Yanfen Liu

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 841 citations indexed

About

Yanfen Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanfen Liu has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 841 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Cell Biology and 7 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Yanfen Liu's work include Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (10 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (7 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (7 papers). Yanfen Liu is often cited by papers focused on Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (10 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (7 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (7 papers). Yanfen Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Yanfen Liu's co-authors include Yihong Ye, Cuiwei Yang, Huanhuan Huo, Hang He, Xing Wang Deng, Huiyong Zhang, Ligeng Ma, Jingwen Ai, Liuqing Yang and Tao Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Yanfen Liu

30 papers receiving 834 citations

Hit Papers

Routes to molecular glue degrader discovery 2025 2026 2025 5 10 15
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. Routes to molecular glue degrader discovery
    2025 16 citations Yanfen Liu, Jieyun Bai et al. Trends in Biochemical Sciences profile →

Peers

Yanfen Liu
Muhammad Ismail Khan Pakistan
Stefan Sajdak Poland
Luca Ferrari Italy
Liqun Wang China
Long United States
J. Peter Svensson Sweden
Carl W. White United States
Akira Yoshida Japan
Tim Morgan New Zealand
Muhammad Ismail Khan Pakistan
Yanfen Liu
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Countries citing papers authored by Yanfen Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yanfen Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanfen Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yanfen Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yanfen 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 Yanfen Liu. Yanfen 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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Huang, Youmei, Yunlong Zhang, Jiahong Yang, et al.. (2025). Revisiting the female germline cell development. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15. 1525729–1525729. 2 indexed citations
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Lu, Danbo, Guodong Huang, Britta Kaltwasser, et al.. (2025). MFN2 and BAG6 Synergistically Protect Against Cerebral Reperfusion Injury by Regulating ROS Levels and Autophagic Flux. Stroke. 56(12). 3468–3483.
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Liu, Yanfen, Jieyun Bai, Dong Li, & Yong Cang. (2025). Routes to molecular glue degrader discovery. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 50(2). 134–142. 16 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cui, Yilong, et al.. (2024). mtROS-mediated mitophagy is involved in aflatoxin-B1 induced liver injury in ducks. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology. 283. 109942–109942. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Yanfen, Tian Zhang, Huanhuan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Macroscale preparation of CoS2 nanoparticles for ultra-high fast-charging performance in sodium-ion batteries. Dalton Transactions. 53(8). 3573–3578. 3 indexed citations
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Fan, Chengyu, et al.. (2023). Post-translational modifications in stress granule and their implications in neurodegenerative diseases. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms. 1866(4). 194989–194989. 7 indexed citations
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Chen, Jun, et al.. (2023). Assessment of degradability and endothelialization of modified poly L-lactic acid (PLLA) atrial septal defect (ASD) occluders over time in vivo. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 18(1). 283–283. 1 indexed citations
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Hu, Shuyao, et al.. (2023). Time-resolved proteomic profiling reveals compositional and functional transitions across the stress granule life cycle. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7782–7782. 17 indexed citations
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Liu, Yanfen, et al.. (2023). Mini PROTACs: N-end rule-mediated degradation on the horizon. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 49(1). 5–7. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Xinjian, Chengyu Fan, Yanfen Liu, & Yan Zou. (2023). The interconnection of endoplasmic reticulum and microtubule and its implication in Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 21. 1670–1677. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Yanfen, et al.. (2021). Genome-scale mutant fitness reveals versatile c -type cytochromes in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. Molecular Omics. 17(2). 288–295. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Jingnan, Tao Zhang, Cuiwei Yang, et al.. (2020). The Chaperone BAG6 Regulates Cellular Homeostasis between Autophagy and Apoptosis by Holding LC3B. iScience. 23(11). 101708–101708. 18 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yupeng, Zhi-Gang Feng, Yan Zou, & Yanfen Liu. (2020). The E3 Ubiquitin Ligase SYVN1 Ubiquitinates Atlastins to Remodel the Endoplasmic Reticulum Network. iScience. 23(9). 101494–101494. 12 indexed citations
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Yan, Cong, et al.. (2018). Ubiquitin C-Terminal Hydrolase L1 regulates autophagy by inhibiting autophagosome formation through its deubiquitinating enzyme activity. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 497(2). 726–733. 21 indexed citations
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Ma, Jianping, Jufang Wang, Yanfen Liu, et al.. (2017). Comparisons of serum miRNA expression profiles in patients with diabetic retinopathy and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Clinics. 72(2). 111–115. 23 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yupeng, Ting Zhang, Huanhuan Huo, Yihong Ye, & Yanfen Liu. (2016). Lunapark Is a Component of a Ubiquitin Ligase Complex Localized to the Endoplasmic Reticulum Three-way Junctions. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(35). 18252–18262. 16 indexed citations
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Han, Liyuan, Yanfen Liu, Changyi Wang, et al.. (2016). Determinants of hyperhomocysteinemia in healthy and hypertensive subjects: A population-based study and systematic review. Clinical Nutrition. 36(5). 1215–1230. 37 indexed citations
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Liu, Yanfen & Yihong Ye. (2012). Roles of p97-Associated Deubiquitinases in Protein Quality Control at the Endoplasmic Reticulum. Current Protein and Peptide Science. 13(5). 436–446. 42 indexed citations
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