Wei Liao

6.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
94 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Wei Liao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Liao has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Immunology and 18 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Wei Liao's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (13 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (10 papers) and Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (10 papers). Wei Liao is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (13 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (10 papers) and Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (10 papers). Wei Liao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Philippines. Wei Liao's co-authors include Warren J. Leonard, Jian‐Xin Lin, Peng Li, Lu Wang, Rosanne Spolski, Keji Zhao, William Paul, Liying Guo, Gang Wei and Jinfang Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Wei Liao

85 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Interleukin-2 at the Crossroads of Effector Responses, Tolerance, and Immunotherapy

2013 812 citations Wei Liao, Jian‐Xin Lin et al. Immunity profile →
IL-2 family cytokines: new insights into the complex roles of IL-2 as a broad regulator of T helper cell differentiation

2011 539 citations Wei Liao, Jian‐Xin Lin et al. Current Opinion in Immunology profile →
Global seaweed farming and processing in the past 20 years

2022 105 citations Lizhu Zhang, Wei Liao et al. Food Production Processing and Nutrition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wei Liao China	24	2.2k	854	795	292	285	94	4.0k
Paola Italiani Italy	30	2.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.4×	389 0.5×	251 0.9×	376 1.3×	67	4.5k
Jacques Zimmer Luxembourg	37	2.9k 1.3×	684 0.8×	1.0k 1.3×	213 0.7×	502 1.8×	96	4.9k
Daniel J. Pennington United Kingdom	35	3.8k 1.7×	1.2k 1.4×	915 1.2×	223 0.8×	435 1.5×	59	5.8k
Tingting Zhang China	30	1.3k 0.6×	1.5k 1.7×	660 0.8×	200 0.7×	333 1.2×	140	3.8k
Pilar Martı́n Spain	35	2.4k 1.1×	850 1.0×	574 0.7×	174 0.6×	249 0.9×	74	3.6k
Toshihiro Ito Japan	35	1.4k 0.6×	706 0.8×	533 0.7×	341 1.2×	551 1.9×	115	3.3k
Hongtao Liu United States	30	1.1k 0.5×	1.2k 1.4×	929 1.2×	342 1.2×	282 1.0×	154	3.6k
Wei He China	34	1.9k 0.8×	1.3k 1.5×	599 0.8×	200 0.7×	252 0.9×	192	3.7k
Wanjun Chen China	32	1.3k 0.6×	1.5k 1.8×	637 0.8×	230 0.8×	289 1.0×	50	3.5k
Stefano Bruscoli Italy	31	1.6k 0.7×	1.0k 1.2×	509 0.6×	229 0.8×	268 0.9×	73	3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Liao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Liao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Liao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wei Liao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wei 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 Wei Liao. Wei Liao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Xinyu, Mingtian Wang, Jing Yan, et al.. (2025). Exogenous Spermidine Enhances Drought Resistance of Mango Seedlings by Regulating Physiological and Biochemical Metabolism. Horticulturae. 11(9). 1102–1102.

Ma, Shuo, et al.. (2024). Prognostic value and potential function of a novel heme-related LncRNAs signature in gastric cancer. Cellular Signalling. 118. 111152–111152. 1 indexed citations

Liao, Wei, et al.. (2024). Ulva lactuca polysaccharide inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma growth by induces the expression of CD5L and activates complement cascade. Journal of Functional Foods. 112. 105994–105994. 4 indexed citations

Tomaş, Merve, Yuxi Wen, Wei Liao, et al.. (2024). Recent progress in promoting the bioavailability of polyphenols in plant-based foods. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 65(12). 2343–2364. 14 indexed citations

Xu, Yuyan, et al.. (2024). Constructing diagnostic signature of serum microRNAs using machine learning for early pan-cancer detection. Discover Oncology. 15(1). 263–263. 1 indexed citations

Liao, Wei, et al.. (2023). Integrative analyses and validation of ferroptosis-related genes and mechanisms associated with cerebrovascular and cardiovascular ischemic diseases. BMC Genomics. 24(1). 4 indexed citations

Liao, Wei, et al.. (2023). An overview on the nutritional and bioactive components of green seaweeds. Food Production Processing and Nutrition. 5(1). 18–18. 53 indexed citations

Zhu, Ruiyu, Su Zhou, Zhen Chen, et al.. (2023). Saccharomyces cerevisiae: a patulin degradation candidate bothin vitroandin vivo. Food & Function. 14(7). 3083–3091. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Yuji, Wei Liao, Weijun Wan, et al.. (2023). Overexpression of TRIM28 predicts an unfavorable prognosis and promotes the proliferation and migration of hepatocellular carcinoma. ONCOLOGIE. 25(5). 481–494.

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Zhang, Lizhu, et al.. (2022). Global seaweed farming and processing in the past 20 years. Food Production Processing and Nutrition. 4(1). 105 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liao, Wei, Zijie Zhang, Yuxi Wen, et al.. (2022). A 3D co-culture intestinal organoid system for exploring glucose metabolism. Current Research in Food Science. 6. 100402–100402. 7 indexed citations

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Lin, Peng, Dong‐yue Wen, Wei Liao, et al.. (2022). Proteomics profiling of nontumor liver tissues identifies prognostic biomarkers in hepatitis B‐related hepatocellular carcinoma. Journal of Medical Virology. 95(1). e27732–e27732. 1 indexed citations

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Xu, Jiecheng, Wei Liao, Mingxin Pan, et al.. (2022). Application of 3D Hepatic Plate-Like Liver Model for Statin-Induced Hepatotoxicity Evaluation. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 10. 826093–826093. 6 indexed citations

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Liao, Wei, Shulin Chen, Yili Huang, et al.. (2021). Analysis of Bleeding Site to Identify Associated Risk Factors of Intractable Epistaxis. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management. Volume 17. 817–822. 6 indexed citations

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Chen, Xinye, et al.. (2018). Treatment of persistent allergic rhinitis via acupuncture at the sphenopalatine acupoint: a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 19(1). 28–28. 34 indexed citations

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Liao, Wei, Rosanne Spolski, Peng Li, et al.. (2014). Opposing actions of IL-2 and IL-21 on Th9 differentiation correlate with their differential regulation of BCL6 expression. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(9). 3508–3513. 125 indexed citations

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Li, Hong, et al.. (2014). Synthesis and biological evaluation of a novel class of coumarin derivatives. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 24(22). 5274–5278. 14 indexed citations

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Liao, Wei, Jian‐Xin Lin, & Warren J. Leonard. (2013). Interleukin-2 at the Crossroads of Effector Responses, Tolerance, and Immunotherapy. Immunity. 38(1). 13–25. 812 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liao, Wei, Jian‐Xin Lin, & Warren J. Leonard. (2011). IL-2 family cytokines: new insights into the complex roles of IL-2 as a broad regulator of T helper cell differentiation. Current Opinion in Immunology. 23(5). 598–604. 539 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thomas, Anil A., Steven Rosenblatt, Wei Liao, et al.. (2009). Prospective Evaluation of Prostate Cancer Risk in Candidates for Inguinal Hernia Repair. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 209(3). 371–376. 2 indexed citations

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