Yajun Liu

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 970 citations indexed

About

Yajun Liu is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yajun Liu has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 970 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Surgery, 14 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 11 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yajun Liu's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (10 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (7 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (7 papers). Yajun Liu is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (10 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (7 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (7 papers). Yajun Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Yajun Liu's co-authors include Sijin Liu, Xiaoguang Han, Yu Qi, Shuting Wei, Jing Liu, Linlin Fan, Minghui Yang, Sen Chen, Iseult Lynch and Da He and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Environmental Science & Technology and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Yajun Liu

44 papers receiving 949 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.

  1. Passage of exogeneous fine particles from the lung into the brain in humans and animals
    2022 131 citations Yu Qi, Shuting Wei 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
Yajun Liu China 19 267 245 221 191 101 47 970
Ming‐Hsueh Lee Taiwan 21 202 0.8× 253 1.0× 146 0.7× 66 0.3× 241 2.4× 67 1.5k
Paolo Bernardi Italy 18 79 0.3× 227 0.9× 148 0.7× 109 0.6× 194 1.9× 49 1.5k
Su Jiang China 19 133 0.5× 258 1.1× 134 0.6× 62 0.3× 201 2.0× 107 1.2k
Yuqin Mao China 24 161 0.6× 99 0.4× 173 0.8× 250 1.3× 584 5.8× 74 1.9k
Fei Yin China 20 110 0.4× 132 0.5× 81 0.4× 84 0.4× 319 3.2× 103 1.2k
Marina Brama Italy 19 65 0.2× 153 0.6× 93 0.4× 174 0.9× 315 3.1× 23 1.1k
Gang Shen China 22 78 0.3× 150 0.6× 153 0.7× 76 0.4× 521 5.2× 71 1.5k
Bailing Chen China 28 296 1.1× 353 1.4× 178 0.8× 39 0.2× 557 5.5× 98 1.9k
Xinxin Shao China 15 68 0.3× 185 0.8× 214 1.0× 36 0.2× 189 1.9× 46 843

Countries citing papers authored by Yajun Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yajun Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yajun Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yajun Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yajun 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 Yajun Liu. Yajun 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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Liu, Yajun, Junqiang Wang, George F. Muschler, et al.. (2025). BMJ Innovations roundtable: innovations that will have the biggest impact on orthopaedics over the next decade. BMJ Innovations. 11(2). 107–111. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yingyu, Dingding Wang, Quanzhong Ren, et al.. (2025). Nanoparticle‐Driven Skeletal Muscle Repair and Regeneration Through Macrophage‐Muscle Stem Cell Interaction. Small. 21(18). e2412611–e2412611. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Sijin, et al.. (2024). Assessment of short-term effects of ambient air pollution exposure on osteoarthritis outpatient visits. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 284. 117014–117014. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ling, Ling Zhang, Jiaqi Wang, et al.. (2024). Trends and Future Research in Skeletal Muscle Tissue Engineering in the Past Decade (2012–2022). Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 30(3). 130–141. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Ling, Yandong Liu, Kai Li, et al.. (2024). Age and BMI have different effects on subcutaneous, visceral, liver, bone marrow, and muscle adiposity, as measured by CT and MRI. Obesity. 32(7). 1339–1348. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Yingying, Yingying Liu, Zhiyan Ma, et al.. (2024). A Core‐Brush Nanoplatform with Enhanced Lubrication and Anti‐Inflammatory Properties for Osteoarthritis Treatment. Advanced Science. 11(47). e2406027–e2406027. 10 indexed citations
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Ma, Juan, Jiahuang Qiu, Quanzhong Ren, et al.. (2023). Airborne fine particles drive H1N1 viruses deep into the lower respiratory tract and distant organs. Science Advances. 9(23). eadf2165–eadf2165. 24 indexed citations
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Han, Xiaoguang, Wei Yi, Yajun Liu, et al.. (2021). Robot‐Assisted Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion in the Treatment of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis. Orthopaedic Surgery. 13(7). 1960–1968. 49 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shuping, Li Sun, Jie Zhang, et al.. (2020). Adverse Impact of Heavy Metals on Bone Cells and Bone Metabolism Dependently and Independently through Anemia. Advanced Science. 7(19). 2000383–2000383. 41 indexed citations
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Yin, Chun‐Yang, Shunhao Wang, Quanzhong Ren, et al.. (2019). Radial extracorporeal shock wave promotes the enhanced permeability and retention effect to reinforce cancer nanothermotherapeutics. Science Bulletin. 64(10). 679–689. 14 indexed citations
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Yang, Hao, Bo Liu, Yajun Liu, et al.. (2018). Secreted Factors From Intervertebral Disc Cells and Infiltrating Macrophages Promote Degenerated Intervertebral Disc Catabolism. Spine. 44(9). E520–E529. 40 indexed citations
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Yin, Chun‐Yang, et al.. (2018). Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy promotes osteochondral regeneration of knee joints in rabbits. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine. 16(4). 3478–3484. 4 indexed citations
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Wu, Yakun, Yifan Guo, Wei Liu, et al.. (2018). Oxygen content determines the bio-reactivity and toxicity profiles of carbon black particles. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 150. 207–214. 29 indexed citations
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Tian, Wei, et al.. (2018). CAMISS Concept and Its Clinical Application. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1093. 31–46. 7 indexed citations
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Fan, Mingxing, et al.. (2016). An Analysis of Paravertebral Ossification in Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement: A Novel Classification Based on Computed Tomography. Orthopaedic Surgery. 8(4). 440–446. 17 indexed citations
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Ma, Juan, Ruibin Li, Guangbo Qu, et al.. (2016). Carbon nanotubes stimulate synovial inflammation by inducing systemic pro-inflammatory cytokines. Nanoscale. 8(42). 18070–18086. 26 indexed citations
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Yuan, Yue, Xin Che, Mingyi Zhao, et al.. (2015). Development of cyclosporine A microemulsion for parenteral delivery. Journal of Microencapsulation. 32(3). 273–280. 6 indexed citations

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