Yanan Li

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
103 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Yanan Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanan Li has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Immunology and 26 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Yanan Li's work include Bone Metabolism and Diseases (11 papers), Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (9 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (9 papers). Yanan Li is often cited by papers focused on Bone Metabolism and Diseases (11 papers), Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (9 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (9 papers). Yanan Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Italy. Yanan Li's co-authors include Harry C. Blair, Mone Zaidi, Huijian Wu, Shujing Li, Jameel Iqbal, Wanqin Yu, Etsuko Abe, Gopalan Rajendren, Yufang Shi and Changshun Shao and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yanan Li

94 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Ubiquitination-Proteasome System (UPS) and Autophagy Two ... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150
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. Ubiquitination-Proteasome System (UPS) and Autophagy Two Main Protein Degradation Machineries in Response to Cell Stress
    2022 180 citations Yanan 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
Yanan Li China 28 1.4k 651 454 343 323 103 2.8k
Yi Zhou China 32 1.5k 1.1× 354 0.5× 321 0.7× 179 0.5× 229 0.7× 115 3.3k
Dana Gaddy United States 26 1.4k 1.0× 785 1.2× 161 0.4× 230 0.7× 169 0.5× 74 2.6k
Eun‐Ju Chang South Korea 29 1.2k 0.9× 488 0.7× 500 1.1× 96 0.3× 286 0.9× 92 2.5k
Yiping Li China 30 2.6k 1.9× 571 0.9× 277 0.6× 88 0.3× 550 1.7× 107 4.3k
Pascal Reboul France 34 1.0k 0.8× 477 0.7× 577 1.3× 144 0.4× 523 1.6× 86 3.3k
Timo Ylikomi Finland 33 1.2k 0.9× 377 0.6× 355 0.8× 357 1.0× 295 0.9× 113 3.8k
Peng Xue China 27 892 0.6× 454 0.7× 127 0.3× 181 0.5× 268 0.8× 79 2.1k
Jennifer Tickner Australia 30 1.9k 1.4× 777 1.2× 223 0.5× 89 0.3× 540 1.7× 71 2.8k
Siyoung Yang South Korea 26 1.0k 0.8× 297 0.5× 581 1.3× 121 0.4× 462 1.4× 70 2.7k
Gaia Spinetti Italy 37 2.0k 1.5× 585 0.9× 862 1.9× 346 1.0× 990 3.1× 96 4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Yanan Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yanan Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanan Li

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

All Works

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Cao, Lijuan, Yanan Li, Artem Smirnov, et al.. (2025). Mesenchymal stromal cells highly expressing Sca-1 promote breast cancer lung metastasis through recruiting myeloid cells. Cell Death and Disease. 16(1). 507–507. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Rui, Lijuan Cao, Yanan Li, et al.. (2025). Spermidine enhances macrophages anti-inflammatory and regenerative functions by improving mitochondrial fitness. Phytomedicine. 148. 157349–157349.
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Zhang, Jia, Xiaotong Xue, Yanan Li, et al.. (2024). Targeting the glucocorticoid receptor-CCR8 axis mediated bone marrow T cell sequestration enhances infiltration of anti-tumor T cells in intracranial cancers. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 21(10). 1145–1157. 6 indexed citations
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Yang, Qingyuan, et al.. (2024). PANoptosis, an indicator of COVID-19 severity and outcomes. Briefings in Bioinformatics. 25(3). 6 indexed citations
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Li, Yanan, Jingyi Hu, Cheng Cheng, et al.. (2024). Therapeutic Effects of Qingchang Tongluo Decoction on Intestinal Fibrosis in Crohn’s Disease: Network Pharmacology, Molecular Docking and Experiment Validation. Drug Design Development and Therapy. Volume 18. 3269–3293. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Hong, Junjie Tao, Ying Tang, et al.. (2023). C-myc modulates the replication of RGNNV via glutamine-mediated ATP production in grouper fin cells. Aquaculture and Fisheries. 9(6). 929–936.
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Li, Yanan, Di Wu, Haomin Li, & Yi Sun. (2023). Inactivation of Rbx1 E3 ligase suppresses KrasG12D‐driven lung tumorigenesis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(4). e332–e332. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaoni, Haojun Li, Xuan Tang, et al.. (2023). Cataract, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy are independent risk factors affecting falls in the older adult with eye diseases. Geriatric Nursing. 53. 170–174. 4 indexed citations
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Fang, Jiankai, Pengbo Hou, Zhanhong Liu, et al.. (2023). NAD+ salvage governs the immunosuppressive capacity of mesenchymal stem cells. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 20(10). 1171–1185. 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shuaishuai, Yuan Feng, Yi Zhang, et al.. (2023). Calpain-2 Facilitates Autophagic/Lysosomal Defects and Apoptosis in ARPE-19 Cells and Rats Induced by Exosomes from RPE Cells under NaIO3 Stimulation. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2023. 1–18. 7 indexed citations
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Zhao, Shiyuan, Yanan Li, Shanshan Wei, et al.. (2023). Assessment of cold exposure-induced metabolic changes in mice using untargeted metabolomics. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 10. 1228771–1228771. 4 indexed citations
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Feng, Chao, Yanan Li, Xiao Su, et al.. (2022). Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells primed by inflammatory cytokines alleviate psoriasis-like inflammation via the TSG-6-neutrophil axis. Cell Death and Disease. 13(11). 996–996. 25 indexed citations
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Li, Yanan, Thomas K. Wood, Weiwei Zhang, & Chenghua Li. (2021). Vibrio splendidus persister cells induced by host coelomic fluids show a similar phenotype to antibiotic‐induced counterparts. Environmental Microbiology. 23(9). 5605–5620. 9 indexed citations
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Shang, Qianwen, Yanan Li, Yuyi Han, et al.. (2020). Adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells promote corneal wound healing by accelerating the clearance of neutrophils in cornea. Cell Death and Disease. 11(8). 707–707. 39 indexed citations
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Qin, Yun, Huali Zhang, Yanan Li, et al.. (2019). Aberrant Interhemispheric Functional Organization in Children with Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy. BioMed Research International. 2019. 1–10. 20 indexed citations
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Luo, Zhaofan, Yanan Li, Mingxin Zuo, et al.. (2016). Effect of NR5A2 inhibition on pancreatic cancer stem cell (CSC) properties and epithelial‐mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 56(5). 1438–1448. 33 indexed citations
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Javle, Milind, Yanan Li, Dongfeng Tan, et al.. (2014). Biomarkers of TGF-β Signaling Pathway and Prognosis of Pancreatic Cancer. PLoS ONE. 9(1). e85942–e85942. 94 indexed citations

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