

511 papers receiving 38.2k 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.

Model-based Analysis of ChIP-Seq (MACS)

2008 11.4k citations Wei Li et al. profile →
RSeQC: quality control of RNA-seq experiments

2012 1.6k citations Wei Li et al. profile →
CPAT: Coding-Potential Assessment Tool using an alignment-free logistic regression model

2013 1.4k citations Wei Li et al. profile →
RNA-Binding Proteins Tia-1 and Tiar Link the Phosphorylation of Eif-2α to the Assembly of Mammalian Stress Granules

1999 1.0k citations Wei Li et al. profile →
BSMAP: whole genome bisulfite sequence MAPping program

2009 840 citations Yuanxin Xi, Wei Li profile →
Dnmt3a is essential for hematopoietic stem cell differentiation

2011 791 citations Yuanxin Xi, Wei Li et al. Nature Genetics profile →
BAP1 links metabolic regulation of ferroptosis to tumour suppression

2018 743 citations Jiejun Shi, Wei Li et al. profile →
Dynamic Shuttling of Tia-1 Accompanies the Recruitment of mRNA to Mammalian Stress Granules

2000 660 citations Wei Li et al. profile →
Epigenomic Profiling of Young and Aged HSCs Reveals Concerted Changes during Aging that Reinforce Self-Renewal

2014 486 citations Zheng Xia, Wei Li et al. profile →
SIRT7 links H3K18 deacetylation to maintenance of oncogenic transformation

2012 479 citations Yuanxin Xi, Wei Li et al. profile →
Cystine transporter regulation of pentose phosphate pathway dependency and disulfide stress exposes a targetable metabolic vulnerability in cancer

2020 370 citations Jiejun Shi, Wei Li et al. profile →
A targetable CoQ-FSP1 axis drives ferroptosis- and radiation-resistance in KEAP1 inactive lung cancers

2022 323 citations Jiejun Shi, Wei Li et al. Nature Communications profile →
STING-induced regulatory B cells compromise NK function in cancer immunity

2022 213 citations Ya Cui, Wei Li et al. profile →

Peers

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wei Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wei 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 Wei Li. Wei 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

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Association between central obesity and the risk of glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis: a prospective study 2025 ·Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery ·(unknown), (unknown), Zhentao Man, Jianing Liu, Wei Li, (unknown), Feng Xu	0
2	The near‐complete genome assembly of Reynoutria multiflora reveals the genetic basis of stilbene and anthraquinone biosynthesis 2024 ·Journal of Systematics and Evolution ·Qiang He, Yuqing Miao, (unknown), Yaru Wang, Yitao Wang, (unknown), Hongyu Zhang, (unknown), Yao Xiao, (unknown), Wei Li, Longsheng Xing, Huilong Du	3
3	The influence of acid rain on asphalt and its mixture performance, simulation and micro-mechanism exploration 2024 ·Fuel ·Yongjun Meng, (unknown), Shuyi Mo, Chunyu Zhang, Shuang Tan, Wei Li	1
4	Features and efficacy of triple-targeted therapy for patients with EGFR-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer with acquired BRAF alterations who are resistant to epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors 2024 ·ESMO Open ·(unknown), Han Zeng, Qi Chen, Shanjun Tan, Qi Huang, (unknown), Wei Li, David Planchard, Panwen Tian	2
5	Microstrip isoelectric focusing with deep learning for simultaneous screening of diabetes, anemia, and thalassemia 2024 ·Analytica Chimica Acta ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Qiang Zhang, (unknown), Wei Sun, Chang Ming Li, Wei Li, Ping Chen, Chengxi Cao	4
6	Advancements and future perspectives of human tandem repeats 2024 ·Science Bulletin ·Wenbin Ye, (unknown), Wei Li, Ya Cui	1
7	Y-box binding protein 1 promotes chromatin accessibility to aggravate liver fibrosis 2023 ·Cellular Signalling ·(unknown), Bo-Wen Lin, Wei Li, Xiaojuan Li, Fei Liu, Xinyan Zhu	9
8	Pregnancy complicated with adrenal adenoma causing ACTH-independent Cushing’s syndrome, accompanied by obstetric antiphospholipid syndrome and severe pre-eclampsia: case report and literature review 2023 ·Frontiers in Endocrinology ·(unknown), Miao Liu, (unknown), (unknown), Wenjun Zhang, Wei Li, Tao Huang, Ying Yu, (unknown), Peng Zheng, (unknown), Kaifa Tang	1
9	[Bioinformatics analysis of the association between long non-coding RNA ubiquitin-specific peptidase 30 antisense RNA 1 (lncRNA USP30-AS1) and immune cell infiltration in ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma]. 2023 ·PubMed ·Haiyan Wang, (unknown), Meng Qiu, (unknown), Wei Li	1
10	An atlas of alternative polyadenylation quantitative trait loci contributing to complex trait and disease heritability 2021 ·Nature Genetics ·Lei Li, Kai-Lieh Huang, (unknown), Ya Cui, Gao Wang, Nathan D. Elrod, Yumei Li, Yiling Elaine Chen, Ping Ji, Fanglue Peng, William K. Russell, Eric J. Wagner, Wei Li	92
11	DORGE: Discovery of Oncogenes and tumoR suppressor genes using Genetic and Epigenetic features 2020 ·Science Advances ·Jie Lyu, Jingyi Jessica Li, Jianzhong Su, Fanglue Peng, Yiling Elaine Chen, Xinzhou Ge, Wei Li	35
12	S-adenosyl-l-homocysteine hydrolase links methionine metabolism to the circadian clock and chromatin remodeling 2020 ·Science Advances ·Carolina M. Greco, Marlene Cervantes, Jean‐Michel Fustin, (unknown), Nicholas Ceglia, Muntaha Samad, Jiejun Shi, Kevin B. Koronowski, Ignasi Forné, Suman Ranjit, Jonathan Gaucher, Kenichiro Kinouchi, (unknown), Enrico Gratton, Wei Li, Pierre Baldi, Axel Imhof, Hitoshi Okamura, Paolo Sassone‐Corsi	51
13	Histone-Related Genes Are Hypermethylated in Lung Cancer and Hypermethylated HIST1H4F Could Serve as a Pan-Cancer Biomarker 2019 ·Cancer Research ·Shihua Dong, Wei Li, Lin Wang, Jie Hu, Yuanlin Song, Baolong Zhang, (unknown), Shimeng Ji, Jin Li, Peng Xu, Ying Liang, Gang Chen, Jiatao Lou, Wenqiang Yu	38
14	Statistical Methods for Bulk and Single-cell RNA Sequencing Data 2019 ·eScholarship (California Digital Library) ·Wei Li	1
15	MYD88 L265P Mutation in Lymphoid Malignancies 2018 ·Cancer Research ·Xinfang Yu, Wei Li, Qipan Deng, Ling Li, Eric D. Hsi, Ken H. Young, Mingzhi Zhang, Yong Li	81
16	The ZZ-type zinc finger of ZZZ3 modulates the ATAC complex-mediated histone acetylation and gene activation 2018 ·Nature Communications ·Wenyi Mi, Yi Zhang, Jie Lyu, Xiaolu Wang, Qiong Tong, Danni Peng, Yongming Xue, Adam H. Tencer, Hong Wen, Wei Li, Tatiana G. Kutateladze, Xiaobing Shi	52
17	YEATS2 links histone acetylation to tumorigenesis of non-small cell lung cancer 2017 ·Nature Communications ·Wenyi Mi, Haipeng Guan, Jie Lyu, Dan Zhao, Yuanxin Xi, Shiming Jiang, Forest H. Andrews, Xiaolu Wang, Mihai Gagea, Hong Wen, Làszlò Tora, Sharon Dent, Tatiana G. Kutateladze, Wei Li, Haitao Li, Xiaobing Shi	103
18	KDM5 lysine demethylases are involved in maintenance of 3′UTR length 2016 ·Science Advances ·Lauren P. Blair, Zongzhi Liu, Ramon Lorenzo D. Labitigan, Lizhen Wu, Dinghai Zheng, Zheng Xia, (unknown), (unknown), Jian Cao, Sabine M. Lang, (unknown), Samuel G. Mackintosh, Claire Moore, Wei Li, Bin Tian, Alan J. Tackett, Qin Yan	27
19	The association between single nucleotide polymorphisms in <i>TNFAIP3 </i>and serological activity markers of rheumatoid arthritis in the Chinese Han population 2013 ·Central European Journal of Immunology ·Xingang Zhang, Wei Li, (unknown), Yun Guo, Li Jiang, Xiaoli Zhang, Xiaofei Wang	1
20	MicroRNA regulation of homeostatic synaptic plasticity 2011 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jonathan E. Cohen, Philip R. Lee, Shan Chen, Wei Li, R. Douglas Fields	174

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