Wen Li

20.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
514 papers, 15.3k citations indexed

About

Wen Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Wen Li has authored 514 papers receiving a total of 15.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 177 papers in Molecular Biology, 168 papers in Immunology and 147 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Wen Li's work include Diabetes and associated disorders (109 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (96 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (59 papers). Wen Li is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes and associated disorders (109 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (96 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (59 papers). Wen Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Wen Li's co-authors include F. Susan Wong, Changyun Hu, Ningwen Tai, Andrew J. Duffy, Charles A. Janeway, James A. Pearson, Alexander V. Chervonsky, Irene Visintin, Jeffrey A. Bluestone and Ruth E. Ley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Wen Li

489 papers receiving 15.1k citations

Hit Papers

Innate immunity and intestinal microbiota in the developm... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Innate immunity and intestinal microbiota in the development of Type 1 diabetes
    2008 1.5k citations Wen Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wen Li China 58 5.8k 5.0k 4.3k 2.5k 1.7k 514 15.3k
Clive Wasserfall United States 60 3.7k 0.6× 2.8k 0.6× 5.1k 1.2× 3.7k 1.5× 3.0k 1.7× 217 11.7k
Klaus Bendtzen Denmark 69 2.8k 0.5× 7.1k 1.4× 4.4k 1.0× 3.1k 1.2× 1.9k 1.1× 477 18.2k
Pierre Desreumaux France 60 5.1k 0.9× 3.1k 0.6× 3.8k 0.9× 2.9k 1.2× 387 0.2× 269 13.4k
Triantafyllos Chavakis Germany 73 6.2k 1.1× 8.0k 1.6× 1.4k 0.3× 1.5k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 262 20.1k
Katsumi Eguchi Japan 72 3.3k 0.6× 3.4k 0.7× 1.8k 0.4× 3.4k 1.4× 2.6k 1.5× 714 19.7k
Arthur Kaser Austria 60 4.4k 0.8× 4.3k 0.9× 3.2k 0.8× 2.4k 1.0× 401 0.2× 159 14.2k
Claude Libert Belgium 73 6.8k 1.2× 5.0k 1.0× 1.9k 0.4× 1.0k 0.4× 1.3k 0.7× 266 17.8k
Daniel D. Bikle United States 87 7.1k 1.2× 1.8k 0.4× 2.8k 0.7× 1.5k 0.6× 2.9k 1.6× 359 25.0k
Richard P. Phipps United States 75 5.4k 0.9× 4.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.3× 1.3k 0.5× 975 0.6× 319 17.8k
Matam Vijay–Kumar United States 51 6.0k 1.0× 2.7k 0.5× 1.7k 0.4× 1.3k 0.5× 491 0.3× 152 11.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Wen Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wen Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Wen Li. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Wen Li. The network helps show where Wen Li may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wen Li

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yang, Xin, Jiani Sun, Dan Zhou, et al.. (2025). Gut Microbiota Modulation by Inulin Improves Metabolism and Ovarian Function in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Advanced Science. 12(20). e2412558–e2412558. 4 indexed citations
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Tian, Jian, et al.. (2024). Regulation of acidity properties of ZSM-5 and proximity between metal oxide and zeolite on bifunctional catalysts for enhanced CO2 hydrogenation to aromatics. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 355. 124158–124158. 22 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaomei, et al.. (2024). Improving Soybean Breeding Efficiency Using Marker-Assisted Selection. 1 indexed citations
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Qiu, Qi, Fei Fu, Chenxia Han, et al.. (2024). Rhei Radix et Rhizoma and its anthraquinone derivatives: Potential candidates for pancreatitis treatment. Phytomedicine. 129. 155708–155708. 3 indexed citations
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You, Yaodong, Kun Zhu, Jie Wang, et al.. (2023). ROCK inhibitor: Focus on recent updates. Chinese Chemical Letters. 34(12). 108336–108336. 7 indexed citations
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He, Li, Bao‐Zhu Yang, Yuejiao Ma, et al.. (2023). Differences in clinical features and gut microbiota between individuals with methamphetamine casual use and methamphetamine use disorder. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 13. 1103919–1103919. 7 indexed citations
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Lü, Wei, Dan Zhao, Lin Lin, et al.. (2023). Targeting of TAMs with freeze-dried monosialotetrahexosylganglioside and sialic acid-octadecylamine co-modified liposomes remodels the tumor microenvironment and enhances anti-tumor activity. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 184. 50–61. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Wen, Zhihua Xie, Kaijie Qi, et al.. (2023). PbPDCB16-mediated callose deposition affects the plasmodesmata blockage and reduces lignification in pear fruit. Plant Science. 337. 111876–111876. 4 indexed citations
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Yi, Yunfei, Mian Yu, Wen Li, et al.. (2023). Vaccine-like nanomedicine for cancer immunotherapy. Journal of Controlled Release. 355. 760–778. 97 indexed citations
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Hu, Jingyi, Jin Ding, Xia Li, et al.. (2023). Distinct signatures of gut microbiota and metabolites in different types of diabetes: a population-based cross-sectional study. EClinicalMedicine. 62. 102132–102132. 22 indexed citations
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Li, Wen, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of New Biodegradable Beauty Mask with Sodium Alginate and Agar. Highlights in Science Engineering and Technology. 74. 556–564.
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Sun, Dapeng, Xiaojie Gan, Lei Liu, et al.. (2022). DNA hypermethylation modification promotes the development of hepatocellular carcinoma by depressing the tumor suppressor gene ZNF334. Cell Death and Disease. 13(5). 446–446. 16 indexed citations
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Yue, Tiantian, Fei Sun, Faxi Wang, et al.. (2021). MBD2 acts as a repressor to maintain the homeostasis of the Th1 program in type 1 diabetes by regulating the STAT1-IFN-γ axis. Cell Death and Differentiation. 29(1). 218–229. 26 indexed citations
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Li, Wen, Jing Zhao, Lu Shen, et al.. (2020). In vitro and in vivo Effects of Artesunate on Echinococcus granulosus Protoscoleces and Metacestodes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Han, Mengmeng, Jialun Li, Yaqiang Cao, et al.. (2020). A role for LSH in facilitating DNA methylation by DNMT1 through enhancing UHRF1 chromatin association. Nucleic Acids Research. 48(21). 12116–12134. 47 indexed citations
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Yu, Xiaohe, Shaojie Yue, Mingjie Wang, et al.. (2018). Risk Factors Related to Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter Nonselective Removal in Neonates. BioMed Research International. 2018. 1–6. 41 indexed citations
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Wang, Yipeng, Youjia Hu, Muhammed Yüksel, et al.. (2013). Role of IRAK-M in Alcohol Induced Liver Injury. PLoS ONE. 8(2). e57085–e57085. 16 indexed citations
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Li, Wen, et al.. (2005). Effect of melatonin on metabolism of intra-abdominal fat of rat. Pharmaceutical Care and Research. 2 indexed citations

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