Wen Li

17.1k citations

467 papers · 12.2k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 54

Impact in

Cancer Research top 0.5%
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
- MicroRNA in disease regulation
Molecular Biology top 1%
- RNA modifications and cancer
- Circular RNAs in diseases
- Retinal Development and Disorders
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
- RNA Research and Splicing

Papers in

Cancer Research 98
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research 57
- MicroRNA in disease regulation 43
Molecular Biology 184
- RNA modifications and cancer 46
- Circular RNAs in diseases 28
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation 22
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques 12

Co-authors: Jing Deng Jiong Bi Xiaohui Huang Lianzhou Chen Christoph F. A. Vogel Konstantin Petrukhin Fumio Matsumura Wenzhen Liao
Journals: Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition (7 papers)The Science of The Total Environment (6 papers)Food Chemistry (6 papers)Frontiers in Oncology (5 papers)Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (5 papers)
Partner nations: China United States Tanzania

In The Last Decade

Wen Li

438 papers receiving 12.0k citations

Hit Papers

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An intelligent thymol/alizarin-loaded polycaprolactone/gelatin/zein nanofibrous film with pH-responsive and antibacterial properties for shrimp freshness monitoring and preservation 2025 · 24 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2025 Food Chemistry
2022 Molecular Cancer
1998 Nature Genetics

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Wen Li, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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1	Restoring Mitochondrial Function and Remodeling Gut Microbiota by Low-Molecular-Weight β-Glucan of Hericium erinaceus in Alcohol-Induced Gastrointestinal Injury Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry ·Peng Liu, Zhong Zhang, Mingyuan Du, Wanchao Chen, Wen Li, Wenjian Yang, Changyan Zhou, Di Wu, Yan Yang	2025	0
2	A review on migration behavior and safety regulation of inorganic nanoparticles in food packaging: Multi-scale mechanisms, risk assessment, and innovative strategies Food Control ·Jingjing Wang, Liang Xu, Huanhuan Hou, Jing Deng, Qinlu Lin, Wen Li, Jie Bai	2025	7
3	A stress-responsive R2R3-MYB transcription factor, EpMYB1 is involved in the regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis in purple coneflower Industrial Crops and Products ·Ge Jin, Zongbi Deng, Hsihua Wang, Wen Li, Liyang Su, Yang Zhang, Rao Fu	2024	7
4	Increasing methane production in an anaerobic membrane bioreactor for treating landfill leachate: Impact of organic concentration and HRT Journal of Environmental Management ·Jinghong Xiao, Qaisar Mahmood, Xiaopeng Zhu, Wen Li, Kaiyu Zhang, Na Liang, Hujun Feng, Jing Cai	2024	3
5	Multidimensional decipherment of interactions in invert sugar–amino acid co-degradation colorants (IACDCs) capture by polyamine co-modified shaddock peel cellulose/graphene oxide aerogel Separation and Purification Technology ·Ran Jia, Xin-Miao Nong, Hai‐Qin Lu, Yan-Shu Xiong, Wei Wei, Wenhao Qin, Wen Li	2024	12
6	Multipurpose new gas chromatography column based on pillararenes functionalized with imidazolium ionic liquids Analytica Chimica Acta ·Tao Sun, Mengyi Ba, Yanli Song, Wen Li, Yuanyuan Zhang, Zhiqiang Cai, Shaoqiang Hu, Xianming Liu, Donatella Nardiello, Maurizio Quinto	2024	7
7	Inorganic Cu₂ZnSnS₄ hole transport layer for perovskite light-emitting diodes Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers ·Lunyao Pan, Wen Li, Xiankan Zeng, Maolin Mu, Qungui Wang, Yongjian Chen, Chenglong Li, Shiyu Yang, Linzhu Dai, Tao Li, Weiqing Yang	2024	5
8	Nano-TiO2 regulates the MAPK (ERK, P38) pathway to promote apoptosis and inhibit proliferation of human colon cells Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety ·Zhigang Xiao, Mingchuan Zheng, Jing Deng, Yi Shi, Mingxi Jia, Wen Li	2024	4
9	Genome-wide identification of the GAox gene family and functional characterization of PbGA3ox4 during stone cell formation in Chinese white pear Scientia Horticulturae ·Mei Ren, Qi Wang, Fanhang Zhang, Yanling Wang, Yueyang Wang, Wen Li, Kaijie Qi, Zhihua Xie, Shaoling Zhang, Shutian Tao	2024	3
10	Predicting hourly heating load in district heating system based on the hybrid Bi-directional long short-term memory and temporal convolutional network model Journal of Cleaner Production ·Jiancai Song, Wen Li, Shuo Zhu, Chenhao Zhou, Guixiang Xue, Xiangdong Wu	2024	5
11	Rewiring Tryptophan Metabolism via Programmable Probiotic Integrated by Dual-Layered Microcapsule Protects against Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Mice ACS Nano ·Wen Li, Yichen Liu, Xiaoming Zheng, Jing Han, Anchen Shi, Chi Chun Wong, Ruochen Wang, Xunan Jing, Yan Li, Shu Fan, Cuiyu Zhang, Yinnan Chen, Gang Guo, Jun Yu, Junjun She	2024	15
12	Two genes related to apoptosis in the hepatopancreas of juvenile prawn, Macrobrachium nipponense: Molecular characterization and transcriptional response to nanoplastic exposure The Science of The Total Environment ·Yiming Li, Xinglin Du, Wen Li, Qichen Jiang, Yucong Ye, Ying Yang, Xingguo Liu, Yunlong Zhao, Xuan Che	2023	9
13	Raspberry polyphenols alleviate neurodegenerative diseases: through gut microbiota and ROS signals Food & Function ·Boyong Hu, Yi Shi, Chunyue Lu, Haixin Chen, Yuqing Zeng, Jing Deng, Lin Zhang, Qinlu Lin, Wen Li, Yuan Chen, Feifei Zhong, Xia Xu	2023	7
14	Analysis, occurrence, and consumption of substances with abuse potential in Xinjiang, China, from 2021 to 2022 The Science of The Total Environment ·Jie Zhao, Jianjiang Lu, Haijun Zhao, Yujun Yan, Hongyu Dong, Wen Li	2023	2
15	Cerium oxide nanoparticles protect against chondrocytes and cartilage explants from oxidative stress via Nrf2/HO-1 pathway in temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology ·Liping Xiong, Han Bao, Size Li, Deao Gu, Yuyang Li, Qianwen Yin, Wen Li, Leiying Miao, Chao Liu	2023	22
16	Analysis of metabolomics and transcriptomics data in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma Oral Diseases ·Wen Li, Yang Li, Zhuo Chen, Alfred K. Lam, Zeping Li, Xiaoling Liu, Baoyu Zhu, Bin Qiao	2022	3
17	Emerging evidence on the effects of plant-derived microRNAs in colorectal cancer: a review Food & Function ·Wen Jing Zhang, Ying Yi Li, Zhen Hang Xiang, Jing Deng, Wen Li, Qin Lu Lin, Yong Fang, Fang Liu, Jie Bai, Lin Zhang, Juan Li	2022	6
18	Kisspeptin-10 Maintains the Activation of the mTOR Signaling Pathway by Inhibiting SIRT6 to Promote the Synthesis of Milk in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry ·Yu Cao, Guiqiu Hu, Qing Zhang, Lijun Ma, Jiaxin Wang, Wen Li, Yusong Ge, Ji Cheng, Zhan‐Qing Yang, Shoupeng Fu, Juxiong Liu	2021	14
19	Evaluation of the Genotoxic and Oxidative Damage Potential of Silver Nanoparticles in Human NCM460 and HCT116 Cells International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Mingxi Jia, Wenjing Zhang, Taojin He, Meng Shu, Jing Deng, Jianhui Wang, Wen Li, Jie Bai, Qinlu Lin, Feijun Luo, Wenhua Zhou, Xiaoxi Zeng	2020	48
20	Sphingosine Kinase 1 Is Associated with Gastric Cancer Progression and Poor Survival of Patients Clinical Cancer Research ·Wen Li, Chun-Ping Yu, Jin-tang Xia, Ling Zhang, Gui-Xiang Weng, Hai-qing Zheng, Qingli Kong, Li-juan Hu, Mu‐Sheng Zeng, Yi-Xin Zeng, Mengfeng Li, Jun Li, Li-Bing Song	2009	167

About Wen Li

Wen Li is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Pollution and Biomaterials, having authored 467 papers that have together received 12.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (57 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (46 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (43 papers), Circular RNAs in diseases (28 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (22 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (12 papers), Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (12 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cancer Research (2.6k citations), Molecular Biology (6.0k citations), Ophthalmology (559 citations), Biomaterials (798 citations) and Oncology (1.2k citations). Wen Li has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and Tanzania. Frequent co-authors include Jing Deng, Jiong Bi, Xiaohui Huang, Lianzhou Chen, Christoph F. A. Vogel, Konstantin Petrukhin, Fumio Matsumura, Wenzhen Liao, Pei Wang and Da Fu. Their work appears in journals such as Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, The Science of The Total Environment, Food Chemistry, Frontiers in Oncology and Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.

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