Xiaojun Liu

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Xiaojun Liu is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Molecular Biology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaojun Liu has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Cancer Research, 25 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Xiaojun Liu's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (19 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (17 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (16 papers). Xiaojun Liu is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (19 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (17 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (16 papers). Xiaojun Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Sweden. Xiaojun Liu's co-authors include Chunxiang Zhang, Yunhui Cheng, Jian Yang, Ying Lin, Shuo Zhang, Ellise Delphin, Yuqing Huo, He Chen, Edwin A. Deitch and Qi Lu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Circulation Research and Cell Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Xiaojun Liu

31 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

MicroRNA-145, a Novel Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic Marker and Modulator, Controls Vascular Neointimal Lesion Formation

2009 549 citations Yunhui Cheng, Xiaojun Liu et al. profile →
miR-222 Is Necessary for Exercise-Induced Cardiac Growth and Protects against Pathological Cardiac Remodeling

2015 312 citations Xiaojun Liu, Junjie Xiao et al. Cell Metabolism profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaojun Liu China	18	2.7k	2.6k	452	313	198	31	3.6k
Yunhui Cheng United States	24	3.6k 1.3×	3.3k 1.3×	446 1.0×	414 1.3×	310 1.6×	34	4.7k
Arin B. Aurora United States	12	2.5k 0.9×	1.7k 0.7×	507 1.1×	567 1.8×	285 1.4×	12	3.4k
Angelika Bonauer Germany	14	2.7k 1.0×	2.5k 1.0×	445 1.0×	275 0.9×	241 1.2×	17	3.5k
Danish Sayed United States	16	2.4k 0.9×	2.1k 0.8×	295 0.7×	181 0.6×	165 0.8×	26	3.2k
Kisho Ohtani Japan	23	1.6k 0.6×	1.0k 0.4×	532 1.2×	545 1.7×	330 1.7×	54	2.7k
Leonardo Elia Italy	22	1.7k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	312 0.7×	200 0.6×	321 1.6×	31	2.6k
Maliheh Nazari-Jahantigh Germany	15	2.4k 0.9×	2.2k 0.8×	309 0.7×	203 0.6×	700 3.5×	19	3.2k
R. Haris Naseem United States	12	1.4k 0.5×	977 0.4×	636 1.4×	268 0.9×	95 0.5×	16	2.2k
Emmanouil Chavakis Germany	27	2.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	325 0.7×	640 2.0×	697 3.5×	36	4.1k
Catherine E. Winbanks Australia	16	1.9k 0.7×	1.0k 0.4×	231 0.5×	197 0.6×	98 0.5×	21	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiaojun Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaojun Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaojun Liu

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

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Wang, Wentao, Yu Tong, Ruili Han, et al.. (2025). Dynamic m6A Modification Landscape During the Egg Laying Process of Chickens. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(4). 1677–1677. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Ke, Zhuanjian Li, Guoxi Li, et al.. (2024). LncRNA lncMGR regulates skeletal muscle development and regeneration by recruiting CDK9 and sponging miRNAs. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 266(Pt 2). 131049–131049. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Zhang, Weihua Tian, Yulong Guo, et al.. (2024). Dynamic alternations of three-dimensional chromatin architecture contribute to phenotypic characteristics of breast muscle in chicken. Communications Biology. 7(1). 910–910. 6 indexed citations

Yang, Lin, et al.. (2024). Long non-coding RNA small nucleolar RNA host gene 29 drives chronic myeloid leukemia progression via microRNA-483-3p/Casitas B-lineage Lymphoma axis-mediated activation of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt pathway. Medical Oncology. 41(2). 60–60. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Xiaojun, Xiaofei Shen, Han Wang, et al.. (2023). Mollugin prevents CLP-induced sepsis in mice by inhibiting TAK1-NF-κB/MAPKs pathways and activating Keap1-Nrf2 pathway in macrophages. International Immunopharmacology. 125(Pt A). 111079–111079. 5 indexed citations

Guo, Yulong, Weihua Tian, Dandan Wang, et al.. (2023). LncHLEF promotes hepatic lipid synthesis through miR-2188-3p/GATA6 axis and encoding peptides and enhances intramuscular fat deposition via exosome. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 253(Pt 5). 127061–127061. 11 indexed citations

Zhang, Pengwei, Yawei Fu, Yanhua Zhang, et al.. (2022). Revealing the Regulatory Mechanism of lncRNA-LMEP on Melanin Deposition Based on High-Throughput Sequencing in Xichuan Chicken Skin. Genes. 13(11). 2143–2143. 9 indexed citations

Li, Yuanfang, Wenjiao Jin, Yi Chen, et al.. (2021). LncRNAs and their regulatory networks in breast muscle tissue of Chinese Gushi chickens during late postnatal development. BMC Genomics. 22(1). 44–44. 18 indexed citations

Wang, Danfeng, et al.. (2020). SNHG16 promotes tumorigenesis and cisplatin resistance by regulating miR-338-3p/PLK4 pathway in neuroblastoma cells. Cancer Cell International. 20(1). 236–236. 41 indexed citations

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Yang, Lin, et al.. (2018). The Long Noncoding RNA MEG3 and its Target miR-147 Regulate JAK/STAT Pathway in Advanced Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. EBioMedicine. 34. 61–75. 67 indexed citations

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Shah, Ravi V., Olivia Ziegler, Ashish Yeri, et al.. (2018). MicroRNAs Associated With Reverse Left Ventricular Remodeling in Humans Identify Pathways of Heart Failure Progression. Circulation Heart Failure. 11(2). 31 indexed citations

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Xiang, Yuanhang, et al.. (2018). Long noncoding RNASMRGregulatesDrosophilamacrochaetes by antagonizingscutethrough E(spl)mβ. RNA Biology. 16(1). 42–53. 9 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaojun, Colin Platt, & Anthony Rosenzweig. (2017). The Role of MicroRNAs in the Cardiac Response to Exercise. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine. 7(12). a029850–a029850. 15 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaojun, Junjie Xiao, Han Zhu, et al.. (2015). miR-222 Is Necessary for Exercise-Induced Cardiac Growth and Protects against Pathological Cardiac Remodeling. Cell Metabolism. 21(4). 584–595. 312 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Jing, et al.. (2014). Desmocollin 3 mediates follicle stimulating hormone-induced ovarian epithelial cancer cell proliferation by activating EGFR/Akt signaling pathway. Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University. 35(5). 487–487. 8 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaojun, Yunhui Cheng, Xiuwei Chen, et al.. (2011). MicroRNA-31 Regulated by the Extracellular Regulated Kinase Is Involved in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Growth via Large Tumor Suppressor Homolog 2. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(49). 42371–42380. 82 indexed citations

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Cheng, Yunhui, Ning Tan, Jian Yang, et al.. (2010). A translational study of circulating cell-free microRNA-1 in acute myocardial infarction. Clinical Science. 119(2). 87–95. 278 indexed citations

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Lin, Ying, Xiaojun Liu, Yunhui Cheng, et al.. (2009). Involvement of MicroRNAs in Hydrogen Peroxide-mediated Gene Regulation and Cellular Injury Response in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(12). 7903–7913. 202 indexed citations

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Cheng, Yunhui, Xiaojun Liu, Shuo Zhang, et al.. (2009). MicroRNA-21 protects against the H2O2-induced injury on cardiac myocytes via its target gene PDCD4. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 47(1). 5–14. 319 indexed citations

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Cheng, Yunhui, Ruirui Ji, Junming Yue, et al.. (2007). MicroRNAs Are Aberrantly Expressed in Hypertrophic Heart. American Journal Of Pathology. 170(6). 1831–1840. 416 indexed citations

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