Weiwei Liu

620 total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 485 citations indexed

About

Weiwei Liu is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Organic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Weiwei Liu has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 485 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Pharmacology, 9 papers in Organic Chemistry and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Weiwei Liu's work include Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (12 papers), Synthesis and biological activity (8 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (6 papers). Weiwei Liu is often cited by papers focused on Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (12 papers), Synthesis and biological activity (8 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (6 papers). Weiwei Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and Malaysia. Weiwei Liu's co-authors include Junxia Min, Yuzhu Li, Shiyu Yan, Fudi Wang, Shuying Shen, Hao Wang, Peng An, Xi Jin, Xin Huang and Qian Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Environment International and International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Weiwei Liu

22 papers receiving 479 citations

Hit Papers

Auranofin mitigates systemic iron overload and induces fe... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150 200
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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.

  1. Auranofin mitigates systemic iron overload and induces ferroptosis via distinct mechanisms
    2020 216 citations Lei Yang, Hao Wang et al. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy profile →

Peers

Weiwei Liu
Solveigh C. Koeberle Germany
Noriko Kanaya United States
Yutong Wang China
Anna Klimaszewska‐Wiśniewska Poland
Melike Ersöz Türkiye
Wei‐Jiunn Lee Taiwan
Nadine El Banna France
Xia Lei China
Subhankar Biswas India
Solveigh C. Koeberle Germany
Weiwei Liu
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Countries citing papers authored by Weiwei Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weiwei Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weiwei Liu

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

All Works

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Gao, Xueying, Junwei Yuan, Bin Du, et al.. (2025). Thermal processing modulates starch and non-starch macromolecules digestibility in chestnut: Structural reconfiguration and molecular interactions. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 319(Pt 1). 145319–145319.
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Zhao, Xia, Wei Ji, Yan Lü, Weiwei Liu, & Feng Guo. (2023). Triptolide regulates the balance of Tfr/Tfh in lupus mice. Advances in Rheumatology. 63(1). 29–29. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Wenhui, Weiwei Liu, Toshihiko Hayashi, et al.. (2022). Inhibition of GluN2B pathway is involved in the neuroprotective effect of silibinin on streptozotocin-induced Alzheimer's disease models. Phytomedicine. 109. 154594–154594. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Xiangrong, Rui Li, Wenlong Wu, et al.. (2022). Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 1,3,4-Oxadiazole Derivatives as Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors. Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry. 58(10). 1520–1526. 2 indexed citations
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Xue-ju, Zhang, Weiwei Liu, Jie Zan, Chuanbin Wu, & Wen Tan. (2021). Author Correction: Untargeted lipidomics reveals progression of early Alzheimer’s disease in APP/PS1 transgenic mice. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 17488–17488.
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Liu, Shuhao, et al.. (2020). Synthesis and anti-acetylcholinesterase activities of novel glycosyl coumarylthiazole derivatives. Journal of Chemical Research. 45(5-6). 359–364. 7 indexed citations
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Yang, Lei, Hao Wang, Yang Xiang, et al.. (2020). Auranofin mitigates systemic iron overload and induces ferroptosis via distinct mechanisms. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 5(1). 138–138. 216 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xue-ju, Zhang, Weiwei Liu, Jie Zan, Chuanbin Wu, & Wen Tan. (2020). Untargeted lipidomics reveals progression of early Alzheimer’s disease in APP/PS1 transgenic mice. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 14509–14509. 48 indexed citations
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Wang, Lei, et al.. (2020). Synthesis and anticholinesterase activities of novel glycosyl benzoxazole derivatives. Journal of Chemical Research. 44(7-8). 363–366. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Lei, et al.. (2019). Synthesis and AChE inhibitory activity of N -glycosyl benzofuran derivatives. Heterocyclic Communications. 25(1). 162–166. 2 indexed citations
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Song, Xiaoyu, Bo Liu, Lingyu Cui, et al.. (2018). Estrogen Receptors Are Involved in the Neuroprotective Effect of Silibinin in Aβ1–42-Treated Rats. Neurochemical Research. 43(4). 796–805. 26 indexed citations
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Liu, Weiwei, Tao Hou, Wen Shi, Danjun Guo, & Hui He. (2018). Hepatoprotective effects of selenium-biofortified soybean peptides on liver fibrosis induced by tetrachloromethane. Journal of Functional Foods. 50. 183–191. 36 indexed citations
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Shi, Da‐Hua, Xiaodong Ma, Yu‐Wei Liu, et al.. (2018). Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Biological Evaluation of Novel 2-Phenylthiazole Derivatives as Butyrylcholinesterase Inhibitors. Journal of Chemical Research. 42(7). 366–370. 4 indexed citations
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Shi, Da‐Hua, Xiaodong Ma, Min Wei, et al.. (2017). Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Biological Evaluation of Novel 2-Phenylthiazole Derivatives as Multi-Targeting Agents to Treat Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of Chemical Research. 41(9). 551–555. 2 indexed citations
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Ren, Hong & Weiwei Liu. (2011). Nidurufin as a new cell cycle inhibitor from marine-derived fungus Penicillium flavidorsum SHK1-27. Archives of Pharmacal Research. 34(6). 901–905. 18 indexed citations
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Liu, Guizhen, et al.. (2009). Effect of acupuncture and rehabilitation training on barthel index in early-stage of stroke cases. Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science. 7(3). 143–146. 3 indexed citations

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