Wen Liu

9.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
189 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Wen Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Wen Liu has authored 189 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Molecular Biology, 108 papers in Pharmacology and 45 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Wen Liu's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (101 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (30 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (17 papers). Wen Liu is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (101 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (30 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (17 papers). Wen Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Wen Liu's co-authors include Ben Shen, Qi Zhang, Kazunori Otsuka, Hiroyuki Shibata, Ryunosuke Kanamaru, Shunsuke Kato, Shuang-Yin Han, Chikashi Ishioka, Qingfei Zheng and Rijing Liao and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Wen Liu

182 papers receiving 5.9k 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.

Understanding the function–structure and function–mutation relationships of p53 tumor suppressor protein by high-resolution missense mutation analysis

2003 626 citations Shunsuke Kato, Shuang-Yin Han et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wen Liu China	40	3.6k	3.0k	1.2k	765	641	189	6.0k
Wenjun Zhang United States	38	1.9k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	647 0.5×	295 0.4×	185 0.3×	142	4.7k
Yanan Wang China	44	3.8k 1.1×	686 0.2×	785 0.6×	328 0.4×	896 1.4×	489	8.4k
Clemente Capasso Italy	54	8.5k 2.4×	3.3k 1.1×	4.4k 3.6×	137 0.2×	237 0.4×	314	10.3k
Michael V. Berridge New Zealand	41	3.3k 0.9×	481 0.2×	995 0.8×	561 0.7×	707 1.1×	124	7.4k
Huan Wang China	39	2.3k 0.6×	513 0.2×	1.8k 1.4×	218 0.3×	245 0.4×	293	5.1k
Yan Feng China	40	3.5k 1.0×	340 0.1×	697 0.6×	779 1.0×	326 0.5×	197	5.6k
Syed Ghulam Musharraf Pakistan	35	1.7k 0.5×	648 0.2×	405 0.3×	236 0.3×	152 0.2×	282	5.0k
Ishtiaq Ahmed Germany	33	1.2k 0.3×	483 0.2×	787 0.6×	355 0.5×	96 0.1×	186	3.8k
Deepak Kumar India	42	1.7k 0.5×	345 0.1×	2.0k 1.6×	98 0.1×	815 1.3×	275	6.3k
Shui‐Tein Chen Taiwan	43	2.6k 0.7×	699 0.2×	788 0.6×	279 0.4×	213 0.3×	212	5.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Wen Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wen Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wen Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wen Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wen 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 Wen Liu. Wen 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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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Yu, Min Yang, Weifeng Chu, et al.. (2025). Direct synthesis of novel layered MCM-56 zeolite using a boron-assisted cyclohexylamine system. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(30). 24840–24848.

Liu, Wen, Xinbao Zhang, Junjie Li, et al.. (2025). Enhancing hydroisomerization over a novel bifunctional Ni/*MRE catalyst: Design optimization and mechanism elucidation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 372. 125286–125286. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Yuqiong, et al.. (2024). Noncanonical Functions of Ketosynthase Domains in Type I Polyketide Synthases. ChemBioChem. 26(2). e202400751–e202400751. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Wen, et al.. (2024). Study on Isolation, Identification and Bioactivity of Desferrioxamine E and Its Metal-Complexes from Streptacidiphilus jiangxiensis. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry. 44(7). 2377–2377. 1 indexed citations

Pang, Bo, et al.. (2023). Formation and Loading of a (2S)‐2‐Ethylmalonamyl Starter Unit in the Assembly Line of Polyketide‐Nonribosomal Peptide Hybrid Sanglifehrin A. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(23). e202217090–e202217090. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Wen, et al.. (2023). Performance optimization of In(Ga)As quantum dot intermediate band solar cells. Discover Nano. 18(1). 67–67. 7 indexed citations

Ding, Wenping, Huayu Li, Miao Li, et al.. (2023). Biocatalytic Fluoroalkylation Using Fluorinated S-Adenosyl-l-methionine Cofactors. Organic Letters. 25(30). 5650–5655. 14 indexed citations

Liu, Wen, et al.. (2023). Association of Radical Chemistry with LanD Flavoprotein Activity for C‐Terminal Macrocyclization of a Ribosomal Peptide by Formation of an Unsaturated Thioether Residue. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(35). e202308733–e202308733. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Bingwen, Yuqi Lin, Jing Wang, et al.. (2023). A New Polyketide from Fusarium graminearum. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry. 43(9). 3319–3319. 2 indexed citations

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Sang, Yueqian, et al.. (2023). Enzymatic α-Ketothioester Decarbonylation Occurs in the Assembly Line of Barbamide for Skeleton Editing. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(9). 5017–5028. 5 indexed citations

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Qiao, Yi, J. Y. Liu, Chao Zheng, et al.. (2022). Characterization of Histidine Functionalization and Its Timing in the Biosynthesis of Ribosomally Synthesized and Posttranslationally Modified Thioamitides. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(10). 4431–4438. 10 indexed citations

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Alqahtani, Abdulfattah S., Sanghee Moon, Sarah M. Eickmeyer, et al.. (2019). Reduction of Risk for Cardiovascular Disease in Non-Ambulatory Stroke Survivors Using an Assisted-Walking Aerobic Exercise: A Pilot Study. 2(2).

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Liu, J. Y., Zhi Lin, Yuqing Li, et al.. (2019). Insights into the thioamidation of thiopeptins to enhance the understanding of the biosynthetic logic of thioamide-containing thiopeptides. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 17(15). 3727–3731. 17 indexed citations

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Awakawa, Takayoshi, Lihan Zhang, Shotaro Hoshino, et al.. (2018). Reprogramming of the antimycin NRPS-PKS assembly lines inspired by gene evolution. Nature Communications. 9(1). 3534–3534. 47 indexed citations

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Wang, Shoufeng, Qingfei Zheng, Panpan Duan, & Wen Liu. (2017). Progress in Synthesis of Thiopeptide Antibiotics Analogues. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry. 37(7). 1653–1653. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Can, Wen Liu, Yuan Zhang, et al.. (2017). Research of Dyeing Thermodynamics and Supramolecular Structure of Luteolin on Wool Fabric. World Journal of Engineering and Technology. 5(1). 19–28. 6 indexed citations

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Shao, Lei, Junsheng Chen, Chunxia Wang, et al.. (2013). Characterization of a key aminoglycoside phosphotransferase in gentamicin biosynthesis. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 23(5). 1438–1441. 21 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qi & Wen Liu. (2011). Complex Biotransformations Catalyzed by Radical S-Adenosylmethionine Enzymes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(35). 30245–30252. 23 indexed citations

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Liao, Rijing, Lian Duan, Chun Lei, et al.. (2009). Thiopeptide Biosynthesis Featuring Ribosomally Synthesized Precursor Peptides and Conserved Posttranslational Modifications. Chemistry & Biology. 16(2). 141–147. 156 indexed citations

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Kato, Shunsuke, Shuang-Yin Han, Wen Liu, et al.. (2003). Understanding the function–structure and function–mutation relationships of p53 tumor suppressor protein by high-resolution missense mutation analysis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(14). 8424–8429. 626 indexed citations breakdown →

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